Training Week May 24th - May 30th

Sunday, May 24th: I went out with a Peloton 60 minute run and it was a lot of fun. The time flew by listening to the music and the one-sided conversation. The pick-ups also felt good and made the whole run faster. It was nice weather and I didn't feel like I was overheating. It think the company on the run helps pas the time and make the mental game of running a bit easier as well. Monday, May 25th: I reverted back to having this as my rest day. I think it makes more sense for my physically and it would be better to try and pack on a run Friday after work or nothing than too many harder days in a row (especially since Friday is not restful). I did a 5 minute meditation to keep my Peloton streak up. Tuesday, May 26th: I am attempting to run in the mornings again because my mornings aren't quiet as early as they once were. I managed to do today and one thing I will say is that when I am not awake it is hard to move. My first mile was super slow, but then I managed to get into normal paces. Ideally I'll be able to keep this up so that my evenings are more open I just have to focus on going to be at a reasonable time so that I don't find myself exhausting myself. I'll also be curious how speed workouts will go, but with the Peloton stuff I hope I won't really notice and just run what they tell me to run. Wednesday, May 27th: A good little arms and interval ride in the AM. So far that's two days in a row that I managed to get up and going which is pretty good so far. It helps that I can just sit in my own grossness for a bit before showering since I don't really need to be anywhere right at a set time. Thursday, May 28th: Husband and I took the day to do a hike in Wachusetts. It was nice although it is really hard to disconnect from the work world and I did a pretty poor job. Granted so did everyone else who was supposed to be at least trying to recognize that I took a personal day. This WFH shindig is starting to weigh heavy. The issue I did have with the hike was 1) people at the top took out the enjoyment of being there and 2) I was hoping to successfully hit my run goal which I won't do with this being a run day. Friday, May 29th: Despite the work day being something less than ideal and more than busy, I put on my shoes and did a Peloton 30 minutes run, even ramping up the speed some. I knew that I would need something to distract me while running and keep me focused and this worked. I hope that I'll keep up the post work (or maybe even pre work) stuff as we go in more often. Saturday, May 30th: I wanted something to keep me motivated and Alex Toussaint is usually a pretty good bet. I even got a PR (barely but count it). Two 45 minutes bike rides will allow me to reach my mileage goal so that's good to know.