After a crazy two weeks of travel, I spent the weekend up to my eyeballs in laundry, wedding fun, and finally spending a relaxing Sunday afternoon with my husband and our visiting-sons while watching football and DVD’s from when our sons were little. It was perfect!
So perfect, that I made the decision to let my weekly recap slide. Enter this morning and lifting weights, training clients, driving my son to the airport, hanging around until my irrigation system could be winterized, and finally taking time to sit down to write my recap.
To briefly recap, Monday we flew home from Chicago, Tuesday I trained clients, caught up on our laundry so I could pack for our trip on Wednesday to Blacksburg for the Virginia Tech/Miami game. Bright and early Wednesday morning we took off so we would have time once in Blacksburg to get in a seven-mile trail run at Pandapas Pond before sunset – more on that in a later post.
Thursday morning we headed to Cascade Falls for a delightful five-mile roundtrip hike to the waterfalls. I’ll write a short recap later this week and share some of Bill’s magnificent photos, but in the meantime here’s a sneak peak at how beautiful the trail looks during pre-peak season.
Thursday night we cheered our Virginia Tech Hokies to a victory over Miami in an energized Lane Stadium. There’s no place like Lane Stadium on a Thursday night – Enter Sandman, fireworks, good football, and the occasional snack from one of the stands – all shared with my favorite Hokie!
Friday morning found us driving straight up the interstate home instead of taking the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. Rain and fog made the decision easy even though we were disappointed that we couldn’t make the planned side-trip happen.
Exhausted from such a busy week, I overslept on Saturday morning and had to run alone, often into the face of 38 MPH wind gusts. At times I felt like I was spinning my wheels, but ended my eight-mile run at a 9:30 pace. After spending an hour strength training, I got ready for our friends’ daughter’s wedding where Bill and I danced the night away!
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow morning I’ll have a guest writer sharing her story from a rather scary and adventure-filled run across the island of Lošinj in Croatia. Believe me, it’s not a recap of just any run. Please be sure to pop back over and check it out!
Here’s how my busy week went down…
Fitness tools beyond the equipment in my gym that I used during the week included:
- Rodney Yee’s Complete Yoga For Beginners (affiliate link)
- Rodney Yee’s Intermediate Yoga (affiliate link)
- Rodney Yee’s Yoga Conditioning For Athletes (affiliate link)
- Teeter Hang Ups Inversion (affiliate link)
Cameras used for blog photography include:
- GoPro Hero 4 (affiliate link)
- Canon Power Shot Elph (affiliate link)
- iPhone 6S (affiliate link)
- Questions:
- How much do you travel for work or fun?
- Do you incorporate workouts into your travel plans?
- Did you race this weekend?
Have a great week!
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I’m linking up with Holly at HoHo Runs and Tricia from MissSippiPiddlin for their Weekly Wrap. Be sure to check out not only the hosts, but the other great bloggers joining in on the fun!
Love the pics! I think the Hokie Half needs to be added to my wish list just so I can come adventuring with you!
That would be so much fun!
Wow, what a full week of family, fun, football and running! The trails look beautiful…can’t wait to check out your recap with even more pictures! Congratulations to your Hokies!
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I’ve finally got the trail run recap ready to post tomorrow. My Hokies are playing again tonight, but it’s away so we’re not there. It’s a close game so I’m a mess! LOL
You always have terrific pictures in your posts but this one is fantastic! I thought of you at the Miami game — our dear friend Gary, who is a VT alum and whose daughter is now a freshman there, was at the game with his family, all proudly decked out in maroon. You all have the best alums!
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Thanks, Anne! We’re playing right now and I’m so nervous that I have to be doing something else, too. I take this football stuff way too seriously.
You sound like me, come home long enough to wash everything and repack! That is what we are doing! I too took in a college game but unfortunately my team didn’t bring home a win but I had a super time so not all is lost!
I try my best to incorporate training around my travels. I had to move my long run from Sat to Friday just the weekend!
I’m dragging my rear as well today Deb!
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We sell about half of our tickets these days, but we used to go to all of the home games and back down for the Hokie Half Marathon on a non-game weekend. With the drive being four hours each way, that just got to be too much, even with staying for two nights in Blacksburg. It was a blast, but exhausting!
Whew! I’m worn out just reading this. It does all sound like a lot of fun though. You always find the prettiest trails to run. We usually gets out the DVDs at Christmas time. My “kids” get a kick out of seeing themselves as little tykes. We are usually rolling in the floor with laughter. Thanks for linking, Deb!
Southwest Virginia definitely has a lot of beautiful trails, I need to spend more time driving to the ones near our home and enjoying them when I’m not traveling.
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