Week in Review - 9/17

In the history of weeks, this certainly won't go down with the best of them. :( Lots of stress at work; not enough working out. But it ended (spoiler alert) with a pretty kick-ass half marathon, so I'm happy again. Fingers crossed next week will be a little better on the work front.

Week in Review 9/11 - 9/17

Monday, 9/11
After last Sunday's 10-miler, I thought some yoga was in order to start the week. This Deep Stretch Yoga was 45 minutes of just what I needed. I felt refreshed and ready to tackle the new week. Until about 10 minutes after getting to work. I already knew by then that it was going to be a tough week. By time I got home from work, I was only at about 30% of my step goal, which meant an evening walk with Sallie.

Crazy girl loves hopping up and walking on short walls, curbs, etc.

And a gorgeous sunset!

Tuesday, 9/12
I started Tuesday off nice and easy with a little 5k run. Nothing remarkable about this run. Definitely the best part of the day, as work did not improve at all from Monday. :-(

Wednesday, 9/13
I figured I deserved a rest day after my long run, yoga, and easy run. Instead, I worked on a blog post. I didn't finish it, but I made some good progress.

@EnjoytheCourse ended her week with the #seatoshiningseavr virtual half. Check out what else she was up to last week.

Thursday, 9/14
Another rest day. I just couldn't force my butt out the door for a run. I had planned on doing a speed work run, but the thought of doing it was just. too. much. So, I skipped it.

The day wasn't a total bust, though. I did convince Jeff to go on a walk with me and Sallie.

I also finished my post on Ovarian Cancer Awareness.

Friday, 9/15
Another morning where I just couldn't get out of bed. In fact, I went back to sleep after my alarm. Don't worry. I had another one set, so I'd still have plenty of time to get ready for work.

I couldn't let another day go by without an actual workout, though, and I really still wanted to get in my speed work that I skipped on Thu. So, I packed my clothes to run a route near work. I did a 5 min warm-up, followed by 4 sets of 400s & 3 min recovery, and ended with a 10 min cool-down. All-in-all, I ran 3 miles. It was a gorgeous evening! Though the setting sun was a bit blinding at times.

Saturday, 9/16
I meant to do yoga, but all I managed was a couple walks with Sallie, meal planning for this coming week, and a trip to the grocery store.

Sunday, 9/17
I woke up early, took forever to get out the door, and hit the trails to run the Sea to Shining Sea virtual race. I opted for the half marathon option.

I started an hour or so later than I'd wanted, so it was pretty warm by the end. Still, it was a great day for a race (for me)! I ran a trail that I'm really familiar with, and the miles / hours just seemed to fly by! I could hardly believe it! I think I'll try to write a full recap of the race in its own post, but let me just say that I shaved off nearly 30 minutes of my last trail half in May 2014. So, yeah, that was pretty exciting.

Numbers
Runs: 3 runs | 19.2 total miles
Strength: 0 days
Yoga: 1 session
Step Goal: All 7 days! Current streak - 20 days

How was your week?
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Next week's meals:
**New feature - I meant to start doing this last week, but when I sat down to meal plan, NOTHING sounded good. :( I had much better luck this weekend. I thought going through my few old-school recipe books would help. It didn't, but Pinterest came through FTW this week. Here's what's on tap.

Breakfast:
Smoothies
Savory Sun-dried Tomato Yellow Squash Bread (already in the oven!)

Lunch:
Ham/Salami Sandwiches
Chickpea Salad Sandwiches (I'll likely do my own variation)

Dinner:
Tuna Cakes
Cheeseburger Meatballs
Honey Garlic Chicken Stir Fry
One Pot Chili Cheese Pasta

I'm linking up today with Tricia & Holly for the Weekly Wrap. Have a fantastic week, everyone!