goofy training week 14

recap of training week 14 (12/08-12/14):
[day - mileage, time, avg hr]
mon - 5.45 easy, 51:24, 133
tue - 8.4 tempo, 1:08:10, 164
wed - 7 easy, 1:04:50, 146
thu - off (swapped with friday)
fri - 6 (6x800), 50:53, 167
sat - 13.2 "race", 1:58:26, 175
sun - unscheduled off

mileage total - a lowly 40.05

tuesday's tempo was a little slower than preferred but decent for just over a week after a marathon i suppose. (or maybe i'm just still using that as an excuse?) this week's 800's went well but i called it off early because i was freezing. saturday's race wasn't really raced, but it made for some good hillwork.

i took sunday off because my resting heart rate (rhr) has been 10 points higher than normal. typically i check it in the morning before getting out of bed, and it hangs out in the mid-upper 40's. this week it was in the upper-50's and trying to go higher. i'm not an expert on all the heartrate monitoring stuff but i think i've read that an increase in your rhr can be hinting towards an oncoming cold or the overworking of your body, neither of which i need right now. so i didn't do my 2nd long run of the week, and i felt a little guilty but it was kind of nice to just relax all day. i have some hard workouts coming up this week and hopefully a little extra rest will pay off all around.

only one month to go until the 'goofy challenge'!