Weekly Recap: July 20th – July 27th

Monday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles. 

Tuesday – Gym: 30 minutes spin.  I used to do a 1:1 ratio of work:rest, this week I upped it to 2:1.  After that was Body Pump!

Wednesday – Lunch: Ran 2.  Group Run: 4 miles, starting and finishing at What’s on Tap where I tried out a new Shandy, made from Blackberries!  Pretty good.

Thursday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles around the lake.  It is the last day in our office, so my last time running that route.  I’ll have to create a new one.

Friday – Off day/office move day.  We were so busy unpacking and figuring out this new office, I didn’t want to take a long lunch to run, had to get some work done!  We all get convertible desks – standing or sitting.  I’m hoping to stand a couple of hours each day to keep the muscles engaged and blood flowing.

 

 

Saturday – Biked 20 miles out at TMS.  It is amazing how much easier riding 20 miles in when you are not hungover!  Then started painting the spare room - a sage green.  I’m still getting the hang of this painting thing…

 

Sunday – Off Day

                                                                             

Weekly Mileage: 12 running miles plus 20 biking miles.  Not a lot of running miles, but through in the biking and the Tuesday spinning/lifting, I’m pretty happy with this week’s workouts.

2 week catch up!

Weekly Recap: July 6^th – July 12^th

 

Monday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles.  Evening: Ran 2 miles (with a few hill repeats thrown in) and some planks – 3 @ 35 secs.

Tuesday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles.

Evening – Gym: 20 minutes spinning and then Body Pump

Wednesday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles – was only supposed to be 2, but I was on auto-pilot and went straight to my 1.5 mile turn around.  Group Run: 4 miles – negative splits.

Thursday – Travel day!  Off to Illinois!

Friday – Beach day!

Saturday – Ran 3 miles around the neighborhood!  Felt pretty good in the cooler weather!

Sunday – Ran 2 miles to hit 20 for the week.                                                                           

Weekly Mileage: 20 miles.  Right on target.  I front loaded most of my workouts in the beginning of the week, knowing that I wouldn’t get too many workouts in Illinois.

 

  

Weekly Recap: July 14^th – July 19^th

 

Monday – Travel Day.  Back to Texas!

Tuesday – Lunch: Ran 2 miles.

Wednesday – Travel to Houston.  My morning appointment canceled and the hotel let me check in early, so I was able to sneak in 2 miles between my lunch and afternoon appointments.

Thursday – Travel back to Dallas – exhausted!

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – Rest and reset.  I was wiped out from my two week travel extravaganza and it was much need.

                                                                             

Weekly Mileage: 4 miles.  That number is kind of sad, but oh well.  One lazy week won’t kill me J.  Time to get back at it!

Weekly Recap: June 29th – July 5th

Monday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles

Tuesday – Today was one of those days where everything was feeling good.  Slept like a rock, woke up feeling great.  Lunch: Ran 3 miles – not sure if I am getting adjusted to the heat, but this run went really well. 

Evening – Gym: 30 minutes spinning and then Body Pump, which again, went extremely well. 

Wednesday – Group Run: 4 miles followed up by ice cream.  First run in the new shoes and I LOVED them.

Thursday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles

Friday – Biked 26 miles out at White Rock lake!

Saturday – Liberty 10K.  Course was short so it was actually 6 miles.  It was a tough run, my legs were pretty drained!

Sunday – Rest Day

                                                                             

Weekly Mileage: 19 miles.  A little short of my 20 mile goal, but with 26 biking miles thrown in on Friday, I’m OK with it.

Short weeks, long weekends!

Ever had a time where everything just seems to be going your way.  I have had 2 full days of that and I’m not sure what to do other than to be thankful.

·       Tuesday woke up feeling great, had a really good run at lunch and just had an extra pep in my step! 

·       After work I had to run to Walgreens to pick up a prescription and then headed to the gym.  It was just before 4:30 in the evening and I managed to get all the way up MacArthur and only had to stop at 1 light!  I literally made it through over 12 lights, when everyone is trying to go home, and only had to stop once.  Finished up the day with a good gym workout. 

·       Came into work on Wednesday and someone had left a box of Cadbury Eggs sitting on the giveaway table!  Such an expected surprise since I only see those at Easter and sometime Halloween.  They do expire this month, but for some reason I don’t think eating 4 Cadbury Eggs in a month will be a problem for me. 

 

 

·       I got to meet Mark for lunch which rarely happens since he works mainly downtown Dallas, but all over the place.  He has been working in Waxahachie and Gun Barrel this week and the drives have been killing his free time. 

·        After lunch, my friend sent out a message stating that the Liberty 5K/10K had released a special discount for 75% off for the first 30 people that registered with a specific code.  I had been looking at doing that race since I have several friends running it, but didn’t want to pay the $40 for it (I know I’m a cheap a$$).  Welp, I jumped all over that discount code and totally made the first 30 people.  $13.75 including fees/taxes for a 10K, SWEET!!! 

·       Then it was off to the group run where my new kicks came in!  They feel great to run in!

 

 

·      Now ready for the long weekend, where I plan on biking, running, and hanging out!!

 

Totally winning at life!