Hi there! It’s Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day Eve! Two events I’m lukewarm about, but we have to make the most of any and all minor holidays in February. I’m linking up as always with Kim and Deborah for this weekly rundown. This week had three days of running, following my every-other-day schedule. In addition, my plans were to do three yoga classes, two glutes and legs strength classes, two core classes (all classes were Peloton), and pushups and/or pull-ups four times.
Phew! That’s a lot, considering all I really want to do is run. But I’ve accepted the fact that in order to run, I need to do all the other things. It really wasn’t too hard to fit it all in on a week where I only ran three times. Here’s how it all went down.
Monday
I remember the old days, where I would run long on Sundays and then always take Mondays off. But now I’m starting to appreciate the “never miss a Monday” mentality. It was good to get a couple items checked off my “to-do” list:
I did a 20 minute core class with Jess Sims, and pull-ups. Check, check!
Tuesday
Started the day with a four mile run.
Later in the day I did Jess Sim’s 30 minute glutes and legs class, and then the ten minute hips stretch with Chase Tucker. I actually wasn’t crazy about the stretches he did, but I like the way he incorporated breathing. I plan to check out some of his other stretch classes.
Wednesday
Ah, everything’s going so well… but wait! I haven’t done any yoga classes yet. I did a 30 minute flow with Denis Morton, my fave, and followed it with pushups.
Thursday
Four mile run!
I planned to do some strength after work, but Thursdays are my hardest days and well… I ended up taking a nap instead. Oh well!
Friday
Started the day with Jess’s 30 minutes glutes and legs class, followed by pull-ups. Later in the day I did Denis Morton’s “confidence” yoga flow, which apparently is part of Peloton’s “mood” class series. I didn’t see anything different about it than his usual classes, and that was fine- I picked it because the picture showed him in half moon, and I’m always seeking out that pose these days.
Saturday
For the first time since I started running again in January, I varied from my every-other-day schedule. Today should have been a running day, but my daughter had a band event where she was playing in several different ensembles at a contest. Luckily my husband was able to take her (since I had to work) but instead of being out running early, I felt like I should be home to get her breakfast, make sure she had everything she needed, and provide moral support. No matter how much I love running, my kids always come first.
In between bagel toasting and water bottle filling, I did another 20 minute core class with Jess Sims. I’m surprised to say this one was a little easy for me. Not EASY, easy, but I wasn’t moaning, huffing and swearing my way though it- which makes me think I should look for a harder one next time. I also did pushups, and then later in the day did Denis’s glute focus yoga flow.
A word about this class- it says it’s a beginner class, but that just means Denis gives a little more instruction. It’s really a great class to activate and work your glutes. I love coming back to these focus flows every once in a while.
Sunday
Let’s see! I finished all my strength workouts for the week, which left Sunday free to JUST RUN. Living the dream! As a bonus, new shoes arrived on Saturday:
The Hoka Cliftons are the shoes that seem to accommodate my new orthotics the best right now. And, I really like these colors for a change! I’ve had some really ugly color combinations lately (my last shoes were black, navy, and orange) and while color isn’t that important, it’s nice to put on a pair of shoes that I actually like.
This run was cool, windy, and very rainy! I thought about Darlene running her half marathon today up in Melbourne FL- I hope they had better weather!
All running is good running though- six wet, happy miles. And now… I’m off to make red waffles! I’m going to use beetroot powder to make them red- we’ll see how that goes.
I hope everyone had a great week!
Are you watching the Super Bowl tonight?
Do you make any special food for Valentine’s Day?
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I see a lot of progress and payoff for all of your hard work!!! Congratulations!
Thank you, Birchie! I’m still working at it… but the strength training can only help.
I’m going to cue up that Denis yoga class for glutes…my backside has been especially cranky since that class (with Rad) on Thursday. I like those new shoes! The turquoise is a nice punch of brightness alongside the navy 😉 I’m so glad to hear the running is feeling great again!!
I’ll be interested to hear if you like that class- he does some nice stretching at the end.
Great job this week! I need your discipline to do exercises besides running. Also I am jealous of your weather 🙂
I’m not sure if I would call it “discipline” or “desperation.” I’ve had so many injuries, I just have to do something to help my running.
Oh, my goodness! I would NEVER run in that rain – I guess that’s what you mean when you say you love running!! Nice work!!
My husband also hates running in the rain. The way I feel is, once you accept the fact you’re going to be soaking wet, it can actually be enjoyable.
It was a new shoe week for a lot of us! I’ve never run in Hokas but l have been tempted to try them. I’m glad you’re feeling better. I do need to do some yoga, but truthfully with the pool running, I don’t feel that I need it. Have a great week!
Hokas are great if you need a wide toe box. It’s hard for me to find shoes that don’t pinch my toes.
Yes, I can see how pool running would be a good recovery tool. If you’re feeling good I would just go with that!
