After 30 years, the Kansas City Royals are the World Series Champions!! Sorry, Mets fans, I just had to put that out there. I lost a LOT of sleep watching the World Series, but it was worth it! What a great year to be a Royals fan! And no, I’m no fair weather fan – we watched the ENTIRE MLB season and went to 5 games. I’m all in!
Love this team!November has arrived and the Annapolis Half Marathon is getting closer! I’m still nervous about how I’ll do on the big day, but thankfully I’ve got quite a bit more training to do!
Today I’m linking up at Wild Workout Wednesday with Annmarie at The Fit Foodie Mama, Angelena Marie at Angelena Marie: Happy, Healthy & Balanced, Michelle at Fruition Fitness, and Nicole at Fitful Focus! Check out their blogs for some great workouts!
[bctt tweet=”Another week of solid training for the Annapolis Half Marathon! Happy #wildworkoutwednesday”]
Workouts for the Week:
Wednesday 10/28: It was raining out, and since I had a lingering cold, I took it inside and ran on the treadmill. I decided to knock out my speed work: 1-mile warmup, 2 miles at a 10-minute pace, and 1-mile cooldown – it was tough, but I got through it! When I got home, I did 30 clam shells on each side. I’ll be doing these regularly to help strengthen my hips.
Thursday 10/29: Weight training class in the gym with Elga – it was great! I did most of my workouts with 8-pound weights and definitely felt it – squats, lunges, clean and press. We also worked our core with planks on the Bosu. Then in the evening I ran 4 miles. The view was pretty, but my legs felt pretty beat and my pace was really inconsistent, highly unusual for me. I think the speed work tired me out, plus the pavement felt harder on my knees. Last, we had a kickball game where we shut out the other team and I had a great time pitching!
Friday 10/30: No workouts…I needed some rest!
Saturday 10/31: We had 2 early softball games at 9 and 10 am. The good news is that I only had one strike out! Just being able to make contact with the ball is huge for me and it seems that I’m finally getting out of my head and figuring it out. We were still killed by the other team, though! Later in the afternoon I went for a 4-mile run. A few people were out wearing costumes for Halloween. Unfortunately, this run didn’t go well…I ran way too fast – I have no idea what’s going on. And at the end of the day, I did 30 clam shells on each side to keep working on my hips.
Sunday 11/1: Long run – 10 miles! Bret ran with me and took us on a new route – I ran over the Strawberry Mansion Bridge for the first time, and it was beautiful! The weather was fantastic! This was a tough run though and my hips were pretty sore, possibly from all those clam shells. I was relieved to make it through.
Monday 11/2: Started the day with a 1-minute forearm plank and 10 push ups. Then I had a short 1.5 mile walk at lunch with my new team for the company’s Fall Walking Challenge. I forgot all about it and wore heels to work…smh.
Tuesday 11/3: I missed core class because of an impromptu meeting I had to attend. I was thinking about running, but I decided to run Wednesday and Thursday instead. I did 10 push ups and 20 bicycle crunches.
Week 3 Report Card:
I’m glad that I completed all of my runs for the week, but the weight training was definitely a major highlight. I know that getting stronger will be beneficial to my running; I just need to make sure I keep it up!
I’m going to give Week 3 a B+. My easy runs should have felt a lot easier than they did, so I need to focus and make sure that I keep it slow. It’s tempting to run fast, but if it makes me feel terrible at the end of the run, it’s NOT worth it!
How have your workouts been? Did you watch the World Series?
What a gorgeous view on your run!!!! I totally agree- so hard not to run fast but it’s worth taking it slow so you can end on a happy note 😉 Thanks so much for linking up!
Always glad to be a part of the linkup! 🙂
I always want my easy runs to feel a lot better too! You are almost there keep it up
This weekend is my last super long run (12 miles) and then it seems like I’m already starting to taper…can’t wait for the race!
I don’t watch sports. No matter what kind it is they make me doze for some reason. Well, except for the Olympics.
There are definitely sports that put me right to sleep! I can’t make it through NFL games anymore…yawn!
Good job getting your workouts in. I need to be better about doing those clamshells as well. My chiro insists they’ll help my issues, but I suck at doing things like that.
I usually remember to do my clam shells when I’m lying on the couch! When I don’t do them for a long time it really shows, unfortunately…
Sounds like you had a great workout week – I would have given you an “A”!!! I am definitely a fair-weather baseball fan – I just can’t get into the televised baseball games!! {I can see my husband cringing as I write this!}
Thanks, Rachel! I didn’t appreciate baseball until pretty recently – there are so many nuances to the game, and it’s fun to realize I’m learning more about strategy! I do agree that it’s more fun being at the park 🙂
My poor Mets 🙁 🙁 :(. I watched my Cowboys lose yet again earlier in the day, and then my Mets lost at night. Not a good day for me. WAHHH
Haha sorry Nicole, at least you don’t have a tattoo saying the Mets are the 2015 World Champs! Did you hear about that? 🙂
ugh yes… dude jinxed us all!
I was rooting for the Mets because I hate the Yankees, but I like underdogs, so I was happy for the Royals! Their All Star Teacher was super nice too, so it was easy to support them!
The Royals were so fun last year as the underdogs, so even though they really dominated this year, I still feel like they’re the team you can’t help but root for.
I admit to watching a few innings here and there but I am not a baseball fan. Glad your team won though!
Hehe, sometimes baseball is only good in small doses. These World Series games were sometimes over 4 hours long…it was rough! 🙂
I love that you are a big baseball fan! lol I caught a little bit of the World Series with friends. Very entertaining! Sounds like you had a great plan for your workout week. As for running…slow and steady wins the race. 🙂 Keep it up!
The Royals are just so exciting to watch…you think they’re going to lose, and then after the 7 inning they just start getting hit after hit and run after run…it’s crazy! I gotta keep thinking like a tortoise on my runs…it’s tough sometimes!
Personally, I’m glad the Royals won if for no other reason than to beat the Mets. I hated what they did to the Cubs!
I would have loved a Royals/Cubs matchup…more accurate to Back to the Future Part 2 lol! I just thought the Mets were really boring…
I love bridges, scenic views and the red sox. Im happy the royals won, I must admit I was hoping for a cinderella story with the cubs. I also love the underdog 😉
The Cubs would have been amazing for sure! It just seemed to be the Royals’ destiny to get the trophy this year haha
You had an awesome training week Janelle. Picking up your strength training is so smart and it benefit your running big time. I neglected it throughout my training, simply out of time reasons, but I wished I had incorporated more of it into my training. You just inspired to get back into it:) Awesome training week with so much variety! The view from the bridge is beautiful, I love crossing bridges on my run:)
New routes are the best! Especially for long runs. Look like a great week, and yay Royals!
Thanks, Becki! Still happy about the Royals 🙂
Just keep on listening to your body and don’t get in your head. You can do this!
Thanks, Kelli! I’m a head case so I needed to hear that!
You’re absolutely right – running faster and feeling horrible at the end is just not worth it. Pace yourself!
Yes, ma’am! 🙂
Sounds like a great week of workouts! It can be so tough to keep those short easy runs easy. I’m always tempted to go fast because they’re shorter!
I hope that guide helps you out with some strength training ideas! Let me know if you ever have any questions.
PS – no MLB watching for me. But because the Jays made it as far as they did all I heard about for weeks on end was baseball. I’m happy it’s over lol
Thanks, Ariana! Oh man, I hated the Blue Jays! Was so happy when the Royals beat them! Haha
Way to go on the weights and core work!! I am realizing all the extra things we do with our running is SO worth it!! Nice on the 10 mile run too!!!!
Thanks, Natalie 🙂