I would have to sum up this past week by talking about wind, hills, and yoga. That seemed to be the consistent theme of the week. Monday morning the winds were howling so loudly that I opted to skip my run and ride the indoor bike instead. There were other points during the week where the wind sounded terrible too. I managed to schedule most of my runs around it, thankfully, because I feel like strong winds in the winter can really make a run feel miserable.
I also feel like I ran a lot of hills this week, for better or worse. I purposely included a hill workout on Wednesday for the first time in months (or maybe closer to a year). Finally, there was consistent yoga this week! They were all really short routines, but that’s better than nothing, right? I even included a longer recovery routine on Sunday which felt great.
Monday: 30 minutes spinning, PT, Yoga
As I said, I planned to run on Monday but the wind just sounded too intense. We even opted to not put out our recycling because it would have blown all over the neighborhood. I started out with my PT exercises, also did 50 push-ups, and then hopped on the bike for 30 minutes. I wrapped up with a shoulder reset yoga routine. In the evening I hit the foam roller.
Tuesday: 4.1 miles, PT, Mobility
Luckily the wind had died down, but it was still kind of gross and dreary. I warmed up with my PT stuff, then did an easy run, and mobility work after. Also a 2 minute 30 second plank.
Wednesday: 5 miles with hills, PT, Yoga
Before my run I read Rachel’s post about hills and was inspired to include some hill repeats in my workout. I ran 2 miles easy, then did 6 45 second hills, and then ran home easy for a total of 5 miles. After running I did a 5 minute yoga hip reset, and foam rolled in the evening.
Thursday: Strength training and Yoga
My workout included 100 push-ups, broken up into sets of 10-15. I also did 3 x 1 minute planks and finished up with a few minutes of yoga.
Friday: 3 miles, PT, Mobility
The wind sounded worse than it actually felt, but I still kept this at just an easy 3 miles. Pre-run I did my PT stuff, and post run was mobility work.
Saturday: 6 miles, Yoga
On Friday I had taught a 4 hour class in the afternoon and was standing for most of it. Despite wearing my most comfortable shoes, my foot was not happy by the end. I wasn’t sure how it would feel while I was running, so I taped it up just to be safe. It felt a little off in the beginning but felt fine after about a mile. I still kept it to a shorter run to make sure it doesn’t get worse. After my run I did yoga for hip mobility as well as lower leg routine.
Sunday: Recovery Yoga
I love Sundays that are focused on recovery! 25 minutes of yoga for recovery, followed by an Epsom salt bath and foam rolling later on.
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Running: 4 runs, 18.1 miles
Yoga: 4 short sessions (10-15 minutes), 1 longer session (25 minutes)
Strength Training: 1 total body workout, 4 PT sessions, push-ups on 2 days, planks on 2 days
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How were your workouts last week?
How often do you run hills?
Do you prefer to do shorter yoga routines a few times a week or longer routines less often?
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you know how my workouts were last week lol. hopefully I am better this week! I really never run hills. when I have a hilly race coming up (which isn’t often) I head to the hillier areas in my town to run them (the neighborhood right where we went to the bagel store!!) but I haven’t done it in forever.
I remember Long Island being so flat! I was shocked by the hills when I moved to MD!
Other than the wind, sounds like a pretty great week to me! I will take yoga however I can get it, but I tend to opt for the longer routines. I think it is the long run tendency in me, lol
Usually once I get started with yoga I feel like doing a longer routine. But its easier to convince myself to get started by planning to do a short one!
I can relate to fighting the wind. It’s been downright brutal and unrelenting. I think I prefer the shorter yoga sessions (unless I’m in an actual class) . I have a difficult time staying “in the moment” and my focus is all over the place.
Yes I also have a hard time staying focused in yoga, especially when I do it at home!
Im glad that you got to do a little bit of yoga everyday! I usually like doing longer sessions of yoga over shorter ones, but really like you said at this point even the littlest bit is nice!
Im sure the longer ones are more beneficial but I guess a short one is better than nothing!
