Last week’s workouts were all about recovery from the Seacoast Half Marathon. I don’t have any other races lined up (except for the family Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving) for the rest of the year so all my miles are now just for fun.
Monday
Rest day
Tuesday
Morning Flow Yoga at Bending Bodhi was just what I needed post race. My quads and hips were feeling a little stiff so thankfully Heather had us doing tons of lunges, wide legged forward folds, twists and an extraordinary pigeon pose that hit the spot.
Wednesday
30 minutes Elliptical with 60 sec sprints, 60 sec recovery x 10
10 minutes Stepmill
Strength training:
Bench press
Eccentric pull ups
Banded pull ups
TRX pull and reach
Single leg deadlift to bench step up
Thrusters
Rope pull with reverse lunge
Plank with KB pull thru
Side plank to single leg balance
Thursday
5.3 mile run, 8:49 avg pace
Today was the first day that I felt like running since the race. Three days off from running was plenty. It just so happened that it was also the coldest morning of the season so far, 17 degrees with a real feel of 13 thanks to the wind. I resisted the urge to wear every single top and settled on a long sleeve, a thicker half zip and a light shell. It’s always a shock to step out into the cold like that but I warmed up nicely.
Friday
Rest day
I was bummed that I missed out on a snowy run but I opted for extra sleep. There will be more snow days no doubt about it!
Saturday
3 mile run
Strength training:
Bosu lunges (front and reverse)
Bosu burpees
Side plank to single leg balance
Eccentric pull ups
Bosu balance exercises
Sunday
10.7 miles, 8:41 avg pace, 601 ft elevation gain
My original plan was to meet up with some friends for 8 or so miles. My friends were running 14 so I’d thought I’d tag along for a portion. A funny thing happened. Eight turned to almost 11. Whoops! I felt good, the conversation was good and the hills were plenty.
And then I had to get the whole group in on a runfie (first pic at the top) after they razzed me about my Instagram feed. Watch, now that they saw the behind the scenes, they’ll be posting their own runfies. Hahaha!
How was your week in workouts?
Linking up with Hoho and Wendy for the weekly workout wrap up.
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