Occoquan River

Hiking In Fountainhead Regional Park

We took advantage of REI’s annual Memorial Day Weekend sale and purchased the rest of the gear on the “equipment” list for our multi-day hiking vacation in August. While we both have hydration packs for running/cycling, we needed packs that could hold more stuff—extra layers and a day’s worth of snacks. I like shopping at REI because you can try everything on, and since we are “members” there is a generous return policy.

I was eager to try out my new pack but wary of how my cranky hip would respond to hiking, so I looked for an easy hike close to home. That led us to go hiking inFountainhead Regional Park—an even closer to home park I’ve never been to before.

There are three major sets of trails at the park: equestrian trails, mountain biking trails, and the trailhead for the 19.6 mile Bull Run-Occoquan hiking trail, which connects Bull Run, Hemlock Overlook, Bull Run Marina and Fountainhead Regional Parks—we’ll tackle that one another day. I plotted a 5ish mile hike along some of the equestrian trails as a more moderate adventure.

I loved that the trails are marked with horseshoe-shaped blazes!

Fountainhead Regional Park is less than 45 min away on a Sunday morning. The day was going to get warm, but when we started out it was in the lows 60s. The trail was mostly in the woods, with a few stream crossings.

Although we started hiking at the trailhead for the equestrian trails, I immediately took a wrong turn and we ended up doing the “White Trail Loop” before starting on the hike I had planned. After that unplanned loop, we opted to do an out-and-back on the equestrian trails (instead of another loop) to keep our miles reasonable. My hip was doing fine, but I didn’t want to push my luck.

Note the bonus loop at the top of the map!

The first loop had some steep sections, but the rest of the hike was pretty “easy” with moderate changes in terrain.

By the time we got back to our car, we had hiked 7 miles.

We knew our Annapolis Rock hike also had been 7 miles, and were interested to compare our Garmin data. My husband was confused because his data showed about the same average pace, even though the terrain was quite different. When I checked mine, that data also was identical!

The Fountainhead Hike

The Annapolis Rock Hike

I’m excited to have “discovered” Fountainhead Regional Park, and look forward to checking out the other trails.

Weekly Run Down

After hearing so much about it from Deborah, I decided to try RK’s Split + Hike program. There are four classes, each programmed as 30 min of strength + 15 min hiking (tread walking on a steep incline).

The strength classes are programmed as hypertrophy splits (upper push, lower push, upper pull, lower hinge) and I definitely felt the burn. The lower body squat day left me with the worst DOMS I’ve had in ages. You think you’re doing squats regularly until you take a whole class focused on squat variations!

Wednesday was an “off” day for the program, so I took Scooby out for a short walk+run to celebrate Global Running Day.

My hip wasn’t really happy with this celebration, but the rest of my body enjoyed it.

Saturday I tried a 30 min walk + run class. Again, my hip wasn’t happy with the running, so I was generous with the walking intervals.

I’m going to dial things back again this week and try to keep my hip happy.

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

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Catching Up at the June 2026 Coffee Date

If we were having coffee, I would catch you up on our weather. After 10 rainy days in a row, it has been beautiful this week. While I was over the gloomy weather, it did wonders for Mrs. Toad!

She really makes me smile!

If we were having coffee, I would catch you up on my daughter’s move. She is literally on her way to Florida right now with the official real estate closings on her old and new houses set for next week! I’m so excited for her and looking forward to seeing her new place in a few weeks.

If we were having coffee, I would catch you up on my puzzling. Can you believe I just completed my first puzzle of 2026? I just haven’t been in the mood, but when my husband got me a new puzzle table for Mother’s Day, I had to try it out and chose this lovely puzzle my Mom gave me for Christmas.

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt

I’m surprised it only took me 2 weeks to finish, but I did have to look at the picture to figure out which gold piece went where!

If were having coffee, I would ask if you are using any AI tools regularly? We have an several powerful AI tools available to us at work, and I am getting hooked on some of them. I find that I naturally start my prompts with “Please ….” and wonder if that’s a good thing (I’m so polite!) or shows that I am being fooled by the system.

If we were having coffee, I would make another PSA about heart disease and the unusual symptoms that may occur in women. A close friend went to her doctor last week because of persistent heartburn. Today she is having triple bypass surgery because the stress test they ordered “to rule out” any cardiac issues led to imaging to “look into things further” which found severe blockages in three main vessels. This article has a good explanation why what feels like “heartburn” might be more serious, but the bottom line is to get checked out if you have any doubt—and even if you don’t!

