Looks like this is just going to be weekly updates! Going to do some cutting and pasting from my texts with my accountability buddy:
Tuesday 5/31: Super tired today and felt like I was really struggling through my whole workout. I think it’s going to take me awhile to recover after running too much last week on way too little sleep! 55 min Peloton, 20 min upper body, 15 min stretching, took kids to the pool for 3 hours and swam for 40 min/read for the rest of the time.
Wednesday 6/1: Real feel of 76 at 6:30 am with 85% humidity…I told myself I could just run and skip the tempo part of the workout. That worked to trick myself out of bed. Ran 2.1 to warm up, then did the 30 min tempo workout I ran last week and actually followed the intervals (3 min tempo, 3 min easy) after I realized I would not be able to hold a steady tempo, then ran .6 to finish out the 6 miles at the end. Splits were 10:15, 9:49, 8:47, 8:58, 9:06, 9:49. Really really struggled with the heat. 30 min strength for runners when I got home.
Thursday 6/2: Active recovery for me today. Woke up just after 6 am and I’m just about to start the last 20-minute strength session. Frustrating that it will take me 4 hours to do my workouts…just so many kids with so many needs!! 45 min walk before they were up, then half an hour of stretching/yoga, then 20 min upper body and finishing with another 10 min restorative yoga (basically savasana the whole time).
Friday 6/3: 14 miles for me this morning—I ran past my house twice. Easier than parenting. 😂 Felt so great and I would have loved to just keep going forever. I think it was a combination of much cooler temperatures today (it’s 70 with a real feel of 78 right now but was about 60 when I started) and taking it easier than I normally would have; I ran 5 miles with Chelsea and she asked to slow down a couple of times. Avg pace was 10:09. And about 15 stretching at home. My right tibia has been a little sore the last couple days so I’ll wear compression calf sleeves today—I knew i ramped up mileage too hard last week so I need to kind of baby that area bc it’s always my first to go.
Saturday 6/4: 70 peloton, 10 upper body, 10 stretching. My legs didn’t have much juice in them today after yesterday’s 14–looking forward to a recovery day tomorrow!
Sunday 6/5: Today was soooo busy! Ward council, primary where the rest of the presidency and chorister were gone, graduation open houses, and missionaries for dinner. Thankfully once everything was done I went on a 45-min walk with the kids which was so nice. 5 min core and 10 min hip stretching before bed (way too late; my teens just want to hang out all night!).
Monday 6/6: Up early this morning to get a very unwilling Juliet to cross country (she really doesn’t want to do it BUT she is so so so much happier after she runs that we are making her. I have conflicting feelings about this…) and then ran 10.1 miles while she was at practice. 30 min strength for runners before I start driving everyone around this morning.
Somewhat ironic—after practice I was telling Jules how much I enjoyed my run and she pointed out that my shoe was covered in blood. Didn’t feel a thing but looks like I ripped off another chunk of nail.
Tibia is still bugging me; I think my calves are too tight and I really need to work on stretching them.
Avg pace was 9:45 but I think this is bc I had one 10:44 mile where I was crawling under a construction fence and forgot to stop my watch. Splits were 10, 10:44, 9:47, 9:39, 9:39, 9:29, 9:36, 9:33, 9:32, 9:30.
