Happy Sunday!! Did you have a great Thanksgiving? I hope that you were able to enjoy a great meal and time with family and friends. I guess we can now start the official countdown to Christmas? I’m sure the next few weeks will be a flurry of holiday parties, dinners, baking sweets, buying presents, wrapping gifts, etc. Now more than ever I’m happy to check in for the Weekly Wrap to help keep myself accountable for the next month, even when things get crazy busy!
Monday 11/20
Kickboxing – 45 minutes.
My second time going to this class and it was just as hard as the first time!
Tuesday 11/21
4 mile run.
My legs were tired so I had to throw on my Pro Compression socks to help me get through the run!
Wednesday 11/22
Unexpected rest day. After work, I got caught up doing errands and before I knew it, it was after 9pm so no workout.
Thursday 11/23
The Great Turkey Escape 5K
This was a super hilly 5K, but it was a lot of fun! I dressed up in my turkey costume and I was even featured in this newspaper article!
Great race swag!
I met a new friend, LOL
My mom got third in her age group!
Friday 11/24
Rest Day. While my body didn’t get a workout, my credit card sure did, lol. I do a majority of my holiday shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Saturday 11/25
6 mile run.
I wanted to aim for 7 but my knee just wasn’t cooperating and I had some GI issues in the last mile.
Sunday 11/26
Spinning class – 65 minutes / 25 miles.
So happy that I can go to this class regularly again. I love that it’s low impact on my legs but still a great cardio workout. The music in today’s class was amazing!
Total Weekly Mileage: 13 miles
Less miles than I would have liked, but I’m happy I was able to get in a semi-long run yesterday. I’ll probably start going back to ART once a week. I’m hoping that will help the issues I’m currently experiencing with my knee. I also noticed some IT band pain on my run yesterday so I’m going to nip that in the bud before it gets any worse – I have no time to deal with that annoying injury again!
I also received some new Pro Compression socks in the mail. I’m super excited about the grey wool socks to keep my feet nice and warm when I do long runs in the winter!
If you’re in the market for some new socks, they are running a sale – 2 pairs of marathon socks for $40 with code BFCM (ends 11/27). Also, have you applied to be an ambassador yet? If you’re interested, make sure you apply by the deadline (tomorrow – 11/27)!
This week it will be difficult to get in my workouts because I’ll be in NYC from Monday-Thursday (staying overnight). My team gets to meet in person about once every 2 years. It’s a big deal because we are really spread out (London, India, Philippines and the US). Virtual meeting are fine, but there’s just something way better about meeting up in person! We have meetings all day and then team dinners at night. Thankfully the hotel has a small gym, so I hope I can at least get in a 30 minute workout or run on those days. I so wish I would have time to go to Central Park for a run!
Iām linking up with Holly and Tricia for their Weekly Wrap.
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Great job this week! I love your Turkey costume. And how awesome that your picture was in that article!
Thanks so much Lisa!
You did have the best Thanksgiving outfit! I just love your mom! She needs her own iIG or blog or something. She totally rocks. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
I keep telling her that! I told her to just blog once a week – maybe I can talk her into it in the new year.
I saw your famous turkey trot picture. Looks like an amazing time and awesome that your mom placed.
It was probably my favorite race of the year š
Those wool socks are amazing! You will love them. I loved your turkey costume! Looks like you guys had a blast!
Thanks Steff! I can’t wait to try out the wool socks this winter!
You are just too cute! Love the turkey costume and how fun that you made the paper.
Enjoy your time in NYC!
Thanks Wendy! It was a really fun race despite all the hills, lol
Good luck with the workouts this week! It’s always hard with conferences. And just how do you run in that turkey costume anyway?
Congrats to your mom!
I didn’t buy anything. Seriously. I waited too long for both the things I really wanted; the price went up on one & the other sold out. Wasn’t meant to be.
Thanks Judy! I might have to wake up super early a few days just to get in some activity, but I packed my workout clothes and running sneakers so I’m determined to find time, even if it’s just 30 minutes!
You are hooked up with compression socks!
Oh yeah, you might say I have a slight obsession with them, lol
Love your costume! It’s all about fun on holiday runs.
Thanks Lesley!
You are adorable as a turkey! That’s a nice piece of hardware too! Congratulations to your Mom for her age placement. I hope you get to run in Central Park while you are in NYC. That is one of my favorite memories. Thanks for linking!
LoL thanks! I really liked the medal too š
Work travel is never as fun as you’d hope…meetings all day and team dinners and no time to work out š Good luck fitting it all in!
Love your turkey costume!
