2: 2026 | Weekly Run Down 43/52 and 44/52 – Knocked out

November 2, 2026

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You’re getting a “two for the price of one” deal today, as I have to catch up on two weeks of workouts. I didn’t get around to post my Weekly Run Down last week. I had had a pretty good week of running (week 12 of my marathon training plan) which ended with a fantastic 18 mile run on Saturday (before last) before everything went downhill. Luckily, I also completed the “Chasing the Crown” Power Zone Challenge with my Streakers team #RoyalStreakers. I amglad it was only 5 weeks because I would have had to drop out for a week 6.

Jon and I decided to get our flu/Covid vaccine in the afternoon (luckily AFTER I had completed my long run) and as I mentioned in a previous post, I was talked into getting up to date with a total of six vaccines that day. I was assured that it was totally fine to get them all at the same time, and I believed them (mainly because I have never had any issues with side effects in the past). Well, the six vaccines – and most likely mostly the Shingles vaccine – knocked me out for three days and I had lingering fatigue and arm pain for three more. Needless to say, my routine was completely thrown off.

Monday

20 Min Evening Yoga Flow – Anna (2/10/23) — The Streak

I took a spontaneous rest day. Yes, those days happen.

Tuesday

10 Min Morning Meditation – Chelsea (10/8/26) — Trick or Treat
5 Min Pre-Run Warm Up – Matt (5/14/25)
Team Wilpers Intermediate Marathon Training W12R1 | Hill Interval Run
- 30 Min HIIT Run – Susie (5/26/26) — PZ Challenge
- 30 Min Intervals Run – Becs (10/15/26)
- 20 Min Hills Run – Joslyn (10/19/26)
10 Min Focus Flow: For Hips – Zacharias (10/13/26) — The Streak

I started my morning with #espomama’s Morning Meditation with Chelsea for the Trick or Treat tracker. Then I went over to the gym for an 8-mile Hill Intervals Run on the tread. Getting up was hard, but my run felt surprisingly good and I just love the feeling of accomplishment before I even start my day!

Wednesday

5 Min Pre-Run Warm Up – Matt (5/14/25)
Team Wilpers Intermediate Marathon Training W12R3 | Easy Run
- 30 Min Endurance Run – Alex K (7/23/25) — Trick or Treat
- Extra 10: Endurance Run – Andy (10/12/25)
20 Min Lower Body Strength: W2D1 – JJ (12/4/23) — PUTV10
5 Min Full Body Stretch – JJ (9/3/26) — Focus Tracker/No Tricks, All Treats
10 Min Savasana – Denis (5/20/22) — The Streak

I had 4 miles on my training schedule today and got to the gym at 5:30 a.m. It was still pitch-black outside, and I saw lightning in the distance. We’re expecting the first rain this week. I chose a run with Alex K on #boymoml4lifex2’s workout history for the Trick or Treat tracker, and I also had enough time to complete Week 2, Day 1 of the Pump Up the Volume 10 program this morning.

Thursday

5 Min Pre-Run Warm Up – Matt (5/14/25)
Team Wilpers Intermediate Marathon Training W12R2 | Tempo Run
- 30 Min Progression Run – Becs (3/3/26) — PZ-Challenge
- 45 Min Tempo Run – Matt (1/24/24) — Trick or Treat
- 5 Min Cool Down Run – Jon (8/24/26)
10 Min Savasana – Denis (5/20/22) — The Streak

It rained this morning! One more reason to be thankful for the access to a tread! I had a tempo run on my training plan (5 miles @ marathon pace) and while I felt excited about it last night, I did not feel particularly excited about it this morning at 5:30 a.m. But what do they say? Discipline > motivation. I got it done.

I picked a tempo run from my own workout history for the Trick or Treat tracker.

Friday

15 Min Evening Yoga Flow – Chelsea (9/23/24) — The Streak

Saturday

5 Min Pre-Run Warm Up – Matt (5/14/25)
Team Wilpers Intermediate Marathon Training W11R4 | Long Run
- 60 Min Endurance Run – Susie (11/8/25) — PZ-Challenge
- 60 Min Outdoor Run Club – Mariana (3/14/26)
- 60 Min Country Run – Matt (6/20/24)
10 Min Morning Yoga Flow – Chelsea (8/2/23) — Trick or Treat

We had rain for a couple of days, but today greeted me with sunshine and a comfortable temperature for running! I got my 18-mile long run done outside, and in shorts! :) It was a bit of a gritty run and my Garmin died at mile 15 (because I had forgotten to charge it), but I know that I hit the 18 miles because I had about three more miles left to get home. If you’re a runner, do you know your loops? I have a different route that I run for different distances and it delivers me always right back to my doorstep.

As a stretch alternative, I picked a 10 Min Morning Yoga Flow from #KRene727’s workout list for the Trick or Treat tracker.

Sunday

30 Min Restorative – Kirra (7/15/22) — The Streak

I was supposed to work out with Tanja this morning, but I had to cancel. I slept terribly (as in, not at all, staring at the clock all night, which is VERY unusual for me) and I was completely wiped out by Sunday morning. I stayed in bed most of the day. I did not expect this response from my body to the vaccines. I rarely ever have any symptoms after vaccinations, but something knocked me out.

This week’s stats:

Running: 38.8 mi
Walking: 8.8 mi
Strength: 20 min
Yoga/Pilates/Barre: 105 min
Warm up/Stretching: 20 min
Meditation: 10 min

Week 44/52

This week did NOT go as planned. I had high hopes of continuing my training plan and running 20 miles on Saturday, but that was not in the cards after the vaccine knock-out. I was still feeling awful on Monday and ended up taking two days off work because I couldn’t function. I didn’t eat for almost 48 hours and slept/dozed for the better part of three days because I felt like absolute garbage.

My Garmin watch picked up on it all. Even though I didn’t leave the bed/couch on Sunday or Monday, you can see that my stress level was high (and my sleep score was in the dumps!)