What would you catch me up on?

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My last post-run selfie for a while

When You Can’t Run ….

Last weekend I did another thing I haven’t done in ages—turned off my alarm and slept in. On Memorial Day my husband took over Scooby’s morning walk and I slept until … 8:30! What??? I’m not gonna lie—It felt amazing!

So, I guess when you can’t run, you can use the time to sleep late instead. The rest of the week I focused on strength workouts—core, upper body, and PT-style bodyweight workouts. I tried a few bike classes, but I’m not sure that’s a “safe” activity.

When you can’t run, you usually go to the doctor, but I haven’t seen my ortho yet—I figure I’ll give it another week. From my symptoms, the mostly likely issue is a labral tear, which Dr. Google (the Mayo Clinic website) says can improve with time.

Weekly Run Down

Obviously, I dropped out of the Peloton challenge with Robin’s “yellow” classes—I will have to brave them another day when they won’t earn a badge.

Monday I stayed off my legs altogether and paired a 20 min core class with two 10 min upper body strength classes.

Tuesday I let my husband walk Scooby and did a trio of 10 min classes: core + upper body + barre.

Wednesday I took Scooby on a slow walk and added a 10 min lower body strength classes to my stack. I did the lunges without weights and my hip seemed OK with that.

Thursday I felt OK walking Scooby and decided to test out the bike with Hannah F’s new 10 min low impact class. I felt good, so I added a 5 min cool down class.

Friday I took Rebecca Kennedy’s glutes and legs class that starts with 7 min of floor work—including ye olde donkey kicks and fire hydrants.

Saturday I took a risk on CDE’s 30 min ride. I kept the resistance light and my cadence on the easy side—hopefully my hip won’t rebel later.

Don’t worry, I took Robin’s running class as a walk with Scooby!

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

I am planning another week of not running—I might try the RK strength + hike program Deborah likes. Speaking of which, don’t forget to join us for the June coffee date link up on Friday!

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The Korean War Veterans Memorial

A Mucky Memorial Day Weekend

Last weekend on my way to the race venue, I took a detour to visit the Korean War Veterans Memorial. I think it is one of the most powerful memorials in D.C. It always gives me chills.

The individuality of each soldier and the immersive environment drives home the sacrifices our service members have made.

I don’t remember learning much about the Korean War in my A.P. History class, but 5.8 million Americans served in this war, and 36,634 Americans lost their lives. This picture I took another time shows the mural wall that augments the immersive feel with more soldiers depicted in the granite, and the inscription “Freedom Is Not Free”.

Weekly Run Down

The theme of the week was recovering from the Lawyers Have Heart 10K. Even though I didn’t set any records, my legs were tired and my left hip has been cranky. Thanks for all your support over my disappointment—I am pretty much over it and ready to move on—hopefully my hip won’t hold me back.

I was looking forward to Peloton’s new challenge, but had to approach it carefully. Robin tends to wear yellow when she’s teaching a particularly challenging class, and Peloton is leaning into this lore by creating a challenge around it.

I like that you only have to take 2 classes a week and you can choose from tread classes and bike classes—this week I did one of each.

Sunday was a true recovery day—just a walk with Scooby!

Monday I eased back into my usual routine with a stack of easier classes—core, upper body, and a 20 min recovery ride.

Tuesday I braved warm temperatures (mid 70s at 5:30 am) and took Scooby out for a 4-ish mile run.

Tank top weather already!

Wednesday’s highlight was Hannah F’s ride with Melanie C — a/k/a Sporty Spice!  Melanie rode side-by-side with Hannah, and the class vibe was part fitness, part girlfriends catching up, part interview—and all fun!

Thursday I warmed up with a lower body workout before taking Robin’s yellow-coded rolling hills class. I prefer climbs to cadence intervals, so it was the kind of hard I enjoy.

Friday’s focus was Robin’s yellow-coded HIIT run. After walking Scooby I did a pre-run warm-up plus additional pre-hab exercises before hopping on the tread. Robin’s class had one block of flying sprints (increase pace 3x over 90 sec), one block of 30/30 intervals, and one block of 20/40 intervals.

Saturday I took Scooby for a drizzly walk, and then headed to my basement for a solid indoor workout: 30 min strength with Jess Sims followed by a 45 min ride with Hannah F.

