Thanks for joining me and Kim for the weekly run down. This week I am freaking out about I am preparing to run the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler today. It will be my 12th time running it over the last 15 years and will be a little different for me in terms of goals this time around. More on that later. Here’s a peek into my week of April showers.
April showers Weekly Run Down
Sunday- 5.5 mile run + stretch
I slept in and therefore, had a solo run again. Not as much fun but I got it done on a gorgeous morning with temps in the 50’s.
Monday-Peloton walk + upper body strength + cycle + wall Pilates
Another rainy day around here. I am try to give my legs a little break this week leading up to cherry blossom. Upper body strength for the win and another session of wall Pilates.
Tuesday- 4.75 mile run + barre + stretch
April showers again! Luckily we found a lull to get our run in. Dreary and windy but we got it done. I sure was glad that I had my Brooks GTX waterproof shoes for all those puddles!
Wednesday-Peloton walk + core + upper body strength + short cycle class
April showers were insane today! I’m still giving my legs a break from strength training before this weekend. I need all the help I can get. LOL. Later, I went down to the Washington FBI Field office to get fingerprinted. Wondering why? Check out my Coffee Date post from Friday where I spill all the details.
Thursday-3 ish mile run + stretch + mobility
I intentionally kept my run short today as part of my taper for Sunday. Temps were good and we beat the rain which returned again in the afternoon. I shared one of my new favorite pre run activation moves on IG. This was a move I learned in a Peloton class and I love it. It’s a really effective way to warm up the glutes and abductors. Check it out. I’d love to hear what you think.
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Friday-Peloton tread walks + cycle + stretch
I kept it low impact today with a combo of walking and lower intensity Peloton cycling classes. Later, my sister and I took my mom for high tea at The Waldorf Astoria in Washington DC for their Cherry Blossom themed experience. It was really beautifully done with fabulous decor and harp performances. Highly recommend. You see more on my IG.
Saturday-Peloton stretch and mobility classes
Saturday is usually a rest day for me and I kept that up with a few Peloton stretch classes. Later, cleaning up my patio for spring. Ready or not here I come for Cherry Blossom 10 Miler!
April showers were aplenty this week! Hopefully, we are out of our rainy phase for a while.
It sure was a wet week! Enjoy your race today and all those cherry blossoms!!!!
No blossoms left! All of the rain knocked them out
The theme of the week seemed to be avoiding the rain. You did a great job.
Hope you have good weather today. One year I will come down and run this race.
In addition to rain we had an earthquake. lol.
Yes it was a wacky weather week!
I hope you’re having a a great time at the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler today! I always loved that race, but haven’t run it in years.
Yes, so much rain and wind this week! I’m so over it.
It was great to get back out there!
I hope Cherry Blossom is going well for you — and that the wind died down!
Waterproof running shoes would be a necessity this week!
That blossom tea looks so lovely!
Beautiful weather today!
Well you know what they say about April showers. The cherry blossoms need the rain! That photo of you, your mom and your sister is gorgeous- I’ll bet that tea was amazing. Good luck today! I’m sure by the time you’re reading this you’ll be done. I hope you had a great experience!
Thanks Jenny! The tea was fabulous and she really enjoyed. I am so thankful to be back out there today
Not much for rain (at least not excessive rain), but we had ALL the WIND. Great job tapering, but staying active, in prepping for this favorite race. I hope it went well 😉
Thanks you know how much I love this race and so thankful to be crossing the finish line again
Love the photos of the cherry blossoms! Hope you had fun out there today!
I was really happy to be back out there !
The FBI gig sounds very interesting! It looks like the weather was good for the race today, yes? I hope you had a good race and enjoyed the experience.
The weather was perfect! I am so happy to be back out there crossing finish lines
At this point I know you had a great Cherry Blossom race! And look at all those blooms! How wonderful! I’m sure it made everything that much more special!
I was so thankful to be back out there again thnaks!
Congrats on hitting 6k and I hope you had a great race!
Thanks and it was a fun day!
aww, congrats on another Cherry Blossom run, what fun! Bummer on the rain, but you still made the most of it! Great week Deborah!
thanks Jess!