In the last few weeks my training has had to slow down again as I figure out why my stomach is still creating fatigue and other issues. Initially I was frustrated and thinking “here we go again with missing out on another goal”. Until I began to realize that everything was actually falling in to place quite nicely.
With 11 years of running under my belt, it’s really easy to skip over the important FOUNDATIONAL components of training. Realizing things I made a decision and now I am:
- Doing running drills
- Running hills (parking garage)
- Serious foam rolling and stretching
- Consistent entire core workouts
- Serious attention to fueling properly
Most importantly for me right now, I am running without my GPS to reconnect to my body and let it determine what easy, medium and hard feel like
rather than a watch.
While I was so ready for speedwork because it blasts fat, my body was saying hey we need a good solid base if you want to do all of these things! Luckily as I was thinking this the book Run Faster: How to be your own best coach came in to my life and I have been devouring it again as I create a new personalized training program.
I love creating plans for others and seeing them progress, but don’t often take the time to really do this for myself…so silly {don’t forget to join me at the Miami Running Clinic to get a personalized plan of your own}.
Campaigns like What’s Beautiful always get me fired up and I dive in head first ready to go after my goal. Last year I had my sights set on a PR at 13.1 Chicago, which technically I got by 1 second but that wasn’t really what I had in mind. This year I started using it again to focus in on my clean eating habits, stick to my core work…and oh yes PR.
Technically we are half way through the What’s Beautiful Challenge where my goal was to hit a PR, but realistically I’ve just now started working on that goal since I am going back to the beginning! I absolutely feel confident in hitting my new PR goals this year, but it’s going to require consistent progress and not the overnight jump I was working on ha!
Loving some of the interesting moves they are showing me too..you should look for this in a Clean and Lean Project ab workout soon!!![]()
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Goal check in: I was super productive and on point with doing only what was most important!
Goal for Week: More laughter, which means connecting with more people in Orlando.
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Mentally I wanted to do more, but per my goal last week I listened to my body and backed off or pushed based on what I felt. I also continued to leave the GPS at home and do my running drills.
Goal for Week: Continue base building.
June 10
AM: 55 min walk + 30 min yoga
June 11
AM: 60 min run + 20 min walk + 30 min stretch
- HOLY humidity, after 30 minutes I thought I was spent, but I headed to the parking garage to just run up one level…15 minutes later I’d run the garage numerous times and felt so much better that I kept running after that. Hills are good for me!
June 12
AM: 30 min walk + 15 min upper body +15 min stretch, Pilates Inspired Core Workout
PM: 10 min run - 3 min warm up, 8 tabatas, 3 min cool down
- in the past if I didn’t feel up to at minimum 3 miles I just wouldn’t have gone at all. Now I’m remembering that even a small run is great if I enjoy it.
June 13
AM: 40 min run (half in parking garage) + 10 min running drills + 30 min walk + 20 min stretch
PM: T-Ab-ata core workout
June 14
AM:20 min easy run + 20 min walk + 10 min elliptical + 10 min bike + 20 min stretch
PM: Fly to Kansas City!!!
June 15
AM: 20 min easy run on hills + 30 min walk + 30 min stretch
PM: 30 min walk with mom, more stretching
June 16
AM: 1:45 run on tons of hills + 20 min walk + 20 min stretch
felt amazing! Seriously I love hills and I'm loving running sans GPS.
PM: 30 min walk with mom and dad.
Do you ever take time to go back to basics with your training?
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Gratitude Journal
June 17
I am grateful for a weekend surrounded by love.


