It Was One of Those Weeks...

This was not my week. Taking a cue from Holly, I've come up with a few alternative titles for this post:

"Now I know why penguins walk the way they do"

"Ice, ice baby"

"I need a backup plan for the backup plan"

"Come on, Man!"
"The Mondayest Wednesday Ever"

The week started off with so much promise. I worked Monday morning and went for a very rare for me afternoon run in the 50 degree weather. The bike path was mostly clear, save for some puddles. My legs felt really light following that massage I had over the weekend. There was a strong west wind, so I went out into the wind which meant I had a tailwind that pushed me home. This was a strong run for me. I felt really encouraged and was so looking forward to running again on Wednesday.

When I went out to run Wednesday morning, I didn't expect the ground to be coated with ice. I mean, come on, it was 37 degrees! Apparently, it wasn't warm enough to melt that ice and after slipping in my driveway, I penguin-walked myself back inside. I changed into shorts and fired up the treadmill. Well, I TRIED to fire up the treadmill, but it wouldn't start without me tripping the circuit breaker. After it quit running twice, it refused to start at all. I knew this day was coming, but I didn't want it to be that day!

Frustrated, I pondered my options. I considered riding my bike, which was still in the trainer but I'd had my heart set on running and I just wasn't feeling the bike. I had planned on yoga after the run, so I rolled out my mat and did Five Parks Yoga's Deep Release for the Lower Body. 

While I did yoga, I noticed that my nose was a little stuffy. By the end of the day, I had a full-blown head cold. I didn't sleep well that night and when I woke up, I felt pretty awful. I canceled my strength session with Sammy Jo. I also skipped boot camp. Worst of all, I had to cancel my lunch with Marcia.

I needed to work on Friday and I turned to my old friend, Sudafed. I joke that Sudafed gives me wings. Did you know Sudafed is a banned performance enhancing substance? As if that was going to stop me. Glad to be breathing freely, I decided to join Steph for Friday afternoon bootcamp. It was a fun class with an "Animal Farm" themed workout (bear crawls, alligator walks, duck walks, and frog hop burpees alternating with planks, hollow holds, wall sits, and supermans. After that, we did a Tabata workout of the assault bike, dumbbell snatches, box jumps/step-ups, atomic sit-ups, and overhead squats. There's nothing like Tabata to get your heart pumping. I think my resting heart rate was a little higher from the Sudafed, so I took it lighter on the dumbbell snatches and used a PVC pipe for my overhead squats. Bootcamp was just what I needed after such a challenging week!

My week ended on a high note with a late afternoon 6 mile run on Saturday in the sunshine. It was cold but there was no wind and I completely enjoyed this run. Due to schedule changes at work, I've been running more in the afternoon and I really like it! Who am I?

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