Tank / Sports Bra / Shorts / Shoes

Tank / Leggings / Shoes

Tank / Sports Bra / Shorts / Shoes / Headband

Pullover / Shorts / Shoes

Tank / Sports Bra / Shorts / Shoes

This week’s Workouts were a bit jumbled and unorganized.

In comparison to my usual routine, this week was quite messy. Because I was at my parents’ just north of the DFW metro area, I was without access to an OrangeTheory and their home gym set-up is quite different. Nonetheless I knew I couldn’t be lazy the entire time I was there so I made up my workouts as I went. The weather was nearly perfect every day which allowed me to workout outside every. single. day. YEAH! Here’s a look at my week:

Wednesday (May 11) – 3 mile run

After being cooped up on a plane the night before, I knew I needed to get a run in this morning. My parents’ neighborhood is almost entirely flat and their street is a 3/4 mile circle so I was able to get a few laps in around that and weaved my way in & out of some cul-de-sacs to hit the 3 mile marker. The fact I was able to wear shorts & a tank made the fairly humid run totally awesome and served as a subtle reminder why I should probably be a north Texas resident rather than a Nebraskan.

Thursday (May 12) – Yoga + Evening Walk

My mom & I had a very important coffee date to Jupiter House planned for 8am and not wanting to work up a major sweat that would require me to shower, I opted for a quick Tone It Up Yoga video to start my morning. As I was going through the moves, I realized this routine was exactly what I needed because I didn’t sleep the greatest and not having my own pillow does my neck no favors when I travel. At dusk, my dad & I went for a 30 minute walk and the temperature was absolutely perfect & as a major bonus–there are like NO mosquitoes out down there!

Friday (May 13) – 1.5 miles of Fartleks + 1.5 mile run

Anyone who saw my Snapchat from Friday morning about the ‘fartlicks,’ I sincerely apologize to!!! These were Cassidy’s brilliant idea and she’s not the best speller in the world…she said that is how to spell them, so I listened. Shame on me. This style of speed training is spelled FARTLEK. Oopsie daisy! 😉 Anyway, the basis of what we did was 100m sprint, 100m jog, 100m sprint, 100m walk and repeat over the course of 2400 meters or 1.5 miles. Doesn’t sound too bad? WRONG. It’s pretty tough horrible. Like almost want to throw up kind of horrible. Since she made me do those with her, I made her jog 1.5 miles with me afterwards which was basically the amount of time it took my heart to no longer feel like it was going to explode out of my chest.

Saturday (May 14) – 30 minute walk + Yoga

Knowing I would again be smashed into a small airplane seat for 2 hours in the afternoon, I went out again with my dad for a 30 minute walk in the wind/rain {such bizarre weather considering I laid out the entire day before!}. I followed that up with a quick yoga sequence and called it good. Totally feeling the soreness from Friday’s speed training in my shins & abs, so as bad as it felt, I knew I had gotten something out of it! 🙂

Sunday (May 15) – 1 hour walk

Ahhh, Sunday’s workout. I had planned to go for a 7 mile run since Kyle left at 3am to go hunting and I had no real plans for the day BUT due to an incident on my flight the day before, that run turned into an hour walk with Beckett instead. Long story short, a VERY rude woman nearly dropped her luggage on my head as she was putting it in the overhead bin all while stepping/falling into my right foot. Of course I was wearing sandals so I got her bulky tennis shoes right square into my right big toe/toe nail and proceeded to have it cracked right down the middle…blood all over my sandals & the floor. I wasn’t sure if I was going to burst into tears or throw up from the pain & the site of blood. Anyway, due to my mangled toe, I had it wrapped up and decided to play it safe and just walk. It was so gorgeous out Sunday morning, which made me feel a little better & Beck was thankful that he got to tag along.

Monday (May 16) – Intervals + Foam Rolling

Since I was a bit nervous about my toe, I decided to move my OTF class to tomorrow and stick with Intervals on our treadmill at home in case I struggled. Surprisingly after the first 2 minutes, my toe felt fine and I was able to jump into intervals. I did 30 minutes total alternating between a slow jog (5.5mph) for 1 minute and a run (8.5mph) for 30 seconds–all at a normal 1% incline. I meant to look at my distance total before I cleared the screen but of course I forgot. UGH. After I hopped off the treadmill, I spent 10 minutes rolling out my bottom half: quads, hamstrings, calves, IT band & butt. It felt sooo good!

Tuesday (May 17) – Orange Theory

A Power-focused class, this one really pushed me! In the 55 minutes I managed to burn 611 calories and gain 16 splat points which was great considering it was a 2 round setup. Our time on the treadmills focused on 2 separate blocks, 6.5 minutes for the first at 1% incline and various speeds & 7 minute for the second at 3% incline and higher speeds. I was pleasantly surprised at my ability to maintain the same speeds in both sets even with the added incline! Our weight floor blocks were heavy on ab work {which I was in need of} but by the end I wanted to pop the Bosu Ball out of exhaustion! The rowing sets combine quick row bursts of 30 & 45 seconds paired with squats to upright rows and squats to shoulder presses. The soreness began immediately! 🙂