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4000 Is the New 2021

At the beginning of the year, I joined a Strava challenge to ride 2021 miles during the year and easily met that goal during the summer. Last week I realized that I’m closing in on 4,000 miles and set that as my new goal for 2021. I need to ride 100 miles per week to make my goal. Can I do it? With the weather turning colder it’s going to be harder, but thank goodness I have my trusty spin bike (affiliate link) to help make it more feasible. 

 

Overview of the Week

Before discussing each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll down for daily details…

 

Sunday

Running: 6.4 miles
• Average pace: 9:18
• Start time: 10:00 AM
• Location: W&OD Trail
• Weather: 42° (feels like 38°) and overcast, climbing to 45° (feels like 41°)
• What I wore: shorts, tank, ear warmer headband, visor, gloves with mittens on top (took mittens off around mile 4)

Spur of the moment and right after eating breakfast, I decided to go on a 6.4-mile run to celebrate my 64th birthday. Fortunately, my stomach didn’t rebel considering I’d just eaten and I had a great run on my beloved trail. Once home, my favorite photographer took a picture of me in our back yard.

 

Cycling: 10 miles
• Average speed: 15.6 MPH
• Bike: Life Fitness Lifecycle Spin
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 1:22 PM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 66°
• What I wore: shorts and jog bra

Knowing I’d only have one other opportunity to ride during the week, I hopped on my spin bike to get a few miles under my belt while chatting on the phone with my mom.

Foam rolling: 10 minutes

Stretching: 10 minutes

 

Monday

Strength Training: 1 hour of total body

 

Tuesday

Cycling: 55 miles
• Average speed: 15.4 MPH
• Bike: Life Fitness Lifecycle Spin
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 7:25 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 65°
• What I wore: bike shorts and jog bra

I hopped on my spin bike for 40 miles, but ended up going for 55 miles! I rode a steady speed while replying to birthday wishes on FaceBook and catching up on blog reading.

Foam Rolling: 5 minutes

Stretching: 5 minutes

 

Wednesday

Strength Training: 1 hour of total body

Walking: .76 miles / .77 miles
• Average pace: 20:49 / 18:29
• Start time: 5:03 PM / 6:39 PM
• Location: Fort Meyers, FL (walking to and from dinner)
• Weather: 78° and cloudy / 74° and the rain held off
• What I wore: shorts, nice top, Topsiders

After sitting in the airport and then on a plane in route to Florida for our son and future daughter-in-law’s wedding, we opted to walk to dinner from our Airbnb rather than driving. It was a nice evening and we got to scoop out the venue where we’ll be hosting a welcome happy hour Friday night after the rehearsal dinner. It felt good to move the legs after so much sitting.

 

Thursday

Running: 4 miles
• Average pace: 9:35
• Start time: 8:45 AM
• Location: City of Palms, FL around our Airbnb
• Weather: 74° and rainy
• What I wore: shorts, tank, and visor

 

Walking: 5K
• Average pace: 17:34
• Start time: 9:50 AM
• Location: Fort Meyers, FL around our Airbnb and to downtown
• Weather: 73° with occasional drizzle
• What I wore: shorts, tank, and visor

Stretching: 10 minutes

With nothing on tap for the day until dinner with the happy couple and good friends who were arriving mid-afternoon, I enjoyed a relaxing morning after sleeping in until 7:30 AM. I had an enjoyable run in light rain and once back at the Airbnb, cajoled Bill into going for a walk with me.

 

Friday

Walking: 2 miles
• Average pace: 14:48
• Start time: 8:33 AM
• Location: City of Palms, FL
• Weather: 73° and sunny
• What I wore: shorts, tank, and visor

 

The previous day’s rain had moved out and left us with a delightful morning for a walk. Based on my pace, it’s obvious Bill walked the ever sniffing and peeing Pablo, and I did my own thing.

 

Saturday

Running: 5K
• Average pace: 8:56
• Start time: 9:33 AM
• Location: City of Palms, FL around our Airbnb
• Weather: 74°, sunny, and humid
• What I wore: shorts, tank, and visor

Walking: 5K
• Average pace: 15:15
• Start time: 10:14 AM
• Location: Fort Meyers, FL around our Airbnb and to downtown
• Weather: 76°, sunny, and humid
• What I wore: shorts, tank, and visor

Stretching: 10 minutes

 

Last Week’s Blog Posts

In case you skipped checking in on my blog this past  week, here’s what you missed…

 

 Questions:
  • • Do you have any distance goals for running, walking, hiking, biking, etc. for 2021? If so, are you on track?
  • • How’s the weather where you live?
  • • Did you run in a race this weekend? If so, was it live or virtual?

 

And that’s my rundown… Have a great week!

 

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I’m linking up with Deborah at Confessions of a Mother Runner and Kim from Running on the Fly for their Weekly Run Down. Be sure to check out not only the hosts’ posts, but those of the other great bloggers joining in on the fun!

 

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