Do ever have those weeks where everything feels just a little off? That was definitely me this week. Perhaps it was the short work week (which always feels so much longer!) or perhaps it was the weather (so much rain!) – or a combination of the two? I felt like I spent the whole week trying to find my groove.

Here’s how the workouts went down.

From Thursday’s Run – the calm between storms

Weekly Run Down — Week 27

Monday — 5.25-mile family hike. I took advantage of the day off and relatively moderate temps to go check out some new-to-me trails with the family.

Tuesday — 20 min Full-Body Strength, 10 min Bodyweight Strength, and 10 min Core.

Wednesday — Rest Day. After Sunday’s run, Monday’s hike, and Tuesday’s strength sesh, my right hip let me know that perhaps I’d been a little overzealous – so aside from some extra time spent stretching, it was a rest day.

Thursday — 2.75-mile run, 30 min Upper Body and 10 min Core. I tried not to poke the bear (aka my hip) and kept the run short. Everything felt good so I call that a win!

Friday — 30 min Ride plus 5 min Cool Down and 10 min Core. I don’t usually do many of the Peloton live rides, but this was Robin’s first ride back after about 5 months off following the birth of her daughter. She’s one of my favorite instructors and I just knew this was going to be a good ride and it did not disappoint!

A sweet moment at the end of the ride when Robin and her husband introduced their baby girl

Saturday — 2.5-mile walk, 10 min Core, and Yoga. I always like to keep the day before a race fairly chill, and given my unpredictable hip low-key seemed like the right choice.

Sunday — Race Day!  By the time this post publishes, I will be somewhere along the course of the Narragansett Summer Running Festival 10K! Yes – my first in-person race since February 2020! You won’t be able to wipe the grin off my face 🙂

How did your week play out? Do you find short work weeks challenging?

I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah for the Weekly Run Down.

I feel like I say it often but the days are flying by! It’s hard to believe we’re in the last few days of June! Mother Nature gifted us a couple of days of perfect weather with cool 50s in the mornings and no humidity, but that abruptly came to an end today with 77 degrees and 82% humidity before 8 a.m. and temps quickly on the rise.

Since one of my summer fitness goals is to try to embrace the heat…I’ll refrain from commenting further and just move on to share a quick recap of this week’s workouts.

Weekly Run Down – Week 25

Monday — 35 min HIIT Cardio Strength and 10 min Core
Tuesday — 2-mile walk and Yoga
Wednesday — 2.5-mile run, 15 min Ride, and 10 min Core
Thursday — 3.1-mile run
Friday — Rest day
Saturday — 2-mile walk, Yoga, and Strength training by way of major garden overhaul
Sunday — 4.25-mile run plus 10 min Core

Over June Coffee, I had mentioned toying with the idea of removing some older shrubs and plants to make way for some additional rose bushes. Well, on Saturday, my husband gave me the green light that he was on board! So one trip to my favorite nursery and an insane amount of digging and hauling later, the garden revamp is taking shape.  I still have one more overgrown evergreen to remove and another rose bush to transfer but we had taken on more than enough for a good workout for one day!

I continue to baby the heck out of my right hip and in return, it continues to afford me pain-free short runs. We’re now in a severe heat advisory until Wednesday so the debate will be whether to do more Peloton rides or to embrace the treadmill.

How was your week? Is Mother Nature playing nice where you are? Can you believe we’re approaching the end of June?

In case you missed it:

Runfessions – June edition

I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah for the Weekly Run Down.

Run, workout, rinse, repeat…

That’s kinda what it has felt like for the past two weeks. Here’s a quick snapshot of what I’ve been up to on the fitness front.

A favorite view from a recent run

Weekly Run Down – Weeks 23 & 24

Monday — 45 min Full Body Strength plus 10 min Strength Warm-up
Tuesday — 3-mile run
Wednesday — 30 min HIIT Cardio Strength plus 10 min Core
Thursday — 30 min ride plus 10 min Core
Friday — 4-mile run
Saturday — 45 min Full Body Strength plus 10 min Strength Warm-up
Sunday — 4.5-mile run

Monday — 30 min yoga
Tuesday — 3.4-mile run plus 10 min Core
Wednesday — 2.4-mile walk, 10 min Arms & Light Weights, 10 min Strength for Runners
Thursday — 3.5-mile run
Friday — Rest day
Saturday — 20 min ride, 5 min Cool Down, plus 30 min Full Body Strength
Sunday — 4-mile run plus 10 min Core

Strength training:

I mentioned in my summer fitness goals that I was planning to follow Adrian’s Strength Stack on the Peloton app for the month of June. Basically, he’s got 4 different stack workouts to rotate throughout the month. Since I do not lift 4 days a week, my plan is to just keep cycling through the workouts at my own pace.

Last week I on my plan, but this week I took some liberties with the schedule, swapping in two shorter workouts on Wednesday because I was pressed for time. On Saturday, I opted to take Adrian’s Juneteenth Full Body class instead of the one in the stack. This was a great class so I may swap this one in again before the month’s over.

Running:

Overall, my runs have felt pretty good. I caught up with my brother for another run last Sunday as we decided to meet and run the course for our upcoming 10K. While the plan had been for 6, I had to settle for 4.5 thanks to my hip being less than cooperative. There’s a hill at the end of the first 5K loop and after the first pass, my hip was not interested in playing anymore. Despite the shorter than planned run, we still had a good time – my brother always keeps me laughing.

Hills & humidity was the theme for Tuesday’s run

On Tuesday, I ran virtually with Kim and Cari to celebrate Kim’s 200th Peloton run. Despite the hilly route, the hip played nice and continued to behave the rest of this week! So hopefully last Sunday’s run was just a fluke.

The daily stretching continues, and I squeezed in a sports massage on Thursday just to help to keep all the body parts happy.

There’s more of the same on tap for the upcoming week. I’m going to start to stretch the distance just a little bit so the upcoming 10K doesn’t come as a shock to my system 😉

What’s happening in your neck of the woods? Have you adapted to summer running?

In case you missed it:

Five Summer Fitness Goals

5 Things on My Summer Must-Do List

I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah for the Weekly Run Down.