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in Running, Training · June 15, 2015

Weekend Things and Weekly Recap

My weeks always feel thrown off when I run on Sunday. But I was still in Arkansas last Sunday and wanted to take advantage of running on the trails there. To make things even more complicated, I ran a 5k yesterday, which meant another week of Sunday running. So my rest day was on Saturday, which felt really strange. However, it was nice to “sleep in” to 6:15 and get alot of errands done during the early part of the weekend!

6.7 to 6.13

Sunday: 7 miles in Arkansas

fayetteville trail

Monday: Iron Strength Workout

Tuesday: 5 miles (Did this 5k tune-up run) and core work

tuesday

Wednesday: 15 minutes elliptical, Body Pump, CX WORX

Thursday: 3.35 miles easy with hills, core work

thursday

Friday: 4.7 miles easy

friday

Saturday: Rest

Total: 20 miles

When I say “rest” on Saturday I actually mean “went grocery shopping, did 2 hours of food prep, and cleaned the entire house”. It takes much longer to clean this place than it took to clean our tiny apartment! We even experimented with the “self-cleaning” function on the oven. Unfortunately we started it a little too late in the day and dinner was pushed back a bit. It looks cleaner, but not perfect, so I’m not sure how often I would use it.

On Sunday morning we ran a 5k…recap to come tomorrow. I’ll just say it was a hot one. After the race we stopped for egg sandwiches on our way home.

bagel

We wanted to check out our community pool (it was our first weekend around since it opened) so we went right over there at 11am to beat the crowds. It was way too hot and we only stayed out there for an hour and a half before heading back into the AC.

pool
Do you like my compression socks tan line?

We were somehow hungry again so shared a frozen pizza from Trader Joe’s. I felt like a bottomless pit all day for some reason. (Usually I’m not particularly hungry after a 5k.)

pizza

Then I threw on some compression socks laid on the couch for awhile.

compression

For dinner we made kabobs on the grill and enjoyed some beverages. We were planning to have steak and chicken with peppers, onions, and mushrooms, but somehow I bought turkey instead of chicken. I am still adjusting to doing our grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s and this is not the first time I messed up our food purchase.  They still tasted good anyway!

kabobs

How were your workouts last week?

Have you ever grilled turkey tenderloins before? (I googled it and apparently it’s not all that uncommon)

Who else has a compression sock tan lines?

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  1. meredith @ The Cookie ChRUNicles says

    June 15, 2015 at 5:07 am

    I always feel thrown off if my long run day is switched around. Funny how that happens, isn’t it. I like how you call 6:15 sleeping in, that would be a late morning for me too!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:30 pm

      When you wake up at 4:45 every day during the week its hard to sleep much later than that on the weekends! Its also bright out so early now that the sun definitely wakes me up naturally.

  2. Sara says

    June 15, 2015 at 5:29 am

    Woo you wild woman! Sleeping in til 6:15! I’m the same way. A late morning for me is 7. Sounds like a great week!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:31 pm

      I know, right?! My 17 year old self is cringing.

  3. Michele @ paleorunningmomma says

    June 15, 2015 at 5:38 am

    I moved my long run to Sunday this week but I figure with a big trip Friday my schedule will be off anyway. Definitely want to hear more about this 5k!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:31 pm

      With all my traveling I have just realized my weeks will be off for a bit and I’ll have to work around it. We have a Friday wedding this upcoming weekend so there will not be a long run on Saturday morning!

  4. Tina Muir says

    June 15, 2015 at 6:20 am

    That pizza!!!!! Mmmmmm! Isn’t it funny how we bloggers love to food prep and that does count as “resting”. I think I actually enjoy that part of my weekend, and seeing it all there ready to eat 🙂 Have a wonderful week!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:32 pm

      When I have the time I definitely enjoy it…plus I know its worth it to make my week easier. I always feel so accomplished when its done!

  5. M @readeatwriterun says

    June 15, 2015 at 6:26 am

    That frozen pizza looks really good. (wish I could do it, need GF)

    I haven’t had turkey tenderloins in ages, used to eat them all the time. Hadn’t considered grilling them. We’re trying to work through our stock of frozen already-grilled meat before our house move in July, so not grilling much these days.

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:33 pm

      Thats smart, and hopefully its a nice break from cooking too!

  6. Kristina says

    June 15, 2015 at 6:55 am

    Hahah love the compression sock tan! I was checking out my runner shorts tan yesterday… can’t believe how dark it is already! I may need to switch from a spray sunscreen to a lotion which feels like it would provide more protection?

    Looking forward to the 5K recap!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:34 pm

      Since I run so early I really didnt think the compression sock tan would happen, but I guess it did. I haven’t even been running all that much in my socks so I am kind of surprised by it!

