It’s Time For Autumn Vibes!

It’s here! It’s here! Autumn is here! Friends, this is my TIME! Yes, it’s still hot as anything outside, but pumpkin spice is in the air, corn mazes are opening, spooky decorations are going up, and everything is right in my world.

Sunday

• Cardio: 4.93 miles, walking

I was kind of worn out, but I couldn’t keep myself from jumping on the beautiful morning. Also, check out the mud all over my shoes: the rain has been awful and the puddles are gross.

I dragged around the house for most of the day, until we were ready to leave for Beetlejuice 2! I was so excited to see it and although I tried to keep my expectations in check, I couldn’t help setting a high bar. It was nowhere near as good as the first, and I have a lot of opinions, but there were so many great moments and performances. I’ll watch Michael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara in just about anything, so there was that.

Monday

• Cardio: 3.67 miles, running + 3.01 miles, walking
• Strength: Shoulders and chest, 30 minutes

Happy Monday! Let’s get into it! I started with some running and some walking. There was a storm to work around. Check out those clouds.

I made it to the gym, as well. As I mentioned, they are putting in a lot of new equipment, called “E-Gym.” In order to use it, you need a training session and a bracelet. My appointment isn’t until next week, so I’ll have more to share, but in the meantime, I had to do my chest and shoulders on the floor with free weights. Annoying.

But then I filled up my new ghost candy jars, and aren’t they cute?

Tuesday

• Cardio: 6.6 miles, running

I met up with J, after several days off, and it was nice to have a friend on the road again. The run felt quick since we spent most of it, just catching up on life. And here’s a photo of the pugs, because they are too cute.

Lots of work to finish today, too. I was chained to the laptop for most of the day.

Wednesday

• Cardio: 5.02 miles, running

And we are at the halfway point for the week. I was glad for it. Once again, the stormy days are just getting super annoying and depressing. Enough.

It is nice to be out with the sunrise, though.

In the afternoon, I went to my poll worker refresher course. There was a lot of information to cover. We had a 23% turnout for the primaries and we are expecting 85% in November. There will be lines, and at the need for a lot of patience. It’s a little nervewracking, but I’m also looking forward to it, and hopeful that I am able to snag one of the longer early voting shifts.

Thursday

• Cardio: 6.31 miles, running

I was super excited for Thursday, even if we did get stuck in the rain. I just fixed that ponytail and kept on going.

But even better than a run? Spooky craft night! J came over so we could make ghost pumpkins and clay ghosts! Of course, I had to make apple cider cocktails and a grilled cheese board for the occasion!

We had a great time, and our pumpkins came out so cute! The ghosts are adorable, too, but we still have some painting and drying to do.

Friday

• Cardio: 4.26 miles, walking

At some point on Thursday, I think I tweaked my sciatic nerve on the left side and I was HURTING. By morning, I was feeling much better, but decided to just take a walk instead of pushing for a run. Was I frustrated? Yup. But such is life.

The kids had off from school, and it was A’s girlfriend’s birthday! He took her to the beach to watch the sunrise, asked her to HoCo, and then I met them at a local cat cafe for coffee and kitties. We are a dog house, but I wanted to put this little nugget in my purse.

Then they went off to paint pottery and I worked and prepped dinner so A could cook. She said it was a great day <3

Saturday

• Cardio: 3.97 miles, walking

It was going to be a busy day, so let’s start! I got up early for a walk with my new socks from Jogology. I tried quarter length for the first time, and didn’t hate them.

I had to go shoot some content for a client, and then it was off to Ponte Vedra to pick up my race packet for Sunday’s 5K. Initially, I planned to get it Sunday morning, but an email came through, requiring everyone to pick up on Saturday. It wasn’t super convenient, but what can you do? There was actually a nice little expo set up, but I didn’t have time to enjoy the vendors.

That being said, the swag bag was super nice, and I got my flat runner all set up.

I came home, started some loaves of bread, and tried to get everything in order for tomorrow.

Thoughts + Goals

With all that going on, the week was hard. On Monday, there was a credible threat at our school, leading to the arrest of a student. Similar threats hit several middle schools and high schools over two days, with similar results, and a more generic threat went out later in the week, targeting a variety of schools throughout the state. It’s awful and scary and my heart has been in my throat all week. As a result, I’ve been laying low and using my energy to try to stay positive.

I’m excited to have a race tomorrow. It will be in a new area, too, which I like. I don’t know if it will be a great one for me, but that’s ok.

Oh, and there might be a hurricane coming. There’s been something brewing near the Yucatan for a while and this week might see it come to fruition. It’s been a weird hurricane season, so I’m hopeful it will sort of spin itself out before it begins, but you just never know.

What You Missed On The Blog Last Week

• Heading To The First Day Of Fall (Weekly Rundown)
• Let’s Talk Fall Racing Plans (Tuesday Topics)
• Fall Races To Keep On Your Radar (Runners Roundup)
• 5 Tips For New Runners (Fit Five Friday)

How was your week in training? Do you have an uptick in threats in your area? Experiencing weird weather?

Weekly Rundown

I am linking up with the Weekly Rundown, with Confessions of A Mother Runner and Running on the Fly! Check them out!