Hey friends…did you all have a great weekend?? I did, even thought the weekend felt like it flew by, but don’t they always? Last week was a whirlwind too with a quick business trip that landed me in Buffalo for less than 24 hours. Even though it was quick, it really helped to make the end of the week go by quickly. This is my last full week of work in 2014. As of Tuesday at 3:45 p.m., I am on vacation until after the New Year!! #sorryimnotsorry So, let’s look at what the week looked like!
Week: 12/1-12/7
Monday: I did a 3 mile progression run starting a 8:57 and increasing every 1/4 mile until I had a mile left and then increased it more often until I ended at a 7:30 pace. I was a sweaty mess and I loved it! However, my knee didn’t love it so much–boo! I have been having a lot of tenderness right under my knee cap, I may need to go see my ortho soon but I have been trying to hold off!
Tuesday: I intended to run, but ended up doing a full body lifting routine because my right knee hurt to bend so I couldn’t run.
Wednesday: I took my am spin class and it was awesome. The music and workout was so hard, but that burn so good kind of feeling? Yeah, that’s the one! My knee was still pretty tender but I needed a good sweat since I had back to back meetings from 8:30 a.m. until I walked out the door at almost 4 p.m. It was a long day but I always feel better when I know I got a good workout in.
Thursday: I had a 9:30 a.m. flight to Buffalo, so I had a car pick up at 8 am from work. I was able to get in a quick 3 mile run, showered and got ready and walked out of our offices exactly as the car was pulling it. Perfect timing, huh? I spent the rest of the day traveling and then in the hotel on conference calls and working, then had a dinner program in the evening.
Friday: I was traveling back to Boston from Buffalo in the early morning, so this ended up being a rest day.
Saturday: It was my turn for soccer with Ashton (we alternate weeks so we both get to get on the field and play with him.) While I usually try and do something during Ashton’s nap, I had a TON of work to get done, so that is what I did for 2 hours while he napped. I didn’t feel so bad about it because I went to pick up my bib for my race on Sunday and knew I’d get in a run the next day.
Sunday: I ran a local Jingle 5k, the race recap will be up on Wednesday, but it ended with a PR!
So overall, it wasn’t a terrible week, I ended up with 5 days of workouts and 2 days of rest which is pretty normal for me. With this being a very short week for me at work, I am going to be slammed and frantically working to ensure everything is wrapped up before I leave on Tuesday night. I know I will have to log in and get work done while I’m on vacation but not having to get up at the crack of dawn and drive into the city everyday is a HUGE bonus, so I don’t mind at all!
Happy Monday my friends…I leave you with this….
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Question of the day
Highs & lows…tell me about your week!