2023 Weekly Run Down 5/52

I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah.

This was week 3 of the Power Zone Pack Groovy Zones Challenge. It’s also a new month and that means new Streaker365 Challenges. I love that our admins put together fun challenges for us every month to keep us entertained and motivated. I have a hard time saying no and would love to “do it all”, but February will be a busy month for me on multiple fronts. So, I’ll have to pick and choose and see what I can fit in, but I am planning to participate in the following challenges:

Self Love & Care 2/1-2/28 — check off four short self-care classes/week
Love Tree 2/1-2/14 — complete a specific kind of workout (posted the night before)
Personal Streak February — minimum of 5 min meditation every day

Monday:

• 30 Min Upper Body Strength Class – Selena (8/2/21) — GZ Strength W3C1*
• 10 Min Core Strength – Robin (8/9/21) — GZ Strength W3AR2
• 10 Min Warm Up Ride – Bradley (9/25/22)
• 20 Min Recovery Run – Adrian (3/11/22)
• 5 Min Post-Run Stretch – Adrian (9/10/20)

There was a 2-mile recovery run on my training plan and I thought about skipping it, but then I thought to myself, when will you get another excuse to only run 2 miles? So, I went and it was fun to just do a quick run around the block. Haha.

Tuesday:

• 5 Min Pre-Run Warm Up – Adrian (3/24/21)
• 15 Min Classic Rock Run – Andy (5/31/22)
• 30 Min HIIT & Hills Run – Adrian (7/2/22)  — PZ W3C2
• 5 Min Post-Run Stretch – Adrian (2/23/21)

Wednesday:

• 10 Min HIIT Cardio – Erik (11/5/22) — Streakers365 Love Tree Challenge 
• 30 Min Glutes & Legs Strength – Logan (6/10/22) — PZ Strength W3C2
• 10 Min Low Impact Ride – Bradley (1/29/22)
• 5 Min Full Body Stretch – Callie (2/28/22) — Streakers365 Self Love & Care Challenge
• 20 Min Power Walk – Becs (8/1/19)
• 10 Min Cool Down Walk – Selena (12/9/22)
• 5 Min Sleep Meditation – Kristin (1/3/23)

I officially started the February challenges. I knocked out a couple of classes for those in the morning and also since it was my office day, I also took advantage and went for a lunch walk.

Thursday:

• 15 Min Slow Flow – Denis (10/3/21) — Streakers365 Love Tree Challenge
• 5 Min Pre-Run Warm Up – Camila (10/5/22)
• 30 Min USHER Run – Chase (4/28/21)
• 30 Min Queen Run – JJ (12/9/21) — Streakers365 Artist Series
• 10 Min Cooldown Run – Jon (10/7/22) — Streakers365 Artist Series
• 10 Min Post-Run Stretch – Becs (1/5/23)
• 10 Min Kindness Meditation – Kristin (2/14/22) — Streakers365 Self Love & Care Challenge

It’s still so cold. Luckily, I ordered some thermal running pants and they arrived this week. They didn’t seem very thick/warm, but I got to test them out on my 8-mile run and they made a huge difference!

Friday:

• 10 Min Focus Flow: Healthy Back – Kirra (1/31/23) — Streakers365 Self Love & Care Challenge
• 45 Min Power Zone Ride – Matt (11/9/22) — PZ W3C3
• 5 Min Lower Body Stretch – Ben (10/31/22) — Streakers365 Self Love & Care Challenge
• 5 Min Relaxing Meditation – Kristin (2/1/23) — Personal Streak
• 10 Min Core Strength – Rebecca (11/18/21) — Streakers365 Love Tree Challenge/ GZ Strength W3AR3

The Power Zone Ride was fun – we got to ride intervals in the “sweet spot” (just on the edge of Zone 3 and 4). That doesn’t happen to often in Power Zone training. Also, I had to do the core class before bed because I *almost* forgot to complete the GZ Strength challenge for the day. Oops. (In my defense, there are a lot of challenges to keep track of.)

Saturday:

• 5 Min HIIT Cardio Warm Up – Adrian 11/14/20 — Streakers365 Love Tree Challenge
• 45 Min Progression Run – Susie (11/29/22) — PZ W3C4
• 30 Min Verzuz Run – Andy  (4/25/21) — “V” for the Streakers365 Artist Series
• 30 Min Duran Duran Run – Susie (1/11/23) — “Z” (free choice) for the Streakers365 Artist Series
• 10 Min Post-Run Stretch – Selena (2/5/20)
• 5 Min Kindness Meditation – Aditi (1/12/23) — Personal Streak

11 miles on the schedule – the long runs are getting longer. What does that tell you? The race is three weeks out, guys.

Sunday:

• 5 Min HIIT Cardio Warm Up – Adrian 11/14/20
• 45 Min Power Zone Endurance Ride – Denis (5/18/21) — PZ W4C1
• 5 Min Post Ride Stretch – Hannah F (1/15/23) — Streakers365 Love Tree Challenge
• 5 Min Relaxing Meditation – Kristin (2/1/23) — Personal Streak

Streakers365 Challenges:

I completed the first week of the February Streakers365 Challenges. I also finished the “Artist Series” Challenge – U for Usher, V for Verzuz and Z (free choice) for Duran Duran. This was such a fun challenge. If you don’t have anything else to do, do your own Artist challenge some time.

This week’s stats:

Running: 26 miles
Cycling: 33 miles
Strength: 80 min
Yoga: 25 min
Walk: 30 min
Warm up + Stretching: 85 min
Meditation: 30 min

How did your week go? Did you feel good about your training?

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*Abbreviations:
GZ Strength = Groovy Zones Strength Challenge
PZ = Groovy Zones Power Zone Challenge
W3C1 = Week 3, Class 1
W3AR1 = Week 3 Accelerator Class 1