Back from the dead and first training week!

Happy Tuesday friends!  I was out of commission most of last week and the weekend with the nasty cold/flu that everyone seems to be getting.  So I was pretty out of it for a few days.  I was supposed to start my first week of training last week, but because I was sick, we moved it to start this week.  Whenever I am sick I always lose my appetite, so my energy is still pretty low from not eating much.  Still have a stuffy nose and a nagging cough, but all in all, feeling better! 

Also, we are pretty much having a heat wave here and its in the mid 30's all week!  Perfect temps to be outside.

Yesterday
4 mile run outside, easy pace (avg. 8:49).

This felt a lot harder that it should have, but I'm guessing its because of being sick.  My legs started out feeling pretty heavy, but by mile 3 (per usual!) they started to loosen up.

Here is the plan for the week that Nichole sent me.  I'm thinking the hard days might just kill me!  I haven't had to run fast in a long time (haven't done a race since Sept!)  So it will be interesting to see how it goes - I will report back, if I'm still alive...

Monday: 4 miles
Tuesday: 4 miles easy
Wednesday: 6.5 miles total, 4x2 minutes hard ( 1:30 rest)
Thursday: 4 miles easy (9+ min/mile pace)
Friday: 2 mile WU - 15 min. test run - 2 mile CD
Saturday: 8 miles easy
Sunday: 6 miles easy
Total week mileage = 39.5


For my 15 min. test, basically its an all out effort, to see how far I can get within that time frame.  She has me down to start at a 7:40 pace and increase it every half mile.  Like I said, I haven't run fast in a long time, so this will be tough, but it's supposed to be right :)

Also, it felt very strange to *only run 4 miles yesterday, and at a slower pace.  Its weird, because when I was running on my own, I would make myself feel guilty for not running longer/faster and feel like I should be doing more.  Now that I have someone basically telling me what to do, I don't question it at all and just run.  I feel like the pressure is off and I can just do the work.  Does that make sense?  It does to me....

*"only" is relative.  I understand that even 4 miles is not a short distance.  So as I work to try and not compare myself to other runners, please don't compare yourself to me.  My slow pace may be someones fast, and my fast is probably someones slow, but we are all out there moving along, and that's what matters :)

ok, ugh, sometimes I get WAY to cheesy for my own good, yuck! 

Also, I'm slowly realizing this is turning into a running blog.  When I first started it I had the idea that I would cover more of my daily life/eats, but it kind of fell by the wayside.  Turns out I will write about what it taking up most of my thoughts, and that's running.  So I'm toying with the idea of changing my blog title, any ideas??