  7. Susie @ SuzLyfe says

    June 15, 2015 at 7:24 am

    I got a little thrown off by Ragnar, but often my throw-off days come in the middle of the week! Well, I say that, but I never really know what day it is. I have a feeling that Alex and I are going to have to pay someone to clean our real life house. Because if it takes longer to clean than our apartment (which it will), then that will REALLY not happen because we don’t put enough energy into cleaning this place!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:34 pm

      I would love to get someone to clean for us. I don’t even feel like I do a good job when I do clean! Luckily since our house is new its pretty easy to clean, but I really want to keep everything looking new!

  8. Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment says

    June 15, 2015 at 8:31 am

    Isn’t it amazing how one thing can completely throw you off like that? We went to church last night instead of the morning yesterday and the whole day felt different. Such creatures of habit!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:35 pm

      We feel that way when we go to church on Sunday morning instead of Saturday night:)

  9. Marcia says

    June 15, 2015 at 8:34 am

    Strong workout week as usual! I used to make turkey tenderloins but haven’t in ages. My training totally changes now that the tri is over it’s all about the Twin Cities Marathon!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:36 pm

      That is so exciting! Hopefully you will get a little break before you jump back into training again:)

  10. Gemma says

    June 15, 2015 at 8:45 am

    I think the cleaning option is meant for when there are caked in things in the oven, or at least that’s how my mom always used it for. Like once or twice a year she lets it run, then uses an oven cleaner to wipe off the grease and everything. It makes the oven look brand new! 🙂

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:36 pm

      We did have some stuff on the sides that seemed like it would be hard to clean by hand, and that stuff did come off. I think I would also do it a couple times a year but also clean it on my own a bit.

  11. Alyssa @ Renaissancerunnergirl says

    June 15, 2015 at 9:03 am

    Looks like a great weekend for you! I tend to do Sunday rest days too, so it’s strange when I have Sunday races like last weekend (the past one, it was Saturday, so yesterday was OFF!)

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:38 pm

      Races like that can definitely mess with our schedules! I think I have figured out how to plan around it, but I am typically such a creature of habit with my workout routine!

  12. Jamie says

    June 15, 2015 at 9:04 am

    I was able to run Saturday which was a nice change of pace from needing to take time off. I have some pretty bad racer back tan lines but no sock tan lines yet. Hope you have a great start to your week and I can’t wait to hear about the 5K!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:40 pm

      So glad you were able to run on Saturday! I am gradually seeing that my arms and neck are darker than everything else from being in the sun more.

  13. Laura @ This Runner's Recipes says

    June 15, 2015 at 9:07 am

    I had arm sleeve tan lines for a bit in late spring from sunny days where it was too cold for a tank but too warm to run in a long sleeve shirt. They were about as stunning as they sound.
    I’m excited to hear more about your 5K! Great week of workouts!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:41 pm

      I would imagine that arm sleeves leave some interesting tan lines:)

  14. Suzy says

    June 15, 2015 at 9:17 am

    Oh, can’t wait to hear about your race. I love egg sandwiches. And yes, 5k races are hard because you’re pushing so hard! I get hungry like crazy too after shorter races because my body is a furnace all day after running so hard.

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:42 pm

      I really love bagels, but I don’t eat them that much anymore and I no longer like them with butter/cream cheese so egg sandwiches are the perfect treat. Glad to hear I’m not the only one who is starving after a short race!

  15. Maddie @ Dixie Runs says

    June 15, 2015 at 9:20 am

    I love how you “slept in” until 6:15.. you crazy girl!! I could never get up that early. 7:00 is a real struggle for me. My rest days usually consist of grocery shopping and cleaning too… sometimes I find it so hard to just sit around and completely relax!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:43 pm

      I don’t know how I got so crazy but my body rarely lets me sleep past 7 anymore. I am also in bed by 9:30 most nights though:) Sometimes its good to get alot done on a rest day!

  16. Laura @ Mommy Run Fast says

    June 15, 2015 at 9:24 am

    This is such a tough time of year to race a 5k! I’m debating one this evening but it’s still hot and humid here today… we’ll see. Way to go with all the food prep and cleaning the whole house!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:43 pm

      Good luck with the 5k! I keep telling myself that racing in the heat will only help me when fall comes around.

  17. Cheryl says

    June 15, 2015 at 9:41 am

    I make “turkey tips” a lot. I marinate them in lime and cilantro–Yum! I have quite the runners’ tan going too, lovely. Oh well, it comes with the territory. looking forward to the race recap!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:44 pm

      Turkey tips sound really good, I may need to make them sometime! I think even with sunscreen its impossible to avoid some sort of runners tan:)

  18. Brenda @ Don't Lose the Trail says

    June 15, 2015 at 9:43 am

    It’s always interesting to me to see other runners “routines” when it comes to rest days – some take none, some take two a week, some take one, and it’s never really the same day! Mine are Monday and Fridays and when that gets thrown off out of necessity/scheduling, I always feel so weird, so I get how you feel after two Sundays in a row of running when you usually don’t!

