It was another short training week. I ended up taking another short trip to Seattle. I flew in Sunday evening so that I could get a real dinner, some sleep, and survive an early wake up for a run. When I fly in on Monday mornings, the whole day is just so tiring, so this was a way to offset it. The downside is that I end up losing half a day of my weekend with family.
I only got two run/walks in, but I did get 2 strength training sessions in.
W5 Monday: 45 min run on the treadmill at the hotel gym, along with a 25 min lower body strength session
W5 Tuesday: No dedicated run, but 4.31 miles of walking around town for work. Also completed an upper body strength session. I showed up a little later than usual, and people were hogging the weights. One person in particular grabbed three sets of weights and set them next to her treadmill. There were about 4 other people trying to get a strength workout in, so I ended up going a little heavier than usual and decreasing my reps.
W5 Saturday: 7 miles on the treadmill. I was really too exhausted from the week to a run. I think I ran for a mile or so but then switched to walking.
As always, I hope to maintain some sort of routine, but I’ll get in what I can and rest before overexerting myself.
I started my fundraising pages for Still I Run and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. I went back and forth for awhile trying to figure out my fundraising for this training season. I figure I’ll donate a mile for every dollar and strength training session this season. My goal is to raise $500 for each ($1,000 in total).
Amara in Training 