A recap of my weekly workouts from the previous week.
Happy Monday! It is cold and raining here (still ugh), but what can ya do. I’m still a little out of it since I ran my first marathon yesterday!!! The whole experience is still so surreal. I won’t get into that today though as I will have a whole post on that coming up with week.
Last week wasn’t filled with much working out. From what I was told countless of times, the week before a marathon is all about the taper. So not much working out and lots of rest days to make sure you are in tip top shape for your run. Even though I love working out, it makes me feel good, and gives me those happy endorphins, I knew I had to cut it way back. I completed 2 workouts all week and felt great for race day! The CrossFit workout I did on Tuesday was tough and I felt sore from that for days, so I knew nothing else was in my future after Wednesday.
Sunday – rest day
Monday – rest day
Tuesday – CrossFit City Limits workout
8×3 front squats @80% of 1RM
For Reps:
5:00 AMRAP
burpee box Jump overs (24/20″)
5:00 REST
4:00 AMRAP
10m shuttle runs
4:00 REST
3:00 AMRAP
power cleans (~60% of 1RM)
3:00 REST
2:00 AMRAP
wallballs (20/14)
2:00 REST
1:00 AMRAP
1 set of max unbroken pull-ups
No idea what I used in front squat. Maybe 105…I wasn’t using 80%. I finished the WOD with 255 total reps. The breakdown was 59 burpee box jumps (20″) + 76 shuttle runs + 48 cleans (75#) + 49 wall balls (14#) + 22 pull-ups. I really loved this workout.
Wednesday – track workout
3 rounds of:
200m x 4
1 minute rest after the 200s, with 2 mins before the 400
400m x 1
2-3 minute rest after the 400 before the next round
If you have followed my weekly workouts post for a little while, there is usually a track workout in there. My friends and I get together once a week and do some speed work on the track. Well one of my friends is moving away so this was her last week. I definitely wasn’t going to miss her last one, so I took it pretty easy. And I was super sore from CrossFit the day before. We will miss you Diana! Destination race is definitely happening!
Thursday – rest day – 3 day till my marathon!
Friday – rest day – 2 day till my marathon!
Saturday – rest day – 1 day till my marathon!
Pretty easy week if I do say so myself. Look for my marathon recap coming up this week!
Candice says
Congrats on the marathon! I am currently training for my first one (coming up in February). I’m looking forward to your recap post! I’d love to know what type of fuel you use during your long runs. I follow a mostly paleo diet and am trying out some of the various gluten free energy gels and gummies, but would love your thoughts!
Kelly says
Thank you so much Candice!! I just posted the recap today, so def check it out! As for fuel during my long runs, I didn’t do much really. I was never into those weird gels and gu, and didn’t want to try one race day. I found that it was hard to be strict paleo and I did more gluten free when I was training since I needed more carbs. I would love to chat more about it if you want, feel free to send me an email š Can’t wait to see how your training goes!
Candice says
That’s awesome, I’m so impressed! I liked the race recap you posted, thanks so much for sharing your story! I will keep you posted on how training goes and will definitely reach out with questions!
Kelly says
Thanks Candice! Yes, let me know if you have any questions! Looking forward to following along in your training!