Weekly Wrap #3

Welcome to the third Weekly Wrap!

This is a new weekly linkup hosted by yours truly and my good friend Tricia @ MissSippiPiddlin.  The purpose of this link is to connect with and support other active women.  We want to hear about your weekly adventures.  You are encouraged to include anything you did to be active or anything you considered fun.  We want to know how you amazing women accomplish it all.  You can summarize your whole week or just a small portion of it.  It's up to you!  See rules here.

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I'm excited to be co-hosting the Fall Into Fitness giveaway hop with my friend and fellow blogger Runaway Bridal Planner.  Giveaway hops are great opportunities to network with other bloggers having similar interests and a fun way to grow your own blog.  If my followers enter your giveaway and your followers enter my giveaway and so on, you can imagine the extra traffic to your blog.  The potential to gain new followers is definitely there!

The participants link is open until September 11th.  Just click on the badge and add your blog name.  You will receive instructions a little later about adding the hop link to your giveaway post.  The giveaway hop runs from September 14th-20th.  Readers will enter one giveaway and then work down the list of participants by hopping from blog to blog.  The more bloggers that participate, the more chances for bloggers and readers to win!


On to the weekly wrap...

Monday was the typical rest day.  However, I did walk my dogs for an hour in the evening.  They were thrilled as I've been slacking in this area.  Tuesday's easy 5 miler was the first run of my week.  I'm very disappointed the weather provided no relief all week as Mr. Dew Point hovered at his highest levels.  This was the swampiest week yet.  {Do I say that every week?}

Tuesday night brought heavy thunderstorms and high winds.  I headed out at an extremely dark 5:15 Wednesday morning for an 8 mile medium paced run.  I tripped over the limbs that had fallen in our yard but didn't think anymore about it after reaching the street.  I turned the first corner of my regular route and **wham** ran right through a big limb than had fallen.  Luckily I connected with the twiggy end as opposed to the trunk, otherwise I would have face planted in the street.  It was in a darker section and I was still in my sleepy 1st mile.  {I'm awake now!}  This run ended up being like an obstacle course. 

Thursday was a complete rest day and Friday brought another 5 mile easy effort run.  The conditions were extra swampy.  See the fog?  I also worked Friday evening on my landscaping, which has been sorely neglected of late.  It's great exercise but also required a cooling dip in the pool.  Friday was just an incredibly steamy day.

Saturday was my official cross training day, which means...water skiing!  Whoot!  It was a beautiful day at the lake.  I made 4 ski runs and finally remembered to take my GoPro.  I attached it to my vest.  If you have a little time, look at this clip.  This is what I see when I ski.  I provided a little narration as well.  Warning: southern drawl ahead!  Ha Ha.  (I apologize for the extra minutes of blackness.  GoPro Studios is tricky to use.)  We ate at our favorite oyster bar on the way home.  A fantastic day!




On the training plan I really don't follow, there were 18 miles scheduled for Sunday's long run.  I ran 19 instead, just because.  Mr. Dew Point was still acting out but once the sun came up, the air stirred and provided the tiniest bit of relief.   My old body held up admirably:  no pain, no cramps, no chafing, etc.  However, I felt nauseous after returning home.  Could it have been from the Oysters Rockefeller and two extra Margaritas?  Probably.  I admit, I was a slug for the remainder of the day.

In review, I ran a total of 37 miles.  My long run definitely felt better compared to last week.  Tricia and I often joke that we go to work on Mondays to get some much needed rest.  That is definitely the sentiment right now.  I fully intend to enjoy my scheduled cut-back week!   

And, that's a wrap!

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