Run Tulsa: RACE WEEK!

It’s time! This is the week leading up to the Tulsa Federal Credit Union Tulsa Run 5K + 15K Challenge! Before I tell you alllllll about how race day went, let’s dig in to race week training!

Thank you to Lifelong Endurance for coaching me through this running journey of mine! I feel confident being in the hands of such a knowledgeable coach and never have a doubt that I’ll be prepared on race day, which is an amazing feeling. I truly owe this to having a coach and structured, consistent workouts. I couldn’t do it on my own!

And thank YOU for all of your support and encouragement through ALL of it!

Let’s dig in!

Monday

Plan: “Pre-Race”/2 mile warm up, 2 x (1 mile @ 7:45, 7:35, 3:00 rest), 4x (400m @ 7:15, 90 second rest), 2 mile cool down

Ran: 9.67 miles/1:29:06/9:13 min/mile

I plugged this workout into my watch for once, and it was AMAZING having it tell you what to do next! Doing these types of speed workouts by memory/calculating distance at the time can be tricky and it’s easy to lose track. It makes a huge difference and I can’t wait to utilize this function more!

My legs were really stiff during the warm up. I felt better throughout but didn’t really get in the groove until the 400 meter intervals and flew through those! My VO2 Max. was 52, and I checked out my new “race predictor” function and, wow! My watch really believes in me! I better get to work! 🙂

I’m looking forward to savoring every moment of tomorrow’s mid-week rest day!

The very generous prediction times from my Forerunner 935!

Tuesday

Rest!

Wednesday

Plan: 5 miles easy/48:45/9:45 min/mile

Ran: 5.0/49:24/9:53 min/mile

I was tired. All I wrote in my journal today: “Tired. Legs didn’t want to go.” I’m usually a little more wordy…

I was going slow, but this was intended to be an easy run so I just kept it easy and didn’t expect a certain “easy” pace from myself.

This new “all natural” sunscreen gives me a good look!

Thursday

Plan: 4 miles easy/39:00/9:45 min/mile

Ran: 4.0/38:03/9:30 min/mile

This run felt WAY better than yesterday!!! Which made me really happy, because yesterday was tough. And it’s race week!

I even took a half day at work today – I just needed the rest – mentally and physically. It made a world of difference. You know those days…

I was so excited to leave for Tulsa, Oklahoma TOMORROW!

Already packing all my favorites!

Friday

Plan: 3 miles easy + 3 x 100 meter strides

Ran: 3.15/30:41/9:44 min/mile

Travel day! I woke up EXTRA early so I could get this run in and make it to work for a couple hours. The run felt pretty good. Nothing spectacular but didn’t feel terrible. I was just excited that my next run would be the Tulsa 5K in Tulsa, OK! I was so ready to get out of town!

Saturday

Race Day!

This morning I ran the 5K and 15K in Tulsa, Oklahoma! Read all about it in my Race Recap! Read my full review of the race itself on Bibrave.com!

Sunday

Rest!

Today I slept in (until 8:00 am… basically a world record)! I unpacked, meal prepped, and did laundry! I always feel best when the fridge is full and I’m set up for the week!

How do you set yourself up for success?