Training Tuesday: Tips For Prepping For Your Week In One Hour

Happy Tuesday! I’ve got some easy miles on tap this morning (recovering from my speedwork yesterday) and I can’t believe how chilly it is now out there! Anyone feeling the cold or is it still pretty warm where you are? What do you consider being “chilly”? I think it’s under/around 32* for me (hat/ mitten weather).

I wanted to share with you some tips that I have to help you prepare for the week ahead when you’re BUSY!

The biggest thing that I have found that works for me is setting my clothes out for the entire week on Sunday. I know we can’t predict the weather, but working in a climate-controlled office environment REALLY HELPS!

Another thing that I almost always do is MEAL PREP. Normally I spend an hour or so on Sundays prepping my lunches (that I planned out on Fridays before we shop)/ breakfasts/ snacks. It depends on how much time I have, so sometimes I just pop Mondays meals in containers or if I have extra time, I pop each breakfast/ lunch/ snacks in individual bags/ containers so they’re easy to grab. I also prep more if I know that it’s going to be a really busy week. Saves so much time.

Setting the coffee maker the night before to go off when I wake up. One thing that’s REALLY helped me get on a schedule with meditating —> I meditate (once I’m dressed for my morning run) while the coffee is brewing. It’s normally a down-time for me and perfect to sit for a few minutes to ground myself for the day ahead : )

Charge everything that I’ll need for my run. Headphones/ headlamps are charging on Sundays and ready for my Monday morning run.

Set a bedtime and stick to it. By 8:30pm I always head upstairs and unwind/ read before sleeping. Once in a great while, we stay up until 8:45/9 (normally Friday/ Saturday nights). This really helps keep me on track for a good week ahead.

What things do you do to help you prep for the week ahead?

Meal prepping/ setting clothes out - yay or nay?

What’s one exciting thing you’re looking forward to this week?? —> Road trip to Lake Powell on Friday and four day work week!