Monday, February 23, 2015

NYC Half Marathon Training Week 9: 2/16-2/22

Here's a recap of last week's workouts:

Monday 2/16 - T25 Gamma Speed 3.0. Loved how this workout is fast paced and goes by fast!
Tuesday 2/17 - 5 miles with some new snow on the ground, made for a pretty run.
Wednesday 2/18 - 4 miles including warmup, some speed work, and a cool down jog.
Thursday 2/19 - Was supposed to run 3 miles today but one of the kiddos did not have school (Teacher Development Day) so I got in a T25 workout, Beta Core Cardio.
Friday 2/20 - PiYo Sweat.
Saturday 2/21 - A good 5 miles before new snow was scheduled to fall.
Sunday 2/22 - 11 mile long run late in the afternoon. I actually struggled on this run, not sure if it was because I'm not used to running so late in the afternoon but I was pretty tired early on. I'm just glad I got it done.
I am modifying my training schedule this week and for the rest of the weeks leading up to the NYC Half marathon. I'm following Hal Higdon's Intermediate training plan and for this week it had scheduled for a 15k race on Sunday, but no race this week and I am also taking into account that I know I won't be able to run my 12 mile run the weekend before the NYC Half as Hubby will be at a conference and I don't have anyone to take care of the kiddos on the weekend. With that happening, I've changed my long run mileage to 11 this week, 12 next week, and not much of a long run the week before the half marathon. I guess you can say I will be doing a longer taper. ;) 

Just 3 weeks until the NYC Half! Wow, I'm starting to get excited because it means that my sis will be here soon! 

In other news, yoga for the #prAna #sweatpink #TaketheLeap challenge this week has been great. I am enjoying the new poses I've learned this week. Some poses tougher than others but all good. I am already seeing some improvements on my flexibility. :)
Linking this post up with Tara at Running N’ Reading for her Weekend Update. How was your week?
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