And just like that September arrived and finally brought some cooler weather with it! This was an interesting week that started hot and humid, then we had lots of rain, flooding, and tornado watches from Hurricane Ida, and ended nice and cool. I’m not convinced the heat is gone for good, but I’ll take this break from it for now. Let’s do a recap of this week as we are welcoming September and the nice weather it may bring.
Monday: 7 Miles with 5 at MGP
As I said, the week was off to a hot and humid start. I think it was in the mid 70s with 90 something percent humidity for this run. It was definitely a struggle. I tried to adjust my paces but got too caught up in the numbers and ran harder than I should of. I was glad I got this done early in the week since my other workout day ended up being on the treadmill.
Tuesday: Strength Training and 4.2 Miles (Treadmill + Stroller)
I was off from work for an appointment for Grayson so I did a short lift early and 1.5 miles on the treadmill, and then ran outside with him for 2.7 miles. I could tell that the rain was coming!
Wednesday: 7 Treadmill Miles with 6 x 3 minute Hills to Welcome September
This was the day we got hit with Hurricane Ida, so I knew I would been running indoors. Instead of a speed workout I ran some hard hills while watching the news. I had no idea what the expect from the weather throughout the day. My office ended up closing 3 hours early so I picked up Grayson early so we could hunker down. There were tornado watches and warnings all evening and one even touched down about 50 minutes away. Our area wasn’t hit too bad with the flooding, luckily!
Thursday: Rest Day
This week I took my rest day on Thursday instead of Friday since we would all be off on Friday and Rob had asked if we could go for a run. I can’t say no to that!
Also, for some reason my quads got really sore from that little bit of lifting I did on Tuesday. Mostly my left one. The DOMS came on after my Wednesday morning workout, so I was happy to have a rest day Thursday. I did lots of foam rolling and used my massage gun to help it loosen up.
Friday: 4 Stroller Miles
We enjoyed a slow start to the day and got our for a run in 55 degree weather! I could still notice my quad a bit but it was significantly better and I think an easy run helped to loosen it up more.
Saturday: 18 Miles (Feels like September!)
After a not-so-great night of sleep and stressing about my tight quad, I woke up feeling well rested enough and with zero quad issues. I taped it anyway but really didn’t need to. I headed out early and ran my first 6 miles close to home on fairly flat terrain. Then I ran a few loops of some hills while watching the sun come up before heading farther from home. Then I ran the real hills! My legs were pretty tired but I noticed it the most early in the run and felt stronger as the run went on. The cooler weather helped SO much. It was 59 degrees and even though it was still humid (88% I think) it felt a million times better than pretty much the entire summer.
Sunday: Planning for 5 Miles
As usual we will probably do a family stroller run. Usually we do about 3.6 miles so I will probably try to add on a little extra. These are my last big weeks of training so the mileage is getting up there!
You can find my other weeks of training here:
Embracing the Treadmill (Training Week 11)
Trying to Outrun the Rain (Training Week 10)
Back to Reality (Training Week 9)
Staycation 2021 (Training Week 8)
Closing Out July (Training Week 7)
Lower Mileage and Lower Temps (Training Week 6)
Runstock 2021 (Training Week 5)
Focus on Effort (Training Week 4)
Making Adjustments for Heat (Training Week 3)
Training for a Fall Race: Start Where You Are (Training Weeks 1 and 2)
How were your workouts last week?
Were you affected by Hurricane Ida?
Did September bring you cooler weather?
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down!
It is funny how some workouts can really make my legs sore and others I don’t seem to feel at all! Wasn’t it just fabulous to end the week with beautiful cooler weather! we deserve it
It really was a nice end to the week! I really hope it doesn’t go back to being super hot again.
Just rain here. And yes it got cooler. That helped during my half yesterday. Too bad I didn’t prepare better. It was just ok. On to the next one.
You had a great week of workouts and runs.
Thanks! Glad you had some better weather for your race!
I’m glad that Hurricane Ida didn’t hit your area too hard. It was so sad seeing all the images from NJ and NY 🙁
I was so happy for the cooler weather a few days this week – much needed!
It was just awful to see how some other areas were affected! I hope this cooler weather sticks around!
It definitely cooled off in Iowa! I like “football” weather, but I’m not quite ready for the reality of it yet. Summer went way too fast this year. Glad Ida wasn’t too destructive for your area.
While summer went by fast, it seemed like we just had extreme heat the entire time with no breaks. I know I’ll miss the warm weather once its cold again!
We were very lucky to just get some rain from Ida, nothing to write home about. Scary about the tornadoes! We once had a small one about 1 mile away when we lived in TX, but there you at least expect it.
Why won’t our bodies just let us run? Seriously! Especially when the weather is so nice now! I don’t expect it to stay forever either, I’ve done damn hot races in the Fall — but up here — you never know it might.
I have no idea what to expect with the weather either. It looks like it will warm up a bit here this week but hopefully it won’t go back to being as hot as it was the rest of the summer.
Our weather really has been fantastic the past few days, but I doubt summer is gone for good. I hope your quad issue is gone for good though — glad it seems to be!
Yes its been totally fine the past couple of days! I think it was just sore from lunges but it was just weird that I felt one side more than the other. I guess thats my weaker side!
Yes, we definitely turned a corner toward fall this past week. It’s amazing how quickly that happens. I feel a little guilty having gorgeous weather while so many suffered the fallout of Ida.
I know, I felt the same way! It was weird waking up to a gorgeous day on Thursday and then seeing all the devastation on the news.
Glad the weather cooled down for your 18 miler- that must have felt amazing. Glad your quad is okay- I always get frustrated when something I’m doing for strength training ends up hurting me. I’m trying to HELP my running, not hurt it! Sounds like the rest and foam rolling did the trick for you.
Yep, it was frustrating! Its a touch balance to get in some quality strength work without being too sore for running, especially right now when I’m running more and don’t have as much time to recover in between workouts.
Wasn’t the cooler weather just heavenly?! I agree that I’m not convinced the heat is gone but for now I’ll take it! Great week of training for you!
Thanks! Yes the weather this week was amazing!
It’s so weird how some strength training just tears up the legs, when you don’t expect it!
Glad you didn’t have any flooding. The weather has been nuts! Great work on the 18 miler.
Yes, strength training can be so weird like that! Not sure if I used slightly different form or something that worked my legs differently. Who knows!
I am super jealous of your cooler weather! I wish we had that here.’
For once, we didn’t get side effects from the storm. I’m so sad for everyone who was in the path. Ida was wild, and tornadoes are terrifying 🙁
Great week for you. I’m glad you are feeling ok and not sore after a good night’s sleep.
The storm was just crazy! I couldn’t believe it was still so strong by the time it got back up here. I hope you get some cooler weather sometime soon!