week 12

The week started off great. I think i was on a high from the a great long run and having a fun weekend. The week ended pretty poorly.

Mon: 4 mile run - a solo run which was very much needed. However, then I did a Bikram yoga class and holy shit, all i can say is GROSS! It smelled and there was so much sweat. I didn't really get what we were doing and couldn't get into it b/c I was so hot and the room was so stuffy. Not to mention the fact that every time I looked forward, i saw the crotch of the woman in front of me and the old dude next to me was sweating like the river Nile. Not my favorite way to sweat but I did it. check!

Tues: Track workout - glorious last track workout topped off with ice cream and getting lost in the Red Hook projects. (7.5 miles)

Wed: 4 mile run with Jess around Dumbo, Flushing and up Vanderbilt to the lululemon Showroom. Then we met the lulu run club and did about 2.5 miles.

Thurs: bike ride! i finally got back on my bike. rode 15 miles around Prospect Park. My legs were happy.

Fri: 3 mile run to pilates class. Jess and I took an Ellie Herman pilates class. Highly recommend her - if you don't know where your core is or how to engage it, she'll show you.

Sat: 21 miles. Ugh, this felt pretty crappy. It was hot and humid and by mile 16 I was done. I had to walk every 10 mins or so. Finished it and then rushed off to work. Didn't help that i was on my feet for the next 12 hrs.

Sun: One Mile Continental Race. I had a goal here, a BHAG (big, hairy, audacious goal) around this race and I didn't make it. I didn't even come close. I knew it was going to be a rough race when I woke up and then when I was warming up and my legs weren't turning over. I ran it in 6:19minutes. Okay, but not my goal, which was sub 6 minutes.

The race is awesome and I love it. It's one mile along 5th Ave, from 80th-60th St.

rounding out the week: 44 miles, 2 yoga classes, one pilates class and 1 bike ride