Welcome to the start of another week! Did you watch the Super Bowl? I was in heaven watching the Falcons destroy the Patriots play after play, then the next thing I know, while I start getting ready for work the game completely turns around! I couldn’t care less about either team, but I can’t stand Tom Brady…congrats to the fans?
In any event, I’m continuing to train for the Love Run Half Marathon and things continue to overall go pretty well! I’m glad that I can share my weekly recap with you!
I’m joining Courtney of Eat Pray Run DC for her Winter Training Recap linkup and HoHo and Tricia for the Weekly Wrap! These are great ways to keep accountable and share your workouts with fellow fit-minded individuals!
PS – I’m currently running a giveaway for free entry to the Love Run Half Marathon! You can enter until next Monday!
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Weekly Wrap: BibRave and Rock ‘N Blog 2017
BibRave to Amplify Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series @BibRave https://t.co/R9QsZqlJ5G pic.twitter.com/lSiyD2onhi
— Endurance Sportswire (@endurancewire) February 2, 2017
Have you heard the news? BibRave is taking over management of the Rock ‘N Blog ambassador program in 2017. I’m currently an outgoing Rock ‘N Blogger and had a great experience. My only wish is that I could have traveled to more races in 2016, but I can say that the Rock ‘n Roll DC half marathon is now one of my all-time favorites!
In addition to Rock ‘N Blog, I’m currently a BibRave Pro Ambassador, and due to the change in management, I will now get access to run Rock ‘N Roll Races for free! There are a few races on my radar this year that I think would be a fun racecation for Bret and me…as soon as I figure it out, I’ll let you know! Once we get more information, I’ll have new discount codes to share with you!
If you are a running blogger, I highly recommend that you apply for the 2017 Rock ‘N Blog team! Applications are open now through February 22 – Rock ‘N Bloggers get VIP offerings, the Global Tourpass, and a whole lot more! I decided not to reapply so that other bloggers can have their opportunity to join this program!
PS – my code RUNWITHNOREGRETS is still good for $15 off marathon or half marathon registration at RNR DC, Mexico City, Dallas, and Nashville!
Workouts for the Week:
Monday 1/30: Yoga class at work. The 30 minutes flew by! We spent lots of time in the warrior poses…Warrior 1 is definitely my least favorite. My shins were killing me from Saturday and Sunday’s runs so I decided to postpone my 4-miler. You gotta listen to your body!
Tuesday 1/31: Yoga class after work with the usual crew and some new additions. It was nice to practice in a full room. I always look forward to my Tuesday nights, very relaxing even with some headstand action!
Wednesday 2/1: Fartlek run. This was a lot of fun! After a 15-minute warmup, I did ten 1-minute intervals before cooling down to 4 miles. I did this run at night which I think made it more fun to run around the neighborhood and feel fast!
Thursday 2/2: Spinning class after work. It was my first class in several weeks so I didn’t want to push myself too hard. It’s always a good time!
Friday 2/3: Short run on the treadmill at work…the gym was WAY too hot and I couldn’t handle it. I planned to do 4 miles but barely made it to 2 miles. After that I spent a few minutes on the stair climbing machine. Unfortunately, the equipment is a piece of junk and I stayed on less than 10 minutes.
Saturday 2/4: 10-mile run. The goal was to run between 10:50 and 11:20 pace, and I did a great job of that! I actually had a few miles that were even faster than that. This was a mentally tough run as my surroundings started to bore the heck out of me. The last 2 miles were a killer but I got it done!
Sunday 2/5: Barre class. It was SO hard. I was using the heavier weights and I paid the price! It seemed that every section of the workout was a killer…but I’m glad I did it! My knees appreciated a break from the previous day’s run.
Week 5 Report Card
Overall, I’m pretty happy with this past week of training. I had to make some adjustments during the week since my 9-mile run was tough on my ankles and I had some pesky shin pain. Coach Laura provided me with some foot strengthening exercises and stretches to combat the issue, so thankfully my legs were much happier this week! On the other hand, my knees were achy about 6 miles into my 10-mile run on Saturday; I don’t know if it was the terrain of the trail or what, but I passed on running a few miles on Sunday to be safe.
In this training plan, I’ve been much more flexible with my workouts and keenly listening to my body. I couldn’t help but be disappointed to not run 4 days this week considering my goal for February, but there’s no reason to overtax my body just to hit a number. Big picture here: staying injury-free is my #1 running goal! I’m going to give myself an A- for this week because I hit my paces, had good workouts, and made the most of my week.
How was your week of race training/working out? Would you consider signing up as a Rock ‘n Blogger? Let me know your questions!
I feel the exact same way about the game. I was SO happy and then it all went downhill. Tom Brady is the worse and I’m so mad that he has another win. The Falcons officially had the biggest choke game of all time – so sad!
I applied for Rock ‘n’ Blog again this year – hopefully third time’s the charm lol.
Awesome job on your long run thsi weekend – it was a cold one!