    I tend to get a tan from my shorts and my compression socks so basically like 18 inches of my leg is tan only. This weekend I wore spf 50 the whole time I was out in the sun/running so the only tan I got was a “dirt tan line” left when I took my socks off after trail running.

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:46 pm

      I also enjoy hearing about how other runners schedule their rest days. For me it always felt natural to rest on Sunday after a Saturday long run, and then if I take a second rest day it will be mid-week. I think we all have a schedule that works and its tough to change that around!

  19. Lesley says

    June 15, 2015 at 9:44 am

    The latest I usually sleep in is 6:30, which means I need a nap both days. I used to hate taking naps but now I love them! And I don’t have compression tan lines but I used to have soccer leg tans all the time.

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:47 pm

      I love the occasional weekend nap, although they don’t happen very often!

  20. misszippy says

    June 15, 2015 at 10:01 am

    It’s funny–I am so opposed to changing my long run day from Sat to Sun that I will jump through hoops to make it work out! I just love knowing on Sat. night that I can relax a bit with food/wine and not have the burden of a long run the next morning. Your weekend looked nice and relaxing, speaking of…

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:48 pm

      I feel the same way about the Sunday rest day! However, on the rare days when I do run long or race on Sunday I try to arrange for some relaxing/wine on Sunday night and pretend that the weekend isn’t really ending:)

  21. Tara @ Running 'N' Reading says

    June 15, 2015 at 10:06 am

    Lisa, I’m so glad you were able to enjoy some time at the pool – what a great perk to take away some of the stress of cleaning a bigger place – ha! I despise house cleaning…ugh. It doesn’t feel like much of a “rest day,” does it? I love compression socks but, when it starts getting really hot/humid out (like now!), I have to reserve them for recovery. Thanks so much for linking up with the blog today, Lisa; hope your week is off to a great start!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:51 pm

      Now that its so hot out I have also been wearing my compression socks for recovery, I just cant handle any extra clothes in the summer! I guess the tame lines were already there from a few weeks ago. Thanks for hosting the link up:)

  22. [email protected] says

    June 15, 2015 at 10:29 am

    Sleeping in til 6:15? I don’t know if I would call that sleeping in. More like 10 am for me…haha. That’s so nice that you have a pool accessible to you guys. I haven’t been wearing my compression socks lately. Guess I feel I don’t need to. Maybe I need to start uping my mileage so I can.

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:52 pm

      Over the past week or two its actually been too hot to run in my socks, so if my calves or feet are sore I just wear them when Im inside.
      My body just doesn’t let me sleep past 7am anymore!

  23. Salt says

    June 15, 2015 at 11:05 am

    GREAT week! I know exactly what you mean about Sunday runs. They always throw me off a little bit too. 🙂

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:53 pm

      Thanks! I always enjoy the Sunday runs when they are happening (and its a nice end to the weekend) but then I feel lost when trying to plan the rest of my workouts for the week!

  24. Lily @ Lily Runs the World says

    June 15, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    I have the worst tan from my compression knee bands and they refuse to go away! We just got a grill last weekend and have grilled like 5 times already. It’s the best in the summer!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:53 pm

      I love grilling! (well, actually I love eating the food that my husband grills, haha).

  25. Nicole@Thegirlwhoraneverywhere says

    June 15, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    I haven’t run in my compression socks in a while because I’m so afraid to have the wonky tan lines, LOL! Can’t wait to read your 5k recap…I ran one this weekend too and I swear- I just HATE that distance so so much!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:54 pm

      I had to stop running in compression socks this week as it started to get so hot out. Honestly i don’t think I would have been able to peel them off after some of those hot and humid runs!
      5ks are so hard and the heat only makes them a million times worse!

  26. Sarah @pickyrunner says

    June 15, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    I haven’t gotten the sock tan yet but I have a pretty intense tank top tan going on right now. THB is the absolute best. I eat it every day pretty much ha thanks to my job… It was a HOT weekend for racing so awesome job 🙂

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:55 pm

      I would be in big trouble if I had daily access to THB!

  27. Mary Beth Jackson says

    June 15, 2015 at 1:42 pm

    great workout week! It is hot here too! I think my sweat is sweating 🙂 Your dinner looks great and kudos to beverages!! No compression tan lines for me 🙂

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:55 pm

      This heat is pretty intense! I guess it will be a long summer:)

  28. Victoria @ Ice Packs and Races says

    June 15, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    I have been applying a whole lot of sunscreen to avoid compression sock lines, but we’ll see how long I can hold off the funny tan lines 🙂 And an egg bagel sandwich sounds like a fantastic post race meal! Happy Monday!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:56 pm

      The egg sandwich was delicious! And I wasn’t putting sunscreen on my legs (I also run super early in the morning) but I guess I need to!

