Category: Weekly Recap

Leaves at the Farm Past Their Peak We were a little disappointed that the leaf color at the higher elevation of the farm was well past peak with at least half of the leaves fallen. After enjoying near peak color in New England, we had our fingers crossed that we might enjoy three falls this […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   Working and Working Out After a week home and settled, we hit the road again to visit the farm for a long weekend with my brother, nephew, and his little ones. We were supper busy all weekend, but I still found time for some workouts.   Overview of […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   Delayed Leaf Peak Equals Perfect Timing After a fabulous vacation to New England last fall, my husband and I chose to make a similar trip this year. We hoped for an encore performance by the various maple, birch, ash, and beech trees trying to outperform each other’s leaf […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   Cutting Back It had been two years since I’d had a skin cancer diagnosis, and for me, that’s a long time. I’m grateful to have an amazing dermatologist who recommended I take a daily dose of skin health supplements which has seemed to slow the frequency of my […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   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 Walking: 2 miles • Average pace: 14:49 minute/mile • Elevation gain: N/A • Start time: 1:00 PM • Location: […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   DIY’ing Again Thanks to another huge painting project I didn’t have time to put the finishing touches on last week’s RunDown until Tuesday so I was too late to linkup. Not to worry, I still tried my best to fit in my workouts around painting and work.   […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   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 Walking: 3 miles • Average pace: 14:52 minute/mile • Elevation gain: 125 feet • Start time: 11:54 AM • […]

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 Cycling: 32 miles • Average speed: 14.6 MPH • Bike: Specialized Roubaix Comp • Surface: paved • Elevation gain: 1,125 feet • Start time: 8:16 AM […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   A Jimmy Buffett Kind of Tribute I regularly rotate between my road and gravel bikes showing both pretty much equal amounts of love. I hadn’t, however, ridden my beach cruiser since last Labor Day weekend when we were on the Outer Banks. After hearing the sad news on […]

Winding Down for the Big Event Today’s the Reston Century so if you’re reading this anytime between 5:30 AM and 2’ish PM, I’ll be out riding 100 miles. In preparation, I cut back my workouts leading up to the weekend’s ride.   Overview of the Week Before getting into each day’s workouts, here’s an overview […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   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 Cycling: 25 miles • Average speed: 11.3 MPH • Bike: Salsa Warbird • Surface: gravel • Elevation gain: 1,217 […]

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 Cycling: 20 miles • Average speed: 16.1 MPH • Bike: Specialized Roubaix Comp • Surface: paved • Elevation gain: 584 feet • Start time: 7:22 AM […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   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 Walking: 5K • Average pace: 18:10 minute/mile • Elevation gain: 106 feet • Start time: 6:42 PM • Location: […]

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 Walking: 2 miles • Average pace: 15:11 minute/mile • Elevation gain: 88 feet • Start time: 8:13 AM • Location: neighborhood circle • Weather: 75° and […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   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 Rest Day About 30 minutes into the previous day’s ride, I developed a headache and body aches. I popped […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   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 Cycling: 20 miles • Average speed: 14.9 MPH • Bike: Specialized Roubaix Comp • Surface: paved • Elevation gain: […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   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 Cycling: 38 miles • Average speed: 12.2 MPH • Bike: Salsa Warbird • Surface: gravel • Elevation gain: 2,707 feet […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   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: 5K • Average pace: 14:28 minute/mile • Elevation gain: 133 feet • Start time: 8:31 AM • Location: neighborhood […]

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   Unproductive, Maintaining, Productive About three weeks ago I noticed that my Garmin (affiliate link) stats were consistently showing my workouts as unproductive. I concluded that it was probably due to my average heart rate being a little higher due to my lack of acclimation to the increased heat. […]