Week 1

Hey everyone. So i've decided this round of marathon training, I'm going to post weekly updates and reflections of my training. It will keep me more dedicated to my blog PLUS for purely selfish reasons, this way Nick can read it when he comes home from Ecuador in a month, because normally he would be very involved in my training.
I'm also thinking this will be an interesting way to reflect on my experience, how it differs from last time, when I trained in the summer.
So here it is: Week One
started with a 10k LSD on Sunday (the 15th), I filled up my rest day on Monday with a Power Vinyasa Yoga, which was totally awesome. Kicked my butt. I'm thinking about continuing to go to Yoga classes on mondays to loosen up my body and provide some cross-training, obviously depending on how I'm feeling after the distances start to bump up.
Tuesday and Wednesday were tempo runs (6k and 10k, respectively), and I'm very happy with how they were. I pushed a fast pace, and though they weren't quite at the time markers I was aiming for, I also haven't done quality speed workouts in a year (I couldn't do them during the summer because it was just too damn hot. I felt like I was going to pass out). So I'm confident that my abilities to be speedy will increase as the training occurs.
Tonight was a nice steady 6k with my dad, which went very well considering the snow storm we got today.
We are supposed to do 6k on Saturday, which might be skipped for the next few weeks ( I work 9-5 on Saturdays). But seeing how I'm feeling I might do that on Fridays, or if I have exceptionally high energy levels, on saturday night.
I'm keeping track of the times for my speed work on my training schedule, so I won't bore you with those (unless I get a time I'm really excited about!).
So that probably sums up week one. This week has been great. I'm enjoying have a schedule to follow in order to get me out running more. I have been seriously slacking since the marathon in October, with the recovery time, and lack of energy.
See you next week :)