Weekly Rundown- Three Things
Originally I was going to challenge myself to write this post without mentioning three things: the weather, my car, and my hamstring. Hahahahahaha! Who I am kidding? You’ll be hearing plenty about all of them! Thanks to Kim and Deborah for hosting the weekly rundown- let’s just see how this week played out. Sunday Because I knew I would stay up extremely late Saturday night to watch the Baylor game, I planned for this to be a complete day off. I did an amazing job of relaxing- I slept late and spent the afternoon lounging on the couch while eating pretzels and watching the Dolphins. This is the life! Except… by the evening I was feeling kind of down, and it wasn’t a great way to go into the new week. Lesson learned! Monday Let’s get back on track! I’m trying a new schedule of running M-W-F-Saturday, with my longest run on Wednesday. Today was a 3 mile run, followed by a Peloton core class. So, you may remember that three weeks ago I got into a car accident, and my car has been in the shop ever since. We’ve been muddling along with one car and my husband has been riding his bike to and from work every day. He likes it- except when it rains. And except for today when he GOT HIT BY A CAR. He’s fine!!! Luckily the car was going slowly, but he was knocked off his bike. No injuries, but the rack on his bike (which he uses to carry everything he needs for work) was broken. To his credit, he went right to the bike shop to get it repaired. If it had been me I think I would have said “okay, that’s it- we’re renting a car.” Nope, he got his bike fixed and the driver of the car paid for it (she felt really terrible.) All’s well that ends well, but still- what in the world is going to happen next? Tuesday Day of strength! I did my favorite 30 minute glutes and legs strength class, followed by core and upper body, again all on Peloton. My husband bravely continued to ride his bike to and from work. Wednesday I did a 10 minute barre class, and, after dropping my daughter off at school, headed to the beach for my run. I didn’t run on the sand, but on a road that runs parallel to the beach. This would have been a lovely run if it weren’t so frickin’ hot. But you could say that about everything in Florida right now- as a matter of fact I think it should be our September State Motto: “Florida- it would be lovely if it weren’t so frickin’ hot.” That’s the only problem with doing my longer run on Wednesday- I can’t get started quite as early as I would like. I ran 7 miles (but that last mile wasn’t pretty.) And of course…I jumped in the ocean when I was done. And, today we called the mechanic to find out WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. “Maybe Saturday.” Oooookay. Thursday Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! Ha ha… I needed some more gentle movement today so I did Marcia’s Barre Sculpt Workout, followed by her Core Strength class, and then, what the heck! I went for the triple and did her Balance Training Workout. I really recommend her classes- it’s nice to have a break from Peloton every once in a while. Friday Another 3 mile run, and back to Peloton for a core class and an upper body class. I used 4 minutes run/30 seconds walk intervals for all my runs this week. With the heat and my achy hamstring (yes, still achy!) I’m really liking it. And crazily, my overall mile pace is still faster than continuous running. Saturday I started the day with a 2.5 mile run, and a short core class. Then, my husband needed his car, so I rode my bike to work! In light of the recent events, I took a longer, more scenic, and less traffic-y route. It would be a lovely ride, except, well…. see Florida September State Motto, above. I arrived at work drenched in sweat (of course I brought a change of clothes!) Riding the bike feels really good on my hamstring. I know, I know… I should do it more often. I had another ride home after work. So it’s Saturday- my car should be done, right? Oh no, the mechanic texted us that he has a pinched nerve in his neck and has to see a “specialist.” Ah, well, we can’t expect him to work on the car in that condition! Now, the car “might” be ready Tuesday. I give up. Sunday On tap for today…. somehow I only did one lower body strength workout last week, so that’s the plan at some point. There will also be waffle eating and football watching, obviously- it’s Sunday! If you cycle, are you concerned about cars? – Honestly, it’s one of the reasons I don’t ride more often- I’m afraid of being hit.