I stopped writing my Weekly Workout Wround Up posts after the Las Vegas Marathon last December. At the time I was in a little bit of a funk and probably a bit depressed. Post-marathon blues and injury aggravations didn’t trend toward wanting to keep track of my (lack of) physical activity week to week.
But I feel like I need to document this past week.
Monday night I ran 5.5 miles with my running club. It was slow and I walked some due to the heat, but I got out there.
Tuesday I strength trained.
Wednesday I ran a race.
Thursday I did some more strength training. I also did some Tabata intervals on the stationary bike and then did a mile on the treadmill in my minimalist shoes. I didn’t do the whole mile straight, though. I’d walk a quarter mile and then run a quarter mile. My calves could really feel it during the run!
Friday I swam some laps.
Saturday, though. Oh, Saturday. I went on possibly the most fun bike ride I’ve ever done. Kim did an AWESOME write-up so I won’t reinvent the wheel and instead just tell you to go read her post. Long story short: we rode from Libertyville, IL to the Chicago Botanical Gardens, wandered around the gardens for 3 hours (I’d never been there before), and then rode back to Libertyville.
Total distance? 41 miles. This wasn’t a speed run. It was a fun, exploration ride. One of the things I love about the bike is that you don’t really care if you get a little lost. Sometimes getting turned around leads you to some neat discoveries.
Like this beautiful view of Lake Michigan.
And then on Sunday I met up with Emily for our first run together! She showed me her usual 6ish mile route and we chatted while running past the United Center (home of the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks), through UIC, and around our neighborhood. It was a good time and I’m looking forward to running with her more.
So my week consisted of three runs, two strength training sessions, one bike ride, and one swimming workout.
Which means I worked out seven days in a row. But, balanced workouts.
One of my goals this year was to do something active every day that I can. I think this past week definitely lived up to that goal!
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