Weekly workouts – summer in a week

As I mentioned last week, my son is finally home from his job/adventures out West, so this was the week to monopolize his time and fit in all of our favorite summer activities into one week. How did we do?? All boxes were checked! Ice cream ✅ kayaking ✅ video games ✅ family time ✅ tacos ✅ rollerblading ✅ biking ✅ rock climbing ✅. As you can see, it was a busy and very fun week! I also had a successful week of workouts – 32 miles of running and 63 miles of cycling, a couple of misc activities and gym visits. 6 more weeks until the Berlin marathon… it’s coming quick!

Mon – 7 miles running.  This was a big run because my overall pace was 9:49.  What, a 9: is in my pace??  Long time no see!  It’s amazing how great a drop in humidity and temps feel.

Tues – 4 miles running.  The skies were quite eerie with the fog this morning. Note the shoes in the picture…. those are my new shoes for Berlin. Nothing flashy at all, and they are actually a bit more than I consider to be “race shoes” (bigger, bulky). But, I’m all about multipurpose so I wanted the same shoes I have been running in lately that will also be great for travel/fashion: Saucony Tempus.

30 miles biking.  It’s Ladies Ride night!  Biking to, and from the group ride.  It was another big group.  

Weds – Kayaking day!  I hoped we would see some bald eagles on the river, but we did not.  The river was nice and calm… until we were almost back to the boat launch and I heard a noise.  What??  The kayak had a hole!!!  We have had two inflatable kayaks for several years now and this is the first issue we’ve had with them.  Even more surprising, upon further inspection, there were two holes.  Yikes.  Patch kit has been ordered.

Next activity – roller blading!  I really should skate more.  It’s so enjoyable!

Thurs – 17 miles long run.  This run started out good for the first half, faded a bit in the last half, and sucked on the last mile.  But, overall average was 10:17 so I was happy about that.  I totally failed on my fueling. I had two gels with me but forgot to take the 2nd one. DOH.

12 miles of mountain biking.  Another thing our son didn’t get to do this summer was mountain bike, so we hit the trails.  My daughter stole my gel cover off my seat which made the ride a bit uncomfortable.  Even so we had fun. We also got to play some old school video games. Pretty funny to see the old technology.

We all looked forward to taco night at which we celebrated long runs (Alan ran 18 today), my daughter finished up her summer internship, and having the family together for a bit. That margarita hit the spot!! btw, my family complimented my hair that evening. Guess it’s been too long since I’ve styled it? LOL!!

A trip to the sunflower field was next on my list. It was a cloudy evening but that didn’t damper the beauty of the fields.

Fri – Rest day!  (haha, I never really “rest”) We all went indoor rock climbing, followed by ice cream.  With this activity I successfully checked off all of the things I wanted to do with our son.  

Sat – 4 miles running.  When I picked my shoes this morning my good old friends Endorphin Speeds said “hey, remember us??”  Ok, maybe not.  But I haven’t worn plated shoes since April so I thought I’d give them a try just for funsies.  Turns out they weren’t feeling so great! I was feeling a bit janky (was it the 17 miles?  Biking?  Rock climbing??  LOL, who knows!)  It did take me 3 miles to warm up, but that last mile was slightly speedy.  

The rest of the day was college move in day!  It was crazy busy, but very well organized.  We didn’t get to experience that fun last year because our son moved in early and there were hardly any college students and families there.  He got a really nice dorm room this year.  I think it’s going to be a great year!

Sun – 21 miles cycling. I went out for a ride along the river and noticed my butt was still sore from mountain biking. Darn that missing gel cover!! And what else is on the agenda today? A trip to Cedar Point. Fun, fun, fun!

Need some more inspiration? I’m linking up with Deborah at Confessions of a Mother Runner and Kim from Running on the Fly for their Weekly Run Down. Check out all of the fun blogs there!

I think we packed it all in this week. It’s a bummer to have my son back at college, but I know he’s going to have fun and have a great educational experience (well, hopefully less fun and more education as the primary goal 😉). We’ve got one more week with our daughter at home which will be nice.

Q: With college football coming up soon, who is your favorite team??

One of my son’s classmates made the OSU marching band this year. Very exciting! Hopefully we can see him out on the field at halftime!