Goal according to my training plan: 53km
Actual: 63.8km
If you missed the first article in this series, click here for details on my race.
My training week got off to a wonky start with the holiday long weekend. My Saturday long run didn’t happen because I got my COVID vaccine (hurrah!) and ended up being replaced by a long power hike on the holiday Monday instead — which is why I’m a bit over my intended distance for the week.
Monday - Power hike 23km
3h50 and 525m of elevation gain
We got out on a part of the Bruce Trail I have never hiked before and it was spectacular. Lots of great climbs, rolling meadows, some lovely views from the top of the escarpment, and so so so many stiles! There is nothing I love more than hiking somewhere with stiles.
Tuesday - Treadmill 4km
A quick 30 minute pop run on the treadmill using the Peloton app
A 5 min post-run stretch on the Peloton app
Wednesday - Treadmill 7.5km
Morning: 20min workout of skipping, squats and side-to-side jumps
Evening: An easy treadmill 7.5km (7’45/km) while watching some old episodes of Greys Anatomy. Remember flip phones?
Thursday
Rest day
Friday - Treadmill 5.3km
Another easy treadmill 5.3km (7’42/km)
Saturday - 23km (+1.5km bonus cool down walk with the dog)
Out to the rail trail for a pretty flat 23km run headlong into the wind. It was a cool and beautiful sunny day and other than dinging up my toenail (it was bound to happen eventually) it felt really really good. In general I don’t enjoy the flatness of the rail trail, but I did see some very pretty horses this time, so it wasn’t too bad as a change of pace.
Sunday
This run didn’t end up happening - whoops!
I’m going to have to work harder to get these back-to-back weekend runs done - stuff just seems to keep getting in the way! In this case it was sacrificed to get my husband his COVID shot, so no complaints.
By the way, if you are wondering what happened to Weeks 1-4, you’ll have to wait on those…I have misplaced my paper notebook where I was keeping track . *facepalm*