Rock & Roll Half Marathon Training Week 12

Last week's workouts:
Sun: Rest
Mon: Easy outdoor run (2.25 miles)
Tues: Lululemon yoga I ended up working late and didn't make it to class, so I did Body By Bethenny yoga when I got home.
Wed: Easy outdoor run Treadmill intervals (2.5 miles)
Thurs: Easy outdoor run rest
Fri: Yoga or rest Easy run (2.1 miles)
Sat: 9 miles Rest
Sun: 9.25 miles

Clearly, it was a week of Plan B's! I forgot that I had a hair appointment on Saturday so I decided to do my long run on Sunday instead.

I went out to White Rock Lake for only my second time. I don't know about anyone else but I think it's a hard course! The Katy Trail is so flat comparatively. Plus, I usually drink lots of water and go to bed early the night before a long run, but I decided to go out for a little while on Saturday night. It was a long, slow 9 miles, but I got it done!

Anyone watching the Oscars tonight? I've only seen three of the films nominated for best picture: True Grit (just watched this Friday night), Inception and Toy Story 3. I hope I can see the others at some point in time! I am relaxing and watching the Red Carpet coverage right now, it's my favorite part of an awards show!

This week's plan:
Mon: Short run
Tues: Lululemon yoga
Wed: Short run
Thurs: Short run
Fri: Rest or yoga
Sat: 9 miles

Alphabeticals

Age: 27

Bed size: Full

Chore you hate: Cleaning the bathroom.

Dogs: They're adorable, I wish I had time and space for one!

Essential start to your day: Coffee.

Favorite color: Blue.

Gold or silver: Silver.

Height: 5'2"

Instruments you play: I played the violin for 10 years, but I'm not sure what would happen if I picked one up today.

Job title: Allocation Analyst

Kids: No, thank you.

Live: On the edge?

Mom’s name: Beverly

Nicknames: Gold Star, SharpÉ

Overnight hospital stays: Not since I was born!

Pet peeve: People who chew gum.

Quote from a movie: “We can't stop here! This is bat country!"

Righty or lefty: Righty.

Siblings: One younger sister.

Time you wake up: 6:30ish.

Underwear: I wear it.

Vegetables you dislike: Not a fan of cabbage.

What makes you run late: I'm just a slow mover in the mornings, to be honest.

X-Rays: Just my teef.

Yummy food that you make: I make a pretty kick-ass spinach artichoke dip.

Zoo animal favorite: I love otters, they always look so happy. And elephants.

Rock & Roll Half Marathon Training Week 11

Last week's workouts:
Sun: Yoga
Mon: Treadmill intervals Easy outdoor run 2.25 mi
Tues: Lululemon yoga
Wed: Treadmill intervals Easy outdoor run 2.25 mi
Thurs: Yoga or rest Easy outdoor run 2.25 mi
Fri: Yoga or rest
Sat: 8 miles

As you can see, I took full advantage of the gorgeous weather we had this week! I love that the days are getting a little longer, so it's not as hard to fit in a run after work. Saturday's run felt great, they Katy Trail was busy with people also enjoying the beautiful day. I hope this week stays as nice!

This week's plans:
Sun: Rest
Mon: Easy outdoor run
Tues: Lululemon yoga
Wed: Easy outdoor run
Thurs: Easy outdoor run
Fri: Yoga or rest
Sat: 9 miles

I think I'm going to try to get out to White Rock Lake for this long run just for a change of pace.

Have a great week, hope everyone is able to take advantage of good weather!

Rock & Roll Half Marathon Training week 10

My plans got kind of messed up last week, but I still got most of my workouts in:
Sun: 2.35 mi intervals on treadmill
Mon: 2 mi Rest (dinner plans got rescheduled)
Tues: Power yoga 2.2 mi treadmill intervals
Wed: 2 mi Body by Bethenny yoga
Thurs: Yoga or rest 2.5 mi treadmill intervals
Fri: Yoga or rest
Sat: 7 miles

Saturday's run was tough since I hadn't run outside in over a week, but I got it done.

This week's plan:
Sun: Yoga
Mon: Treadmill intervals
Tues: Lululemon yoga
Wed: Treadmill intervals
Thurs: Yoga or rest
Fri: Yoga or rest
Sat: 8 miles

SnowMG!

Last week's workouts were a major fail:
Sun: Yoga for Runners podcast
Mon: 2 mi run intervals
Tues: Power yoga (Yoga Sculpt On Demand)
Wed: Rest (we have dinner plans) Made up a living room circuit because I had cabin fever so bad.
Thurs: 2 mi run Body by Bethenny Yoga
Fri: Yoga Rest
Sat: 7 mi run 10 min Stairmaster; Yoga for Runners podcast

Monday night and Tuesday were hail and ice, Wednesday we still had ice plus rolling blackouts; Thursday was still icy; Friday it snowed all day. Saturday things started to thaw out but there was still ice on the ground. I tried to get to the Y on Saturday to see if I could salvage a run on the treadmill but all the other runners in my 'hood had the same idea.

The Y wasn't nearly as bad today, I was able to get a treadmill without having to fight anyone for it. So, we'll just call this past week my rest week and work ahead for the rest of training, okay?

This week's plan:
Sun: 2.35 mi intervals on treadmill
Mon: 2 mi
Tues: Power yoga
Wed: 2 mi
Thurs: Yoga or rest
Fri: Yoga or rest
Sat: 7 miles