Weekly Rundown- It’s Christmastime!
Hi there! In an effort to combat my usual post-Christmas depression, I’m trying to keep the holiday spirit going by savoring the 12 Days of Christmas (the first day being Christmas Day.). How is that going? Well…. I do feel vaguely festive. It’s not as much fun as the time leading up to Christmas, but it’s still “Christmastime.” Workouts were… well, let’s just say I had some good runs this week. Strength was pretty minimal. Oh well- it was a holiday week. Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting the Weekly Rundown! Sunday I didn’t even remember until I looked at this photo, but we had a cold snap over the weekend! Down to 50 degrees overnight= long sleeve weather. 4 mile run. Monday Happy Festivus! My big grievance this year is that Christmas fell on a WEDNESDAY, which is my day off anyway! This means I worked on Festivus, Christmas Eve, and Boxing Day. I could have requested time off but it wouldn’t have been paid, so I just sucked it up and went to work. But I’m still going to complain about it, ha ha. Workout-wide, it was the bare minimum- this MadFit Standing Core Workout and hip stability exercises. Tuesday Okay, the truth is I only had to work till noon- that’s not so bad. First I got up and had a nice 4 mile run. After work we hosted our annual cookie decorating party, and dinner. Wednesday Merry Christmas!!! I never run on Christmas Day- it’s a family day from start to finish. Presents, food, lounging around in Christmas pajamas, reading, napping. Thursday I didn’t do a long run this week- it seemed like a good time for a cut back. But I did run 5 miles before heading off to work. Friday Once again, I did the bare minimum to keep my body from crumbling to pieces- Caroline Girvan deadbug workout and hip stability. The hip stability exercises are very good, involve a lot of one leg sit-to-stand and other balance moves, but they don’t use any weights. I’m dreading the first trip back to the gym! Saturday 4 mile run with a little speed work thrown in. After work- so much college football! I’m sad the season is coming to an end, but enjoying all the bowl games (Baylor plays on Tuesday!) Sunday Day off! I have a lot to do though, because my daughter’s birthday is Monday (ugh. I know- who’s stupid idea was it to give birth on December 30th???) The festivities continue. If you celebrated, dd you have a nice Christmas? Did you get all your workouts in this week?