Hi there! After the longest blogging break I’ve taken in a while, I’m back. Sort of. I’ll probably be somewhat sporadic this week as I have a bunch of other things going on, along with trying to catch up on life after vacation. Thanks again to Meredith and Laura for guest posting while I was away- if you missed their posts you should definitely check them out!
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I thought I would pop in today and share how my first two weeks of training went. Well, they weren’t at all what I had planned, that’s for sure! Since the last time I posted I got pretty sick, enough to keep me from running for a full week! That hasn’t happened in a long time. I’m somewhat recovered but this upcoming week will be relatively easy as I ease my way back into training.
Week 1 (8/3-8/9)
Monday: 3 miles easy, core/hips
Tuesday: Strength training
Wednesday: 6 miles with 8 x 400s with 200m recovery
Thursday: 3 miles easy, core/hips….This run felt great, but a few hours later was when I started to notice a sore throat.
Friday: 5 miles with 3 at MGP….The sore throat wasn’t too bad but made the run feel harder than it should of. It only got worse as the day went on.
Saturday: Off (sick)
Sunday: Off (sick)
Total: 17 miles
Week 2 (8/10-8/16)
Monday: Off (sick)
Tuesday: Off (sick)
Wednesday: Off (sick)
Thursday: Off (sick)
Friday: 3 miles super easy, core/hips…this was a struggle, but I needed a beach run in 2015!
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: 8 miles
Total: 11 miles
I probably wouldn’t have even run at all on Friday but it was my last chance to run on the beach. It was pretty bad timing to be sick for my entire vacation, but I did at least get to lay out at the beach and pool and went to dinners with my family. Although I’m feeling better, I still have a nasty cough and not much of a voice.
Hopefully I got any sickness out of the way- better to deal with it now than later on in the training cycle!
As I said I may not be blogging much this week, but I hope to catch up on comments and reading other blogs! I hope everyone else had a better week of training than I did:)
Have you ever been sick during marathon/half-marathon training?
Ever been sick on vacation?
What else did I miss while I was away?
OMG I didn’t realize you were sick the whole time. I am so sorry, ugh the timing! At least you didn’t have to work and had a chance to relax. Thanks again for letting me share that post! Hopefully you are totally on the mend now and have a great week of running again.
Yes I am definitely on the mend! And all that time off definitely got me excited to run again, so I guess that’s a plus?
So sorry you were sick for that long! I’m always so nervous about that when training but I suppose right at the beginning is the time to get it over with.
That’s what I figure! I still have 14 weeks and last year I only followed a 14 week plan, so Im sure Ill be fine. (Although I feel like I had a better base last year.)
I’m so sorry to hear that you were sick for most of your vacation! At least you were to enjoy a run along the beach. Thank you again for having me guest post—and welcome back!
Yes I was determined to run along the beach at least once! It was rough but I was glad I got out there.
I hope it wasn’t the flu or anything, that wiped me out for more than a week over Christmas. I’m always scared about getting sick during training.
I don’t think it was the flu, but I did go to urgent care and they said it wasn’t strep throat. So it was probably some kind of virus. Knocked me off my feet for over a week though!
I’ve been on a bit of a hiatus too so I’ve got so much to catch up on now! I’m so sorry you were sick on vacation/first weeks of marathon training – that sucks! I usually get sick after coming back from vacation. Hope you feel better soon!
I guess the bright side is I’m getting better now that I’m back:) Although obviously I didn’t want to be sick for vacation either.
Glad you’re feeling better!! I just got over some kind of nasty chest cold as well, and I totally understand how frustrating it can be during training! But rest is just as important:)
I definitely got a lot of rest last week, that’s for sure!
As much as I hate being sick on vacation / not feeling all the runs (experienced this last week on vacation) I try to remember, it’s better to be sick and have time to enjoy the rest and relaxation, then balancing illness/training/work/life/etc. I hope you are having a better start to your week and feel better soon!
I do think it was nice to be able to relax while I recovered. I probably wouldn’t have called out sick the whole week and it would have been really rough going to work like that!
Dammit, you were sick during your vacation? Lisa, that BLOWS. I’m sorry! You’ll get back in on that marathon training plan with a vengeance and do great, I know it. You didn’t miss much on my end. Pretty much the same as usual! Kids, running, more kids, more running, drinking, kids. Kids. More kids.
Thanks- that’s what I am hoping! Running, drinking, kids…sounds about right!
That is the worst! I hate being sick on vacation, and booooooooo. But I guess at least you had the time to rest…..?
Well, glad to have you back, and I hope you are fully recovered so that you can get back to attacking your training plan.
