Happy Sunday and welcome to the Weekly Wrap! I am super excited to be a host this week. Holly and Tricia are taking some time off from hosting duties this summer and I am beyond honored that they have trusted me to be a guest host this week. If you’ve never joined the Weekly Wrap, I strongly encourage you to give it a try! It’s an amazing way to discover new blogs and make new friends!
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Sooo…I just finished up week 3 of training for the Chicago Marathon. I had to move a few workouts around due to an unexpected rest day, but overall, it was a good week!
Monday 6/5
3.5 humid miles! It wasn’t really hot outside, but the humidity made it feel like I was running through soup. I also picked a route with more inclines/hills, so I’m sure that didn’t help. The only think I believed in during this run was that humidity sucks the life out of me!
I also saw this little guy munching away while I was waiting at the light to cross the street. He didn’t even notice me, lol.
Tuesday 6/6
Unexpected rest day. I had an allergist appointment after work to get tested for food allergies (more on that later).
Wednesday 6/7
It was Global Running Day! I decided to celebrate with a 2 mile run before my boot camp class that evening.
Thursday 6/8
Just another #TempoThursday! 4.5 miles (1.5 mile tempo) – I needed some really good music to get through the 2nd half of the run!
Friday 6/9
My body just felt tight and sore so I decided to do a quick 30 minute recovery yoga routine. Fridays are usually my rest days, but I was hoping that this would help with my long run the following day.
Saturday 6/10
10 mile long run. First double-digit run of this training cycle.
Sunday 6/11
Double workout day! Body Works Class + Spinning. Legs felt good after yesterday’s run, so I decided to take both classes. The body works class is very similar to a HIIT workout. I got in 50 minutes of that class, but only 30 minutes of spinning because the AC wasn’t working in the room. Of course the AC wouldn’t be working on the hottest day of the year!
Total Weekly Miles – 20
Total Training Cycle Miles – 48.5
Grade – A+
Even though I had to juggle a few things around this week, I still got in all my workouts so it was a great week.
I had an allergist appointment on Tuesday, which meant that I had to stop taking my allergy medicine three days prior to the appointment. That made me pretty miserable on Monday/Tuesday. Then at my appointment I was tested for allergies for 30 different foods. Testing requires them to prick your arm for each food, which means I had 15 pricks on each arm.
Just to give you an idea of what it looks like
They basically look for a significant reaction to see which foods you should try to stay away from. Thankfully out of the 30 foods, I only had “reactions” to almonds and white potatoes. No biggie as I don’t really eat those foods often anyway! I was really itchy and a little tired after the appointment so I took a rest day, but this meant that I needed to move my 2 mile run (to Wednesday) and strength training class (to Sunday).
My 10 mile run went well overall. I tried Tailwind (thanks Wendy!) and it was pretty good! I was supposed to do 7 1-minute hill repeats during the run but only managed to do 4. The hill I was running was directly in the sunlight and I felt dizzy after the 3rd repeat so decided to only do one more. I decided that I’m going to get out earlier for my long runs because it was already pretty warm at 7:30am!
Lastly, earlier this week I found out that I will be a Women’s Health Action Hero for 2017-2018! Here’s a list of the action heroes from 2016. I’m glad to know I’m in good company!
Did you have a good week? Try any new workouts? Are you training for any Fall races?
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Great week 🙂 I feel ya on the humidity…life sucking is it lol
I can not imagine spinning in no A/C woooo!
I am supposed to go for allergy testing and i have been putting it off. Looks uncomfortable!
Congrats on the action hero kudos 🙂
Yeah the spinning class was a no-go for me today. I suffered through 30 minutes but it was just to hot to do the full hour!
The allergy testing was a little uncomfortable, but I’m glad to have answers now!
I’ve got to get back on the yoga! I miss it. 7 hill repeats sounds really tough. Looks like a solid week for you
Thanks so much! It was a pretty solid week and I was happy with all the workouts.
Congrats on being selected as an Action Hero! I do eat almonds, but there’s enough alternatives to avoid them without too much trouble. Your training was still solid with that unplanned rest day.
Thanks for hosting Weekly Wrap!
Thanks so much – I was really excited to get the news! Happy to guest host the Weekly Wrap this week and thanks for linking up!
Congrats on being selected!! Yay for another week of training!
Thanks so much! Congrats on your half marathon this weekend!
