Happy Sunday! Another week, another weekly recap. Grandma’s Marathon is just one week away! This week was full-on tapering, but I still had some memorable runs.
Monday: Short tempo run: 2 mile warm-up, 3 miles at a 7:30 pace, 2 mile cool-down. Due to the particular route, I ended up with 7.5 miles total.
Tuesday: Easy 6.5 miles in the morning. Pure Barre class after work.
Wednesday: 6 morning miles with Matilda. Yoga on the rooftop of the Galleria parking lot after work (more info here). Every other Wednesday this summer, Corepower Yoga is pairing up with lululemon and the Galleria (in Edina) for free yoga at 6 pm. The teacher, Caroline, was fantastic. My friend Vicki joined me and we had a great time.
Thursday: Rest day- complete rest. I flew to NYC just for one night to attend a conference for work on Friday. I didn’t have a ton of time to do much (other than the conference of course)…I arrived just in time for dinner across the street from my hotel at MAMO, which was great.
The key to dinner alone when traveling for work? Bring your nook along for something to read.
Friday: I was up early before the conference to squeeze in a run. I was staying in SoHo, so my friend Christie recommended heading to the Hudson River Park, i.e. the West Side Highway running path. It was less than a 1/2 mile from my hotel. Plenty of other runners out, bathrooms if you needed them, water fountains (though the weather was surprisingly cool).
I did 6 miles, enjoying the lovely change in scenery.
I flew back Friday evening, delayed quite a bit due to storms across the Midwest.
But I was back in Minneapolis just in time for one last “long” run on Saturday in the HEAT!
Saturday: Holy moly, it was so hot and humid in Minneapolis. I had 12 easy miles; we stopped at every possible water fountain along the way, as well as the Twin Cities in Motion sponsored stop by Lake Calhoun.
It’s pretty rare that its a sports bra run for me, but Saturday was definitely one of those days. (Wearing the Runway Bra from Oiselle.)
The rest of Saturday included a goodbye brunch for a friend who is moving to Michigan, the dog park with Matilda (shirt found HERE)…
…a quick stop at a friend’s birthday party at Spoon & Stable:
..followed by the Brandi Carlile/Avett Brothers concert at the Target Center. Busy little Saturday!
Sunday: Early run with my friends Vicki & Tricia (and Matilda). 4.5 miles.
Summary: 42 miles, 1 barre class, 1 yoga
This upcoming week will include lots of rest, hydration, and working on my mental game.
To help prep my mental game, I’m attending this event on Wednesday. Tickets are still available (buy them here). Join me!
Looks like a great week! I love running while travelling for work, but the travel itself really takes it out of me. Glad to see that you are getting Barre in 🙂 Looking forward to seeing what you can do on race day! I’ll be tracking you!
Jess I totally agree- even though I was only gone for one day, the travel was very surprisingly tiring. Maybe it was because I spent most of the time either at the airport, in a plane, or in a cab!
Thanks for reading and your support!
Happy race week, Jessie! Hope it’s relaxing and low-key. Excited to see you race on Saturday! I’ll be at the start, mile 18-ish and the finish and will be looking for you 🙂
May have to join you for rooftop yoga next Wednesday! Looks super fun!
Thanks Erin! I’ll be wearing a black CBRC singlet and raspberry rogas. Probably a hat. I hope I see you out there!
Next Wednesday is that bra event at Title Nine, so I won’t go to yoga then, but definitely the one the following Wednesday.
Sounds like a nice week! The Performing Under Pressure event looks very good. Looking forward to reading about it on your blog! I’m sure it will be a good event, although I’m also confident that your mental game will be strong regardless! 🙂
I will definitely recap the Performing Under Pressure event 🙂 Thanks for the vote of confidence, as always!
You look really good Jessie!
I have a feeling you will crush it up north!
Good luck!
Thanks Collin! Looking forward to some runs with you in July in Gordon!
OH my gosh, I need to check out the rooftop yoga! Good luck to you in Duluth!
The yoga class on rooftop sounds amazing! I wish I had time to go attend a class- but I make do with doing yoga at the house on my own. I study a lot through books and YouTube, as well as trying to remember all the things i was taught when I used to go to classes.
Amazing how you can run even when you travel. Very inspiring!!!
Thanks for reading and commenting Eri! There are tons of great online yoga classes, though I often have a hard time staying as focused at home as in a studio or class. Good for you for making it work! 🙂
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