WEEKLY CHASE: Combined Goals for our Runcation

It's Monday!!!  Have I ever mentioned how much I love this traditionally hated day?  I especially love this Monday as I am on vacation and have no obligations!!!  Our biggest plan for the day is an early morning chartered fishing trip and then after that...  well... not a lot!  I plan on having mostly guest posts this week but I wanted to make sure that I included my Weekly Chase for the world to see!!  The best part is that about an hour after I started drafting my fitness plan, Rob sent me his fitness plan/ guest post draft and I liked his better!  First, let me recap last week and then I will share that with you :)

Just in case you don't spend your whole week obsessing over MY goals, let me remind you what they were:

1:  Eat more balanced meals and stay away from fatty, greasy comfort foods and lay off the alcohol intake!  I am super proud to say that I did not have fro-yo this week.... I'm also a tiny bit sad.  I was also really good about choosing water over wine with the exception of Friday at the wedding and Saturday when we made a quick stop at the War Horse Brewery which is about a mile from our cottage rental.  Warning:  this may cause some problems for me over the next 2 weeks!  There are 3 wineries within 4 miles of this place!!!  I planned better meals, packed my lunches and snacks and stayed away from takeout.  Huge success on this front.

They make the best root beer ever!!

2:  Use my time more wisely and maximize my shorter moments of down time to squeeze in extra fitness practices.  I nailed this one too!!!  I hit yoga on Tuesday (it was a close call since it was right after work). I planked every day and made it to the gym twice as well.  I also did the stretches the chiropractor asked me too.  As a result, my back is feeling significantly better already and I'm hoping to stay on top of it.

3.  Finish all of the laundry and pack for vacation next week!  I got ALL of the laundry done!!!!  I folded it all and put it away.  I packed almost everything and we made the decision to run home this morning to get the little things I forgot (our favorite pillows).  All-in-all, I would say i scored and 8.9 on the packing and rallied for a great finish.  So what if no one has q-tips!!!

And now for my goals for the week:  I'm cutting and pasting Rob's plan (which he definitely emailed me from across the room).  I'm pretty excited about our upcoming week as we have really committed to building our mileage and getting used to running on tired legs to prepare for our RtB relay in October.  The following are the goals Rob has set for himself.  I have added or amended mine next to his in PURPLE.  

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 So I am feeling ambitious on my first day of vacation. We have been talking about our vacation workouts ect for this week for the past several weeks and have agreed these are pivotal weeks in our training. Last week I only hit the gym one day and only had time for 2 runs:  one 4.5 mile run and one 8 mile long run.  We are now a little under 6 weeks till our half marathon so we will need to step up our training  these two weeks to ensure we are able to build the rest of my base for that mileage to achieve my sub two hour (2h 15) PR goal  in the Wineglass Marathon.  With no gym around and only two 10lb. weights and a yoga mat and video I will need to be creative with my workouts.

So here is this first weeks plan...

Sunday- #plankaday, light weight routine with 2 x 15 reps with at least 5 different styles ending the day with a 8 mile run... SAME

Monday- #plankaday.  Run #1   2 miles.  Run #2 3 miles in the evening.  SAME

Tuesday- #plankaday. One run of 4 miles.  Light weight routine 2 x 15 reps with at least 5 different styles. I am subbing yoga for the weights

Wednesday- #plankaday  run#1   3 miles.  Run# 2.  2 miles  SAME

Thursday- #plankaday one run of 6 miles. Light weight routine with  2 x 15 reps with at lease 5 different styles.  I am subbing yoga video again for weights

Friday- #plankaday run #1.  2 miles.  Run #2.   2 miles  SAME

Saturday- my birthday. A day of rest! # plankaday  It's not my birthday but I am going to act like it is and rest too!

Sunday-  11 mile run!!!  SAME

So stay tuned to my progress this week and help ensure that I follow through with this promise I have made to you all and myself for my goals this week.  Just in case you didn't do the math, that is 32 miles of running this week!!!  Wish us luck :)

Have you ever had create a unique workout plan in the absence of your ability to perform your regular routine?  Do you use vacation to relax and decrease workouts or do you take advantage of the extra time and ramp up your workouts?