We’re wrapping up week #4 of COVID madness and social distancing. While I’ve been touting the importance of my workouts in helping me to navigate our current situation, I’m not gonna lie, this was an especially tough week. My motivation was way down, but I did my best to keep moving.

Here’s how the week’s workouts went…

Monday — Rest day
Tuesday — 3-mile run, plus a physical therapy session

a rare early morning run

Wednesday — 30-min Yoga Flow: Hips via Peloton
Thursday — Rest day plus PT exercises
Friday — Peloton workout: 20-minutes full-body strength plus PT exercises
Saturday — 2.5 hrs of yard work – the winds were just crazy and I had no desire to layer up so I pushed off my run and spent time clearing up the yard and prepping my garden.
Sunday — 3-mile run

Loved seeing these on my run!

Just two runs this week, but I stuck to my plan of weekly yoga and count Saturday’s yard work as a decent strength workout. This week was all about giving myself some grace and not getting caught up in “shoulds”.

Some positives for this week…

A trip to the physical therapist – Thanks to Massachusetts designating physical therapists as “essential,” I was able to finally get in to see the sports therapist my doc had referred me to about 6 weeks ago. The office only allowed for one patient at a time so I had a rather large space to myself..and yes, we wore masks and gloves. The therapist and I clicked right away and it was a really informative appointment. The final diagnosis is a tight Tensor fasciae latae (TFL) – so we’ll work to stretch the TFL while strengthening my glutes. Thankfully, I can keep running as long as the mileage stays low and there’s no pain while running.

Getting back into my garden – If you’ve been around here for a while then you know how much I love spending time in my garden.  This past Saturday was the first of many to come and that thought makes me smile.

FaceTime & cocktails – Continuing to connect with friends virtually has been good for my soul and this week was no exception.

I want to wish everyone a Happy Passover and Happy Easter, and a peaceful and healthy week ahead!

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

We’re now a couple of weeks into this social-distancing reality and it’s becoming more and more clear that this could be our new “lifestyle” for some time to come. At times the news, filled with growing statistics and some heart-breaking stories, feels like too much and I’m working to find the right balance between staying informed and staying sane.

Daily movement…preferably outdoors… is a must for both my physical and mental well-being. Even when, like this week, I don’t initially feel like working out, in the end, I’m always glad that I did.

Monday — 3-mile run
Tuesday — Peloton workouts: Strength for Runners & 20-minute Core Strength
Wednesday — 4-mile run
Thursday — Yoga
Friday — 2-mile power walk
Saturday — 5-mile run
Sunday — 1.5-mile shakeout run and core workout

And, just like last week, I’m focusing on some positives…

As I runfessed that I was not a fan of the OTF at-home workouts, I am grateful that Peloton has extended their free trial to a 90-days. There’s a range of options and I’m looking forward to the variety.

With the exception of today’s rain, Mother N has served up lots of sunshine and mild temps which have made being outdoors very enjoyable!

We’re still greatly enjoying our family time as we seemed to have found a great balance between everyone doing their own thing and coming together to hang out. In fact, I’m putting a wrap on this here as the fam is waiting on me for a game of Risk!

How was your week? Have are you adjusting to this new normal?

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

Adjusting to DST…packing up students…apocalyptic shopping…and cancellations abound. To say it has been one helluva week would be an understatement! Here’s a brief run down on this week’s workout.

Monday — Yoga. The combination of Sunday’s Orangetheory workout and adjusting to DST had me dragging so time on my mat was the perfect solution.

Tuesday — Rest day.
Wednesday — Orangetheory. Power days are some of my favorite workouts and this one did not disappoint!
Thursday —  Unplanned rest day. My oldest was due to come home for Spring Break but in light of everything he was advised to pack up as if he would not be returning for the rest of the semester. I followed up 3 hours in the car, with a trip to our local BJs warehouse with J – it was utter madness! We spent 20 minutes shopping and over an hour in line. Thankfully the people in line around us were pleasant and chatty.

There are registers somewhere up ahead

Friday — Orangetheory – Friday the 13th edition. So many burpees, plus some quick power rows, and long treadmill blocks. I really needed this sweat sesh!

Saturday — 2 miles. My legs felt like lead from Friday’s workout and I just couldn’t get my head in the game – but a couple of miles was better than none.

Sunday — 3 miles.  Sunshine and quiet roads was a nice way to start the morning.

In other news…

At the urging of my massage therapist, I finally broke down and went to see my doctor about my lingering quad pain and hip issues. While the combination of massage, acupuncture, and the compression sleeve have helped quite a bit, the discomfort still comes and goes.  It was much faster to get an appointment with the nurse practitioner and I was totally fine with that – she’s a runner (as is my doc) and we definitely click. We chatted about races and her assessment was quadriceps tendonitis. Additionally, she ordered an x-ray just to make sure we weren’t missing anything. The verdict – a little arthritis. So it looks like I’ve got PT in my future. She referred me to an awesome sports doc and I’m just waiting to get my first appointment lined up.

Cancellations everywhere…

At this point, it is starting to feel like it might be easier to announce what is still open vs all that had closed or been canceled. Oddly, the Portland 10 Miler, my next race, has announced they’re proceeding as planned. It’s 6 weeks from today so I think they’re being wildly optimistic! I also have to say I found it just a little annoying the runners on their social media commending them for “not giving in to the panic”. Trust me I understand no one wants to have their race canceled, but it’s better to be cautious and safe, isn’t it?

Have you had a race canceled? Are your kids home indefinitely?

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I know I mentioned it over coffee but it bears repeating, this was a l-o-n-g week! Here’s how my workouts went down.

Monday — Rest day though there was not much resting as I spent a good chunk of the day on the road for work.
Tuesday — 3-mile run.

Wednesday — I woke up feeling less than stellar so I took a pass on my usual OTF class and opted for some yoga.
Thursday — 4-miles. This was a tough run. I just never found a groove, but you couldn’t beat the sunshine and mild temps!

Friday — Orangetheory. It was a strength day so it was heavy weights on the floor and lots of inclines on the treadmill. This was a challenging workout, but I felt pretty good throughout. Definitely a nice change after feeling off for most of the week.

Saturday — 4.6 miles. The wind was gusting all morning and I kept hoping it would settle down, but no luck. So I opted to skip the wind and layers for shorts and a tank on the treadmill. It was definitely the right call as I was rewarded with a great run!

Sunday — Orangetheory. The studios were running a special promotion for Daylight Saving – bring a guest to class and get an extra hour back in the form of an extra class. My husband J has been curious to check out a class so this was the perfect chance to get a workout in together. It was an Endurance, Strength, Power (ESP) day and I was really happy with how good I felt today. J seemed to enjoy the workout so maybe he’ll consider signing up.

It was definitely nice to see the week’s workouts end much better than they started! Hoping I can carry this momentum into the new week!

How was your week?

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