Last week was another week of strength training and running. I’m somewhat following the My Asics app training plan for my first half marathon this year in March. I’m also still doing … Continue reading Last Week’s Workouts Recap and Weekly Wrap (1/24-1/31)
I’m behind in posting my workout recap for last week, but better late than never. The Seattle Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon is coming up soon, only 17 more days to go. After the Portland Rock’n’Roll Half, I took it easy and didn’t run until Thursday. Here’s what I did:
Monday – Rest. I just did my #plankaday which I post on Twitter.
Tuesday – Rest. #plankaday and did 3 min for the first time in a while.
Wednesday – I did PiYo Sweat. It’s been I while since I did that one and had a great workout.
Thursday – Ran 3 miles. 
Friday – Ran 5 miles on the treadmill.
Saturday – Ran 11 miles on the treadmill. It’s tough running that long on a treadmill, but a treadmill run is better than no run. It’s the only way I can run with the kiddos at home.
Also, the Runner’s World run streak is back and I’ve decided to participate again. It started on Memorial Day, May 25 and ends on the Fourth of July. I’ll be running at least one mile per day, everyday until then. Anyone else doing it with me? 🙂
How’s your week going so far?
It was another busy week. It’s hard to follow the Nike Coach now that I’m working and don’t feel like working out or running after a 12 hour shift. It’s either I wake up early on the days that I work or I won’t get that workout in and it’s tough. I did get about 26 miles in last week so that’s not bad.
Here’s what I did:
Monday – Didn’t get run in.
Tuesday – Ran 3.8 miles on the treadmill.
Wednesday – Didn’t get run in.
Thursday – Ran 7 miles. 
Friday – Ran 5 miles on the treadmill. 
Saturday – I didn’t get the 12 miles in but got 10 miles on the treadmill. My longest run ever on the treadmill. 
It really helps to watch a show on the treadmill and I’ve just started watching Game Of Thrones. I’m still trying to catch up and am almost on Season 4.
How’d last week go for you? Have you seen Game of Thrones? Hope you have a great rest of the week!
It was a busy week for me and I did not get in the planned mileage. I started a new job and went to work for the first time in about eight years. So it was interesting going back to work. Things worked out well actually for me workwise because I thought I was going to work the night shift but there was a mixup and I ended up picking my shift and will be working day shift. Woohoo! 🙂 Last week was an 8-5 schedule but I will be working 12 hr shifts three or four days a week. But anyway my workouts have definitely suffered. I’m hoping when I get the hang of things I’ll get my workouts in better. Here’s what the Nike Coach had scheduled for me:
Here’s what I did:
Monday – Ran 5 miles.
Tuesday -I only ran 5 miles instead of the scheduled 9 miles.
Wednesday – No workout, just did my #plankaday.
Thursday – No workout, just did my #plankaday.
Friday – My parents came to visit and helped take care of the kiddos. We went for an evening walk. I ended up jogging some since my little guy started running for the last mile. 
Saturday – Ran 14 miles, my longest run ever! It was nice to get a long run in and my longest run to date. I felt pretty good during and great afterwards since I ran at a comfortable pace.
Sunday – No workout, just did my #plankaday. Started my first 12 hour shift. I’ll be working Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and every other Wednesday.
How’d your week go! Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!
I’m on week 2 of the Nike Running App Coach training plan. I ran 37 miles last week, which is the most for me to run in a week so far. This is a lot more miles than I’m used to but I’m managing. We’ll see how it goes this week since I’ll be starting my new job on Monday. But here’s what the Nike app had me doing last week:
Monday – Rest day.
Tuesday- Started with 1 mi warmup. Then did a Fartlek of running 4 miles at a faster pace, then 1 minute slower, repeated for 6 miles. Finished with a 1 mi cool down. 
Wednesday – 7 miles at easy, comfortable pace.
Thursday – 5 miles at easy, comfortable pace.
Friday – Ran through Noble Woods Park and ran four miles at easy comfortable pace, last mile at faster pace.
Saturday – Ran 2 miles easy, then a 9 mi progression run, then finished with a 1 mile cool down.
Sunday – Rest day.
The highlight of the weekend was Easter Sunday. The kiddos found there Easter Baskets and were so happy.
Later we went to the park. 
While at the park since it was a running rest day, I decided to go for a walk. I’m loving my new watch!
I’ve also started doing a #PlankaDay, which I saw on Twitter. Here was Sunday’s plank, which is day 8 of my streak.
How’d your week go? Hope you have a super week!
I’m linking up with Tara from Running ‘n’ Reading for the Weekend Update.
Last week was a pretty good week! I started the Nike Coach half marathon training plan. I found out that the Nike Running app syncs with Garmin now and decided to try it out. This plan has me running a lot more miles than I’m used to but we’ll see how it goes. Here’s what was scheduled for last week:
Here’s what I did:
Monday – Ran five miles.
Tuesday – Eight birthday miles completed. 🙂
Wednesday – Ran my longest run ever on the treadmill, seven miles!
Thursday – Rest Day
Friday – Ran my virtual 5k for the Rock’n’Roll Las Vegas Kickoff! Can’t wait to get my free shirt! You can join in too if you haven’t already. It’s free! You have until April 1st to run your virtual 5k. Check it out HERE.
Saturday – I decided to do Insanity Max:30 – Max Out Strength today to get some strength training in. This one really works arms, shoulders, chest and core. The kiddos joined in for the warmup. 
Sunday – Ran 12 miles.
