It took longer for me to mentally overcome that little bike crash than I expected... and I'm still between projects for work, so sitting at home twiddling my thumbs... I don't do well without pattern in my life. You'd think "wow, no excuses! lots of time for long workouts" but alas... SUPER unmotivated. I miss my spin class and being able to hop on the treadmill after, as well as the strength training I was doing with a coach. On top of that, the pool at my apartment complex (one of the big reasons we moved here in April) has been under construction for 3 weeks and is still going... Right as summer starts in CA? WTF >.> Okay. No more whining/excuses.
I took 10 miles worth of walks leading up to a local 5k on Sunday, which I finished in a (good for me) 33 minutes. It was hillier and hotter than expected, but a nice run after 3 full weeks off. Granted, I just about committed justifiable homicide when I reached the finish to hear "we're out of water". UMWHAT? Thankfully, I'd had the good sense to pack waterbottles in a cooler in the car, and those weren't so far away.
Seems like a nothing week, but that one little run was a HUGE kick in the ass for me. Kyle also pointed out that Womens Health magazine is promoting a "run one mile a day"
- #WHRunOne - for the first half of May. I learned about it late, but want to do it for all of May. I know that once I get going on the treadmill or outside, it will never be just one!
This week's plans:
First, email my coach b/c my schedule has changed (switching swim days to MWF and bike/run days to others).
Monday: rest/recover (3 weeks off = super sore muscles even after a derpy little run)
Tuesday: Back. In. The. Saddle. Go after that U-turn that brought me down and get outside. Goal of 10 mi. One mile run.
Wednesday: My first masters swim class!!! Kyle found a local group we can work with (two separate groups for our different levels at 6:30am 3x/week!). One mile run.
Thursday: I remember bricks. I /liked/ bricks. 45 min bike ride + 1 mile run(hopefully more).
Friday-Sunday: Rest (family stuff) - try and get in a jog on the beach, maybe some boogieboarding if the weather's good.
One month to my next race :D
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