Week-beginning Thoughts:
uh... idk, man. There's so much stress in my life right now and I'm just so beyond grateful to have a healthy coping mechanism in exercise.
I guess this is the last week of The PREP, so I should feel some sort of "finality", but I don't. I dislike how this program has just been "repeat these videos X times" instead of the "real time" progression of LIIFT4. Looking forward to the next thing.
uh... idk, man. There's so much stress in my life right now and I'm just so beyond grateful to have a healthy coping mechanism in exercise.
I guess this is the last week of The PREP, so I should feel some sort of "finality", but I don't. I dislike how this program has just been "repeat these videos X times" instead of the "real time" progression of LIIFT4. Looking forward to the next thing.
Monday
Did: The PREP - Total Body Push/Pull, 4.6mi with stroller @ 8:56/mi avg, 4+mi on the treadmill desk, walking
Today's PREP workout was relatively enjoyable. I feel really proud when I can do dumbbell push-up rows, and even better when my baby mimics me doing thrusters by putting his own hands up and down. :) Followed this up with a run at the river, assuming our cleaners were coming in the morning and we'd need to be out of the house. Definitely enjoyed stretching my legs a bit. Even with the stroller, I kept a faster-than-usual pace.
...but then the cleaners ended up coming later, so we were relegated to the basement for the WHOLE DAY. This meant LOTS of treadmill desk walking.
Nutrition: good
Well, being stuck in the basement all day meant I didn't really snack much. In fact, by lunch, all I'd had was liquids. :P
Breakfast: protein shake
Mid-Morning/Post-run: spinach/kale/berries smoothie
Snack: coffee and coconut milk
Lunch: cauliflower with cheese
Dinner: cauliflower, salmon, watermelon, beer, and a few DIY LARABalls (dates+natural PB+dark chooclate+almond flour)
Dinner: cauliflower, salmon, watermelon, beer, and a few DIY LARABalls (dates+natural PB+dark chooclate+almond flour)
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Tuesday
Did: The PREP- Strength and Power, 6.23mi run @ 9:49/mi avg
I actually really enjoyed today's PREP workout-- lots of compound moves in quick succession that had me sweating midway through my first set. Woo!
10KTuesday was a bear, though. I opted for a new route that was hill-acious. The route itself wasn't too bad, but, man, oh, man, the humidity. It is summertime in Georgia for sure!!!
Nutrition: yep
= Wednesday
I actually really enjoyed today's PREP workout-- lots of compound moves in quick succession that had me sweating midway through my first set. Woo!
10KTuesday was a bear, though. I opted for a new route that was hill-acious. The route itself wasn't too bad, but, man, oh, man, the humidity. It is summertime in Georgia for sure!!!
Nutrition: yep
Pre-run: honey stinger waffle, 'cause I saw it in my running cube while putting my safety vest on
Post-run: spinach/kale/berries/banana/protein powder/greek yogurt smoothis
Snack: coffee and coconut milk, nuts
Lunch: 4oz pork shoulder, broccoli, watermelon
Mid-afternoon Snack: protein shake + dry pasta (soooo hungry today-- battled it off with water, though)
Dinner: 1c steamed green beans, 4oz sockeye salmon, 5oz chardonnay, 1 shot Firefly vodka
Mid-afternoon Snack: protein shake + dry pasta (soooo hungry today-- battled it off with water, though)
Dinner: 1c steamed green beans, 4oz sockeye salmon, 5oz chardonnay, 1 shot Firefly vodka
= Wednesday
Did: 40min Yoga Flow, 25min HIp-hop Dance, The PREP: Cardio & Core
OMG, I had such a great night of sleep. It's amazing to wake up on my own, instead of to a screaming infant. Enjoyed a nice, easy morning of yoga at 4:30am, followed by a quick cardio dance workout. I may still try to run sometime today, but kind of enjoyed doing something a little different this morning.
Wanted to run later in the day, but ended up having to stay home with baby during a thunderstorm, so I got my PREP workout from tomorrow done and figure tomorrow can be a PREP "rest day" with a 100% run focus.
Nutrition: meh
Post-workout: 2 scoops protein powder, 1/2c unsweetened coconut milk, iced coffee
Lunch: 1c green beans, 1 slice whole wheat toast, 2 eggs
Snack: nuts
Dinner: 1c green beans, watermelon (lots), 3/4c ground turkey, 1/4c no sugar added marinara, 1/2c whole grain pasta
OMG, I had such a great night of sleep. It's amazing to wake up on my own, instead of to a screaming infant. Enjoyed a nice, easy morning of yoga at 4:30am, followed by a quick cardio dance workout. I may still try to run sometime today, but kind of enjoyed doing something a little different this morning.
