Thanks for getting us started, Dr. Tigerchik -- I hope you had a nice week.
SLOgoing -- I heard almost everyone got owned by that run so way to stick with it. June Lake is on my short list for next year. I hope you have an amazing backpacking trip.
My goals last week were to get back on schedule:
I'm back to my regular swim (3X), bike (3x), run (2-3x), yoga (1-2x), strength (3x), p/rehab (daily) schedule starting Wednesday. Some friends are running a local Independence Day 5K tomorrow so I'm going to run that. It'll be my first 5K race since *cough* 2003 and I hope I remember how to pace and that it's fun.
I'm feeling a little unmotivated still and only did 3 swims, 2 bikes, 3 runs, 2 strength sessions, no yoga, and daily p/rehab. I also played racquetball for the first time which was fun.
The 5K was fine. My HR was through the roof and my race strategy turned into "don't die in front of small children on America's birthday" so, you know ... "fine." I was ~2:30 off my last 5K (in 2003) which was hard to swallow. But I know I'm a very different athlete/human now and even if I'm "slow" it is really good for my confidence to go out, work hard, and try my best. And it was enough fun that it made me want to sign up for more pure running races (something I've actively avoided since returning to running a few years ago). In fact, yesterday I did the run leg as part of a relay team for our local sprint tri and I was much less anxious so that's progress -- also, we were the fastest relay team and got cool surfboard medals :D
This week I'm traveling so I'm not sure what my training schedule will look like but I'll try to get in at least 2 swims, 2 bikes, 2 runs, 2 strength sessions, 1 yoga class, and daily p/rehab.
I hope everyone has a great week.
(Formerly SoCalTricurious, now in the PNW).