I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately and last week’s workouts show it.
My parents were visiting for 2 weeks. During a lot of that time, we played tourist a lot. I ate weird to me foods, my routine was messed up and everything was off. We had a great time but even though it wasn’t a full vacation it still felt a little vacation like. During that time, my plantar fasciitis reared it’s ugly head again. Even when it’s not noticeable, I’m still in fear of pushing it and making it worse. So I’ve reduced my mileage A LOT. When I do run, it’s easy pace.  It’s really weird but I don’t miss the higher mileage that much. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years of running, is that when I don’t feel the urge to run, it means I need a break. So that’s what I did for the majority of the week. I’m the queen of cross training so I took advantage of the gym, cycling outdoors and I even made an appearance in a Power Yoga class.
Monday
3.5 mile run, 9:17 avg pace
I woke up Monday wanting to run despite a long hike on Sunday. I kept it short and easy to shake out the achy feeling that comes from the descent of hiking a 5000 footer that is nothing but rocks and more rocks.
Tuesday
40 minutes Arc Trainer
Strength training:
Bench press
TRX push ups
TRX tricep extension
TRX bicep curls
Eccentric pull ups
Pull up shrugs
Split squats w/ DB
Lunge matrix
Single leg sit to stand to box jump
TRX mountain climbers
TRX oblique crunch
Wednesday
5.2Â mile run, 9:02 avg pace
Another 1000% humidity run where I was sweating even before I started my dynamic warm up. Thankfully, Kyle and I talked the whole time on this run because it takes away the thoughts of “THIS SUCKS!” It’s better to have company when drowning in sweat.
Thursday
40 minutes Arc Trainer
Strength Training:
Cable flys
Rope row with reverse lunge
Rope tricep ext
Rope bicep curl with squat
Single leg bench step ups with KB shoulder press
Single leg squat off bench
Single leg quick step ups with hop
Single leg deadlift
Hip thrusters
Decline push ups off bench
Renegade rows
Eccentric pull ups
Pull up shrugs
Plank/plank ups/side plank
Friday
Rest day at the beach!
Saturday
20 mile bike ride
I woke up undecided what I wanted to do for a workout. I was debating between a trail run or a bike ride. The usually very neutral Ron told me to take a bike ride. It’s very rare for him to give an answer other than, “Do what you want to do” so I took his advice. I took the back roads to the Bay and enjoyed the quiet.
Sunday
75 minute Power Yoga Class @ Bending Bodhi
Power yoga is what made me fall in love with yoga more than 12 years ago. I love the faster pace and the sweat factor. But it’s been a couple of years since I regularly did Power just because of my studios schedule. Sunday morning it was raining and I wasn’t running so I popped into the studio for the morning Power class. I did poses that I hadn’t done in years. It felt amazing! I walked out of the studio promising myself that I’d fit more Power Yoga in my life.
Cutting back #running mileage but filling up with cross training fun! #runchat #workouts #fitness
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How was your week in workouts?
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