Wanted to run later in the day, but ended up having to stay home with baby during a thunderstorm, so I got my PREP workout from tomorrow done and figure tomorrow can be a PREP "rest day" with a 100% run focus.
Nutrition: meh
Post-workout: 2 scoops protein powder, 1/2c unsweetened coconut milk, iced coffee
Lunch: 1c green beans, 1 slice whole wheat toast, 2 eggs
Snack: nuts
Dinner: 1c green beans, watermelon (lots), 3/4c ground turkey, 1/4c no sugar added marinara, 1/2c whole grain pasta
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Thursday
Did: 5.5mi run @ 9:54/mi avg
OMG, my baby slept through the night. What bliss! Woke up at 4:30am to a cry, but there was silence again after I'd prepped a bottle, so I waited a bit, and then headed out for a run. My legs felt tired, so I just took it super easy today, choosing to do a hilly route at my relaxed pace instead of anything else. Days like today make me wonder how I'll deal with having an actual running training plan again whenever that starts (which looks like Monday... lol)
...oh, that's why this morning's run was so tough. I'm sick. Definitely felt fatigued by mid-afternoon and was pretty useless tonight.
Nutrition:
I don't really remember. Checked my tracker and I was one carb over, but good on total calories and other containers.
OMG, my baby slept through the night. What bliss! Woke up at 4:30am to a cry, but there was silence again after I'd prepped a bottle, so I waited a bit, and then headed out for a run. My legs felt tired, so I just took it super easy today, choosing to do a hilly route at my relaxed pace instead of anything else. Days like today make me wonder how I'll deal with having an actual running training plan again whenever that starts (which looks like Monday... lol)
...oh, that's why this morning's run was so tough. I'm sick. Definitely felt fatigued by mid-afternoon and was pretty useless tonight.
Nutrition:
I don't really remember. Checked my tracker and I was one carb over, but good on total calories and other containers.
Friday
Did: The PREP: Isometrics
Woke up feeling okay-ish, and did The PREP. This was a good workout to do today since it was low impact, just slow and strong. I kind of wanted to go run later in the day, but never felt quite up to it. Ended up napping in the afternoon, feeling super sluggish, and just sleeping/being uesless from about 5pm through 6am. Boo
Nutrition: blergh
Whenever I'm sick, I like eating crunch carby things. Today was no exception. I had some shredded wheat, Cheerios, saltines, and smoothies... then after a failed attempt to sleep in the early evening, got up and finished the day with a sammich. Over on calories and totally off on containers for the day, but, eh, sick.
Woke up feeling okay-ish, and did The PREP. This was a good workout to do today since it was low impact, just slow and strong. I kind of wanted to go run later in the day, but never felt quite up to it. Ended up napping in the afternoon, feeling super sluggish, and just sleeping/being uesless from about 5pm through 6am. Boo
Nutrition: blergh
Whenever I'm sick, I like eating crunch carby things. Today was no exception. I had some shredded wheat, Cheerios, saltines, and smoothies... then after a failed attempt to sleep in the early evening, got up and finished the day with a sammich. Over on calories and totally off on containers for the day, but, eh, sick.
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Saturday
Did: The PREP- Crucible, 3mi run @ 8:51/mi avg, 30min Yoga
I really, really wanted to join my family on the ten mile run this morning. We've done it EVERY WEEKEND for the past few months.
...but even waking up and feeling okay-ish, I knew going out for a ten mile run after feeling so blergh for the past few days was a dumb idea. So I stayed home and rested some more. I hate resting.
I decided I felt good enough to try my workout video and, if that went well, I'd let myself go out for a walk/run. Workout video felt great, so I headed out the door afterwards for some miles.
I really did try to keep myself at an easy pace... but was already running a low-8 when I got to the end of the neighborhood.
Slow. Down. I told myself. Keep it easy.
First mile split: 8:51. Oops
I focused on just leaning forward, engaging my arms, and breathing calmly, running at a comfortable pace.
Second split: 8:55.
Okay, at this point I decided I was running easy, and that, hopefully, this meant my body had recovered from whatever crap I'd been down with yesterday. That said, I wasn't going to let myself go more than 3mi. If I felt good the rest of the day, after this run and the workout, then maaaaaaaaybe I'd let myself do a long run tomorrow.
Final split: 8:47.
Nutrition:
Breakfast: one HB egg, iced coffee with milk and protein powder
Mid-morning: asparagus
Lunch: pork shoulder in a spinach wrap, apple
Mid-afternoon: greek yogurt with berries, Sweet Tea Vodka
I really, really wanted to join my family on the ten mile run this morning. We've done it EVERY WEEKEND for the past few months.
