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From the Farm to Florida

Last week I was on vacation for a few days at the farm and this week I was on vacation in Florida. What a difference in the workouts I was able to complete this week versus last week…

 

Overview of the Week

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

 

Sunday

Walking: 1 mile
• Average pace: 14:53
• Start time: 3:31 PM
• Location: neighborhood trails
• Weather: 55°
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, jacket, and gloves

Cycling: 10 miles
• Average speed: 17.4 MPH
• Bike: Life Fitness Lifecycle Spin
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 5:05 PM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 62°
• What I wore: bike shorts and jog bra

Bummed by how little I was able to workout the latter part of the previous week, I started off strong with two different workouts even though both were of the shorter nature. My walk was a roundtrip to the local butcher and my ride on my spin bike (affiliate link) was supposed to be of the multitasking nature while talking to my mom, but her line was busy so I stopped after 10 miles to get some other stuff done and called Mom later.

 

Monday

Strength training : 1 hour of total body

Running: 3.16 miles
• Average pace: 8:39
• Start time: 5:30 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 41° (feels like 38°)
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, nylon shell, gloves, and ear warmer headband

Foam rolling: 10 minutes

Stretching: 10 minutes

I certainly didn’t have it together for this run even though I ran strong. I started out wearing gloves and mittens, but forgot my headlamp; however, with the moon bright and the sky clear, I thought I could get by without heading back to the house to get it. Unfortunately, at the end of the first mile my lower GI thought otherwise and I had to make an emergency pit stop at our house. As I ran back out the door, I grabbed my headlamp, but forgot my gloves and mittens so my hands got quite cold during the last two miles.

 

Tuesday

Travel day

Walking: 1 mile
• Average pace: slow
• Start time: 7:12 PM
• Location: son and daughter-in-law’s neighborhood
• Weather: 82° and humid
• What I wore: capris and s/s shirt

We flew to Florida to spend a week with our son and daughter-in-law. After dinner we took Pablo for a slow-sniffing walk around their neighborhood.

 

Wednesday

Strength training : 1 hour of total body

Luckily, our son and daughter-in-law are into fitness and I was able to use their dumbbells, etc. for a pretty good workout. I had to double up holding two dumbbells in each hand for some of the exercises, but hey, as a trainer who makes housecalls, I’m pretty good at improvising.

 

Thursday

Cycling: 7.19 miles
• Average speed: 14.4 MPH
• Bike: Peloton
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 12:14 PM
• Location: son and daughter-in-law’s upstairs
• Weather: 72°
• What I wore: bike shorts and jog bra

Cycling: 5.3 miles
• Average speed: 15.9
• Bike: Peloton
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 12:52 PM
• Location: son and daughter-in-law’s upstairs
• Weather: 72°
• What I wore: bike shorts and jog bra

Yoga: 9 minutes of sun salutations

Peloton friends, I jumped on the bandwagon and took two classes on my son and daughter-in-law’s Peloton. I first took Denis Morton’s 30-minute 90’s class because, well, Deborah and Jenny… Unfortunately for me, it included hip hop so it wasn’t my jam. I also had trouble with the learning curve, never figuring out what he meant by riding to the beat of the music. I’m sure what he meant and what I interpreted weren’t the same so I more or less pedaled, always slow on the uptake on the resistance and cadence changes.

Next up, I took Emma Lovewell’s 20-minute 2000’s rock ride. She was great and clearly let us know when to increase or decrease the cadence and resistance. I felt like a got a much better workout, but not to knock Denis, it just took me a class to get the hang of things. BTW, I took this picture after finishing up class and pulling up one of Emma’s other classes for the photo op.

 

Friday

Running: 4 miles
• Average pace: 9:08
• Start time: 7:32 AM
• Location: son and daughter-in-law’s neighborhood
• Weather: 61° and sunny
• What I wore: shorts, tank top, and visor

 

Strength training : 1 hour of total body

Walking: 3 miles
• Average pace: 18:03
• Start time: 11:28 AM
• Location: Tampa Riverwalk
• Weather: 70° and sunny with low humidity
• What I wore: shorts and s/s shirt

 

Foam rolling: 10 minutes

Stretching: 10 minutes

I am seeing clients virtually while in Florida and as soon as I logged off from seeing my only client of the day, I headed out for a run. After rain the entire previous day, the low humidity and cloudless sky was a welcome sight. Once I’d lifted weights and showered we all headed to the Tampa Riverwalk with Pablo for a walk and lunch. Back home, I rolled and stretched before taking a 1-hour nap.

 

Saturday

Hiking: 4.5 Miles
• Average pace: 17:11
• Start time: 10:56 AM
• Location: Sydney Dover Trail
• Weather: 71° and sunny, climbing to 74°
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

 

Walking: 1 mile
• Average pace: 17:49
• Start time: 2:06 PM
• Location: son and daughter-in-law’s neighborhood
• Weather: 76°
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt,  and visor

Cycling: 6.18 miles
• Average speed: 13.6 MPH
• Bike: Salsa Journeyman
• Surface: paved
• Elevation gain: 0 feet
• Start time: 3:15 PM
• Location: son and daughter-in-law’s neighborhood
• Weather: 76°
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

 

We drove to Sydney Dover Trails for a hike with our family and favorite pup. Once home we took a quick walk before hopping on the gravel bikes we’d given the kids last summer when we upgraded to our Cannondale gravel bikes. It was nice to be back on Zephyr again!

 

Last Week’s Blog Posts

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

 

 Questions:
  • • Where was the last place you hiked?
  • • Do you like to workout or chill, or a little of both while on vacation?
  • • Did you run in a race 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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