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

Do you have a favorite solemn memorial or contemplative site?

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I did finish smiling!

2026 Lawyers Have Heart 10K

I decided to ask my husband to sherpa me this year, and that worked out well. We had no traffic getting to the suggested drop-off point, which was about a mile from the race venue. Along the way I spotted a National Park building with indoor bathrooms and was grateful that it was open at 6:30 am. A true pre-race luxury!

My only pre-race regret is that I got there too early—a full hour before the start—but with D.C. road closures it’s better to be safe than sorry. I hung out in the VIP tent and enjoyed the fresh fruit from the breakfast offerings.

The 10K went off precisely at 7:45 am. The course had us starting with Hains Point, looping around the Tidal Basin, and running most of the way over the Memorial Bridge before heading back to the finish line.

It was a lovely day and I  soaked up the scenery along the way.

First, we had a glimpse of the Jefferson Memorial.

Then we ran along the water around Hains Point. 

Heading back around the Tidal Basin we got another view of Jefferson

I don’t know why this is so blurry—I even stopped for this photo!

At the Memorial Bridge turn-around I had to get a picture of the view that will be forever changed by the arch. As it is now, there’s a clear sight line to the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery..

The arch will be in the traffic circle at the end of the bridge,  just beyond the white police car you can barely see in this picture.

Heading back over Memorial Bridge gives you a full view of the Lincoln Memorial.

This is part of my morning commute!

I really think this is the best race as far as D.C. scenery goes. There’s even a spot on Hains Point where you can see the Washington Monument on your left and the Capitol off to the right. 

The beauty of the day was balanced by my ugly performance.

Not the progression runners strive for!

I think Hains Point just psychs me out. In the 10 mile races I used to do, it comes at the end (miles 6-9) and was often where I fell apart. It’s one thing to lose steam 8 miles into a 10 mile race, but today I didn’t even make it to mile 3 before taking a walk break. After that, I took 1-2 breaks per mile, but ran strong from the Memorial Bridge turn-around to the finish line.

My Garmin heart rate data shows that my struggle was real. I was in Zone 5 nearly from the start, even though I felt good. (It came down into zone 4 when I started taking breaks.) Last year the oppressively humid weather gave me a good excuse for needing walk breaks, but today it felt 90% mental—I just didn’t want to keep running. Seeing my heart rate data makes it more understandable, but it’s still frustrating. Obviously I kept going, and I did find my mojo at the end, but it wasn’t the redemption race I was hoping for.

Since this is a race I do every year to support the American Heart Association, I’m already thinking about what to do differently in 2027. So far I’ve thought of three options:

• don’t try to race at all—at this point, running the whole course without stopping would be a win, and I could probably beat this year’s time.
• race the 5K—this would avoid Hains Point and I’d still get the views of the Jefferson Memorial, Tidal Basin, Memorial Bridge, and Lincoln Memorial.
• do a few training runs around Hains Point to re-train my brain and regain my confidence.

One thing I did do right—the playlist in this Peloton class was perfect—although maybe the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Black Eyed Peas had me going out too fast, the last song was perfect for my push to the finish line.

Thanks again for all your support!

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

Who wants to run this race with me next year? 

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Mother’s Day Motivation

Aside from “yard” work (patio work?), I am having a low-key weekend, with a visit from my son on Saturday, and dinner with my Mom on Sunday—I’ll see my daughter in June.

I enjoy giving Mrs. Toad a crazy hairdo!

I drew a lot of motivation from the Peloton Spring Cross-Training Plan, and liked having my main workouts planned out for the week. I did have to make adjustments to the program and to my own schedule to make it work—I took Monday’s class on Tuesday, took the Tuesday and Wednesday classes on Wednesday, and worked from home to take the Thursday and Friday classes live. I finished the program on Friday and decided to give my legs a day off before my last “long” run ahead of the Lawyers Have Heart 10K next weekend.

Sunday The cross-training program doesn’t have much upper body work, so I added an arms + shoulders class to my schedule on Sunday before hopping on my bike for a fun hip hop ride with Camilla.

Monday I had to wear long sleeves again for my run with Scooby. It’s going to be a rough adjustment when it’s in the 60s for Lawyers Have Heart.