I couldn’t agree more! It always sounds fun but I always end up pulling 10-12 hour days, lol
OMG! That turkey costume is so killer! I bet it kept you warm š I need to look into that Pro Compression ambassador thing…I love their sleeves!
Yes the costume was actually pretty warm!
OMG your costume!!! That’s amazing! Was it hard to run in?
It actually wasn’t that hard to run in surprisingly!
Ooh, will you be in NYC? I hope you get a chance to sneak out to 5th Ave and see the store windows – I got to see them last year and they were so fun! I am never ready to do shopping on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. My son hasn’t even started a wish list yet.
I will be – right near Times Square! I’m actually only a 45-60 minute train ride from NYC so technically I could come back home every day but because the dinners will run late and we start each day super early, a hotel just made more sense.
Love all of your race pics!! What a fun day! Great job keeping up with all of your workouts this week! Safe travels! I hope that you have a great week in NY!
Thanks so much Sara!
I just got a Pro Compression order the other day! I love them so much!
And I love your turkey costume! We had a couple turkey hats at the race we put on but no full on turkeys! ?
Me too – I definitely have a slight obsession with their socks lol
That looks like one swag-a-licious turkey trot! So much fun! Congrats again to your mom! Love the fun patterns Pro Compression makes.
I was really impressed with the swag, especially for a 5K!
I love the turkey costume! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun at the race š
Thanks so much! It was a fun morning š
You had a great week! I love your turkey costume!
Thanks so much Nicole – it was fun!
Your turkey costume is just so cute. Did you put it together yourself?
Thanks! I actually got the costume from Amazon a few years ago
LOVE the turkey costumes. What a fun race. Congrats on a great week!
Thanks so much Andrea!
OMG what a festive race costume! You should have won an award for best costume! Congrats to your mom!
Thanks! I like to dress up for Turkey Trots because it’s just so much fun š
I hope you get some nice dinners out for your team meetings. How cool that your mom ran with you in the 5K, and got an age group award no less? You did great staying active on Thanksgiving week. I hope the time in NYC will give your knee a chance to settle down.
Tonight’s dinner was amazing so we’re already off to a good start!
Girl, your turkey outfit is HILARIOUS. Will you wear it for CLE, too?
Hahaha I really should!
So cool that your mom ran!!!
She loves to run and getting an age group award was a great bonus!
Love your turkey costume!!
Thanks so much Jessica!
Congrats on your 5k! Love your turkey costume! Cool you were featured in the paper! Have fun with your team in NYC.
Thanks so much Sherry!
What a great week! The Great Turkey Escape sounds so fun! I worked all week, including the holiday, so no turkey trot for me!
Awwe sorry that you had to work all week but hope that you still had a great Thanksgiving!
I love meeting virtual runner friends in person! I’m a part of this amazing FB group called the Sub 30 Club (if you haven’t checked them out, you should!) and it’s so inspiring and encouraging to talk to them online. We had a huge group come down to Florida (most are concentrated in the NE part of the country) for Gasparilla running festival and it was AH-MAZ-ING! I loved every minute of that crazy weekend!!
I’ve heard so many things about the sub 30 group! Ugh – I havent had a sub 30 5K in about a year and half. Maybe I should join that group to get some motivation!
That turkey costume is EVERYTHING!!!!
Sorry that this week will be challenging for workouts, but you always seem to get things accomplished, so I’m sure it will all work out! Keep it up and take care of that knee.
Thanks so much Jen – I love to have fun with any holiday themed races!
Love your turkey costume! You got some great swag and congrats to your mom! Hope you hare having fun in NY!
Thanks Sharon! NYC is super busy but loving the chance to spend so much quality time with my team.
I love your turkey costume! We often dress up for our Thanksgiving turkey trot, but didn’t this year. Last year our group included a turkey, guy pilgrim, girl pilgrim, Indian princess, and a piece of pumpkin pie.
Congrats to your mom on her AG place!
Thanks so much Debbie! I love that your group often dresses up for the turkey trots – it’s so much fun!
Where do you spin? Not trying to be a stalker, just curious. š
I spin at LA Fitness in Stamford, usually on Sundays š
I teach spin in Stamford (tully center now, NYSC previously). Let me know if you ever want to be my guest š
Oh wow, what a small world! I might just take you up on that offer!
You looked just adorable in your outfit on Thanksgiving! OMG I just love it Kim! That right there is what it is all about! So glad you had a great time! My costume was a garbage bag but I wore it with pride in my very wet run!
Thanks Tricia!I feel like you have to have fun with running when you can, and what better time than a turkey trot!
How cute are you in your turkey costume! And that swag! We just ran easy on turkey day and then enjoyed all of the good food!
LOL thanks so much!