February Reflections
2021 is flying by, and tomorrow brings us March 1. Its amazing how just being through the heart of winter can bring a lightness to my soul haha. The days are a bit longer, and these last few days of sun and low 40s really were just a breath of fresh air.
It's time to reflect on February. I set 4 intentions for February and they were:
How did I do?
Blue dots: So I am hesitant to be too hard on myself for this but this is an area where I did not see progress. Of the 4 weeks, I accomplished this once. I was a solid 5/7 most of the month. Ending February with 21 blue dots (I will get one today). I had some food struggles this month, mainly trying to really figure out how much I NEED to eat to feel satisfied, and acknowledging that that has increased with increased activity. BUT I need to make sure I keep that relationship in check and eat things mainly that help me feel good and not like a slug. Safe to say this intention will carry into March.
Strength training: I feel good about this intention. I set out to accomplish what I wanted to, which was consistently strength train. The difference I made in February which is really important to me is I started strength training with a specific focus for runners. I am excited to continue this into the coming months and see it translate to my running form and time. I also hit the milestone of 200 total strength classes since joining the Peloton family back in September.Build up to 120 minutes of endurance on Steady Sunday: DONE! But I did it on a Saturday haha. Over the month of February I steadily increased my endurance workouts on the weekends, ending with 120 minutes of Power Zone Endurance riding yesterday.
So, what does March bring? Some will be building on what I focused on February, but some will be new.
1. Blue dots: Aiming for 6/7 still each week.
2. Steady Sunday: The goal is this is to help prepare for Pelofondo on April 18, where I will be biking 62 miles. I have no intention of building up to the full time prior to that, but I do want to make 2 hours feel better than it did yesterday. So I will be doing 2 weeks of 2 hours, 1 week of 2.5 hours, and one week of 1.5. I will make 2 of these brick workouts where I run for 20 minutes immediately following the ride. This is a vital part of my triathlon preparation.
3. Phone: I want to decrease my screen time on my phone. I typically average 4 hours a day (thanks for telling me that Apple...). I would like to get that down each week, and aim to be at 3 hours a day by the end of March. I will use my weekly screen time reports to measure this.
Well, that's a wrap on February. Thank you all for continuing on this journey with me.
Get it girl!! Let's do this!
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