Weekly Rundown- Hitting the Trails!
Hello and welcome! I’m linking up as always with Kim and Deborah for this weekly rundown. It was a good week, kicked off with a race! Let’s just see what this week was about… Sunday Race day! I ran a 5K trail race- “exciting” race recap here. I haven’t raced in a while and definitely have not been doing any speed work, so this race was perfect for me. The terrain was… varied… and it was enough just staying on my feet, never mind running fast. Monday Interestingly, my quads were sore from the race. Nothing else hurt- well, other than my foot, obviously- but my quads were extremely sore. I did a 45 minute yoga flow, which felt great. Tuesday Three mile run! My quads were still sore, but it felt good to run. I followed this run with a 10 minute core class. I’m continuing with my Ben Alldis classes (on the Peloton app.) He has a bunch of ten minute core classes, and each day I just pick a new one. Later in the day I did a slow flow yoga classes (again on the Peloton app.) It seems like Denis’s classes are getting harder- either that, or I’m getting worse at yoga. This class from 2/27/22 has some challenging balance poses. I’ve bookmarked it to take again! Wednesday I started the day with a lower body strength workout, ten minute core class, and pull-ups. Big strength day for me! Thursday Another three mile run. I thought of Kim when I saw this sunrise. Funny how all sunrises are different- this one wasn’t super colorful, but I loved the way the sun peeked out of the clouds as a perfect orb. Later in the day I did Marcia’s balance training workout. I love balance training! This is a quick ten minute class, and she incorporates ankle and hip mobility as well. Good workout- thank you, Marcia! Friday I did a 20 minute lower body strength class and 10 minute core class, both with Ben Alldis. And pull-ups- you know, my usual strength day. Saturday Following my every-other-day schedule, this would have been a running day. BUT! We have some incredible weather heading our way, down into the 50s on Sunday morning. That’s unusual for us in April- it’s been so warm lately. Actually, hot. It’s been getting up to 90 in the afternoons, so we’re happy for a brief “cold front.” No way am I missing that weather, so I rearranged my schedule to do a trail run on Sunday. Instead of running, I did a 45 minute yoga flow this morning and a ten minute core class before dinner. Sunday How was your week? Are you enjoying some nice weather? Do you have good running trails near you?