MondayDid: 5.2 mile mountain bike, 30 min strength, 1.9 mi ruck walk, 1 mi run
Started the year off with a bang - 4 different workout activities! Didn't really intend to do all that much, but had plenty of free time so why not. First thing was a family mountain bike ride at Yo Mama's House trails. Such nice trails and time in the woods!
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| Saluda River views |
In the afternoon, I did 30 mins of strength training with the sandbag (from the GoRuck WOD on 12.30.23)... this one was tough but not as bad as the 12 Days of Christmas.
Afterwards I took the pup on a ruck walk for about 2 miles with the 30# ruck, and finished off with just 1 mile around the neighborhood (for the streak!).
Tuesday
Did: 4.2 mi ruck hike + 6.2 mi run
Got out for a last vacation day hike with D and the pup at Blue Wall Preserve. Never been there before but it was so nice! Really well maintained trails, pretty views, and not too crowded.
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| He was trying to look mad but kept laughing...ended up looking adorable. |
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| Blue sky! |
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| "It's warm right here." |
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| Pup + waterfall |
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| lunch break! |
I did my 10k around the neighborhood in the late afternoon and ran just about every road in the neighborhood. Missed a few tiny sections but was hard to get without lots of overlap/doubling back.
Wednesday
Did: 1.2 mi run + 60 min Power Vinyasa
Oh boy do my legs need a break! Work from home day today, so took the opportunity to go to a lunchtime yoga class which felt so nice. I guess I haven't been to a Power class in a while - more upbeat music and such, and wasn't sure I was in the mood for that at first, but it ended up being a great class. Had done a short loop around Unity park beforehand to get in the daily streak run.
Thursday
Did: 5.1 mi @ 9:02/mi avg
First day back in the office since the holidays, so met the early group downtown and had a lovely run in the darkness. Ran with a few folks I haven't seen in a while which was nice. I do miss these runs and need to do more of them - I've been lazy and running from home much more than I used to and I need some fresh scenery!
Friday
Did: 2.4 mi pup ruck + 8.65 mi @ 8:20/mi
Lunchtime pup ruck with 30# around the neighborhood, then decided to get out for a long-ish run at the end of the day since the Saturday morning forecast looks yuck (cold rain). I started out super strong, finished the first 5 miles averaging under 8 minute pace. Then things kind of came unraveled after that with stomach issues and I had to seek out several restroom stops to make it back to the car. Even with those issues I still managed to keep the paces sub-9, and was quite thankful to get to the car.
Saturday
Did: 1 hour sandbag workout + Hare of the Dog 2-mile run
Spent some time with the sandbag in the basement doing a workout I made up on my own. I wasn't sure how long it would take or how tough it would be, and I don't think it was as hard as the Xmas workout I did last week, but still was a solid session!
In the late afternoon, I took Ivy over to Double Stamp Brewing for the Hare/Hair of the Dog 2-Mile run. I wasn't sure what to expect since she has never really run before, so I was totally planning for a nice run/walk along the out-and-back course on the trail. Boy, was I wrong! We started running and she just wanted to chase down everyone in front of us! It was a little chaotic with the crowds of people but she did well once things thinned out. She basically ran the entire way, stopping only for a couple of pee and poop stops.
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| Difficult pre-race selfies |
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| Start line! |
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| Finishing! |
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Post-race - so proud!
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She and I managed a 3rd place age group finish (mine, not hers) with a time of 17:11 🥰🐾
Sunday
Did: 2 mile run + 60 min Vinyasa yoga
Took a loop around Unity park before a great yoga class at Soul Yoga.
