WEEK 7

Greetings,

WEEK 7 comes to an end today. Here's a brief recap of this week, if you haven't been keeping up:

• Monday, Wednesday & Friday: Easy 2 miles.
• Tuesday & Thursday: Light cross training.
• Saturday: My First 5K!!!
• Sunday: Rest
• TOTAL MILES RUN: 9.11

Injury/Health Report: Still feeling strong, no injuries to report. However...

• Knees: Felt a bit achy about an hour after the 5K on Saturday and I was about to ice them. But the discomfort was short-lived and they feel absolutely fine now.
• Heart Rate: I was also a bit concerned about my heart rate during the 5K. According to my FR 305, my heart rate was above my maximum threshold for the latter half of the race: ~185-190 beats per minute (bpm), maxing out at 205 bpm at one point. Even though I knew I was exerting more effort than during training, I felt completely fine. I have to do a bit of research on this to make sure I'm not over-taxing my heart when I push myself a bit harder. I'll keep you posted.

Tech Report: I purchased some new technical running gear this week: my first running skirt, and a pair of calf-length tights. Both by Nike, made from their patented moisture-wicking material, Dri-FIT. I really like the running skirt; it fits pretty well (waistband slightly too big, but I just folded it down to fit more snugly) and it looks super cute! The tights fit and looked great too, but they made this annoying swishing noise between my legs when I ran. I though I was going to start a fire, but thankfully the noise stopped once I started to sweat a bit and the material got a bit moist.

In summary, this was an EXCELLENT week!

The goal for WEEK 8 will be to stick with 2-3 mile runs but up the intensity of my cross training a bit.

I'm headed to Mexico for a week-long vacation on Saturday, so I don't want to be spent during my vacay. I fully intend on running a bit while I'm there, but nothing too strenuous. However, when I return for WEEK 10, I will be coming off of 2 easy weeks of training, so I plan to ramp it up a bit.

I'll most likely have my laptop with me on vacay, but I'm not sure if/how my broadband will work in Mexico, or if the resort will provide free Internet access. So, you may or may not hear from me while I'm there.

Almost Thirty