Training recap: week 6

I feel like I'm in the home stretch, almost. This week was a good running week. I wouldn't say great, but I would say good. Good as in, I got it done. Great would mean that I rocked it, ran hard, ran well, ran every day, blew my normal pace away.

So, we will call it a good week.

Here's what my week looked like:

Sunday: 3 easy miles
Monday: complete rest day (I needed it, and I took it!)
Tuesday: 5 miles rolling hills, legs
Wednesday: 3.35 miles, chest/tri
Thursday: 3 miles, back/bi
Friday: 7 miles rolling hills, legs
Saturday: 3 easy miles

Weekly total: 24.35

Since I took Monday as a rest day I had to rearrange my runs a bit, and I decided to do my 5 miler on Tuesday since that would give my legs more rest for the long run on Friday.

On long runs that I complete on the treadmill, I have to run for 60 minutes maximum and then start over. It's kind of annoying, but if that's the most annoying thing I have in life, I'm doing okay.

This was my post-long run meal that I thought would be delicious. It was mediocre. Black beans, shredded chicken, jalapenos, greek yogurt avocado dressing, a little cheese, and salsa. I used some corn chips to make a semi-healthy nacho. I love nachos. They're comfort food to me. But these were not good. Or maybe they were good, but not great. Oh well. I am grateful for food. Grateful for clean water. Grateful for life and breath and legs that are strong.

I am starting to wonder a lot about race day. I'm trying to plan my outfit...to be cool, but not cold. Warm, but not hot. I need to get a water bottle, because the Bearathon is a cup-free race. Yikes! I wouldn't know the difference since this is my first one. 

If you have raced before, I'd love any pointers, tips and tricks! Share away in the comments. 

Happy Saturday!  

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