Before I get to the January numbers, here’s how the week in workouts went.
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Run 6 Miles + 100 burpees + 5 minute plank
Wednesday: Yoga + Strength + 100 pushups
Thursday: Run 9 miles
Friday: Plyo Intervals 30 Supermans
Saturday: 4 mile pace ladder + strength/core, 30 Russian twists
Sunday: WOD = 5x(10 back squat, 15 pushups, 20 kbell swings, 10 medicine ball toss)
It was a pretty ordinary week, if you call a week with a Blue Blood Super Moon eclipse in the middle of it normal. It was also the week we bid farewell to January, which I was not sad to do, although we’re not supposed to wish away time, the cold and darkness of January isn’t a favorite.
Temperatures were up, down and all around as per usual. We got snow, melted snow and got some more. We gained a ton of daylight though, with the sun not setting until just after 5pm here now. I’ll take it. There’s plenty of cold weather ahead though. Although now my Gasparilla racecation to Tampa is just a few weeks away!
Miles run: 65.5
Strength/CrossFit workouts: 7
Races: 0
Yoga sessions: 3
Books read: 2!! (affiliate links)
- Run Strong Stay Hungry: 9 Keys to Staying in the Race by Jonathan Beverly of Running Times fame. This was thought provoking. Stay tuned for more on this one.
- Running with Mindfulness by William Pullen. This is a book and workbook that teaches you to be more mindful through Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) which is purported to improve mood, anxiety, stress and depression. A very interesting read!
Movies: Yep, I actually got myself out to the theater and saw some movies (rare):
- iTonya, I liked this way more than I thought I would. Mad props to Allison Janney who plays Tonya Handing’s mom. She deserves all the awards she’s getting for that role.
- The Disaster Artist. If it weren’t for the Caveman, I’d never have gone to see this one but it was really very good. James Franco is hilarious in it.
Pounds lost/gained. Um as I told you over coffee, I’m +6 for January. I’m hopeful #sugarfreefebruary and some effective thyroid meds will help me get back on track.
Highlights:
- I successfully completed Rachel’s Burpees Planks & Push-Ups Challenge. Never in my wildest did I ever think I had 100 burpees in me. Now I’m doing her Supermans, Squats and Twists.
- While running has been a challenge, I’m really loving strength training
- My dad is doing well (knock wood). Despite a rough summer/fall last year he seems to have found a new “groove” and has been much more himself lately.
- I’m making training progress with the Ozzypup. I found a tone of voice that scares him straight and gets him to listen. It’s been a game changer. He really is the sweetest, smartest boy.
- Blue-blood-super moon eclipse. Did you see it?
Lowlights:
- Thyroid challenges. ‘Nuff said
- Coyotes. Early mornings and late nights when I’m out with the dogs, I hear packs of them howling dangerously close by. While I never leave my dogs outside alone for this very reason, I can’t help but think of what tender morsels they’d be for coyotes. Ugh.
Join us tomorrow when our Tuesdays on the Run topic is all about Fuel. How do you fuel your run? Post run? Favorite products? Foods? Challenges? Join us and spill it!
How did January pan out for you? Did you race? What are you looking forward to this month?
I really want to see I Tanya. I can’t find anyone to go with me. LOL on finding the right tone of voice for your pup — I can’t picture that scene now. January was meh. February is going to be rough. Can I hope for March?
The last movie I saw was Darkest Hour. I usually see only 3 or 4 movies total in the theater each year. I’m not sure what’s coming out in the summer, but I’ll be looking at the blockbusters.
I want to see iTonya and can’t wait for figure skating in the Olympics.
January was cold. Some good runs and done not so good ones.
Two local races – both decent.
I want to see iTonya. I typically enjoy January more than February…so we’ll just have to see how that plays out. I’m glad to hear your Dad is doing better. I know worrying about him causes a lot of stress on you. I can’t wait to hear your Ozzie tone of voice. If I could just get our new old dog to recognize his name, I’d be doing good. His name may end up being Come Here. Thanks for linking!
You had a great month! Good luck with the no sugar month. I keep thinking I need to do that but then donuts show up at work…
Anyway, you look super fierce. Keep up the great work!
Where are these 6 pounds you speak of? All I see is strength and muscle.
We watched Nightcrawler last night on Amazon prime. Oh ho ho–what a thriller. Wow.
I had totally forgotten about your father…glad things are going well for him. Isn’t it crazy how those burpees all played out? I never ever thought I had 100 burpees in me, either, especially all in ONE day LOL
Awwww I know it is not easy to use an authoritative voice on Ozzy, but it is necessary lol
I missed the super moon color, but I did see it big and bright…so cool!
Coyotes?! That would make me nervous…I got caught in a pack of deer the other night and it scared the crud out of me…I was surrounded before I realized what was happening lol
Keep making those muscles 🙂 I am trying to not give up, but I runfess it has not been easy, my middle is being cruel.
This year we are seeing a lot of coyotes and fox out there. Think we can out run them?!
Looks like you had a good month overall! I am also glad to say goodbye to January. Both of those books look really interesting!
Oh my goodness I am most happy to see that about your dad. We are getting to that age… XOXO
Wow! Two books for the month, that’s great. I can barely get two books in a year…haha. I have been wanting see the I, Tonya movie but I don’t think it was in are area very long because I couldn’t find a showtime a few weeks ago in any of our local theaters. Guess I will have to wait for it to come to Redbox. Which is not until mid March.
I’m very happy to hear about your dad – that’s great news! Kudos to you for reading two books this month. I’m lucky to get through 2 books a year (I’m awful!)
Hearing those coyotes would really scare me – yikes!
The mindfullness book sounds great! This February I am doing a daily meditation challenge, so that would be a perfect complement to it. Looks like a good month for you!
Nice week of workouts! 100 burpees is intense! And I really want to read both those books- glad you hear you recommend them.
Kudos for doing Rachel’s challenge…there was no way! LOL. The mindfulness book sounds interesting. I hope to at least read 1 book this month!
How did I not hear about the moon?? Were the coyotes howling at it? Shudders…
Nice week and monthly stats! My January miles were lower than the past several months and that was with my marathon! Guess all that extra taper contributed to that.
The tone of voice I use with Chester to get his attention is the same I had to use with my boys when they were young ….guess it’s a hard headed guy thing. Lol
Hope you got some answers at your Drs appt today!
What a great month you had! All the burpees!!
Hopefully everything gets back on track with your thyroid!
January is such a weird month. It’s energizing yet draining at the same time. Does that even make sense? Congrats on the burpees! That’s awesome!