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Weekly Run Down A Taste Of Spring

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Thanks for joining Kim and me for the Weekly Run Down today. March came in like a lion with its crazy winds and sunshine and this week we had a little taste of spring. The warmer temps were welcome and we even saw some green popping up around. Here’s a peek into my week of fitness.

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A Taste of Spring

I kept up my goal of daily stretching and getting more outdoor walks in. The warmer weather and lighter days are a huge incentive. 

Monday- Upper body strength, core, 30 min Peloton cycle + afternoon walk 2 miles

weekly run down a taste of spring

Tuesday- double 5K day! + stretch and core + afternoon walk

Knocked out 2 back to back virtual 5K’s today for International Women’s Day.

a taste of spring

Wednesday- Upper body strength + core + yoga and stretch 

a taste of spring

 

Thursday- 10 K run + core + stretch 

Seeing some signs of spring and we could not believe it was almost 70 degrees when we finished our run.

a taste of spring

Friday- Lower body and upper body strength + 2.5 mile walk + stretch + core

It was really warm out this morning so I got my walk in early as a warm up to my strength. One of those strength training days where I was feeling it as soon as I was done. I like that feeling sometimes and glad that Saturday is my day off.

In case you missed it check out my new fave pre-run warmup move to get to those hip flexors and glutes.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Saturday- Rest day with a stretching

I would call this a true rest day but I had to go give my parents another Zoom lesson. Yes, after a year, they are still struggling to figure it out. Every meme you see about Zoom snafus-yup that’s them! My mom hugged me for the first time in a year! I almost cried.

Sunday-Runday 7.35  miles

Keeping up my Sunday Runday schedule with a few MRTT friends. With no real race on the schedule yet, I am aiming to keep up my base and slowly adding a mile to my Sunday run. Realistically, I probably won’t have a race until September here.

This week ahead, I plan to keep up my outdoor walks. I am looking forward to a running date in DC for a friend’s birthday on St. Patrick’s Day. Maybe we will get another taste of spring this week. Hope you will stop by tomorrow-I you like pickles you will love my new healthy Dill Pickle Ranch Dressing recipe made with Greek Yogurt.

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Hi I'm Deborah! I spend my days successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I've always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I've met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into. I love to keep up to date on new running & fitness trends. I definitely choose my running gear based on color and love to express my fashion sense while exercising.

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  1. Beckett @ Birchwood Pie says

    03/14/2021 at 7:53 am

    I agree with you, races are going to be a while, so this is the time to chill out and just get the miles. I’m so happy that you were able to get a hug from your mom. Pretty soon it will be bye-bye pandemic.

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 12:18 pm

      Yes the hug was fantastic! Can’t wait to have everything back to normal

  2. Debbie @ Deb Runs says

    03/14/2021 at 8:11 am

    The weather this past week was so nice! I wanted to be outside all day and was lucky to have time to get my two rides in. We’ll have to start looking at dates to ride together soon!

    Thanks for the linkup and have a great week!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 12:21 pm

      Yes I am fair weather biker for sure but soon!

  3. Coco says

    03/14/2021 at 8:21 am

    I always love seeing you in those purple Peloton leggings I have too. I love them so much!

    Nice on the back-to-back 5ks! I was eyeing that Delaware Half at the end of April, but I think that’s too much too soon …. I think we will get all the weather this week!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 12:25 pm

      I was looking at Delaware as well but I don’t think I am mentally prepared for crowds yet

  4. Wendy says

    03/14/2021 at 9:00 am

    I’m still really surprised that CARA is holding the Lakefront 10 miler in April. Chicago has been so strict about gatherings. I’m grateful and looking forward to it!

    Happy Spring!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 12:32 pm

      I am happy to see that Chicago is starting to open things up! Let me know if you see anything slated for Memorial Day weekend I am visiting my daughter

  5. Cari says

    03/14/2021 at 10:21 am

    So awesome on a hug. SO necessary.
    I love when your stretch classes post to Strava, great way for me to find them, Loved Andy’s lower body one.
    Dill pickle ranch dressing. You hit all my favorite things right there. Can’t wait to see it. Oddly I saw buffalo dill pickles in the store in Florida and while I love both of those things, they do not go together. Yours sounds like taste bud nirvana.

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 12:49 pm

      I am really making a concerted effort to stretch daily the classes help! Yes, the dill pickle ranch dressing is yummy I do love my pickles

  6. Marcia says

    03/14/2021 at 10:59 am

    Hooray for a big ole hug! It’s been way too long. I sure hope we are fast approaching the end to all of this. We got a taste of 70 degrees here last week as well. It was amazing. Actually even sunny and mid-50s feel pretty darn good for this time of year.

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 1:19 pm

      It sure does! I won’t start complaining about the weather until it gets hot. Humidity is not my friend

  7. Lisa @ Mile by Mile says

    03/14/2021 at 12:05 pm

    It was so nice to see some signs of spring this week! Even though the weekend was chillier at least the sun was still shining bright. I hope this weather continues but it looks like we are getting some rain this week.