Now on to the weekend update. On Saturday, the kiddos and I went to Magnolia Park while the hubby worked. The kiddos had a fun time. 
On Sunday, we went to Home Depot for an item we needed and my kiddos saw the signs they sell for businesses, like No Smoking or signs for Restrooms. Haha, my kiddos wanted me to buy them one. There was no way I was buying signs we didn’t need lol, so I was like you can make your own signs. Sure enough when we got home, my four year old made his own. He told me what to write.
We later went to an outside mall, where the kiddos enjoyed smelling the flowers. 🙂
There was an REI there and saw this, the Garmin Vivoactive. Good thing I had my dividend and they gave me the 20% off that members save. I can’t wait to test this on my next run!
How’d your week go? Hope you have a wonderful week!
I’m linking up with Tara from Running ‘n’ Reading for the Weekend Update.
This was recovery week after the NYC Half Marathon. I was a little sore after the race and wanted some time for my legs to recover. The My Asics App also had the whole week as a rest week but I couldn’t rest the whole week. Here’s what my workouts looked like this week as well as my weekend update:
Monday – Rest Day
Tuesday – Rest Day
Wednesday – I tried 21 Day Fix Extreme’s Pilates Fix for the first time. You use a resistance band throughout the workout and the handles were missing on mine so it was much tougher. But I had a great ab workout!
Thursday – First run after the NYC Half. It felt good. Nice and easy.
Friday – Ran a mile with this little cutie. He wanted to go for a run and I think he did awesome running his first mile.
Saturday – I decided to do Focus T25’s Total Body Circuit workout. It’s been a while since I’ve done this one. I’m happy I can do more of it like some oblique push-ups now. I had a great sweat session!
On Saturday, I also decided to check out Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve. It’s a 635-acre wildlife preserve with 4 miles of walking trails. This was my first time going there and it was a great place to walk and enjoy nature. My kiddos enjoyed it too. I think I’ll do another post on it since I took a bunch of pics.
That night I also drove to Seattle, about 3 hours away.
Sunday – I got in a 6 mile run before heading to my nephew’s birthday party.
This was waiting for me after my run….good thing I went for a run lol. 
This was a great idea that my sister in law came up with for lunch. It was a sandwich making spread. Everything was there to make a grilled sandwich or panini. We just picked what we wanted and then grilled it on the stove or in a panini maker. It was great!
We celebrated my nephew’s 7th birthday. I can’t believe he’s seven already. Time is flying and it means my eldest son’s birthday is just next month, since they are about a month apart in age.
It was a great day and nice to see my family again. How’d your week go? Hope you have a great week ahead!
I’m linking up with Tara from Running ‘n’ Reading for the Weekend Update.
It was tapering week so there wasn’t much to this week training wise. I wasn’t able to get one of the 3 mi jogs in due to traveling and switching days around. But all my training paid off when I ran the NYC Half Marathon.
Here’s what the My Asics plan had scheduled for last week:
Here’s what I did:
Monday – I tried Yoga Fix Extreme from 21 Day Fix Extreme. I’m still a newbie at yoga. I liked how this one has a modifier as well as other options to follow.
Tuesday – I did the 5 mi Build up run. I knew I wouldn’t be able to get the run done on Wednesday since I was traveling.
Wednesday – Rest Day.
Thursday- Ran 3 miles with my sister.
Friday – Rest Day.
Saturday – Rest Day.
Sunday – NYC Half Marathon. Recap coming later this week.
It was a fun and busy week for me, which I enjoyed! How’d your week go?
Happy Friday! I’m out of town and am excited for the race on Sunday. I will be heading to the NYC Half Expo today. But I am linking up once again with Eat Pray Run DC, You Signed Up for What?! and Mar on the Run for their Friday Five Linkup. This week’s theme is “Day in the Life”. Here are five things about my usual day.
1. After I wake up and I get to the kitchen, first thing I try to do is drink about 16 oz of water. There are so many benefits to drinking water in the morning.
2. I go for a run or do a DVD workout.
3. I drink the healthiest meal of my day, Vegan Chocolate Shakeology. I usually drink it after I run or workout. 
4. Help my eldest with his homework.
5. Do laundry. The laundry never ends….
What’s a part of your usual day? Hope you have a great weekend!
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This has been a pretty good week. I ended the week with an eleven mile run at race pace, and I felt great. It was my longest run so far this year and fastest 11-miler. The My Asics App changed things around a little after seeing I was running faster than expected. Now it seems even more challenging, since it wanted me to run a 8:14 pace today, and I managed 8:25, which is really good for me. I think that’s about what it had before the app recalculated and made the adjustments. Here’s what the My Asics had scheduled for this week:
I’m also continuing with Insanity Max:30. It’s been tough but I think it’s really helped build my fitness level. I feel stronger and I think it’s helped with my endurance too. I felt pretty strong on my 11 miler. I can’t believe there’s only one week left of the program. Anyway, here’s what I did this week:
Monday: Running rest day. I did day 43 of Insanity Max:30 – Max Out Cardio. I maxed out at 9:38, a minute and four seconds improvement!
Tuesday: Ran three miles. 
Wednesday: Ran 8.5 miles
Thursday: Got day 46 of Insanity Max:30 – Max Out Strength done.
Friday: Ran 3 miles on the treadmill and then did Max:30 Friday Fright Round 2. The side to side floor hops are still a killer. I maxed out at 6:27, a 5 sec improvement.
Saturday: Rest Day.
Sunday: Ran 11 miles. Felt great!
How’d your week go? Here’s to a great last week of February!
Happy Running Mom 
