Bill and I are outdoorsy people, and we spend as much time as possible outside. Wanting to be ready for our first barbecue on the deck whenever spring decided to show us a visit, I started early trying to get all of the outdoor chores knocked out. It wasn’t until this past week that the weather finely really cooperated.

Last weekend we had a ton of mulch spread on the beds around our house; well, not really a ton, more like 75 3-cubic feet bags. Starting on Monday, I spent every spare second outside spreading grass seed in bare spots, repainting our wrought iron patio furniture, painting our deck’s privacy wall, and transplanting some flowers and bushes. True gardeners like to dig, and I’m happiest with dirt under my fingernails.

Besides training my clients and doing my outdoor chores, I took time to get some pretty decent workouts in…

Bone tired from a very active day, I picked up a salad at Panera on my way home from Home Depot, ate it at 5 PM and called it “linner.” Bill was in Austin for work until late Wednesday evening, and I took advantage of not cooking.

 

  • Tuesday 
  • Interval Run – 1.5-mile warm-up, 2 x 1600 at 7:50 and 7:45 paces (7:47 goal pace), 2 x 800 meters at 7:25 and 7:24 paces (7:30 goal pace), and 1.5-mile cool-down; 2-minute rest between intervals
  • Rodney Yee’s Intermediate Yoga (affiliate link) Sun Salutations
  • Vigorous Gardening – 1 hour
  • Teeter Inversion – 15 minutes

 

  • Wednesday 
  • Strength Training – 1 hour
  • Bike – 15 miles – 59:07
  • Yoga for Energy
  • Vigorous Gardening – 1 hour

 

  • Thursday
  • Tempo Run – 1-mile warm-up at 9:17, 5 tempo miles at 8:37, 8:26, 8:35, 8:37, 8:13, and 1-mile cool-down at 10:11
  • Yoga For Flexibility
  • Teeter Inversion – 15 minutes

 

Around 5 PM on Friday, I got the best phone call a mom can get! Joseph was in NYC at a conference and called to see what Bill and I had planned for the weekend. He was thinking of taking the train to DC for the weekend if we could pick him up. Ummm, yeah! 

 

  •  Saturday 
  • Exterior Painting – 7 hours

Since his brother was in town, Daniel came out to visit on  Saturday. We had a great time with the boys even though we were painting for most of the day. Julie was just starting spring break where she teaches and had already planned to spend it in Virginia, and she arrived on Saturday, too. We all went out to dinner ay Manhattan Pizza rather late after Bill and I cleaned up. 

At 9:04 PM I took the first bite of my delicious hamburger and fries. Oh yeah, did I mention that I had a race scheduled for this morning? Exhausted after having worked outside in the warm sun most of the day, I decided what the heck, I was going to enjoy a burger and fries since I had no hopes of racing my 8K. It was after 11:15 by the time I turned off the lights for the night, so my 5:15 alarm seemed to go off terribly early! 

 

  • Sunday 
  • Loudoun 8K – 43:03
  • Warm-up and Cool-down runs – 3 miles
  • Exterior Painting – 5 hours

I finished the race in 43:03 (8:36 pace), and can’t complain – except three of the four women in my age group who finished in front of me, finished only 42 seconds or less faster. Oh well!

I’m hoping to get my race recap up by Thursday… 

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Photo courtesy of Tracy

 

Weekly Overview: 

  • Weight Training: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  • Running: Tuesday – 6 miles , Thursday – 7 miles, Sunday – 8 miles (Total: 21 miles)
  • Biking: Wednesday – 15 miles 
  • Yoga: Daily except Saturday and Sunday
  • Teeter Inversion: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
  • Average Steps Per Day: 20,345
  • Average Hours Sleep Per Night: 6:43

 

  • Questions:
  • Have you run an 8K distance race? ~ Today’s was my fourth.
  • How was the weather where you live this weekend? ~ It was perfect here!
  • Did you race this weekend? 

 

Have a great week!

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