I hope you make it to the Rock ‘n Blog team this year, seriously! And thanks…I’m glad that 10 miler is in the rear view…I’ve got another 10 miles this weekend!
I totally agree with you, staying injury free is far more important! Glad the training is overall going well and you tackled a few hard runs!
Thanks a lot, Julie! 🙂
I had not heard the news. And how sweet are you not to reup with Rock n Blog? I don’t really want to do any of the races currently, and that is why I haven’t even applied. I have considered applying to Bibrave, but feel like I don’t race enough . . .
Listening to your body & not being injured is so important — and so hard to do — good job!
I don’t want to be greedy about ambassadorships…I had so many last year, it’s a lot to juggle! Bibrave is great because it’s not just the races but lots of products to test out. This year will be my first time racing with Bibrave so I’m looking forward to it!
I’m currently freaking out about some foot pain that’s creeping in so I just made a doc appointment…hopefully nothing serious!
I didn’t watch the game, but I did check social media every so often. Even though I lived in New England for 12 years, and yes, cheered for the Patriots, I felt OK with Matt Ryan winning a super bowl. Then I started seeing the comeback and wondered what the heck was happening. I don’t watch football anymore, but I did watch the post-game highlights.
I enjoyed the game, mainly because the Patriots were losing lol, but honestly I don’t care that much about the outcome! Boo Brady! He just seems like a real jerk!
It was super cold this weekend you should be very proud of yourself for getting out there for the long run. Totally cool that you will get to run some more of the RnR races this year. Vegas was one of my fave half races ever
Running in the cold is always tough! My long run was much more boring than I anticipated. I was considering RNR Vegas but my boyfriend has no interest in doing it, unfortunately!
I actually just did sign up to be a Rock n Blogger, thanks for the link! I was wondering why I couldn’t find it on their website in December when it said applications would be open. I love Rock n Roll races though and I would love to take part in more of them!
It seems like you did have a good training week- staying injury free is always an important goal!
Good luck, Montana! They had some kinks to work out behind the scenes so that was the reason for the delay. And thanks, I hope to keep the good weeks rolling!
Good week of training, and well done on the long run!
It’s so important to listen to our bodies and when it’s telling us we need rest and recovery. You’re absolutely right, staying injury free should be a main priority! 🙂
Thanks a lot, Laura! Shifting my runs were definitely the right move.
You had a great, well rounded week of workouts! Yoga, barre, spinning, running…sounds like so much fun! Good job listening to your body when you needed a break.
Thanks, Lisa!
You had a great variety of workouts this week! You are very wise to listen to your body. A number is nothing but a number. I admit that’s always a little tough for me to remember. I had not heard BibRave had taken over Rock n Blog. How cool you will get free entries into RnR races. It’s such a nice series. Thanks for linking, Janelle!
Thanks, HoHo! I love that…a number is nothing but a number. So true!
Interesting about the bibrave rock n blog combo! Looks like you are def going to stay injury free – keep up the stretching and yoga and barre! 🙂
I was so surprised to hear the news! They’re still going to run separate programs but thankfully it’s keeping Rock ‘n Blog alive.
I’m currently feeling some discomfort in my foot, go figure…gonna see the doc on Friday, fingers crossed that it’s nothing serious!
Looks like another great week for you! And how cool that you get RnR free entries through BibRave – I was very psyched to see that they have taken over the program.
And you know I was very happy about the outcome of the Super Bowl 😉
Thanks, Michelle! It’s been really exciting working with this new training plan. Hopefully we will get to cross paths at another RNR race this year! I’ll probably do the Philly 5K again…
And boo! LOL. They made an incredible comeback!
I need to give the RocknBlog thing a try…though I’m states away (literally) from everything LOL PS, I’ll see you tomorrow for Tunes Tuesday 😉
So happy you joined us for Tunes Tuesday!! And yes, you should definitely apply!! I only made it to Philly and DC last year, but it was still fun.
How fun to have a yoga class at work?! Hope your knees and shins enjoyed their rest and are ready to get back to it this week. 🙂
Great job listening to your body. Staying injury free is always the best goal.
Thanks, Clarinda! My body LOVES to talk to me…it has really made a difference. Fingers crossed that I can stay healthy!
Bummed to hear that you decided to not reapply for RnR this year, but I guess you’ll still get to run many of the RnR races anyway as a BibRave ambassador.
I know, but I decided to move on so that another person could really take advantage of all the races. Plus, as a BibRave Pro, we’re very limited in how many additional ambassadorships we can keep each year. I’ll definitely see you at RNR DC!
Sounds like a good week! Great job listening to your body! Gotta stay injury free!
Thanks a lot, Sherry! 🙂
Ha I didn’t watch the game but I’m not a Brady fan at all!
I may throw my hat into the rock n blogger bowl. I wonder what will be different since Bibrave is taking it over!
I do like rock n roll series races and hey it just might get me to Vegas! 🙂
I hope you applied…you would be an awesome Rock ‘n Blogger!