Well, it was another interesting week of training for the Boston marathon in Minnesota. Even though its March, the weather wasn’t very cooperative- lots of icy mornings. Here are the gory details!
Monday: 5:30 am run with my friend Sarah (i.e….back in the office, so have to start early again.), 7.3 miles, 9:08 min/mile average. Temps above zero, trails relatively clear.
20 min upper body (two 10 min Tunde classes) + 10 min core (with Matty) on Peloton after work.
Tuesday: Monday’s temperatures actually got up into the 40’s, which meant a lot of the snow had melted, but then it got below freezing overnight, when meant there was a lot of refreeze. I had some speed intervals on my schedule, so I found the completely clear part of Bde Maka Ska and repeated that section- quite a few times, to get to 9.3 miles.
My workout was 30 min warm-up, 2x(3 min on, 90 sec recovery), 4x(2 min on, 90 sec recovery), 6x(1 min on, 90 sec recovery), 15 min easy cool down. I recently asked my coach to switch from one really long workout per week + frequent workouts in the long run, to instead have 2 workouts during the week and mostly easy long runs. So this week the Tuesday workout was shorter speed intervals and the Thursday workout was longer tempo work.
After work, I did 30 min glutes & legs with Selena, 10 min core with Robin, and 10 min arms & light weights with Tunde for 50 minutes of strength.
Wednesday: I started a solo run at 5 am, and the first few miles were okay, but then it started to sleet/snow on me, and the trails soon had a thin layer of snow over patches of black ice.
You probably can’t tell from the picture, but it was treacherous.
Those are exactly the conditions I had the day I broke my tibia/fibula- a thin layer of snow over unknown ice. I freaked out, slowed the pace way down, cut my mileage short, and safely made my way home, but I was so nervous….7 miles, 9:40 pace, vowed not to run outside until the trails were totally safe and clear.
After work, I did 10 min upper body with Callie + 10 min core with Emma on the Peloton app.
Thursday: Wednesday’s run scared me, so I decided to wait to run until daylight to see if the trails were safe. By the afternoon, the snow had melted and the trails were clear. Since I ran in the late afternoon, Dustin joined me!
30 minutes easy with Ruth, stop home to get Dustin, then 45 minute progression, 10 minute cool-down, 10.3 miles total at an 8:20 min/mile pace. The progression felt totally doable; I’m sure having Dustin pace me helped.
I followed the run with 10 min of core + 10 min of arms & light weights + 10 min of barre.
Friday: Technically Friday was my rest day from running, but I wanted to catch up with my friend Vicki so I met her for 5 easy miles, 9:30 min/mile. Running is such a great way to stay connected, isn’t it?
Squeezed in 10 min of core and 10 min of arms & light weights with Tunde after the run.
Dressed like a total blueberry.
Saturday: Well, a fun ice/snow storm hit Minneapolis Friday night. I walked outside in the morning to see how bad it was, and it was SO SO icy- sheer ice. No thanks! That meant a long run on the treadmill.
16 miles, 9:15 min/mile. It seriously wasn’t that bad! I watched the new show about Elizabeth Holmes (of Theranos infamy.) I took two breaks for nuun/fuel. It was a lot better than breaking a leg on the ice!
I did get quite sweaty…hence the beach towel, ha! Good heat training, in case Boston is another hot one like it was when I ran it in 2017?
Saturday was also Matilda’s 13th birthday! That’s 91 in dog years. She’s the sweetest pup in the world.
Sunday: A lot of snow on top of all that ice…treadmill time. I don’t think marathon training would be possible for me in Minneapolis without a treadmill. 6 miles, nice & easy, 9:40 min/mile, totally zoned out and watched some good shows.
Summary: 61 miles of running, daily core, mix of strength on Peloton
And that’s a wrap on life and training for the Boston Marathon!
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I’m so sorry that your weather was even worse than ours! Glad you stayed upright on the ice. 16 miles on the treadmill — you are a beast!
I am so LOL at the “blueberry” photo!
Great job getting it done this week!
Thank you Judy! Yes, it was a “blue” Friday!
The 16 on the treadmill really weren’t that bad!
I would be scared to run on those conditions as well. Way to pull out a high mileage week with all those weather challenges. We had a weirdly warm few days here. I am not ready to give up the nice spring temps yet
Training for a spring marathon in Minnesota comes with challenges!