Tuesday I paired the Week 4 Day 1 30 min strength class with a 20 min ride with Cody. My knee didn’t balk at the high resistance intervals out of the saddle, so maybe it really is better.

Wednesday I did the Week 4 core class and my own p/re-hab exercises (clam shells, glute bridges, etc.) before hopping on my treadmill for the Week 4  30 min tread class.

I’ve deleted the double counted run from Garmin Connect.

Thursday I Pelofess I worked from home so I could take the Week 3 Day 4 strength class live at 6:30. I had just enough time for a 15 min ride with Hannah F. before joining the class. Katy’s class was heavy on calf raises, so I wrapped up my workout time with a 10 min foam rolling class to give them some TLC.

Friday I knew the last 45 min tread class of the spring cross-training program was going to be a tough one. I warmed up by taking a core class, doing my own pre-run exercises from the list my ortho gave me, and easing into running with a 10 min warm-up run. The finale was tough for sure, but I made it through!

Saturday  I gave my tired legs a break, took Scooby for a long walk, and did a stack of lighter workouts, including Hannah Corbin’s Pelo-famous barre class that is a real glute burner.

This class has been taken over 1.5 million times—
and I’ll probably take it again this week.

The timing of the spring cross-training program aligned well with the Lawyers Have Heart next weekend. I plan to take one of the 30 min tread classes again on Tuesday, but otherwise keep it a light week. Tunde must have heard about my orthopedist appointment, because she dropped a new class that’s all glute bridges, clam shells, and leg lifts.

I took it before my run with Scooby on Monday, and it certainly activated all the right muscles!

I appreciate all your support for my American Heart Association fundraising page!

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

Happy Mother’s Day!

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13 lbs of fresh-picked sweetness!

A Berry Good Start To May

This was a weird week, with front-loaded work deadlines that had me working late Wednesday, followed by a calm after the storm with time to catch my breath. Thursday I had my orthopedist appointment in the morning and decided to take a “detour” on the way home to go berry picking! OK, the farm was 30 min further away, but I was still back home by 1:00 pm.

Last year I made amazing strawberry jam, but didn’t write down the recipe, so I had to search the internet again. Yesterday, I made pectin-free jam using this reduced-sugar recipe. With berries this ripe, I knew I didn’t need as much sugar as most recipes call for, and it turned out scrumptious again.

I learned from making cranberry sauce that lemon juice (and lemon zest) is key to pectin-free jam, because lemon is naturally high in pectin. I also read that underripe berries have more pectin, so next year I’ll pick a few of the half-ripe berries I left behind.

I used about 1/2 the berries for jam (making twice what is shown above) and made the classic Bisquik recipe for strawberry shortcake—my all-time favorite—and still have a ton of berries left for eating. The only downside of going so early in the season is that I might be tempted to go again!

Weekly Run Down

I planned my workouts around Week 3 of the Peloton Spring Cross-Training Plan. This week I took Monday’s class on Tuesday and Tuesday’s class on Wednesday, but was able to take the other classes on their designated days.

Sunday My legs were a bit tired from hiking, but I wanted to participate in Pelofondo for my BreakThroughCrew team. I pledged a modest 20 miles and got that in with Hannah F’s latest 60 min ride and a 10 min Lanebreak ride.

Monday I had to dig out my vest and gloves to take Scooby out for a run—it was in the mid 40s but overall felt good. It’s nice to have daylight on pre-work runs again!

Tuesday I paired Monday’s 30 min strength class with a 15 min treadmill hike.

Wednesday I did the Week 2 Day 3 core class (which added a 5 lb weight to many moves) before hopping on my treadmill for the Week 2 Day 2 run. I love the 30 second interval format and nudged my paces up a bit.

Thursday I was “working from home” because of my orthopedist appointment, so I could take the Week 3 Day 4 strength class live at 6:30. I did one of CDE’s 20 min sprint interval rides first to test out my knee and it didn’t act up at all.

Friday I warmed up for the 45 min Week 3 Day 5 tread class by taking Wednesday’s core class again, and then doing some pre-run exercises from the list my ortho gave me (hello, clamshells!). I started with a 10 min warm-up run and finished that just in time for the live class which started at 6:30. The 45 min class was tough again, but that’s the point!

Saturday  I took my tired legs out for a run with Scooby and chose a 10K+ route, knowing that the Lawyer’s Have Heart 10K is just 2 weeks away.

