Weekly Rundown- It Was a Week…
Welcome to the Weekly Rundown, hosted as always by Kim and Deborah (thanks, ladies!) It was a week of workouts, work, school activities… you know- regular life. Regular life has been pretty good lately! Here’s how it all went down: Sunday 10 mile long run! Actually it was 10.26, but we’ll get to that in a minute. I got started pretty early (BUT NOT EARLY ENOUGH) and ran to a park that has a cross country trail. This is a well-maintained, grassy trail and I was able to get in several miles on it before starting back home. The last couple miles were really difficult. The heat was getting to me, and even though I had sunglasses, the sun was blinding me so much that I passed my street. By the time I realized it and turned around, I had added those .26 miles to my run- just what I did NOT want to do! Oh well. I got it done, came home and guzzled a huge glass of ice water with LMNT. Monday Leg day at the gym! I started by pushing and pulling the sled, then moved on to squats, deadlifts, hamstring curls, tibialis raises, calf raises, and abs. Tuesday Well, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is I got some extra sleep! The bad news is, this extra sleep occurred because I didn’t hear my alarm, and we all overslept. It was a very rushed morning of angry recriminations, but somehow I got my daughter to school on time and got in a 3 mile run before work. Wednesday Treadmill run at the gym! I started with ten minutes of pushing and pulling the sled, then ran 4 miles, incorporating hills. I finished this workout with regular planks and side planks. Thursday I started my workout at home, with negatives on the pull up bar. Then, to the gym! For the first time, someone was using “my” sled when I got there. That’s okay- I did bench press until the sled was free. Quick note- several people commented that pushing and pulling the sled looks “boring.” PEOPLE. Do you realize I’ve been doing pool running? Could there possibly be anything more boring than that? Or the stairclimber? I’m used to this! Plus, I always listen to podcasts at the gym. Then on to squats… Calf raises, tibialis raises, and planks. Friday This morning I was awoken by the “cat alarm,” my cat meowing at 5 am (where were you on Tuesday, Muffin???) Since I was awake, I figured I might as well get in a run in the dark. 4 “cooler” miles. Saturday Off! Muffin meowed again at 5 am- I got up, fed the cats and went back to bed for two more hours. That felt good! After work I rushed home to see the second half of the Baylor game, which they WON! Finally! Let’s get this season back on track. Sunday On tap for today- 11 mile run. I’ve learned my lesson, and will be getting up at 5 am, so I can get the first half done while it’s still dark. I can’t take another super hot run! Overall it was a good week- there was that little glitch on Tuesday, but I probably needed the extra sleep, and it all worked out. How was your week? Did you have a favorite workout? – Mine was probably my treadmill hill workout. Tell me about your fall weather so I can live vicariously!