Hello, hello! I hope everyone had a great week! Here’s my recap as usual of training for the Cape Town marathon, which is six weeks away!
Monday: Rest from running after the Big Half the day before (which was very fun, though a little warm!)
My sister Erin and I went to barre at Barrecore, which was great after the race the day before. Later in the day, we went to Kensington & Chelsea to wander around, ate lunch at Farm Girl, and then went to the Bizarre Birds exhibit at the Natural History Museum. We both love birds- especially bizarre ones! It was a neat exhibit; the Natural History Museum is beautiful, but can be very crowded with lots of kids, but fortunately the kids weren’t in the Bizarre Birds exhibit!
I worked for a bit of the rest of the day and then we had one last London dinner together, at F.KA. Black Axe Mangal (“Formerly Known As”) in Highbury & Islington.
Tuesday: I bid farewell to my sister as she caught a taxi to Heathrow to fly back to Chicago; I ran 8 solo miles before work. After lots of hosting, I was excited for a low-key week with dinners at home and a focus on R&R, before I head to the U.S. for work next week (split between NYC and Minneapolis.)
Wednesday: Big workout, all before work! Warm-up 2 miles, then 2×4 miles at goal marathon pace with 1 mile jog in between the sets, 12.5 miles total. Eeks! I had company with a few Mornington Chaser friends for the first set, but was on my own for the 2nd.
After work, I fit in a pilates reformer class at Heartcore.
Thursday: Run commute to Mayfair with Tina to meet up with the WMN Run group for their Thursday morning run through Hyde Park, followed by a jog to the office for 9.25 miles total, all easy peasy.
I had hoped to fit in another pilates class after work, but delays on the Northern line tube caused me to arrive too late to get into the class. Boo…
I did some Caroline Girvan core and upper body on my own instead at home.
Friday: Solo run commute with a heavy pack and then met up with my friend Nicole for a 5k through St. James/Green parks. 7.5 miles total.
Saturday: 18 mile long run with some Mornington Chasers.
Spent the rest of the day doing laundry and preparing to leave the next day!
I also fit in an appointment at “Face Gym”- basically a workout for your face muscles, meant to lift/sculpt, i.e. an alternative to Botox. It was unique! Not sure I would make it a regular thing, but I do think it made a difference.
Sunday: 6.6 mile run with Ruth and Dustin, last minute packing and then off to Heathrow to fly to NYC. Here’s hoping I’m able to squeeze in all my scheduled marathon training before work! Its been 2 years since I was back in the U.S. for work (I’ve been back for personal once); I have direct reports on my team in both NYC and Minneapolis so I’m looking forward to seeing them in person.
But always said to leave these pups behind! Dustin will take good care of them.
Summary: 62 miles of running, 1 pilates class, 1 other strength day, some core.
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