Workout Recap - Week 48

Sunday, November 24th – Easy pace 8 miles with the hubby,  210 second Plank (part of the Plank Challenge I am participating in), Foam Rolled & Stretched

Monday, November 25th – Elliptical for 60 minutes & 210 second Plank (part of the Plank Challenge I am participating in)

Tuesday, November 26th –   Stationary bike for 60 minutes (17.33 miles)

Wednesday, November 27th –  Travel day, 240 second Plank (part of the Plank Challenge I am participating in), Foam Rolled & Stretched

Thursday, November 28th –  Treadmill for 60 minutes (all on my toes), 240 second Plank (part of the Plank Challenge I am participating in) & Stretched

YES, I am a SPOILED runner. The BELOW FREEZING temps and SNOW kept me inside on the treadmill!

Friday, November 29th – Strength Training (abs, back, arms and legs), 270 second Plank (part of the Plank Challenge I am participating in) & Stretched

Saturday, November 30th – Easy pace 3 miles with the hubby (in the COLD) & 300 second Plank (part of the Plank Challenge I am participating in)

Beautiful trail run

My treadmill run on Thanksgiving morning was tough. I decided I wanted to run it ALL on my toes (forefoot striking rather than mid-to-heel like I normally do). The run itself wasn't too bad, but MAN, my calves BURNED for the next 3 days! I forgot how it feels to be sore :) 

As you can see I didn't foam roll towards the end of the week - which is due to me not bringing one with me back to Michigan. I did bring my Surefoot Foot Rubz roller ball that I got in my RunnerBox for October, so I used that on my arches and even had my hubby use it on my calves. 

The Plank Challenge  is COMPLETE - WHOOO HOOOO!! Man was it tough. I think I was able to do about 2:30 in straight plank, but anything over that I would find myself in pretty bad form. I decided it would be better for me to take a few second break every couple minutes so that I could keep proper form than do it all in one plank and not get the full benefits (or potentially hurt something). So although I didn't get up to a single plank of 5 minutes, I am still proud that I was able to do 5 minutes worth of planking (I would say over about a 6 minute span). Not too shabby, especially for never doing a plank before November :).

I am VERY pleased with my workouts this week. As you will see from my upcoming posts, I was EXTREMELY busy over this past week, but even with that being said, I was still able to fit in all of my workouts. Make it a part of your routine, schedule it like any other appointment you have, and MAKE IT HAPPEN!

How were your workouts this past week?