What a successful week of training! I’ve never had an allergy test before, but I’ll have to get a TB test before I return to college in the Fall. Thank you for being our guest host for the Weekly Wrap!
Thrilled to be the guest host this week for Weekly Wrap – thanks!
I added another half marathon to my summer (Chicago…July 16), which won’t really require any additional training,but certainly a bit of “maintenance” following the recovery from my marathon. Congrats on the Women’s Health Action Hero! I’ve done the allergy testing before, just not for food (sinus and environmental). Those pricks were done on my back (so I couldn’t watch the action LOL
Is that the Rock n Roll Chicago race? I have done that race the past 2 years but am not doing it this year. The course is fun and lots of crowd support! I’ve also done the environmental allergy testing – I’m allergic to everything on Earth, lol.
Great week! Humidity is a soul-sucker for sure – I’m bracing myself for a dose of it here this week! Congrats on being selected as an Action Hero!
I really don’t know what’s worse – heat or humidity. I just hare both so much, lol. Thanks so much for the congrats – I’m excited!
I’m glad you liked the Tailwind! I used it today exclusively for my 10 mile run. I didn’t eat before my run, just took 12 ounces of Tailwind and then sipped through my whole run. It was a great run and I love the stuff!
That’s what I did yesterday! I mixed half of the packet with water to drink before my run, and then sipped on it throughout the run. I ran out of it around mile 8 so I probably need to upgrade to my larger handheld water bottle.
Interesting about the food allergy testing! I’ve been thinking I should do that but was worried it would be expensive. I cant believe the AC was broken for your spin class! Yikes!
It was definitely interesting and it was nice to finally have some answers. Yeah, that was NOT an enjoyable spinning class today, lol
How awful that the gym AC wasn’t working. That happened at a gym where I train a few clients and teach a boot camp. It was miserable and I had to take a couple of workout outside and cancel one.
I’m glad that your allergy tests came back pretty good. I hope that didn’t leave you hanging for answers though…
For some reason it just seems to be affecting the spinning room as the rest of the gym had AC – it was very strange!
I still have a few questions with an allergy test that I had a few weeks ago that said I have an intolerance to gluten, which I don’t really believe!
Great job on week three of training for Chicago!! I love yoga and need to get that video you have! My son has allergies and had to have his needle pricks for testing on his back :(. I hope you have another great week of training!
Thanks so much Katie! I still don’t love Yoga, but I know it’s good for me so I keep trying to make it a priority.
I can’t believe how humid it got so soon in the season! My nephew had that allergy test done but they pricked his back instead of his arm. That does not sound like fun!
It did get hot and humid rather quickly! For the allergy test I wish they had pricked my back so I didn’t have to see everything!
Great job, and interesting to hear about your food allergies, how random- almonds and white potatoes…!
Congratulations on your nomination to be a Women’s Health Action Hero! Looks like a fantastic group of people you are joining. What a great opportunity!
So random right?! I was very surprised by that. Thanks so much – I’m looking forward to working with Women’s Health!
Great week! I haven’t thought too much about fall races I do have a September half I need to think about soon! The weather is really starting to warm up here and we finally have had a few “HOT” days in a row! I only wish we had a pool to use daily 🙂
We are expecting 90+ degree days from today through Wednesday – ugh!
I don’t race much in the summer because I’m not a fan of heat or humidity.
I love almonds & definitely potatoes! That would definitely be a problem for me. Glad it’s not for me.
It was a very good week. 🙂 I’ll start training for the Wineglass half in a few weeks.
Same here – Fall is my racing season of choice! I’ve heard nothing but good things about Wineglass so I’m sure you will enjoy that race!
Great job on your workouts! That’s good that you only had two reactions out of the 30 foods. I’m glad I don’t have any allergies that I know of. Congrats on being a Women’s Health Action Hero for 2017-2018! That’s awesome!
Thanks Sherry! I’m really excited about the WH action Hero role. Not sure what it all entails just yet, but I’m sure it will be great!
I started dripping sweat just thinking about no A/C in a spin class! I already look like I took a shower when there is A/C at full blast. Wow!
Exactly! I sweat like a pig with AC on so I was just miserable yesterday – 30 minutes was all I could handle!
