Brief Reprieve

We had a brief reprieve from the regular madness this week, with Wednesday's swim meet cancelled due to weather, no Mt. A. practice on Thursday and Friday, and a weekend that was blissfully clear of any activities. We didn't want the meet to get cancelled but the break was kind of nice!

A few inches of snow overnight on Monday meant a sloppy morning run out in Highland Green on Tuesday morning. Could have used screwshoes. (6.0 miles)

Then it poured all day on Wednesday with high winds. Ugh, so nasty. So it was an indoor track walk during swim practice kind of day. There was no need to be out running in that crap. (2.1 miles walked)

Things were flooded out back on Thursday morning but we did have this adorable little visitor 😍

And even more exciting, Sam got her braces off on Thursday morning! Her smile says it all. So exciting 😎😍

Thursday's run was a 3:00 pm wander on the cart paths and roads. Pretty afternoon light. (6.0 miles)

Friday, I was up and out early for a run as I had a massage with Lauren at 9:30 am. Pretty sky. (7.2 miles)

Had a quiet morning on Saturday and didn't head out until around 10:00 am. Ran out into the Cathance for a slow meander on the trails. River was roaring! Lots of hoar frost and ice slicks but a nice bright crisp morning in the woods. Plus ice pancakes 🥞😊 (9.0 miles)

I see a big smiling frog face 🐸

New steps!

Sam and Ryan got some Christmas shopping done and some driving practice in, and then Sam headed over to Kylee's later in the afternoon for a sleepover. Ryan and I were going to be ambitious and go out to dinner but in the end, we settled for take-out poke bowls and 4 episodes of Only Murders in the Building 😂😂

This morning, I decided to wait a bit to head out in the hopes that temps would warm up from 11 degrees! Headed out around 9:00 up and over Mt. A. and along the Heath before heading out on the powerlines for the rest of the miles. Bright, brisk and calm. Two bluebirds seen and some adorable possum prints in the sand along the powerlines. (12.0 miles)

And while the running goal of 2,000 is obviously not happening this year, I am happy to have gotten in a 40 mile week and we’ll see what I can do over the next few weeks. Going to be less than 1,600 miles though. 🤷‍♀️ But I’m still working on hitting 300 walking miles this year and have a bit of work to do 😂 so headed out around 3:00 for a mellow walk around the school block. (2.1 miles walked) 

And just for fun, a few cute cat photos 😻