Weekly Rundown- Back At It
Happy official first day of fall! Of course, the weather is not fall-ish here, but we will not speak of such things. We WILL speak about my calf though- it’s still feeling good, and I went from running every third day to every other day. Progress! I’m linking up as always with Kim and Deborah for this Weekly Rundown. Here’s how it all played out… Monday The last time I ran was Saturday, so this was my first every-other-day run since coming back from the calf injury. Everything is feeling good, but I’m still nervous about it, so I was very conservative- I walked one mile and ran two. I followed the run with a Caroline Girvan standing core workout. I’ve decided that I like standing core workouts, if they use dumbbells. You don’t get the same burn as with deadbugs or crunches, but I like the way I have to stabilize my core against the weighted arm moves. Tuesday Strength day at home- hip stability (including Runner’s Touch and the one leg sit-to-stand.) I also got out my pull-up bar and did dead hangs and scapular retractions (you hang from the bar and lift yourself up a few inches without bending your arms, only by retracting your shoulder blades.) Boy, are my lats weak. I rounded it all off with the tried-and-true Caroline Girvan deadbug workout.. Wednesday This was a big day- I got back to the cross country trail! I haven’t been here since the end of May. I walked a mile and then ran 4. I loved being back and I LOVED running in the daylight! Thursday Upper body strength workout from Sally McRae’s app, and then this MadFit standing abs workout. This is officially my favorite standing core workout (thank you, Engie!) I feel it in my core, there’s some balance involved, and it’s a good upper body workout as well. Friday Third run of the week! Once again I was super conservative- walked one mile and then ran one. Followed this up with hip stability exercises and squats. At night I went to our high school football game! Our team is undefeated this year, and we won 48-0. I actually felt a little sorry for the other team. The band had to play their halftime show on the track because the field was so wet, but it was still a fun night! Saturday Off! Friday was a late night, so it felt good to sleep in a little before going to work. Sunday Ooh, I’m excited. On tap for today- a trail run! I’m going to my second favorite trail- my first favorite has a lot of sand and I don’t think my calf is quite ready for that yet- and I’ll do 6 miles (the first mile will be walking though.) As you can see, it was a great week! The only thing that marred it a little was my low back, which has been very achy. It doesn’t hurt when I run (so it’s not a “real” problem, ha) but I babied it a little and didn’t go to the gym for any heavy squats or deadlifts. Hopefully I’ll get that back on track this week. How was your week? Are you celebrating the first day of fall?