Last week is the perfect example of what happens when I don’t have an actual plan in place. I worked out a lot but I also missed a few key workouts in preparation for my trail race this month and triathlon next month.
C’est la vie!
Charlie and I originally planned a few extra workouts together during our girls weekend but at the end of the day we listened to our bodies. Sleep won out over some extra workouts including a bike ride and a run. We are both about to kick off our Berlin Marathon training so there will be plenty of running and sweat in our future!
Instead of focusing on the fact that I practiced yoga more than I swam, ran, or biked last week I’m going to focus on the fact that I finished the week feeling strong!
Rumor has it this is a new week, perfect for starting fresh!
Here’s a quick recap of last week’s activities:
Monday: Rest Day
Tuesday: 4 hilly miles on the treadmill followed by 2 hours of sweat inducing power yoga
Wednesday: 9 mile bike + weights
Thursday: 5 mile trail run including 4 hill repeats followed by 90 minutes power yoga
Friday: 4 mile run + 90 minutes power yoga with Charlie
Saturday: 1,000 meter swim which included moving obstacles, aka children
Sunday: 4 mile iced coffee walk with Charlie + the London Color Run 5k
This week I have a plan in place and no excuses not to nail my training thanks in part to Bo, who is thrilled to help me practice clipping in and join me for a long ride. In addition, we have another bank holiday which means plenty of time to run, bike and swim since we’re not traveling this weekend!
How was your training or workouts last week?
Two hours of yoga?! Wow! I’m impressed. I don’t have the patience for that, haha! Looks like you had a great training week regardless 🙂 PS that sunrise (sunset?) photo is gorgeous!
Thanks Kara! It was sunrise on my way to the pool! I can only manage the 2 hour class because his awesome music!
I found that keeping my pedals at the loosest setting when starting to clip in gave me such a confidence boost. When you are practiced, you can start to tighten up the pedals. Good luck!!
Orla thanks for the tip! I guess it’s not good that I don’t know what you mean by loosest setting. Oops!
There should be a screw at the bottom of the pedal and you can make it tighter. When its on the loosest, it means that your foot pops out of the clips really easily. It came in handy for me yesterday when I got bumped by someone going up a hill. I find it just gives me the extra confidence that if I need to get off the pedals really quick I can. But saying that my feet still feel really secure.:) Happy pedaling.
I am also training for a triathlon and a half marathon, i think you are right that some times you just have to listen to your body. Last week went well but i was so tired on friday night that i never managed a bike ride but rested and ready to roll at the weekend.
Your’e so right Lisa! It’s amazing what a little rest can do!
I bought a bike over the weekend & now I have to start working on the clipping in. Any tips?
I will hopefully have tips after this weekend. This will be my first attempt!! 🙂
Try practicing clipping in and out of the pedals in your house first. Prop yourself up in a doorway and just clip away. That was you learn how much force you need to use without worrying about moving/falling. Then go to a large empty parking lot to practice so you can take wide turns until you’re comfortable with a shorter turn. And remember that everyone falls at least once!
Well I know what I’ll be doing next weekend 🙂