Back to Work

From California to Wisconsin, I did some traveling this week! I won't deny it--between all the activity of last week and the time change, I was exhausted most of the week. I did my best to stick to my schedule and to my surprise, my runs and CrossFit felt good. Work was really busy and I dove right back in as if I had never left. 

It's funny how that happens, isn't it?

Weekly Rundown

Sunday: trail run 8 miles

Monday: CrossFit with 1050m running

Tuesday: rest/work

Wednesday: run 7 miles

Thursday: CrossFit

Friday: run 6 miles

Saturday: rest/travel to Wisconsin

With plans to fly home from California in the afternoon, on Sunday, I ran the Hopalong Cassidy trail one more time. I wanted to catch the sunrise--I even set my alarm--but for some odd reason, I didn't wake up in time. I was still on the trail very early and ran the entire segment out and back. It was a very beautiful morning and I felt strong. I will miss these trails! Did you read my recap from last week?

It was back to CrossFit on Monday and wouldn't you know it, there was running in the WOD? The strength and skill portion was 12 minutes on the clock of banded side steps x 1 lap, 6 per side single arm DB strict press (15#), and 12 GHD situps. I made it through 3 full rounds plus 1 round of strict presses. The MetCon was 4 rounds for time of 200m run, 10 chest-to-bar pull-ups (I did a modification with a racked barbell, my toes touching the ground and lifting myself up), 15 push-ups, and 20 air squats. I finished in 17:05 and yeah, I was tired.

On Tuesday, I didn't get up at 4:30am to go to the pool. It was hard enough to get up at 5:30 for work! On Wednesday, I had some new Brooks Glycerins to test, so I took my feet to one of the local preserves for 7 miles of pavement running. It was a gorgeous morning--about 55F and bright blue skies--but I felt a little sluggish at the start of my run. I had to stop a few times for some photos for Brooks, which helped me catch my breath. The elk were in their pen--one of the males had shed his antlers, but the other male was still holding on to his. The elk pen is about the halfway point and after that, I started feeling much better. I had finished all my photos so I ran the remaining miles with only one stop. Oh, and those Glycerins? Light, responsive, and lots of cushion made for a sweet ride. The elk was not impressed.

On Thursday, I woke up to thunder and pouring rain. It felt like such a good morning to stay in bed. After a cup of coffee, I found some motivation and went to the gym for CrossFit. The WOD was more like a bootcamp type of workout: an E3MOM 30 minutes on the clock of 250m row and 10 rower hop burpees on the even and 10 cal on the bike, 10 ball over shoulder (30#), and 10 ball squats (30#) on the odd. The goal was to be done after 2 minutes of work so that you would have 1 minute recovery before starting the next 3 minute segment. It was tough! I do love a WOD in which I can wear my running shoes!

Friday's run was back in the dark--thanks DST!--and the overcast morning didn't bring a sunrise. After the warm weather of California, this blustery run felt cold. Six miles, out and back, with my last mile being my fastest. 

On Saturday, the hubs and I drove up to the lake. We 'celebrated' St Pat's Day by going out for lunch at Full Mile Brewery in Sun Prairie. We enjoyed it so much that we went to another one in Madison called Working Draft. It was a fun afternoon. I sure do love our Wisconsin weekends!

As you read this, I'm logging some miles on my beloved trails. Next weekend is the Shamrock Shuffle 8k in Chicago--I'm running it with Deborah! Several of my Brooks teammates and friends will be there as well. This race is the unofficial start to the race season in Chicago. I hope we are blessed with some good weather.

How was your week? How are you adjusting to DST? Are you experiencing an early spring? Did you run any St Patrick's Day themed races? 

I'm linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Rundown.