Congratulations on being the Guest Host the the Weekly Wrap!! I have been off the radar lately – but I will join you next week on the link-up! Also congrats for your Women’s Health Action Hero nomination! 🙂
Thanks! Looking forward to you joining the weekly wrap next week 🙂
Congratulations on being an Action Hero! I think you’re perfect for the job! I find it interesting that they did your allergy testing on your arms. When I had it done a few years back they did it on my back. And I was sensitive to some of my favorite foods, including avocado! To be honest, I have ignored it and continued to enjoy my guacamole, avocado toast, etc.!
Thanks so much Debbie – you’re too kind! A lot of people have mentioned that they had the allergy testing on their back so now I’m also wondering why it was done on my arms, lol.
Sounds like a solid week of training! I just finished up week one of Chicago Marathon training. Congrats on being named an Action Hero!
Thanks so much Jen! That’s awesome that you are training for Chicago!!
This is not the time of year for gym ACs to be broken! The yoga studio where I go gets insanely hot and they don’t even have to turn the heat on anymore… to me every class *feels* like hot yoga. But typically if someone is going to the gym to run or work out in the summer, they want it cool and are avoiding the heat outside. It looks like you had a good week of training despite the allergy tests and other stuff going on.
Exactly! And we’re right in the middle of a heat wave right now, so it’s no fun at all!
Thankfully I’m not in training mode for any of my fall races yet. Not even sure what they’ll be exactly. So my “long run” on Saturday was 5 miles. Some people kept going for more, but it was soup-y here too, so I was glad to be done! I went for a bike ride later in the day. I seem to be able to tolerate higher temps on the bike versus running. Maybe because I make my own wind?
Thanks for hosting!
That’s awesome that you were able to get in a bike ride and a run on the same day!
Allergy Test sound stressful!! I’m glad it all went well for you!
Stay cool!! it’s going to be another warm week!! Thank you for hosting!
Thanks Ana!
I have yet to sign up for any fall races, but I’ll probably do a half in September. I moved a few months ago and Montana doesn’t really have humidity like the Midwest, so when we went back to Columbus for a wedding I was shocked by the stickiness. Ha! I blocked it out so quickly. That allergy test is intriguing. I feel like certain foods bug me, might be good to get it checked out!
Have a great week! 🙂
That’s awesome that you are considering a half in September. I think that September and October are my favorite months for races. Hope you have a great week as well!
The sudden spike in humidity is really making it difficult to run fast anymore. I’m not looking forward to this afternoon’s run, when it’ll be in the 90s and there will be high humidity. These tough runs will hopefully pay off on race day though.
Definitely agree! I have my fingers crossed that it will be a mild summer, hopefully I get my wish!
While humidity is a killer, it’s the sun that sucks the life out of me. Bet we’ll have lots of both this summer–the joys of summer training! Congrats on the WH honor!
Ugh – I don’t know why I continue to sign up for Fall races knowing that means I have to train in the summer, lol!
Congrats and thanks for being the guest host this week. I participate in the linkup most weeks so I’ll definitely subscribe to your blog so I can stay tuned in on what you’re doing too.
Thanks for linking up for the weekly wrap!
The allergy test doesn’t sound fun at all. Yikes! But glad the results came back promising! Great week, lady!
It wasn’t my most favorite thing in the world, lol!
I wrapped up my last week of rest, and did strength training yesterday. I do have my fall race set, but I won’t start training for a couple months. More time to focus on strength.
I love strength training too. I notice that my body responds better to a mix of running and strength training.
15 pricks?!?! OUCH!!! Even if they don’t dig the needles in deep, that allergy test would still drive me nuts. Needles give me the heeby-geebies (not sure how to spell that?). I hope the testing brings some allergy relief for you!
Keep up your great training, too. Way to be flexible because life happens! Run strong and keep wearing those stripey compression socks. Love them!
I don’t mind needles but the pricks got annoying after a while! Thanks! I’m trying to be flexible when needed but still hit all my workouts.
Congrats on a great week and the Women’s health action hero sounds sweet! Welcome the the weekly wrap hostess role-it is a ton of run! Enjoy it!
Thanks so much Mary Beth! I’m excited to be a WH Action Hero!
I’m loving gust hosting this week!
Dang girl, a 10 mile run, boot camp AND Spin??? You are killing it!
I’ve never had to be tested for allergies before …glad yours only showed two that aren’t deal breakers 🙂
And seriously, that is the fattest squirrel I’ve ever seen!! Thanks for hosting Kim …great job!
Yeah for some reason my legs didn’t feel fatigued this weekend, so I figured I should take advantage, lol
I agree! That squirrel was fat and happy and I loved it so I had to take a photo, lol.
