Running With Perseverance

It was a hectic week with several changes to my usual morning schedule, but I was happy to get out for a few Scooby miles before we spring forward to dark mornings again.

Friday’s fiery sunrise!

A Hectic Week

My hectic week started Monday with an 8:30 am shockwave treatment. Another sign of my hamstring healing is that it didn’t hurt so much as feel like a really intense Theragun session. Wednesday I had an absolutely crazy morning with an 8 am hair appointment I squeezed in before a 9 am conference call. I had another conference call at 10, and then had to take an 11 am conference call in an Uber to an actual conference that started at 11:30 in D.C.

I signed up for the Peloton app at the start of the pandemic, so this week I got my 4 year badge.

I used the occasion to download my workout history from the website. I wanted to see how many times I’ve taken my favorite stretch, and counted 234 times—I’ve added a few more since. I’m tempted to figure out ChatGPT enough to ask it to tell me other interesting things about my workout history.

Weekly Run Down

I did three runs with Scooby this week, and my hamstring was okay with them, but with the time change I will go back to using the tread—or bike—this week.

Sunday:  I did a long lower body warm-up before hopping on the tread for Jon’s run, which I did with my 2/1 intervals.  I also took a long time afterward to stretch on my own.

Monday: I runfess that I decided to take Scooby out for a run figuring the shockwave treatment would undo any harm. I stuck to my ~2.5 mile loop and enjoyed the mild weather and daylight when I finished.

Tuesday: I did a short strength workout at home, and then headed to the office gym to use the Peloton bike. I had it to myself for a few minutes, but by the time I finished it was pretty busy. A guy hopped on the other bike for a few minutes, but didn’t log in—maybe he just wanted to move his legs a bit before his own strength workout?

Wednesday: This was my most hectic morning, so I maximized my workout time by taking Scooby for a short run—that same 2.5 mile loop.

Thursday: I had to leave the house @ 7 am, so I used my tight schedule to convince myself to give my legs a break from cardio. I did do my PT exercises at the end of Matty’s walk.

Friday: I expected it to be warmer than it was when I took Scooby out for a short run again, but the damp air made the mid-40s feel brisk. Garmin awarded me a badge for doing something on International Women’s Day.

Saturday: It was supposed to rain—and it was drizzly when I took Scooby out—so I had planned an indoor workout. I don’t usually take non-English stretches because I don’t like to have to look at my screen, but I took Irene’s class as part of the Breakthrough Crew challenge and it was a good one.

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

Do you have clocks in your house you have to change?

I know it’s cliche to say, but I can’t believe it’s March already. I’m having a harder time believing my son turns 30 this week—how did that happen?

Those cheeks!

Moving On To March

Now that we are moving on to March, I am trying my luck with the Breakthrough Crew’s February challenge. I like the variety of classes and encouragement to take yoga and stretching classes.

I will have to screen Callie’s lower body class for my hamstring, but everything else seems fine.

Speaking of my hamstring, I had decided to give it to the end of February to decide if I would undergo any more treatments. While it’s definitely improving, it’s still finicky, so I am going to start another round of shockwave therapy this week. Hopefully it will push the healing process to the finish line. 🤞

Weekly Run Down

I did one run with Scooby this week, but my hamstring wasn’t too happy with it, so I am back to the discipline of the tread—or the bike.

I earned the cute Garmin Leap Day badge, but runfess I wouldn’t have noticed it if I hadn’t seen other people posting about it on Facebook. Even then I had a hard time finding it on my profile. 🐸

On Saturday I crossed the 5K minute mark of Peloton workouts. They add up fast with daily 20 minute walks with Scooby, and about 60 minutes a day of workouts.

I think my favorite class of the week was Camilla’s Miami Bass ride. Kim, if you are looking for fun on the bike, this class should do it.

Sunday: After Saturday’s run with Scooby, I gave my hamstring a full day off—no running or riding or lower body strength. Instead, I stacked two upper body classes and used 25 lbs for the chest presses for the first time. 💪

Monday: Andy’ class is lower body-focused and was a good warm-up for Allie’s ride.

Tuesday: I was tempted out for a (short) run with Scooby by warm temperatures in the 40s. I even wore shorts!

Wednesday: Core + Upper Body + Peloton Ride

Thursday: I took Rad’s bodyweight class as a warm-up for the tread and it was perfect. It covered all the warm-up moves I usually do—including multi-directional lunges.

Friday: Core + FB Strength + Peloton Ride

Saturday: I was tempted to run, but my hamstring was a bit grumpy on Friday, so I gave it another day off from running. Andy’s strength class was tough, but I made it through that circuit with 60 seconds of push-ups three times! Camilla’s ride was a blast! 💥

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

What are you looking forward to in March?

I wouldn’t go so far as to say my hamstring is happy, but I am happy because my hamstring is finally getting better.

Messy hair, and really don’t care! 

Weekly Run Down

If you saw my runfessions, you know I am convinced my hamstring finally is really healing, although it is still finicky and susceptible to flare-ups. For the past few weeks I haven’t felt  it during the running intervals of my run + walk stints on the treadmill, but this week I also noticed not feeling it when I got up from my desk and walked around my office. 🤞

Sunday: I really enjoyed Hannah’s Valentine’s Day ride. She dedicated each song to a different type of relationship status and shared funny stories from her own love life. 💘

Monday: While President’s Day was a holiday for my office, I had to work on the “homework”  some of the Senators sent as a follow-up to the hearing I testified at (officially called “Questions for the Record” that I need to answer). I still took time for a leisurely workout including Susie and JTR’s “Galentine’s day” class.

Tuesday: I don’t take many cycling classes with Matt Wilpers because he mostly does Powerzone classes (which work best if you’ve done a pre-test to find out your levels, and I haven’t done that) but his basic classes are full of form tips and coaching gems, and this new beginner class was no exception.

Wednesday: I used Marcel’s walk to both walk Scooby and do my PT exercises, and then hopped on the tread to do my own run/walk intervals during Camils’ Green Day run—it would be a great class to take again when I am healthy enough to push myself.

Thursday: I got hit by the ATT outage while walking Scooby, so I didn’t get to finish Logan’s walk. After doing Adrian’s strength class at home, I headed to my office gym to use the Peloton bike. I was surprised at how busy the gym was at 6:30 am—there were four others there.😱

Friday: I took some detours from my 2:1 run/walk intervals during Jess’s Nicki Minaj run and probably did more than my hamstring was ready for, but it felt good in the moment. I didn’t follow her crazy cuing, but did my own variations on some of her intervals.

Saturday: I wasn’t planning to take Scooby for a test run, but when Andy’s new run aligned with mild temperatures (in the 40s), I couldn’t resist. We covered 2-ish miles at a very easy pace, and it felt so good! My hamstring wasn’t completely silent afterwards, but I think it will be OK after a day off.

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

Did you have President’s Day off?