Happy Monday folks!
Last week we had a COLD week in Nova Scotia and even saw snow twice! The first morning that I woke up to snow I actually wanted to cry. Don’t get me wrong, I love snow in the winter but not mid to late April. Luckily the snow (1-2 cm) melted by the end of the day. The second time it snowed I had my long run scheduled – awesome!
What was Planned VS What Really Happened
Monday: Rest Day | Cycling. 40 minutes on the indoor trainer. I’m starting to push myself a little more on the bike by increasing/decreasing the speed/gears to make it more challenging. It was hard and my legs were tired afterwards.
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Tuesday: Yoga | Yoga at lunch. I still love going to this class. I always feel great afterwards and my back feels so much better after an hour of yoga.
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Wednesday: Run | 5k Treadmill run. Struggle bus!!! There was nothing pretty about this run. I kinda hated it but loved it at the same times as I know getting back into regular running is going to be hard work. I also has Physio for my back.
“Sometimes it’s not what’s in front of you but within you that can get your through challenging runs”.
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Thursday: Cycle | Rest Day. I wanted to cycle but was just too tired so I took a rest day.
Friday: Rest | Rest Day. This was a scheduled rest day but to be honest I wanted to do something. However, I took a rest day and hung out with my husband that evening (most of my workouts are at night)
Saturday: Long Run | 10k Long Run + Earth Day. This was a test to see if I could handle the longer distances, even after finishing an 8k last weekend I wanted to get this under my belt before trying to move forward. Though the run was good, bad and ugly – I got it done!
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I wanted to get up early and get my run in but it was more like 8:30 when I started. It was snowing. I had to wear gloves and a toque and the wind was whipping.
I knew I’d be just over an hour and wanted to stay on some flat terrain instead of hills. The first few km’s were great but then it got a little hard. After it got hard, it got bad so I had to walk a little more. The it got ugly on km number 9, so I walked. There is nothing wrong with walking. I managed to run my last km and felt strong at the end, so I’m taking that as a win!
Earth Day
My oldest daughter wanted to do something for Earth Day so we decided late afternoon to go clean up garbage. We started in our front lawn but could only find a few things so we went down to our local trail. It’s used by walkers, runners, cyclists and some motorized vehicles. There was garbage everywhere!!!
We cleaned up an area of almost 1 full km and called it a day (mainly because our bag was full)
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Sunday: Cross Training | Rest Day. The morning was spent at swimming lessons for the girls and they both did awesome! Hilary hates the water but she finally did 100% of her lesson. The afternoon was spent doing laundry, cleaning the house and being referee to the girls. Saï took Hilary out shopping and Lilly and I baked vegan blueberry muffins. I wanted to get on my bike that evening but was exhausted so we watched a movie instead.
Total # of KM this week: 15 running, 13k cycling
Though I had a few more rest days the I wanted, I’m okay with that. I’m trying to get back into half marathon training while keeping in mind I’m still dealing with whiplash from my car accident in March. I don’t think it’s going to be fully heeled any time soon but I’m doing everything I can to reduce the pain and get stronger.
How was your week?
Anyone do anything for Earth Day?
Anyone race this weekend?
I’m joining the Weekly Wrap hosted by HoHo Runs and MissSippiPiddlin.
Piper's Run 
Hi Anna! Gosh I have been away for so long. A car accident in March? Glad you’re getting better. Nothing special for Earth Day. I ran outside along the river in the city here. It was rainy and cloudy.
Yes, silly snow/ice storm and I ended up in a ditch! Getting better, thanks 🙂
I’ve done Yoga once during my lunch break and I really enjoyed it! I came back to work in a much more calm mood. I did my scheduled long run on Earth Day. The weather wasn’t the best but it wasn’t snowing so I’ll take it!
I always feel energized when I get back from lunch time yoga! It makes my afternoon that much better!
I’m so with you on the snow. I enjoy it in winter but in April. Not so much. How great of your daughter to get out and do something wonderful for the earth!
I’m ready for spring! Sunshine and everything blooming around me!
Great job on your runs, cycling and yoga! I miss taking yoga classes. That was so awesome you and your daughter cleaning up on Earth Day. Hope you have another great week!
Thanks! We actually had fun cleaning up garbage!
I kind of fell off of my yoga the past 2 weeks I need to get back there soon. Did not do anything special for earth day oops
I miss yoga sometimes as well but try hard to get there when my work schedule permits.
There’s never anything but a struggle on the treadmill over here. It just seems to get harder every time I attempt it! So I just suck it up and run outside.
Sometimes my treadmill is the only way I can get in my run. I try to embrace the struggle. …but not always 🙂
Great week! I had a busy week gearing up for a big surprise weekend for my fiance’s 30th. I’m looking forward to getting back to normal this week.
Oh, 30th birthday parties are the best! Hope it was a blast!
I am glad spring is finally here, even though allergies are kicking my butt. I love getting out there to ride my bike!
That’s wonderful you and your daughter did the trash clean-up for Earth Day. It’s so sad how disrespectful some people are with their trash, but it’s so beautiful when others (like you) go the extra step. Thanks!!!!
Great idea for Earth Day! I didn’t do anything to mark the day – oops!
I love that you and your daughter did some clean-up for Earth Day! Good week – great that you’re getting more running in!
Thanks. My girls couldn’t understand why people would litter!
I would have cried if I saw snow too! What a sweet girl to want to do something for Earth Day. You are raising some great kids!
I did cry just a little as the snow pelted me in the face. And thank you, they actually had a lot of fun cleaning up the trail. They couldn’t understand why people would litter!
So sweet that your daughter wanted to celebrate earth day. My son would have wanted to also but he had strep and was down for the count on Saturday.
You are probably about as tired of snow as I am of rain! Good job getting out there despite the weather and even though you are still recovering from your accident. I’m glad you and your daughter celebrated Earth Day in a meaningful way.
You’re doing great! I can relate to those days filled with parenting and chores then there’s no energy left for exercise!
Thanks April. Life sure is a juggling act!
I cannot believe that you are still running in snow! Unbelievable! Nice Earth day project- I gave all my plants a little extra TLC 🙂
I can’t believe we had snow last week either. Time for spring!
My husband is an environmentalist so my family is very conscious, but it absolutely drive me WILD how disrespectful people are to our environment. There are trash cans for a reason!! It’s actually one of the reasons I don’t like spring, because all the garbage of the winter is unearthed. Good for you and your daughter for helping our planet! 😉
Yes, people are so disrespectful! I used to teach earth education programs so we’re pretty environmental friendly year round. It was really cute that she wanted to do something.
Oh no sorry to hear about the car accident. But it’s good you’ve recovered enough to resume your workouts.
I love that your daughter wanted to do something special for Earth Day. You came out with a big bag! We didn’t do anything special. My daughter likes to say that every day is Earth Day which makes sense, right!?
I’m doing pretty good with my back but I think it’s going to take a few months to feel 100%. It get so knotted up and then is painful, hopefully that goes away!
Snow twice last week?!? Its almost May! I would have cried!
Yeah, I cried as it was pelting my face….and it was cold too 😦 it slowly warming up this week!
People who throw down trash is my biggest pet peeve! There are garbage cans everywhere — so there’s no excuse for that! Thankfully, our little neighborhood park stays clean. I feel you — I’m still having some ugly runs after my latest injury break. At least I’m running though. I hope you’ll see improvement with your whiplash soon. I know that must be frustrating! Thanks for linking, Anna!
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I’m a runner (etc.) from Nova Scotia too. Are you doing Bluenose?
As of now, I’m not. Are you?
yes I’m doing the 10k, they sucked me in early with the extra $4 off email in November.