A Week In The Life - Thursday

This morning I started off by heading down to the basement to get some strength training in. My workout included the following exercises:

• Crunches
• Single leg dead lifts
• Incline dumbbell bench press
• Lat pull down
• Leg curls
• Leg extensions

After finishing up, I put on my running shoes and hoped in the truck to head to work. On Thursdays I normally run over lunch with my friend and coworker, Megan, but she is on vacation this week so I was on my own. Due to the forecast temperatures I thought it would be best to get my 4 mile run in prior to starting work. As you can imagine, with the amount of running I do it can get boring always running the same routes from my house. So it is nice to run somewhere else a couple of times during the week.

It was already in the mid 80s when I started my run at 5:45 so I made sure to take it easy. There was actually a nice breeze that almost made the heat and humidity tolerable. My pace wasn't outstanding, but it was the first run since my last race that I actually felt comfortable and good afterward.

All finished and ready for a day at work

I'm very lucky to work at a place that takes employee health and safety very seriously. I don't take advantage of the resources that we are provided nearly as much as I should, but it is nice to be able to get a workout in at work and have a locker room to shower in afterward. 

My meals and snacks for the day included the following:

• Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs, banana and chocolate milk
• Lunch: Taco salad and peach cup
• Snack: 2 graham crackers
• Supper: mac and cheese, venison ring bologna, fresh green beans, and 1/2 apple

After work I had some time to play with the girls before our last night of swim lessons. After swim lessons, baths, supper and getting the girls to bed both Erin and I headed down to the basement for the last workout of the day. I had to get 15 miles in on the bike and Erin ran on the treadmill. We don't often get a chance to workout together, so it is a lot of fun when we do. Tonight we enjoyed watching the movie "Manchester By The Sea" as we sweated side by side.

A picture of Erin running, because she is much nicer
to look at then me :)

Tomorrow is my recovery day. I have come to learn that taking time to recover is an important part of training. The relaxation starts now.