Week 3, Aug 2-8

Week 3:

This week is going to be big - a 14miler for my long run and a whopping 35 miles total. I know that's a bit of a jump from last week's but since I slacked and went to Colombia and went out a few too many times last week, I have a little mileage to make up. We'll see how my legs do midweek and adjust if necessary. FYI: the best way to increase mileage is to go up by about 10% a week.

Mon: Ran 6 miles total. About 5 to get to a yoga class (which kicked my butt, thank you very much Jyll at Shambhala!), 1 mile to get to CrossFit and then a slow 1/2 mile after CrossFit.

That was a bit of a crazy day! I had made a commitment to get to at least one CrossFit class a week and as a store, we agreed to hit a certain number of studios before Aug 15th. Working for lululemon gives me the opportunity to go to yoga and fitness classes throughout Brooklyn. It's actually part of my job! And if you know me at all, you know that this is the perfect job for me!
So, Shambhala was suppose to be restorative but it wasn't; Jyll cranked it up a notch! CrossFit was Clean and Jerks. It was a manageable WOD (Workout of the Day) for me so I was happy. And I got to see the fun CrossFit dudes!

I think I spent the rest of the day laying in my bed.

Tues: TRACK! I think the track workouts define my tuesdays now. However, that didn't stop me from going to a yoga class in the morning and then climbing with Jess Yip at Brooklyn Boulders. Love climbing but it is tiring. My quads were definitely feeling it during the track workout.
Today's workout was a long one so my miles were higher than I anticipated.

Workout: 2x 1200, 2x 800, 4x400
Times: 1200: 5:17; 1200: 5:10; 800: 3:33; 800: 3:19; 400: 1:31; 400: 1:39; 400: 1:36; 400: 1:35;

Not sure where that 1:31 400 came (oh, a 400 is one lap around the track; 4 laps=1 mile) from. We started like a crazy killer clown was chasing us! WAY too fast for me.

Wed: 3 miles in the morning with Jess and 3 miles in the evening with run club. Run Club was so fun! We had 11 runners with 8 beginners so we did a run/walk workout. Perfect recovery for my legs after track.
Classes: CrossFit (back squats and a tortorous WOD: 15 box jumps (20in) and 12 dumbbell thursts) and pilates

Thurs: Rest day! Took 2 yoga classes. First one was a very nice flow with Judy at Jaya in Brooklyn. Rode my bike there so I was sweating like a pig before class even started. Second class was Yoga in Prospect Park with Angela Arnold of Bend and Bloom. Lovely outdoor class! Perfect afternoon for yoga in the park.

Fri: I don't even want to talk about this run. Hopefully this will be the worst of all my long training runs. Had to run on Fri b/c of weekend commitments. Jess bailed on me so I was solita. It was hot and humid. Ran 3 miles and was already feeling it/dreading it. At mile 5 I had to stop and stretch and walk it out. (Stopped at mile 3 and 4 for quick sips of water). I have no idea what the temp was but it felt like Florida! I had to stop every mile to talk and stretch my legs. The week's activity came crashing down on my legs and I felt like crap. I was dehydrated, annoyed at myself and tired. On the bright side, I saw two friends on the WSH and got to run on the newly opened Pier 64-66! What matters is that I made it - all 14 GD miles of it. I rewarded myself with a salt bagel WITH butter and cream cheese. mmmmm, so good.

I then worked for 5 hrs - STANDING! So while my plan was to go to a restorative yoga class that evening, it did not happen.

Sat: rest-ish day! lululemon sponsored Salutation Nation so I got up early to work it and then got to take the yoga class. It was gorgeous and probably one of the most memorable yoga classes I have ever taken. We were in Bryant Park (42nd St at 6th ave) in NYC on a Saturday morning. The sun was shining but it wasn't too hot and the teachers, Dechen Thurman and Matthew Lombardo (of Jivamukti) led a fun, hilarious class.

Spent the rest of the day at Central Park with Stacy and Justin. Got about a 3 mile walk in.

Sun: 5 mile run; met up with my fave NYC yoga teacher, Holly Horvath (http://www.hollyhorvath.com) and we went for a run/coffee date. Then I worked all day - standing again.

Week 3 mileage: 39 - a little more than i anticipated b/c of Tuesday's long track workout and Sunday's 5 miler.
Classes: 5 yoga, 2 CrossFit and 1 pilates.