Publix Savannah Women’s Half Marathon Training–Week 9

Before we get into the training recap for last week, I have to pause and share the #likeagirl campaign in case you haven’t seen it or heard of it yet.

Last night, my company Procter & Gamble, aired an Always ad which portrays young girls doing all the wonderful things that girls can and should do such as running, fight and throwing. The difference is that when asked, the young girls portrayed their strongest selves whereas their older female and male counterparts portrayed the old stereotype. If you haven’t watched it, check out the clip for yourself.

The ad has taken social media by storm with companies and women sharing what they proudly do #likeagirl.

If you share you’re #likeagirl on Instagram, let me know so I can check it out! I shared mine earlier this morning upon watching the ad on YouTube!

Even Deena Kastor and USATF joined the commentary on Instagram and Twitter! Here’s a great recap from Runner’s World!

Last week’s training made me feel almost as strong as all these social media posts! It didn’t start out on the strongest note but by the end of the week my legs were sore from strong runs and my glutes and abs were feeling the strength workouts!

Monday: I’m in love with the 60 minute restorative yoga class Kerrie and I are attending each Monday night. There is a different focus each week but every class leaves me feeling emotionally and physically lighter, more relaxed and ready to conquer the week! Last week’s class included lots of cooling inversions such as legs up the wall and supported wheel.

Tuesday: I had to be at work super early and ended up staying past 8pm which meant that this ended up being an unintended rest day.

Wednesday: I have a new favorite running workout known as PICK-UPS! This workout consisted of  10 minute warm-up run, 5 x 1:00 hard with 1:00 recovery jog between each, 10 minutes at easy pace followed by the 5 x 1:00 intervals repeated again. The cold weather made me push through this 50 minute workout faster than normal, clocking an average pace of 8:58!

Thursday: I did a strength workout #1 during lunch which included lots of body weight plyometric work THEN I did a 60 minute spin class with Kerrie after work. My legs were dead by the end of the day but it felt great to enjoy two sweaty workouts.

Friday: Mary and I met early Friday morning so we could get the long run done before work. I knew I wanted to focus on fun runs with friends in London so this 7 mile workout was the perfect thing to squeeze in before flying to London. I started with 3 mile tempo at a 9 minute pace then did 4 miles slower miles with Mary, keeping around a 9:45 pace. Even though my legs were tired from spin and strength workout the previous day, it was great to push through the “lead leg” feeling and a mentally strong run!

Saturday: My girlfriend Casey just started running again after an 8 year break. I was SO thrilled to go on a 5k run with her through Notting Hill and Holland Park as part of her half marathon training. She’s running the Richmond Half Marathon in March so we included quite a few hills on Saturday’s run to help her prepare.

Sunday: My last run of the week was definitely the most fun as I had the opportunity to run the London Winter 10k with these lovely ladies! We PR’d in fun instead of pace and merely focused on keeping a steady, constant pace during the 10 kilometers.

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