Weekly Rundown- It’s Not a Safety Issue
Before we get to the weekly rundown, let’s talk about Eliza Fletcher. In this episode of the Running Rogue podcast, Chris McClung had some powerful words. He said this is not a safety issue, but a misogyny and violence issue. We shouldn’t have to carry weapons and modify our already busy schedules to go for a run. I know we’re all sickened by what happened to Eliza- and angry that this is the world we live in. While my thoughts are with Eliza’s family and everyone affected by this tragedy, I don’t want this post to be a downer so I’ll move on. My car is still in the shop- but there’s hope! The parts have arrived and they said it would be ready “next week.” In the meantime, my husband has discovered that he actually likes riding his bike to work, and one day even chose to ride carrying his suit in a bag to change into later on. So we’re coping… but I’ll be happy to get that car back! Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting the weekly rundown. Let’s get into it… finally. Sunday Long(er) run of 6 miles! For all my runs this week, I used intervals of 4 minutes running/30 seconds walking. I’m experimenting with this method, and with this incessant Florida heat and my achy hamstring (will it ever go away???) I’m liking it. Monday Arg! Hamstring is just so achy. I wanted some movement, but nothing too strenuous so I did Marcia’s Cardio Barre Workout. I have done this workout many times now! It’s lower body body and core, and just what I needed to get my legs moving but not stress them too much. I also did an arms and shoulders workout (all workouts other than Marcia’s were on Peloton.) Tuesday Okay, legs felt better. I did one of Matty’s 30 minute glutes and legs workouts, and a short core class. Later in the day I had to attend a band parent meeting, so, since my husband had the car, I rode my bike to my daughter’s school and back. I’m enjoying these bike rides. Oh, and the meeting was about fundraising. Great- I can’t wait to start harassing my coworkers about buying cheesecakes again! SIGH. Wednesday Since I knew I would stay up late on Saturday night for the Baylor game, I decided to make this my longest run of the week. I don’t work on Wednesdays, but I still had to take my daughter to school. After I dropped her off I went to Yamato Scrub Natural Area, where I had a very hot and sandy trail run. I wrote more about this adventure here. I loved exploring the area, but the heat and difficult terrain made it tough. I ran 5 miles and was ready to call it quits, but I was having a little trouble finding my way back to the trail head. I walked for another mile until I found it. Fun morning! Thursday My legs were feeling that sandy run! Once again, I did Marcia’s Cardio Barre Workout. Marcia has a bunch of other classes and I always say I’m going to try them… but then I keep coming back to this one. I followed it with a 20 minute chest and back workout. I haven’t done chest and back in a while, and I was severely punished for my neglect- I was sore from this for a couple days. On a side note, I’ve never been overly interested in the royal family- but the death of Queen Elizabeth jolted my world a little! She’s been queen as long as I’ve been alive- somehow I just assumed she would be there forever. Friday I had a nice 3 mile run, followed by a core class. After all that sand, it felt good to run on pavement again! Saturday Another run- this time just a short 2.5 mile, followed by a glutes and legs workout. I felt like lunges would aggravate my hamstring, so I did Matty’s class from 8/1/21 which is all squats and deadlifts (it’s a companion class to “Lunge-a-Palooza.”) I took a long nap after work because I knew I would being stay up for the Baylor game! They’re in Utah with a late start time. Go Bears! Sunday On tap for today…. rest. I always think I’ll enjoy a rest day, but then end up feeling groggy and awful. So we’ll see- maybe I’ll sneak in a little core class or something. Moving forward, I’ve decided to shift my running schedule around. I’m going to try running M-W-F-Saturday, with my long run being on Wednesday. My days off from work are Wednesday and Sunday, and when I do a long run on Sunday morning I always feel pressured to get back home, like I should be spending time with my family (and waffles, obviously.) Now that school has started, I have Wednesdays to myself. We’ll see how this works out. I hope everyone had a great week! Do you carry a weapon when you run? – I don’t, but I guess I should. I’m open to recommendations! Have you ever taken a self defense class? Once again, I haven’t- but am thinking I should.