Here’s how the training week went:
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 4 miles
Wednesday: Bike + Swim
Thursday: 8 miles
Friday: Swim
Saturday: 7 miles
Sunday: Strength + Swim
I mentioned in my coffee date post it was a single-parenting week, which kept me quite busy. It also means I ate more of the foods I wanted to eat, including earlier dinners for the win. A silver lining for sure.
Ever so gradually, I’m shifting my mindset from off-season and getting my head around training mode again. I’m eyeing some races. I haven’t pulled the trigger yet, but I likely will soon.
I may have had my best swim of the year so far. For once I calmed my breathing enough so I wasn’t dizzy and lightheaded after. It’s a work in progress, but I’ll get there one of these days.
I expected it to be all sunshine and mile temps for Saturday’s long run but instead it was a windy, raw struggle. This usually over-dressed runner was sadly underdressed and chilled to the bone. I chose a hilly route that’s usually impassable in winter but given our recent snow melt, I gave it a try and had my behind handed to me on a platter. It’s amazing how I tend to take fitness for granted then really miss it once it’s gone.
On the other hand, strength training has been going really well. I’ve gotten my squat, dead lifts and thrusters back where they were last winter. Consistency is paying off.
Superbowl commercials? Are you watching? So far I enjoyed the dogs of Doritos and of course the wiener dogs. I’m not sure what’s bold about Butterfinger but it got my attention. Nothing else really stands out. Yet. I loved the half time show.
How’s your training going? Are you officially training for something? Or in your off-season? Fave Super Bowl commercial?
I am technically still in my off-season but I do have a 10k on the horizon- which I probably won’t “train for”. I was signed up for a 5k next month but realized I’ll be out of town for a baby shower.
That’s great that swimming and strength training been going so well! And our snow is almost melted too…but we are expecting more tomorrow.
ahhhh half marathon in austin this weekend.
so I guess Im all done training??!! 🙂
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Sounds like your week got a little tougher, but hooray for consistency! It makes us mentally tough, too!<3 I am not gonna lie: I was not at all impressed with any of the commercials this year.:\
A windy run is just plain brutal! I wasn’t really impressed by any ads last night. The weiner dogs were cute. I also thought the Colgate water ad was interesting, especially since I live in a part of the country where we have plenty of water.
I’m getting ever closer (I hope) to running again, but this past week was a great week of testing and adding more stress to my fracture. But sometimes, I tell you, running feels so far off.
Right there with you on the wind. Had my ass handed to me yesterday too. Talk about humbling!
Running or biking in the wind is by far the very worst of conditions!!!
Super Bowl commercial I loved most I think was the Amazon/Alexa one… not too many funny ones this year?? But LOVED the half time show!!
Your legs look so strong in that picture!
Looking strong, Marcia!!!! I am technically in training season, but feel so off it’s not funny. I think the single parenting has gotten the best of me, and I’ve barely just begun!
It’s funny, so many of the SuperBowl commercials were so odd, I just didn’t get it. I liked the weiner dogs and the Prius commercial with the guys from the Wire. It was funny because my boyfriend has been binge watching the Wire all weekend so I just barely recognized the characters in the commercial!
Great job with the strength work…I can barely handle my own body weight, lol!
I didn’t watch the Super Bowl at all, and the one ad I care about every year fell flat. I love the Clydesdales, but I certainly don’t drink the beer. After seeing that commercial this morning I was like “that’s it?” I don’t feel like I missed anything.
You look so badass in that lifting photo! Congrats on getting all your weights back up to where they were last winter! Isn’t that the best feeling? I wasn’t very impressed with the Super Bowl commercials this year, either. Seems like a lot of them just went with using cute animals this year, LOL.
That strength training will pay off in the long run! Get it, long run?
And about your daughter, remember, she’s young. When I was a senior in HS, I used to take a few morning classes, drive to the community college for a few classes, drive back for band, go to work, then drive back for the orchestra band rehearsal!
Now granted, none of that was physically taxing . . .
Congrats on a good swim. I keep telling people: slow down, it won’t feel so hard!
Yay for your best swim of the year so far! Sounds like a great week of training! Whenever I see that much weight, I think wow! Lookin strong!! Way to go on your strength training!!
I don’t know how you last to have dinner late. Ours is on the table at 6:00pm every night (except last night when the person who’d volunteered to turn on the rice cooker actually forgot). I’m afraid that as a loving spouse I’d fail and eat early if Iven was late.
Not “officially” training for anything yet! That is a great running pic above! I tend to overdress myself on runs because I am SO afraid of being cold..lol
Sounds like you’re really making progress with your swims! The combination of wind and hills doesn’t sounds like a fun run at all. Good job for pushing through it. I always look forward to the Super Bowl commercials – not as many funny ones this year. I did like the wiener dogs and the Amazon Alexa ads.
I love the commercials! The weiner dogs were funny! I loved the half time show, Beyonce looked over dressed- LOL! 🙂 I love you in your googles, makes you look super speedy! thinking of any Florida runs????
I always tend to overdress and once in a while I have frozen from being underdressed. I come home and take a hot shower for 15 minutes and I am still chilled. I just bought warmer gloves, but am actually kind of happy I haven’t had to use them. Have a good week !
Look at that beast! Strong is the new sexy for sure and you my friend are oozing with it! ! How much weight is that anyway? I’m so glad it is paying off for you Marcia! I ditched on the whole second half of the game. Yup retreated to my room where it was somewhat quiet.
I officially in training for the London Marathon, but can’t train at the moment due to a tight hamstring which has resulted in a Gluteus medius problem. Ahh the joys of being a long distance runner. You look hardcore in the gym photo lifting all that weight. I am very impressed since my puny frame can’t lift much of anything! My favorite ads from SB were the Doritos and wiener dog ads.
The winter wind is brutal! I can handle the cold, I have layers, but the wind cuts through everything!
I’m currently training for the Sleepy Hollow Half Marathon at the end of March. I’m finally getting back into the groove of training and getting some speed back. It’s a different mentality than my last training cycle (for my first marathon last fall). The last cycle was more about managing the distance and not worrying about time. Now I’m shooting for a shiny new half PR 🙂
Wind is a 4-letter word, and we have an abundance of it in Iowa. Especially today…18-degrees (?) and probably sub-ZERO with that %#&* wind (I haven’t checked the actual windchill…I do not want to know). Denial works quite well for me. WOw, you’re a squatting badazz 😉
the weather has been a bit crazy-40s and windy last week and now in the mid 80s! oh El Nino haha
It looks like you had a strong week. And YAY for a great swim! I’m glad your wrapping your head around training again and can’t wait to see what races you pick. Kudos for making it through your windy, raw, long run. The only Super Bowl commercial I remember is the Snickers ad with Christopher Walken as Marilyn Monroe. Thanks for linking with us Marcia!
It’s funny, I sometimes look forward to my hubby being out of town so I can eat what I want too 😉
Good job with the strength training! Nice that you’re able to get your workouts in this week. I love the picture of you in the pool with the the little hearts. Which app is it?
I liked most of the Super Bowl commercials but my favorites are always the ones from Budweiser. I don’t remember seeing one or maybe I did and it was not that great so that’s why I do not remember it. I thought the halftime show could have been better.