Monday, May 13, 2013

TrainingTruths: A Recovery Week

The downhill that followed the run up into Eden Park during the Flying Pig Half Marathon left my legs feeling a little like mush. Add the rising temperatures and my running last week wasn't pretty. Since I know from past experience that there is a period of adjustment between cold and warm weather, I'm trying not to sweat (haha) the ugliness of my runs.

Tuesday I ran after school with my running partner. We were both nursing tired legs so we did a quick 5K. It was tough and the warmth made it feel even harder. I did try out my new Mizuno running shorts  and along with my Wave Inspires, they were the most comfortable part of the run.


I waited until Friday to do my second run because I was still feeling tired. I came home after my last class and did a lunch run with hubs. It was basically a 4.2 mile repeat of Tuesday's run: tired legs and warm temps. We earned a good sweat on this one and I was reminded how much I love cucumber facial wipes.


I went to a SurfSet class on Saturday morning and experienced my first total body urban surfing lesson. It was the toughest non-running workout I've done in a long time. Recap coming soon!

Photo credit: TI Fitness Instagram

Sunday morning when I woke up, I was reminded right away that I had done a total body workout the day before! Even though I was hurting, I went for a six mile run with the hubs and it was the best run of the week. I'm definitely a cooler weather, morning runner!



When was the last time you were sore from a workout? What kind of runner are you?



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14 comments:

  1. That surfing class looks too cool! I hope those are going to spread around the country. And I need some facial wipes like those.


    I'm definitely a morning runner, but there's some strange part of me that doesn't mind training in heat (good thing, living in the humidity capital of the world!).

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  2. Hi there! Karen from http://cinderellasrunningshoes.blogspot.com. I really like your blog!

    I had a tough running week myself. I live in NJ and the warmer temps are a difficult adjustment for me as well. I took an entire week of from running and all things workout related two weeks ago, needless to say my first week back I took it easy.

    I am definitely a morning runner! As a fellow teacher, it's sometimes hard to get up so early to squeeze in a run before school. I'm looking forward to getting into my summer training routine in June :)

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  3. Hobbling over here from Saturday! Hello glutes and hips!

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  4. i'm a runner who hasn't run in 6+ months.... sadly. i still need to wait though. i love feeling sore from workouts/runs!

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  5. Urban surfing looks freakin' awesome! So cool! My leg workout last week left me sore for 4 days!

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  6. Definitely felt sore 2 weeks ago when I started training with my new distance coach. The learned curve is steep, but I can tell I am already getting stronger!

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  7. It was pretty cool! Day 2 soreness is here ;)

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  8. The surfing workout looks so awesome! I hope it comes to Boston soon!

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  9. That Urban Surf class sounds like something I want to hear more about!


    I am definitely a cooler temp, early morning runner too!

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  10. I've been doing more weights lately and that has DEF been making me sore. I am a afternoon warmer weather runner!

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  11. Great workout week Amy! That surf class looks so fun! I'm definitely a cooler weather morning runner! ;-)

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  12. I've found that I am a faster runner in the afternoon, but all my long runs happen early in the morning. Definitely a cooler weather runner. I don't do well in the heat, especially since most of my runs are in the cold weather climate of San Francisco.

    Surf class looks fun!

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  13. Sounds like you had an amazing weekend!! That total body workout sounds really tough!

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