Big Adventures & Training

This weekend we got to take the family on a big adventure to the big city. We rode the train into the city. After and hour and a half and 22 stops


we arrived in the Windy City. 

 We hit some key spots
 Magnificent Mile

 Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop

 Millennium Park
 We of course had to stop at the Bean
 We walked by the Bank of America Theater where The Book of Mormon is playing. I want to see it so bad but it is sooooooooooo expensive for tickets. Well maybe if I win the lotto.


Overall a super fun day. We walked so many miles. We also stopped for deep dish pizza for refueling.

This week I did really well sticking to my training plan even with family visiting. Not gonna lie when I hit the treadmill for my 9 mile LSD on the treadmill (due to iced over roads) it took all my will power not to jump off after 3 miles to go have fun with the family. But I stuck with and am glad I did because it was one of the toughest runs yet. First four miles changing the incline and the last five speeding it up. Killer but I did it and I am increasingly confident in my ability to train harder.

Workouts this past week:
Mon- Rest day
Tuesday- 3 miles easy  30:05/ yoga
Wednesday- 5 miles hills in 50:28
Thursday- Rest day/ yoga
Friday- 5 miles easy 48:00/ strength
Saturday- 3 miles easy in 31 minutes
Sunday- 9 miles in 1:28:38
22 treadmill miles/ 3 glorious outside miles in a t-shirt and capris due to glorious weather on Saturday morning. Too bad it didn't stay that way.

Comments

  1. Jac @ Running in the Bike LaneJanuary 13, 2013 at 7:10 PM

    I love taking the train. So fun. And good for you for sticking to the run even with family in town!!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BeanJanuary 15, 2013 at 4:57 PM

      Thanks! Sometimes not jumping off the treadmill really takes all my willpower.

      Delete
  2. Lisa JJanuary 13, 2013 at 9:04 PM

    That's great you can take a family day trip to a big city! I'm hooooorrrrrible about running with family around, so awesome job!

    ReplyDelete
  3. JinaJanuary 14, 2013 at 11:51 AM

    Great job getting that run in with family visiting! I'm absolutely horrible about that. And, 9 miles on the treadmill?!? You seriously rock!

    ReplyDelete
  4. XaarlinJanuary 14, 2013 at 1:27 PM

    Wonderful photos! And kudos to you for running on the TM for 9 miles. I'm struggling with short runs on it lately :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BeanJanuary 15, 2013 at 5:00 PM

      I definitely had to work up to it. Pretty sure I have learned how to turn my brain off. That is the only explanation:)

      Delete
  5. Yo Momma RunsJanuary 14, 2013 at 9:53 PM

    I love seeing that yoga in there. It reminds me that I should totally be doing that. And living by Chicago has got to be amazing for when your family comes into town. You instantly have hundreds of things to do. And a surprising amount of inexpensive stuff too.

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 7:40 AM

    I am in awe of the treadmill running, that shows such discipline. And I desperately want to come to Chicago...the bean looks amazing!!! I thought you'd have snow though!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BeanJanuary 15, 2013 at 4:59 PM

      We have no had hardly any snow. I had big plans to go snowshoeing this winter but that is not going to happen at this rate. I shouldn't complain though, I guess most years there is lots of snow. You should come visit! That would be so much fun!

      Delete

Post a Comment

Thanks for reading and commenting on my blog. I look forward to hearing from you!

Popular posts from this blog

Training Week 10/9/2017-10/15/2017....or lack of...

Image
....not to give the ending away but this week was a bit of a bust. Last weekend I felt under the weather and by Monday- bam- felt like death. And that freakin cold was a stage 5 clinger and really lingered. SO. MUCH. COUGHING. Monday: Nothing but naps, and couch time. Luckily this guy was around to keep me company. Tuesday: A light weight workout at home. Skipped my scheduled run due to lack of ability to breath without hacking up a lung. Wednesday: Tried to get back on the wagon. Did 2 miles on the treadmill with 8 30 seconds fast, 30 seconds recovery thrown in. Coughed so hard I almost puked. Got off treadmill and laid on floor. Did manage to lift weights during lunch. Bonus points for me. Thursday: After a night of coughing, reset my alarm and slept in until 7. Ran 3 miles outside in the evening with 3 minute run/ 1 minute walk. Felt good until the last mile and then that walk break began to creep up in time as the coughing and snot production increased. But it got don...
Read more

Wisconsin Marathon Race Review

Image
First things first- I loved the Wisconsin marathon. It was a great race and I had a ton of fun. I achieved my goal of finishing in under 5 hours and I guess have a new marathon PR by about 43 minutes.....even though this one is seven years after my first marathon. Most importantly there never came a time when I was running the marathon where I regretted my decision to run one. Miles toward the end got tough and uncomfortable but as one lady I ran with exclaimed "hey we are running a marathon today! This is awesome!" It was awesome and I am super excited for my next attempt at 26.2 miles. To the details! Packet Pick-up: packet pick-up was low key at the Best Western in Kenosha the day before the race. In and out in about five minutes with number, t-shirt, cheese samples and a bag full of flyers for other races. This race has two other packet pick-ups on different days near Chicago and one near Milwaukee. They make it easy to get your number. I love the design of the ra...
Read more

The forever taper

Image
The weird thing about running all of the marathons and half marathons in a month and a half's time is that it really throws off the normal schedule of working out. I haven't been lifting cause I don't want to hurt myself and because I need all the power my under trained body can muster to finish the next two marathons on the schedule. Getting burnt out on lifting seems not smart right now.  I also haven't been running very much unless it involves a finish line and a medal because I am worried about doing too much and my tendinitis coming back and frankly I have just been tired and sore from doing a marathon and then a half back to back. I did three miles this morning and it took forever and I was just not interested in running at all. Completing three miles took all of my willpower. Not doing anything physical has left me with some extra time on my hands which I have used to catch up on some reading. This book is dark but as I read on I liked it more and ...
Read more