Well this week was a fast one - Monday came fast and Friday was a day off for the kids. The work week was a busy one too - so no mid day workouts for me this week.
Day 156 - Monday - late night Sunday night getting some work done, which I did not completely finish so I was not able to work out in the morning which threw my whole day off. It was a day filled with lots of driving and the evening that was filled with kids activities - so I was not able to get any exercise in until late, late in the day - a 40 minute brisk walk around the neighbourhood.
Day 157 - Tuesday - I was able to get up early this morning and get to the
Active Life workout with the ladies - a fun filled morning working out our legs and upper body with ropes and the TRX. I also managed a 30 minute walk with the kids.
Day 158 - Wednesday - so Sarah decided that we would run the metcon course at Blue Mountain this morning. So we ran the 5 km loop but did not do the obstacles as they were taken down. The start is straight up the south end of Blue Mountain Resort - up the escarpment - that was a calf burner, the rest of the course weaved up and down slightly and was single track trail running - really nice. A great run, view and workout!!
Day 159 - Thursday -
Active Life this morning - the 200 workout - 10 strength exercises 20 reps - as many times through all of them in 30 minutes - I love this work out - although we usually do the 150 work out - 10 exercises 15 reps - so we are pushing it harder today. I also love this workout because I am a little competitive and this one is a little bit of a competition amongst my workout buddies.
Also tonight was the kid versus the parents soccer game with Matthew's soccer team. There were about 8 parents against the 15 kids - only 2 moms. It was fun and I got a good workout running back and forth between the offence and defence. I have to brag a little here - I got the first goal of the game - that is right the first goal - not sure how Matthew felt about that but I loved it!!!!!! Soccer is not my game either but I managed to play with the dads!
Day 160 - Friday - well work and play interrupted my workout again today - kids had a PD day today so they were shipped off to a friends house for the morning while I got some work done and then I had those same kids and my kids for the afternoon. It turned out to be a great afternoon - another friend of mine invited us to visit her at a house with a pool and tennis courts. Needless to say it was a really great afternoon of them swimming and playing tennis while we lounged by the pool - I could get use to that lifestyle :) I did fit in a quick 40 minute run between the pool party and our friend Mark's birthday party!
This week was ride your bike to work week - I just wanted to congratulate my husband Sean for riding his bike to work for the entire school year so far - that is right starting on the first day of school in September Sean rode his bike "rusty" to school - through sun, rain and snow - every single day - did not even miss a day until this week :( He has injured himself somehow - a pinched nerve in his neck or a herniated disk- needless to say he has been in a lot of pain this week. Started to really bug him over last weekend and he did manage to get to work on his bike on Monday but had to be driven home by his principle halfway through day because of the pain - so much pain he was off for a couple of days and when he went back to work later in the week he was still in too much pain to ride - so he had to drive. I just want to say that we, Matthew, Kade and I are really proud of you for making such an effort to ride your bike to work everyday - you are an inspiration and a great role model for our kids. We can't wait for you to get better so we can get back out there on the bikes with you.
Krystin
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