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|week 16| gearing up for summer

April 18, 2021      19 Comments

Yes, it’s only April, but we are gearing up for summer ALREADY. If A plays his cards right, he will be finished with 7th grade before Mother’s Day, and that puts us officially on summer break. WHAT? It’s happening.

Sunday – rest

I think we all know that I don’t usually take full rest days, but on Sunday I did. We had to be up and out of the house early for the two-hour drive to pick up A from camp. Storms chased us all the way there, but we finally got our hands on our guy and got him home. He slept the whole drive back – a weekend of late light-outs and early wake-up-calls got the best of them for sure.

Monday – 6.06 miles, bridge repeats + SSOD Stretch: A 10 Minute Treat

So I normally don’t go quite so long for my bridge repeats, but this Monday, I met up with a friend, and I just decided to go with the flow. When the flow said six miles, I said “let’s do this.”

I had to spend some additional time at the beach, doing some work and photographs. I wasn’t mad about it at all.

After all that work, I decided to do something good for myself, with the Studio Sweat on Demand Stretch: A 10-Minute Treat. It was just what I needed to work out any tightness.

Tuesday – 5 miles, running + 1.41 miles, walking

I was (pleasantly) shocked that my ankle felt fine after the hard workout yesterday. The miles passed quickly and all was well.

Dinner was another huge win from Cooking Club. A made us Adobo Chicken with rice and roasted broccoli and it was perfection. You can see that he wasn’t enamored with the green vegetables, but we do what we can around here.

Wednesday – 4.13 miles, walking + SSOD Tank Top Toner I

Time was not on my side on Wednesday. I popped up to get in my walk.

Then I had to bring Luna to the vet. She had been coughing or gagging in the mornings, and we weren’t sure if she had allergies or something worse. Boo. That puggy hates the car and she cried the whole way there. Break my mama heart. The vet put her straight on antibiotics and so we will see how that goes. To make up for it, I took her to Starbucks for a pup cup.

Once everyone was settled back at home, I logged back into Studio Sweat On Demand for a short Tank Top Toner. Whew! After about 12 minutes of heavy weight moves, my arms were shaking. Keep an eye on my Instagram page this week for more info about this fantastic program!

Thursday – 8 miles, running, .67 miles, walking

We had plans on Saturday morning, so J and I did our long run on Thursday. We also cut down to eight miles (which, by the way, was ridiculously difficult for some reason).

I had a call and the weather was kind of awful anyway, so no Thursday hike. I confess to being a bit worn out so I wasn’t devastated.

Friday – 4.21 miles, walking + SSOD Tank Top Toner II, 15 minutes

Luna was feeling much better, so I decided to take her on part of my walk. She did 1.5 miles with me and and then I brought her home before continuing. She had a blast. Isn’t she the cutest!

Afterwards, I tried the second version of the Tank Top Toner. This workout relied on body weight instead of dumbbells but it was just as effective. Strength training is back in the Runs With Pugs house!

I ran some errands, met the boys at the local food trucks for lunch, and that evening, I went to dinner (outside) with some girlfriends who I haven’t seen in months. It was a lovely evening, and I’m so glad I went.

Saturday – 4.35 miles, running + .37 miles, walking

While I didn’t have time for a long run, I did have time for a few short miles before we loaded up the car to volunteer at an Eagle Scout project.

I am on the leadership team for a boys’ and girls’ scout troop. The Eagle Scout in question is a young lady, who has decided to team up with our local marine biology lab to help rejuvenate our oyster reefs. Oyster reefs prevent erosion, provide natural filtration for our waters, and serve as homes for local marine life. Additionally, they are quite delicious. But I digress.

The job? To create blocks of cement, sand, burlap (which serves as rebar), and oyster shells, which will then be planted at the waterline, and allow baby oysters to grow. We worked for about 3 1/2 hours, and assembled 281 blocks (a record in one day at Whitney Labs!). Combined with blocks created at the last assembly session, our Eagle Scout hopeful has a total of 469 oyster blocks! We will place them next week!

We got A cleaned up and into his karate uniform for professional photos, grabbed some lunch, and then headed home to chill. The boys were supposed to go camping, but the weather just wasn’t cooperating, so they camped in the backyard instead.

Goal-getting

While I missed not having a traditional long run on Saturday, I was pleased with my overall performance. Strength training is back, and I hope I can keep up with it, especially now that I am not making up my own workouts.


So what’s up this week? Well, first and foremost, we are getting the second dose of our vaccine. I also have the consult for my wisdom teeth extraction, and I’m not at all excited about that. A is almost finished with all his classes and will be studying for final exams. Good times all the way around.

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How was your week in training?

Anyone else feel like summer is right around the corner?

