Weekly Rundown- The Taper
Hey there! My race is less than one week away, which means this was a taper week. All that really means is there was no long run or anything extreme at the gym- my other runs, which are already relatively short, remained the same. Unlike other taper weeks, where I’ve been convinced my foot was broken or that my hamstring was separating from the bone, everything felt pretty good. Huh! No drama! Well, there’s still a week to go. Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting the Weekly Rundown. Here we go… Monday Hip stability exercises, and a 4 mile run. Tuesday Upper body strength, and Caroline Girvan deadbug workout.. She has a lot of great core workouts, but I still think this one is the best. Wednesday 5 mile run! Feeling good. Thursday Hip stability exercises, and lower body strength. I did this workout at home, as opposed to the gym, which means I used lower weights. Somehow I still ended up sore though! Friday Caroline Girvan stellar abs workout and 4 mile run in NEW SHOES!!! I got the same ones I’ve been wearing, Altra Experience Flow. This time I was delighted with the color (as opposed to my old ones which were white, orange and pink, arg.) I love running in brand new shoes- so springy! Saturday 4 mile run… and at night I did Adriene’s yoga for lower back pain. The squats on Friday tweaked my back a little, but nothing that yoga can’t cure. Sunday Sleeping in and rest. Now I start a week of intense planning and weather stalking. Right now, the forecast for Saturday shows a low of 56 and high of 78… which would be INCREDIBLE. Much better than I was expecting (for Florida at the end of March). However, we’re not there yet- we’ll see if that forecast holds. Let’s all cross our fingers are pray to the weather gods!!! In case you’re thinking “Gee, I wish I could hear lots more details about Jenny’s upcoming race” feel free to check back during the week… I’ll be talking about it plenty! How was your week? Do you have any races coming up?