Weekly Rundown- Not the Usual Week!
Hello!!! This was a fun week, as it was our annual trip to Tampa, where my daughter played in the All State band. I also had an unusual “long cardio” sessio at the gymn. When we left off last week I was worried about some pain in my calf, so I babied it a little this week (as far as running went). Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting the Weekly Rundown. Here’s how it all played out… Monday I was still being cautious of my calf, so I did a short lower body strength workout and 30 minutes on the elliptical. Tuesday I did my favorite Caroline Girvan deadbug workout, and an upper body strength workout. Wednesday This would have been a long trail run, but I was afraid to stress my calf that much. Instead, I did a FOUR HOUR cardio session in the gym. It broke down like this: one hour on the bike, one hour on the elliptical, 45 minutes running on the treadmill, 30 minutes back on the bike, and the last 45 minutes running on the treadmill. NO CALF PAIN! As you can see, I’m using KT tape as a precaution. I don’t really know if it does anything, but it can’t hurt. In the afternoon, we drove to Tampa and checked into our hotel. Thursday So much walking! My daughter was rehearsing in the convention center, which was about a mile from our hotel. I walked over five miles back and forth- and my calf was still fine. Friday I had a GREAT strength session in the hotel gym. A really thorough upper body workout, all my hip stability exercises, and planks. I realized- the reason I enjoyed this so much was that I had the gym to myself until the very end, when one other woman came in. So much better than working out at EOS, which is always crowded. Saturday Running! 4 miles with no pain. This run was on the treadmill in the hotel gym because of the weather (COLD) and also our location, which was right downtown. Not ideal for running. I followed this run with squats- as heavy as I could do with dumbbells- and planks. My daughter’s concert was in the afternoon, and my husband had to stay to see a student perform in a concert at night. THEN, driving home- ouch. It’s a long drive late at night. Sunday Sleeping in, obviously! Laundry… shopping… and getting ready for the Bears game! Coming up soon… further adventures in Tampa. How was your week? Are you watching football this weekend?