Weekly Rundown- More Than Enough
First of all, a HUGE thank you to everyone who commented on my last post. The comment section was a treasure trove of positivity and wisdom. “You are the expert in you,” “Keep the main thing the main thing,” and “We can do all the things, just not all at once” were among the incredible comments. Marcia said her mantra for the later miles of a marathon is “More than enough.” I love it. So obviously from now on I’ll be doing everything perfectly and not second-guessing myself, right? Ha ha… we’ll see about that. I did have a good week, though. Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting the Weekly Rundown. Here’s how it all played out. Sunday Leg day at the gym! I proceeded VERY cautiously after hurting my quad during squats the week before. I started with hex bar deadlifts… Everything felt good, so I did some Bulgarian split squats and leg presses (no squats!) I eased into both of those very carefully, and didn’t go quite as heavy as I thought I could. Nothing hurt, and I considered it a success. But then… Monday I woke up with my quad hurting again- WHAT THE…??? Nothing hurt at the gym yesterday… did I injure it while I was sleeping? At any rate, I now know that I can run with a sore quad (just add it to the list of things that hurt but don’t affect my running) so I didn’t freak out. 4 mile run. Tuesday Upper body day at the gym! Good workout. Didn’t hurt myself in any way. Wednesday It was a “short” long run week, so I did 10 miles on the trail close to me. Since it was a continuous run with no “aid station” stops, I used my un-favorite double bottle hydration vest- but this time it didn’t bother me. Everything about this run felt great. And I realized that I ran almost an entire minute per mile faster than when I run on the sandy trail. So there’s “trail slow” and there’s “sand slow.” And of course, “road slow.” Ha ha… I’m pretty sure my legs don’t know the meaning of the word “sprint” right now. Thursday 3 mile run- everything felt good. Friday I had to decide what to do about lower body strength this week. Rather than risk hurting my quad AGAIN, I opted to do a Caroline Girvan Iron Series workout, Day #8, hamstrings and glutes. I was not looking forward to this, because I knew it would be a lot of hip thrusts… but I did it, and followed it up with some core work. Saturday Part of me wondered if I would wake up with my quad hurting, which would be baffling. But no… everything felt fine (my glutes were a little sore, though!) I did a 4 mile run. I don’t usually run on Saturdays, and ended up with the rare opportunity to run with my husband! That was fun. And later, an exciting night of basketball! Ahem. The bad news is both Florida teams lost. Ugh, FAU! What a heartbreaking way to lose. At least UM eased us into it gradually. But looking on the bright side, I’ll get a better night’s sleep on Monday. That is going to be a late game, and now I don’t have to stay up for the whole thing. You have to take the good with the bad! Sunday Day off! Now I’m glad I did that Caroline Girvan workout on Friday, so I could sleep in and relax today. On Wednesday I have my last and longest long run before my race. Last night I had anxiety dreams about this run; in one of them, I was frantically rifling through the freezer looking for my Uncrustables, and it turned out my husband had thrown them away because he didn’t think they were healthy enough. I was really upset because I’m planning to try them out as fuel. Ha, luckily it was just a dream. I will have my Uncrustables on Wednesday! How was your week? Did you watch the Final Four? Do you ever run with your spouse?