I appreciate all your support for my
American Heart Association fundraising page!

So, how did my orthopedist appointment go? I felt a bit awkward keeping the appointment when I wasn’t in pain and didn’t even have a flare up after intense treadmill classes, but she didn’t make me feel bad. The x-rays showed a tiny bone spur that is probably the reason for the acute pain I feel kneeling. As for my other issues, she suggested—you guessed it—glute strengthening exercises including clamshells, side planks with leg lifts, and banded side steps. ~sigh~

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

Do you like strawberry shortcake?

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Moving Right Along

If we were having coffee, I would tell you my daughter hopes to be moving right along to Florida in June! She and her boyfriend found a house in the Gainesville area and their house in Longmont has gone live on MLS! Fingers crossed everything falls into place—there is so much work to do for a cross-country move.

If we were having coffee, I would tell you about another “life” transition that’s affecting me—our Priest retired a few weeks ago, so our church is searching for a new Rector. I know different religions do it differently, but in the Episcopal Church it is a parish-led process with lots of meetings.

While Search by Michelle Huneven is about a Unitarian Universalist church searching for a new Rector, the general process wasn’t too different—although we have more guidance and assistance from the Diocese of Virginia than the fictionalized UU church seemed to have!

With our priest leaving, our Deacon had to leave too. During her send-off service (not the official name!), one of the exhortation prayers really struck me:

The time has come to release your active role in the ministry of this congregation. Do you now surrender your tasks and ministry to others, trusting in God’s provision for this congregation ….

Of course, the proper answer is Yes, but as a type A control freak, I am going to have a hard time being able to “surrender” my work to others whenever I leave (retire from) my less important job as an attorney. Hopefully when the time comes letting go will be more freeing than stressful and I will trust my colleagues to carry on!

If were having coffee, I would ask if you’ve read any good books lately. After stalling out with The People’s Library (which took me forever to get through), my reading list is finally moving along. These are the books I’ve enjoyed so far this year.

You may have seen Wendy’s mini reviews of many of them. 

I did like Yesteryear, but I can’t help but wonder if I would have liked it better if the second half was more integrated with the first rather than being introduced as a fever dream. Maybe I wanted more of a reckoning with reality than I got!

Have you had to let go of a role that was important to you?

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Annapolis Rock

Hiking To Annapolis Rock

We are planning a multi-day hiking vacation this summer, so now is the time to start breaking in our new hiking boots. My husband has hiked in Greenbrier State Park (in Maryland) many times, but it was my first. He suggested the trail to Annapolis Rock and it was perfect—challenging enough, long enough (~7.25 miles), and a rewarding view.

Greenbrier State Park is less than 90 min away on a Saturday morning. We got an early start and were on the trail by 8:30. The weather was overcast and in the upper 50s—perfect for hiking.

The trickiest part of the trail was the 0.6 mile spur up to the Appalachian Trail—it was steep, narrow, and rocky—luckily our new boots were up to the challenge.

Overall the route was mostly up on the way and down on the way back, but there were enough changes in terrain to give our legs a break.

As we got closer to Annapolis Rock, we encountered more people—many with dogs—but it didn’t feel crowded. After taking a few photos we refueled with a snack on the rocks before heading back.

Overall, it was a great way to spend the morning.  I’m sure we’ll go back to check out other trails.

Weekly Run Down

The rest of the week I planned my workouts around Week 2 of the Peloton Spring Cross-Training Plan and mostly stayed on track with an extra work-from-home day or two.

Sunday I decided to re-take the first Week 1 tread class on my tread since I had taken it live running outside in Chicago and didn’t really follow the intervals.

Monday I couldn’t wait to take Katy’s strength class live, so I did a strength warm-up and a 30 min ride with Hannah F.

Tuesday I had to leave my house @ 8:00 for a meeting at the Patent Office and had  just enough time to take Andy’s run live. After walking Scooby I re-took the Week 1 core class and Monday’s strength class, so by the time I finished Andy’s run I was all caught up.

Sunday-Friday workout collage

Wednesday I went off-plan again, with light strength classes and a 30 min ride.

Thursday I decided to work-from-home so I could take Katy’s strength class live. I also caught up on Wednesday’s core class.

Friday I hopped on my treadmill about 10 min before Andy’s class started, so I ended up with 5.5 miles at the end of his 45 min class. The 30 min class is programmed around 30 second  intervals (which I love), but the 45 min class builds to 1 min and 90 second intervals which are tough!

