This week brought the official first day of spring, but it certainly didn’t feel like it around here! It was a snowy start to spring, with everything from ice and sleet to cold temps and wind to over 8 inches of snow. Let’s hope that winter is gone for good now!
As far as workouts, I spent some time on the treadmill this week wishing I was somewhere warmer. I was feeling really good and went with it, but by the weekend I could tell my body was getting a little worn out so I backed off. That’s one of the nice things about not following a plan- no pressure to get in certain workouts on certain days!
Monday: 5 miles
This was such a good way to start out the week. Coming off a tough weekend of running (a race on Saturday and 10 miles on Sunday) I kept this nice and easy. It was great to be outside especially because there was no wind! The weather was in the upper 30s and I got to run a little later than usual so I saw some sunlight.
Tuesday: Strength training and 3 miles
After a spring-like day on Monday, winter returned on Tuesday. We had rain, sleet, hail, and wind. Early in the morning wasn’t too bad but I couldn’t get myself outside in colder weather after the beautiful run I had the day before. Instead, I kept it indoors where I could pretend I was running on a beach in Australia.
Wednesday: 10 miles
I ended up being off from work due to the weather on Wednesday (it snowed all day) so I ran 10 miles on the treadmill. Because why not? Probably not the smartest move but it actually felt pretty good.
Thursday: Strength training and 20 minutes spin bike
Finally, a day off from running! I finished off Week 6 of Phase 5 of my strength training plan. In the next phase I will be working on speed to help with the shorter distance races. I’m not exactly sure what that means but it sounds good to me!
Friday: 4 miles
Just an easy 4 start the day. I used iFit to pretend I was running down by the Inner Harbor. This was one of my favorite routes when I lived in the city!
Saturday: Rest
It’s rare that I take a Saturday rest day, but it kind of makes sense. Saturdays end up being a pretty active day outside of working out because I meal prep, clean, and do errands.
Sunday: 8 miles
I was really hoping for better weather for this run. It was 30 degrees, felt like 22, wind in all directions, and ice still on the sidewalks. While it did feel good to get outside, I’m just so over winter.
Let’s hope that now we are done with the cold, snowy weather now and we can move on to spring.
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How were your workouts last week?
Anyone else have a snowy start to spring?
Ever do a mid-week long run just because you had some extra time?
Ohh I love the inner harbor. That would be a nice treadmill distraction. Great job with your workouts! We also got hit by the storm (but only got about 4-5 inches of snow). I hope that was it for the winter! Do you write your own strength training programs?
I follow a strength program from Running For Real! I wrote a post about it here if you’re interested: https://www.milebymileblog.com/review-of-running-for-real-strength-training-program/
I’m so with you- this week is looking better. Hopefully spring will be here for real and stick around. Great week of workouts!
I’m seeing lots of rain in the forecast, but I guess that’s better than snow!
The forecast this week does look promising. Fingers crossed for some warmer conditions!
Have a great week!
I’m hoping it will start to warm up for good! Thanks- you too!
We didn’t have snow since I live in Charleston, SC, but we did have a terribly cold start to spring. And windy. I’m over it! This week looks slightly better, but still not as warm as normal for us. Good job on those workouts in spite of the weather!
It’s definitely not as warm as usual here lately. I’m hoping it warms up for good!
Looks like another great week of running for you! I’m so over winter as well…yesterday’s run was miserable in the icy wind…when will it be warm again?!
I’m wondering the same thing!
I’m hoping that we’re done with snow until later on this year. It’s still pretty cold here, but I can deal with that if it means no more snow. That sucks that you had to deal with so much wind on your run yesterday 🙁 Good job on pushing through it!
Thanks! It’s so different when its 30 degrees and windy vs 30 degrees and calm. Hopefully both the wind and snow will go away now!
Pretending to run on a beach in Australia sounds way better than cold, snow, hail, and ice 🙂 I remember those days of doing long runs on a treadmill – they weren’t my favorite but I do think they strengthen your mental game!
A few months ago I could barely handle 4 miles on the treadmill, so it was pretty surprising that 10 came pretty easily last week. I guess Im getting better at distracting myself on there!
I worked a little extra on Monday last week, so I left work a little early Thursday, then did almost 4 miles. I’ll be working from home on Tuesdays, coming up, and since I won’t have to commute, I might be doing my long runs on those days.
That sounds like a good plan!
We had some snow this week which was an unpleasant disruption to spring. I hope your weather is better this week! Great week of running! Those mid-week long runs can be fun – if I have the time and energy, I like them!
It was nice to get in a long run during the week- it also gave me some more flexibility over the weekend!
We didn’t have a lot of snow all winter – and then all of March, it was a storm every week! I hope winter is gone for good.
It’s pretty crazy how rough March has been!
You go girl! Ten miles on the treadmill, that is impressive! It was so cold and windy here this past weekend as well. Hopefully spring will soon be here to stay.
Thanks! I hope so too.
I thought we had escaped the return-to-winter thing until Saturday. UGH. I’m hoping all that white stuff is gone (for good) when we get back from our vacation.
I hope so too!
I love that your iFit is taking you to such amazing places 😉 Maybe you should try running in Hong Kong if it’s available? haha
I should!! I could literally map out any course that is available on google maps. It’s kind of overwhelming because there are just so many options!
omg I am so over the winter too! I don’t want to wear my boots or coats anymore!
Same here! April has to bring warmer weather, right?
Great job with your runs and workouts! I am definitely envious of your treadmill…on these miserable days it must be nice to “run along the beach”!
Thanks! It’s definitely been nice to have the treadmill, especially on these cold gross days we’ve had lately.
I hope your weather is more Spring like this week. It’s so cool you can pretend to be running in Australia on the tread mill. Congrats on the mid week 10 miler! Thanks for linking.
Thanks! It’s a really nice feature. It definitely helps to pass the time on there!