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Week 9
what was supposed to happen what actually happened
Mon – 5 miles easy, strength walked 20 minutes, strength
Tues – 8 x 400 w/ 200 recovery, walked 40 minutes
1/2 mile w/u & c/d
Weds – cross train rest
Thurs – 4 miles easy, strength ran 3 miles, walked 30 minutes
Fri – rest rest
Sat – 12 miles 12 miles
Sun – rest rest
That Monday, as often happens to me on Mondays, I had zero energy when I got home from work and skipped my scheduled run. The angel and the devil on my shoulder really have it out on Monday afternoons sometimes…
Tuesday after work we went to the A’s game, and this was about the time when baseball took over my life for a week and a half. The A’s were playing for the AL West division title. They had to sweep the Rangers to do so, and we went to the games Tuesday and Wednesday, and they won (!!!), but I missed two workouts those days…I finally got in a run on Thursday, but had some IT band discomfort and stopped after three miles.
On Saturday, I was committed to finishing 12 miles, and I headed back to the Iron Horse Trail for the second time. I was really determined to finish, and I even took a minute at the beginning to visualize, which is a technique I haven’t really used before. I closed my eyes, breathed deeply, and pictured myself running back to that spot with no knee pain. I also committed to keeping mental focus throughout the run and keeping good form. It worked! I felt surprisingly good after 6 miles but told myself to keep going until mile 8 and see how I felt then. Sure enough, by mile 8 I was beginning to fatigue. I took walking breaks at miles 4 and 8, and stretched my IT band and glute as well. The last two miles were really tough and my legs were starting to hurt, but I kept my mental focus, and finished with no knee pain. After having a few weeks that felt not completely successful, it was really good to have a confidence boosting run!
The Vegan Weight Watcher 
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