I am just so over this ice! We melted most of it here, but this weekend we were up in Wisco and they had a surprising amount of ice. We’re supposed to get snow tomorrow too…I sure hope this is it!
I just spent time reading some of your Singapore posts! It’s so interesting to me. I’ve never been to Asia. Was it hard to go by yourself? Especially for 6 weeks. My son’s roommate is from Singapore–I’m sure he had culture shock coming here, especially after having his ‘helper’, right?
Happy Birthday to sweet Matilda!
You and me both! No more ice… Thanks for reading my old posts! I enjoyed my time in Singapore- it was a great experience and I do think traveling alone really gave me a lot of confidence and self-awareness…and it was educational. I spent twice in long in Mumbai, India for work and that was another valuable life experience that I am grateful I had the opportunity to do. I don’t know know that I would have gone to India if not for work, but I had a lot of time to explore on the weekends. Thanks for the birthday… Read more »
Wow, you really crushed it this week- all those hard runs outside and then a 16 miler on the treadmill! It’s true, Boston could be warm- you never know. And you got a lot of strength in there as well! Nice job.
Thanks Jenny! Boston most definitely could be warm…it could be most anything, weather-wise!
That sidewalk does look treacherous. Glad you made it home safely and opted for the tread after that. I don’t think I’ll watch the Elizabeth Holmes show because I listened to the podcast — it was so interesting and infuriating.
Happy Birthday to Matilda!
I’m sure the podcast was a lot of the same, though the show is a bit more “dramatized” since its not a documentary, but actors playing the parts. The woman playing Elizabeth really seems SO much like her, it’s amazing.
YOU are the treadmill queen 😉 It’s great that you have a great relationship with your ‘mill, because I’m definitely lacking in that area. Probably 95% of our snow is gone, so now we’re just waiting for all the muck in the grass to dry out. I doubt we’ve seen the last of the snow, though…I remember prom dress shopping on April 2nd, with our youngest (in 2018) and we drove through heavy snowfall to get to the dress shop.
Haha, well, I think I have to have a good relationship with it if training for a spring marathon in Minnesota. I use it as time to watch shows I normally wouldn’t! And yes, there is always a chance for an April snowstorm in the Midwest.
How scary to encounter road/trail conditions exactly like when you broke your leg. I can certainly understand being extra cautious and yay for having a treadmill in your basement as a safer option. I did quite a few long runs on the treadmill while training for the 2010 Boston Marathon. It was very snowy for us that year.
Boston training in many parts of the country is a challenge! When I ran it in 2017, it was a crazy hot year, and of course, I had been training in the Minnesota winter and was not acclimated at all! It was tough.
Oh wow Boston is sneaking up fast. I’m sorry conditions were so uncooperative this week. I don’t blame you one bit for being super careful in those conditions. Happy Birthday to Matilda! My daughter would call that a “bluefit”. Haha!
Bluefit! I love it. Thanks Marcia!
I give you so much credit for doing 16 miles on the treadmill. The black ice is just the worse! I hope the weather cooperates more this week.
Me too!!! No more ice, please!
Happy Birthday to Matilda! I did not realize she is 13 already! Wow how time flies. I do remember when you had your accident on the ice, glad you decided to play ot safe when you needed to!
Thank you! Matilda says thanks too 🙂
It’s so close!
PTSD is real. I was doing step ups on my stairs today, and was nauseous just thinking about falling. Needless to say, I can only imaging how that ice made you feel.
You totally know how I felt! I just keep picturing my slip in my head when its icy like that…
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That path looks deceptively safe!!! So glad you decided to cut your run short! And happiest of birthdays to Matilda!
Deceptively, but let me tell you, it was so so slick!
You are braver than I am about going out on the ice. Granted you have to deal with it more than I have in Ohio, but still, I think I would be on the treadmill a lot! I’ve got a running date with my friend next week and I’m really looking forward to catching up with her. She is also running Boston so I will be living vicariously through both of you!
Have a great run with your friend!
Running is such a good way to stay connected. Miles with friends always seem to fly.
Glad you have s safe option — and indoors is much quicker, layers wise.
Totally! The best way to catch up with a friend!