2023 Weekly Run Down 34/52 – My Millennium Ride!

August 27, 2023

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

This week, it was time for another milestone. Tanja and I joined the comma club (1,000 rides on the Peloton bike) on Saturday. As usual, we tried to coordinate to celebrate our milestones together with a LIVE ride.

I also continued with the Barkle 4×4 Kennel Club Challenge (four 20-minute rides per week) and the Team Wilpers Summer Send-Off Challenge this week and finished up the Pump Up The Volume 3 program and the upper body strength challenge (Sun’s Out Guns Out) for my Streakers365 group.

Monday

20 Min Lower Body: Week 4, Day 1 – Rad (12/19/22) — PUTV3-W4D1
20 Min Dance Ride – Jess K (5/25/23) — Barkle 4×4/Instructor Bingo
10 Min Arms & Light Weights – Sam (4/20/23) — Sun’s Out Guns Out/Instructor Bingo
10 Min Yoga Flow – Kirra (5/18/23) — Personal Streak/Instructor Bingo

I started the week off with the fourth and final week of Pump Up The Volume 3, followed by a 20-minute ride for the Barkle 4×4 Challenge. The Dance Ride was much more challenging than anticipated (think intervals and climbs). And then, if you want a challenging, more unusual yoga flow, I recommend this flow with Kirra. I am not sure how elegant I looked when I attempted the poses, but I surely tried my best. Haha.

Tuesday

10 Min Pre-Run Warm up – Becs (10/6/20)
Team Wilpers Summer Send-Off Challenge – W2R1
- 15 Min Rock Run – JJ (10/30/22) — Instructor Bingo
  - 15 Min Warm Up
- 30 Min Intervals Run – Matt (6/15/23) — Instructor Bingo
  - 20 Min Intervals
  - 10 Min Cool Down
20 Min Upper Body Strength – Logan (6/6/23) — Sun’s Out Guns Out
10 Min Full Body Stretch – Ben (6/29/23)
10 Min Restorative Yoga – Anna (1/25/23) — Personal Streak/Sunset Stretch/Instructor Bingo

Today was run 1 of the Team Wilpers Summer Send-Off Challenge and it was a run with marathon and half-marathon pace intervals. Hitting exact paces outside is still a struggle but I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. I also did an upper body strength workout (finishing up the Sun’s Out Guns Out Challenge) and yoga for my personal streak.

Wednesday

10 Min Yoga Flow – Ross (4/15/21) — Personal Streak/Instructor Bingo
20 Min Climb Ride – Denis (1/17/23) — Barkle 4×4
20 Min Upper Body: Week 4, Day 2 – Matty (12/19/22) — PUTV3-W4D2/Instructor Bingo
10 Min Arms & Light Weights – Bradley (2/23/23) — Sun’s Out Guns Out
10 Min Upper Body Stretch – Adrian (8/14/23) — Instructor Bingo

Tanja and I completed a ride for the Barkle 4×4 challenge and then met up with some of ourStreaker365 friends for this week’s upper body class for PUTV3. I also finished the Sun’s Out Guns Out upper body strength challenge for my Streakers365 group. Can you see a difference? (I don’t know if I can, maybe if I squint?)

Thursday

20 Min Morning Yoga Flow – Mariana (8/5/23) — Personal Streak
20 Min Pop Punk Ride – Robin (5/3/23) — Barkle 4×4
10 Min Year of Yes Full Body Stretch – Robin (1/7/21) — Sunset Stretch

I usually run on Thursdays but got a bit of a late start and decided to pivot. I did some morning yoga (needed it) and completed the fourth ride for the Barkle 4×4 challenge. The punk playlist was fun!
There wasn’t much time for anything else because it was my office day and I had to get ready to leave the house.

