Iron Girl Training - Weeks Five through Seven #irongirl

California - Labor Day Weekend

I first must apologize for a complete lack of posting the last few weeks. Life has been crazy. Some of it was good stuff, and some was sad. Needless to say it has taken a bit of finagling just to get my workouts in without being able to post them.

Week Five (8/18 - 8/24) started out strong but turned into what was a complete bust. Sunday afternoon I completed my Doctor Who Challenge (a virtual event) and completed a 13.1 mile bike ride with a 1.0 mile run afterwards. Unfortunately at some point that week before I had contracted a stomach bug that laid me up for about three days (Sunday night through Wednesday) and the rest of that week I just took it easy so I would be able to recover better for the following week.

Week Six (8/25 - 8/29) began with a brick workout consisting of a 5.3 mile bike ride and a 3.1 mile run. I have to say I was thrilled with that run because it has been a very long time where I have not had to take any kind of walk break on a run, even short ones. I am thinking a lot of that has to do with the fact that I have added much more cardio and also that I am loving the brick workouts. They seem to help out my legs and lungs pre-run. On Monday I followed that up with a short 1.58 mile run on the treadmill. Wednesday I went back to the brick workout and put in a 7.87 mile bike ride and another 1.01 mile run.

Week Seven (8/31-9/7 - modified dates due to travel) was another slow workout week for me but that had a lot to do with the plans we had for Labor Day weekend. We decided to head down to California to spend time with some family there. Saturday though I did get in a killer Strike Fit class courtesy of my cousin-in-law Pam who is a Krav Maga instructor. She was awesome! My favorite part of course was kicking and punching the heavy bag but we also did a short run (probably .10 mile), wall sits, standing planks, abs with various weighted exercise balls, burpees, sit ups, push ups, and more.

We took in a self-guided wine tour after that and drank way to much, a day before the actual wine tour. Not so smart. However, we still managed to have a blast! It was a great way to spend time with family and we had the craziest drive to the wineries courtesy of Jose the limo driver. After that weekend it was catch time up at work, and I did not get in much of a workout other then on Friday the 6th which was a 12.63 mile bike ride. At least I was able to squeeze something else in that week.

The sadness of that Labor Day weekend was learning that a dear friend, Monica, passed away after a long struggle with cancer. Though I know she is no longer in pain, I wish that we had more time with her. Her smile was so welcoming and she always made you feel like you were the most important person in the room. She will be missed terribly. I continue to send my love and prayers to her and her family, especially her husband Tom.