Weekly Rundown- The Week of “AAAAAHHHHH!!!”
Once again, my son’s arrival home caused a huge swirl of chaos. It all started innocently enough, when he announced that he plans to do a lot of cooking this summer. PERFECT! Finally, someone else wants to cook around here. Then he said we would just need a few things- a wok, rice cooker, several cooking utensils, a trip to the Asian market…ahem. So this week included a shopping spree at the Chinese Grocery, a large Amazon delivery, and then oh yes, one last thing- the entire kitchen needed to be cleaned out and reorganized. We spent Saturday afternoon taking every single thing out of the kitchen, cleaning everything and laying down new shelf paper in all the cabinets. Now everything needs to be put back, and I’m filled with despair. I think I would rather just move out of the house than get this all put away and organized. But! You’re here for the weekly rundown, and I did have a great week of workouts! Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting. Let’s get into it! Sunday Well, oof. The good news is I ran ten miles. The bad news is that this run was fraught with difficulties. To begin with, it was so hot and humid- 80 degrees already at 6:30 am. I drove to the trail and when I got there realized I forgot my Nathan belt, which is how I hold my phone. Not a complete disaster, because my phone can go in my hydration vest. But that meant that if I wanted to take out my phone, I had to take off the whole vest. Whatever. I started down the trail and it actually felt pretty good for a few miles… because it was cloudy. As soon as the sun came out, I started to get uncomfortable. Right around this time I realized I had forgotten to put LMNT in my morning water, which is what I usually do before a long run in the heat. Darn it! I wish I hadn’t remembered that right then. It probably didn’t make that much of a difference, but it was a little defeating, mentally. I thought about ending the run at seven miles, but had a second wind after I ate a caffeinated gel. By nine miles, the wheels had completely come off. I was glad to stop, take off my vest, and have a short break while I set up my phone for a picture. And then I finished the run, but that last mile was not pretty. No more long trail runs until next winter! There’s just not enough shade. In spite of all my complaints, I was happy I did this run (of course!) Monday Started the week with a 30 minute yoga class, as always on Peloton with Denis Morton. Tuesday I played around with the scheduling of my runs and lower body strength workouts this week. This morning, I started with a 20 minute glutes and legs strength class with Matty Maggiacomo (again on Peloton.) Then I ran two miles, and then a quick core class. Wednesday Speed work! I did a mile warm up, then ran 8x 400s, again on a stretch of sidewalk, conveniently measuring almost exactly 1/4 mile with no cross streets. I walked for one minute between each interval, and then did a short cool down run. No picture from this day because I didn’t have time to fool around! I had to take my daughter to school at 7:35, and I returned from my run at 7:31, which I thought was perfect. My daughter yelled at me for cutting it so close though. SHEESH! Can’t wait for school to be done. Later in the day, Rebecca Kennedy’s 5 minute core class. If I only have fine minutes, this is the best class! And I did pull-ups. Thursday Okay, my legs were tired. I did a 45 minute yoga slow flow, as always with Denis from 5/22/22. This class was just what I needed- it had some challenging poses, and also a lot of good stretching. My legs were happy. Friday So this was a controversial decision. I decided to start with a 30 minute glutes and legs strength class, again with Matty Maggiacomo, and this class was HARD. Then I did a three mile run. Have you ever done a “brick” workout, where you run right off the bike? Well, that’s what my legs felt like at first. They felt better as the run went on, but this was a tough combo. Saturday I need more yoga! But first, a 10 minute core class with Ben Alldis. Then I did Denis’s Reggae slow flow- good class. On tap for Sunday… Remember how sad I was that I couldn’t do my birthday run to the beach? Well, it’s happening today!!! I’m excited. Then, later in the day, if the kitchen is functional, we’re cooking an Asian feast. Should be interesting. And that’s it! It was a crazy, crazy week. My daughter had several end-of-school activities, but now summer vacation has started. PHEW! Next week should be a lot easier. How was your week? Ate the kids done with school where you live? Does it affect your schedule? If you had a crazy May, do you think things will calm down in June? –Things should be calmer here for a couple weeks, and then camp starts. But we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it!