I’m writing this post from a houseboat on the Mississippi River! My sister Cresta and her family rented it Thursday to Sunday and invited us to come along, as the boat sleeps up to 10 people. Last weekend, we were at the headwaters of the Mississippi camping at Itasca; this weekend, we slept on the river for three nights!
I was hesitant at first, as my nieces are all back in school (a hybrid- some virtual, some in-person) and I was worried about Covid. But we all agreed to get tested first and all were negative! Great news.
So here’s a recap of how this week went:
Monday: I ran over lunch, 7 miles, 9:15 min/mile, then a 1:1 Discover Strength session after work. I felt pretty good on this run, in terms of the Achilles tendinitis.
Tuesday: I met up with my two running friends for a morning run, 7 miles, 9:50 min/mile. On the jog to meet them, I’m usually doing 10:30 min/miles, but then with them, we are closer to 9 min/miles. My running efficiency is still not what it was, but I’ll keep working to get it there.
I was all about the moody floral from Oiselle for this run. Matchy-matchy.
Wednesday: I ran 4 miles with Ruth the vizsla pup over lunch, 9 min/mile. It was back to summer weather this day, 80 degrees! I took a virtual 1:1 with Discover Strength after work.
Thursday: I met up with my running friends again for 7 miles, 9:30 min/mile. When I left my house, I could see lightning nearby. When I got to where I was meeting them, it was raining on us, and we were a little worried about getting caught in a nasty storm. But we decided to head out and stay close to the meeting spot in case we had to cut things short. Fortunately, it was just rain and other than getting soaked, we stayed safe.
That morning, Zenaida and I planned a “twinning run.” We both are members of the Oiselle volee and have lots of matching running apparel. Stay tuned, I’m sure we’ll be twinning again!
Dustin and I worked until about 3 pm, and then hit the road to Alma, Wisconsin (about 2 hours south of Minneapolis) where we met up with my sister and family to catch the houseboat. We rented the boat through “Fun in the Sun.” Our first night was actually just at their dock, so we could leave bright and early Friday morning.
Friday: After a tutorial on driving the boat, we were off! We motored down the river for most of the morning, until stopping for lunch at a sandbar. We liked the location so much that we decided to anchor in there for the evening.
My sister Cresta has the Peloton app; we both brought some hand weights on the boat and we did a few core and upper body workouts. This was my first time doing anything Peloton. Everyone is so obsessed, ha!
After our morning workout, we paddle-boarded, swam, went off the slide on the boat, fished, walked along the sandbars, and more. It was a lovely summer day!
I had several of these RBG figurines a few years back and gave them as gifts; I still had one left that I decided to keep for myself and put up as a little decoration in the kitchen to honor the late RBG.
My sister brought the whole squad of the figurines on the houseboat!
Saturday: Cresta and I got up early to jog along the sandbar, which was only about 1/2 mile. We decided to run up and down the steep part to work up a sweat!
Then we returned to the boat for a few more Peloton strength sessions on the rooftop. Good times.
Sunday: Cresta joined me for a virtual 1:1 Discover Strength session on the rooftop of the houseboat; she just did my workout. Had she signed up for her own introductory workout, they would have given her a customized workout, but she plans to save that free class for a later date!
Then we packed everything up and took the boat back to the dock in Alma, Wisconsin.
The end of the houseboat weekend. It was a lovely long weekend with family!
Twinning in navy tights with my nieces!
Summary: We are on the drive home now and after 3 days of no running, I am hoping to fit in a short run this evening, but TBD on how I feel when we get home. About 25 miles of running, 3 Discover Strength sessions, and a handful of Peloton strength sessions.
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How lovely, really enjoyed reading about your trip. Love all the twinning, too!
Yes, lots of twinning this week 🙂
That looks like a fun few days and a nice change of pace. I bet the 3 days off will really be a good thing for your achilles. Love the twinning!
It was a nice getaway!
A houseboat vacation sounds fantastic, especially for 2020. I need to look into that. I’ve never tried the Peleton workouts, that may be something that I look into this winter after my long races are done.
Definitely was perfect for 2020! A cabin that moves. Lots of fresh air 🙂
I’ve always wanted to do the houseboat thing. But hold up, is that an air conditioner behind you and the girls?
Glad you’re feeling better!
There was an air conditioner! You had to turn the power off at night though, so I don’t think you could use it, even when its really hot. We just kept windows open!
What a fun trip, and so smart to get tested for Covid before going so that you could all really enjoy yourselves. I have never stayed on a houseboat but it looks like a lot of fun.
Those figurines are so cool! I would love to get some for my WFH station – they would definitely give me some motivation.
It made us all feel a lot better about being together. And we could HUG and just relax and feel normal.
What a fun adventure! There can’t be too many others who have done Peloton on a houseboat! You should share on IG and tag @onepeloton 🙂 Love the RGB figurine, and all the others. That oiselle outfit is so pretty!
Haha, very true! I didn’t think about that with the Peloton workouts!
The twinning pics are fun! The houseboat weekend sounds like a great getaway. Hoping the achilles continues to feel good.
Thanks Kim!
I just LOVE those figurines.
What an great idea for a vacation. I would LOVE that.
Twinning. How fun! Being a Skirt Sports ambassador, I have done that too.
Hope your achilles behaves.
Thanks Darlene!
What a great trip! I’m glad you were all able to get tested so you were comfortable going away together. Glad you had fun!
It was great that we had the option. I would have been very surprised if my husband and I were positive as we have barely gone anywhere, but better safe than sorry!
That looks like such a fun adventure!! I’ve never done anything like that, but would love to some time.
A houseboat was a very unique experience! Very “Minnesotan.”
What a fun idea for a vacation! Something totally different. or at least different to east coast.
Glad you were able to do it in a way that made you all feel safe & comfortable. Loved the twinning. Hope achilles feels good on your return to running
Yes, very unique! I had always wanted to rent one though. We had a great time!
The houseboat is such a great idea! I am so glad you got some time with your sister on such a fun adventure! I would love to do something like that!
It was so nice to hang out with my sister and her kids…such great memories.
Another great adventure and so glad it was with family! Love that you had a relaxing time but also kept it very active with those workouts!
It felt so good to hang out with family like normal!
Wow! That sounds like a really awesome vacation. I think my husband wouldn’t want to drive a houseboat, but sleeping on the water — priceless!
I’m not as Peloton obsessed as some of the bloggers, but I like it enough to pay for it. 🙂
Love the photo of you and Zenaida!
I slept very soundly! I fortunately wasn’t the one who had to drive though, so I got to relax a lot more 🙂
Thanks for linking the rental place, this looks like a great and easy future weekend getaway!
To be perfectly honest, we weren’t impressed with their lack of precautions with regards to Covid. My sister asked the trainer/captain to wear a mask when he came onto our boat to give instructions and he refused. The rest of us wore masks and waited outside and just listened to him from outside on the deck.
I love the twinning picture with Zenaida! Your mini houseboat vacation sounds so fun and different. Hope you got that run in!
Thanks Debbie! I did get that run in and it felt really good after a few days off!
That looks like so much fun! Happy you were able to do a few of the Peloton classes. I love those figurines. Where did you get them?
Here you go: https://shop.fctry.com/products/ruth-bader-ginsburg-action-figure