Weekly Rundown- It Was a Crazy One.
Whew. What a week! The car saga finally ended, I made a pretty big change in my workouts, and oh yes… there was a storm! Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting the weekly rundown… let’s get right into it. Sunday Sunday seems like seven weeks ago instead of seven days. It was a low-key day, and I did Marcia’s Cardio Barre Workout. Monday Big day! In the morning I did a 3 mile run and a core class on Peloton. Then in the afternoon… WE GOT MY CAR BACK. They guy did such a beautiful job, even had it detailed, and kept within his original estimate (when does that ever happen???) We were so happy, we forgave him for taking four weeks to fix it. Tuesday I decided to mix things up and, instead of doing a Peloton workout, I did Day 1 of Caroline Girvan’s Iron Series on Youtube. This was a lower body dumbbell workout and it was HARD. And then… happy, happy day! I drove off to work in my own car, and my husband drove to work IN HIS CAR instead of riding his bike! Good thing, because it rained all day. We knew there was a major storm coming, and when I checked the weather I saw this: We’re on the southeast coast of Florida, below the cone of danger in this model. But you never know with a hurricane- it can change course at the last minute. Either way, we were expecting heavy rains and winds. Knowing that my Wednesday run wasn’t going to happen, I got out for a quick 3 mile run after work. Wednesday I feel really bad saying this, but while the west coast of Florida was being pummeled by Ian, we enjoyed a cozy day at home. School was canceled and both my husband’s and my work was closed (although it was my day off anyway.) We slept late on this windy, rainy day, made waffles, and watched the hurricane coverage on TV. We’ve been through many hurricanes- had trees come down, lost our power, screened porched ripped apart, tiles blown off the roof… but this time we were the lucky ones. Since Ian made landfall on the west coast, our area was affected minimally. Even in our worst hurricanes we’ve never experienced devastation like we’re seeing from Ian. The scenes from Ft. Myers are terrible! I can’t imagine how long it’s going to take to rebuild the area- those poor people. Workout-wise, in the afternoon I did Day #2 of Caroline Girvan, which was upper body, and another killer. Thursday School was canceled again, but all we had was a nice, breezy day. I got out early for a 4 mile run. Friday It was with great trepidation that I approached Day #3 of Caroline Girvan, because I knew how hard the first two were, and also I had previewed this the night before. It was a glutes workout, and…. OUCH. It was so hard, I thought I wasn’t going to make it through the finisher. But I did, barely. I’ve decided to continue on with Caroline’s Iron Series. It’s 30 workouts, and I think you’re supposed to do five a week. But my goal is to do three a week, and run four times. In light of this decision, I decided to quit Peloton. I explained my reasoning in the last post, but basically I was just doing the same strength classes over and over again, and I needed a change of pace. I’ll definitely write more about the Caroline Girvan program as I go on with it! Saturday I got out early for a 5 mile run, and it felt AMAZING! Once again I don’t mean to sound too cheerful, but the aftermath of Ian brought slightly cooler weather. (This is definitely a bonus for all the people over on the west coast who have no power and therefore, no AC- at least it isn’t sweltering.) It wasn’t cold- but 70 felt pretty good. I know we still have hot weather ahead of us, but it was a hint of fall. There’s hope! Sunday On tap for today… Day #4 of Caroline Girvan, which is a full body strength workout. So it was a week! I didn’t do a long run, but was happy with the runs I did. And I was really happy with the strength workouts- I felt like I pushed myself more than usual. And… it’s October- time to put up the Halloween decorations! Is your area being affected by Ian? Who else has done Caroline Girvan workouts? Do you decorate for Halloween?