Weekly Rundown- It Was Awesome
Hello and Happy Mother’s Day! I actually have mixed feelings about Mother’s Day, because I know that it’s not a happy day for everyone. I remember the Mother’s Day after my mom died, I just felt awful. If you’re not excited about this holiday, here’s a post by Anne Lamott that might help. Happily, I’m in a good place now and have a wonderful family who are busy making this a nice day for me. The mug at the top of this post was my present, and I love it. I also got in an amazing trail run and do not have to cook any meals today (the best present of all.) But first! I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah for the Weekly Rundown… Monday Always a day off. Tuesday Very easy four mile run, followed by Gauntlet Plank workout. Wednesday Five mile run with some speed work thrown in- two mile warmup, then 8×200 at 5k pace (although God only knows what that is at this point… I went by feel) with 200 jog recoveries in between. One mile cooldown. Thursday Lower body strength work. I did squats, deadlifts, and a lunge matrix which included curtsy lunges, something I don’t normally do. Boy, did this come back to bite me. I’m seriously re-evaluating my strength training routine. Read on to find out why… Friday SUPER SORE. Well, okay. That’s what lifting weights does to you- I get it. A very creaky four mile run. The soreness subsided as I was running but was back in full force as soon as I stopped. Afterwards I did my “ten down” pushup routine, which comes out to 55 pushups. Saturday This is getting annoying. Still sore. Even more sore, possibly. Did a very slow three miles, followed by a few planks. This soreness is really unpleasant during the day as I’m going about my normal activities. Sunday STILL. SORE. Not as bad, but come on- I’m doing a long run. I don’t want to start off with sore legs! But that’s what I did and actually the run was one of the best long runs I’ve ever had. It was 14.5 miles point-to-point on a packed gravel levee that skirts the Everglades. My husband dropped me off at an entrance point, and I ran back to the access point closest to our house, then ran home. Anyway, I’m going to write more about it this week because I did some new (to me) things that helped make it a great run. I know fourteen miles isn’t extremely long (just kind of long) but it’s challenging in that it’s completely un-shaded, with no water available and to be honest, not a lot to look at. The entire trail looks basically like this: It’s beautiful, but there’s no change of scenery or terrain. So, it has its own challenges. That’s it! I hit 30.5 miles for the week, which feels like a nice milestone. I hope everyone is having a great day today! Did you do a race or long run? Anyone going out to celebrate, or having family over?