Well, we’re back from our family vacation and we had a great time. We spent a few days in Upstate NY with family and friends and then a few days in Philly to celebrate the Fourth of July. It was a great week off with the family, but now, we’re back in the swing of things.

Getting back into the grind during summer isn’t as bad in winter – after all, the days are still long, kids are still off school, so there’s no homework or waking up tooooo early to get used to again. But I do miss sleeping in, or as much as you can with 3 kids, including an almost 2-year-old!

Now that we’re back into the routine of things, this week included back to normalish running, and the return of core workouts. But, not as many steps – I dominated steps during our vacation when we were walking everywhere all day! Sitting at a desk daily does have a downside 🙂

Here’s what the week looked like:  

Sunday: 6.23 miles! This was my longest run since the Cleveland Half Marathon and I was glad to get outside and I was glad to get in an informal 10K while most of the house slept. Everyone was tired from our long car trip back, and even though I was home around 8:30, I still was home before even GM and B were awake!    

Monday: 5.03 miles miles run plus core workout. I somehow woke up earlier than I expected to, and found myself having enough time to get in not just 5 miles, but also about 15 minutes of core exercises, which is more than I typically do. It felt good to be out running in the morning in my neighborhood again!

Tuesday: 4.29 mile run plus core workout. This run almost didn’t happen. After very little sleep (GM was up from 1-4ish am), I snoozed quite a few times. But then I remembered that I had made a goal to run 4.2 miles today, in memory of a friend’s sister who had passed away last year and would’ve turned 42 this year. She had hosted a run in her memory over the weekend that I couldn’t make it to, so I pulled myself out of bed to get in the miles. I also got in a little longer core workout, mostly because I wanted to try a new video that ended up being a few minutes longer than I usually do.  

Wednesday:  4.23 miles plus core workout. I had another not-well-sleep night, as at around 1 a.m. my oldest woke up with a bad dream and wouldn’t go back to sleep. So, he tossed and turned in our bed and I also did until he went back to sleep a few hours later. 

Thursday: 5.02 miles and quick core workout. After two nights in a row with less-than-optimal sleep, it’s no surprise that I accidentally snoozed a little too long, and when I got up realized I could run 4 miles and do a core workout, or do 5 miles and no core. I did my 5 miles and had time for about 6 minutes of ab exercises – shorter than usual, but still something! 

Not running-related, but that night I took LM on a Mommy/me date – we saw The Little Mermaid at the theater! She loved it and I enjoyed the comfy seats.

Friday: 5.02 mile run plus core workout in the morning I got out of bed in time to get in a longer core workout again, plus a five miler that felt good most of the time. The sky was gorgeous in the morning, I couldn’t help but snap a photo!

Saturday: 4.04 stroller miles – Our good running stroller (a BOB) was out of commission, but I wanted to get GM out of the house so I took him on our other one. It’s not as good, smooth, or easy to push, but I was glad to get GM in for four miles! He may have said “all done” after 2 minutes, but seeing 4 deer, bunnies, a train and plenty of cars kept him enthralled for 2 miles, then some goldfish and water (to eat and drink) kept him pretty satisfied the last 2. 

Total mileage: 33.86 miles run 

Questions for you:

• Do you unpack right away after vacation or let it wait a few days?
• Did you travel for the Fourth?

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