Happy Sunday!
That sound you hear is me exhaling and settling into a staycation week off! This past week was a mad sprint to wrap-up projects and put out work fires (there seem to be far too many of those lately) and to put in the final touches to get ready for Christmas.
Workout wise there were a lot of Peloton holiday-themed classes, another virtual race, and a Christmas run “with” friends. Here’s the run down….
(from the drive-through light show we visited this week)
Christmas Week Run Down
Monday — Monday was oh so…Monday and my workout never happened.
Tuesday — Peloton 20-minute ride & full-body strength.
Wednesday — Peloton Holiday Slow Flow Yoga.
Thursday — Peloton 30-minute ride and core.
Friday — A Christmas run with friends! Earlier in the week, Kim (KookyRunner) invited Kim (Running on the Fly) and me to join her for a virtual run on Christmas morning. While the weather was oh so stormy, making this a treadmill run – I was still happy to be running “with” friends!
Thanks to Kim for the collage
Saturday — BAA virtual 10K. 2nd race in the #FinishStrongChallenge. The morning was bright and windy, and the miles were easy.
Sunday –– Peloton 25-minute ride and core.
Christmas was a low-keyed affair, given the times, but it was still a good day with much to be grateful for. And, now we’ve entered into one of my favorites weeks for the year. I have always enjoyed the week between Christmas and the new year – a great time to relax, reflect and recharge.
How was your week? Did you have a nice Christmas?
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.
SO fun running (and chatting) with you and Kim on Christmas morning 😉 I’m glad you had a nice Christmas with your family…well-earned after a busy week! Enjoy your week! I get Thursday and Friday off, so I’m looking forward to a short (but probably busy) week.
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I enjoyed the run with you and Kim! So hoping we get to do it in person in 2021!!
You were able to stay pretty active for a hectic work week. Hope you and yours had a really nice Christmas. Enjoy your staycation this week!
Thanks so much Deborah 🙂
Congrats on your 10k! I’m planning to work “as little as possible” this next week and with any luck we should have some decent weather to get outside.
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Thanks! Hope you were able to get some outdoor runs!
Nice work Michelle! How will you spend your week off? I work 2 days, which is fine. It’s not like there’s a lot we can do, right? I mean I could clean and stuff, lol…
Happy New Year!
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This is always a low-key, lazy week. Definitely no cleaning LOL!
oh Mondays… glad the week got better. So glad you got your Saturday down time in too.
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It was definitely a rough start but thankfully the week got a lot better!
So glad you got to “run” with friends! And that you had such a selection of fun and festive classes from which to choose!
We had a quiet but nice Christmas. We did our best to hold on to as many traditions as possible, and keep things as normal as we could.
Peloton did a great job with all of the holiday-themed classes – really helped to keep the workouts lively!
So glad you had a nice day – keeping traditions going as much as possible is so important, especially this year.
That is great you have time off! Will you be doing anything fun or simply relaxing?
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This week has been all about lazying and relaxing – so needed!!
Like you I do love this time between ‘Twixmas’ time between Christmas and New Year. One of the things I will be using the time for is completing the 10 miles or so needed to get to 1200 miles running in the 12 months of 2020 🙂
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Nice! Congrats on the great mileage!
Nice week of activity for you. I SO need to focus on more yoga. How fun to “run” with friends. Enjoy your staycation downtime!
I always feel better when I make time for yoga but I’m so inconsistent about getting to the mat.
Glad you are finally able to relax and look forward to 2021!
A run “with” friends is great, even if it had to be inside — and given the weather, I totally get why it had to be inside!
Thanks Judy – these past couple of weeks have been pretty stressful so having some downtime means everything!
Wow, you did great with you workouts in such a busy week. I hope you’re enjoying your staycation! The week between Christmas and New Years is the perfect week to have off- you can finally relax and enjoy the holidays.
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Thanks Jenny 🙂
I loved your run together! I ran on Christmas Day too but probably a bit before you were up and running given the time difference. I’ve not quite run as much as I’d have liked this week as we had SNOW this morning so I bailed. Fingers crossed I can get out tomorrow. Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year Liz!
Our holiday was quiet – very quiet for obvious reasons.
Enjoy your time off. Hope to get to relax.
Thank you Darlene.
I love the vibe of this week too — even though I’m working, it’s not stressful, and even more relaxed working from home. Congrats on that 10K — glad it felt good even in the wintry weather,
Thanks – I haven’t been running as much lately so having the 10K go so well was a nice surprise!
Loved running with you virtually on Christmas morning 🙂 Awesome job on all of your workouts and your virtual race on Saturday!
I’m so glad you asked Kim & me to join you! I’m keeping my fingers crossed I’ll get to see you in person in 2021.
I’ve always loved the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day as well, especially when our sons were in college and home chilling with us. This week has all the holiday feels without the stress. Enjoy your week off from work!
Yes – that’s the perfect way to describe it…all the holiday feels without the stress!
I usually get to have either Christmas week off work or the following week, but this year I got neither. My coworker got to take them off. I know it’s only fair, but still, whomp whomp! I guess I can’t complain too much when I only work 3 days a week. LOL! Hope you have a great New Year!
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Bummer about the time off, but at least it’s a short week, right?
Happy New Year Lisa!