Friday

20 Min Full Body Strength: Week 4, Day 3 – Callie (12/19/22) — PUTV3-W4D3
5 Min Pre-Run Warm Up – Matt (8/21/23)
Team Wilpers Summer Send-Off Challenge – W2R2
- 45 Min Intervals Run – Mariana (6/25/23)
  - 15 Min Warm Up
  - 20 Min Intervals
  - 10 Min Cool Down
10 Min Yoga Flow: For Runners – Kristin (6/7/23) — Personal Streak
10 Min Foam Rolling: Chest & Back – Hannah C (12/13/22) — Sunset Stretch

I finished up the Pump Up The Volume 3 program with my Streakers365 friends Sherry, Lindsay, and Kristin this morning and then went for a 45-minute Intervals run for the Team Wilpers Summer Send-Off. It’s been fun working with my new paces.

Saturday

60 Min Power Zone Endurance Ride – Matt (8/26/2023) — 1000th Ride! PR!
20 Min Morning Yoga Flow – Mariana (3/3/22)

Today I got my butt up at the crack of dawn to celebrate my 1000th ride with Tanja on Matt’s LIVE Ride at 5 am PDT. Matt’s LIVE rides are always super-early for us West Coasters, but it was worth getting up for because Tanja and I got an awesome shoutout for our milestone. It really made my day! I also got a new 60-minute PR in the process, which is probably due to my new zones from my last FTP test. I was so stoked!

Sunday

Extra 10: Low Impact – Hannah C (12/19/22) — Instructor Bingo
Team Wilpers Summer Send-Off Challenge – W2R4
- 45 Min Pop Run – Kirsten (4/23/22) — Instructor Bingo
  - 10 Min Warm Up
  - 30 Min Endurance
  - 5 Min Cool Down
Team Wilpers Summer Send-Off Challenge – W2R3
- 30 Min 2010s Run – Adrian (7/9/21) — Instructor Bingo
  - 10 Min Warm up
  - 15 Min Endurance
  - 5 Min Cool Down
20 Min 90s Rock Run – Tobias (12/12/22) — Instructor Bingo
5 Min Cool Down Run – Matt (5/23/23)
10 Min Focus Flow: Hips – Nico (5/8/23) — Personal Streak/Instructor Bingo
5 Min Peace Meditation – Ross (4/11/22) — Sunset Stretch

Sunday Runday! I usually do my long runs on Saturdays but had to switch things up a little bit this week. I doubled up on the Team Wilpers Summer Send-Off and completed runs 3+4 back to back. Not ideal, but it worked out fine because I was going to add mileage to my long runs for half marathon training anyway.

Current Challenges + Trackers:

Streaker365 Sun’s out Guns out
Streaker365 Sunset Stretch
Streaker365 July Personal Streak (yoga daily)
Peloton Pump Up The Volume 3 Strength Program (4 weeks)
Pelotrak Instructor Bingo (weekly)

I finished up the Sun’s Out Guns Out Challenge, the Pump Up The Volume 3 Program and the Sunset Stretch Recovery Tracker. I also kept up my daily yoga streak and got 3 instructor bingos this week.

This week’s stats:

Running: 20.3 mi
Cycling: 41.8 mi
Strength: 100 min
Yoga/Pilates: 90 min
Warm up + Stretching: 135 min
Meditation: 5 min

Did you hit any milestones (of any kind) this week?

Abbreviations:

Sun’s Out Guns Out = Streakers365 Upper Body Strength Tracker
Sunset Stretch = Streakers365 Recovery Tracker
Barkle 4×4 = Barkle 4×4 Kennel Club Challenge (4 weeks)
Pelotrak Instructor Bingo

Deborah Brooks
August 27, 2023 at 3:30 pm

Way to go on your 1000th ride! Always fun to get a shoutout from Matt :) I am in the 900’s somewhere . I did hit my 150th walking class today which I did not realize until I saw the badge. Great week of training for you!
1. San
  August 28, 2023 at 6:15 pm
  
  Congrats to 150 walks! :) I’ve definitely hit milestone classes without realizing it beforehand. I mostly pay attention the cycling and running classes ;)
Wendy
August 27, 2023 at 4:31 pm

