I really want to train for something. I want to have a plan. Nothing quite like a teammate crushing their lofty goal (of a BQ, too!) to inspire you to conquer your own challenge.
...but I'm scared that my body is too vulnerable right now and that, if I try to ramp up too quickly, I'll just get hurt and be out again. Ugh, mind games.
Monday
Planned: bootcamp
Did: DIY bootcamp, stretch
Kid woke up early, crying. Couuuuuld have probably tried to still go to bootcamp, but I would have certainly been late, or, at the very least, stressed. Not how I wanted to start my week. Used an old bootcamp routine that required zero equipment and got it done.
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| 6: subbed out 15# dumbbell chest press 10/11: subbed monster bands on round 2 |
Finisher: 2x 2min jump rope, 10 burpees, 20 elbow-to-knee sit-ups
Also did 30min of stretching.
Tuesday
Planned: 10KTuesday
Did: 3.52mi run @ 9:46/mi avg, 3.15mi walk, Big 5, 1.05mi @ 8:51/mi avg on treadmill
Planned on running an easy 10KTuesday, but our newest BQ-er showed up to walk out her legs after Sunday's hard race. A couple of us ran early, and then walked miles with her to hear all about Eugene. Foot was not 100% normal, but felt fine to run. I'm looking forward to doing some longer stuff later in the week.
Went a little stir-crazy with work later in the day and got some stress out with a smooth mile on the treadmill.
Wednesday
Planned: 60min Peloton class
Did: 4.07mi stroller run @ 9:04/mi avg, Big 5
I'd PLANNED on doing a 60min Peloton class around 11:30am, to get it done, shower, and return in time for my 1pm meeting. I had work stuff take a bit longer than planned, and didn't wrap up until 12, meaning I could either do a 30min workout or push it off until after my 1pm. I opted to delay. But then my 1pm didn't happen, and the 2pm I'd scheduled AROUND IT meant that I couldn't get a workout in until 3:30pm at the earliest. I'd been at work since 6:15, so I had two options:
A) hit a 3:30pm Peloton class at work gym, then sit through guaranteed 75+ min commute home in rush hour traffic to pick up the kid
B) jet home (~30min commute sans traffic), pick up kid, and go for a short stroller run
I opted for B, since the weather was great, I hate traffic, and I thought it would be nice to spend some time outside with my little one.
Joke was on me, because, go figure, there was MAD traffic at 3:30pm. I didn't get home until 4:30, and didn't get over to the river until 5:15. UGH.
The run itself was great, though. I kept an easy pace (or so I thought), especially for my first sunlit, hot run in forever. Grateful to be healthy enough to move and to be able to spend some miles with my little one.
Thursday
Planned: 4mi
Did: 4.07mi @ 9:49/mi avg, Big 5
It's REALLY nice to be back running with my training group again. I've missed these ladies so much. Today was an easy run with a bit of incline on the way back. Nothing out of the ordinary- just a normal awesome start to another day.
Went a little stir-crazy with work later in the day and got some stress out with a smooth mile on the treadmill.
Wednesday
Planned: 60min Peloton class
Did: 4.07mi stroller run @ 9:04/mi avg, Big 5
I'd PLANNED on doing a 60min Peloton class around 11:30am, to get it done, shower, and return in time for my 1pm meeting. I had work stuff take a bit longer than planned, and didn't wrap up until 12, meaning I could either do a 30min workout or push it off until after my 1pm. I opted to delay. But then my 1pm didn't happen, and the 2pm I'd scheduled AROUND IT meant that I couldn't get a workout in until 3:30pm at the earliest. I'd been at work since 6:15, so I had two options:
A) hit a 3:30pm Peloton class at work gym, then sit through guaranteed 75+ min commute home in rush hour traffic to pick up the kid
B) jet home (~30min commute sans traffic), pick up kid, and go for a short stroller run
I opted for B, since the weather was great, I hate traffic, and I thought it would be nice to spend some time outside with my little one.
Joke was on me, because, go figure, there was MAD traffic at 3:30pm. I didn't get home until 4:30, and didn't get over to the river until 5:15. UGH.
The run itself was great, though. I kept an easy pace (or so I thought), especially for my first sunlit, hot run in forever. Grateful to be healthy enough to move and to be able to spend some miles with my little one.
Thursday
Planned: 4mi
Did: 4.07mi @ 9:49/mi avg, Big 5
It's REALLY nice to be back running with my training group again. I've missed these ladies so much. Today was an easy run with a bit of incline on the way back. Nothing out of the ordinary- just a normal awesome start to another day.
Friday
Planned: 2mi + bootcamp
Did: 2mi @ 9:41/mi avg, Big 5, bootcamp
Saturday
Planned: easy 9
Did: 10.08mi @ 9:22/mi avg with the stroller, 2+ mi walking
With my husband leaving at 6am to coach Peachtree training, and my needing to be downtown by 8:45 for the kid's Peachtree Junior, I wasn't going to be able to do the mileage I wanted with my OTP girls this morning. Instead, I opted to go downtown early and stroller run solo. It's been a long time since I've run over an hour without a training partner to stay with me stride-for-stride, chatting away to keep our minds off the miles. I'm not gonna lie; I was really not looking forward to doing this run by myself.
