Running Through The Heavy Days

Oooof. This was a week. The anniversary of September 11 is always difficult, but the increasing violence and tensions seem to escalate on the daily.

Sunday

Cardio: 5.39 miles, walking

After my morning walk, we tidied up the house and my parents came over to celebrate Grandparents Day with a meal. It was nice to spend time with them, and my mom brought her famous macaroni salad, which is my favorite thing ever.

Monday

Cardio: 7.22 miles, running + walking

It was another gorgeous morning for a run so I took full advantage. I even extended my intervals a bit, which boosted my confidence and motivation.

I also made this Vegan Chili With Apples from Make It Dairy Free per Mr. PugRunner’s request. I am in soup season, and this was pretty good. We are not vegan, so we did serve it with shredded cheese and sour cream.

Tuesday

Cardio: 4.77 miles, running + .69 miles, walking

I was dragging on Tuesday in all the ways. I woke up to huge storms, so I stayed in bed until the weather cleared. Of course, I got in a decent run and made up for the rest of it with a dog walk. At least it’s been getting cooler so my puppy clients aren’t quite as hot.

Wednesdsay

Cardio: 7.48 miles, walking

I started my day with a walk for me, and then I had two walks with two different dogs scheduled. The first was a much longer excursion with my sweet regular, while the second was a walk with a new client super close to home. It was nice to mix things up.

Yes, my porch is already showing signs of Halloween.

Thursday

Cardio: 3.54 miles, running + 3.53 miles, walking

I don’t think I could have walked out all the sadness and bad feelings if I tried. Things are so ugly and it devastates me, in addition to being the 24th anniversary of 9/11.

I tried to shake it all off, and enjoyed both a run, and a long walk, part of which was with my new client.

The rest of the day was sort of a wash, and that’s ok. Sometimes, you just need to read and wallow around.

Friday

Cardio: 6.92 miles, running

Deep breaths. It’s Friday. And the temperatures were low: 70F! I hadn’t planned to run, but I couldn’t let that go to waste.

When I rolled up to the house, I got a text that said French toast was being plated! Yes! I am always down for a hot, fresh breakfast!

I had a chill day at home, catching up on some work, and then headed over to the school. It’s Homecoming weekend and we were serving dinner to the band, as well as seeing their performance before the game (he’s got a woodwind feature, and also helps out with color guard, as our guard is super small this year). I love volunteering with the band, and I will be so sorry when that comes to an end.

Oh, and of course, I set out my flat runner/walker for tomorrow.

Saturday

Cardio: Tunnel To Towers 5K

Mr PugRunner asked me to join him for the Tunnel To Towers 5K. It’s a memorial event that is incredibly important to him, so I agreed. It’s always inspiring, and I have a race report scheduled for this week.

In the evening, we headed out to celebrate a family friend’s birthday! It was a fun time and we had a hotel room for the night, so we could enjoy ourselves a little more. It was nice to end a crappy week with a lovely time with people we adore.