Weekly Rundown- Start the Insanity!
Well, ACK! Christmas is a week from today, which means it’s now going to be one wild ride to the finish. This week started out normally, but as time went on adjustments were made. Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting the Weekly Rundown. Let’s see how this penultimate week went! Sunday 13 mile trail run! It was a very unusual day, because the trail looked like this for the whole run: I’m so used to bright, unrelenting sunlight, it was weird to be running through the fog. But I loved it. Monday I had four Caroline Girvan workouts left in the Iron Series, but the only one that was exclusively upper body was #30, the grand finale. It felt a little weird to do the last workout without completing the others first, but I didn’t want to do lower body right after a long run. This one was biceps, triceps, and core. Good workout! Tuesday This was the most lovely day we’ve had all year, weather-wise. It was 60 degrees! That’s almost down to the 50s!!! In a cruel twist of fate, all sorts of things prevented me from getting out for my run. Our cat threw up all over the Christmas tree skirt, and we got a notification from our bank about fraudulent charges on our card. I ended up having time for 3.5 miles before rushing back to get my daughter to school. Wednesday Gym day! I did a full body workout- squats, deadlifts (with dumbbells,) bench press, rows. The gym was more crowded than I would like- frankly, I’d prefer it if no one else was there while I’m putting 2.5 pound plates on the bar. But I got it done, and ended with abs on this torture device: Thursday I did a 4 mile run on very heavy legs. At night my daughter had a concert, AND MY SON CAME HOME! Hooray! He’ll be home for a whole month. Friday I was up late on Thursday night, so I made this my day off and was able to sleep until 7:30. Saturday 5 mile run! I had to get out early, but was treated to some nice Christmas lights. In the afternoon we started wrapping presents and put them under the tree- but we made sure to leave a spot for our cat, since it’s her favorite place to sleep. Sunday Switching things up! I decided to do my long run on Wednesday this week, since Sunday is Christmas Day. So on tap for today- the gym. I’ll be there right when they open at 8 am and am hoping it’s a little less crowded. No one goes to the gym at 8 am on Sunday, right? I guess I’ll find out. I have a little more shopping to do, a lot more wrapping, and more cookie baking. I know this week will fly by which makes me a little sad. In spite of all the busyness, I love it and don’t want it to end. Sigh! It’s the irony of Christmas. It’s stressful and crazy, and it all ends much too soon. All we can do is savor the insanity. How was your week? Are you ready for Christmas? Are you celebrating Hanukkah tonight? If so, Happy Hanukkah!