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Three Runs and Now Rest

It wasn’t planned, but I ended up running three times last week – a drop in the bucket compared to just a few years ago. Most importantly, everything felt great and I recovered easily and quickly after each run. I’ve got my second race of the year on Thursday so I’ll keep my workouts low key this coming week as I let my body rest in preparation for the turkey trot. 

 

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

Rest day after Saturday’s 65-mile birthday bike ride.

 

Monday

Strength training: 1 hour of total body

Running: 6.5 Miles
• Average pace: 9:45
• Elevation gain: 214 feet
• Start time: 4:59 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 32° (feels like 27°)
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, nylon shell, gloves, mittens, and ear warmer headband

Foam rolling: 10 minutes

Stretching: 10 minutes

Mondays are my busiest work day so I was up at 3:57 (I woke up on my own before my 4 AM alarm sounded) to run 6.5 miles for my 65th birthday. It was a perfect start to my day!

 

Tuesday

Drive to the farm – almost 6 hours of driving on I-81 in the rain along with a million tractor trailers was loads of fun!

 

Wednesday

Running: 5K
• Average pace: 9:42
• Elevation gain: 236 feet
• Start time: 8:01 AM
• Location: country roads near the farm
• Weather: 34° (feels like 26°) and cloudy
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, nylon shell, gloves, mittens, and ear warmer headband

Walking: 1 mile
• Average pace: 16:29
• Elevation gain: 116 feet
• Start time: 8:45 AM
• Location: country roads near the farm
• Weather: 35° (feels like 28°) and cloudy
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, nylon shell, gloves, mittens, and ear warmer headband

Strength training: 15 minutes of core

Foam rolling: 10 minutes

Stretching: 10 minutes

I’m always super busy with projects when visiting the farm, but I still found time to get out for a morning run and cool down walk.

 

Thursday

Drive home from the farm – traffic was even heavier than Tuesday, but at least it was moving steadily and it wasn’t raining.

 

Friday

Strength training: 1 hour of total body

Balance and stretching: 45 minutes

 

Saturday

Running: 4 miles
• Average pace: 9:26
• Elevation gain: 206 feet
• Start time: 10:41 AM
• Location: most of my upcoming turkey trot course
• Weather: 38° (feels like 33°), climbing to 40° ( feels like 35°) and sunny
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, nylon shell, gloves, mittens, ear warmer headband, and visor

Cycling: 10 miles
• Average speed: 16.7 MPH
• Bike: Life Fitness Lifecycle GX Spin
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 12:37 PM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 66°

Foam rolling: 10 minutes

Stretching: 10 minutes

I’ll be honest, I had planned to stay outside after my run for a 1-mile cooldown walk, but hopped on my spin bike (affiliate link) instead so I’d have something to put under cycling on my RunDown infographic. LOL

 

Last Week’s Blog Posts

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

 

Questions:
  • • When you travel what is your most frequent mode of transportation, car, plane, or train? ~ Car for me…
  • • What was your favorite workout of the week? ~ I had a delightful run at the farm and loved seeing cows, but no people.
  • • Did you run in a race this weekend? ~ No, but I do have a turkey trot on Thursday!

 

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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