2026 | Weekly Run Down 1/52 –  Finishing up the Team Wilpers Holiday Challenge + A New Year 

We ended a year and started a new one this week. I was kinda ready to start a new year, but also always a bit nostalgic to leave an old year behind (even one that was difficult for a very large chunk of the time). As always, Peloton is keeping me sane (and moving) with friends, and for that I am thankful.

This was the last week of the Team Wilpers Holiday Run Challenge, and I was excited to finish strong with a 2% increase in my 20-minute distance test. Just in time to kick off half marathon training next week.

Monday

• 10 Min Courage Meditation – Anna (3/2/21)
• 20 Min Morning Yoga Flow – Anna (12/18/25) — Personal Streak
• 20 Min Boxing Day Full Body Strength – Joslyn (12/25/25)
• 20 Min 80s Rock Walk – Susie (11/25/25)

I opted for a yoga flow and a little strength training in the morning. Later, I met up with #BCBabe Sherry during my lunch break for a quick 80s Rock Walk with Susie Chan. 

Tuesday

• 5 Min Morning Meditation – Anna (9/25/25)
• 5 Min Warm Up Ride – Bradley (9/22/25)
• 45 Min Progressive Push – Bradley (7/23/25)
• 5 Min Cool Down Ride – Bradley (9/10/24)
• 10 Min Focus Flow: For Riders – Denis (2/25/25) — Personal Streak

This morning, I met up with my Peloton friend Jamie (#theREALnessie) and my sister on the bike for a 45-minute progressive push ride. Jaime and I had talked about riding together for a while and we made it happen this morning. Turns out, we work out around the same time every morning, so it was easy to coordinate! I finished with a quick focus flow for riders. 

Wednesday

• 5 Min Warm Up Walk – Jon (5/1/24)
• Team Wilpers Holiday Run Challenge W6R1 | V02 Max Quarters
  • 30 Min At the Club: New Year’s Eve Run – Jon (12/30/25)
• Extra 10: Hike – Jon (11/2/25)
• 5 Min Post-Run Stretch – Jon (3/14/24)
• 15 Min Restorative – Ross (4/26/23) — Personal Streak

I took Wednesday off (because it was New Year’s Eve) and did my V02 Max Interval in the afternoon. It was pouring, and I really took advantage of the treadmill (at our HOA gym) this week. I am also trying to add in some hike classes because walking on an incline is good for you.

Thursday

• 10 Min New Year’s Day Meditation – Anna (12/31/25)
• 5 Min Warm Up Walk – Jon (6/23/25)
• Team Wilpers Holiday Run Challenge W6R2 | Threshold Over/Under
  • 30 Min HIIT Run – Jon (12/15/25)
• 5 Min Cool Down Walk – Adrian (10/6/25
• 5 Min Post-Run Stretch – JJ (11/28/25)
• 10 Min Focus Flow: Hips – Anna (3/20/21) — Personal Streak

I started the new year with sleeping in and Anna’s New Year’s Day meditation, which was lovely. In the afternoon, I completed the second but last threshold run for the Team Wilpers challenge.

Friday

• 10 Min Daily Meditation – Denis (12/28/25)
• 5 Min Warm Up Walk – Jon (8/4/25)
• 45 Min Thunder 45: Full Body Tread Bootcamp – Adrian (12/5/21) — Wellness Wisdom
• 5 Min Cool Down Walk – Rebecca (11/24/25)
• 10 Min Restorative Yoga – Denis (12/298/25) — Personal Streak

I started the day with meditation and then met up with the #BCBabes and Tanja for Thunder 45: Fully Body Tread Bootcamp. It was my first tread bootcamp, and I had to go over to our gym to use the tread (and five other people were working out today! Usually, nobody is there… but then it dawned on me that it’s January 2 and it’s all the people and their New Year’s resolutions. This won’t last. I was still able to snatch one of the two treads and do the bootcamp with my friends. 

I feel a bit funny using the Thunder 45 class for the “Wellness Wisdom” tracker (“try a new workout or class you normally don’t take”) because I don’t know how “wise” it was to do an Advanced Tread Bootcamp with Adrian (I AM SO SORE!), but hey, you gotta try something new sometimes. Haha.  

Saturday

• 10 Min Warm Up Walk (auf dem Elliptical) — JJ (12/22/25)
• 10 Min Arms & Shoulders Strength – Rebecca (12/22/25)
• Team Wilpers Holiday Run Challene W6R3 | 20-min Distance Test
  • 45 Min 90s Rock Run – Matt (9/26/25)
• 10 Min Cool Down Walk – Jon (9/1/25)
• 10 Min Britney Spears Full Body Stretch – Matty (6/22/25) — Artist Series Mania/Wellness Wisdom
• 10 Min Focus Flow: For Runners – Denis (12/26/25) — Personal Streak

As mentioned, I was so sore from Friday and really didn’t feel like moving, but I had to finish up the Team Wilpers Holiday Run Challenge today, and that means I had to do the 20-minute distance test on tired legs. Oof.

I procrastinated until the afternoon and then decided to just get it over with… only to find both treads taken at the gym. Damn it. I did a warm-up on the elliptical, hoping one of the two people on the treads would finish, but no. So I added an arms & shoulders workout and had to wait another 5 minutes until finally a tread became available. My legs were heavy and tired, but I got the distance test done and even accomplished a 2% increase from where I started. I’ll take it!! 

Sunday

• 5 Min Warm Up Ride – Hannah F (12/1/25) 
• 30 Min Power Zone Endurance Hip Hop Ride – Hannah F (12/6/25) — PZ-W1R1 
• 5 Min Lady Gaga Post-Ride Stretch – Bradley (3/26/25) — Artist Series Mania
• 20 Min Restorative Yoga – Aditi (2/12/21) — Serenity Sunday/Personal Streak
• 10 Min Breathing Meditation – Kirra (7/22/25) — Serenity Sunday

Tanja (#willspin4it) and I started the new Power Zone Challenge today, but it officially doesn’t kick off until tomorrow (so I’ll tell you more about it next week). My sister (also in Germany) was also able to join us. So happy we can ride together across the time zones! I also joined the Streakers for Serenity Sunday – yoga and meditation – in the afternoon.

Current Challenges + Trackers:

I finished up all four December trackers. Yay!

Streaker365 Focus Tracker: Stretching
Streaker365 Wrapping up with Festive Fitness
Streaker365 12 Days of 5ks
Streaker365 December Personal Streak (Daily Yoga)

Our Streakers365 admin team came up with new trackers for January, and I picked three. I am particularly excited that an Artist Series Tracker is back! It’s always so much fun to pick the artist classes! I will also continue with daily yoga for my personal streak tracker.

Streaker365 Artist Series Mania
Streaker365 Wellness Wisdom
Streaker365 January Personal Streak (Daily Yoga)

This week’s stats:

Running: 12 mi
Cycling: 26.4 mi
Walking: 17.77 mi
Bootcamp: 45 min
Strength: 30 min
Yoga/Pilates/Barre: 95 min
Warm up/Stretching: 85 min
Meditation: 50 min

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