Changes & Training Summary – 8/25-8/31/2014
Hello!!!
Welcome to the new face of Will Run for Boston – now The Foodie Runner! I am so excited for this change and hope that you are too!
A quick explanation of the name change – when I first started blogging last October the number one thing on my mind was training for the Boston Marathon and someday moving back to New England from California – hence the name I began with “Will Run for Boston”. Both of those things came to fruition in March/April of this year and after that the name started to feel a little bit like an old snake skin that didn’t quite fit right any more. I was over marathon training and going back to the 5K and somehow over the past few months I’ve started to feel more like a California girl living in Boston than a New Englander that had returned home. (<- strange but true).
I wanted a name that would be able to withstand the test of time – a name that didn’t revolve around the race I was training for and wasn’t affected by where I lived (or dreamed of living). And thus after some brainstorming The Foodie Runner was born.
The plan is to feature more recipes and restaurant reviews on the blog – as well as share more (non-running) workouts and I am really looking forward to getting all the ideas that I have in my head down on paper keyboard.
I’m excited for you to come along for the journey! 😀
Well, Henri and I are off to go mini-golfing and enjoy some much needed ice cream on this hot and humid day.
HAPPY LABOR DAY!
8/25/2014-8/31/2014 Training Summary
Monday – 8.5 miles @ 7:40 pace + NTC Kickin’ It workout
Tuesday – AM: 30 mins yoga PM: 11 miles workout [3 mile warm-up, 3x1km (3:31, 3:31, 3:29), 1x2km (7:28), 3x1km (3:32, 3:31, 3:33), 2 mile cool-down] average pace – 7:19
Wednesday – 5 miles @ 7:28 pace + core & push-ups
Thursday – rest day
Friday – 8 miles @ 7:22 pace
Saturday – 11 mile workout [2.25 mile warm-up, 3 mile tempo @ 6:24 pace, 5 min jogging rest, 3 mile tempo @ 6:14 pace, 2.25 mile cool-down] average pace – 6:50
Sunday – AM: 14 mile long run @ 7:40 pace PM: 2 mile walk with the dogs
Total Mileage: 57.56 Average Weekly Pace: 7:23 Total 2014 miles: 1,790.26/3,000
Thoughts on the name change??
What are you doing to celebrate Labor Day?