I hope you’re off to a great start to the week! If you celebrate Easter or Passover, I hope you had a wonderful holiday, as I’m sure this year will be one of the most memorable ever! As usual, I didn’t even think about planning for Easter before coronavirus hit so we didn’t do anything really special. No Easter candy, no Easter basket for baby E, I’m the worst, right?
But in any event, it’s another week and time for another Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah! I’m also linking with Zenaida and Kim for Tuesday Topics and Coach Debbie Runs, Running on Happy, Confessions of a Mother Runner, Mile by Mile, Runs with Pugs, and Fauxrunner for the Runners’ Roundup!
Weekly Rundown – Happy Easter
Sunday 4/5: It was a beautiful day! I went on a short run while Bret took baby E in the BOB stroller. I had speed work on deck, but the nearby track was closed, so I just did my strides on the sidewalk, which was thankfully flat. It felt good to go fast. Once we met up, we walked back home and enjoyed the nice weather.
Monday 4/6: I had a rough night with a really strong headache, which I never get, so there was no way I was working out. Plus I had chills and the back of my neck was killing me, but thankfully, no fever. I took a couple of naps to try to recover.
Tuesday 4/7: I had another rough night and my symptoms were getting worse. But I did do a virtual barre class after work. Taryn’s class involved gliders (or paper plates) but honestly my core just can’t handle all the extra props right now lol. I struggled my way through the 45-minute class. I also did some strength work with my 3-pound weights, 3 sets of 10 upright rows and 10 lateral rows as part of ZOOMA’s challenge. It was a good workout.
Wednesday 4/8: Can you believe I had another miserable night? It got to the point that I called my OBGYN’s office for advice. I was worried that it was hormonally related because I also had night sweats – what the heck?! I had my first telemedicine appointment that afternoon and the doctor said I basically need to take ibuprofen for the pain, stretch my neck/use ice, and monitor the situation. She wasn’t concerned at all…so I ended up going for a 2.4 mile run in the neighborhood in the evening. It was another warm day and I wore my cloth mask since it seemed to be recommended. It was super uncomfortable but I made the most of it. By the end of the day I was actually starting to feel better.
Thursday 4/9: No workouts. I actually felt MUCH better, and we had a good night with the baby! It seemed like things were starting to turn around!
Friday 4/10: I was going to do HIIT class in the evening but decided to bow out and just relax.
Saturday 4/11: My motivation was very low. I didn’t have a great day and I felt too down to work out or go for a run, even though I knew it would probably make me feel better. Can you relate?
Sunday 4/12: Happy Easter! Bret forced me to get out of my funk so I went for a run while he took E out in the stroller. I originally thought I’d only run 2 miles but I ended up running 4….that never happens! I was on one of the more popular trails, but thankfully it wasn’t too crowded. Then I joined Bret and the baby to finish up our walk, and we probably walked at least another 2 miles together. I was beat by the time we got home, but felt very satisfied!
Weekly Report Card
This past week didn’t go exactly to plan. I was supposed to run 3 days instead of 2, but I started the week feeling physically crappy and almost ended the week emotionally crappy before turning things around for Easter. So with all of that going on, I’m proud that I was able to work out as much as I did! I’m going to give this week of workouts a B+!
How was your week of working out? How was your Passover or Easter affected by the pandemic?
I’m sorry you weren’t feeling well this week! Glad you’re on the mend.
I get having no motivation. Some days I wake up and I have a hard time just getting out of bed. It’s a mess. 🙁
Thanks, Jenn! Every day is like a conscious decision…I’m trying to make the most of this situation but not be too hard on myself when I just want to be a slug, lol!
Sorry to hear about your headaches and neck pain – wonder what brought it on? Glad you were able to resolve it and still get some workouts in.
How does Baby E like the BOB?
Thanks, fortunately the pain seems to have passed. I think the sleep deprivation, back to work stress, and bad posture got to me. She loves the stroller, she always falls right asleep! 🙂
Sorry to hear you didn’t feel well but it sounds like you still did great with getting some workouts done! Are you planning to run withe your baby in the stroller at some point? I bet its nice right now that Brett can push the stroller while you run!
