Weekly Rundown- A Full Week
Hello and welcome to the Weekly Rundown! This was a tough week in some ways… I only ran once… but instead of whining and complaining (I’ve already done plenty of that), I’ll tell you all about what I did instead. I’m linking up as always with Kim and Deborah for this rundown- let’s get started! Monday I did a 30 minute yoga flow class on the Peloton app with my favorite teacher, Denis Morton. I saw a lot of him this week! Tuesday I optimistically decided to run and see how my foot was. First I did a 20 minute Strength for Runners class (again on the Peloton app) and then I did some drills- high knees, butt kicks… the usual. I ran for two miles and everything felt great… except for my foot. My foot hurt so I had to stop. Sadness. Wednesday Back to the pool! I did a 45 minute pool run. Thursday I did a 45 minute power yoga class, with Denis Morton (obviously.) As the week went on, I temporarily transferred my running addiction to power yoga. There’s just something about it that feels SO GOOD. One reason I like it, is you do yoga barefoot. Because of my plantar fasciitis, I haven’t walked barefoot in over a year. So it feels so, so good to have my shoes and off get all that stretching and strengthening in my foot. And speaking of that foot, I saw the doctor. He agreed that an MRI is in order, and he also suggested- pending the MRI results- PRP injections. Sure, I’m all for it- again, pending the MRI results. I tried to schedule it ASAP, but the first appointment I could get was next Wednesday. Sigh! Friday I did a 30 minute pool run, followed by a 20 minute power yoga class. This was my favorite 20 minute class so far- I really felt like it was strength work for my legs! Saturday I thought “I should really do a different type of class” but ended up doing… a 45 minute power yoga class. I told you, I’m addicted. I work on Saturdays, but only until 1 pm. In the afternoon we got to watch the Baylor football game, which was on Fox! My son is a freshman at Baylor this year, and this was Parent’s Weekend. Obviously we weren’t there. We knew we wouldn’t be able to go, distance and schedule-wise, and my son was fine with that. But he went to the game, and we got to watch it on TV! We texted back and forth during the game and it was so fun to watch it that way. Baylor wasn’t favored to win, but they narrowly beat Iowa State- so exciting! We enjoyed it so much we decided to get ESPN2 and ESPN3 so we can watch more games this season. Go Bears! Sunday I was torn between wanting to do power yoga, and needing a cardio fix. So I did both! A 30 minute pool run followed by a 30 minute power yoga class. So that was my week. My life always feels a little less… sparkly… when I can’t run, but I enjoyed the things I did do. Now, off to eat some cinnamon apple pancakes- because as we all know, it’s National Pancake Day! I hope everyone had a great week! What’s your favorite alternative if you can’t run? – I switch around usually because I get sick of things quickly. The pool is getting a little old. Do you like pancakes? Did you know it was National Pancake Day?