Weekly Rundown- Runs and Fun
ACK!!! Do you realize Christmas is in TWO WEEKS? I’m not ready! I’m still buying gifts, I haven’t wrapped a single thing, and I haven’t made any cookies yet. Slow down, time! I often think, “I would have the perfect amount of time to do everything I need to do, if only I didn’t have to go to work.” Know what I mean? Luckily there was time for workouts. Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting. Let’s do the Weekly Rundown! Sunday Long run! I ran to the trail, ran on the trail, and then ran home for 12 miles total. I took this “amazing” picture… But here’s a better picture of the trail. I love my trail! Except… at one point I pulled over to the side for a pit stop… and saw this “little” guy… On second thought, I don’t really need to go that badly after all. In the afternoon, I got the outdoor Christmas lights put up, Major victory! Every year I think “Maybe we just shouldn’t have lights this year” and then I get them up and am so happy I did. Monday Caroline Girvan Iron Series Day #25- shoulders. When I’m done with this series, I never want to do an entire workout dedicated to shoulders again- but I will say it was a good choice for the day after a long run. Tuesday Uneventful 4 mile run. Wednesday I started the morning with a 3 mile run, and then after I dropped my daughter off, I hit the gym! I did squats and was able to add 5 lb plates to the bar. Leg curls, one leg at a time to really focus on hamstrings. Romanian deadlifts with dumbbells… Marcia had an amazing suggestion, which is that when I’m ready for the bar, to put it on the lowest setting on the squat rack and lift from there. I ended with Bulgarian split squats with bodyweight only because my legs were literally SHAKING by that point. Of course, I saw the annoying trainer, who I’m sure I’ll see every time I go to the gym now. But he called me “Sarah” so obviously he doesn’t really remember me, ha ha. That’s good. Thursday Day #26 in the Iron Series was a leg workout, so I skipped that for now (obviously.) Instead I did Day #27 which was upper body. I’ll go back to Day #26 next week. Friday 4 mile run! Saturday Day off, and slept in till 7:30 before going to work. Later in the day I had one more piece of decorating to do… we’ve gotten enough Christmas cards by now that it was time to start my Christmas card display! Like all my decorating schemes, I like to describe the style as “basic, yet effective.”. When my husband saw it, he said “Oh, that looks nice… who the hell is that?” Hahahahaha… yes, my card from Engie is prominently featured, and of course my husband has no idea who that is. Another fun fact- the card on the upper right corner is from Zenaida, who was my Secret Santa in the mug swap this year. I’m loving that I have a “blogger” Christmas card display! Sunday On tap- long run on the trail! And in the afternoon… cookie baking. MUST GET STARTED ON THAT. Did you notice I didn’t complain once about the heat? I discovered that complaining doesn’t change anything (did you know that?) so I needed to just shut up. BUT, I will say that there’s a real cold front predicted for next weekend… I’m trying not to get my hopes up in case that changes. We’ll see! How was your week? Are you ready for the holidays?