Thanks, Lisa! Yes, I definitely look forward to running with the baby in the BOB – I think it has to be around 6-8 months?
I’m glad the week ended a happy note! Kudos to the hubby for forcing you outta that funk 😉 We don’t have any mandates (yet) for wearing masks, but many are wearing them anyways. Most of my runs are in the wee hours, when everyone else is still sleeping, so I haven’t had to worry about encountering anyone on a crowded sidewalk/path. Hoping this week goes much more smoothly than last week 😉
Thanks! Yes, he was the MVP last week! That’s good that you’re able to take advantage of those early hours. If I could, I would!
Hope you are on the mend and have a better time this week.
Easter was lonely. Can’t wait for this to be over.
Thanks, Darlene. It was definitely a weird Easter!
I’m glad you are feeling better. I’ve had horrible neck/back pain from bad ergonomics at my make-shift desk. Now that it’s clear Ill be using it for a while longer, I need to try to make it better.
Thanks. Sitting at a desk is another readjustment now that I’m back to work, so that probably has played into it too. I hope you feel better!
It seems like a lot of us just struggled mentally/physically this week. I was getting worried as I read this, so glad that you are feeling better!
And no, of course you are not the worst mother, and frankly Baby E won’t know the difference. I’ll bet hormones really did come into play.
Chin up — this week’ll go better, right?
It probably sounds bad, but I did find it comforting to read from others that I wasn’t the only one struggling last week. On to happier days! I am feeling much better, especially as work gets busier and helps fill the time.
And thank you for that…I’m not a big Easter person but I did feel like I was in FOMO-land for not doing anything special for baby E.
I know what you mean about motivation. I have some good days for running and others where I have no motivation and just want to stay home. It is rough for many people and we’re doing the best we can. Easter Sunday was just another Sunday for us. Nothing different. 🙂
All we can do is our best! My problem is I get so hard on myself when I feel like I’m not “doing enough”.
I’m sorry that you weren’t feeling well earlier this week 🙁 Do you suffer from allergies? Sometimes I get pretty bad sinus headaches in the Spring, so just wondering if that may also be happening to you too. I’m glad that you were feeling better by the end of the week!
I thought that maybe it was allergy related since I had spent the last couple of days outside, but all the other symptoms really threw me off! Thankfully the worst seems to be over!
So glad you were feeling better as the week went on. After my first baby I broke out in horrible night sweats! I was freaking out, not knowing what was going on. I was drenched. So crazy! A visit to my OB/Gyn fixed it all up.
Thanks a lot, Lisa! Thankfully it only happened a couple of nights!
Hold up, girl. Did you have COVID-19?! Those symptoms would have me scratching my head! In any event, I’m glad you’re feeling better. Feeling run down is so tough with a little one.
Happy belated Easter!
Thanks! No way, I definitely didn’t have COVID-19 LOL – no coughing, no breathing issues thank goodness! I think I just had some bad sleep and some tension headaches…I”m just glad it’s over!
So sorry to read about your struggles, Janelle. I am struggling too. It’s the topic of my next blog post. And I don’t even have a new baby contributing to the stress! Be good to yourself, do some self-care, take it easy. Easier said than done, I know. We runners are goal-oriented. I hope running can be a refuge for you. When I had 3 little boys at home, it was the 30 minutes I looked forward to each day, just to have a little time to myself! 🙂
Thanks Laurie, though I’m sorry to hear you’re struggling too. I will definitely check out that blog post. I think running will definitely become more of a refuge once we can get some sort of consistent routine going!
I’m happy to hear that you’re finally feeling better! It’s hard getting sick right now with offices closed or doctors only seeing patients via TeleHealth OR us not wanting to go in and risk contracting the virus from another patient. I’ve canceled a couple of doctors appointments for that very reason.
Easter was pretty simple for us this year. I’d hoped to have my husband’s entire family over, but obviously couldn’t.
Have a great week and stay safe!
Thanks, Debbie! I’m glad that I didn’t have a more serious illness and some rest and ibuprofen was able to get me back in shape.
Oh , I am so sorry that you have had such a hard week with neck pain and headaches. That is no fun at all. So happy to hear that you are feeling better and back to working out!
Thank you, Sandra!