Recovery Week?

Week-beginning Thoughts:
I am still riding the high from this weekend's mile PR. Man, that's a GREAT feeling.

I've already got my next few endeavors planned:

1) Do another round of Miler Method, actually enrolled in the Boot Camp this time, with my teammate beginning September 7. Goal: 6:00 or better

2) Between now and then, do 10 days of 10mi, with that same teammate. Another teammate of ours did that challenge this month and "it seemed fun". 

3) Focus on my core. Do 10min of ab work at least 6/7 days each week.

Monday

Did: 2mi run @ 9:27/mi avg, 10min HardCORE

This morning felt too peaceful and nice outside to miss out on a run, so I got in two short miles around an outdoor mall area that I haven't been to since pre-pandemic times. It felt nice to be somewhere "real", even if there weren't any people around. 

Kicked off my self-driven abs challenge with a short Beachbody workout after the kids were in bed. Especially when I'm working from home, I feel like I shouldn't have any excuses not to execute a ten minute workout.

Sidenote: ten minutes of ab work is no joke. Either that, or my core is super weak :P 

Tuesday

Did: 10KTuesday @ 10:10/mi avg, 10min Trainer Abs

I felt like something different this morning, so I ran down a big hill (and then ran up it) for 10KTuesday. It felt nice to go out and just "enjoy the run". 

Then hit up Tony Horton's 10 Minute Trainer for an ab workout. Again, it's "only ten minutes", but that's a SOLID ten minutes. I was already wondering when I'd be done two minutes into it :P Guess that means this'll be good for me, eh? 

Wednesday

Did: 9.17mi double stroller run @ 10:24/mi avg, 10min abs

Kid has been asking to run to school for the longest time. Since I was off work today, I decided to make it happen. We ran with the double up hills so steep I had to walk them, but I had a couple happy campers when we arrived at school. The great thing about pushing a double stroller full of child on the way TO school was that the back half of the run, pushing a double stroller empty, felt a ton easier, despite the hills. 

Also did an ab video that CRACKED ME UP, because the trainer reminded me of 

Thursday

Did: 3.03mi run @ 9:32/mi avg, 10min abs

Family run this morning ended juuuuuust before a torrential downpour. 

Friday

Did: 4.12mi run @ 10:00/mi avg, 2.63mi stroller walk, 10min abs

Got up and ran solo before the sun this morning, then followed that up with a stroller walk and ab work later in the day.

Saturday

Did: 10.11mi family run @ 9:55/mi avg

Enjoyed a cool(er) run with the family this morning along the greenway. Good thing I got the run in, too, because today had ten kinds of stress afterwards, not the least of which was a f l a t tire in the parking lot of Total Wine while I was doing a curbside pickup (yay, they have these now!) with my older kiddo in the car. NOT the day to be wearing a dress out and about... especially when trying to change a flat. UGH. 

the "You Got This" sign along the greenway always makes me smile

Had some soreness in my right central arch in the evening-- not sure what that's all about. 

Sunday

Did: 5.33mi run @ 9:49/mi avg, 10min Hard Corps Core 2

Broke up this family run with about 2mi out, 1/2mi running with the oldest, and 2mi back. Arch felt fine during. Got my abs in pre-run.

Total Weekly Mileage: 40.1

Week-ending Thoughts:

• PEOP is about halfway through Illinois on our Virtual Relay Across America. It's been fun to have that to "check in on" throughout these months of pandemic life. I mean, y'all, it is AUGUST. 
• It's super fun to share running with my family, and I'm both saddened by the thought of my oldest phasing out of stroller runs but excited by the idea of running alongside him biking or even running with me soon
• I can't believe I PRed last weekend. Time goes by so slowly, but so quickly at the same time.
• This "abs challenge" thing I'm doing is harder than I thought. My right side core is definitely weaker (I notice it a LOT in side plank hip drops), so it'll be fun to build up over the next few weeks. Even just ten minutes a day is SO LONG. I'm struggling to keep the energy level up for that long, but know it'll be rewarding to see the progress each week.