Thanks so much for linking up! I have really enjoyed guest hosting this week!
Sounds like a good week! Way to get in your workouts even as things came up. I’m not a fan of humidity either. I remember sweating buckets when I lived in NJ. Not training for anything at the moment as my next schedule race is RNRSJ in October, then CIM in December (yep that will be my 2nd full marathon ever)!
I’ve noticed that you don’t get as much humidity out on the West Coast – it might be time for me to move, lol.
I’ve heard good things about CIM so I’m sure you’ll love it!!
Great week of workouts, especially with the humidity.
I’m another Tailwind drinker! But I only just thought about drinking it before my run after reading Wendy’s post last week! I tried it before my long run on Sunday and took some in a bottle for my run. It worked really well, so think I will do that again when I don’t have time to eat anything before I run.
Thanks so much Nicola! This week we’re dealing with 90+ degree weather until Wednesday, sigh, lol.
I really enjoyed my Tailwind and I’ll try it again this weekend for my 11 miler. Wendy was kind enough to send me one of each flavor to try! #RunnersMakeTheBestFriends!
Awesome work Kim. Glad your allergy tests didn’t show anything crazy!
Thanks Steff! I was also glad it wasn’t anything too crazy.
Oh gosh. White potatoes would be my downfall! I’m glad your food allergies weren’t to anything you really loved.
I have a few summer races coming up – things start to slow down around here because of the high temps and humidity, so we are looking at mostly 5Ks.
You had a great week! Keep it up!
Luckily I can still eat sweet potatoes, so that’s why I wasn’t really sad, lol.
Sounds like a solid week, Kim. Nice job. Sending huma tomorrow! I PROMISE!!!!!
Thanks so much Rachel!!
You had a great week! Needing the rest day on Tuesday made it so you didn’t miss out on running on Global Running Day. LOL!
That’s so true!!
I can’t imagine starting marathon training in this heat and humidity! Good for you!
It hasn’t been too bad so far (knock on wood), just a few days where I was like whoa!
Glad to hear that most of the foods came back negative. We need to go get my older son retested – he hasn’t had a reaction in years and isn’t good about carrying an epi pen with him.
I’ll be training for MCM soon, but I’m barely recovered from last week and the heat is killer here right now. So, i’m taking it easy for the moment.
So smart to take it easy before you start training for MCM!
I love Tailwind- it’s my new favorite drink! It keeps me hydrated and energized all day. I’m allergic to pollen, but thankfully no foods! Sounds like training is going well for you- hope we get to meet up in Chicago! It’ll be my first marathon 🙂
I was very happy with my first experience with Tailwind. I can’t wait to try it out again this weekend. I have tons of environmental allergies – trees, ragweed, pollen, etc – but my allergy medicine helps with that.
We will definitely meet up in Chicago!
Amazing job nailing all your workouts this week.
Hope your allergist can get everything figured out for you.
Thanks Abby!
Good job shuffling your week to get your workouts in (ugh on the allergy testing – I’ve been there). Humidity is awful, isn’t it? I’ve also been known to do a quick yoga routine on a rest day just to loosen things up. Yoga is amazing like that!
Thanks Christine! Humidity is definitely the pits!
Awesome week! We’ve had that same heat and humidity down in GA for a few weeks now….it is so miserable. Remind me again why we are training for a marathon over the summer? Lol.
LOL, I ask myself that question every week!
Oooh, I really need to check out that Yoga for Runners DVD! So far I haven’t done much yoga but I would like to do some. Especially if it’s going to help me recover from, or become better with, my other fitness activities. What do you think of it, is it a good one to use?
I like having the Yoga DVD because I’m still not comfortable enough to do yoga in a class setting just yet!
Humidity is the worst. I like to say my lungs don’t like the solid air. Looks like you had a great week!
I need to get that Can’t Stop Won’t Stop shirt. Did you get it from Old Navy?
Yup! That shirt is from Old Navy. Most of my activewear is from there lol
First of all, THANK YOU for guest hosting. I see we had a good crowd this week! Congrats on the first double digit run of this training cycle. It’s always nice to get that out of the way. Wendy got me hooked on Tailwind as well. I love the orange and lemon flavors (but not berry). Humidity…blech, yuck, ugh. Right there with you!
It was my pleasure! It was great to guest host this week and get introduced to new blogs!