Weekly Rundown… Another Long One
Oof! While this was a great week of workouts, other life events made it seem extra long. But it’s over! Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting this weekly rundown. Let’s get right into it! Sunday A shorter “long” run. The last few Sundays I’ve done ten miles, but this was a planned cutback week so I did six. I got out earlier so the heat was much more manageable. I’m baffled as to why I don’t have a picture from this run. I always take a picture! Did I just forget? Weird. Monday I did a lot of Peloton classes this week! I like to do a yoga class on Mondays, so I did Denis Morton’s Pride yoga flow. Tuesday A “run sandwich!” I started with a 20 minute glutes and legs strength class, then went out for a two mile run, then did a 20 minute chest and back strength class, and finished with a five minute core class. The upper body strength class came back to haunt me. I’ve been doing pull-ups but no other upper body work, and my chest muscles were SO SORE from this class. I felt it all the way to Friday- guess I need to be a little more well-rounded with my upper body strength. Wednesday Speed work! I did my usual routine of a warm up run, and then 400 repeats- but this time I threw in a couple 800s as well, which kicked my butt. Oh, and this was annoying- I’ve mentioned that I do my speed work on a stretch of sidewalk, which has been perfect… UNTIL NOW. Apparently the nearby school has a summer session which started this week, and there was a crossing guard on the corner where I usually stop. This meant that every time I stopped or started an interval on that side, I had to have a short chat: “Gettin’ in a good one today!” “Yep! (huff, puff.)” I may have to rethink this routine. After the run I did Rebecca Kennedy’s standing core class- I like it, but I would say it was more balance work than core work. Well, I guess you have to engage your core when you work on balance. It just didn’t make my core burn like the other classes do. This was also the day we had the $500 trip to Trader Joe’s (where we dented someone’s brand-new Porsche in the parking lot) and dropped my car off at the Toyota dealer for an extended stay, ahem. We had to manage with one car for the rest of the week, which made life difficult. You never fully appreciate having a working car until you don’t have it anymore! Thursday I did a five minute core class, a 20 minute glutes and legs class, and then a 30 minute yoga flow. I definitely got my money’s worth from Peloton this week! Friday I started the day with a nice three mile run… …and then did a ten minute core class with Matty Maggiacomo. So, you may remember last week where I did a core class with a ton of moves where my head and shoulders were off the floor and ended up with an alarmingly sore neck. Well, this class had a lot of V-ups, and I really wanted to get the most out of the class, so I did them- but since I learned my lesson, I supported my head every now and then if I felt like my neck was straining too much. WELL. My neck was fine, but somehow all the V-ups rubbed the skin around my tailbone raw, and made sitting down extremely uncomfortable for the next couple days. This is really exasperating!!! I’m just trying to strengthen my core, and keep having strange issues with random body parts. I’ve been choosing my core classes at random to get a variety, but I think I’m going back to Ben Alldis- I don’t recall having these problems when I just took his classes. Hrumph. Saturday I did my favorite glutes and legs strength class: I’ve now taken a variety, and this one is the winner. I use 15 pound weights and it’s super hard (for me, that is.) It has all the basics- squats, deadlifts, and lunges. There’s some heel raises, which I love, and there’s a little bit of plyometrics which I sometimes do and sometimes not- it depends on how my foot is feeling. When I don’t do the plyos I replace them with something else, and my legs are always trembling after this class. I rounded out the workout with some pull-ups. Sunday On tap for today… a ten mile run. Must get out early to beat the heat! I’m starting to feel like a broken record… have you ever had THIS issue from core work?