Jodi’s Running Blog

This has been an interesting week. Evan and I returned from our vacation at the start of it, I ran the previous week’s long run on Monday (which was supposed to be a day off, but I wasn’t able to find time to run it on its scheduled date, Sunday, because I was in the car all day on the way back from Alberta). Anyway, so this week’s mileage technically began on Tuesday. I returned to work on Wednesday, was on call again on Thursday, was post-call on Friday – needless to say, I did not reach the total mileage I had initially wanted for the week, but after having just completed this week’s long run this morning, I’m feeling good about a marathon in my future.

That being said, another aspect to this week that was totally different is that every single run took place on a treadmill. I usually enjoy running outside and using my Garmin Forerunner to map my routes, but for some reason (possibly the crappy weather we’ve been experiencing here for the end of May – chilly, rainy, and dark) I have not wanted to stray far from home. After running 10 miles on a treadmill today, though, I think I’ll be more than willing to bundle up and head outside for the next long run!

Anyway, here’s how this week went:

• Monday – Last Week’s Long Run (9.0 miles – counts towards the previous week’s mileage)
• Tuesday – 0:30:04, 3.50 miles (8:35/mile pace). Splits: 9:01, 8:45, 8:18, 4:01.
• Wednesday – 0:24:40, 3.1 miles (7:57/mile pace). I had intended to run 5 miles on this run, but felt nearly syncopal just two miles into it – the room started spinning and I felt as if I was about to faint. I struggled through a 5k and then stumbled next door to my friend Beth’s house, who fed me sugar in the form of a brownie and milk. I felt a little better after this. I was able to work in 4×30 second fartlek sprints before stopping though (my goal had been 8). Splits: unavailable.
• Thursday – 0:45:02, 5.15 miles (8:45/mile pace). This was an easy run – no hard breathing, no pain – just an enjoyable run. Splits: 8:58, 8:58, 8:49, 8:39, 8:23.
• Friday – Off. Again, the best of intentions, right? I was post-call on this day, and as we started rounds early Friday morning the room began spinning again and I felt as if I would faint while talking with my medicine team. I had to sit down, and our student brought me water. I ate some grapes, which helped. I’m not sure what was wrong with me during these few days, but I wasn’t feeling great. I had wanted to do 30 minutes on the elliptical trainer prior to my post-call nap, but I didn’t make it.
• Saturday – Off. I hated taking two days off in a row, but it just didn’t happen.
• Sunday – Long Run Day! – 1:27:14, 10.0 miles (8:42/mile pace). I decided to start at a 9 minute pace and go from there – not to push myself too much, but to focus on making it through the entire 10 miles. Around mile 8 my left knee began to ache pretty badly and my left hamstring then joined it in bothering me, but I made it, stretched, and all feels better now. Splits: 9:09, 9:05, 8:58, 8:57, 8:48, 8:42, 8:36, 8:33, 8:26, 8:00. I’m so glad to have made it through this run – perhaps I’m out of this week’s rut.

Total Mileage: 21.75 miles

Here is what is in store for this week (#7 of 24 total):

Hopefully I’ll do a better job of sticking to my schedule this week. In any case, it still feels great to run. So I wish you all a wonderfully fit week!