The sprint to the finish of 2018 continues – I swear someone has flipped the switch into overdrive!
This past week was busy on all fronts, but there were lots of highlights!
Work kept me hopping – but I was super productive and, with now just a few loose ends to wrap up, I should be in great shape to take the Christmas week off! Both of my boys started their school breaks, so we really kicked things into the Christmas spirit, picking up our tree and decorating the house. We’ll start making cookies later today.
On the workout front, it was a pretty solid week:
Monday – 3-mile run
Tuesday – 1.25-mile power walk
Wednesday – 3.5-mile run – this one was ugly!
Thursday – Another power walk followed by a strength work.
Friday – 2-mile run and some much needed yoga. Also had another acupuncture session.
Saturday – 5-mile run. For as bad as Wednesday’s run felt, this one felt great!
Sunday – Today was basically a rest day, I did get an early morning 1.25-mile walk with my husband and pup to get the day started followed by another session with the acupuncturist.
17.25 miles for the Holiday Challenge!
And, if you follow me on social media, then you know this was my biggest highlight of the week!
I was beyond excited to see this notice in my email! Chicago-bound for 2019!
I’m joining Holly and Wendy for the Weekly Wrap.
What was a highlight from your week?
Congrats on getting in to Chicago!!! I would have loved to join you but my body sent me a loud message the past couple of weeks….
I’ll be there to cheer you on!
Wendy recently posted…The Day RA Won’t Let Me Forget
I’m looking forward to seeing you again 🙂
COngratulations on being selected for Chicago!
Thanks Cari!!
Congrats on Chicago! That’s the one marathon I almost thought of doing. 😉 I’m taking time off for Christmas no matter what, but it’s going to be stressful before and after.
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Thanks Coco! Enjoy your time off!!
Yay congrats on getting into Chicago!
Becca | Rabbit Food Runner recently posted…Holiday Happenings: Weekly Wrap
Thanks Becca!
Congrats on Chicago! Look forward to following along with your challenge
Deborah Brooks recently posted…Girl Power-Girls on the run 5K
Thanks Deborah!
You are doing great on your Challenge!! And, huge congrats on Chicago!!!!! I’m so excited for you!
Thanks so much Kim 🙂
Yay for Chicago! One of my clubmates is in and it’s definitely one I have to do one day. I’m glad you get time off over Christmas – it looks like I definitely have Christmas Eve through Boxing Day then light duties so far and nothing major hovering that’s going to come in during that time so as long as I can say no quite firmly, I should be OK (I’m self-employed which can make it tricky).
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Thanks Liz! I hope things stay quiet for you around the holidays.
That’s great that you will be able to take next week off to spend time with your family 🙂
So excited that we both got into Chicago. It’s going to be one heck of a journey, but we’re up to the challenge, right?!
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We are definitely up for the challenge! I still can’t believe we both got in!!
Congrats on Chicago and on a great week of workouts 🙂 That’s wonderful that you’ll have the whole week of Christmas off.
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Thanks Chaitali 🙂
Sounds like an awesome week of workouts, I miss running! Congrats on getting into the Chicago Marathon! Have a happy Holiday!
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Thanks Sandy – Happy Holidays to you too!
Hooray for getting into Chicago! I can’t wait to follow your training!!
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Thanks – I’m so excited!!
Congrats on getting in Chicago. It’s on my bucket list.
Your 5 mile run looked beautiful!
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Thanks Denise – I’m pretty excited to make Chicago my first marathon!
Congratulations on being selected to run Chicago! Great job in keeping your streak alive as well. Enjoy that week off with your boys. Thanks for linking!
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Thanks Holly – I’m definitely looking forward to some downtime with the kids.
We had some pretty great weather over the weekend so we took our kids to the park and had some great family time.
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Always nice to get some outdoor time with the family when the weather cooperates.
EEEK! Congratulations! So wonderful for you!
Great week leading into the holidays! You’ve got this!
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Thanks so much Jenn 🙂
Yay for getting into Chicago! I have so many blogger friends going, I might just have to come cheer!
Yay for a week off coming! I am ready for my week off too!
Merry Christmas!
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Enjoy your week off! Merry Christmas!