Week Seven Recap

Week seven: February 15-21, 2015

Total distance run: 41 kilometers 

This was a big week running-wise, but before I get into the nitty-gritty, a little music for your listening pleasure. The Franklin Electric opened for Ben Howard at Massey Hall last month, and man, are they fantastic. Pour yourself a cup of tea, snuggle under the covers and give 'em a listen:

 

The Franklin Electric - This is How I Let You Down (Full Album)

Now that I've set the mood, onto the running. Here's how my week looked:

Sunday: 4 kms

Monday: Rest

Tuesday: 4 kms

Wednesday: 8 kms

Thursday: 8 kms

Friday: 1-hour yoga + 6 km run

Saturday: 11 kms

As I mentioned earlier, I was off to a rough start on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, so I didn't have high hopes for the week. Thankfully, I found my grove again come Wednesday and was able to make up the missed kms to end the week proud, at 41 kms total. What was the source of my Monday-Tuesday running woes? I think it was a combination of a lack of sleep, and messing with my running routine. Both days I tried to run in the late-afternoon, and I find my body doesn't naturally love that time of day for running. The rest of the week I set my alarm for 5:15 am and got my run in before work, which was awesome. Look at me becoming a morning person!

Another big achievement for me? Gearing up and clocking (a very slow) 11 km on Saturday morning in the middle of a snowstorm. Yep, you heard that right, I ran while 15-20 centimeters of snow fell making the going slow (hello leg workout!) and WET. I came back wishing I'd worn goggles because of the inevitable snow-in-eyes-freezing-to-ice-inducing-blindness phenomena, which I can't say I've experienced before. But despite all the extra work it was to get my body moving I have to admit I felt particularity hardcore taking on the streets on these less than favourable conditions. 

February 21 snowstorm run. Yes my socks got very wet.

During the month of February, I've now run a total of 117 kilometres (including 8 km from today). I want to be ambitious, and see if I can reach the 50 km mark this week, but we'll see. I'm conscious of the need to listen to my body and not push myself too hard and end up injured with Spring (aka ideal running weather) just around the corner.