Week in review:
84 miles
7 Runs | 2 Lift Days | 1 Strides Session | 3 days in Palm Springs
14M total with 1M-2M-3M-2M-1M workout with half mile jog. Splits 546, 556/558, 609/611/617, 557/603, 540
12M MLR with 8M @ 620-640
21M LR on hilly route @ 705 pace, no fuel
With a few days in Palm Springs for a little couples romp with MeagaBen and Peter, I had plenty of time to get in a bunch of miles with one of my favorite running babes - Meagan! Together, we ended our first decade together with a 14 mile workout around the river path in the desert. Meagan simultaneously played the roles of pacer, cheerleader and coach all at once and I was overjoyed by her commitment to make a tough workout a fun one. With about 11 miles of work with the rest, it was a mentally challenging workout more than physical. While I may have focused more on speed during the fall, I believe that continuing to get in solid long runs on those weekends in November really helped me maintain strength for the longer stuff. With Meagan’s help, I was able to hit faster than the goal workout paces and accomplish a pretty tough ask while on vacation! As Meagan said, any type of workout completed during vacation deserves extra kudos.
After a leisurely 10 miles with MeagaBen on New Years Day, Peter and I packed up the car to head back to LA, where we picked up Endy and spent one final night in SoCal. On Thursday, we made the trek back to Mountain View, where I unpacked 15 days worth of fun and presents!
By the afternoon, I’d already gone on a run with Hannah and Peter, and later completed a solid lift session with Hannah to really kick the year off right. I immediately jumped back into the social running scene of Bay Area Runners, with a Friday steady state paced run playing pacemaker for Marissa. On Saturday, Hannah, Victoria and I caught up about our holidays and discussed the state of women in sport and the inequalities we see.
Sunday was the real winner, as I was able to convince 6 other people to join me for a 21 miler through Los Altos Hills and Mountain View. With a slew of dudes trailing Liza, Jenna and me, we made for a pretty awesome sight. I’ve been super grateful for all of my friendships this year and am super lucky to have so many people to run alongside me leading up to this third Trials in Atlanta!