Thanks for joining Kim and me for the Weekly Run Down today. This week it’s all about April Miles and Smiles. Here’s a peek into my week.
April miles and smiles
My back was still bugging me a little bit this week so I decided to lay off the lower body strength bit and it seemed to help. April miles have me all smiles this week.
Monday- hip mobility + core + upper body strength + 35 min Peloton cycle + afternoon walk
Great all around workout day. Got in another stretch session and infrared sauna. This is helping my back a ton and just feels amazing. But first coffee.
Tuesday- 6 mile run + stretch + foam rolling
April miles and smiles kind of morning. I’ve found a few good foam rolling classes on Peloton that seem to get right into that spot on my glute and lower back. All the trees are blooming it’s so pretty out.
Wednesday- hip mobility + core + 20 min cycle
I got to play fitness model for my friend Stephanie who was filming some promotional stuff for her website. It was harder than it seemed! Quick workout afterward.
We also had yet another Zoom cooking class to celebrate my mom’s 75th birthday. We made cannolis with a sweet guy in Milan. My mom loved it!
Thursday- 6.1 mile run + stretch
Feeling good again on today’s run. I had a good night’s sleep and another April miles and smiles kind of run.
Friday-upper body strength + 35 min Peloton cycle
I did a fun 80’s themed ride with fantastic music. There is a new feature “sessions” on Peloton where you can do a previously taped class as though it is live. A friend and I did it together so that was fun.
Saturday- 8 mile run and stretch
Moved my run to Saturday this week due to weather. Turned out to be a great morning with my squad. I always love it when we end up color coordinated by accident.
Sunday- Rest Day
some stretching and yoga
Another week of April miles and smiles around here. April is always one of the best running months around here. I feel like I am in a good place with balancing my running with my strength and cycling. I’ve cut back a touch on my cycling miles and intensity. No surprise, that has helped me to feel stronger on my runs. My plan to keep the main thing the main thing is working well at the moment. It took me forever to realize that!
Check out my Zucchini Ravioli recipe tomorrow right here!
It’s SO pretty there right now! We are just starting to get a blush of buds on the trees here. Yes it may sound bad but you really do have to have a “main thing” and let the rest fill in around it. Happy birthday to your mom! Zucchini rav sounds amazing!
I agree backing off some of the other activities a bit sure has helped with my running. I hope you check out the zucchini tomorrow
Happy Birthday to your mom!! I’m jealous of all those pretty blossoms & blooms…we’re just starting to see some color in Iowa. Another steady, strong & consistent week for you 🙂
Everything is blooming and its so beautiful. Allergies be damned I am heading out anyway!
Those trees are gorgeous!!!! What a beautiful picture.
Everything is blooming it’s very pretty right now
Nice matching! Agree, April is just magic.
What a fun way to do your mom’s bday. I’m taking a zoom cooking class for a friend’s next weekend and I think there’s going to be more giggling than cooking because, well you know my cooking skills or lack thereof. Still looking forward to doing it.
GLad your back is on the mend and you can run through it all. The idea of an infrared sauna just sounds wonderfully luxurious. I rememer when you first posted about it. Will have to find one here now that things are trending more normal.
The zoom stuff is getting old for sure! I am sure you will still have fun in your friend’s birthday class. I bet you are way more capable in the kitchen than you think you are. There must be some sort of infrared sauna or stretch place up there. The stretch part is the best part
I will absolutely have fun, and it’s not like there aren’t 85 options for take out if the meal is a fail. I just looked and there’s apparently an infrared sauna that I walk past almost daily. LOL
I was bummed that I just wasn’t able to squeeze in ST this week. Every time I feel like I get back on track there I swear something happens.
So glad the infrared is helping your back! Isn’t it just the most glorious time to run? Well, if you don’t suffer with allergies, anyway!
My allergies are raging right now but I’ve decided I don’t care I am getting out to enjoy this weather before the summer heat arrives
sorry to hear you are still having some issues with your back! glad you were able to listen to your body though, plus foam rolling, sounds like it really helped!
I feel like my cycling sessions definitely help the running, especially since I don’t run very much. I missed 1 strength session and immediately thought to myself that maybe that’s what threw me off my running game this week. It wasn’t a bad week running, but I was slower at my notparkrun. It’s very ok, I’m still super pleased at my progress, but it’s almost like I had a perfect recipe and then forgot an ingredient this week!
looks like so much fun with Stephanie!
It does feel like we have to find our own perfect recipe for a great run and stick to it. So many things have to align!
Glad you are feeling good and had a nice week of running! It does help to cut back on other stuff and focus more on running.
It seems to be working for me at the moment so I am going to “run with it” 🙂
How cool to be a fitness model! I bet it was hard work. Happy birthday to your Mom. What a fun way to celebrate.
Love seeing all the trees in bloom this time of year – they are so pretty!
ha yes hard work but fun. I am loving the trees and flowers allergies be damned I am getting out there
“Keep the main thing the main thing”- I like that! Adding extra things in always seems to mess everything up for me. I’m glad your back issue isn’t keeping you from running- it would be sad not to be able to get out in that beautiful weather.
Happy birthday to your mom! Cannolis… yum.
Yes to keeping the main thing the main thing it works
You are just looking so strong, my friend! I agree with you, this is when the best running happens. Love those cherry blossoms!
Thanks Wendy I have finally found a great mix of running, nutrition and st now to keep it up!
How fun that you were a model! A Zoom cooking class sounds fun, but I might be a bit intimidated by it. Your choice of food sounds delish! Great workouts this week – and what beautiful trees and flowers to enjoy all around!
the zoom classes are fun and they are really geared towards beginners I am fairly sure you would be just fine!
Love seeing everything in bloom there!
That cooking class sounds like such a fun idea – Happy Birthday to your mom 🙂
Glad running is going so well for you!
Yes everything is blooming and I am taking full advantage before all the heat comes in!
Yay that running can be your main thing right now! I remember how hard you had to work to come back from injury, so you have truly earned your miles.
Just I am taking every day as a blessing right now and riding the wave
What a beautiful time of year in your neck of the woods!
Glad the lower back is feeling better. Your running is going so well! Yay!
thanks yes I am in a good place right now just have to hold onto it
Happy Birthday to your mom!!! That class looks fun! Glad you had a great week!! I have seen that feature in Peloton but honestly did not pay attention to it. Anything 80s music is always a great class.
there are so many features of Peloton I love that they keep adding stuff
Agreed, cycling is cutting into our running strength. There’s a fine line between it complimenting our running and sabotaging it. Bill and I had a tough gravel ride this morning and I think that will be my last ride until after my race on Saturday.
Looks like you had a great week and lots to smile about! Thanks for the linkup and have a great week!
You know it’s hard for me to find that balance sometimes. Since I am not training for a tri race this year, I am making running my focus and cycling is just icing
Sounds like your week went well. I’ve been struggling to figure out how to work the bike in with my running. I’ve been exclusively a runner for so long that I feel “guilty” when I bike instead of run. But I’m finding I can’t run everyday like I used to, so I’m experimenting to find the perfect balance. (And I’m sure I’ll find it and then something will change again…)
I came up with a plan to fit it all in. For a while I was doing too much cycling and lifting and it was hurting my running. I am doing better all around with cutting back and staying focused
I love all the sun in your photos!
it has been a sunny week around here
Lots of stretching and beautiful colors! I love that for you!
And I love that you got to do a shoot with Stephanie! That’s so fun! I hope your back is feeling better!
Yes it was fun! Back is doing better thanks probably just over did it