Subtitle: Running with Covid.
Last week someone in my household caught Covid. By Tuesday, we had all tested positive, even though I was lucky enough to not show any symptoms other than slight fatigue and some congestion. The congestion and fatigue were so mild that I probably would have just thought I was coming down with something that my body fought off if I hadn't taken the Covid test.
So, fortunately, my training plan was able to stay mostly intact. Albeit outdoors and requiring me to cross the road when the random dog-walker approached. Ah, the nostalgia from the early days of the pandemic.
Week 2 Plan
16 total miles of running, broken down as follows.
Sunday: 3 miles
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: HIIT
Wednesday: 3 miles
Thursday: 3 miles
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 7 miles
Week 2 Results
Sunday: 3.25 miles
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Rest (no gym, also Covid test and isolation day 0)
Wednesday: Rest - missed the 3 mile run, made up on Friday
Thursday: 3.31 miles
Friday: 2.76 miles
Saturday: 6.84 miles
I shuffled around the rest days and still ran a total of 16 miles. All of it was outside since I obviously couldn't go to the gym or indoor track. Winter is my favorite season to run, despite the horrible temperatures, because sometimes you get to run in the snow and it's delightful. Saturday was a snow day and lifted my mood considerably.
The Thursday and Friday runs were particularly challenging, and left me feeling more tired than usual. It was also interesting to see that my average heart rate was higher on my Fitbit on those runs. That's a good piece of information to keep in mind for the future.
I took it very easy on the Saturday run, and wasn't sure I could commit to the whole seven miles after how wiped out I felt after Thursday and Friday. I enjoyed a slow, easy run and surprised myself by finishing. The big, fluffy snowflakes made it feel like running through a snowglobe.
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