I did just ok this week...
Monday - ate at Cheesecake Factory instead of working out at all. win?
Tuesday - 3.5 miles
Wednesday - 1 hour of spin/cycle, 1 hour of yoga
Thursday - 4.0 miles
Friday - baked a coffee cake. yes i'm a champion.
Saturday - long run, 5.2 miles and it felt great
Total mileage for the week: 12.7
Cumulative miles: 29.7
Yoga has been g-g-g-great. I was doubting its benefits, but apparently when you strengthen your muscles, you make your workouts more effective. I'm not really sure if it's made a huge difference but the relaxing and stretching just feels good. Not to mention it makes me super hipster...
Also, I read that when you're doing a longer race, you should take the first several miles as slow as possible -- even slower than is comfortable, just to keep your energy instead of burning through your strength all at once. I ran the whole 5 miles super de duper slow and didn't stop or slow down once! I think that's a good sign.
This week WILL be better!
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Starting out slow...I think that is a very important key. I still don't love yoga but it's growing on me.
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