Weekly Rundown
It was a great week! That is, if you like heat, humidity, and hurricanes. (If you don’t like those things, don’t come to Florida in September!) Here in South Florida we’re sending love to those in the panhandle who got pummeled- while being grateful that we were spared this time. As always, I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah (thanks, ladies!) for this Weekly Rundown. Let’s just see how it all went down… Sunday 6 miles on the trail! The first mile was walking, then 5 miles running. It was hot, sticky, parts of the trail were overgrown and there were biting flies. But I loved it. Monday Leg day at the gym! Here’s how I found the squat racks: BOTH racks had heavy weights left on the bars. Why do people do this??? I didn’t feel like dealing with it, so I went over to use an older squat rack in the corner. Once again I avoided deadlifts because of my cranky low back, but did squats, some single leg balance exercises, and abs. Tuesday I continued my cautious every-other-day running schedule. Today I walked half a mile and ran 2.5. I followed this with a MadFit standing core workout. Wednesday It was a strength day at home- upper body, Caroline Girvan deadbugs, and hip stability exercises. At 5 pm we got a call that school was canceled the next day because of the hurricane. Wait, what? This was the first I heard of Hurricane Helene (I really should start watching the news more.) In my defense, it wasn’t on track to hit us, but we still had a tropical storm warning. Thursday The good news was, since there was no school, I was able to sleep in a little and run in the daylight. The bad news was, we had pockets of horrendous weather, and one of them happened during my run. Wind, driving rain, and thunder and lightning in the distance. I did 3 miles and then hightailed it back home- and as soon as I got there it started to clear up. I followed this with the MadFit standing core workout- except I didn’t realize it was a different one. Apparently MadFit has at least two standing core workouts. I like them both! Friday I was very proud of myself for getting to the gym twice this week for leg day. This time I did squats and deadlifts. My low back is still achy, but I just decided to carry on. Saturday 5 miles! Well, the first half mile was walking, and then I ran 4.5. I’m getting there… slowly but surely. Sunday On tap for the day- sleeping in and waffles! I’ve decided to shift my “long” runs to Wednesdays (a day off from work.) Obviously there will be football as well, although the Dolphins play Monday night. I’ll find a game or two to watch. How was your week? Any “interesting” weather?