Weekly Rundown- It’s Race Week!
Welcome to the weekly rundown, hosted as always by the gracious Kim and .Deborah. As you may or may not know, I was a little down the week leading up to my birthday and in a fit of insanity signed up for a race. I needed something to jolt me out of the doldrums, so I picked a race I wouldn’t normally choose- a 5K trail race to benefit the Solid Waste Authority. All week long I joked that I was tapering for the race- but the truth is, there’s probably not much I could have done that would affect the outcome greatly one way or another. Let’s see how the week went! Sunday It was my “long” run day, five miles. We had an unexpectedly beautiful weekend- it was in the upper 50s for this run with low humidity. Hooray! Monday I started the day with a 30 minute yoga flow, as always on Peloton with Denis Morton. Followed that with a 10 minute core class with Ben Alldis. I was a little sad when my Crush Your Core program ended because I loved having each day’s class already picked out for me. Now what I’m doing is working my way through all of Ben Alldis’s core classes. They’re all basic core routines with pretty much the same exercises, but doing a different class mixes it up just enough. Tuesday I decided to do something other than Peloton and tried out Marcia’s lower body workout. If you don’t like peppy youngsters shouting cute motivational slogans at you while playing obnoxious music, this workout is for you. It’s quick and hits all the muscle groups. I especially like how she includes lateral banded walks for the glute medius. Go Marcia! I also did a quick core class and pull-ups, and later in the day did a 30 minute yoga flow. It was a Denis Morton class from 7/26/20, and for the first time ever, I HATED the music! One of the things I like about Denis is the music he uses- but this time I disliked it so much, it distracted me from the flow. I made a note NOT to take this class again! Wednesday Because of my foot issue (sigh) I’m only running every other day right now. Since I have a race on Sunday, I had to take two days off in a row somewhere. But now, back to running- three miles and the humidity has returned! Followed this run with another core class, and later in the day did a 20 minute hip focus yoga flow. Thursday Another strength day. I did a core class, pull-ups, and a lower body workout on my own. Sometimes I feel like a class, and sometimes I want to do my own thing. Know what I mean? Friday Started the day with a three mile run. After work I planned to do a core class, but I somehow FORGOT. It was our cat’s second birthday, and my daughter thought we should make cookies for the occasion. That has to be the lamest reason ever to miss a workout- I was making cookies for my cat’s birthday??? It’s not like my cat was going to eat them! I didn’t even eat them. Although, I suppose it’s better to miss a workout and not eat cookies, than to miss a workout and eat cookies. So there’s that. Saturday I’m not taking any chances! The first thing I did was a core class. Then a yoga class, and later in the day did pull-ups. Mysteriously, my pull-ups don’t seem to be getting any easier. Or I guess I should say, I don’t seem to be getting any stronger (It doesn’t get easier, you just get stronger, right?) Well, I’ll just keeping working at it. Sunday It’s race day! Let’s see… my foot is still iffy, I haven’t done speedwork in two years, the race is early in the morning and far away, my garmin is broken, and best of all… it’s supposed to rain. The trails should be nice and muddy! As you can see, I’m going into this with low expectations, which is probably a good thing. My husband is running it with me, so we’ll just try to have fun. Recap coming up on Tuesday! How was your week? Is it spring where you live yet? – It’s full-on summer here. I think we’re getting up to 90 this week! If you have pets, do you celebrate their birthdays?