Monday
: 7.5 easy miles with Matilda (the dog)Tuesday
: 9 miles with 6 miles at goal marathon pace at the CBRCWednesday: 4 miles with Matilda, then a 60 minute barre class at The Barre with my friend Susie. She is still rocking the barre classes with two babies in her belly!
Thursday
: 7 miles easyFriday
: complete restSaturday
: 19 mile long run. Pretty uneventful, though I did take three Hammer Gels vs. the normal two I carry on long runs. It was an unseasonably warm Saturday, but TCM runners need not despair- the forecast looks much cooler for next weekend. After some breakfast and recovering post-run, we packed up our bags and went camping. I’ll share more about it on Tilda Tuesday, but it did involve a lot of hiking.
Sunday
: 4 miles easy with Matilda. It was pretty hot (mid-80’s) by the time I ran. Tilda seemed pretty tired, so we actually walked a bit. I heeded my advice for running with your dog in the heat, and let her walk when she wanted and we took lots of water breaks.Summary:
I hit just about 50 miles of running this week, with 1 complete rest day, and 1 barre class. It was a “cut-back” week in terms of workout intensity, but the miles were still high (for me). This week will be harder workouts, with hills tomorrow and another speed workout on Thursday.What’s happening in fitness fashion this week?
Thursday night, I attended a “Mental Toughness for Marathoners” seminar at TC Running Company in Eden Prairie. I will share a recap of that seminar later this week, but let’s talk first about fitness fashion! While I was at TC Running Company, I did a little browsing, and ended up buying this Oiselle Scantron Tank in fresh green (what looks like yellow to me)
My opinion: Its definitely longer, which I love, and the material breathed really well on my 19 mile run in 80 degree temperatures. I was impressed… and no chafing, which is always a win! I think that’s because of how they have done away with any bindings anywhere. It works!Please note that I think that Oiselle clothes run a little more “true to size” than Athleta. At Athleta, I wear a small, but at Oiselle, I wear a medium. This is true for the Oiselle roga shorts as well.I loved the Scantron tank and am considering it in other colors- maybe one of them will be my OBX marathon outfit!Have you purchased any Oiselle running apparel? What do you think?Don’t forget to enter to win two free minnie BIC bands- a winner will be drawn tomorrow!
I love Oiselle products and the company itself. I have a pair of the Distance shorts, which I really, really love, but the Rogas are definitely on my wishlist! Have you tried any of their running tights or knickers? Wondering how the sizing is on those… I agree with your assessment of their sizing– I’m also a S or sometimes even XS (!!!!) at Athleta, but definitely a M at Oiselle.
Katie, tell me more about Oiselle and why you like them! I don’t know that much about the company, but it seems like they are doing a great job promoting competitive female runners, right? And I do love their rogas and I am DEFINITELY loving this Scranton tank. I haven’t tried any of their tights or knickers yet though- let me know what you think if you do!
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