Monday, 4/16 - 3 mile run, legs/abs
Tuesday, 4/17 - 4 mile run (2 @ tempo pace)
Wednesday, 4/18 - Chest/tris/abs
Thursday, 4/19 - Rest day
Friday, 4/20 - 2 mile run
Saturday, 4/21 - Wenatchee 1/2 Marathon (2:13:42)
Sunday, 4/22 - 4.5 mile hike (Wallace Falls)
Well, obviously the big news of the week was the Wenatchee half. I didn't meet my goal time of 2:05, nor did I meet my secondary goal of running a PR (sub 2:12:58). I started off strong and on pace, but it was in the 60s already by the time the race started, and on a course with no shade - it was definitely getting to me. I think I had run in 50+ weather maybe 2 times this winter, and almost all my runs were in 40s - not the 70 it was by the time I finished this half. The course was also a lot hillier than I remembered - short hills, but definitely noticeable. I am a little disappointed to not get a PR after all that training, but I am at least taking comfort in the fact that even as my legs and my breathing got harder and harder, I never stopped pushing myself.
It was also so nice to have a sunny, warm weekend east of the mountains - I think it got up to 80 both days and it felt like summer. We spent almost all of Saturday laying out on a picnic blanket in the park by the river, and stopped a few times on the drive home on Sunday to walk, have lunch, and even go for a hike.
I am starting my new job this week (sudden change, I know, but it will definitely be better in the long run), so I am hoping to just sort of establish a new routine and at least get some exercise in. My next goals are to lose this last 10 lb that I want to get rid of, start bumping up my lifting, and gear up for triathlon season and climbing/backpacking this summer!
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