Weekly Training Recap — Week Ending 1/11/26

Weekly Training Recap — Week Ending 1/11/26

The Week at a Glance

  • Planned focus: Staying consistent while easing back into structured mileage

  • Training plan:

    • Tuesday: 3 miles

    • Wednesday: 4 miles at an increased race-pace effort

    • Thursday: 3 miles

    • Sunday: 8 miles

  • What actually happened: I followed the structure, listened to my body, and adjusted when fatigue showed up.

Runs & Movement

  • Monday: Walked 1 mile

  • Tuesday: Felt tired and walked 2.33 miles instead of running

  • Wednesday: Ran 4 miles at a harder effort

  • Thursday: Planned 3 miles, but my legs were exhausted from Wednesday. Adjusted and walked 2.5 miles

  • Friday: Walked 1 mile

  • Saturday: Walked 1 mile

  • Sunday:  Run 8 miles

What Went Well

  • On Wednesday, the plan was to run 3 of the 4 miles at near race pace. My goal race pace is 13:44 (based on a 6-hour marathon cutoff for Med City), and I completed those miles at 14:15, 14:08, and 14:17

  • I showed up for the harder effort even though the rest of the week required adjustments

  • I stayed consistent and kept momentum without forcing runs on tired legs

What Was Hard

  • Managing fatigue after a harder effort day

  • Accepting adjustments without turning them into guilt

What I’m Learning

I’m learning that honoring fatigue is part of training, not a sign of weakness. Walking instead of running kept me consistent and allowed me to recover without breaking the habit. Adjusting the plan is still training.

Looking Ahead

Next week, I want to stay flexible while continuing to show up. The goal is to balance effort with recovery and keep the process sustainable.

One Thing I’m Proud Of

I kept moving all week, even when it didn’t look the way I originally planned.


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