Welcome to the Weekly Rundown. Recapping Chicago Marathon training week 8. In short, I’m glad this week is over. I was in a terrible mood and my body was in a funk. Linking up with hosts Deborah and Kim for this weekly training recap.
Monday 7/22
Run: Rest. Post-race recovery meant no running. Just core class. I was feeling in a mental funk, disappointed in the race and just blah. You can read the race recap here. Have you ever had a race that just left you feeling blue?
Tuesday 7/23
Run: Easy. This week became a volume week for me. No speed. Just easy 5 miles each day to get my mojo back. My mind was restless, so I took a different route in the morning before Sprint Tuesday so I could see the sunrise. Felt better by the end but still just blah.
Other: Ask the Trainer Tuesday. It was my day for Ask the Trainer at EDGE. The majority of the questions involved how to deal with an injury mid-training cycle and what the heck I do with resistance bands every day. It was a really good round of questions and I enjoyed how many people reached out.
Wednesday 7/24
Run: Easy. Alternative title for this week’s post could be “5 a Day” or “5 by 5.” Finished another easy five miles before strength class. Initially, I was thinking of doing November Project’s Sunrise 6k, but then this week turned into a volume week. Then I thought about going and cheering or pacing, but I was in a headspace where that would have bummed me out. So I did some solo miles and a strength class before tons of foam rolling. Luckily I had a helper who cheered me up.
Other: Swim Clinic. I am NOT a swimmer, however I have a number of athletes who are. I volunteered at EDGE’s open water swim clinic to learn some tips to pass along. It was a beautiful night.
Thursday 7/25
Run: Easy. Same 5 miles, different day. Made a detour to get some hills in just to change SOMETHING up and with the hopes of snapping me out of my funk. It didn’t work, but at least I got a smidge of elevation.
Friday 7/26
Run: Easy + core. Another 5 miles. I also went to core class because I will be subbing as instructor soon. Getting a sense of the flow of the class was very helpful for me to start planning the workouts can plug in.
Other: Dr. Ryan visit. Part of the reason I felt so junky this week was just general inflammation and tight muscles. I saw Dr. Ryan and he went HARD on my calf. It was so tight. He needed to massage it, needle it, Graston it, and then massage it again. By the time I got up off the table, it hurt to walk. But, by the end of the day, my calf felt so much better and I was beginning to feel like normal.
Saturday 7/27
Run: Long run. My long run this week was 9 miles. It was a major cutback week. Again, the run was supposed to be all aerobic. I say supposed to because I kind pushed the pace at the end. My legs felt like they were finally working again, and mentally I was in a much better headspace. At 6am, I met the EDGE training group and stuck with them for 5 miles before heading back to EDGE. Once I left the group, I went from 8:10 minute miles to 7:40 ish and it felt amazing. MUCH needed.
Sunday 7/28
Run: TRAILS. Having this trail run got me through the funk of Tuesday – Thursday. Jeremy, Janette and Kaitlyn K joined. It was so much fun to get a good sweat and share laughter. Hoping to make trails a regular thing again because I am such a better person when I get my nature fix.
And that’s a wrap! Chicago Marathon Training Week 7 in the books! I totaled 37 miles for the week, all aerobic and easy. Sometimes I just need a volume week. I am itching to get back to speed workouts this coming week and hoping that the funky inflammation feeling I’ve been having is behind me. The end to Mercury in Retrograde is next week, so I’m chalking all this funkiness up to that.
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Happy running,
Becca
Glad the trails helped and you’re feeling less in a funk.
At least your week had a happy ending 😉 As you know, the tough “funky” runs do make us tougher, though they aren’t usually much fun at the time. I love that tie-dyed tank in the R’nR pic!!
Sounds like your week ended on a high note. We were just talking about Mercury in Retrograde over the weekend when all kinds of weird stuff kept happening. I’m off to read your recap of RnR. I hope this week is better for you.
I hope that you get out of your funk this week. We all go through that sometimes. I like to try something new when that happens. Maybe you should jump in and swim with some of your athletes. You might enjoy it!