Weekly Rundown- I’m TRYING To Rest…
Oh, hello! Thanks for stopping by the Weekly Rundown, hosted as always by Kim and Deborah. My big workout this week was a long run on Sunday, and then my focus for the rest of the week was rest and recover. I made a serious effort to get at least seven hours of sleep a night, which was more successful some nights than others. Let’s just see how it all went down. Sunday This was my last long long run before my race- there will be one more short long run coming up. For this run, I ventured off the trails onto the roads, and ran from my house to the beach… …and then turned around and ran back home. I had to throw in some extra miles in the neighborhood, and the end result was a 26 mile run. Honestly… it sounded like a fun idea, but dealing with the traffic, train tracks, and drawbridges made this run a little stressful. I’ll stick to my trails from now on! Monday Oof. I’m tired. I mean… did I not know running 26 miles would be hard??? I didn’t expect to be this sore. I took my tired legs to the gym and did what is known in certain circles as the “Cool Bloggers Workout.” 3/12/30- 3 miles per hour, 12% incline, for 30 minutes. It actually felt pretty good, and when I was done I used a couple of the abs machines. On days like this I like using the machines at the gym for core, because they isolate the abs and don’t stress out my sore hip flexors. Tuesday Time to run again! I walked for a mile and then ran 3. Followed by dead bugs and plank. Wednesday Strength day at home. I wasn’t up to much- I did Runners Touch, the Knees Over Toes exercises, and dead bugs. Then I spent the day in Jupiter! My daughter was playing in the All-County band, and they had rehearsal from 8-4. Jupiter is an hour away, so rather than spend four hours in the car driving two round-trips, I opted to stay up there and had a mini-adventure. Details coming up next week! Thursday I’m starting to feel back to normal- I walked a mile and ran 4, followed once again by core. At night we had to drive to Jupiter for my daughter’s concert. The concert was fun, but we didn’t get home until almost 11 pm, which messed up my efforts to get more sleep. Oh well (but I’m wondering- couldn’t they have this concert on a FRIDAY next year? Just a thought.) Friday Hmmm. It seems like if I were doing things correctly, I would spring out of bed in the morning, cheerily exclaiming “Top of the morning!” to my husband. Instead, the alarm went off and I muttered “Egads!” before getting up and literally staggering across the room. My feet are always sore in the morning- it helps if I can stretch them out in bed first, but this morning the cats were meowing hungrily and I had to get my daughter up and moving. Arg. Instead of a gym day, I did strength at home again. It actually turned out to be a pretty good workout- I did squats, Bulgarian split squats, overhead shoulder press, all with dumbbells. I also did dead bugs and the Knees Over Toes exercises. I’m making some progress with those! My right knee is less achy while doing them, which I count as a win. Saturday Top of the morning! Just kidding. I grumbled a little again as I got out of bed, but then it was out the door for a 5 mile run before work. No core after this run because I simply forgot. Sunday Ahhhhh. On tap for today- OFF. Sleeping in, a little cooking (it’s my husband’s birthday so we’re making a brunch) and then reading, relaxing, and football. I’m making a Detroit style pizza for the Lions game tonight! How was your week? Did you get enough sleep? Have you ever made (or eaten) a Detroit style pizza? – I haven’t, but I’m up for the challenge!