...but even waking up and feeling okay-ish, I knew going out for a ten mile run after feeling so blergh for the past few days was a dumb idea. So I stayed home and rested some more. I hate resting.
I decided I felt good enough to try my workout video and, if that went well, I'd let myself go out for a walk/run. Workout video felt great, so I headed out the door afterwards for some miles.
I really did try to keep myself at an easy pace... but was already running a low-8 when I got to the end of the neighborhood.
Slow. Down. I told myself. Keep it easy.
First mile split: 8:51. Oops
I focused on just leaning forward, engaging my arms, and breathing calmly, running at a comfortable pace.
Second split: 8:55.
Okay, at this point I decided I was running easy, and that, hopefully, this meant my body had recovered from whatever crap I'd been down with yesterday. That said, I wasn't going to let myself go more than 3mi. If I felt good the rest of the day, after this run and the workout, then maaaaaaaaybe I'd let myself do a long run tomorrow.
Final split: 8:47.
Nutrition:
Breakfast: one HB egg, iced coffee with milk and protein powder
Mid-morning: asparagus
Lunch: pork shoulder in a spinach wrap, apple
Mid-afternoon: greek yogurt with berries, Sweet Tea Vodka
Dinner: pork chop with from-scratch hummus topping, broccoli, Summer Shandy
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Sunday
Did: 10.2mi run @ 9:26/mi avg, 45min Yoga Sculpt, 1.5mi double stroller walk, ~1mi walk/run while my oldest balance biked along the greenway
Today was the first day I ran with anyone outside of my family in three months. For someone who was used to running pretty much every run with a teammate before this pandemic, that's significant. I've been having a hard time lately with the lack of forward progress and consistent isolation brought about by the pandemic, so my husband and I agreed that my resuming running with a training partner was within our "acceptable risk". My teammate and I agreed to stay distanced from one another, which meant one of us was often running in the travel lane while the other was on the sidewalk, but, since we run at 5am, it wasn't a safety risk.
It was really, really nice to run with a teammate again. Plus, we got started on our next team challenge together, a virtual cross-country relay race: The Great American 5000. We've got a team of eight taking on a 5000km (~3000mi) course over the next three months. It's not quite the overnight Ragnar relays we've done in the past together, but it's some sort of social/camaraderie thing to sustain everyone throughout this social distancing/no-in-person-races season.
I didn't really feel like doing The PREP's "Range and Repair" workout, which is basically just stretching muscles I don't really get much out of stretching. Instead, I took the kids for a double stroller walk through the neighborhood, older one for a bike ride along the greenway, and then did some more intense yoga on my back deck-- got the stretching in plus some nice upper body work on crow and firefly poses.
Today was the first day I ran with anyone outside of my family in three months. For someone who was used to running pretty much every run with a teammate before this pandemic, that's significant. I've been having a hard time lately with the lack of forward progress and consistent isolation brought about by the pandemic, so my husband and I agreed that my resuming running with a training partner was within our "acceptable risk". My teammate and I agreed to stay distanced from one another, which meant one of us was often running in the travel lane while the other was on the sidewalk, but, since we run at 5am, it wasn't a safety risk.
It was really, really nice to run with a teammate again. Plus, we got started on our next team challenge together, a virtual cross-country relay race: The Great American 5000. We've got a team of eight taking on a 5000km (~3000mi) course over the next three months. It's not quite the overnight Ragnar relays we've done in the past together, but it's some sort of social/camaraderie thing to sustain everyone throughout this social distancing/no-in-person-races season.
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Hey, we're winning!
(this only lasted until the other teams woke up... lol)
bonus: I had a little yogi doing everything with me :)
Nutrition:
Pre-run: banana, Larabar
Post-run: coffee with milk, smoothie (greek yogurt, 1/2 banana, spinach, berries)
Brunch: 2 pieces of bacon, 2 eggs, shredded wheat, broccoli
Lunch: spinach wrap, gala apple with homemade hummus
Mid-afternoon: 1/2c ice cream with my little one
Dinner: chardonnay, pork chop, spaghetti squash, quinoa, celery, feta cheese, and an old fashioned
Total Weekly Mileage: 29.4mi
Week-ending Thoughts:
- I'll do a standalone The PREP write-up with more detail, but the short of it is I'm glad to be done with that program. I don't think I got much out of the workouts, but the nutrition focus was key this round.
- It's really nice to have a "team" again for running. Even though our race just started today, I'm already so happy to have our Instagram posts, Facebook group banter, and Strava shares
- I had a couple days affected by illness, and not being able to work out the way I wanted to really took a huge toll on my mental health/overall well-being and mindset. As always, I'm grateful for my health and the ability to keep doing what I do. Hooray for healthy coping mechanisms
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