Week 2

Week 2

Week 2 done everyone!! I had some great tempo runs this week so I'm really excited about that aspect of my training. I ended off the week with a LSR of 13k. I felt a little tired starting out and I was worried it would be a difficult run, but I got into the swing of it and felt great for the rest of the distance. I purposely slowed myself down to a 7min kilometer during the run, although at times I found myself wanting to go faster. But the whole purpose of a LSR is to go slowly, and for my training, I need to be doing them between a 7 and 8 min kilometer. The last 3-4km I sped things up a little bit - I want to get my legs used to running at a faster speed while fatigued, so that during the marathon I will have an easier time keeping my pace up.
I'm looking forward to the distances bumping up the next couple weeks, I always loved the tranquility of the LSR and I'm excited to find that peace again.
On Thursday, I didn't do my steady 6k run (moved to Friday instead) because I was feeling really tired from my tempo 10k on wednesday, but man the runner's hunger kicked in majorly. I was constantly snacking!
I don't remember the hunger starting this early in the training last time, but I think the heat might have affected my stomach. So it will be interesting in the cold to see how my body reacts to the runs. I can already tell my speed work will be better. My body does not react well to the heat.
As long as the winter weather keeps up like this- I'm going to enjoy winter training. As long as no blizzards come across the forecast on a day I need to run I'll be happy :)

until next week...