Happy Monday! I will be honest, it is interesting sitting down to write to share with you my training plan for the week when in fact… I am not training for anything in particular. I guess I am training for life. My weekly plan is a guideline to keep me motivated and help me reach my future goals.
I don’t have any races scheduled on the calendar, but there are a few local races that look like fun. I need to research them more and take a closer look at my family’s schedule to see what will work out.
My next fitness goal is to focus primarily on strength and weight loss. I believe, for me, that is an area where I was lacking the past few months. I believe that when I really focus on my nutrition and strength training… it will help me reach my weight loss goals as well as being a stronger (and faster) runner.
I have been enjoying the reverse taper and all the rest/recovery from post-marathon training. My body is fresh and ready to resume fitness and running. Although, I do still have this weird sprain/kink in my left ankle. Still. Weird. I am watching it (no pain when walking or running… just when stretching it out).
The past few weeks I have been enjoying lots and lots of walks and family time. It is amazing how much time I have on the weekend’s when I am not out running for hours. Ha! Now my ‘free/non-running’ time is spent hanging out, driving to and from, and cheering at soccer games, still.
We love being a soccer family… but are thankful that we are finally in our last week of soccer! Yay. (No, we were not driving when that photo was taken. We were sitting in the van waiting for the rain to stop before heading out to the field).
Last Week’s Fitness Plan (What I did):
Monday: 1 mile walk + PiYo
Tuesday: 4 mile solo trial run
Wednesday: 1 mile walk + strength
Thursday: 1 mile walk + PiYo
Friday: 2 mile hike with the family
Saturday: soccer all.day.long
Sunday: 10 mile bike ride with the boys
My long run time is now mingled with family time. I must admit that I do miss my quiet time I enjoyed the past few months… but it is nice to spend quality time with the boys doing something together too.
My Fitness GOALS for this week:
Monday: Walk with T + strength
Tuesday: solo trail run (4 miles)
Wednesday: BIRTHDAY RUN! + strength
Thursday: solo trail run (5 miles)
Friday: walk + strength
Saturday: soccer.all.day.long
Sunday: family adventure/bike/hike/walk?
For my strength workouts, I am doing a mix of PiYo (because I am finding that I need to add more stretching and mobility to my routine), BodyPump (because I am learning to lift heavy and find my inner strong), and I will soon be adding DailyBurn workouts with Bob Harper.
Regarding my nutrition, I will be honest, this is an area where I lack self-control and knowledge. I am tracking my food on myfitnesspal, meal planning, and attempting to measure my portions. It is an area that I am working on… and is my weakness. Hello birthday cake!
Melanie says
I’m doing the same thing just running and doing what I feel like until my next training starts at the end of June. I love BodyPump!! It’s so fun and it works! 🙂 Happy Birthday this week! My daughter’s birthday is on Wed too.
Janice @ Fitness Cheerleader says
Happy birthday & happy belated Mother’s Day!! It looks like you had a fantsatic week. Let me know how you like the Bob Harper DailyBurn workouts – I haven’t tried any of them yet.