2025 Weekly Run Down 37/52 – Keeping up the long run

This week’s stats:

Running: 22.2 mi
Cycling: 9.9 mi
Walking: 17.59 mi
Strength: 43 min
Yoga/Pilates/Barre: 95 min
Warm up/Stretching: 40 min
Meditation: 70 min

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

Tobia recently asked me how much time I spend picking the right workouts. Well, let me tell you that the Streaker365 trackers help A LOT. They at least narrow down the types of classes that I put on my schedule for the week. I usually sit down on Sundays and plan out my week. I currently plan to run 4-5 days and cycle 1-2 days. I am not currently following an official challenge or training plan, but I loosely follow a running plan and build the rest of my workouts around it. I try to get in one (active) rest day, at least 2 strength sessions (full body or upper and lower body strength), and also daily yoga (10 minutes). Sometimes, I simply run out of time.

Monday

• 10 Min Daily Meditation – Anna (9/7/25)
• 20 Min Broadway Yoga Flow – Ross (5/10/23) — Streakers Go Back To School/Personal Streak
• 30 Min 2000s Walk – Jess S (8/26/25)
• 15 Min Evening Stretch – Matty (1/30/25) — Survival Kit/Focus: Stretching

Today was a rest day, and I chose a yoga flow in the morning, a lunchtime walk with Sherry, and a nice evening stretch to get some light movement in. 

Tuesday

• 10 Min Body Scan Meditation – Anna (12/17/24)
• 5 Min Pre-Run Warm Up – Matt (5/14/25)
• 55 Min Easy Run + Strides
  • 20 Min Afrobeats Run – Joslyn (10/31/23) — Streakers Go Back To School
  • 30 Min Outdoor Run Club – Jon (8/30/25)
  • 5 Min Cool Down Run – Kirsten (8/11/25)
• 10 Min Focus Flow: Health Back – Anna (1/30/24) — Personal Streak
• 20 Min Mental Health Awareness Walk – Jon (5/23/24)

It was a beautiful morning – cool temps, but sunny – and I am trying to soak up these beautiful late-summer days before fall hits here in Northern California (it will be a while still). I only wish the days weren’t getting shorter already. I had some easy miles with strides on my running schedule, and they were just what I needed this morning. I finished with a nice focus flow with Anna (which I recommend if you want to substitute yoga for a stretch). 

Wednesday

• 10 Min Kindness Meditation – Kirra (2/6/24) — Survival Kit
• 5 Min Warm Up Ride – Bradley (4/3/23)
• 30 Min Power Zone Endurance Ride – Sam (4/22/25) — Streakers Go Back To School
• 10 Min Yoga Flow – Denis (7/11/21) — Personal Streak

I picked a Zone 2 Power Zone Endurance Ride this morning because I love these long and steady endurance rides. Set it and forget it!

Thursday

• 10 Min Happiness Meditation – Anna (4/2/24)
• 5 Min Pre-Run Warm Up – Matt (5/14/25)
• 55 Min Anaerobic Capacity Interval Run
  • 30 Min Pop Run – Matt (5/13/25)
  • 20 Min 90s Rock Run – Jon (1/11/24)
  • 5 Min Cool Down Run – Hannah F (7/14/25)
• 5 Min Yoga Basics: Figure Four – Chelsea (1/25/23) — Personal Streak
• 20 Min Funk Walk – JJ (4/25/22) — Streakers Go Back To School

I had a serious debate with my weaker self this morning, and I am happy to say: I won. My weaker self really didn’t want to run, but I knew that I just had to get myself out the door, so I did some clever negotiating. It works 99% of the time. And as I could have reliably predicted: this interval run was so much fun!!!

I had a pretty busy day at work but still got out for a 20-minute Funk Walk during my (late) lunchbreak.

Friday

• 20 Min Afrobeats Full Body Strength – Tunde (12/23/23) — Stronger Into Summer
• 13 Min Build Up to Push Ups: Week 3, Day 2 – Joslyn — Stronger Into Summer
• 10 min Glutes & Legs Strength – Adrian (9/2/25) — Stronger Into Summer/Streakers Go Back To School
• 10 Min Focus Flow: Hips – Denis (12/19/23) — Personal Streak

I met up with all the other #BCBabes for a Full Body Strength Workout this morning to celebrate Sherry’s and Melissa’s milestones! I added Week 3, Day 2 of the Build Up to Push Ups Program and also a Lower Body workout to round out my strength day.

Saturday

• 10 Min Morning Meditation – Denis (9/13/25) — Streakers Go Back To School
• 20 Min Teacher Appreciation Yoga Flow – Chelsea (5/4/22) — Survival Kit/Personal Streak
• 69 Min Just Walk: Outdoor

I went to the Bay Area today to hang out with my friend Susi, so I only had time for meditation and yoga in the morning. But we also went for a lovely walk together in the afternoon.

Sunday

• 10 Min Morning Meditation – Nico (9/9/25)
• 5 Min Pre-Run Warm Up – Becs (6/25/25)
• 10 Mile Run
  • 45 Min Walk + Run – Andy (5/6/25) — Streakers Go Back To School
  • 45 Min Walk + Run – Jon (7/22/25))
  • 10 Min Cool Down Run – Matt (6/24/25)
• 20 Min Restorative Yoga – Ross (12/14/22) — Survival Kit/Serenity Sunday/Personal Streak
• 10 Min Calming Meditation – Kirra (8/30/24)
• 5 Min Evening Stretch – Matty (2/27/25) — Focus: Stretching

I am challenging myself right now to keep up with longer runs on the weekends and finished another 10 miler this morning. I had also planned to visit the Farmer’s Market today (to check for European plums to bake my plum cake!), and because the Farmer’s Market is about 5 miles away, I decided to run there and back to hit two birds with one stone. I wore my hydration vest and carried the plums in the back pocket on the way back, which basically transformed my hydration vest into a weighted vest for an extra workout. Ha.

Current Challenges + Trackers:

I’ve been keeping up with my trackers this week and am at least halfway finished with each of them for the month. It’s fun to check things off as I go.

Build Up to Push Ups Program (Peloton Strength+)
Streaker365 Serenity Sunday (restorative yoga + meditation)
Streaker365 Streakers Go Back To School
Streaker365 Summer Self-Care Survival Kit
Streaker365 Stronger into Summer
Streaker365 Focus Tracker: Stretching
Streaker365 September Personal Streak (Daily Yoga)