A Mini Road Trip

As if a 21-day road trip wasn’t enough time in the car, my husband and I took a whirlwind trip to the farm to see my mom. It rained most of the time we were there so I was happy to get out for at least one walk.

 

Overview of the Week

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

 

Sunday

Drive to the farm

Walking: 2.07 miles
• Average pace: 16:08 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 160 feet
• Start time: 2:59 PM
• Location: country roads at the farm
• Weather: 73° and mostly cloudy
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

After sitting in the car for six hours, I was ready to get outside for some exercise to loosen up my stiff body.

 

Monday

Strength training: 15 minutes of  core

Running errands with my mom

 

Tuesday

Cycling: 28.19 miles
• Bike: Salsa Warbird
• Average speed: 12.7 MPH
• Surface: paved
• Elevation gain: 1,440 feet
• Start time: 1:44 PM
• Location: W&OD Trail Ashburn/Leesburg loop with Thomas Mill and Woodburn climbs
• Weather: 72° and mostly sunny
• What I wore: bike shorts, s/s jersey, and fingerless gloves

My husband and I were up early for the drive back home, and once again after sitting in the car for six hours I need to move! The weather was delightful, so after unpacking, I hopped on my bike to climb some hills. It was the first time climbing my two favorite hills since July 2nd and my legs felt it after riding on mostly flat terrain while on our trip.

On the way home, I stopped by the bike shop to see if my handlebars could be raised slightly because I felt more slammed on my gravel bike than on my road bike. Even though I overheard them giving out dates of September 17 before bikes could be finished, my favorite mechanic took a look at my bike and made a few adjustments on the spot. He even pointed out that my seat was back a tad bit too far and adjusted it. The bike feels so much more comfortable!

While stopped at the shop mid-ride for about an hour, I held my Garmin while Oscar worked on my bike. After finishing the ride, Garmin said I’d averaged 9.5 MPH, but it showed up on Strava as 12.7 which is what I thought it should be. I guess Garmin calculated my mileage on total time, not riding time even though it normally doesn’t do that.

 

Wednesday

Strength training: 1 hour of total body

Walking: 3.03 miles
• Average pace: 15:20 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 142 feet
• Start time: 3:44 PM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 73° and mostly sunny with 40% humidity
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

The weather was absolutely perfect and even though I didn’t take a picture, the walk really did happen. 😉

 

Thursday

Walking: 4.29 miles
• Average pace: 15:20 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 98 feet
• Start time: 5:31 AM
• Location: neighborhood trails
• Weather: 55° and clear
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, light jacket, visor, and gloves

Cycling: 36.12 miles
• Bike: Salsa Warbird
• Average speed: 12.9 MPH
• Surface: gravel and paved
• Elevation gain: 1,745 feet
• Start time: 10:46 AM
• Location: W&OD Trail Ashburn/Hamilton loop with Thomas Mill to Diggs Valley
• Weather: 72° and sunny, climbing to 79° and partly cloudy
• What I wore: bike shorts, s/s jersey, and fingerless gloves

I was up early and out the door for Kim‘s and my weekly virtual cardio workout. She stayed inside on her spin bike while I donned gloves for the cooler temps outside. Yes, it’s that time of year where I’ll be wearing gloves to keep my fingers from turning into icicles pretty much between now and late April. LOL

Collage credit: Kim

I waited until it warmed up a bit before heading out for a ride with my husband. We decided to hit up some gravel and stopped for a picture with the paved to gravel sign that has a bunch of VeloPigs stickers on it.

 

Friday

Strength training: 1 hour of total body

Balance and stretching: 45 minutes

I woke up to a special visitor! Pablo and his humans had arrived around 11 PM, but I was fast asleep and didn’t hear them.

 

Saturday

Walking: 4.05 miles
• Average pace: 15:28 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 169 feet
• Start time: 7:12 AM
• Location: neighborhood trails
• Weather: 61° and mostly cloudy, climbing to 67°
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor (gloves for the first mile)

With a busy weekend of family time ahead, I got out for a walk before the fun began.

 

Last Week’s Blog Posts

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

 

Questions:
  • • Did you have improved weather this past week? ~ Our weather was delightful, but it’s supposed to get hot and humid this coming week.
  • • Have you had any recent out of town visitors? ~ Pablo hadn’t visited since March.
  • • Did you run in a race this weekend? ~ no

 

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

 

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