I took the week to get myself back in the running frame of mind.  I am a fair weather runner so winter tends to keep me in the yoga studio with a jaunt on the tread mill here and there.  My training schedule includes 3 runs a week right now.  Since I typically practice yoga 3-5 times a week normally I’ll used those classes to cross-train and strength build.  In my opinion anyone who participates in yoga is getting quite a bit of strength training just by lifting their own body weight.

Here is what my week looked like.

Monday 5/3 -  40 minute run easy

Tuesday 5/4 – 60 min Core Power Fusion Yoga/cross train

Wednesday 5/5 – (Rest)

Thursday 5/6 – 30 minute run easy

Friday 5/7 – 60 minute Core Power C2 Yoga/cross train

Saturday 5/8 - 5k paced run – I used my Nike+ iphone app to check my pace.  I wanted a point of reference since I’ll be flying to Atlanta for #racerelax weekend THAT I WON in just four weeks.  I’d like to turn in a semi decent time and while my long term training really requires work on increasing my distance, I’ll be giving special attention to my speed/interval training runs over the next few weeks.

The 5k race that I’ll be running is on June 5th and I thought it would be fun this week to highlight some other 5k’s around the country.  Watch for this post next Friday and please comment or email fiona.bryan at momactive.com if you would like me to highlight or find a race in your area on June 5th.