What a crazy week. After the training from last weekend I really needed my rest day. I was also travelling to Toronto for work. Here is a summary of my week.
Monday, September 17, 2012 - Rest
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - I was to run 3 miles (4.86 km). I woke up early at the hotel and got ready to run, off headed to the gym to find that the gym which had been empty the night before was now full and all the treadmills were used. I waited around for about 20 minutes, but after non came free gave up. I tried again after work that day and found the gym mostly empty. I remembered very quickly why I dislike treadmills, I managed to run 1.86 miles (3 km) before I became far too bored to continue. I found it really hard tracking my pace without being able to see myself moving past objects. I will hopefully be avoiding treadmills from this point forward.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 4.5 miles (7 km) I met a colleague who was also training for a half marathon while in Toronto and we agreed to meet up for a run. This run made up for yesterday, I ran two of my fastest km's I have since starting training and went about half a mile further than I should have, but given the lost days this seemed fine.
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 3 miles (4.86 km) But this did not happen, instead I had dinner with my in-laws and was surprised with a birthday cake, much better than running on a cold windy run.
Friday, September 21, 2012 - Rest. As an added bonus the city turned off my office building's water supply and we had to go home for the afternoon, what a shame. I had dinner with my dad to again celebrate my birthday.
Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 8 miles (12.9 km) and Happy Birthday to me! Again, I found thinking about this long distance very intimidating, but I eventually worked up the nerve to get out in the rain and run. And boy did it rain, at one point I could hardly see it was running so hard, a day later my shoes are still a bit damp. Despite the weather I had an amazing run and ran this about 10 seconds faster per mile or 7 seconds faster per kilometre than my previous long runs! I also came home to find the house decorated for my birthday party.
Sunday, September 23, 2012 - cross training, which I have not yet managed, this may turn in to a rest day instead.
A bit of an odd week but I still managed to get in my long runs and have some fun.
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