Planned: 1mi + bootcamp
Did: 20min weights, stretching
Bootcamp instructor was stuck out of state due to airport closures, so I scrapped my morning workout plans the night before. Turns out to be a good thing. I'm still sick because my body slept all 9.5 hours. Plus, I woke up with some high hamstring issues in my right leg (similar to what I had back in July/August before mile training). Greeeeeeat.
Did some hammy PT and strengthening during the day and in the evening. I can do back planks + leg raises without trouble, so I think I'm in much better shape than I was this summer. Hoping that this is just dusting off the cobwebs and not anything that will linger too long...
Also did some upper body/arm weight lifting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfXElXtcOqs
Tuesday
Planned: 4mi easy
Did: 4.03mi @ 9:31/mi with 10KT, 2.5mi walk to/from sports massage, Yoga Ham Stretch
Rough night of limited sleep thanks to the kid and the cats. Had some residual hamstring aching, but decided to run with a brace anyways since it wasn't painful. Cardio is shot, and I found myself breathing hard and struggling to keep pace with the crew (and I wasn't even talking). Planned for a 4mi max, and was grateful to turn around at the 2mi mark.
Celebrated the holidays afterwards with decorations and hot chocolate.
Had a dull ache in hamstring at glute for the rest of the day. Walked to/from sports massage and the train to earn my #10KTuesday hashtag. Finished the night off with some much-needed stretching, and was able to sleep through the night without much glute/ham aching.
Wednesday
Planned: 1mi + bootcamp, yoga for hamstrings
Did: 1.05 @ 9:23/mi, bootcamp (incld 0.5mi @ 7ish/mi), Yoga Ham Stretch
OMG, guys. Stretching works. I woke up with no aching in my hamstring (the last two mornings, it ached before I even moved). Was able to do an easy run, and bootcamp as prescribed, which included about a half mile of running... which I did pretty fast :)
Feeling optimistic. Still made sure to include 30min of stretching in my day.
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| lots of exercises, but only had to do each of them twice! |
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| Running after jacknife crunches = touuuuuugh |
Thursday
Planned: swim? yoga? something cross-training-y
Did: MotionStretch, 10min abs
Planned on swimming, but it's so hard to get to the pool in the middle of the work day, so it didn't happen. Instead, I took advantage of a free stretch session at Motion Stretch Studio. I liked it and think it could be a good replacement sports massage for a lot of things (it's a bit more economical too, but more difficult to get to... we'll see what wins out).
Did a quick 10min of various core exercises while watching a little Jeopardy with my husband. Called it solid.
Friday
Planned: 1mi + bootcamp
Did: 1.25mi @ 9:25/mi + bootcamp (total running for the day = 2.42mi @ 8:37/mi avg)
This morning's run went so well that I didn't even realize we'd gone beyond the 1/2mi mark until we were well past it! Yesss, I'm finally getting some stamina back.
Bootcamp seemed easy at first glance, but ended up being a challenge due to the longer time periods and the running mixed in with leg and core work. Still loving it!
5x 60s work/10s rest:
- 20" box step-ups (30s each leg) perfect for glute activation!
- bar push-ups (30s)/mountain climbers (30s)
- jump rope
- straight leg raise with hip lift/cross punch sit-ups (alt each round)
- ~0.2mi run
Saturday
Planned: 4-5mi
Did: ~2mi zoo walk, hamstring /gutestretching
Swapped Sat and Sun. Got some good steps with a few outings and a trip to the zoo.
Sunday
Planned: rest
Did: 4mi @ 9:38/mi avg + 2mi run/walk @ 11:24/mi avg
Running Mamas are back in action, with a new member. I got in a solid 4 with B (and felt very happy to finish), but then found run/walk-ing and additional two miles with our new mama to be super easy. There's hope for 10KTuesday next week :) Still having some ham issues, but very mild.
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