Well, when I wrote last week’s post, I shared that after 2 different long weekends out of town, I was back and getting back into our routine of summer at least. Well, this week it happened again – another break in the routine! But for a good reason — I was out of town for a girls weekend with my best friends from high school! The last time we were all on a trip together was before the pandemic, so this was truly a reason to celebrate.

Here’s how the week went: 

Sunday: 10.67 mile run, planking and push ups –  Hooray for a Sunday long run! After a few weekends out of town, it felt good to get in a double digit run and on a weekend. I woke up before most of the family was awake, got in my run before it was too steamy, and then got home while my youngest was still eating breakfast. I ran the full time and felt good!

Monday: 4.65 mile run, 10 minutes indoor bike, core workout, push ups, planks, ~2 mile walk- Since I had ran 10+ miles on Sunday, I went out thinking I wouldn’t run more than 3-4. OF course when I got to 4 I wanted to get to 5. I didn’t end up having time, so I made it as far as I could before having to get ready for my day. Then at lunch, I got in a nice little walk – this time my daughter joined me!

Tuesday: 5 miles running, 15 minutes indoor bike, push ups, planks and core workout, 1 mile indoor lunch walk – It was only 70 degrees in the morning and I felt good running outside. I finished my 5 miles and then I got in a short bike cool down, and started my day. Later in the office, a coworker and I got in a 1 mile lunchtime walk. It had started pouring, so we decided to walk inside. That’s one good thing about working in a large office/campus – plenty of offices to walk around!

Wednesday: 5.17 miles running, pushups and core workout, 18 minutes indoor bike – I woke up to upper 60s – it almost felt cool when I left my house for my run! My legs were tired though, so I finished around 5 miles and then did an indoor bike ride to cool down. We had had some crazy storms Tuesday night and I passed a lot of debris on my running trails, and even a tree down in the street.

Thursday: 7.04 miles running, pushups and core workout, 13 minutes on the bike, 2.72 mile walk – I made it out the door with a little extra time to get in another mile, so I opted for 7 miles after doing my core workout and push ups. I also managed to have 13 minutes to cool down on the bike, which was good – even though it was cooler out, I was still so sweaty after my run! I later took a walk at lunch and spied some more storm damage. I am feeling so lucky since so many people are without power and will be for several more days.

Friday: 3.35 mi run – It an early morning for me — I had to leave my house at 4 something for the airport. I knew it was going to be a long, tiring day and the one thing that makes me less cranky is a run! So I got out of bed at 3:10 a.m. and got in a short run. I was dragging so I didn’t have time to do anything else, but was glad to have gotten in some movement before heading out the door and sitting on a long flight.

Saturday: 3.5 miles running, push ups and planks – I was lucky to get in a run with my friend Alisa early thanks to jet lag. I woke up at 6 a.m. West. Coast time and she was up too. We both went out to explore for a few miles before the rest of our house woke up.  We got in some beach miles and it was beautiful!!

 Total: 39.53 mi of running plus some indoor cycling workouts, planking and push ups

Questions for you:

• How often do you travel?
• When was the last time you had a girls trip?

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