Fitness Friday–August 23

Aaaah! I can’t believe it….just 1/2 day of work today and I’ll home free until after Labor Day. SoCal, here we come! :0)

Oh, wait…we have to get through the weekend first!

This week was awful in fitness terms! Apparently I pushed myself too hard at the Gleaux Run on Friday night (who does that 2 weeks before a race, anyway?!) and again on Saturday for an 8 mile run. By Sunday (and all of Monday), my legs were incredibly achy. I took Monday and Tuesday off from running because after the achiness wore off, my right quad muscle felt odd – it was really really tight, almost as if I pushed it too hard again, bad news would follow.

Since my legs were not 100% on Wednesday, I made the decision to ice my quad and take Wednesday off as well. Did I like taking that many days off prior to a race? Nope. I think I’m going into taper madness!

On Thursday, I attempted a 3 mile run to test out my legs. I stopped the run at mile 2 because my right quad was somewhat tight again, although not near as tight as it felt on Tuesday (which is a good thing)! So here we go, back to icing again.

When I stopped to stretch during my run, I spotted something out of the corner of my eye…two sweet bunnies were out to play! So cute!

I faithfully foam rolled all week and although I didn’t keep up with my squats/lunges throughout the week (because I didn’t feel right doing them), I started them back up on Thursday night.

Despite my crazy legs (which I’m NOT worried about for Dumbo Double Dare at all), this week held quite a few positives!

For starters, the weather in the mornings/evenings has been amazing! If it would stay like this until Fall, I would be a happy camper!!

 

I’ve enjoyed spending time on my backyard deck watching the sunrise and set this past week!

I also discovered a new favorite – Fit Mixer Amino!

This sample of Fit Mixer Amino was included in a previous month’s Bulu Box and it was in the flavor Fruit Punch. Oh my goodness y’all, this stuff is GOOD! I know what I’m buying when I return home from the trip! :0)

Check back on the blog every day next week for a spotlight on several runners of the Disneyland Half/Dumbo Double Dare. You won’t want to miss following along with them during their time in Disneyland! :0)

Now, off to pack! :0) Have a fabulous weekend! See ya real soon!