Highlight of the Week: Running with Bobbi!
Monday | March 9, 2020: teaching strength class
Strength: steps, medicine balls, and boxing, Felt: fine
Tuesday | March 10, 2020: 3 m run
Run location: Chicago Lakefront Trail, Temp: 37°/35°, Time: 32:49, Pace: 10:56 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Wednesday | March 11, 2020: 10 m run
Run location: Trumpet/VP Woods, Temp: 35°/37°, Time: 2:01:46, Pace: 12:11 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, tired at the end
Thursday | March 12, 2020: rest
Friday | March 13, 2020: teaching strength class + 5 m run (hills x5)
Strength: step, medicine balls, and boxing, Felt: good
Run location: hood, Temp: 47°/47°, Time: 55:00, Pace: 11:00, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good on repeats, annoyed running back home in to the wind
Saturday | March 14, 2020: 4 m run + teaching strength class
Run location: hood, Temp: 34°/34°, Time: 48:11, Pace: 12:02 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: slow and heavy legs
Strength: whole body moves and boxing, Felt: good
Sunday | March 15, 2020: 12 m run (9.5 w/Bobbi!)
Run location: DPRT/Kilbourne loop, Temp: 32°/33°, Time: 2:30:43, Pace: 12:33 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great
Notes:
- I added a midweek long run, thinking it would help to build some endurance for my half next month, since I bonked at 10 miles in Atlanta. Then my half was canceled (well, made virtual). But I’ll keep training! I enjoy running, especially the long runs.
- I was nervous about having fitness boxing on Saturday, since people usually share gloves, but we had enough pairs to have everyone have their own set. Our studio is kept very clean and we’re all diligent about cleaning equipment after each use, but it still felt weird to be having a class, with everyone being advised to stay home due to the coronavirus.
- Bobbi reached out to me to ask if I wanted to do our long runs together. Yes, please! It was so nice to spend that time chatting! I hope we can do it again soon!
I was supposed to rejoin my gym today but have put it off – even though they are diligent about wiping everything down during classes, I just don’t want to take a chance. I’m surprised your gym is still open, honestly.
Sorry about your race being canceled; all that mileage build up for, well, your health at least, if not a race.
I was surprised we still had class too. It’s closed now. It’s the same thing – we clean it really well, but that doesn’t mean someone will come in not knowing they are sick and pass it along.
Yeah! I had just signed up for the race, and for fun, so I am more bummed about missing the social parts of it than the actual race!
Sorry about the cancelled race, there’s a lot of that going on right now. But hopefully everyone taking this seriously will mean we can get back to normal sooner rather than later!
Yes! I am not alone and I hope it does mean things get back to normal sooner! 🙂