Another big week of running complete for my “highest-mileage-month” challenge!
Though there was a lot of running, I did not run anywhere near the 80 miles I hit last week; that was just a one time thing for me. But it was still a full week.
Here’s how things went in training for the Fargo Marathon (in just 5 weeks!)
Monday: 4 miles with Ruth before work, 8:50 min/mile, Discover Strength 1:1 virtual strength training after work, followed by another 4 miles solo, 9:20 min/mile. 8 miles on the day.
Splitting up runs leads to a lot of laundry, but I don’t really mind it otherwise- it feels manageable to squeeze in short ones here and there.
Tuesday: 10.2 miles before work, 9:15 min/mile average. Nothing too remarkable about this run.
Wednesday: 8 miles with a few running friends and then 2 with Ruth the vizsla pup before work, 10 miles total on the day. 1:1 virtual strength training session after work.
A benefit of working from home? All the beverages post-run: water, Nuun, coffee, a KOR shot, and a Daily Harvest smoothie!
Thursday: Another 10 miler before work. I was on a roll with the morning 10 milers, I guess.
I was technically supposed to split this one up into two runs, but we hit the road to the cabin after work, so I couldn’t split it up.
Yes, we got to go to the cabin- woohoo! Summer isn’t totally cancelled.
The cabin has much better wifi now too, so we could just work from there; working from home can be working from the cabin, right?
Friday: 4 cabin miles with Ruth before working at the cabin.
She runs much faster with Dustin (7-7:30 min/miles!) so she must have forgotten she was with the slow lady, and was pulling me along to go faster; I think we had a few 8:15’s in there. We just beat the rain too!
I did a virtual strength training session with Discover Strength over lunch while at the cabin; lots of body weight work, no equipment, but a decent workout! Unfortunately the internet wasn’t strong enough for the Google Meets so we were having some trouble staying connected. I think having both Dustin and my work computer connected plus my personal laptop was too much, because otherwise we were able to work just fine.
After working, I went out for another 3 cabin miles. Buggy and muggy! I saw 7 deer in just 3 miles. It was that time of day when they all came out (dusk.) 7 miles on the day.
Saturday: It was my own fault for sleeping in but I didn’t make it out to run until after 9 am; it wasn’t too bad at first, but as the sun got hotter and higher, I really started to melt and slow down, even walking some of the hills. I only made it 12 miles before calling it a day. Good enough! Cabin miles count double, right?
Apparently I had slowed down enough that Dustin came out in the car looking for me to make sure I was okay! He did bring me some ice cold water too, which was amazing.
Sunday: I guess after being worried about me getting eaten by a bear or kidnapped the day before, Dustin decided to run with me this time at the cabin, which of course meant a faster pace for me. 6.2 miles at an 8:45 min/mile average, which is tough on the hilly country roads! I picked up Ruth and went out for 2 more to get to 8.2 total on the day.
Then some time on the water enjoying the sun…
Summary: 66 miles of running, 3 virtual strength training sessions. Some canoeing and some stand up paddle boarding too!
We have a trip planned to the Boundary Waters (in northern Minnesota) in August, so we wanted to practice canoeing with both pups. They did great, but it will probably be a little challenging with all our packs in there too, but I’m looking forward to the adventure!
The big news in the running community this week was that Garmin was/is down!
I found the workaround for Strava, but my coach uses VDOT02 and I couldn’t figure out to load runs there; guess I just have to enter manually for now! For the athletes I coach, I use Final Surge, and they entered theirs manually as well. Hopefully Garmin gets things sorted out soon!
I’m sure some people wonder why I run so much, but I think this quote is very applicable to me; running makes my life so much more full. It adds life to my days! Don’t you agree?
And that’s a wrap! I’m linking up with Running on the Fly and Confessions of a Mother Runner . Check it out below:
Love all the photos of you guys with the “pups”! I think almost all my runs lately slow down as the sun starts to climb — I seriously live for cloudy days.
Going to a cabin sounds AMAZING!
The sun really makes a difference! I love the cloudy days for runs, that’s for sure 🙂
Exactly! Running makes life just that much better. I’d like to shoot for an all time high mileage month some time this fall when it’s cooler. I love “buggy and muggy” that’s the perfect description for summer weather.
October would be a great month for an all-time-highest mileage month!