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 1:44 pm

      I won’t complain about the weather until the summer heat arrives!

  8. Melissa says

    03/14/2021 at 12:12 pm

    We had a little nice weather, too this week! Sadly my May half got moved to the fall and I’m due in July so I don’t know when I will really race again. But it’s okay, I can wait!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 1:50 pm

      well, at least you get a nice present in July!

  9. Kimberly Hatting says

    03/14/2021 at 12:14 pm

    I bet your mom appreciated that hug even more than you did 😉 Great week of variety and action! Our weather felt pretty incredible, most days, as well! Yay for more outdoor walking, I’ve really missed those.

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 1:58 pm

      Yes I have missed the outdoor walking too and happy to be back at them

  10. Chocolaterunsjudy says

    03/14/2021 at 12:15 pm

    We were warmer (until now), but no 70s here. Lots of sunshine & wind — part of that is very welcome, LOL!

    You’re still crushing your runs, Deborah! Nice job!

    Luckily my mom can get help when there are zooms, but she still has trouble with it. I have not yet hugged her since last year. 🙁

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 2:02 pm

      It was so great to hug my mom and I hope you get to hug yours soon too!

  11. Liz Dexter says

    03/14/2021 at 1:01 pm

    I loved doing the IWD run on Monday, had fun and a giggle getting some photos that Claire kindly helped me with. Glad you’ve had good signs of spring!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 2:05 pm

      I am you had a buddy to run with this week! Hope you are doing well

  12. Jessie says

    03/14/2021 at 1:37 pm

    Great warm-up tips and another strong week for you Deborah! I’m so glad your running is feeling so good. Double virtual 5k’s woohoo!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 2:06 pm

      Yes I am happy to be feeling good as well! Now to make it last!

  13. Michelle D. says

    03/14/2021 at 1:43 pm

    Oh I love that you got to hug your mom! I can’t wait for hugs again!

    You had a great week! Keep enjoying the sunshine 🙂

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 2:13 pm

      It was so great to be able to hug her again!

  14. Ang says

    03/14/2021 at 2:13 pm

    Great advice for warming up. Also, I LOVE those rainbow leggings! So cute!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 2:15 pm

      They are fun thanks!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 2:17 pm

      I tried to comment on your post but was not able to do so

  15. Darlene S Cardillo says

    03/14/2021 at 2:28 pm

    We had a little bit of spring but now we’re right back into winter.

    We are started to have races. There are a lot of restrictions and I feel very safe. I can’t wait until things are normal but I guess this will have to do for now.

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 3:14 pm

      Yes we have to enjoy and take advantage of how things are now while still looking forward to the future

  16. Kim G says

    03/14/2021 at 2:50 pm

    One thing I REALLY miss is hugging people so I can’t wait to start doing that again! I also miss seeing people’s smiles too, but I know that hopefully those two things will be back to “normal” soon.

    I love your new pre-run warmup video – I do that move almost every time before I start a run!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 3:14 pm

      I also miss hugging everyone! I feel weird smiling at people under my mask and wonder if they know I am smiling. That is one of my favorite warm up moves as well.

  17. Jenny says

    03/14/2021 at 2:54 pm

    Sounds like you had some great runs this week! And an OUTDOOR tank top pic- that must have felt amazing.
    Was the Zoom lesson more strenuous than back-to-back 5ks? (ha ha…)

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/14/2021 at 3:15 pm

      Yes the zoom lesson was more like an ultra marathon!

  18. Zenaida Arroyo says

    03/15/2021 at 7:52 am

    I know I just wrote about how it’s been a year since all of this started to happen but to hear that it’s been a year since your mom hugged you was just WOW! 🙁 Last week I went to drop off some cards for my students and two of my girls hugged me. I thought that maybe I shouldn’t but their parents were there and I did not want to turn them away.

    Great job on your two 5ks!! 70s weather is awesome. We’ve had lots of windy days and today we are supposed to get snow. Just crazy.

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/15/2021 at 6:58 pm

      Yes it was so crazy to go so long without hugging my mom! My dad is still too scared

  19. Jenn says

    03/15/2021 at 8:08 pm

    Yay for spring!

    That hug from your mom must have been amazing! My parents would probably manage to melt the computer if they had to attempt to zoom anything. Bless them.

    Love that you are getting those Sunday runs with your friends! That’s the best!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/16/2021 at 8:32 am

      Well, your parents sound a lot like my parents!

  20. Renée @runlaugheatpie says

    03/17/2021 at 3:15 am

    hooray for hugging your mom!!! I can’t wait to hug again!!!

    look at the gorgeous active week you had!! fabulous!! spring is the best!!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/17/2021 at 6:15 am

      It is great for getting out!

  21. Lisa @ TechChick Adventures says

    03/17/2021 at 7:43 pm

    I love those rainbow striped tights! Such a bright pop of fun. Your running has really been going well. I hope it stays that way!

    • Deborah Brooks says

      03/17/2021 at 8:19 pm

      Thanks me too. I am in a good place right now and hope to be able to keep it up

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