After a fun and busy Labor Day weekend, I stated off last Monday, with a fully booked schedule. It’s easier to see clients than reschedule them, so I often work on the smaller holidays that fall on Monday, my busiest day.
Monday
My first client arrived with her daughter at 7:30 and we headed out for a 2-mile run/walk. I was pleased that my foot felt pretty good, and seemed to be on the road to recovery. It was the last time my client’s daughter was able to join us since school was starting the next day. I enjoy working with my clients’ teenaged children, and encourage my clients to bring their older children along for their workouts. I do not charge extra because I want to help mold these young people into fitness loving individuals, who think of being active as being the norm.
Later in the day, I squeezed in an upper and lower body strength training session for myself since it would be the last upper body workout I could do for a while. I again lifted unilaterally protecting my left arm which still had stitches in it from a basal cell carcinoma removed two weeks earlier.
Tuesday
Since my foot felt quite good on Monday, I joined my MRTT friends for hills on Tuesday. I ran the lower section of the hill where it’s not as steep for a total of 5.5 miles. Don’t let the elevation chart fool you, though – there was only a 50-foot elevation change over about a half mile!
Later in the day I got my stitches out and had surgery on my other arm to remove yet another basal cell. Happily, I can now say I’m cancer free… at least until my next dermatologist appointment in mid-November, but hopefully, Dr. Ha won’t find any new spots then.
Wednesday
Before I had a chance to go for a walk or easy run, I hurt my back on Wednesday. Seriously. I know – I’m a mess. While sitting a my desk working on a blog post, I reached for something just beyond my laptop, but well within my reach. As I reached, I twisted ever so slightly, and immediately felt a twinge in the lower right side of my back. It’s happened before, so I immediately put a cool Epsom salt compress on my back, then got on my Teeter inversion table and hung out for about twenty minutes. It’s amazing how much better that makes my back/right leg (sciatica) feel.
Thursday
Thursday morning I skipped meeting my friends for our run, and decided to lay low as a precaution for my back. My poor clients couldn’t be pampered, and had to help me move benches, stack the heavy weights, etc. I wasn’t taking any chances with Ragnar only eight days away!
Friday
I woke up feeling great on Friday and ran 2 very easy miles before my first client arrived. She and I went for a 2.75-mile run/walk before heading back inside for the rest of her workout. I skipped my own strength training session because of my arms, which I’ll have to for the next two weeks. I’m getting creative on finding core exercises that don’t require any lifting or major support with my arms, though.
Saturday
We had a great turnout for our MRTT group run on Saturday morning. I was thrilled to see how many ladies were mingling around in the in the parking lot when I got there! We gathered for a group picture…
And when we walked from the parking lot to the trail we found six more runners from our group waiting for us!
Once we got started, we broke out into different pace groups. Erin and I were both tapering for our races coming up, so we ran 8 miles (9:27 pace), and peeled off leaving our group to finish their 16-mile run.
I spent most of the rest of Saturday catching up on paperwork while watching college football, and waiting for our big game to kickoff at 8 PM. Once the Virginia Tech vs Ohio State University game started on ESPN, I paced back-and-forth while watching. We were the underdogs, so it was extra sweet when we upset (then ranked #8) Ohio State!
Sunday
I’ve hardly seen my BRF’s this summer, so when I got the text saying they’d be running on Sunday morning, I jumped at the chance. I got in an easy 5.5-mile recovery run, and got to see my running besties at the same time!
Total weekly workouts:
Running – 20.5 miles
Run/walk – 4.75 miles
Walking – 0 miles
Lifting – 1 hour
- Questions:
- What’s been your biggest training/injury obstacle?
- Who gets regular skin checks?
- Who raced this weekend?
If if makes you feel any better I hurt my back a few weeks ago while sneezing! Yup who does that?!
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I hope your back is feeling better. Our timing is terrible…
What a great week! I am glad your foot has healed and the good news from your doctor. I should make an appointment with a dermatologist – since I am out in the sun a lot (more so when I was a teenager). This past weekend I participated in a 5K – but all in fun 🙂
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I’m glad you enjoyed your 5K, and decided not to race it after doing a long training run the day before.
I hope your back is much better!!
My college team lost in a big way on Saturday – it was brutal!!!
I don’t get regular skin checks but actually have an appointment in 2 weeks – I know I need to start doing better on that front!
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It’s definitely getting better… Almost back to 100%. 🙂
I hope your skin check goes well!
I wasn’t sure if the Hokies held on, and wondered about it on the way to work Monday morning. I saw about 37 girls here wearing their VT gear, and figured it out!
My ankle has been my biggest problem, but since I stopped running, it hasn’t hurt much at all. I’ve vowed to play disc golf every day for the rest of my life, and take the hike seriously between holes. So I’ve got that in. And my ankle hasn’t hurt!
I have asked about a spot on my shoulder, but generally, I don’t get specific skin checks. I do wear a cap when I play and coach, but no sunscreen.
No races for me, but soccer has started. Those matches always get the coach’s heart rate up!
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What? You mean as an honorary Hokie you didn’t stay up until midnight to watch til the very end? 😉
Glad the ankle is feeling better. If disc golf is your sport, you’ve got to keep your ankle healthy for it. Maybe running just isn’t your thing!
What are we going to do with you? You’re just falling apart!
Courtney @ Don’t Blink. Just Run. recently posted…Run Wild 5K Race Recap
Duct tape. Lots of duct tape! 🙂
They do say it can fix almost anything…
Courtney @ Don’t Blink. Just Run. recently posted…Run Wild 5K Race Recap
Glad you are getting back at it and things are going smoothly! And, ahem, Buckeye right here. But it’s ok–I’ve lived my entire adult life on the E. Coast so I find myself torn sometimes in terms of who I am cheering for!
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That’s cool that you encourage your clients to bring their older-aged children along with them! The Ohio State game was so awesome! I’m totally ignoring that last week’s game even happened (clearly, that was not the Hokies on the field). I am hoping the Ohio State Hokies show up this weekend!
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We played Nebraska at our 30th reunion game. Hope tomorrow’s Georgia Tech game turns out as well! 🙂