That’s great that you all were able to get away for a few days. Love all the doggie photos. Great week of runs and workouts. Glad you are feeling good!
Thanks Deborah!
Looks like another super fun weekend! I love all the photos of the dogs – looks like they had a great time too.
I haven’t been following it too closely but the whole Garmin situation is nuts! I can’t believe that they have been offline for so many days now. I hope they are able to get their systems back up and running soon.
It was nuts! Glad it seems like they’ve sorted it out now.
I’m still impressed with “just” a 66-mile week LOL I”ll live vicariously through you because those kind of miles will never happen for me. But, I’m alright with that 😉 Looks like a great time at the cabin with the girls (and the hubby)!
It was nice to get away for a bit!
Puppy butts!
I totally love that quote. It’s very true.
So sweet that he came out looking for you, and I’m glad you were able to get to the cabin. Boundary Water! Pretty sure that’s in a Nevada Barr book. Do you read her?
I haven’t read Nevada Barr! I will look into her!
Oh my gosh, that picture of your dog (which is it?) zenning out on the boat is perfection!! I’m impressed on all the runs you fit in — LOL at the extra laundry. Your weekend getaway looks so fun.
That pictures is Matilda, the senior vizsla! She LOVES being on the water!
I love all the dog pictures, that’s really cheered my day!
Glad you enjoyed, Liz!
We had WiFi issues in Door County when everyone was on their devices. We are definitely spoiled by our city WiFi!
There’s a woman who walks her viszla in the woods where I run trails. I see her everytime I’m there. She lets the dog run off leash and I’m amazed that the dog just comes right back to her! Looks like you and the girls are enjoying your time away. You sure have lots of miles under your belt right now!
We are very spoiled by the city WiFi, haha! The cabin WiFi was still way better than it was in the past, so at least we are able to work from there!
Matilda is a vizsla like the one you see- we can let her off leash and she never wants to let us out of her sight. Ruth’s recall is TERRIBLE and she is way less interested in staying close to us!
Looks like the pups enjoyed their cabin time as much as you and Dustin did! I just heard Fargo was cancelled. Such a bummer, but no surprising either I guess.
You are correct…yet another cancellation. I’m surprised, only b/c they were so vocal about being the first domestic marathon post-pandemic, but never really came out with a plan. It’s for the best, now I don’t have to make that choice, as to whether or not I would feel comfortable doing it.
LOL, your coach just couldn’t pick October for your monthly miles challenge, it had to be July. Really great work, and I agree that vacation miles should count double.
My previous highest month was last October! I think I had 294, so just need to break 300! I’m almost there 🙂
Great miles this week! The Garmin outage is so weird. I heard its almost fixed this afternoon but mine still isn’t working. I totally took it for granted before having to go without it for a few days!
Mine took awhile to work again. I definitely took it for granted as well!
Great week! I am so in love with the photos of the dogs in their sweet life jackets on the boats. Living their best life right there. I am so happy you got some time in the cabin! I’m sure that makes summer feel real.
Haha, yes, they were definitely living their best lives! They need the jackets though, neither one is a strong swimmer!
Your cabin life sounds wonderful. If there is one thing I’ve learned from watching HGTV House Hunters International, people can work anywhere! The story of house hunts always start with “I work online, I can work anywhere”. 🙂 I was just informed that I’m getting a laptop at work to replace my desk computer. I hope that doesn’t mean I will need to work from home because I enjoy getting dressed up and getting out of the house these days! I’m probably the only person who enjoys putting on heels and nylons. Tall heels!
So true! I wish I would continue to work from anywhere, I don’t really miss the office much! And I am totally the opposite of you, I HATE heels! Maybe I just never had comfortable ones. I was a big fan of Rothy’s but these days its just slippers or running shoes, haha!
Matilda looks like she is soaking up the fresh lake air in that picture of her on the boat. She looks so content! We’re planning to go to our beach house in two weeks and work from there for a week or so. If things stay the same, we might go back for longer in October.
Have a great week, Jessie!
She loves the lake and all the smells! It’s probably her favorite place.
Have a great time at your beach house!
Looks like a great time at the cabin! But who had more fun, you or the dogs? 🙂
Who would have thought that the outage would affect so many people? I am glad Garmin fixed it and I can see my data on the app.
Haha, great question Zenaida- probably the dogs, especially Matilda! They’ve been recovering for a few days now!