Will Run for Food

I’ve been gone for 9 days.  One of the most needed vacations.  My body knew that the vacation was coming and while I was sick for about 2 weeks beforehand, it allowed me to completely just collapse once I finally was done with work.  So yes, vacation was about fun and family and good restaurants (go to Durango and Boulder, CO for great eats!!) but it was also about rest and healing.  I was able to get the sleep I needed.  The fresh air I needed.  I ran, snow-shoed, and skied.  I worked on my abs and swam.  I also sat in the hot tub and sauna.  I did all the healthy stuff that makes one feel all warm and gooey and rejeuvenated.  And I counterbalanced it by eating Rocky Mountain Chocolates (trust me, try the Divinity and chocolate-covered caramel) and drinking ample amounts of red wine to warm me up from the inside.  And while I’m not fully better, I’m getting there! I don’t look like Rudolph anymore, and I’m able to sit in the car without getting sick.

Now I need to get back on track.  I’ve been exercising; that isn’t the issue.  I need to get back into the day to day grind of waking up early, going to the gym or pool, working, perhaps running, dinner, going to sleep, and doing it over again.  Of course, I’ll have time with friends and family, happy hours, dinner, and races thrown in.  And I’m (luckily) going away this coming weekend.  But I feel like after being away for so long, this is all going to be a shock to the system!

To keep it normal, here is my training schedule for the week:

Monday 2/13: Rest

Tuesday 2/14: 3 mile Easy Jog + Strength Train + Yoga

Wednesday 2/15: Swim 1500y Total (200y Warm Up, Drills: 6x50 w/:20 rest, Main Set: 8x100 w/:15 rest, Sprints: 4x25 w/:20 rest, 100 Cooldown) + 30 min Recovery Bike Ride + Strength Train + Core Work

Thursday 2/16: Run 4.5 miles tempo (1st and last miles easy pace, middle at max effort) + Strengthtrain

Friday 2/17: Swim 1400y Total (100y Warm Up, Drills: 6x50 w/:20 rest, Main Set: 4x200 w/:30 rest, Kicks: 3x50 w/:20 rest, Cooldown 50) + Stretch 10 min

Saturday 2/18: Skiing + 5 mile pace run + 10 min core work

Sunday 2/19: Skiing + 9 mile negative split + 10 min core work + Yoga