Workout Recap - Week 8

Sunday, February 19th – Rest Day

Monday, February 20th – Rest Day

Tuesday, February 21st –  Rest Day

Wednesday, February 22nd – Rest Day

Thursday, February 23rd – Rest Day

Friday, February 24th – Rest Day

Saturday, February 25th – Rest Day 

A full week of rest - yup. The groin is feeling better, but I don't want to push it too early. I think next week I will get back on the bike for a few days and try a short run or two. (It feels okay while I'm walking/ living normal life, but if I put "running" pressure on it, sometimes it has a twinge of pain, which is why I am taking this as slow as I need to.) The weather has been rough this past week - rain, high winds, cold - so I guess I haven't minded staying in my warm bed a little later than normal ;) But, I have missed running, so I'm really praying that this week I will be able to start getting back into my routine.

How were your workouts this past week?

Walt Wednesday

Some people do a "Wordless Wednesday" post, where they simply share a photo or image, but I thought I'd make a little series out of my Wednesdays. And since I love alliteration so much, why not go with Walt Wednesdays (obviously everyone can use a little break from the seriousness, scariness and sassiness of life - and what better way to help put a smile on your face than with a cute wiener dog picture, am I right?!)... So, without further ado...

WALT WEDNESDAY!

When life gets overwhelming, how do you de-stress?

Workout Recap - Week 7

Sunday, February 12th – 90 minutes on the stationary bike

Monday, February 13th – 90 minutes on the stationary bike

Tuesday, February 14th –  90 minutes on the stationary bike

Wednesday, February 15th – Rest Day

Thursday, February 16th – Rest Day

Friday, February 17th – Rest Day

Saturday, February 18th – Rest Day 

Well, I guess you can probably guess from my workouts that the groin is not doing better. Not only is the groin angry, but around Thursday I started to come down with something (wasn't sure if it was allergies because of the winds and rains, but I think it's more of a cold/ the flu) so my body is in a hibernation mode. I was freaking out a bit, because a friend and I had an adventure on the horizon, but he has been kind enough to offer to delay it until we are both 100% (so I can rest the body and get it fully healed without the guilt hanging over my head that I might cause his adventure to be less than amazing). Here's to hoping an extra week or so of rest will get me back even stronger. #ListeningToYourBodyCanSuck

How were your workouts this past week?

Workout Recap - Week 6

Sunday, February 5th – 12.8 mile run (~2 hours)

Monday, February 6th – 90 minutes on the stationary bike

Tuesday, February 7th –  Rest Day

Wednesday, February 8th – 80 minutes on the stationary bike

Thursday, February 9th – 90 minutes on the stationary bike

Friday, February 10th – 90 minutes on the stationary bike

Saturday, February 11th – Rest Day 

Well, poo... My right groin started feeling funny after my long run last Saturday. It took me a couple limping steps to get into a rhythm on Sunday, but once I started running it felt fine. Unfortunately the rest of the week it felt "off". Thankfully this was a "cutback" week (meaning I had fewer miles than the previous couple weeks where I was building mileage) so I didn't "miss" as many miles as I could've, but still not great because the groin is not 100% yet. I went to the chiropractor on Friday, hoping that an adjustment would help, but it's still not completely better. Listening to your body, when your body isn't at its best can suck, but I know it's what I need to do... So here's to biking, foam rolling and stretching for a bit longer.

How were your workouts this past week?

Walt Wednesday

Some people do a "Wordless Wednesday" post, where they simply share a photo or image, but I thought I'd make a little series out of my Wednesdays. And since I love alliteration so much, why not go with Walt Wednesdays (obviously everyone can use a little break from the seriousness, scariness and sassiness of life - and what better way to help put a smile on your face than with a cute wiener dog picture, am I right?!)... So, without further ado...

WALT WEDNESDAY!

When life gets overwhelming, how do you de-stress?

Workout Recap - Week 5

Sunday, January 29th– 15.15 mile run (~2.5 hours)

Monday, January 30th – 90 minutes on the stationary bike

Tuesday, January 31st –  10.10 mile run

Wednesday, February 1st – 7 mile run

Thursday, February 2nd – 8 mile run

Friday, February 3rd – Rest Day

Saturday, February 4th – 20.02 mile run 

What a full week! Over 60 miles and the body is still feeling okay ;) My long run on Saturday was definitely a grind (like I mentioned last week, I technically jumped in at Mile 14 of a 24 week 50 mile race training plan, so I guess it would make sense that my body is TIRED when on week two of my training I'm already up to 60 miles a week and a 20-miler long run), but I got it done. I walked the last two miles (because it is all uphill back to our house) and took walk breaks whenever I needed them, but I got home before 7:30am so I'll consider it a win ;) Looks like next week is a cut-back week, so I'm thrilled I've got shorter runs for the weekend (especially since we are planning to head up to Mammoth to camp).

How were your workouts this past week?

Walt Wednesday

Some people do a "Wordless Wednesday" post, where they simply share a photo or image, but I thought I'd make a little series out of my Wednesdays. And since I love alliteration so much, why not go with Walt Wednesdays (obviously everyone can use a little break from the seriousness, scariness and sassiness of life - and what better way to help put a smile on your face than with a cute wiener dog picture, am I right?!)... So, without further ado...

WALT WEDNESDAY!

When life gets overwhelming, how do you de-stress?