Today was an 8 mile (long, slow) run to finish up week 4 of marathon training. I did 4:1 jog:run intervals while watching Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, on Netflix. I have to admit that’s one of my all-time favorite movies. Don’t judge ;)
Here’s how the week went:
- Monday: Easy/Recovery Run
- Tuesday:
Cross-trainingEasy Run - Wednesday: Speed intervals
- Thursday: Easy Run
- Friday: Hills
- Saturday: Rest
- Sunday: Long, slow Run
If you’ve been paying attention you’ll notice that I’ve slowed down a bit. This hasn’t really been intentional – it’s a result of being up a few pounds this week. Not only have I been feeling sluggish and just overall “bleh,” but my IBS has been horrible this week as well. Isn’t it something how just a few poor choices can really affect your system?!
So as of today there will be no more late night (Cookie Crisp) cereal binges, no more entire bags of microwave popcorn, no more Buffalo Pretzel Shells (man, those things are like crack!), and basically no more munching after 8pm. And I will start tracking everything again. I will share my food logs here, as boring as they may be ;) because I know that I make better choices when I have to be accountable for them.
(m)EAT LESS, RUN MORE! 
I hear you about the eating! This last week, Girl Scout Cookies and fried pub food and beer were my indulgences. I really felt it on Saturday during my long run. Ugh. This week, I’m determined to focus on nutrition, especially since we have a 12-mile long run coming up this weekend! Have a great week of training and I hope your tummy is back to normal!
Oh man, thank goodness I have no Girl Scout cookies in the house. It definitely would have been WAY worse! ;)
What you eat can totally make the difference. Although, if you actually took a rest day that might help.
I did take a rest day! On Saturday I did nothing but walk Lucy. I don’t think I even made 5k steps.