Weekly Rundown- Things are Getting Crazy!
It’s been quite a week! Last Sunday I shared that we are “fostering” (ahem, hopefully keeping forever) a new kitten. We also saw 90 degrees to start our week, and are ending the week with a temperature swing of almost 60 degrees! What is even happening??? Anyway… thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting the Weekly rundown. Let’s get into it! Sunday A big long run of 23 miles… and this was HARD. It was a hot day, and my body wasn’t happy. Around mile 18 I felt really awful, nauseous and depleted. I walked for about half a mile, ate some pretzels, and then gradually felt well enough to run again. It’s been a while since I’ve run in the heat, and I think I need salt pills. Gu Roctane has enough sodium when it’s cool out, but not for the heat. Live and learn! I was glad to finish this run. Monday Upper body strength workout. My quads were sore but other than that, I felt good after that long run! Tuesday This was the start of our cold weather (stop snickering, you northerners!) It was in the 40s when I woke up, and windy, so brr! Hat and gloves came out for this 4 mile run. Wednesday I started the day with hip stability exercises… and then I took down the outdoor Christmas lights. YES, I admit they were still up! But I wasn’t turning them on (that would be bad and weird). It was a big job, but a relief to finally get it done. Thursday Brr! It was in the 40s, so once again I bundled up for a 4 mile run. After work I rushed off to take the kitten to the vet. I just wanted to get her checked out, have them give me an approximate age (six weeks?) and confirm the gender (she’s so tiny we weren’t sure). One of Angie’s friends wanted to do a “gender reveal”, so I kept it a secret from the family until… Now that we know she’s a girl for sure, we had a big talk about the name. “Evie” has been changed to “Sylvie.” Hopefully this is it and we won’t have any more changes! Friday Since I did an abbreviated Weekly Rundown last week, I didn’t mention that I tried a new Caroline Girvan abs workout-Stellar Abs . It’s a very intense and effective 10 minute workout- so effective, in fact, that when I did it last week I hurt myself, straining an oblique on my right side. That hurt for a while, but now I was ready to try the workout again. I was a little more cautious this time, and managed to emerge unscathed. I really recommend this workout- but be careful! I also did my hip stability exercises, and a lower body strength workout at home. Saturday I waited until later in the day, then got out for a 6 mile run. It started off a little chilly (which felt good) and by the end, the sun had set, the wind was picking up, and I was cold! Then it was home to hunker down for the rest of the evening with a blanket, my book, and a kitten. Our temps are supposed to plummet to 31 degrees tonight! In all the time I’ve lived in South Florida, I don’t think it’s ever been this cold. Do we need to turn on the heat? Does our heat even work??? It’s been years since we’ve had it on. Sunday On tap for today… sleeping in! After my incessant whining about the heat, I’m glad I’m not running today (next long run is Wednesday). Early in the morning, our “feels like” temp is supposed to be… 17 degrees. I don’t even own clothes for those conditions. I’ll be safely inside sipping my hot tea! Tell me your crazy weather stories! Have you ever done a gender reveal for a kitten?