The 25-Mile Badge that Turned into 33

My Friday workout was a comedy of errors with a high-mileage plot twist! There was a Garmin 40K cycling badge up for grabs, and I had the perfect strategy: a 30-minute Peloton ride followed by a spin on my other bike while catching up on reading blogs. I projected about 7 and 18 miles respectively to hit the mark. The transition was seamless… until nature called. I paused my Garmin—something I’ve done a thousand times—but when I hopped back on, I accidentally hit save instead of resume, and I was back to zero.

My husband and Kim both offered clever “tech workarounds” to merge the rides, but in the end, my stubbornness took over. I decided to just keep spinning until I hit the full 25 miles on the second watch-entry alone. I finished the day with over 33 miles and a very hard-earned badge!

 

Overview of the Week

Before getting into each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll beyond the infographic for daily details…

 

Sunday

Pilates: Peloton Emma Lovewell 10-Minute Core Strength

Walking: 3.08 miles
• Average pace: 17:59 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 151 feet
• Start time: 1:59 PM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 80° and sunny
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

Even though I was still recovering from being sick, the day was far too beautiful to not get outside and enjoy the weather, so I forced myself outside for a slow walk… before taking a much needed afternoon nap.

 

Monday

Strength training: 1 hour of total body

Walking: 3.07 miles
• Average pace: 15:25 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 144 feet
• Start time: 9:31 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 59° (feels like 52°) and cloudy, turning sunny
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

Gardening: 2.5 hours

Pilates: Adrian Williams 15-Minute Stretch for Longevity

Feeling substantially better, I was able to catch up on more spring cleanup after seeing virtual clients and getting my own workouts taken care of – I saved my stretching for after bending over gardening.  The purple hyacinth is from my garden, and I saw the pink and white ones while out on my walk.

 

Tuesday

Cycling: 7.92 miles (Ben Alldis 30-Minute Hells Gate National Park Ride)
• Bike: Peloton+
• Average speed: 15.5 MPH
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 6:27 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 61° in the basement, 31° (feels like 24°) and partly cloudy outside
• What I wore: bike shorts and sports bra

Pilates: Peloton Emma Lovewell 10-Minute Core Strength

Walking: 3.59 miles
• Average pace: 15:29 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 107 feet
• Start time: 9:11 AM
• Location: neighborhood trails
• Weather: 35° (feels like 29°) and sunny, climbing to 39°
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, down jacket, and knit hat, and mittens over gloves

Gardening: 4 hours

I judge how good my day was based on how much I accomplished (it’s my farmer’s daughter mentality) and this was a good day! First, I figured out how trail a virtual client from my Peloton bike while doing a scenic ride with the bike’s volume muted. Then after my workouts I spent several hours in our front yard getting a huge project completed. My husband lent a hand for a couple of hours which was extremely helpful!

 

Wednesday

Strength training: 1 hour of total body

Stretching: Peloton Rebecca Kennedy 10-Minute Full Body Stretch

 

Thursday

Walking: 6.06 miles
• Average pace: 15:22 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 244 feet
• Start time: 6:01 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 50° (feels like 42°) and partly cloudy
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, fleece jacket, and gloves (took gloves off 4 miles in)

Pilates: Peloton Emma Lovewell 10-Minute Core Strength

Cycling: 5.54 miles (Ally Love 20-Minute 2010s Pop Ride)
• Bike: Peloton+
• Average speed: 15.4 MPH
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 9:30 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 66° in the basement, 60° (feels like 53°) outside
• What I wore: bike shorts and sports bra

Stretching: Peloton Ally Love 5-Minute Post-Ride Stretch

My morning started early with both Kim and me walking. After Kim wrapped up a couple of miles she moved inside to her spin bike while I continued walking. It was an absolutely gorgeous spring morning and the animals were out and about – I saw several bunnies and a fox. I also had one of those slow motioned tripping events where I fell forward for several steps after catching my toe on the uneven sidewalk yet somehow managed to stay upright.

 

Friday

Strength training: 1 hour of total body

Cycling: 7.92 miles (Peloton Hannah Frankson 30-Minute Power Zone Recovery Ride)
• Bike: Peloton+
• Average speed: 15.0 MPH
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 7:38 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 65° in the basement, 61° and raining outside
• What I wore: bike shorts and sports bra

Cycling: 25 miles
• Bike: Life Fitness Lifecycle GX Spin
• Average speed: 15.7 MPH
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 8:22 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 65° in the basement, 59° (feels like 53°) and raining outside
• What I wore: bike shorts and sports bra

Balance and stretching: 45 minutes

After my debacle in my quest to earn the Garmin 40K cycling badge (see opening paragraphs), I went upstairs to find breakfast made by my sweet husband already on the table. Once I was ready to step into the shower I realized that the water was cold. Ugh! I took off to teach my class a stinky mess and by the time I got home, my husband had called a plumber who was fixing the problem as I arrived home –  we had scale build-up in our tankless hot water heater.

 

Saturday

Pilates: Peloton Emma Lovewell 5-Minute Core Strength

Walking: 1.04 miles
• Average pace: 17:15 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 60 feet
• Start time: 2:40 PM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 46° (feels like 40°) and sunny
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, puffer jacket, gloves, and visor

After a high-intensity week of workouts, I treated myself to a much-needed down day. It was the perfect chance to clear out my inbox and get ahead—I even finished prepping Easter baskets for my three little bunnies so they’re ready for next weekend! After church, my main goal was finishing dinner as quickly as possible so I could dive back into my current book. It’s a sci-fi novel, which is totally out of my usual genre, but I am absolutely hooked.

 

Garmin Badges Earned

Four Garmin badges made their way to me this week. The most surprising was the Appalachian Trial challenge that I’d signed up for several years ago and had totally forgotten about. Now that I’m wearing my Garmin 24/7 I finally completed those 3,500 kilometers (2,174.8 miles). The most hard earned was the cycling 40K badge. LOL

 

Last Week’s Blog Posts

In case you skipped checking in on my blog this past week, here’s what you missed…

 

Questions:
  • • Have you accidentally hit save on your GPS watch before your workout was complete? ~ more than once
  • • Are you seeing signs of spring? ~ yes, lots
  • • Which workout did you enjoy most this past week? ~ My walk with Kim was super fun!

 

And that’s my rundown… Have a great week!

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I’m linking up with Deborah at Confessions of a Mother Runner and Kim from Running on the Fly for their Weekly Run Down. Be sure to check out not only the hosts’ posts, but those of the other great bloggers joining in on the fun!