Weekly Rundown- Mixing It Up
After our “Florida cold spell” last week, we had more seasonal weather this week. It was still cool enough later in the day to run, so I took the opportunity to sleep a little later in the mornings. I was glad of the mild temps because there was not one, but TWO bloggers visiting our area this week! They got some nice weather (and we’ll see who they are in just a moment…) As usual, I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah for this Weekly Rundown. Here we go… Monday In the morning I did my hip stability exercises and a short lower body strength workout at home. In the afternoon I got out for a 4 mile run. Tuesday Again I split my workout- in the morning I did Caroline Girvan’s deadbug workout, and later in the day I did upper body strength. Wednesday It was a “long cardio” day at the gym! At this stage, I’m only doing a long run every other week and next week is a 50k. So I mixed it up today- 30 minutes on the bike, 30 minutes on the elliptical, and an hour of running on the treadmill. Funny thing- when I started running, my legs felt so heavy (after the bike and elliptical) I was convinced the treadmill was at an incline even though I had it set to zero. I was so positive the treadmill must be broken, I switched to a different one. Ha- nope, it’s my legs! They felt better after about a mile or so. Thursday In the morning I did Caroline Girvan’s Stellar Abs workout and my hip stability exercises. Then, after work, I met Debbie and Darlene! We went for a walk at Wakodahatchee Wetlands. Debbie’s husband was also there with his camera. Later Debbie told me he took 4000 pictures of the birds and other wildlife!!! I took this one: Friday In the morning I did Carline Girvan’s deadbug workout again, and then later in the day I ran 4 miles. I’m embracing these late afternoon runs! Soon it will be too hot and I’ll be back to early mornings. Saturday I had a run planned for the afternoon, but I felt a tiny twinge in my foot. Nothing really worrisome, but at this point I’m not taking any chances. I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on the elliptical instead, and then, since I was there, I did a lower body strength workout. THEN, I got out a mat and had a nice stretch session. Overall I felt like it was more effective than just running would have been. Sunday On tap for today… sleeping in and rest! And yoga- I can feel my low back from those squats at the gym. Also, I kind of blew off Valentine’s Day so I’m planning to bake a heart-shaped cake today. How was your week? Did you celebrate Valentine’s Day?