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Running week of May 9-15
I keep saying it and now I sound like a recording but my mileage just isn’t where I’d like it to be. In all honesty, this week was tough as I worked about 96 hours this week alone and then had home obligations to squeeze in. I’m surprised that I got in 20 miles at all but thankful for those Fire Department runs to keep me honest! This upcoming week looks like it’s going to be unseasonably colder and possible rain most of the week. I don’t mind running in the rain but cold weather rain just sucks. Summer rains are awesome but Midwest spring rains just freeze you down to the bone. I’m hoping to ramp up my runs as well as get some cross-training on the bike. My next race is in about 2 weeks and it’s an OCR race so strength training is a must.
Monday 5/9
4.25 miles at 8 minutes 39 seconds average
Night Treadmill run LA Fitness
1/4 mile at 11 degree incline at the end of 4 miles and wow is that hard!
Nike Air Zoom
Run felt great as my legs had zero fatigue
Tuesday 5/10
Rainy day and 50 degrees
Wednesday 5/11
5 miles at 8 minutes 29 seconds average
Treadmill run on duty at firehouse
Nike Air Zoom
Run felt tiring as we had live fire training in morning
Thursday 5/12
No run
Friday 5/13
5 miles at 8 minutes 26 seconds average
On duty treadmill run
Nike Air Zoom
Run felt great except for the habanero juice I had on my face!
Saturday 5/14
6 miles at 8 minutes 31 seconds average
On duty treadmill run
Nike Air Zoom
Tiring run as I’m on a 48 hour shift
Sunday 5/15
No run – just got off of a 48 hour shift and wasn’t feeling it today!
Weekly Mileage
20.25 miles and much less than I wanted but life happens
4 Comments on “Running week of May 9-15”
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Aftershokz #shokzsquad
Man, I feel your frustrations…
My new blog post will address the issue of plans not realized.
Good luck!
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Thank Eddie! I’ll look for your blog post!
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96 hour work week? WOW Frank…. and 20 miles to boot? You got this! Give yourself an pat on the back and a break and a beer.
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It doesn’t happen often but this job sometimes requires tough work weeks. Thank you!
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