Monday: (Lunch): Some active recovery in the pool. Took a rest day from running after racing back-to-back, and swam 2,600 yards instead. (PM) 45 minutes of sweaty core work.
Tuesday: (AM) Run Group, 8.11 miles. I was still a little sore from racing, so I wasn't sure how this workout was going to go. We did 1x1600, 1x1200, 2x800 and 2x400 - kept all close to 6:30-6:40 pace, so I was happy with that. (Lunch) 35 min spinning on bike trainer
Wednesday: (AM) 10.11 miles easy @8:36 pace; (Lunch): 2,450 yd swim; (PM) 30 min core work.
Thursday: (AM) Run Group, 8.37 miles. We did a hill ladder workout - it doesn't sound fun, but it's actually one of my favorite workouts. (Lunch) 30 min core work.
Friday: (AM) Long Run, 20.11 miles @8:31 pace. (Lunch) 2,100 yd swim.
Saturday: (AM) 7.22 easy recovery miles @ 8:36 pace. The day went downhill from there with the Easter Egg Hunt which, according to all of the hate mail I am getting from parents, was an "epic fail." We usually have around 800 kids at our egg hunt, but this year we changed the concept and dropped the eggs from a plane for the kids to hunt. We anticipated we may get 5,000 kids with this change in concept and WE HAD 10,000 PEOPLE THERE. 10,000! 800 to 10,000. So, needless to say, we did not have enough candy, nor could we even come close to accommodating that many people at our venue, so a lot of kids did not get any eggs. This caused people send me hate mail, slam us on Facebook, tell me I suck and that I've ruined Easter for their children. It's all very lovely, especially since it's a free event in the first place. Anyway, I digress.
Sunday: Bike 42 miles (Austin Ride for Autism)/Run 5k @7:47 pace. This was my first outdoor ride of the year. I almost didn't go - I was so mentally drained from yesterday that I just felt like sleeping - but, I had already paid money to ride, so I went. I am SO glad I did. It was a beautiful ride through the country and just what I needed to clear my head. I ran a 5k strong off the bike and finished the morning feeling much better.
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| First outdoor ride of the year! |
Total Miles:
Running: 57.13
Swimming: 7,150 yds/3 swims
Biking: 42 miles + one trainer ride
Core: 1 hr 45 min/3 workouts
Aw Erin, sorry you're having parents hating on you. That's pretty harsh, you prepared for a 625% increase, and you got a 1250% increase in participation! That's just astounding. I wonder what you'll do next year? Plan for 20k? Cancel it? Anyway I hope you let it slide off, to the complainers there isn't a human on the other side of the keyboard. And facebook makes it so easy to rant, that they don't have to even get off their arses to do it.
ReplyDeleteI'm not religious even an iota, but if this "ruined Easter" for their precious snowflakes, I'd say they need to go have a talk with their pastor.
You're rockin' it as always, glad to see you back on the bike. Mine's sitting covered in dust with a rear flat also. Have fun tapering for Boston, and make sure you have some good pubs mapped out for the sherpa!
Hi Tom! Thanks for your note. I was floored by the rudeness that people exhibited over a few chocolate Easter Eggs! I don't think we will attempt this again. We don't have the budget or staff to accommodate all of those people. We'll probably go back to doing our simple little hunt like we did in previous years - for some reason, the airplane idea just attracted so many more people (I'm guessing because they aren't any other cities around that do it).
DeleteIt was great to be back on my bike! I am going to try to do some more of the organized rides coming up - let me know if you're doing any of them!
I'll make sure Dan's covered for Boston. :) He's really excited for the trip - more for the pubs than my marathon, haha!
Take care!
Yay for the good week. Too bad about the egg hunt but yeah, who would have ever thought it would be that huge, there's no way to anticipate an increase like that!
ReplyDeleteIt's really too bad that they don't sell Easter candy at stores and those kids were entirely dependent on that event to get some...oh wait...
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing worse than an angry parent! That's why teachers always look tired.
You did what you could do for the Easter Egg Hunt. People will always find something to complain about!
ReplyDeleteGreat training week as always!!!