You can read HERE about how the week before was not good at all. My legs felt so awkward on the treadmill and my confidence came crashing down. I was desiring a nice road run and each day I thought I would I came up with a 1,000 reasons not to. Some are good. Well, I think they all were. I was making choices and yes, sometime work does need to take priority and yes, my daughter will ALWAYS take priority. With that said, here is what I did!
Monday: 1 mile before work. My thought was that adding in just a mile days here and there may help my legs. I also did 15 minutes of yoga - Beginner Flexibility with some intermediate poses - but my earphones were acting up. I could hear the background music but the teacher's voice on my app was barely there. Good thing I kinda knew what to do next through continued practice but it was a bit harder to flow through the class.
A touch of what I am working on!
Tuesday: 4.03 miles after work. My goal was to do just a mile as I was still determined to let my body fully recover from lack of sleep, too much stress, whatever. The run felt too good though so I kept on going. I followed it up with 30 minutes of yoga - Intermediate Flexibility.Wednesday: 2.15 miles before work. Oh me oh my! I dreamed of a longer run today but the howling wind kept me up the night before. The torrential downpours extended my drive time. I was lucky to get this in with 15 minutes of yoga - Beginner Flexibility with intermediate poses - before work. And the earphones? Still acting up. It was funny to run to songs where you could hear the instrumental but not really the voices. If you heard the voices, there were in faraway tunnel. I did my yoga without the earphones and could barely hear the instructions over the noise in the gym.
Thursday: 3.01 miles after work. I came to terms that I just may not get 40 miles in this week...and perhaps next. My work load is willing taking a toll on me. I am sleeping less; therefore, my body just isn't recovering as it should. As I type this it still stings to have to accept what is here for me now and I must have faith all will be fine and no huge detrimental things will impact my overall training. Good thing FAITH is my power word for 2014. I need a lot of FAITH right now! I followed up my run with 30 minutes of yoga - Intermediate Flexibility - and that felt great! Yes, I could sacrifice yoga time and run more but I really think I need to stick to both and not just because it is a goal. I am discovering positive impacts of yoga and feel cardio, flexibility, and body awareness are all important. I also have FAITH that each will contribute to me achieving my goals. My hammies are happier each day!
Friday: 1.06 miles after work as I slept in again. I am just so tired but that makes sense with limited sleep Tuesday night. Followed up my run with yoga - 15 minutes of Beginner Strength with intermediate poses.
I ended up running 27 miles last week. I would love to say I am okay with it and as much as the logical part of me says, yes, be happy, there is a part of me, perhaps my competitive or ego side, that is thinking, oh man, I didn't even break 30! The thing is, I got to remember that years ago, before my running streak began, at this time of year I would have run nada, zero, zilch. I would have gone weeks with no time dedicated to myself and my fitness until things at work calmed down. I got to remember that this phase happens every single year and that last year I went through it and achieved my big goal. I got to have FAITH.
Daily Gratitude: I am thankful I got to run and do yoga every day.
Daily Affirmation: I am a good organizer.