Weekly Rundown- Vicarious Racing
It’s been an exciting week around here! That is, if you think that going to PT and watching Olympic Trials is exciting. Luckily, I do! I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah for the Weekly Rundown. Here’s how the week went! Monday Always a day off. Tuesday My hip was feeling pretty good so I decided to do a 30 minute walk. I threw in about ten steps of running, but my hip still hurt. Just checking! I came home and worked on pull-ups. Later in the afternoon I started PT! I wrote about it here, but the short version of the story is that I’ll be going to PT to treat an FAI (femoroacetabular impingement- a fancy way of saying that my hip hurts.) My therapist, Arvon, started me off with several exercises to correct my strength imbalances. Wednesday Started the day with a rainy 45 minute pool run. At night I did my PT exercises. Thursday This is typically a strength day for me. I wasn’t sure what to do- since I was going back to PT later in the day, I didn’t want to do any lower body. Planks and pushups put too much pressure on the front of my hip, so finally I settled on a core routine focused on abs. I would live to regret this… Later at PT, Arvon added some new exercises for me, focused on… abs. The session is an hour, and I was working for almost the whole time. It was a workout! I seem to remember, years ago when I went to PT for a different issue, I would do some exercises, then get a little massage and some ice. Today as I was huffing my way through McGill situps, I thought “Hey! Where’s my massage?” Of course I’m kidding- I want to work hard. But I also wouldn’t say no to a massage. Friday Oof. I was sore! Arvon said if I was super sore on this day I could skip the exercises except for stretches. I did a pool run and stretching and that was it. This was also my daughter’s last day of school- FINALLY. Our county’s ingenious “solution”” to Covid was to start school three weeks late this year (I know- just smile and nod.) So we ended super late as well. Summer can now officially begin! Saturday a 45 minute pool run to start the day, then my PT exercises at night. All week long I’ve been watching Olympic Trials! I absolutely love the swimming- I think it’s because the way they move through the water seems magical to me. Especially the butterfly- I mean, what in the world is going on there? Plus, I just love a race. Track and Field is starting, and while the longer races are my favorites, I’m loving the shorter ones as well. Sunday Sundays are still my long runs! The only difference is, I do them in the pool. 90 minute pool run to start the day… Guess what I don’t have to worry about while doing a pool run- the heat! Every situation has an upside. Is anyone else watching Olympic Trials? – Gymnastics starts this week!!! How’s everyone doing with the heat? – I’m staying nice and cool in the pool. There’s some irony from a Florida runner!