I Crashed The Web

Up and down … up and down! Our weather and temps have gone up and down this week. And I can’t complain, especially about the UP! It is back to seasonably normal weather right now, but it was in the upper 60s on Wednesday, which was just AMAZING. I ran in the dark in shorts!  The taste of spring was exactly what me and my body needed. But now, back to the cold …

Here’s what this week looked like:

Sunday: 4.46 miles running, 3 mile walk —  I woke up early, and helped the kids get their Valentine’s together for Tuesday. Then, I got in a run mid-morning, later than usual. It was great to be outside in the sunshine on a seasonably warm day — AND I was able to take out GM in the stroller! It was our first stroller run in months. After that, LM and I got in a short run around the block. Later in the day, my run, I got in an unintentionally 3 mile walk. While FW was at a birthday party, I ventured to a local park to check out their trails. I intended on walking 1-2 miles, then heading to the grocery store. Well, I turned around at 1 mile, but I got lost and ended up on another trail! I finally figured out where to go, but ended my “short” walk at 3 miles. 

Monday: 4.25 speedy miles and ab workout — I had a hard time getting up – I had been up late for the Super Bowl and then had trouble sleeping. Somehow I made it out to do some miles, and ended up getting in sub-10-minute miles for the whole run, which is fast for me these days!  

Tuesday: 4.03 miles and ab workout, 2 miles walking – B and I got in a Valentine’s lunch date/walk, and then I was able to get in another walk later in the day with GM. The weather made it easy to get outside several times that day!

Wednesday – 4.37 miles and ab workout, ~3 miles walking   – It was 68 degrees on Wednesday!! I was so happy to wear shorts on my run, and then go for 2 walks later in the day – one without a jacket during lunch, and then another with LM and FW before dinner.

Thursday – 5ish mile run outside and ab workout — My Garmin started getting wacky, so based on my time, I’m guessing I really only got in 4.7 or so miles. But I’ll go with the Garmin for this one. It was chilly out compared to Wednesday, but I felt strong during the workout. 

Friday –  2.66 miles running and core workout –  I had planned on taking a few days off, but when I woke up I decided to get in a few miles. I had just over 25 min before having to get FW up for school, so I got in a quick and short run. It started snowing and blowing while I was out there, so I was happy to only be there for a little while – I hate when the snow gets in and stings your eyes!

Saturday – 3.1 miles running. Before the day of kid activities, I got in an easy 5K. It was COLD out, but I wore three shirts and extra mittens and nearly felt okay. My feet were pretty cold and stiff but after about 2 miles they did finally warm up. My parents were in town and they were able to watch the kiddos/feed them breakfast while I ran, and B got to sleep in. Win all around!

Total mileage:  27.89 mi

Questions for you:

• Did you get a taste of spring (and then return to winter) too?
• Did you observe the Super Bowl or Valentine’s Day?

I am linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.