Yes, the race is over, but I thought I'd still do a training recap and share more photos. Last week was a taper week. Total weekly mileage was 19.2.
Monday
60 minutes Yin Yoga, spine series
Tuesday
Medium pace run: 4 miles, 45 minutes, 11:09 pace
Wednesday
Rest
Thursday
Pace run: 2 miles, 22 minutes, 10:53 pace
Friday
Yoga for Runners
Saturday
Buffalo Creek Half Marathon (See race recap if you missed it.) Here are some more photos taken by the awesome volunteers.
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| My favorite picture of me in the race. |
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| A little blurry, but all smiles! |
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| The starting line |
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| A section of the trail |
After the race I unfortunately had no time for an ice bath, yoga, or even putting my legs up against the wall for a few minutes because I had to shower and get ready to drive an hour to help prep for and attend my family's Halloween party (it is their big thing that they plan a year in advance...will post photos soon!). I was, however, absolutely starving and proceeded to pig out the entire day and night. I don't feel very guilty though. :-)
Sunday
Yoga for Runners
3 mile hike
I woke up with sore legs, but otherwise I felt great. I did some recovery yoga. Because it was a nice day, I wanted to go hiking with Django somewhere, so we went to Raccoon Creek State Park. I didn't think much of the 5-mile trail I suggested we hike, since that distance is pretty routine for us. However, about 1.5 miles in, I realized how tired my body was, and I knew I'd never make it the whole way. So we cut the hike short and just turned around. Lesson learned to just rest the day after a strenuous race! I did get some good photos, though.
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| Django at Raccoon Creek State Park |
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| His coat blends in with the leaves! |
This upcoming week will be a recovery week, though I do have a 5K race next Saturday that I'm doing just for fun.
Happy running and working out this week!
Labels: Buffalo Creek Half Marathon, Buffalo Creek Half Marathon training, hiking with Django, race, weekend running, weekly recap