Happy Mother’s Day to all of my fellow moms! I hope you all get spoiled by your families today.

I swear after this week, the one thing at the top of my wish list is a good night’s sleep! Despite my best efforts sleep was pretty elusive this week – I got into a bad cycle of waking up around 3 each morning and getting back to sleep was a challenge. By the time I got to Friday, I was toast! The workouts this week were not always pretty but they were done. Here’s a quick peek at the week that was.

Weekly Run Down – Sleep Deprived

Monday — 2-mile walk & Hip mobility work. Sunday’s 7-miler plus a poor night of sleep left me feeling very creaky so the extra focus on hip work was needed.
Tuesday — 2-mile walk otherwise Rest. Long day in the office but got a post-commute walk done.
Wednesday — 3 miles including hill repeats & Core. I was feeling the need to mix things up a bit so why not some spontaneous hill work?
Thursday — Yoga & Core. Also got a much needed sports massage.
Friday — 3 miles & Core. I was so not ready for it to be 80 degrees! Thanks to another lousy night of sleep I had pushed my run to midday. Had I bothered to check the weather in the morning I would have forced myself out the door earlier.
Saturday — 5 miles & Core. What a beautiful morning and these miles felt oh so good! I also spent a couple of hours weeding and cleaning up the garden – my hamstrings hate me LOL!

Sunday — 3-mile walk & TBD. When my hubs got up for his run I decided to head out for an early morning walk. My current situation is coffee – I’ve got one more day of Week 2 of Oliva’s core challenge to complete so I may pair that with an upper-body strength workout to give my legs a break.

The highlight of the week was the return of my college boy for the summer so I’ve got the best Mother’s Day gift of having both my boys under one roof again 🙂

The upcoming week is race week so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I can catch a few more zzz’s.

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How was your week? Do you ever struggle with getting enough sleep?

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

This week the Team Wilpers Challenge hit the pause button on speedwork so it felt like a cut-back week of sorts. The work week was hectic – (I’m starting to feel like a broken record) and sleep has been evasive, so I was happy to scale back a bit and just run without a lot of pacing math. Here’s how the week in workouts played out.

Kind of a Cut-back Week

Monday – Lower body strength, Core, and 1.25-mile walk. Since I had the day off for the holiday (Patriot’s Day in MA), I had originally planned to drive out to spectate the Marathon. But, after 4 straight days of driving back and forth into the city (first for work then for Marathon-related fun), and knowing I had multiple days of commuting on deck, my body was begging for a rest. The less-than-ideal weather sealed it for me and I happily watched from the comfort of my couch 🙂
Tuesday – 1.5-mile walk & Yoga. An in-office day, but I did take a lunchtime walk and then hit my yoga mat after I got home.
Wednesday – 3.25-mile run. Another in-office day, but thankfully I was able to leave early enough in the afternoon to log some post-work miles.
Thursday – Peloton bike, 1-mile walk & Core
Friday – 2.8-mile run
Saturday – Peloton bike, Core, & 1.5-mile walk
Sunday – 5.6-mile run

This morning’s run was definitely the highlight of the week. Despite a poor night of sleep and the weather alternating between a light mist to heavy downpours, this was one of my better runs in the past couple of weeks – funny how that works sometimes. Hip mobility work and stretching continue on the daily, keeping my hip region happy and quiet. I’m looking forward to being in my car less this upcoming week – I definitely feel it if I spend too much time in the car.

How was your week?

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