Weekend Workouts - Dec. 17

[sadlebred]

What did everyone do this weekend?

BQ: Are you feeling the holiday crunch? How do you cope H&F style?

[sadlebred]

Friday: Off
Sat.: 22 mile gravel ride. I co-lead an all levels gravel ride every month.
Sunday: 31 mile gravel ride. Just avoided some heavier rain.

BQ: Not too much. Work will be busy this week, so I'm not looking forward to that. I am looking forward to some vacation, though! I'll continue to work out as normal for this time of year all week.

[laterz]

Fri: 30 min bike ride
Sat 2mi run and stretching - testing out the achilles, and it wasn't too bad
Sun: 45min bike ride

BQ: No, my brain still thinks it's september. luckily, our holidays are pretty low key/effort.

[breezy8407]

Friday: 3 mile run and 30 min strength
Saturday: 30 min Peloton cycle
Sunday: 45 min Peloton cycle

BQ: Yes, it really hit me last week. Working out is my me time and stress reliever, so I try to protect that time.

[scm1011]

Friday: 6 mile run
Saturday: 8 mile bike ride with the kids (it was a holiday lights bike tour with 200+ other people, it was a blast - photo below!)
Sunday: 3.5 mile run

BQ: I'm not feeling too much crunch, I feel pretty well prepared. I will continue to work out as normal (probably more since I'll be off the week of christmas!)

[Susie]

Fri:  3.2 mi run
Sat:  off / holiday baking
Sun:  5 mi run / holiday baking

BQ:  I am 100% feeling the holiday crunch, but I'm working through it a little at a time.  When we made the decision to travel the weekend of Dec 8-10 for DD to run at XC nationals, I knew I was setting myself up for a tough holiday run-up.  It'll get done though.

Thanks to Garmin Connect stats, I realize I'm just shy of 486 miles of running in 2023.  Now I'm determined to figure out how to fit 15 more miles in by 12/31.

If I do it, it will only be my 2nd time ever running 500+ miles in a year.  2013 and 2014 were my biggest running years to date, and I ran 522 in 2013 and 495 in 2014.  Those were my peak distance, PR type years, all pre-kids.  I am not as fast yet as I was then, but it feels good to be back to at least certain measures.