Last week went by so quickly! Hopefully it will be the same way this week…I am looking forward to a long holiday weekend. Today I am linking up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for the Weekend Update.
Monday 5/11– 2 mile walk + 3.5 miles (including steps)
Tuesday 5/12 – 2 mile walk
Wednesday 5/13 – 2 mile walk + 60 minutes yoga
Thursday 5/14 – 2 mile walk + 50 minutes yoga
Friday 5/15 – 2 mile walk
Saturday 5/16 – St. Michaels Half Marathon + 1 mile walk
Sunday 5/17 – 60 minutes yoga
Total: 27.6 miles
Overall, it was a pretty good week! I finished with 27.6 miles (St. Michaels Half Marathon included) and bested my Fitbit total from the previous week. Note: I do not count all of my Fitbit mileage towards my total mileage (ex. walking to the grocery store or wandering around the neighborhood are not included). I started the week with a 3.5 half mile run with my friend Rachel. It was not the prettiest run – it was humid and my calves were SOOO tight. We started downtown and ran towards the Memorial Bridge (yup that same bridge at this DC race and that DC race).
Then we went up and down and up and down the steps. It actually felt good to run up those stairs – will definitely be back for more. I need to work on the down portion…I am a bit scared of running fast (fear of tripping). After some stretching, we made our way back downtown (which included a slight incline).
On Tuesday, Cliff and I went to Tono Sushi for some Japanese food.
He had katsu curry (pork cutlet and beef curry shown above) and I had katsudon (pork cutlet and egg over rice shown below). Sooooo good and plenty of leftovers for the next day.
This week was also great on the yoga front! I went a CPY twice and a power yoga class at my gym (mehhh it was okay). Like last week, the hot yoga helped loosen my calves, but it was only temporary…..based on the dot dot dots…you can probably guess how they were during my half this weekend.
On Friday I took a half day from work and my mom drove us to St. Michaels for the half marathon on Saturday. We walked around town (don’t worry it is very small, so we weren’t on our feet for too long) – it is so cute! I’ll share more pictures this week.
Here is a sneak peak of the medal. What do you think? I thought it looked like a football with the oval shaped spinner and the roman numerals…mehh.
How was your weekend?
Do you like stair workouts?
Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC
May 18, 2015can’t wait to hear all about the race! looking forward to seeing you thursday 🙂
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May 20, 2015Yay excited for Thursday! Will tell you all about it.
Stephanie
May 18, 2015You just one racing machine! 🙂 The medal design is definitely interesting and different. I wish I could man-up and run outside like you do. I’m such a wimp when it comes to heat and humidity.
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May 21, 2015Thanks Stephanie! I am not a fan of the humidity as well – have to tough it out for fall marathon training 🙂
Lindsay @ Broke and Bougie
May 18, 2015“liked doing the stairs” !!! You’re crazy! (:
I will do stairs and hills but I don’t think I have ever enjoyed it haha!
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May 21, 2015Nice thing about those stairs they weren’t too steep. I def would choose those over a stairclimber 🙂
Kristina
May 18, 2015It reminds me of a football too – I really like it! Of course right about now I really like all medals because I haven’t earned a new one in a long time and I have medal envy! 🙂
That little town looks really cute! Can’t wait to hear more about it and the race!
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May 21, 2015Haha..looking forward to our big shiny medal in October! I guess I was hoping more for a crab or boat theme to the medal 🙂
Kelli
May 18, 2015Nice week! Can’t wait to hear the St Michael’s recap. I do not like stairs. My coach had my cross training on the stepmill for a while to get ready for the run course at Escape from Alcatraz. 400 steps in the “sand ladder.” Ugh, not sure if I fear that or the 55 degree water more.
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May 25, 2015I am not a fan of the stepmill either.. I find it more challenging than the steps! Oh boy sand ladder or 55 degree water..yikes!
Jill
May 18, 2015I’ve been thinking I want to find some stairs to run during/after my runs! Also I’ve heard St Michaels is the cutest little town! Hope you had a great race 🙂
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May 25, 2015Very cute! Hope you make it out there one day.
Sherry
May 19, 2015Great job getting your best Fitbit total! That looks like a great place to do stairs! Oh the katsudon looks good! The middle part of the medal does look like a football. Can’t wait to read your recap!
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May 25, 2015Thank you Sherry! Loving the FB – although this week I am taking a bit of a “rest”. Can’t wait to read about your race.
Lisa @ Running Out Of Wine
May 19, 2015Stair workouts scare me! But that must mean I should do them more;) Congrats on your race!
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May 25, 2015Thank you, Lisa! I like these steps b/c they were not too steep.. hah….I suppose I could try different ones 🙂
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner
May 19, 2015Ooh haven’t been to St. Micheal’s for years it look so quaint. I am jealous of your yoga classes. I’ve kind of fallen off the wagon with that. Thanks for the reminder!
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Run Jenny Run
May 25, 2015It is nice over there – I can see why so many people go cycling out there for their long bike rides.. so flat! Let me know if you make your way to CPY in DC, I’ll be happy to join you. If I’m in FC I’ll let you know! Great seeing you yesterday.
