These November days seem to be just rolling along – hard to believe we’re halfway through the month already. It was a fairly uneventful week as far as the workouts went…and sometimes, uneventful is a good thing. Here’s how the week played out:
Weekly Run Down – Week 45
Monday — 1-mile walk, Lower body strength, Core & Stretch
Tuesday — 3.1-mile run, Core & Stretch. When I saw the forecast for the day, I opted to push my run to later in the day. 72 degrees and a midday 5K – yes, please!
Wednesday — Rest day. I woke up feeling a little off and it just didn’t get better as the day went on. Add in an extra busy workday and a rest day it was.
Thursday — 3.1-mile run & PT Exercises. While I was up before the sun, a quick peek at my weather app showed another beautiful afternoon on tap, and with my schedule light on Zoom calls, I knew I could make another midday run happen. The weather was perfection and so was the view!
Friday — 30 min Peloton ride, Core & Stretch. Crazy wind and rain had me take my workout indoors, so I stacked a couple of Peloton’s new scenic rides for a change of pace and enjoyed rides through Tuscany & Tempe.
Saturday — 3.5-mile run and PT exercises. The weather app said it was mid-30s, but it felt much warmer.
Sunday — Presently lingering over coffee, but will head out soon for a 4-mile walk and then most likely a Peloton ride later.
Reconnecting with Coach Marc
Running continues to feel good and I’m enjoying this slow and easy base-building. I recently reconnected with Coach Marc as I start to mull over possible race plans for 2022. I really enjoy working with Marc and remain hopeful that road races will continue to trend towards “normal” next year.
And, speaking of Coach Marc, I want to give a big shoutout to him for his upcoming 100-mile fundraising run on November 26! He’ll be attempting to run 100 miles in 24 hours to raise funds for WholeSchool Mindfulness, a nonprofit he co-founded a couple of years ago that is focused on mindfulness in schools to positively impact the mental health of all members of a school community. Such a great mission – I encourage you to check out the work they’re doing.
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I’m linking up with Kim and the birthday girl Deborah for the Weekly Run Down link-up.
Nice week, Michelle! You’ve inspired me to try to sneak in a runch someday soon. I love my early mornings, but I’m really craving some sunshine running.
I’m glad you had a good week! I rarely succeed at afternoon runs, but this time of year it sure would be nice.
Props to Marc for that 100 mile mission — impressive!
That is a beautiful place to run (the lake, I’m assuming it’s a lake).
Sounds like things are going very well if you’re reconnecting with your coach. Nice!
Sounds like you had a nice week! Yes, that is a beautiful view. I would be switching some runs to midday too if i had your weather.
I’ll check out Marc’s fundraiser- sounds like a great cause. I figure if someone is going to go to the trouble of running 100 miles, the least I can do is donate some money!
Your coach sounds amazing! I am hopeful as well that 2022 will be back to normal with races. Glad running has been feeling so good!
I love a midday workday run. The best! And you had a wonderful view.
Glad you had a great week! This weather is the best and I am trying to soak it all in as well
Wow, it sounds like you had some great weather and took advantage of it. I love that you were able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather with some runs!
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Sounds like a great week! How nice you had a chance to get out for a sunshine run!
Nice week and lovely blue skies!
Looks like a great week for you! Running in the middle of the day sounds really nice right now. I’ve appreciate the few times I could get out around 7 when the sun was up.
I can’t wait to hear what coach Marc as planned for you. Glad your hip is behaving.
Sun and no wind make all the difference.
That’s such an awesome thing that your coach is doing – kudos to him!
An uneventful workout week is great cause it means no injuries – always a good thing! Great job last week!
This is wonderful. I’m so glad your running is going well for you.
I can’t believe we are almost to the end of this year, too. Ugh.