2026 | Weekly Run Down 5/52 –  Athletic Protest

I had a good workout week. It was a bit of a pullback week for my half marathon training; just some solid endurance runs and a shorter long run on the weekend – which I made a little extra fun this week. See below! The Power Zone Challenge also focused on endurance this week with a bit of speed training as a finisher. It was a good balance.

I finished the Pump Up The Volume 1 (PUTV1) program this week, which consisted of four weeks of three 20-minute strength sessions each week. Going forward, I’ll focus more on runner specific strength training to compliment my half marathon training.

Monday

• 10 Min Daily Meditation – Anna (1/4/26)
• 15 Min The Weeknd Full Body Stretch – Jess S (8/26/20) — Wellness Wisdom
• 5 Min Warm Up Walk – Rebecca (4/18/24)
• Team Wilpers Half Marathon Training W4R1 | Endurance Run
  • 30 Min 80s Run – Jon (1/10/26)
  • 15 Min Rock Run – Andy (10/29/24)
• 5 Min Cool Down Walk – Matt (7/21/25)
• 5 Min Post-Run Stretch – Jon (12/10/25)
• 10 Min Savasana – Kristin (10/26/22) — Personal Streak

I started my morning with a nice, long full-body stretch. I had Jess’ The Weeknd Stretch bookmarked for a while. Then, I hopped on the treadmill for a 45-minute endurance run. I tried out Peloton’s new “Auto-Play” feature for stacked workouts, and it worked really well. No fumbling with your phone between stacked classes anymore. The only complaint I have is that you have to “endure” the full cooldown part of the class, a transition countdown (only a few seconds), and the intro to the new class. 

Tuesday

• 30 Min Power Zone Endurance Ride – Denis (12/22/5) — PZ-W4R1
• 10 Min Focus Flow: Hips – Denis (1/21/25) — Personal Streak
• 20 Min Lower Body Strength: Week 4, Day 1  JJ (10/10/22) — PUTV1
• 5 Min Lower Body Stretch – Andy (5/27/25)

I almost overslept this morning, but made it right on time to meet up with my Peloton friend Jaime for a 30 Min Power Zone Endurance Ride. I followed that up with a focus flow for hips, as per Denis’ recommendation, and then completed the first workout of week 4 from the Pump Up the Volume 1 program. I enjoy some lower body work (give me Romanian deadlifts and SLRDLs).

Wednesday

• 10 Min Daily Meditation – Anna (12/14/25)
• 5 Min Warm Up Walk – Joslyn (9/30/24)
• Team Wilpers Half Marathon Training W4R2 | Endurance Run + Strides
  • 45 Min Classic Rock Run – Matt (1/15/26)
• 5 Min Cool Down Walk – JJ (8/14/23)
• 5 Min Post-Run Stretch – Jon (12/10/25)
• 10 Min Evening Yoga Flow – Mariana (9/10/24) — Personal Streak 

I had an easy peasy endurance run (with two 5-minute blocks of strides sprinkled in) for breakfast. Matt’s Classic Rock Run was entertaining. He coached some „hills“ (which I didn’t do, obviously, because I was following my training run format), but I loved how he said, “When most people complain about hills during the next race, that won’t be YOU because you’ll come prepared and hills will be your edge“. I loved that mindset shift! I mean, it’s true, if you do hill training, they become less scary. (And yes, I will do more hill training, just another time.)

Thursday

• 10 Min Gratitude Meditation – Denis (1/20/26)
• 20 Min Upper Body Strength: Week 4, Day 2 – JJ (10/10/22) — PUTV1
• 5 Min Warm Up Walk – Mariana (8/21/24)
• Team Wilpers Half Marathon Training W4R3 | Endurance Run
  • 45 Min Endurance Run – Alex K (12/11/25) — PZ-W4AR
• 5 Min Cool Down Walk – Mariana (3/31/25)
• 5 Min Post-Run Stretch – Mariana (4/2/25)
• 10 Min Savasana – Kristin (10/26/22) — Personal Streak

This morning was straightforward: 20 minutes of upper body strength work, followed by a 45-minute endurance run. Bada bing, bada boom. 

Friday

• 10 Min Holding Space Meditation – Marian (1/27/26)
• 5 Min Warm Up Ride – Matt (12/20/22)
• 30 Min Power Zone Endurance Ride – Matt (3/11/25) — PZ-W4R2
• 5 Min Cool Down Ride – Matt (4/17/24)
• 10 Min Restorative – Kristin (3/19/24)

I participated in the National Shutdown today and did not leave the house. No School. No Work. No Shopping. I was also going on strike from exercising, too, but changed my mind in the afternoon and hopped on the Power Zone Endurance Ride that I had originally scheduled for the morning. I am glad I got it done because I didn’t want to double-up workouts again on Saturday. I also felt surprisingly good and stayed at a high cadence (avg 97) throughout the ride (which is even more surprising for a high cadence-loving girl like me). 

Saturday

• 5 Pre-Run Warm Up – Matt (5/14/25)
• Team Wilpers Half Marathon Training W4R4 | Long Run (7 mi)
  • 60 min 80s Run – Susie (7/13/23)
• 5 Min Cool Down Run – Selena (11/3/25)
• 10 Min Focus Flow: For Runners – Denis (12/26/25)

I ran errands in the morning and then headed out for my weekly long run in the afternoon. I got some inspiration on Strava and decided to do a little bit of my own protesting today. Do you like it? ;)

Sunday

• 5 Warm Up Ride – Bradley (1/5/26)
• 45 Min Pro Cyclist: Speed Training – Christian (6/1/24) — PZ-W4R3
• 10 Min Core Strength – Robin (4/29/25) — Focus Tracker: Core
• 20 Min Full Body Strength: Week 4, Day 3 – JJ (10/10/22) — PUTV1
• 15 Min Full Body Stretch – Rebecca (10/2/25)
• 20 Min Restorative – Kirra (12/17/24) — The Streak
• 10 Min Calming Meditation – Chelsea (2/13/23)

I met up with Tanja (#willspin4it) and my sister (#nidigreto) on the Peloton in the morning for some speed training – quick intervals in Zones 2 + 3 and two quick pushes into Zone 7 at the end of each interval block, just for the heck of it. It was a fun class structure and made for a pretty graph!

I joined Lindsay for the strength milestone (1650) in Robin’s core class, then completed the Pump Up The Volume 1 program and finished with a full body stretch. I also participated in Serenity Sunday – yoga and meditation – in the afternoon.

Current Challenges + Trackers:

I did great on my January trackers. I “only” chose three, but were able to complete them all. The Artist Series Mania Tracker was a lot of fun.

Pump Up The Volume 1 Program – PUTV1
Streaker365 Serenity Sunday – Yoga and Meditation
Streaker365 Artist Series Mania
Streaker365 Wellness Wisdom
Streaker365 January Personal Streak (Daily Yoga)

I cannot believe we’re already starting a new month, and this means new trackers for February. I picked the “My Favs” Tracker (classes with favorite instructors or modalities), the Wellness Tracker, the Focus Tracker (Core) and The Streak (which as you all know will be daily yoga). I’ll share the graphics next week.

Streaker365 My Favs Tracker
Streaker365 For the Love of Self-Care Wellness Tracker
Streaker365 Focus Tracker: Core
Streaker365 February The Streak (Daily Yoga)

This week’s stats:

Running: 21.1 mi
Cycling: 36.4 mi
Walking: 14.97 mi
Strength: 70 min
Yoga/Pilates/Barre: 80 min
Warm up/Stretching: 105 min
Meditation: 50 min

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