It’s been quite a long week.

Coming off of the Indianapolis 500 weekend (a sacrosanct 3-days in our house) and heading in to a very busy work week, I only got one run in this week – a 3.1 on Saturday.  I did get my first yoga class in, though, so this will be a duel recap of the two experiences.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect with yoga – it can be intimidating, especially walking in to a class with no experience.  I wanted to push my comfort zone, though, so I signed up for a four-week Intro to Yoga class this month.  A friend signed up as well, which helps both of us stay committed to the program and our first class was this week.

After one class – I’m hooked.  It was the only workout I’ve ever done that I was still thinking about 3 days later.  It really was energizing – but in a different way than high impact cardio.  After a run I feel accomplished and energized.  After this class I felt energized and thoughtful.  I was really impressed with the purposefulness of the movements and I look forward to next week and learning more.  I definitely think this will be an activity I continue.

Saturday’s run was a hot one – the high for the day was set to be around 91 degrees, so I wanted to wake up early and run before it got too hot.  I didn’t wake up early enough, because I didn’t get on the road until 9:30 a.m. and it. was. HOT.

The first 2 miles I pushed the intervals longer than normal but got my butt kicked on the last mile.  By the time I got home I was just wiped out and lost about 2 minutes on my standard pace.

A couple things I learned from this run for the next time.

– Eat breakfast first. I had some juice, but it wasn’t nearly enough.  After a long week with long hours at work, my nutrition hasn’t been the most energy efficient this week and I was definitely lacking energy the second half.  Some peanut butter toast or a banana would have been helpful.

– Drink Water. This was the first run I brought water along on since my longer mileage runs earlier this year and I don’t think I could have handled the heat without it.  This is one of the things that I need to remember as the summer heats up and my training gets more intense.  When my work schedule allows, I need to try and wake up earlier to get some cooler runs in, too.

This next week continues to be busy, but I’ve got another yoga class and hope to get at least 2 runs in (a 4 miler and another 3.1).  I haven’t been able to get the weight training worked in to the schedule yet like I wanted to, but that can come next month.