- Monday: yoga – 35 min. + 10 min. circuit training. Completed after the girls were asleep.
I went back to my old standby, Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown (level 1). My body apparently forgot how hard this workout is after a few weeks away. I did not feel as confident and stable in the poses as usual. And I broke a sweat (which is a good thing!).
I tacked on a couple of quick Blogilates videos – one HIIT abs circuit and one arms circuit – to round out my workout.
- Tuesday: 3-mile run – 30:32/10:11 pace. Treadmill. Completed before work, about 6 a.m.
I thought for a split second about ditching my early-morning run and doing a midday run, but I already had gotten out of bed and gone to the bathroom, so I got dressed and ready to go.
I warmed up with an easy first mile, then I did intervals for a mile and a half – going between 5.7 and 7 mph, then 5.5. and 6.5 mph – then I kept my speed faster than 6 mph for the last half mile. The run felt really good and really easy because it was so varied.
- Wednesday: Zumba – 45 min. Class at the Y.
This was an awesome class. I worked up a really good sweat, because I felt confident in all the dances (except one, in which there was one step combo that kept tripping me up).
- Thursday: 4-mile run – 41:40/10:25 pace. Treadmill. Completed before work, about 6 a.m.
This run was similar to that of Tuesday: easy 1-mile warm-up, 2 miles of intervals, then steady-state, speedy-ish 1-mile finish. It went by pretty quickly thanks to the intervals.
- Friday:
Body Pump9-mile run – 1:36:29/10:43 pace. Outdoors and treadmill. Completed while the girls took their afternoon nap, about 12:30 p.m.
The weather was predicted to be frigid Saturday, but tolerable Friday. So, I changed my plans and skipped 6 a.m. Body Pump in favor of an afternoon long run.
I knew it would be unsafe and unbearable to run all 9 miles outside in the biting wind, so I ran 2.3 miles to the Y, ran 4.4 miles on the treadmill, then ran 2.3 miles home.
The run to the gym was good – really cold, but fast at 9:59 pace.
The run on the treadmill was pretty good, too (10:43 pace). I warmed up at a comfortable pace for seventh-tenths of a mile, then increased the speed a bit for the next half-mile. I did 2 miles of intervals, which proved a bit tough, but a good challenge. I slowed down, then, for a half-mile and then a bit more for the last seven-tenths of a mile.
The run back home was the most difficult – really cold and tough, given the temperature swing from inside to outside, from hot and sweaty to shivering, and my sore legs, at 11:25 pace.
I had such doubts about this run, but I ultimately – dare I say – enjoyed it, thanks to breaking it up into three manageable runs.
I’ve got 10 miles on the docket for next weekend, and I plan to approach it in a similar manner, as the weather is supposed to be just as bitter cold.
- Saturday:
9-mile runrest - Sunday: rest
Here’s what’s on tap for this week:
- Tomorrow – yoga
- Tuesday – 3-mile run
- Wednesday – Zumba
- Thursday – 5-mile run
- Friday – Body Pump
- Saturday – 10-mile run
- Sunday – rest
Let’s all do a sunshine dance, shall we?
Nice work with the long run – I wish I could have gotten mine in on Friday as well, because it was definitely not safe to do any of it outside by Saturday!
Thanks babe! Glad we’re back to running outside!