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Weekly Workouts: June 10, 2013

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Last week was an alright week in terms of my workouts. My work schedule is slowing down but everything else is my life is picking up. We also had to contend with my boyfriend’s crazy work schedule. I am trying not to let his work schedule affect my training and workouts but it is harder than I expected.

2013 June Weekly Workouts

Last Week’s Workouts:

  • Monday, 6/10/2013 – Cross Training + Strength Training
    • Elliptical – 1.47 miles, 15:00 minutes
    • Strength Training – NROLFW Workout 1A #5 (36 minutes)

Monday's Workout

I did NOT want to wake up at 5:30 on Monday morning. It was really hard but I also wanted to start the week off right. My NROLFW workout added another set. To compensate for the change, I reduced the amount of time I spent on the elliptical machine. We only have an hour at the gym in the mornings and I didn’t want to take away from my weight lifting. I actually really enjoy the subtle changes I am already seeing in my body as a result.

  • Tuesday, 6/11/2013 – Rest

So I was planning to go for a run after work on Tuesday because waking up early just wasn’t going to happen. Unfortunately, I ended up staying later than I expected too and I was crazy hungry by the time I left work. I decided that I would switch up my planned rest day to Tuesday instead of Saturday.

  • Wednesday, 6/12/2013 – Easy Run
    • 5.00 miles, 1:03.33 (total time), 12:41 min/mile avg. pace

Wednesday's Run

I left work early on Wednesday to attend a cooking demonstration at Pelagia Trattoria (recap coming soon) so I had no excuse to skip my workout. When I got home, I did some work around the house before going for a run. I have to say that having a treadmill in the garage has been really, really helpful. There isn’t a good enough excuse to skip my runs during this training cycle. My easy 5 mile run was fantastic. My pace is slowly improving and my running base is building up nicely.

  • Thursday, 6/13/2013 – Cross Training + Strength Training
    • Elliptical – 1.65 miles, 24:00 minutes
    • Strength Training – NROLFW Workout 1B #5 (36 minutes)

On Thursday night, I met up some of my local blogging friends at Besa Grill to celebrate Megan and Katie’s birthday. It was such a fabulous evening that I almost did go to the gym afterwards. I came up with a million reasons to skip my workout and just go home but then I saw a branch of my gym in the same parking lot as the restaurant. All excuses went out the window. It was super late and the gym equipment was not what I am used to but I still managed to get in my workout.

  • Friday, 6/14/2013 – Rest
  • Saturday, 6/15/2013 – Rest
  • Sunday, 6/16/2013 – Rest

The rest of the weekend was not great in the way of working out. I needed to stop at the store on my way home on Friday to pick up some essentials. By the time I got home and ate dinner, it was WAY too late to go for a run. On Saturday, I spent most of my time cooking and working on some awesome recipes. I think I have finally found my groove in the kitchen again. Hopefully, there will plenty of delicious recipes posted throughout the rest of the year. Sunday was Father’s Day and I spent the day with my dad at the baseball game. We had such an great time. Unfortunately, the Rays lost to the Royals.

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How did your workouts go last week? How did you celebrate Father’s Day?

Weekly Workouts: June 3, 2013

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Last week was completely exhausting but also absolutely amazing. I actually managed to find time to do every single workout I had on my training plan. I didn’t allow myself to be derailed because I missed a day. Nor did I let myself be discouraged by not waking up early. I changed up my plan as needed and had a great week of workouts. Besides, my project at work has FINALLY finished and I can now get back to a somewhat normal life!

2013 June Weekly Workouts

Last Week’s Workouts:

  • Monday, 6/3/2013 – Cross Training + Strength Training
    • Elliptical – 2.00 miles, 20:00 minutes
    • Strength Training – NROLFW Workout 1B #3 (26 minutes)

Monday's Workout

On Monday morning, I wasn’t in the mood to wake up and go to the gym. I don’t think it helped that my boyfriend was still on his weekend fishing trip. Since my goal for the week was to NOT miss a workout, I brought my gym clothes to work with me so I could work out after work. I started my workout with a 10 minute warm up on the elliptical machine. When I headed over to the free weights, there were a lot more people than I am used to but I still managed to finish my workout without any issues. I finished my workout with another 10 minutes on the elliptical.

  • Tuesday, 6/4/2013 – Easy Run
    • 4.04 miles, 54:00 minutes, 13:22 min/mile avg. pace

Tuesday's Run

On Tuesday morning, my boyfriend and I woke up early and headed to the gym. My Dumbo Double Dare Training plan called for an easy 4 miles at an average pace of 13:29 min/mile. I hopped on the treadmill and set the speed to 4.5 mph (or 13:20 min/mile). Without stopping or hitting pause once, I ran the entire 4 miles. My run felt amazing!

  • Wednesday, 6/5/2013 – Cross Training + Strength Training
    • Elliptical – 1.86 miles, 20:00 minutes
    • Strength Training – NROLFW Workout 1A #4 (28 minutes)

Wednesday's Workout

When I woke up on Wednesday morning, I was tempted to stay in bed and skip my morning workout. My boyfriend convinced me to get out of bed and go to the gym. He must have known that it would be a really bad day at work. After my 10 minute warm up on the elliptical machine, I headed over the free weights. For the most part, my weight lifting workout was uneventful. I tried to make sure I was lifting weights that would challenge my body. I cooled down on the elliptical machine for 10 minutes.

  • Thursday, 6/6/2013 – Rest

I got home so late on Wednesday night that waking up early to go to the gym was not going to happen. I even missed my favorite yoga class because of work. Since I didn’t know how long I would be at the office, I decided to not bring my gym clothes with me. I had a ton of stuff to finish up before my project wrapped up. I decided to switch up my planned rest day from Saturday to Thursday this week.

  • Friday, 6/7/2013 – Easy Run
    • 3.01 miles, 38:49 minutes, 12:52 min/mile avg. pace

Friday's Run

When I left work on Friday evening, I felt a crazy sense of relief. My crazy project was finally wrapped up after what seemed like forever (a year and a half of my life). On the drive home, I decided that I would celebrate with a run on the treadmill we have in the garage. It was much later than I normally like to work out but I really needed to run. An easy 3 mile run was just what the doctor ordered!

  • Saturday, 6/8/2013 – Cross Training + Strength Training
    • Elliptical – 3.05 miles, 30:00 minutes
    • Strength Training – NROLFW Workout 1B #4 (25 minutes)

Saturday's Workout

On Saturday, my boyfriend and I grabbed some brunch and coffee before he went to work. I, on the other hand, headed to the gym. Normally, Saturdays are my planned rest day but not this week. One nice thing about going to the gym on the weekend is that I have more time to work out. I took advantage of it by spending some extra time on the elliptical machine during my cool down.

  • Sunday, 6/9/2013 – Long Run
    • 5.00 miles, 1:02:58 (total time), 12:34 min/mile avg. pace

Sunday's Run

Despite the heat, I decided to not skip my long run on Sunday morning. It was a little warm outside and the sun was blaring so I opted to tackle the mileage on the treadmill in our garage. I was still really warm but at least I wasn’t in the direct sunlight. My training plan only called 4 miles but the music on my Pandora station was so good that I added an extra mile. Music is such a great motivator! I was singing, dancing and fist-pumping while running on the treadmill. It was probably the best run I have had so far in this training cycle.

How id your workouts go last week? What was the best workout you have had in a while? Does music keep you motivated?