I had to make my own route, get myself out of the door (knowing that, if I were a few minutes later than planned, no one would be waiting on me, so it wouldn't really matter), and then keep myself going for multiple loops when I could easily stop at any point without acknowledging to anyone that I'd "cut off early".
I was BEYOND grateful to have my little one with me this morning. Sometimes, having a toddler in tow is stressful. Today, though, it was just what I needed. We talked the whole way, and having a little voice chattering back made the miles fly by. I had a hard time up a few of the inclines and asked for some encouragement/cheers (and was turned down, "No, I don't want to cheer for you, Mommy."-- that was discouraging, lol). Overall, thoughit was a good run. Faster than planned, and WAY more enjoyable than I'd thought it would/could be.
I"m going to be heartbroken when my little one outgrows the stroller. My favorite memories are the ones we've made running together.
Sunday
Planned: easy 4
Did: 4.3 mi @ 9:43/mi avg with stroller, Big 5
Whelp. I spent Saturday evening walking around my uneven yard with my toddler, stepped in a soft patch, and think I've re-strained my bruised/strained right foot from the "I stepped on something" incident from two weeks ago. Lovely. Just. Lovely. I'm also feeling a bit of light PF in my LEFT (not the partially torn one from September) foot after yesterday's ten miler. Goody. Goody. Goody. I don't think I've been healthy since my mile attempt eight months ago. Is this what it means to be in your thirties?
I was able to run without much discomfort. Had thoughts of turning back in the first mile, but the discomfort subsided shortly (maybe due to adrenaline? maybe workign somethign out? maybe dulling the nerves? idk, but I kept running). Iced a bit when I got home. No residual anything, but I'm still irked about it. Really? Walking in my YARD is how I re-aggravate an injury? REALLY? WALKING?
*sigh*
Planned: 2mi + bootcamp
Did: 2mi @ 9:41/mi avg, Big 5, bootcamp
Saturday
Planned: easy 9
Did: 10.08mi @ 9:22/mi avg with the stroller, 2+ mi walking
With my husband leaving at 6am to coach Peachtree training, and my needing to be downtown by 8:45 for the kid's Peachtree Junior, I wasn't going to be able to do the mileage I wanted with my OTP girls this morning. Instead, I opted to go downtown early and stroller run solo. It's been a long time since I've run over an hour without a training partner to stay with me stride-for-stride, chatting away to keep our minds off the miles. I'm not gonna lie; I was really not looking forward to doing this run by myself.
I had to make my own route, get myself out of the door (knowing that, if I were a few minutes later than planned, no one would be waiting on me, so it wouldn't really matter), and then keep myself going for multiple loops when I could easily stop at any point without acknowledging to anyone that I'd "cut off early".
I was BEYOND grateful to have my little one with me this morning. Sometimes, having a toddler in tow is stressful. Today, though, it was just what I needed. We talked the whole way, and having a little voice chattering back made the miles fly by. I had a hard time up a few of the inclines and asked for some encouragement/cheers (and was turned down, "No, I don't want to cheer for you, Mommy."-- that was discouraging, lol). Overall, thoughit was a good run. Faster than planned, and WAY more enjoyable than I'd thought it would/could be.
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| Miles 1, 6, and 10 = hills Miles 8, 9 = feeling like a superhero |
I"m going to be heartbroken when my little one outgrows the stroller. My favorite memories are the ones we've made running together.
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| bonus: after my/our run, the little one did Peachtree Junior |
Sunday
Planned: easy 4
Did: 4.3 mi @ 9:43/mi avg with stroller, Big 5
Whelp. I spent Saturday evening walking around my uneven yard with my toddler, stepped in a soft patch, and think I've re-strained my bruised/strained right foot from the "I stepped on something" incident from two weeks ago. Lovely. Just. Lovely. I'm also feeling a bit of light PF in my LEFT (not the partially torn one from September) foot after yesterday's ten miler. Goody. Goody. Goody. I don't think I've been healthy since my mile attempt eight months ago. Is this what it means to be in your thirties?
I was able to run without much discomfort. Had thoughts of turning back in the first mile, but the discomfort subsided shortly (maybe due to adrenaline? maybe workign somethign out? maybe dulling the nerves? idk, but I kept running). Iced a bit when I got home. No residual anything, but I'm still irked about it. Really? Walking in my YARD is how I re-aggravate an injury? REALLY? WALKING?
*sigh*
Total Weekly Mileage: 29.02 (run), 3.15mi (walk), 2 bootcamp
Week-ending Thoughts:
- I've literally had so many emotional highs and lows this week over running, work,a nd life that it's hard to summarize them all in a few bullets. Let's just stick with "I'm grateful to be running at all, in any capacity, albeit limited" and call it good
- Also, I suppose that if I'm to the point where I call a near-30mi week "blergh", I'm probably doing alright...
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