Sounds like a good week to me – I bet all that yoga balanced out the wind and hills well! I run a good amount of hills but also flat, mostly for speed and tempo training or prepping for a flat race.
I used to love doing my tempo runs on a flat route around the harbor when I lived in the city. Its so much harder to pace well on hills!
Sounds like a great varied week of training! Windy runs can make runs miserable – especially when you’re running into the wind.
Definitely! And some days it feels like you are always running into the wind!
Great week despite the wind. It wasn’t terribly cold here last week but the wind and clouds made it downright raw. I hope your foot is ok. I prefer longer yoga. That said I can’t remember the last time I got to a class. Not sure I wanna take the hamstring there just yet.
I get nervous in yoga with nagging injuries too. I feel like when I practice at home I am better about staying within my limits. In the studio I am always tempted to take it too far.
My week was pretty good. I ended up with more miles than expected due to a group run with friends. I’m intrigued by all of the yoga you incorporate into your week. (more “impressed” actually!) I know it has great benefits, but I just really need to get on board with it. Step 1, I just ordered the Yoga for Runners DVD from Runners World in hopes that it will inspire me 🙂 Hopefully I will be singing it’s praises soon!!
Good job on your runs this week. When I heard wind outside my house, I just stayed inside on the treadmill 🙂
I saw that the Runners World DVD is on sale so I might get it! I use jasyoga and its $5 a month. But I love all the short videos!
That website looks really good! I did take a look at that Reset yoga book at the library. Loved the pictures in it. I might be interested in shorter videos than the Runner’s World one, so I’ll keep it in mind for sure!!
Hilllllls! 🙂
You and I have such similar training weeks. Run, PT, mobility, yoga, repeat. I hope we both stay injury-free! That’s my goal this year…
Yup definitely similar routines! I would love to have an injury free year. I went to the chiro today to have him work on my foot, fingers crossed it helps! I think you had the same injury as me too! (Post-tib?) Any tips for dealing with a flare up?
Hill twinsies! But you’re right–nothing is worse than wind. I”d rather run hill repeats in snow/hail/freezing/hot/humid than a flat route in wind. Wind is mentally tougher than anything!
I agree! Wind just makes me so angry!
The wind makes things so much worse. It may look like a nice day, but if the wind is cranking, it’s awful. I end up not knowing what to wear, but even if I wear layers, that wind can bite through them.
When its really windy I just feel like no matter what I wear I will still be cold!
Sounds like you had a great week of workouts. I rarely do yoga but I actually did a body flow class this week at the gym and enjoyed it. That hour went really fast. I hate running when it’s windy out too, wind plus cold weather does not mix. I never incorporate hills into my weekly workouts but I know I should.
I used to love Body Flow at my gym! It definitely goes by fast, I think because of the different tracks and music.
Great job on your workouts! You knocked out those planks like a boss! I’m just now trying to reach a 2 minute plank…I’m not quite there yet, but I’m going to keep with it!
I think short yoga routines are great but I always feel like I’m just getting started!
You will get there with the plank-just keep working on it! I know what you mean about the shorter routines. I ended up doing a few short ones this morning because after the first one I wanted to keep going!
Great cross training! A 2:30 plank is awesome! It’s been so windy here too. The wind can turn a chilly day into a downright brutal one.
Bad wind really can make it feel so much colder!
Sounds like a good week! I keep saying I want to do more yoga. I need to find those short routines.
Jasyoga is great for the short routines- they have a bunch of “5 minute reset” routines and also a section specifically for runners!
You had a nice week of workouts with a great variety, as usual. I just don’t like the wind for running or cycling. I’d rather deal with the cold. I haven’t done a yoga routine in months, but the one I did most often was 30 minutes. I live in a hilly neighborhood but don’t do official “repeats”. I will add in more hills if I’ve got a hilly race on the schedule. Thanks for linking, Lisa!
I would also rather it be cold than windy for running. 30 minutes is a good amount of time for yoga I think!