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A New Distance Milestone

I had hoped to reach my 4,000th mile on an outdoor road ride, but the combination of the week’s chilly weather and Christmas preparations kept me indoors. At the beginning of 2021 I had no grandiose plans to ride any particular distance and was surprised at how many miles I’d ridden when I checked my yearly distance on Strava a little over a month ago. Riding 4,000 miles in 2021 suddenly became my goal and I carefully calculated how many miles per week I’d need to ride to meet that goal.

I considered riding to just short of my goal and heading outside to cross the 4,000-mile mark on my road bike, but didn’t feel like putting on all of my cold weather gear for just a few miles so I stayed inside on my spin bike (affiliate link). Whether completing my goal indoors or out, I was thrilled to meet it with over a week to spare.

 

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

Travel day

After a three-day trip to the farm to celebrate an early Christmas with my mom,  Bill and I returned home to the rat race leading up to Christmas day.

 

Monday

Strength training : 1 hour of total body

Walking: 2 miles
• Average pace: 14:41
• Start time: 5:08 PM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 35° (feels like 30°)
• What I wore: capris, l/s shirt, velour jacket, mittens, and ear warmer headband

 

Tuesday

Running: 5K
• Average pace: 9:10
• Start time: 7:52 AM
• Location: neighborhood streets
• Weather: 25° and cloudy
• What I wore: long tights, l/s shirt, nylon shell jacket, mittens over gloves, and ear warmer headband

Cycling: 20 miles
• Average speed: 16.5 MPH
• Bike: Life Fitness Lifecycle Spin
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 10:06 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 67°
• What I wore: bike shorts and jog bra

Foam rolling: 10 minutes

Stretching: 10 minutes

I ran a little later than normal and couldn’t resist asking one of my neighbors who was out walking her dog to take this picture of me in my ugly tights in front of another neighbor’s house. Once home from my run, I hopped on my spin bike for the monumental ride I mentioned at the beginning of this post.

 

Wednesday

Strength training : 1 hour of total body

 

Thursday

Cycling: 25 miles
• Average speed: 16.8 MPH
• Bike: Life Fitness Lifecycle Spin
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 6:57 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 66°
• What I wore: bike shorts and jog bra

My time flew by while riding thanks to virtually training one client and then being entertained by my kids who all showed up to work out in our gym!

 

Friday

Running: 1 mile / 5K
• Average pace: 9:17 / 9:07
• Start time: 5:523 AM /7:39 AM
• Location: neighborhood streets
• Weather: 36° (feels like 30°) / 34° (feels like 30°) and cloudy
• What I wore: capris, l/s shirt, nylon shell jacket, mittens over gloves, and ear warmer headband

Strength training : 1 hour of total body

Foam rolling: 10 minutes

Stretching: 10 minutes

I headed out for my run, but after a mile I had to sneak back inside to use the restroom. I didn’t want the rush the rest of my run before my 6:30 AM client so I took a picture and headed to the basement to lift weights until time to FaceTime my client.

 

Once I wrapped up the workout with my client, I completed my run, but by then it was daylight and I didn’t get to enjoy the Christmas lights. I did add a bonus mile by starting from scratch on my 5K. After my run, I finished my strength training workout I’d started earlier in the morning.

 

Saturday

Walking: 3.25 miles
• Average pace: 18:35
• Start time: 5:10 PM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 69°
• What I wore: capris and jog bra

I had planned to take the day as a rest day, but decided to get on my treadmill (affiliate link) to walk while watching Christmas mass.

Also, our sweet Weekly RunDown hostess Kim was kind enough once again to make a collage of our blogging friends running and working out “together” on Christmas Eve and Christmas. Thank you, Kim!

 

Last Week’s Blog Posts

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

 

 Questions:
  • • What running, hiking, cycling, etc. distance goals (if any) have you set for 2022?
  • • How did holiday preparations affect your workouts?
  • • Did you run in a race this weekend? Were there any races this weekend?

 

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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