Congrats on joining the comma club! That had to feel great. I’m always so impressed by everyone’s dedication to hitting those goals!
1. San
  August 28, 2023 at 6:16 pm
  
  Thank you, Wendy. It was a great milestone to hit!
Jenny
August 27, 2023 at 5:23 pm

Yay! Congrats on your milestone and getting that shoutout! That’s what you get when you show up for a 5 am class on a Saturday. Sounds like you had a great week overall.
I think your arm looks muscular in the before AND after photo. You probably need more time to see a huge difference. If you keep up the way you’ve been going I imagine you’ll see even more definition.
1. San
  August 28, 2023 at 6:17 pm
  
  That what I thought. If I show up at 5 am, I’d better (!) get a shoutout LOL
  You’re probably right and I need more time to build more muscle (although I am looking for toned, not muscular per se!).
Debbie
August 27, 2023 at 6:32 pm

Congrats on your 1,000th Peloton ride. That’s quite an accomplishment!
To answer your question, I earned my fourth 100-mile ride badge from Garmin on Sunday when I finished my fourth century ride.
1. San
  August 28, 2023 at 6:17 pm
  
  Congrats on your fourth (!) Garmin 100 mile ride badge. I collect Garmin badges too :) They are fun.
Kimberly Hatting
August 27, 2023 at 8:06 pm

Wow, you really pack a lot into your week! Congrats on the “comma ride!” That’s huge!!
1. San
  August 28, 2023 at 6:18 pm
  
  Thank you, it was exciting to hit 1000!
Susanne
August 28, 2023 at 2:55 am

Congratulations on getting to the 1000th Peloton ride! Looks like a good week of various workouts. And keep lifting, “squinting” and flexing.. it takes a while to see a big difference. It’s taken me a year to go from skinny arms to nice enough shoulder/chest muscles. I think yours look good, maybe especially in the Millennium picture!
1. San
  August 28, 2023 at 6:18 pm
  
  Thank you :) I know it takes time to build muscle and I am really just going for toned, I don’t need “big guns”LOL
Nicole MacPherson
August 28, 2023 at 5:15 am

CONGRATS SAN! And you got a shoutout to boot! That’s fantastic. 1000 is a huge milestone!
1. San
  August 28, 2023 at 6:18 pm
  
  Thanks my friend, it was exciting! :)
Jessie
August 28, 2023 at 5:24 am

Wow, 1,000 rides- that’s a lot! Way to go. You do such a great job with a mix of different types of fitness!
1. San
  August 28, 2023 at 6:19 pm
  
  Thanks Jessie. It was exciting to hit 1000!
Chocolaterunsjudy
August 28, 2023 at 7:48 am

Your underarm looks tighter in the after photo (and I am envious of that!).

Sounds like you’re doing a great job with all of your challenges!

I do like to get my long-ish run done on Friday or Saturday (or mid week) — doing it on Sunday usually means Monday will be a rest day. I’m lucky I can sometimes choose a day!
1. San
  August 28, 2023 at 6:19 pm
  
  Thanks so much, Judy! My underarm! I didn’t even pay attention ;)
  You’re lucky you can do your long runs mid-week…
Elisabeth
August 29, 2023 at 5:14 am

Wow! This is epic, San. Huge kudos and a sheet of gold stars.

Also, you always look so happy in all your exercise photos (and those floral tights are SO fun). I look like I’m inches from death after a run, and you look like you stepped out of an athletic gear catalogue <3
1. San
  September 1, 2023 at 4:20 pm
  
  Thank you so much for your enthusiam, Elisabeth. You’re so kind <3
  Working out does make me happy and I apparently do get the endorphins (that seem to be elusive for others), so I am quite thankful ;)
Jenn
August 29, 2023 at 7:54 am

1000 rides? Dang! That’s incredible! Your dedication is always so impressive.
1. San
  September 1, 2023 at 4:20 pm
  
  Thank you Jenn. I appreciate it :)

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