Happy Sunday!
After enjoying a relaxing and fun staycation last week, thanks to an org-wide shut-down for the July 4th holiday, this week was a bit of a shock to the system. The workweek was pretty crazy – there were multiple days of commuting to the office, three major presentations, and generally, a meeting-heavy schedule. Throw in quite a bit of coursework as I’m closing in on wrapping up another unit in my certificate program…and yeah, I’m feeling a little fried around the edges.
This week was about fitting in workouts where I could – here’s a quick look at how things played out.
Week 28 – Mid-July Check-in
Monday — 2-mile walk & Core
Tuesday — Peloton Bike, Core, 2-mile walk & Stretch
Wednesday — 1.5- mile walk, otherwise rest. An extra early commute into the office followed by a long work day, had me missing my run. I was happy to snag a lunch break walk with a colleague.
Thursday — 1.25-mile walk, Core & Lower-body Strength.
Friday — 3-mile Tempo run, Core, 1.5-mile walk & Stretch. I can’t remember the last time I’ve done any form of speed work so I was pleasantly surprised to nail my paces.
Saturday — 1-mile walk, Upper-body Strength & Stretch
Sunday — 5-mile run & Stretch. The humidity was so thick this morning! I was grateful for the occasional breeze and my wonderful hubby who drove out to bring me water.
So while it was a super busy week, I’m not complaining as I’m heading off for a week away in Stowe, VT!
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Great job fitting in your fitness despite a busy work at week! It’s always so hard to get back to ‘real life’ after a little break.
Way to go on that speed-work and hitting your paces!
Thank you Jessie 🙂
I feel you on the busyness at work! Summer is our busy season–school physicals–but this year is extra special with Covid continuing to mutate and of course, all the other stuff that’s going around. I’m off this week too. Looking forward to not going to work, lol! Enjoy your trip!
I hope you enjoy your time off!
I’m so glad you are joining in for the run workouts! Have an amazing time in Stowe and enjoy those cooler temps
Thanks again for the nudge back to speedwork 😉
Great job on the tempo run! We have a hot and humid week on deck (again), so I’m going to head out early tomorrow for this next week’s tempo extravaganza. We’ve been especially busy at work recently, as well, so I can relate to your work load. It’s all good, though 😉 Enjoy your trip!
Thanks Kim! Hope you stay cool!
Oof, that sounds like a rough week! Nice job on keeping the workouts going and even getting in some speed work. I can’t wait to hear about your time in Stowe- have a great trip!
Thanks Jenny, so glad to have some time away!
Glad you enjoyed your staycation! Work sounds super busy for you. We are hitting it hard as well and its tough to keep everything balanced. Way to get your workouts in!
I hope you have some downtime coming soon!
One of these years we’ll be in Stowe at the same time. But we need to meet up before then. How nice to have the org-wide shutdown to cut down on email to return to. Congrats on being nearly done with another unit too
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Thanks Cari – I’m kinda surprised at how quickly the coursework is moving along. And, yes! We need to meet up sooner rather than later.
Well done fitting in All The Things and have a lovely trip. Well done for getting on with your certifications too, that must be hard to juggle! Just heading into a heatwave here that’s a bit scary and it was warm last week so not much running to report!
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Thanks so much Liz! I hope you’re able to stay as cool as possible – take care!
I get it… it’s hard to work full-time and then fit it all in. This will me the next two weeks!!
You deserve a vacation. Stowe sounds perfect.
It’s such a great spot for some time away! I hope your next couple of weeks isn’t too crazy!
Last week was pretty good. Mostly the weather was lovely and I got to spend a lot of time in the backyard again — and swim!
Great job nailing your paces! Enjoy Stowe!
Sounds like a really good week, especially the swim!
Oh, I thought you were on vacation last week — glad you still have that to look forward to!
The summer humidity is no joke!
I keep saying I won’t complain about it…but I’m complaining, it’s just been awful!
Sounds like you had a crazy busy week but I am glad you are off to Vermont for a little R&R – enjoy!!
Thank you Kim!
Hope you are having fun in Vermont!
How is July almost over/ What is going on?
The summer is flying by way too fast!!