Swamp Rabbit Half Training (Week 5 of 12)

Week 5 - even less consistent lol

 

Monday

rest

Tuesday

3 mi group run + 3 mi solo, both easy 

Took little dude and the pup to the Run In NYE group run in the morning. Enjoyed a fun time and thankfully the rain held off. Got out solo for my other 3 miles of 10k Tuesday once we got home. 

Wednesday

5 mi hiking

First Day hike with little dude and pup, went with the intention to do Lower Whitewater Falls but found the trail to be closed, so we switched directions and headed north to the Upper Whitewater Falls - they did not disappoint! Just a beautiful day, amazing views of the falls, and happy times with the kiddo and pupper in the woods. 

Thursday

1.3 mi walk

Drove up to Boone and then walked to the ski shop to buy some more snowy weather gear. 

Friday

Skiing!

Boy was it cold and was actually snowing while we were on the slopes! Didn't stay out for a super long day, but enjoyed the time we spent and D went zipping down the intermediate trails with ease. 

Saturday

10.83 mi @ 8:20/mi

Runs are all over the place this week but decided to the 90 minute 3/1 long run that was actually on the schedule for last weekend and I didn't do it. Plan calls for doing 75% of the run at a long run easy pace (so 8:45-9:15 for me) then doing the final 25% of the run at close to race pace (I decided 7:45 was a good target). Started out with the Unity Park crew in the morning for their "warmup" miles which were in the low to mid-8s for pace. Kept trying to get myself to slow down once they all took off for their workout miles, but I was closer to 8:30/8:45 for the rest of my easy miles. Finally got to the 65-minute mark and cranked it up, and man these miles felt harder than they should have. I got to feeling pretty steady after about 10 minutes, but then the final 7 mins or so felt really tough. Kept them in the 7:30-7:45 range for the most part and think that was pretty alright! We'll call this one done. 

Post-run peppermint mocha 🥰

2 mi @ 7:30/mi Hare of the Dog race

This was Ivy's first race with me last year, and she joined me once again this year in the Hair/Hare of the Dog 2-mile race. It's an out-and-back course on the Swamp Rabbit from Double Stamp Brewery. Last year we did it in about 17 minutes and got 3rd age group, but this year we snagged 1st Age Group with a 15 minute time! I think the difference was she didn't stop to poop mid-race. She started to lag about 0.15 mi from the turnaround but once we got there and reversed direction, she was speeding to the finish!

We had a very similar photo last year too 😄

Sunday

2 mi ruck 20#

Thought about taking 30# with me but opted for just the 20# since for some reason my back/shoulders were hurting? Just a little pup ruck miles to move the legs.