Thanks for joining Kim and me for the Weekly Run Down today. These weekly linkups always bring a smile to my face and help me to fee so much more connected. Wow another month in the rearview-See ya later May!
See ya later May!
This last week of May seemed to go by rather quickly and ended with some actual in person socializing. Let me fill you in!
Monday-Peloton boot camp + core + 10 min arms + 20 min cycle class
I took my workout out to the driveway for a change of pace. I tricked myself into a little running with the Peloton boot camps. I swear between my running in circles in our cul de sac and my workout selfies, my neighbors have to think I am just nutty!
Tuesday-Outdoor biking 18 miles + 10 min stretch + 10 min core class
I decided it was time to get out on my bike and brave the people. I also decided it was time to bike with my best biking buddy. While we kept a safe distance from each other, it was so fantastic to have some social contact again. I was so happy to see her and to be out on my bike again.
Wednesday-30 min HIIT ride + 10 min arms + 2 mile afternoon walk
Enjoying the HIIT cycle classes more and I’ve been experimenting with different instructors.
Thursday-Elliptical 45 min + 10 min core + 2.5 mile walk
Woke up to pouring rain and decided to hop on the elliptical for a change. Caught up on “Dead to me” on Netflix. Not loving the 2nd season as much. Rain stopped and popped out for an afternoon walk.
Friday-40 min Peloton + 10 min arms + 10 min core
Quick and sweaty workout today. It was one of my besties birthdays which just so happened to coincide with our area moving in to phase 1. I had her over for lunch in the backyard and ordered from our favorite salad place. It felt so amazing to do something normal again. You all know how much I’ve missed my friends!
Also reminisced about our last Ragnar relay race which was exactly a year ago. Good times, great friends and our celebrity run in with Jerry Seinfeld. The look on his face when I tried to explain to him what a Ragnar was was priceless!
Saturday- Rest Day
I finally took that rest day that I know I needed. I lounged by the pool and read on a gorgeous day. Dinner was a treat! One of our favorite restaurants opened up with outdoor, tailgating style table service. I even put on real clothes and makeup for the first time in months. A taste of normalcy.
My next RunBet (Every Mile Counts) starts Friday! Want to join us? It’s 4 weeks of great motivation. You basically bet on yourself to complete 4 runs/walks per week. Love to have you join. Ping me with any questions here’s the link the join my game.
Getting to see my friends twice and going out to dinner (albeit in a parking lot) sure helped to make this week so much better! Hope your week was too. See ya later May! Thanks for linking!
What a great idea with the outdoor restaurant! That’s exactly how I imagined it!
I’m so happy for you that you were able to do this.
Also thank you for setting up the RunBet game. I’m in!
I was so happy to get out with the family after all of this time. Glad to have you back for the 2nd runbet “see you there”
I’m so glad you’ve got to see your friends! I’ve been running with one three times and one once, and today I have already met up with one friend at the park and am meeting another this afternoon (a good way to get some walking miles in, too).
That is fantastic to hear! Glad you are all doing well
What a month, right? Here’s to calm, peace, and some togetherness! I loved your dining out photos.
Cheers to all the above!
Yeah, season 2 of Dead of Me is just not grabbing me. I’m 2 episodes in and I feel like they’re just rehashing season 1 with nothing new happening. Oh well. It is so good to be with other people again.
Yes kind of disappointing w season 2. It is good to be with other people!
I think I’ve only seen the first episode (ever) of Dead to Me…maybe that would be a good series to latch onto for awhile. We finished Schitt’s Creek and are in search of something lighthearted (well, sort of LOL). Ozark just hasn’t sucked me in..yet. Glad you were able to get out and do some in-person socializing! We had some friends over for a bonfire Friday night…felt kind of like old times.
The first season of dead to me is better. Also check out imposters that was one we both liked. Ozarks gets good. WE also just watched Defending Jacob on Apple which was excellent
I love how that restaurant fashioned some outdoor tables! Hooray for some bike miles and seeing friends! I hope to be able to both soon. Glad you took a rest day too!
The rest day was really long over due. Not sure why I do that to myself!
Cute skirt!
And so glad you were able to see your friends.
If our neighbors don’t think we’re a little bit crazy are we even really living?
Going to investigate whether runbet wll record my walk better than it used to. If it is, I’m in.
I love that you were able to get back to some normalcy this week, and the dinner last night looked like a lot of fun!
I loved the first season of Dead to Me and was planning on starting season 2 today, but I heard from another friend as well that it wasn’t as good as season 1. Darn, I’ll still give it a try though.
It’s still entertaining but not as good as season 1. It was really nice to get out last night and feel somewhat normal again
Glad you were able to have some things that were a little more normal this week! Makeup? What’s that? That’s cool the way the restaurant did that.
