I Crashed The Web

This week wrapped up our first full week of school! Is it safe to say that we’re almost in the swing of things? Thankfully, not all of our after-school activities have started (they save some of those for after Labor Day), so we have been able to get into the swing of the school routine slowly.

Last week I was sick with covid (boo) and this week, just as I was starting to feel good, I injured my toe and foot and was unable to run! I took off more than one day, which is more than I’ve taken off since I tapered before my half marathon in May. I HATE not running, but I really didn’t want to make my foot worse. Ugh, hopefully it gets better soon and is just a bad bruise!

Here’s what the week looked like –  it started out great! And then went downhill.

Sunday: 10 miles plus planking and push ups –  I was hoping to get in a long run, so when I woke up at 6:30 I decided against going back to sleep, and instead, got ready and snuck out the door. My phone said it was due to rain in about an hour, so I tried to keep my pace fast to get in at least 7 miles before the storm. Luckily, it ended up raining only a little during my run and no thunder or other storms – and I made it 10 miles! It poured and stormed later on, but I was safely home. I felt SO good on this run, and ran it fast (for me) for a long run – just around 10 minute miles!

Monday: 5.16 mile run, short ab workout, planks and push ups, ~4 miles walking – I didn’t have time for a full ab workout or cycling, but I did get in my full run and walking before work and at lunch, so I’ll consider my day a win. And the 5 miles were fast (for me) – this time under 10 minute/mile pace!

I love walking along the lake near me!

Tuesday: 5.14 miles running, ab workout, planks and push ups, ~4 miles walking – I woke up to 75 degrees and humid before 6 a.m. Ick! Despite the humidity and heat for being so early, I felt surprisingly good during this run again and also another <10 minute/mile pace. I again got in some before-work and lunchtime walking, which gave me lots of steps and time on my feet. Yay for an active (Albeit warm) day!

Wednesday: 0 miles running (a short indoor bike, kettlebells and core workout instead, plus planking and push ups)  😦 Tuesday afternoon I was walking around the house and stubbed my toe. Sounds innocent enough, sure, but I stubbed it pretty bad so that it swelled up immediately and turned bright red. It hurt! I iced it a little bit and then went on my day. Wednesday morning I woke up to some ugly bruising so I decided to take it easy. And by easy, I meant no running. It was sad not to run, but instead I got in a 23 minute indoor bike ride, plus a kettlebell and ab workout.

Thursday: 0 miles running (indoor cycling and core workout instead, plus planking and push ups) 😦 My foot wasn’t as swollen but the bruising was still there. I told myself I could maybe get in a short run? I made it out the door and not even a block before turning home. Ouch, it hurt! So I decided to do an ab workout and 37 minutes on the indoor bike.

Friday: 1 mi run (a mistake!), 2 miles walking, 17 minutes on the indoor bike, core workout, kettlebell workout, planks and pushups – I was really hoping that I could run, so much so that I went outside and attempted to run and see if the pain went away when I was running. Bad idea. It did not. My toe/foot was throbbing and I hobbled home to get in one mile. I focused on some other activity that didn’t seem to bother it as much, but the walk was hurting it as well. Ugh! This is the longest I haven’t run since my hip injury in January, where I took 3 weeks off. I’m not enjoying it but trying to make the most of it – instead I got in some biking,  a 15-minutes kettlebell workout, planks, pushups (2 sets of 15 without stopping – this is a lot for me), and a 9 min core workout.

Saturday: 0 miles running again. Instead, 50ish minutes on the bike, 15 minutes of pilates, short core workout, push ups and planks – It was strange to wake up on a Saturday and not sneak out for a run. But I had committed to myself that I wouldn’t run all weekend and instead take it easy. But of course for me I still wanted to get in some activity, so I started with a pilates video and core video, and push ups and planks. Then I hopped on the indoor bike and cycled for 52 minutes before starting my day.

 Total: 20ish miles of running before the toe injury … plus core work, cycling, planking and push ups

Questions for you:

• Have you ever injured your pinky toe?
• When was the last time you were injured?

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