I know, I know. But with jury duty this morning, two driving tests looming large tomorrow necessitating a crash course in parallel parking for my 16 year-old sons, tickets bought in advance to The (3 hour long) Dark Knight Rises for yesterday, and 140 miles to finish, my weekend was jam packed. So, once again, the weekly recap is coming in on Monday (can you hear the screechy whininess of my voice?).
Miles run: 140
Hill sessions: 2 – one of them was a mountain that had this at the top:
Speed sessions: 5 – but done as part of other runs
Running outfits worn: 19
Weight Lifting sessions: 2 (I HATE lifting weights)
Core workouts done: 6
Mini-aerobics sessions: 5 (I LOVE aerobics – It’s raining men! Halleluia, it’s raining men. Amen! Get up and shake your booty with me, people! Work it! Yes, my first job was as an aerobics instructor.)
Naps taken: 2 (20 minutes each)
Cups of coffee consumed: 12 (big cups with cream and sugar)
Cupcakes eaten: 0 (can you believe it?)
But I did eat 2, okay really 3, of these:
And had a lot of this:
I actually ate some Ben and Jerry’s while on the treadmill and ended up with sticky handles, but it was delicious. And I was bonking. Don’t judge.
The morning after my 15 mile mountain run, my heart rate was still elevated, so today is going to be a light day. I still need the mileage, but it will all be done at a super easy pace. An elevated heart rate is the first sign of overtraining (Hubz would say being bitchy is the first sign, but then I would threaten to stab him with a fork), so I need to be careful. Unfortunately, an elevated HR is also very common for me when I am at the peak of my training leading into the final stretch. I feel like I’m walking a tightrope, trying to maximize these last few weeks without crossing into the danger zone. But, as you all know, I have to work very hard to use good judgment (please refer back to the Krispy Kreme picture above – Okay, I ate 4 doughnuts, not 3! Get off my back, already! Sheesh!).
Time to run! Jury duty has put me behind schedule!
Happy Running!
Mom, ultrarunner, four-time US 24 Hour National Team member, adventure athlete, food writer. Graduate of the Pro Cooking Program at the New School of Cooking, Los Angeles. Will run for food.
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Man I hate it when a woman starts a conversation with, “I’m late again.”
You’re doing 140 miles per week AND have jury duty? Oh, I get it… run that much and say you’re afraid of serial killer monkies and you’ll never get chosen for a jury!
I am duly impressed, and felt exhausted after just READING about your week! How do you get away with eating all that stuff when the running gurus out there would have us believe that eating like that will cause all sorts of problems? By the way, I did have a SnoBall cupcake after my long run on Sat. 🙂
I had plenty of excuses to get myself excused, Steve, but alas, my case settled so I didn’t even get to use them. 🙂
Yay for SnoBalls! Yum! And the perfect treat after a long run!
Ha ha ha. Who are we to judge? If you ran 140 miles you deserved every single last one of those doughnuts. If you had to practice parallel parking with not one but TWO sons you deserved every last doughnut even if you didn’t run and possibly a little alcohol to wash the doughnuts down with. And if you can run on a treadmill and eat ice cream at the same time without being spat off the back I say go for it.
I hope the boys both go well on their tests.
Thank you, Char. By the end of the week, there may be some alcohol involved 🙂
The first aerobics class I ever did at the first health club I ever belonged to (that’s what they were called in the dark ages, not gyms) we’d do this routine to Its Raining Men with these weird dowl rod-like sticks. Every freaking day. Am I showing my age?
Fabulous week my friend! You more than earned those treats.
Too funny, Marcia! I think it’s funny that it’s all come back around – low impact is back out and the crazy, high-impact stuff we used to do is now called Crossfit 🙂
Ha! Ben & Jerry’s on the dreadmill whilst bonking. You are my new hero!
Thanks, Kirstin! It was delish! 🙂
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