My week in workouts can be summed up in one word: wet.
I can’t claim to be a runner without discussing the weather. Am I right or what? We have been pummeled with endless days of gray and rain. When the sun does come out, everyone seems in a little better spirits. I know I feel better when the heat of the sun warms my bones. I know some will curse me but it would be SO much better if this rain was just snow. Snow is much prettier than brown mud.
Monday
10 minutes Stepmill
20 minutes Arc Trainer
Strength training:
DB curtsy squats
Barbell SL deadlifts
Barbell lunges – front, lateral, reverse
Cable flys
Cable rows
TRX push ups
TRX SL row
Stability ball plank elbow circles
Tuesday
5.1 mile trail run
Jen and I met up for some slippery and wet trail miles. It was yet another gray, cold and rainy day. I’m so thankful for friends who are willing to run in all the weather. The only thing worse than running in the cold November rain is running by yourself. It’s hard to get started when it’s pouring buckets but it’s fine once you start moving. But the moment you stop…the deep freeze sets in. And then you can’t shake it all day.
Wednesday
30 minutes Stepmill Intervals
15 minutes treadmill hill climb run
Strength training:
Bullet proof leg circuit + upper body circuit
plank matrix
Thursday
4.6 mile road run
Kyle and I hit a runner’s worst nightmare – black ice! I knew when we started off on my run that it was going to be slick in spots. But the salt trucks were out so I was hopeful that it wouldn’t be too bad.
It wasn’t horrible but it wasn’t ideal either. Our plan of hills and speed work quickly went out the window. We spent the majority of our run trying to stay in the grassy areas and avoiding sidewalks at all costs. Neither one of us fell but there were close calls. And thankfully, there wasn’t a ton of traffic.
Definitely not one of our brightest moments but it was hard to call it once we were out in it and still had to get back home. At least my outfit was bright!
Friday
Rest day!
Saturday
7.1 mile road/trail run
The glorious sun peeked it’s head out for the first time (see pic at the top of the post) in what felt like forever. I leashed Max up and we headed out for a leisurely run. I wanted to run some trail miles but was hesitant to hit the community trail after my gut feeling last weekend. I thought I’d give it a try and if things felt weird again, I’d bail.
I’m happy to report that everything was good. There were lots of people out walking or running with their own dogs which helped a lot.
I was feeling so good that I decided to do some 1 min pick ups at each mile marker just to get a little speed work thrown in.
Sunday
5.6 mile trail run
The sunshine didn’t last long. Sunday morning was a mix of early snow which later turned to rain as temps hovered around the 32-34 degree range. Kyle and I hit the dirt to one of my fav local trails. It lacks in vert but the trails are so runnable. And there’s always lots of cute doggos. The best part about this trail system? There’s no hunting. After all of my run-ins with hunters lately, it was nice to breathe easy. And not have to dress myself up in orange. I only own so much of it! Of course, we were super fashionable with our weird mix of headbands and ball caps. It’s not cute but it keeps the rain out of your eyes and keeps your ears warm!
The conversation flowed as fast as the rain fell. We were soaked and frozen after an hour and called it good. Speaking of frozen…the fam and I hit up Frozen II later in the day. Guess who suggested it? Me. And I cried multiple times throughout the movie. Meanwhile my kids were like, “You are so embarrassing”.
Oh children. You have no idea how much embarrassment I will bring you in the upcoming years. 
How was your week in workouts?
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