Overall, I am really liking the plan but not the schedule. I can see how the strength classes are programmed to complement running, and like how the running classes are progressing. The one thing missing is a “long” run, but I guess that’s what the weekend  is for—if you don’t go hiking instead.

What about my knee you ask? My orthopedist appointment was rescheduled to this Thursday. Given that my knee didn’t make a peep during all that hiking, maybe I should cancel it, but I’m afraid if I do it will flare up again.

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

Deborah and I hope to see you at the Ultimate Coffee Date link-up on Friday! Can you believe it will be May?

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The sky looks so ominous!

My Third Trip To Chicago

My third trip to Chicago was my longest one—I flew out Monday and got home late Thursday night. I had work events Tuesday and Wednesday nights, but luckily Erica was able to meet me for dinner on Monday. It was nice to catch up and vent about *everything*. Oops, no photo!

Being in Chicago made it easier for me to start Peloton’s new 4 week cross-training plan, which has live classes M-F at 6:30 am ET. Each week has two full body strength and two cardio classes (bike, row, or run) designed to complement each other and progress in intensity over the 4 weeks.  Wednesday is a lighter day with a shorter core class.

I had time to do the first class (30 min strength with Katy) before heading to the airport on Monday, and managed to roll out of bed in time to take the Tuesday-Thursday classes live at 5:30 am in Chicago. Friday I was working from home, so I was able to take Andy’s 45 min tread class at 6:30 am before starting the rest of my day. Going forward, I will have to take the classes the next day, except I probably can still do Andy’s class on Fridays.  

The weather in Chicago was almost alarmingly charming with sunshine and temperatures in the 80s in the afternoon, but there were overnight storms with lingering rain showers that caught me on my runs.

Tuesday I headed out at 5:30 am with Andy’s live class, so both the Riverwalk and Millennium Park were still closed. The Lakefront Trail is always open, so I ran along that towards the Field Museum, before heading back along the Riverwalk for a total of about 6 miles.

It didn’t rain constantly, but I got pretty wet.

Thursday I hoped the rain would move out while I did the cross-training strength class in the hotel gym. It wasn’t raining when I started out at 6:15, but I got caught by a brief downpour at Cloudgate.

There were a few runners taking shelter underneath.

It rained off and on during my 3 mile run, but luckily had stopped by the time I was walking back to the hotel with my post-run Starbucks.

My airport luck ran out on Thursday, when my flight was delayed bit-by-bit from 2:00 pm to 6:18 pm. They said O’Hare was limiting inbound flights, so our plane was stuck in Minneapolis. I was 4th on the standby list for a 4 pm flight that took 3 standby passengers. ~sigh~ At least I was able to get some work done with walking breaks between terminals each time there was a gate change.

As far as I know my next trip to Chicago will be in October. Hopefully it will be clear skies and on-time flights for my fourth trip!

Weekly Run Down

Sunday we had a special church service at 10, so I had plenty of time to take Scooby out for a run. The weather was amazing—mid 50s—and I enjoyed all the spring flowers. 

Doesn’t Scooby look charming?

Here’s a snapshot of the Peloton classes I took Monday-Saturday, focused on the cross-training plan. I did a short ride before Katy’s strength class on Monday and stacked a second 30 min run with Andy’s 30 min class on Tuesday. Wednesday’s cross-training class was just a 10 min core class which I did in my hotel room before heading to the gym for a short tread walk and upper body strength class. Thursday I went out for a run after taking Katy’s strength class in the hotel gym.

Oops, I need to delete one of those Thursday runs—
Garmin and Peloton are double-counting.

Funny story about that Friday tread class. The cross-training classes on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday were 30 min, so I assumed Friday’s class also was 30 min. I was over 15 min in when I noticed the timer showed 27 min left, and it hit me that it was a 45 min class! It was a tough one, so I opted for a lighter schedule on Saturday, starting with a long walk with Scooby.

My knee hasn’t really bothered me this week, but it did have me modifying a treadmill walk—I had to dial the speed back. I have an ortho appointment next week and hope she can give me some advice that doesn’t involve sitting out the Lawyers Have Heart race in May. 

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

Would you adjust your schedule for a workout program? My work schedule is flexible, but I’m afraid of how much worse traffic could be at 7:30 vs. 7:10. 

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