Kathryn @ Dancing to Running
May 19, 2015I’ve heard so many great things about St. Michael’s. One day I really need to get over there, even if its just a day trip.
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May 25, 2015It is a pretty good day trip. From DC it was about 1.5 hours with no traffic. Also.. you pass the outlets on the way there 😉
Mar @ Mar on the Run
May 19, 2015St. Michael’s look awesome! I should go check out the area some time. That medal does look like a football. Hmm. Excited to read your recap. I think you’re supposed to run up the stairs and walk or jog down, no?
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May 25, 2015Hope you get to visit (or run) one day. Haha yes supposed to run up and walk or jog down the stairs..but im incredibly incredibly slow walking down when there are no handlebars…almost paralyzed!
Tara @ Running 'N' Reading
May 19, 2015Whoa! That medal looks super-cool, Jenny! I can’t wait to hear all about it, and what a great training week, pre-race. You ROCK! Thanks so much for linking up with the blog!
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May 25, 2015Thank you, Tara! You are the nicest and its been great linking up!
Leana
May 19, 2015St. Michaels looks so pretty! I hope you had a great race!
I love stair workouts. There are a lot of things you can do to mix it up, like taking double steps, sprinting up, wide steps, tricep dips or push ups into the steps…
Have a great week!
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May 25, 2015Leana, thank you for the suggestions. Since these set of stairs are not too steep.. I could try taking them two at a time. Hope you had a good weekend.
Chaitali
May 19, 2015St. Michaels is a really cute town. I had no idea they had a half marathon there until you started writing about it. I hope you had a good race!
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May 25, 2015Thanks, Chaitali! It made for a nice mini race-cation.
Sun
May 19, 2015Looks like another solid week of training! I love that you got to run some stairs this week. Those are always a good workout. Sometimes I run stairs during the gym classes I take for cardio intervals and it never fails to get my heart rate up!
Looking forward to reading your race recap! It seems like you race every weekend, which is great! 🙂
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May 25, 2015Thanks, Sun! Mar, April and May are pretty full. I tend to race less in the summer (heat) but will be out there for marathon training 🙂 My next 5K is in June.
Nathasha
May 19, 2015Sounds like a great week! Congrats on the St. Michael’s Half and finishing with 27.6 miles! Reading your week reminds me that I need to get back to doing regular yoga. Can’t wait to see more pics! 🙂
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May 25, 2015Thanks, Nathasha – it was a good week. Marathon training starts soon..eks!
Amy Lauren
May 19, 2015The medal does look like a football but the town where the race was held looks pretty neat. It looks like you had a nice taper/easy week too before the race. I’m jealous of your DC area food too, there’s always such good eats there! Can’t wait to read about your race in a few days when you get it recapped, hope you are recovering well now!
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May 25, 2015It is a cute town, pretty close to Annapolis and crabs galore! I think the same thing about Charleston 🙂 There have been so many articles lately about how great the Charleston food scene is.
Jennifer @ Running on Lentils
May 19, 2015Running stairs is a great idea! There are some near my regular route, so I should try that.
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May 25, 2015I’ll need to look for more in the area to mix them up.
Abby @ BackAtSquareZero
May 19, 2015Cannot wait to hear the full race recap.
I am with you on the medal. Just okay, nothing spectacular, wish they would have made it a bit prettier.
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May 25, 2015Thanks, Abby! Agreed – so many paths they could have taken for the medal (crabs, boats, etc). Oh well!
Sharon
May 19, 2015Nice week! St. Michaels looks like a cute town! The medal does look like a football in the middle and with the roman numerals reminds me of superbowl, lol yeah it’s ok. :p Looking forward to your recap!
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May 25, 2015Haha, I know right? 🙂 Hope you had a great time in Boston!
Jess
May 19, 2015Looks like a great week of running! That katsudon looks really tasty 🙂
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May 25, 2015Thanks Jess! I never had it until I met Cliff… so yummy!
Victoria @ Ice Packs and Races
May 20, 2015I went to a wedding in St. Michael’s last fall! What an adorable town! Congratulations on your half marathon finish 🙂 Can’t wait to read the race re-cap!
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May 25, 2015A wedding must have been beautiful!
Mayan
May 21, 2015Love your new site, Jen! (yeah, I’m slow to the party!) And you have a fitbit, too? Let’s be fitbit friends 🙂 Hope all is well with you! Looking forward to seeing more pictures and races. xo
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May 25, 2015Yes, lets be Fitbit friends! Thanks, Mayan.
Pam and Christine
May 21, 2015Great job on your workouts this week. I would be terribly disappointed in the medal and also thought it looked like a football. However, hopefully it was a good race and you enjoyed it!
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May 25, 2015Thank you. It wasn’t the race I hoped for, but another good weekend with mom. Hope you both had a good MDW!
Coco
May 21, 2015I’ve gone up those steps and down those steps on various runs, but I have not run up and down them! I also see people doing push-ups and tricep dips there.
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May 25, 2015I saw one girl jump up and down on the top step facing backwards! I am afraid I would fall.