August... catching up and starting fresh

Alright, trying to get back into the swing of things here. Still not officially in training for anything but I guess this is the early base-building days for Boston next year. Registration is September 12th and race date is April 23rd, so we have a bit of time... but base-building is still a good idea. Starting again with the 10k steps per day goal as well. 

Week of Aug 1-7

Monday

Did: 1.8 mi walking

Took 2 walks around the Mountains House, one of which ended up with a bear sighting! I was walking along and looked over to one of the houses and there was a big black bear helping himself to the trash. We both were surprised but thankfully Bear was not interested in me and quickly went back to his trash consumption. Later I walked to BINGO night at the resort veranda by the lake. 

Bear eating trash 🐻

Sunset over the Rumbling Bald

A little later in sunset

Tuesday

Did: 6.2 mi @ 10:43/mi

Took a morning run to do my 10k while it was still below 80 degrees and tolerable humidity levels. Ended up weaving up and around through some very hilly (800+ ft elevation gain!) residential areas of the resort property, but thankfully didn't meet any bears. Plenty of stops and pauses for navigation purposes as well.

Wednesday

Did: 50 min weight training

Got into the office early to lift... missing lifting lately! Decided first thing in the morning was a good way to guarantee I wouldn't get overrun with daily stuff while in the office. 

Warmup x3
10 hand release pushups
10 air squat
Stretch

Set 1 x4
8 dumbbell curls (16, 16, 18, 18)
8 tricep cable pulldown (45)
10 Bulgarian split squats (20lb kb)

Set 2 x4
8 dumbbell overhead press (18)
4 bench press (75)
10 kb sumo squat (35)

Set 3 x2
10 chest fly (12)
Shoulder blasters
GHD back extension

Thursday

Did: 5.4 mi @ 8:24/mi

Morning run and shockingly cool temps (around 70F and low humidity!), ran the Lakeview Lollipop route and enjoyed a lovely sunrise at the end. 

Friday

Did: 7.83 mi hike to McAfee Knob

Girls' Weekend Trip! We chose Roanoke as our destination again and decided to complete the Triple Crown of Virginia by doing McAfee Knob Friday and planned for Tinker Cliffs on Saturday. We'd completed the Dragon's Tooth hike 2 years prior, which was amazing. 

Incredible!!

Saturday

Did: 7.82 mi hike to Tinker Cliffs

Though tired from Friday's efforts, we made it up the second hike of the weekend - this one was harder than McAfee but I'd say was even more breathtaking. We spent at least 20 mins just sitting up there enjoying the views, and I could have stayed for hours. So incredible.

Sunday

Did: 2.64 mi walk

I was amazed at how sore my legs were after the weekend, so a nice afternoon walk when we got back home was definitely needed. 

Week of Aug 8-14

Monday

Did: 1.4 mi walk

Walked at work, no time for gym. Sigh.

Tuesday

Did: #10kTuesday Track Day 6.25 mi @ 8:28/mi

Ran with the downtown crew and got in 4x800 + 400 finisher. Not fast by any means, but had to start somewhere. 

Wednesday

Did: 2.3 mi walk/jog

WFH day and though I was short on time, I opted for a very very slow jog through Unity park downtown before starting my workday. 

Thursday

Did: 5.6 mi Altamont Run @ 9:43/mi

Baaaack to the mountain... man that was painful. Honestly thought I was going to have to walk a lot, but only walked a couple of times when I needed to adjust my hair (it's so humid and my hair is so long it sticks to my back/armpits when I run 😖). Whew. Gotta stick with this one through the winter.

Friday

Did: 2.9 mi walk

Took a 50-min fast-paced walk at lunch during WFH Friday.

Saturday

Did: 8.5 mi @ 8:50/mi

Ran through Green Valley and areas to the south/west of TR (towards Dacusville but not all the way there). Tough hills but started out with nice cool temps at least!

Sunday

Did: 2.14 mi walk

Evening walk after a long day! Whew.