That is the plan! And yes, plenty of time to rest!
Glad to hear you are doing much better. I got sick the other wk w a sore throat and couldn’t talk. And now I am feeling better but still have this darn cough. Why is it we get sick in the summer when all the fun things are going on?
Sounds like we had the same thing! My throat was so painful, I lost my voice, and now I have a terrible cough. Hopefully this means we will be healthy all winter!
Blog breaks are nice! I fully enjoyed the breaks I had this summer. Although being sick is not so fun. Welcome back!!
The break from blogging was definitely nice…being sick- not so much. But I do feel more refreshed now that I am almost recovered!
I hope you are feeling back to normal soon! I’m sure it stinks having no voice with school starting back up. I don’t tend to get sick often so I’m lucky I haven’t had to deal with it while training for a big race. I have been sick on vacations before and it was not fun. I ended up being sick after dinner both nights on my family vacation this weekend. It definitely put a little wrench in my mood!
I usually get sick 1-2 times a year. Plus allergies usually hit me pretty hard in the spring. I think its been awhile since I’ve been sick during the summer though!
So sorry to hear you’ve been sick, but definitely better to get it out of the way early!
Thanks! That’s what I’ve been telling myself.
I hate that you were sick on vacation but, like Jamie mentioned above, at least you had the time off already and didn’t have to worry about getting anything done, etc. I’m glad you were able to get a beach run in before you left, though; what a beautiful view! Hope you are recovering well!
Thanks! Yes, it was like forced relaxation! I was very happy that I got to run on the beach at least once.
I sure hope you feel better! I haven’t been sick during race training, but now that I have a spring marathon on the calendar, yikes!
Yea, I usually get sick in the winter so this is really strange! Although I am always nervous for late fall marathons because that time of year seems to be when stuff starts going around.
I am so sorry that you were sick! That is awful! I’m glad that you got a break though. I hope you are feeling so much better!
Thanks so much!
Welcome back! I am sorry you were sick on vacation, that really stinks! 🙁 I don’t get sick a lot but when I do, I do NOT run. I mean, a sniffle is one thing, but like actually sick… ugh. I used to run through it but no more. Life is too short to waste a run when you’re sick!
I know! And it was weird because in the beginning I thought this was just a cold and that I would be able to run through it, but when I woke up on Saturday morning I knew running was not an option.
Being sick totally stinks, especially when you’re on vacation. Hopefully the extra rest helped you and you’ll feel better soon!
Thanks- I definitely seem to be on the mend!
Boo to being sick! And on vacation? Double boo! Glad to hear you are feeling better. I’ve gotten sick during spring training, it’s annoying only because it feels like you lose a week. Lucky for you it was during your first weeks.
That’s what I keep telling myself. Now the goal is to stay healthy for the next 14 weeks!
What a bummer you were sick the whole vacay! But I guess you got a chance to rest up so there’s a silver lining. I’ve had one of those upper respiratory things that won’t quit twice during training cycles. They really take a toll for a long time. Hope you’re feeling better!
That’s the part I’m most worried about- I know missing a few runs wont be a big deal but I have no idea how long this terrible cough will stick around for!
Oh no! I’m sorry you were sick on your vacation! For some reason, I ended up getting sick on holidays and vacations a lot when I was younger. Never much fun! And you’re right, better now than later on in training. You still have plenty of time 🙂
Thanks! Being sick on holidays and vacations is the worst:(
Uggh, so sorry you were sick. Hopefully you got it out of your system for the rest of the training season! I got sick the first 6 weeks of Paris Marathon training. I didn’t do anything for 6 weeks. It was tough to come back from that!! Welcome back!
6 weeks is so long to be sick! I felt like I would never start to get better, and I was only sick for 10 days!
So sorry that you were sick on vacation. Glad you are easing back in, you don’t want to relapse. When you do feel 100%, your fitness will come back quickly.
Thanks- that’s what I am hoping!
I’m so sorry you were sick on vacation! Definitely take it easy and get lots of rest. 14 weeks is plenty of time to train. Sending you lots of healing vibes!
Thank you! I think you are right. Hopefully I am completely back to normal soon!
Sorry to hear you got sick. Losing your voice is no fun and any type of soar throat makes the runs feel so much harder and painful. You are such a dedicated runner, I don’t think your training will suffer that much. Luckily, it happened in the beginning of training. Taking care of your health is priority #1 and then everything else 🙂
Thanks! I think I will have enough time to train, I just wish I could get better a bit faster:) I am definitely trying to rest up as much as possible.