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Running
I’ve been running long enough to understand how much the weather and the time of day I run affects my pace. I was forced to run in the afternoon twice this past week, once due to my schedule and once due to forecasted storms the following morning during my usual running time.
It was 81° with 65% humidity when I ran at 5 PM on Monday. I tried to push, but my body just wouldn’t cooperate and I was actually pleased to finish my run with a 10:55 average pace.
Wednesday pretty much brought the same weather – 80° with 68% humidity – and an even slower pace. As hard as I tried to push myself, my body just wouldn’t respond and I averaged an 11:14 pace.
Waking to rain early on Saturday, I rolled over and fell back to sleep. Once up, I messed around the house until 11:30 AM when I finally headed out in the 52° breezy late-morning air. Perhaps it was the extra sleep or the dry Oat Squares I munched on, but more likely it was the cool fall air that gave me an edge. I felt great and ran along the same trail as my two previous runs during the week and finished my 6.50-miler with an 8:50 average pace. Now that’s more like it!
Biking
Once home, I foam rolled and then hopped on my spin cycle (affiliate link) for 10 miles. Since I didn’t ride on Sunday, I wasn’t going to let the week slip by without fitting in some sort of ride.
Bill snapped this picture of me after I got too hot and ripped off my tank. For the first fifteen years of marathoning, I rarely wore a tank. When the air chilled, I moved straight from a sports bra to a short or long sleeved top. Today, I’m self-conscious of my saggier skin which is simply a result of age-related loss of elasticity. For comparison, I’m 41 years old in the poster, and almost 61 today.
Weight Training
I’m pretty lucky in that I love strength training and because I’m in the gym much of the day it’s easy for me to fit my workouts into my schedule. Actually, I don’t have workout privileges at the 55+ community where I train many of my clients, but with a gym in my basement there’s never an excuse for not fitting in a workout.
Yoga
Yoga went well this week. Each of my sessions is thirty minutes or less so it’s hard to make an excuse not to fit it in. Just so you’re not overly impressed with the amount of yoga I do, here’s how long my sessions take:
- Yoga Basics (affiliate link) – 30 minutes
- Yoga for Flexibility – 30 minutes
- Yoga Favorites – 10 minutes, give or take
- Yoga for Runners – 10 minutes
- Yoga for Cyclists – 8 minutes
- Sun Salutations – depends on how many I do
In case you skipped checking in on my blog this past week, here’s what you missed…
- Sunday – Family First, Then The Blog
Looking ahead to this coming week I have nothing specific in the pipeline, but would like to talk a little more about training in the afternoons versus first thing in the morning.
In addition to the runs I mentioned above, here’s a complete run-down of my workouts from this past week (completed mostly in our home gym)…
- Questions:
- Did fall finally hit where you live?
- How does the weather affect your paces?
- Did you race this weekend?
And that’s a wrap… Have a great week!
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I’m linking up with Holly at HoHo Runs and Wendy from Taking The Long Way Home for their Weekly Wrap. Be sure to check out not only the hosts’ posts, but the other great bloggers joining in on the fun!
Fall has finally hit here, too. It does feel good to be out running, I have to admit, even though I miss summer. You should be so proud of how you have maintained a youthful, slim body. You look great! I would never have the courage to let Bill snap a photo of me in a sports bra! 🙂
The fall weather is great for running, but it’s going to be a learning experience for biking. Even indoors, my hands and fingers stay cold most of the winter and I’m afraid that’s going to be the deciding factor for winter riding. 🙁
Although today’s run was a little warm, it finally felt like fall yesterday here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland! I love fall running!!
I haven’t even looked at the forecast, but I sure do hope the fall weather is going to stick around!
The fall weather has been just a gift! I was really losing my running mojo the past few weeks
It was brutal!
I am loving this weather! That said, this weekend i went to yoga yesterday and needed a rest day today. But, it’s good dog walking weather.
It’s good everything weather! 😀
I’m glad to see I”m not the only one whose paces are all over the place, depending on the dew point! It’s driving me crazy!
I love that poster of you–what is that from? And your stomach looks great. I have a draft post titled “I hate my stomach”. Not sure if it will ever be published, but that is the one area of my body that has always bothered me.
My husband took that picture of me for the gym where I worked to use for advertising for their marathon training program where I was the coach. He later added Eleanor Roosevelt’s quote and blew it up to poster size for our basement. Interesting side note – everyone always thought that the poster on the right (from the 1998 Boston Marathon) was of me so Bill decided to make one. 😉
You look AMAZING for nearly 61
I think the Wrap should throw us a November birthday party
Fall arrived Friday and it lead to me running four days in a row, which isn’t typical. That and better GPS is some interesting paces
Awww, thanks! When is your November birthday?
23rd. If I recall right from your getaway post, you’re the week before?
There’s another November bday, but can’t recall who it is now
Yes, Deborah Brooks and I share a November 14th birthday!
a name, and a birthday!
Happy birthday to us.
Awesome job on your workouts this week!
One of the things I love most about Fall is the weather. It’s just perfect for running, especially faster running!
Yes, I’ll take anything that makes me run faster. 😉
Typically weather really affects my pace too. This past weekend it dropped to the 60s and I still couldn’t get below a 10:55 average, but I had some knee pain so I’m attributing it to that! Normally I race really well in lower temps! Although our fall temps only lasted this weekend and this week we are back to higher temps.
Oh no, I hope your knee pain isn’t anything serious that lingers!
Fall, in Iowa, has been a complete and total BUST thus far. We’ve had rain, rain, rain…and more rain. We even had snow on Friday (but I was in NC, so I was spared having to look at the stuff).
That pretty much sounds like Virginia this fall except for the snow on Friday… 🙁
Love the pic of you on the bike and I was thinking “is that her in the poster?” OMG!? That is awesome. You are awesome. I feel you on the crazy weather and how much if affects pace and attitude. We had 80 degrees last Wednesday and today there is a high of 50. Insanity but I love New England…
Awww, thanks! I’m hoping the fall-like weather sticks around and we don’t go straight from too hot to too cold. Of course if runners can’t complain about the weather… 😉
We did have a touch of fall last week but my paces didn’t plummet like yours. I wish I’d had knocked out some paces at an 8 like you! 😉 You still look great in your sports bra and your poster is adorable. The thing that has really been most disappointing as I’ve aged is the loss of elasticity. Everywhere. If you could get rid of it without plastic surgery, I’d be the first one in line. Enjoy that Fall weather! Thanks for linking.
Wouldn’t that be the magic elixir? I’d jump right in line behind you!
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