  29. Abby says

    June 15, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    Trader Joe’s frozen pizzas are a staple in our house for days when we get home late and don’t feel like cooking. We recently tried one with kale, sweet potato and butternut squash and it was delicious!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:57 pm

      The TJs pizza was a great option for a quick lunch- the one you had sounds delicious; I will need to look for that next time!

  30. Haley says

    June 15, 2015 at 4:24 pm

    Your rest day and mine looks extremely similar. Busy busy busy bees.
    I just got into 5ks recently and I agree they are tough. But it’s so good to push ourselves.

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 5:58 pm

      Haha yes I definitely take advantage of my rest days and get as much done as possible! 5ks are so hard but they force me to run faster than I ever would on my own!

  31. Hailey says

    June 15, 2015 at 6:34 pm

    The struggle of “sleeping in.” Ha. I know I had woken up over the weekend a little before 6:30 on my rest day and by 8, I was like wow it’s still so early!! At least it leaves more time to do things? :). I don’t think I’ve ever had turkey tenderloins, interesting! And I don’t think I’ve worn my compression socks since my last race, so I don’t have a compression sock tan line, but I do have a pretty nice regular sock one though, along with the trademark Garmin one ;).

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 7:10 pm

      Not sure how I have avoided the garmin tan line so far this season! I love all the extra time I have from waking up early on a rest day:)

  32. diane @runninrocker says

    June 15, 2015 at 7:24 pm

    First of all, the picture of that pizza just made me so freaking hungry!! I need to run over to TJs right now! I can’t seem to wear my compression socks in the summer because my legs get too hot and I do worry about that suntan line. Nice training runs!

    • [email protected] says

      June 15, 2015 at 7:29 pm

      I actually had to stop wearing them for running over the past week because of the heat. I still wear them indoors for recovery though! Hope you can get your hands on some TJs pizza:)

  33. Natalie says

    June 16, 2015 at 12:41 am

    What a fun weekend, and you got great workouts in, plus a 5K – woo hoo!
    I love TJ’s frozen pizza!!!

    • [email protected] says

      June 16, 2015 at 5:47 am

      Thanks! It was a pretty good one, especially since we got to spend some time at home:)

  34. Jennifer says

    June 16, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    So nice your community has a pool – will you swim laps there this summer? (your favorite sport, right 😉 ) I’ve never heard of Turkey Tenderloin before, I’ll have to look out for it at TJs next time I am there.

    • [email protected] says

      June 17, 2015 at 5:15 am

      Well theres only one lane and its only open from 10-7, and there were LOTS of kids there. So that will probably be my excuse although it would be good to get some swimming in:)

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Just over here taking a mid-run break to wring out Just over here taking a mid-run break to wring out my shirt and hair 🥵 Seriously the amount of sweat on this run was unbelievable thanks to a dew point of 75. Have I just blocked out summers like this or is this one worse than usual? Honestly though I’d still take this over the cold!

Are you over the heat yet this year? I think it’s the humidity that’s really getting to me!

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Ignorance is bliss, sometimes. (Until you’re dyi Ignorance is bliss, sometimes. (Until you’re dying 5 minutes into your run wondering when it will finally cool off again). But really, this time of year I feel like there’s no point in checking the weather. It’s either hot or really hot. #summerrunning
Another cloudy day at the beach. At least it isn’t raining and windy today. I felt the 95% humidity on this fartlek run (maybe last night’s wine and bad sleep too) so it was a tough one. But workouts are for building fitness, not proving fitness, right?! How do you move on past a hard workout?

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Just a few random thoughts (and videos) from Satur Just a few random thoughts (and videos) from Saturday’s race…even though this wasn’t a goal race there are always lessons learned!

First off, my daughter woke up  around 1 am the night before the race. She almost always sleeps through the night now, but out of the 2 races I did this spring she woke up before both of them. It’s like she knows I am going to leave somehow. At least this time she went back to sleep pretty quickly and so did I!

Parking was easy, but it was a long walk to and from my car! (In past years I had parked closer but there was a ton of traffic coming and going)

The start line was so crowded that I couldn’t line up in the appropriate pace area. Many runners had the same challenge so the first few miles were chaotic with some people around me walking and others trying to run faster and weaving. I was just trying not to crash into anyone.

I didn’t bring my own water and wish I did! I needed it due to the weather and the water stops really slowed me down.

My watch never lined up with the mile markers. For some miles it was far ahead and others it was far behind. But overall my watch read 10.09 so it wasn’t too far off overall. 

Hard iced tea is a nice post race option. They also had hard lemonade and Heineken. (A few sips was good enough for me though)

Spring races < Fall races!

What’s the best post run beverage you’ve gotten after a race?

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