Weekly Run Down: Hello June

Happy Sunday. I hope that everyone had a great week. Although it was a 4-day work week, it felt super long to me. Anyone else feel that way?

Monday, May 30

Pop Punk Run 5/3/22 – Jeffrey (30 minutes)
Orangetheory Fitness (60 minutes)
Core Strength 5/14/22 – Callie (5 minutes)
Bollywood Pilates 5/27/22 – Aditi (20 minutes)

Since it was Memorial Day, I had the day off work and was able to take a late morning OTF class. It was a very spicy workout and I was dripped in sweat by the end. I was kind of sad to see that less than 200 people had taken Jeffrey’s run 🙁 Because the classes are in German, I think that’s a huge barrier for a lot of people but I find that the German instructors have some of the BEST playlists and this run was no exception. I don’t listen to it often but I’m a fan of Bollywood music so the pilates class was fun.

Tuesday, May 31

Pre-Run Warm Up 3/12/21 – Matty (5 minutes)
Rock Run 4/17/22 – Becs (45 minutes)
Fleetwood Mac Upper Body Strength 5/13/22 – (30 minutes)
Bodyweight Strength 5/13/22 – Jess (10 minutes)
Bollywood Slow Flow Yoga 5/10/22 – Aditi (30 minutes)

The Fleetwood Mac strength class was pretty decent. Love their songs, but some were a little too slow for lifting. I enjoyed the run with Becs. My knee still isn’t 100% but I noticed that if I stick to 4:1 or 5:1 run/walk intervals it feels good. Surprisingly, I ended up getting my badge for the NYRR Virtual Global Running Day 5K. For some reason I thought you could only earn the badge on Global running Day, so this was a nice surprise.

Wednesday, June 1

Rock Run 4/16/22 – Tobias (30 minutes)
Orangetheory Fitness (60 minutes)
API Heritage Ride 5/10/22 – Sam (30 minutes)
K-Pop Yoga Flow 5/18/22 – Mariana (20 minutes)

Happy Global Running Day! Started off my day with a 30 min run and then got in some additional miles during my OTF class. The AC unit in the studio isn’t working at full capacity so it was a little warm in the studio which made the workout feel 10x harder.

Today also kicks off Robin’s #3for31 challenge. I’ll be committing to running/walking/jogging 3 miles a day until July 1st.

Thursday, June 2

EDM Run 5/10/22 – Jess (20 minutes)
K-Pop Ride 5/12/22 – Ally (20 minutes)
Bollywood Ride 5/12/22 – Ally (20 minutes)
Orangetheory Fitness (60 minutes)
Morning Meditation 3/15/22 – Anna (10 minutes)

EDM music is not my favorite, but I enjoyed the class with Jess. This was the first OTF class I’ve taken that had built-in power walking sections on the treadmill. Of course, it was at a horrendous incline so it wasn’t easier, just different and nice change of pace. We also had the opportunity to lift heavier during the strength block which was nice. I enjoy doing lower reps at a higher weight.

Friday, June 3

2010’s Walk 5/15/22 – Joslyn (20 minutes)
Dear Evan Hansen Walk 5/20/22 – Jess K (20 minutes)
Cool Down Walk 5/19/22 – Marcel M (5 minutes)
Dear Evan Hansen Ride 5/22/22 – Christine (30 minutes)
Bhangra Ride 5/22/22 – Kendall (15 minutes)
Core Strength 6/1/22 – Logan (10 minutes)
Dear Evan Hansen Yoga Flow 5/20/22 – Ross (30 minutes)

Needed a day off from running so these walking classes were perfect and still allowed me to hit my 3 mile daily goal for the #3for31 challenge. I really enjoyed the Evan Hansen classes. I’ve heard nothing but good things about the play, but still didn’t really know too much about it (the plot, etc). The instructors did a great job of telling some of the story and it really made me want to go see the play. Kendall’s Bhangra ride was great too – this style of music is really upbeat.

Saturday, June 4

API Heritage Live DJ Ride 5/26/22 – Emma (30 minutes)
Warm Up Run 10/23/21 – Jon (5 minutes)
Saturday60: Advanced Full Body 6/4/22 – Jess (60 minutes)
Full Body Stretch 6/1/22 – Logan (10 minutes)

As always, Jess must have had her Wheaties before class because this one was insane. It was advanced and she definitely programmed it as such, lol.

Sunday, June 5

Low Impact Ride 5/16/22 – Emma (30 minutes)
Warm Up Run 5/26/22 – Joslyn (5 minutes)
Hip Hop Run 6/5/22 – Jess (60 minutes)
Post-Run Stretch 6/2/22 – Jess (10 minutes)
House Yoga Flow 5/26/22 – Nico (20 minutes)

I used the low impact ride as a warm up for my legs and kept the resistance pretty low. When I first saw the 60 minute class on the schedule I thought it was an error since Jess teaches the Saturday60. Turns out it was correct as she was filling in for another instructor. Jess hasn’t taught a 60 minute run since 2019 so I knew it would be good. I treated it more as a walk/run since my legs were feeling heavy from the bootcamp, but it was still really good, and I got to celebrate my 450th run with the #yougettocrew.

Summary:
Running – 21.83 miles
Cycle – 36.06 miles
Strength Training – 70 minutes
Orangetheory Fitness – 180 minutes
Bootcamp – 60 minutes
Peloton Artist Series Classes – 606/620

How did you celebrate Global Running Day? For the past few years I have run virtually with amazing women and this year was no different.

This week, Logan Aldridge debuted as Peloton’s first adaptive strength instructor.

He will teach both traditional strength classes and adaptive strength classes. The adaptive classes will be full-body strength workouts for athletes with varying physical abilities — seated and standing classes with adaptations, accommodations, and modifications. So far I’ve taken a core and stretch class with him and I enjoyed both a lot! Although Peloton is far from perfect, one thing I do love about the company is that they try to be inclusive of everyone – different physical abilities, race, gender, sexuality, etc.

…and now for this week’s memes.

That’s it! I hope you had a great week 🙂

I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.

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