I’m glad your rainy run was a good one. I totally get why you had to be home to see your daughter off. Those little moments can mean a lot.
Chase’s stretch classes tend to have a few stretches you hold for a long time, and are really good if you surrender to them. 😉
Those new shoes are pretty! How did the waffles turn out?
Ha ha… the waffles were brownish instead of red, but they tasted good. Yes, I’m re-thinking Chase’s hip stretch class- I may try it again.
It is nice to see you embracing the strength and stretch classes as well. You have worked hard to recover from your injuries and it will all pay off in the end. Hope you have a great week!
Thank you Deborah! I agree, strength is the way to go.
Another good week for you, and yay for getting 6 miles today!
Thanks for the heads up on that class from Denis – bookmarking it!
Oh good- I hope you like it.
I keep forgetting to try one of Denis’ classes. I did yoga this week, and I can’t even remember what instructor it was. I’m watching the Super Bowl but really couldn’t care less. I haven’t seen any cool commercials so far either!
Yeah, it’s actually a good game, but not really rooting for either team makes it hard to get excited.
Try one of Denis’s yoga classes! They’re so good!!!
Way to stay consistent with your cross-training, Jenny. It is so important.
We haven’t really watched the Superbowl – I mean, the TV was on and we paid attention during the halftime show, but I didn’t really follow the game (we’re a baseball household :))…. and we also don’t really care about Valentine’s Day. Meh.
I used to be a huge baseball fan (Go Cubs!) but lately have gotten into football. I didn’t really care about either team that was playing though, but I appreciated that it was a good, close game.
Good to know about the “Beginner” label for the yoga class – is that common across classes, it just means more instruction not easier as such? I’m looking forward to doing some yoga stuff now my fingers have significantly improved.
Yes, I would say the beginning classes include most of the same poses as the intermediate, but he gives more instruction and sometimes will offer modifications. I can’t speak for the other instructors, only Denis.
The Super Bowl was great – the half-time show was phenomenal!!! I loved it so much. I thought it was a good game too, I love when the game is so close at the end.
Those shoes are super cute!
Oh, you’re a cool mom! The halftime show wasn’t really my thing (No! I’m not a boomer! I’m actually Gen X) but I can appreciate that it was an incredible show. The game was good though- close and exciting.
Another good week.
Now I know that I am not the only runner who likes to run under the rain!!!!
Those Hoka look good, I have never tried such shoes.
As long as it’s not freezing cold, running in the rain can be fun. It’s especially nice as a change here, because we have so many sunny days.
Watched the Superbowl last night.
I have done exactly…nothing…for Valentine’s Day. I thought of turning something red…but didn’t. This is the first year I haven’t done anything (usually I get out special paper plates, hang up some hearts from the dining room light fixture etc)., but the kids seem completely fine and not into it and I’m actually really, really happy that I feel empowered to skip right over this event this year!!
I’m not quite there for Valentine’s Day, but I have gotten to the point where I don’t feel like I have to make something special for every single minor holiday- like I used to make a green dinner on St. Patrick’s Day. Phew! Glad I don’t do that anymore.
I’m also definitely lukewarm about Valentine’s Day but I always try to make the best of it (which includes pizza, lol).
I didn’t really care about the teams playing last night, but I was disappointed with the commercials. Most of them just seemed odd!
Yeah, there were no amazing commercials. Hope you enjoyed your pizza!
Good job on getting those workouts in! I totally agree that family comes first and I would have done the same (or gone out at 4 AM to fit in my run – I’ve been known to do that, too). I didn’t make any special treats for Valentine’s Day, but might next weekend when the kids come over to help my husband celebrate his birthday.
If I didn’t have the option to re-schedule the run for the next day, I would have gone out at 4 am. As a matter of fact, if I had done that I would have had better weather! Oh well.
Sounds like you had a good week! Good job fitting it all in while making your daughter a priority. How were the waffles? I’ve heard that beetroot powder works just fine (and sometimes you can just puree beets, too!).
No Super Bowl plans. Sometimes I make nachos, but that wasn’t on the menu yesterday. Still catching up with the Olympics. 🙂
The beetroot powder turned the waffle BATTER a beautiful shade of red- but when I cooked the waffles they came out brown-ish. Oh well!
I like the color of your shoes too! I agree with you on the colors – I’ve got a couple of pairs in my closet that weren’t my first choice in color, but the sale price trumped that! I hope your daughter did well on her performances. We did watch the Super Bowl and although I don’t really watch football, I do like to see the game and all of the fun commercials. I did think it was a good game. Bummed for our Ohio team which really looked like they were going to take it!
Yes, I was rooting for the Bengals! I wasn’t happy with the outcome, but it was a close, exciting game, so that was good.
Love the new shoes. So glad running has been good to/for you
Hope to see you in a couple of weeks!
Yes Cari! I’m looking forward to seeing you.