Publix Savannah Women’s Half Marathon Training–Week 7

This week’s training recap is coming to you from the comfort of my bed. Unfortunately a few weeks of travel, too much fun, training and lots of sick colleagues have resulted in a cold. I’m on day 2 of the cold, aka the day when all I want to do is stab my sinuses.

So, while I sip hot herbal tea I’ll leave you with last week’s training. It was my strongest week to date and included lots of running versus the usual skiing.

Monday: Another week of glorious Monday night yoga. This 60 minute class flies by and before I know it we’re ending class in my favorite pose,  shavasana. Am I the only one who feels the need to buy this tank? Seriously though, each week this class has a different focus and last week’s hip opener focus was a very welcome treat for my body.

Tuesday:  I listened to a new Podcast, Stuff You Should Know, while enjoying an easy 40 minute run. The workout ended in 5 sets of strides and some lovely foam rolling. This was the perfect way to kick off the week’s runs as I felt strong and the easy run actually felt easy. I know that sounds weird but sometimes I find that I push myself too much during the “easy” runs so by the time the speed work or long run comes my body is tired.

Wednesday: Bo and I went to spin together after work and were surprised by the substitute teachers intensity. This 65 minute spin class left my legs shaking and me barely able to talk during most songs. The climbs were constant and the guys in the class thought it’d be fun to see how much they could push it, which of course led to me joining in the fun. I hit 172 RPM during the spring and the Rammstein music, while not my taste, definitely helped me zone out. If you’ve never heard of Rammstein just envision German death metal, oh and that song from 1997 Du Hast.

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Thursday: As much as I love running, not every run can be wonderful. Sometimes it’s a case of tired legs which feel more like lead weights than appendages. But this run was a mix of lead legs and a mind that just never got into the run. My mantra was to just run and finish the miles – nothing more, nothing less. Even though I enjoyed half the run with Mary I still finished the run feeling blah. I finished the 8 miles but never felt great and certainly didn’t hit the requested final 3 miles at a pace of 8:55-9:10. Instead the overall pace was closer to 9:50.

Friday: My legs and body were calling for a rest day so I listened and slept in as late as possible, snoozing my alarm more times than I’m willing to admit.

Saturday: It was hard to stay inside doing the prescribed strength workout when Bo wanted a running buddy. Therefore, per normal, I caved and pushed the strength aside in favor of a 5 mile run through Strasbourg. Sorry coach, sorry muscles – I wouldn’t have it any other way! We are both so enjoying the fact that he is back in running shape after his ACL injury left him unable to run since last April. We didn’t have a Garmin on us but based on the length of our run we kept around a 9:15 pace!

Sunday: At the hotel’s recommendation and a convenient running route card, we enjoyed a 5k run through the Petite France area of Strasbourg, winding us through covered bridges, canals, quiet streets, and old buildings. It was a perfect way to say goodbye to the city and enjoy a few Belle moments as I ran through the storybook town. Don’t worry, I didn’t burst out into song though I was tempted to multiple times. I mean come on, don’t you see the resemblance?  (Feel free to reference this Buzzfeed article for verification that it is set in the Alsace region!)

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YOUR TURN: Okay, now that everyone knows Belle is my favorite Disney character, it’s time to tell me who YOUR favorite Disney character is and WHY?

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18 Comments

  1. Smitha @ RunningwithSDMom February 17, 2015 / 8:51 pm

    I am going with Jasmine. She didn’t want to marry Prince Ali unless she loved him. All this meeting on the first day and knowing you are in love? PUHLEEZE! Kind of why I love Belle too but you picked that one so i couldn’t. 🙂

    • ashleyd February 18, 2015 / 2:44 pm

      Love it! It’s been WAY too long since I watched Aladdin so I barely remember it.

  2. Lisa @ RunWiki February 17, 2015 / 9:24 pm

    Belle is a good one. She loved Beast for what she saw on the inside, and you can only do that with a deep understanding and love of self. My favorite character is Hero from Big Hero 6 or Anna from Frozen. I like both of these characters because they focus more on the deep love and loyalty between siblings instead of a romantic type of love.

    • ashleyd February 18, 2015 / 2:45 pm

      I’ve never seen Big Hero 6!! I love Anna and agree that it’s great that they are STRONG characters.

  3. Kristine February 17, 2015 / 9:28 pm

    Nice week! And um, I definitely bought the Spiritual Gangster Sweatshirt with that exact phrase on it. So true. SO TRUE. Also Belle has always been my favorite too because no one else was ever a brunette!

    • ashleyd February 18, 2015 / 2:45 pm

      Oooh the sweatshirt version may be even better! Wish I could do ALL THE SHOPPING right now. Soon enough 🙂

  4. Kristin Miller February 18, 2015 / 2:22 pm

    I love Sleeping Beauty, and Mulan is a CLOSE second! Sleeping Beauty is the most beautiful singer (It was the one I watched over and over and over as a kid), but Mulan kicks butt! 😉

    • ashleyd February 18, 2015 / 2:48 pm

      Wow, I just realized that I’ve never seen Mulan. Oops.

  5. kristi@runkwrun.blogspot.com February 18, 2015 / 3:45 pm

    My favorite is Mulan, because her character and what she did wasn’t based on the sole purpose of finding a man (now her family was) or falling in love. She was all about family and making them happy and doing something for her father that she knew was wrong, but definitely needed (since the sons were taking the place of the older fathers who couldn’t fight anymore).

  6. Courtney! February 18, 2015 / 7:22 pm

    Mickey is my favorite, but Belle is definitely my favorite Princess. As a nerdy kid, I was definitely the town weirdo who was banking on marrying a prince someday, lol.

    And I love that Buzzfeed article. Neuschwanstein Castle was absolutely amazing. And I definitely have Angor Wat and Taj Mahal on my bucket list!

    • ashleyd February 19, 2015 / 8:02 am

      Haha yes it was an amazing castle! I definitely want to see the Taj Mahal one day…sigh. Hah, hopefully you found your prince in real life Courtney 🙂

  7. Abby @ BackAtSquareZero February 19, 2015 / 1:59 am

    Wow, gorgeous city, and I am an Ariel girl, but have no idea why.
    However, if I ever did a Disney Princess race I’d have to go with a blonde Princess maybe Cinderella or Rapunzel.

    • ashleyd February 19, 2015 / 7:57 am

      That’s so true Abby – you would have to go with a blonde princess like Cinderella. I could go as Belle but I wouldn’t LOVE a yellow running outfit.

  8. Kim February 19, 2015 / 1:49 pm

    Haha I love your run as Belle! I would totally be belting out Disney tunes while running! 😉 Hope you feel better soon!

    • ashleyd February 19, 2015 / 1:55 pm

      Thanks! I think my body needed the rest because today I’m feeling 90% better!

  9. Jennifer February 20, 2015 / 2:35 am

    Aurora was my favorite Disney princess! Love the tank.

  10. Cathryn February 21, 2015 / 5:28 am

    So Rammstein.

    I’m a total T Swift-style music girl in general. But Rammstein are AMAZING. I listen pretty rarely but I put them in my race playlist every now and again and they make me SO het-up and angry that I run REALLY hard!! Feuer Frei is just awesome. Not sure if you listened to ‘Amerika’ but you really need to because you will love it.

    Also…totally Belle.

    • ashleyd February 23, 2015 / 8:39 am

      Haha that’s hilarious Cathryn. I can’t STAND the Rammstein music after having 2 classes of this music.

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