What I've been up to during Week 6 (aka the late version of Week 6 Goals)

Training Days: 3
Total Time of Each Session: 30 minutes
Objective: Run 10 min. then walk at fast pace for 5 min. Repeat 2 times.


I'll be honest, this week didn't start off very well. I was exceptionally tired all week and generally annoyed with the heat. Don't misunderstand, I am not complaining about the heat. I still love Arizona, and I should just go back and read my previous post and start again. . . . so here goes . . . "I was really tired this week and it was incredibly hot . . . but it doesn't matter."


Tuesday morning was the hottest morning so far, and I was really aware of the heat the whole workout. The other thing that really put a cramp in my style that morning was that about 4 minutes into my workout, the Garmin shut off due to a low battery. So, I actually don't know how long I worked out or how far or long I ran or walked, but I did the best I could to estimate based on previous workouts and paths. My heart was NOT in it on Tuesday morning!

Friday morning was a different story. It was slightly cooler, and there was a very slight breeze. I made sure the Garmin was all charged up, and Bella and I did so great! I was really happy with my two 10 minute running intervals, and the time passed really quickly. I still worry a little because my legs just feel so tired during the running. My lungs feel like I could go all day. I need to spend some time thinking about how/if I'm going to incorporate resistance training or some way to make my legs feel better, or if I should just wait it out and hope with continued running that things get better on their own.

Overall, my body is feeling really great. The shin problem that I was having early on during the walking seems to have completely gone a way!

Tomorrow's my last day of Week 6. I'm excited to finish it off on a positive note after waging through some loss of focus and negativity this week. I want to wake up super early and head back to the Canal trail to break up the monotony of my weekday route. I also think Bella misses the cows!