Hurray for getting together with friends, right?
It felt weird to do my makeup again but I felt normal for the first time in ages
Hooray for seeing friends! I think I watched an episode or 2 of Dead 2 Me (season 1) but that’s it. I tend to start Netflix series and then forget about them 🙂 I usually only watch them when I’m on the treadmill OR if it’s something my husband are both watching after the kids are asleep.
WE are watching more tv than ever now so I am always looking for new shows
The parking lot dinner out sounds fun, just for the sake of finally getting out. Bill and I just went out for a ride and stopped at Carolina Brothers’ Barbecue for lunch on our way home. It was nice to do something normal again!
We haven’t started season 2 of Dead to Me yet. We binge watched season 1 last year on Mother’s Day…
Have a great week!
It was fun to just to get out and feel sort of normal again
You had a fun week! My husband isn’t on board for any socializing yet. Maybe once he has to go back to work anyway? Glad you finally got out on your bike!
We definitely did not talk to any other people and our table was way far away from the others. I was nervous before we went but felt much better once we got there
You did great on the workouts! Glad you were able to bike some and socialize at the same time. Is this linky just for running or any type of workout posts? I’d love to join in but I can’t run due to my disabilities. I do walk and use the elliptical though and you’re totally motivating me t o try some strength training too.
Feel free to join in with any type of workout activity. It’s a great way to meet some other bloggers and friends
Well I gotta say, you look really great without makeup on (or very little?)! If I don’t make an effort to do something, I have no eyebrows or eyelashes. The curse of being blond I guess. I’m glad you got to socialize this week. I didn’t think I missed it much, but I really did. So nice to reconnect with friends IRL. Great workouts this week!
Thanks for the compliment and yes it sure is nice to reconnect with friends
I just finished Dead to Me. I loved it.
Not sure what to watch next so I have been walkingandr reading instead.
Loved that restaurant idea.
I have been seeing friends from a distance. It sure beats ZOOM.
We may start phase 2 on Wed whatever that means.
I need a haircut!!
Yes real life is so much better than Zoom! Like you, I am a very social runner by nature. Try Imposters its a few years old but there are 3 seasons and it’s good
You have been getting lots of workouts in, great work. Rest days are so good when you know you have worked for them, aren’t they 🙂 Thanks for hosting.
Yes they sure are!
Yay for a touch of normalcy! A night out…even in a restaurant parking lot is a step in the right direction for sure. And seeing friends live and in-person really does the soul good doesn’t it?!
Thanks for the link-up – Have a great week!
Oh it sure did feel amazing!
That’s so great you were able to get out and socialize! An outdoor tailgating style dining sounds wonderful for summer.
It was so nice to get out!
The tents and outdoor dining looks so nice! Glad you were able to have lunch with your friend too. It’s interesting how it feels so different than Zoom.
I didn’t know there was a second season fo Dead to Me! Will have to check it out.
Yes it feels very different and happy!
Doesn’t it feel amazing to see friends again? Conversations just flow so much better in person. I am absolutely loving how a lot of our restaurants have found ways to have outdoor seating to be open. I hope this sticks around even if it is in a parking lot!
Yes it was so great to see my friends and who would have thought that eating in a parking lot would feel so good
That’s so nice that you could see a few people and get out for dinner! I bet it feels good to do a few normal things again.
It felt amazing to do some normal things again!
It sounds like a great week! I know what you mean about the neighbors thinking you’re nutty I run hill repeats in my backyard and sometimes do laps.
Oh they must thing I am a Kook!
Sounds like a great week! That’s a great idea to have your friend over for her birthday and enjoying an outdoor meal together 🙂 That tailgating style outdoor dining sounds fun too. We’re opening up for restaurants to have outdoor dining this week so hopefully we’ll have something like that soon too.
It really felt fantastic to get out of the house and do something normal
Oh, so many of these things make me so happy. i’m so glad to see you getting some outdoor exercise time, and I bet that your date night was really justt the thing you needed! Normalcy is truly going to be so good for so many.
Normalcy does feel good!
I don’t wear a lot of makeup anyway and cannot remember the last time I wore any. Maybe in May on the last day of school? I do remember reading about your encounter with Jerry Seinfeld. 🙂 I signed up for the RunBet again! Thanks for hosting it again.
Fantastic glad to have you back again! It’s great motivation for me to get out there on days I may not want to
It sounds like you had a great week! It’s so nice to see friends again, even from a distance. I’m so envious of your pool – with the weather getting hotter it has to be the perfect hangout. Thanks for hosting!
oh it sure is thanks for joining and have a good one