We made it to the final month of 2020! I’m optimistic that 2021 will be a much better year- fingers crossed!
If you missed it, I shared some holiday gift ideas for runners on Tuesday, catch up HERE.
Here’s how this past week went in fitness!
Monday: 7 miles before work, 9:15 min/mile. It was probably overkill to wear a gaitor, but my face was pretty chilly in the beginning. I warmed up quickly and pulled it down.
Discover Strength 1:1 virtual training session after work. I love my virtual sessions with the trainers at Discover Strength, and they are currently offering FREE sessions for doctors and nurses until gyms open again in Minnesota. How generous is that! Spread the word.
Tuesday: 9.3 miles before work at an 8:57 min/mile average; a few at the end were with Ruth.
I picked up some new McKirdy Trained gear for the winter! (My coach Esther works for McKirdy Trained.)
Wednesday: 7.43 miles before work, 9:15 min/mile average, Discover Strength 1:1 after work
Thursday: I had a 7 am meeting- on zoom/video of course!- so I started early and was proud of myself for fitting in a 10k and a shower before the meeting!
Thursday night, my good friend Julie dropped off some delicious homemade pasta and a few of us zoomed while we enjoyed the results of her talented cooking! Yum.
Friday: Ruth and I ran a quick 4 miles before work, 8:15 min/mile, then a Discover Strength 1:1 over lunch.
Saturday: It was only 20 degrees when I headed out the door, but it warmed up to the upper 30’s and the sun was shining; it was a great Saturday for a long run. 14 miles at an 8:57 min/mile average.
Heading downtown is a nice change of pace from my usual runs around the lakes. Since I haven’t gone to the office since March, I haven’t done any run commutes either. Remember when this was a regular appearance on my morning commute?
I wore a new Oiselle top for the run, the Jade long sleeve (discounted now!) The top has received mixed reviews because it’s supposed to fit more like a turtleneck, but it has a zipper in the back. It sorta looks likes you’re wearing it backwards!
That evening, we had another small zoom social get together; yes, we’re back to zooms again! That’s 2020 for ya. But I want to stay safe.
Anyways, in the past, my friends and I would often go see the British Arrow Awards at the Walker Art Museum, and of course, this year was virtual. So we all bought tickets to watch the show and then zoom’ed afterwards to talk about our favorites.
My favorite was this commercial from the “Made in Lockdown” category. A tear-jerker for animal lovers. Check it out!
Sunday: 5.3 mile run with Dustin and Ruth, 8:30 min/mile average.
Summary: 54 miles of running, 3 virtual training sessions. Kind of a higher volume week! Now the two-week challenge for work is over and guess what? My team won! Actually, there was another runner who ran more overall miles than me, but our team still kept their first place position, so we get to choose the charity for a donation. All for a good cause!
In holiday news, we picked out a tree and it’s starting to feel like Christmas at our house!
Dustin also received an advent calendar of Minnesota craft beers. He’s loving it. (I have shared a few too!)
That’s a wrap for this week! I’m linking up with Running on the Fly and Confessions of a Mother Runner Check it out!
I would totally expect your team to win a fitness challenge! Very solid week of workouts for you! Have a good one
Thanks Deb!
I bet it was nice to run downtown again! I run the same routes every day now, and the rare times when I venture to different places it feels like such a treat. Glad you are feeling good with the increased mileage!
It was a very welcome change of scenery
That Oiselle top looks really cool – I like the fact that it zips in the back because that makes it different from other running turtlenecks.
I love that advent calendar of beers – so cool! I got a $1 advent calendar from Trader Joe’s so I’ve been enjoying bite sized pieces of chocolate daily, lol.
I need a daily bit of chocolate! There just aren’t as many sweets at home around this time as there were in the office, ha!
Congrats to you and your team on the fitness challenge win! That turtleneck totally looks like its on backwards. Ha! Wonder what the rationale for the back zipper is. Nice week of workouts for you.
Right? My husband thought the top was hilarious…but from the front I like it
Oh wow, I’d love to get my hands on that advent calendar for my craft beer loving family! What a great gift!
I bet it was fun to run downtown! I want to run along the Chicago lakefront–something I do frequently in normal years but not once this year.
Yes! I wonder if there is a Chicago land version of the calendar!!
Oooh the Advent beer calendar is genius! Congrats on winning the challenge!
Thanks Becket! The calendar has been a hit!
Congrats to your team, and so glad to see that sculpture garden again.
I love the tights you wore with the top.
I’m trying to put off weather gaiters for a while longer. Unlikely but I can dream
Thanks Cari! Tights are Sweaty Betty, they had a great Cyber Monday sale!
Oh, that beer advent calendar looks like fun! I was wondering about that Oiselle top. Is it hard to put on? That pasta looks fantastic.
That was the basis for some of the less positive reviews on the shirt is that people struggled to zip it! I didn’t have any trouble.
I like the bowl you used as a laptop stand. I am impressed with running a 10k and being ready for a 7am Zoom call. Nice!
Haha I have to be creative sometimes
Congrats to your team for winning the challenge; what a great cause! Every time you mention the Walker Institute, it reminds me of my childhood (and field trips there for my art classes). I had forgotten about your daily work commutes…seems like forever ago, huh!
Haha yep, it’s been quite some time since I did a run commute!!
It looks like you had a solid week of workouts and congrats to your team on finishing in first place!
Thank you Debbie!
What a great week! All those miles!! Congrats to your team.
Your beanies are cute. I’m a beanie lover. All my gaiter are not for warmth but for COVID these days. And I always have one on. Lately I’m glad cuz it’s been really cold.. like yesterday!
I don’t think I’d like the zipper in the back. I run hot and I’m always pulling mine up and down repeatedly.
Oh, that top is kind of different. Did the zipper irritate you?
Love that it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for you. We are working hard to keep the spirit alive over here!
Sounds like a good week — that pasta looks amazing. I’m sure an advent calendar for beer lovers has to be a lot of fun.
I chose a different place to run today! Sometimes you really have to change things up.
This year we upgraded from the basic advent calendar from Aldi to the “premium” one. I was surprised that the chocolate treats have fillings inside and very detailed designs. I figured it was a rough year and the kids needed them. I should have got one for myself too 🙂