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  1. Jenny says

    April 18, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    I’m wondering how your weather is up “north.” It’s been 90s here. Maybe that’s why your eight-miler felt hard!
    The school year seems like it will never end here. Usually at this time we’re in the home stretch, but because we started three weeks late this year, we’re just now starting the fourth quarter. AAAUUUUGH! It really does make everything easier when the kids are out of school, right?

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  2. Lisa @ Mile by Mile says

    April 18, 2021 at 11:27 pm

    Wow, you’ve been busy! But sounds like its all good stuff! Thats crazy that he could be done with school in just a few weeks.

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  3. Coco says

    April 18, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    I need to hear more about this summer vacation staring in May – wow! LOL at A’s veggie serving. Looks about like what my husband does …. What a fantastic Eagle Scout project! How long will it take to put them out?

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    • runswithpugs says

      May 14, 2021 at 12:11 am

      He likes some veggies, thank goodness LOL!

      It took them about four hours to place all the oysters. And now they grow!

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  4. Lisa @ TechChick Adventures says

    April 19, 2021 at 12:17 am

    That’s very interesting about the oyster blocks. I’ve never heard of them, but then again, I’m not close to the sea. Great job at cranking out so many of them!! Is May earlier than normal for school to be done? Did the virtual format speed things up? My kids will be out on May 28th (and I’ll have a high school graduate. Eeek!).

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  5. Michelle D. says

    April 19, 2021 at 1:18 am

    Holy smokes summer break already?!

    You had a really busy week! That oyster block project is amazing!

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  6. Darlene S. Cardillo says

    April 19, 2021 at 11:11 am

    Busy week. Your long doesn’t have to be on the weekend. 8 miles is long.

    It’s still 30s in the morning. Not summer.

    I will go into shock when I get to Florida.

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  7. Deborah Brooks says

    April 19, 2021 at 11:48 am

    Looks like your son is becoming quite the chef! I am not ready or looking forward to summer running. Hoping to hold onto spring for a little bit longer

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  8. Stacie Seidman says

    April 19, 2021 at 2:33 pm

    I’m really interested in your new workouts, can’t wait to read more about it!
    Nice work getting all the miles in, even if you had to shorten your long run a bit. 8 miles is still nothing to sneeze at!
    Hope little Luna is feeling better!

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  9. Kimberly Hatting says

    April 19, 2021 at 6:00 pm

    That’s an interesting Eagle Scout project! I always thought it was so great how the scouts rallied to help with the projects for others. Looks like you had a busy week, but you stayed on task with your fitness 😉

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  10. Cari says

    April 19, 2021 at 6:39 pm

    That oyster project looks amazing. If I can find the info on a project we did up here I’ll send it so you can share with the Eagle Scout if it’s helpful. So glad Ms. Luna monster is on the mend. What a relief.

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  11. Marcia says

    April 19, 2021 at 8:44 pm

    Yes, suddenly I feel like school is rapidly winding down and summer will be here before we know it. Not a bad thing, but it flies by so quickly! What a cool Eagle Scout project!

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  12. Chocolaterunsjudy says

    April 19, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    Summer. Nope, definitely not up here! I don’t miss the 6 month summer in the south. 😉

    So glad Luna’s feeling better. She knows just how to work that! Lola was good in the car in town, but awful (whiny, panting, circling, trying to get up front) on long rides. Bandit’s. Rey good except for the very random car sickness.

    Yay on ST! I made a real effort to get it done last week too.
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  13. Laurie says

    April 20, 2021 at 2:43 am

    Great miles this week, and wait…your son cooks for you? You are raising him right. That is awesome. Summer break by Mothers’ Day weekend is a great goal. Go A!

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  14. Jessie says

    April 20, 2021 at 2:23 pm

    Luna and her pup cup!! I love it. Ruth has never had one, I think I need to change that. But all that sugar might make her even wilder, ha!

    Great job on the hill repeats and glad your ankle recovered the next day! Love your burnt orange top/ensemble!

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  15. Zenaida Arroyo says

    April 20, 2021 at 11:41 pm

    No way! Summer break? So jealous. Poor Luna, I hope she is OK. Did she like her treat? I love that he enjoys cooking. I need to visit you soon!

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  16. Renée @runlaugheatpie says

    April 21, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    poor Luna! hope she is really ok and nothing serious is going on! She is absolutely adorable.

    The oyster brick project sounds really interesting!

    Great job on your runs, even when they feel hard, you’ve still done it. And 8 miles isn’t a short run by the way… interested in your strength sessions! I’m still trying to figure out a schedule for myself…

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  17. Debbie @ Deb Runs says

    April 22, 2021 at 5:54 pm

    I love that you’re helping make reefs by assembling oyster blocks. How cool is that?!

    You do have good things to look forward to with your second shot and summer vacation for A looming just around the corner. Good luck with your wisdom teeth extraction consultation!

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  18. Liz Dexter says

    April 22, 2021 at 8:52 pm

    Ooh second dose! What a great and varied week you had.
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