Here we are with a week of November under our belts, old man winter has shown up early (go us) and my running miles remain very low. Here’s how my workouts went. Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 2 miles + yoga Wednesday: Strength + middle school band concert Thursday: Run 4 miles Friday: Strength + Tabata [Read More]
Farewell Summer Break + Giveaway
Just like that, summer break 2018 has come to an end. That also means my use of the middle school track is over for the year. Sigh. Here’s how my workouts went this week: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Track was already full so 4 miles of neighborhood intervals Wednesday: Strength + Field Lake Delavan Trip Thursday: [Read More]
On the Road Again
A very welcome thaw and lots of snow meltage meant I was able to dismount the treadmill and hit the road in the great outdoors for all of my runs this week. Here’s how my workouts shook out: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 Miles Wednesday: Rest Thursday: 4 Miles Friday: Plyo Intervals Saturday: 8 Miles Sunday: [Read More]
MAYhem Continues: Peak Week, Minimal Miles
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this was the toughest week of MAYhem. It’s going to be smooth(er) sailing from here on out. As a result, and because it’s triathlon week, the workouts were a little sparse. Monday: Rest (sick kiddo home from school) Tuesday: Unscheduled Rest (sick kiddo home) [Read More]
Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Eggs
It was spring break here last week. Because we had no travel plans and the Caveman was away on business, it was challenging to do “fun things” with the kids, especially because the weather sucked. I mean royally sucked. Here’s how my workouts went. Notice something missing? Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 Miles Tempo Rrun Wednesday: [Read More]
Balancing Training and Life
Oh hiya is it Monday already? Just about. I runfess I’m exhausted. Things started going downhill midweek last week and I found myself flailing to stay afloat. Finding a balance between training and life has been a challenge to say the least. Here’s how the week in workouts shook out: Monday: Yoga Tuesday: Run 5 [Read More]
A Shift in Focus
Happy Super Bowl Sunday! I have to admit I’ll only be watching for the commercials but if there’s one thing our country could use right now it’s a reason to party so party we will. First, here’s this week’s workouts. Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 5 miles Wednesday: Full body strength training Thursday: Run 3 miles [Read More]
Be Kind to Unkind People
This week was all about getting back into a routine and kicking my own ass. To say I ate with abandon while on vacay would be an understatement and the waistband on my pants proves it. It felt really good to go an entire week without stuffing myself. Since it’s my running off season and [Read More]
Rocking the Running Offseason
Before I get to the rest of this week’s goodness, here’s how my “off-season” workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 5ish miles Wednesday: Strength/core Thursday: Run 3 miles + Yoga Friday: Run 6 miles (wanted 8 but caught in downpour) Saturday: Rest Sunday: 20 min stepmill + Crossfit On 11/14 the Caveman and I celebrated our [Read More]
Weekly Wrap and The Glo Run that Didn’t
Before we get to the Glo Run, here’s how week 3 of Indy Monumental Marathon training went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Track Pace Ladder Wednesday: Strength & Swim Thursday: 7 miles Nope, couldn’t get up so swim Friday: 7 miles take 2 Saturday: Glo Run 5k, cancelled Sunday: Run 15 miles It was kind of a [Read More]
