Last week was a rough one. I got sick on Tuesday and it lingered until Saturday. There’s not much to share about my workouts last week. I got in one strength training session and one run. By the end of the week I decided to just spend the weekend resting and trying to be productive in other ways. So for this week’s weekly run down I’ll just talk briefly about how I spent my time when I wasn’t working out.
You would think that by skipping 4 workouts you would have a ton of free time, right? It didn’t really feel that way. I easily fill up extra time with other things. Yes, even at 4:30am. I am my most productive in the mornings. So while I did sleep in a few times, I also got some other things done on the days I would usually run or strength train.
How I Spent My Time When I Wasn’t Working Out Last Week
Blogging
I got up a Runfessions post for the first time in a year! I also started updating a few old posts and making pinable images for them. Looking back at some of the pictures I posted in 2013 makes me cringe. They are so dark you can’t even tell what they are pictures of!
Party Planning
I started doing some planning for Grayson’s birthday. We aren’t doing anything big but I want to try to have a few cute things at his party.
Race Planning
I spent LOTS of time googling races! I still haven’t decided which one(s) to do. I am still leaning towards a spring half and a fall full. It sounds like maybe Rob would want to do a full too and he has a goal to run one in every state. So we are looking at places we haven’t yet run and also where we would have someone to watch Grayson (so either visiting people or a place that is appealing enough that people would want to travel with us). Or somewhere close by that we could go there and back for just one night. My criteria is I want it to be a fast course that usually has good weather. I had really been considering putting my name in for Chicago but I feel like that wouldn’t be a good option because we might not both get in. Hmmm.
Working
Might as well catch up on some work when I have a few extra minutes! The E-mails seem like they never stop.
Meal Planning
I do this every week, but it was nice to have a little extra time to search for recipes. This is what we’re having this week:
| WEEK OF 10/27/19 | |||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
| lasagna | butternut squash soup, grilled chicken | bowties and broccoli, grilled chicken | pork tacos | parmesan baked chicken | steak salad, sweet potato fries | leftovers or delivery | |
Resting/Sleeping
I actually took a nap for the first time in months! And once Rob was home for the weekend I felt like I could get some rest.
As nice as it was to have some extra time, I am looking forward to getting back to my workouts soon. I just really want to make sure I am back to 100% before pushing myself again. I’ll probably start off with a strength training session and see how that feels, and then go from there.
How do you spend any extra time you have when you’re not running?
When was the last time you had to take time off working out because you didn’t feel well?
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down!
You should both enter the lottery. Both of you might get it. You never know. I like to relax and catch up on shows or read. I get sick maybe once or twice a year. I hate taking time off because it is more work to plan for my days off than to just actually go to work.
I was just talking to people at work about how its harder to take off then to just go in when you’re sick. I need to be really sick to call out.
LOL, I think most runners google races when they can’t run. If you can’t run you might as well plan your next race! I’m glad you’re feeling better. I think I missed a day last year with a cold — my nose just wouldn’t quit!
Yep its like once I have more time and miss running it makes me want to sign up for races even more!
You sure did get a lot done this week. Nice to see you blogging more! We have the coffee date this Friday if you want to join in. So many races to run so little time! Glad you are feeling better
Thanks! I’ll need to see if I can come up with something for Friday. It sounds like a fun link up!
Sorry you were sick! OMG I look back to old posts and cringe at the pics as well! Not too long ago I spent time deleting a bunch of old nonsense. Ha! Have fun picking your races. Chicago is a very fun marathon but I so hear you on one getting in and not the other.
Haha yea some of the pics I just deleted and didn’t even bother trying to fix. I’m tempted to just delete some of my old posts but I don’t really care that much since its not like people are really looking at them. The only old posts that get traffic are ones that I have on Pinterest.
I was thinking about going through old posts too–but my readership has really dropped and I’m not so sure it will be worth the effort. I’m hoping that I feel so good I’ll be too busy for all that, lol!
I hope you’re feeling better and that you’re back on the road this week!
I’m only really looking at posts that have the potential to get some traffic through Pinterest. That’s where almost all my traffic comes from these days anyway.
You certainly still had a super busy week! I’m glad that you are feeling better now. A few people at my job have come down with colds over the past 2 weeks so something must be going around.
I can’t believe that Grayson is going to be 1 so soon – this year just flew by!
It definitely seems like there is something going around! I’m sure traveling and being on a plane didn’t do me any favors.
I know, time is going sooo fast!
Hi cooties twin!
Obviously I have the rest benefit of no mini human dependent on me, so I did a lot of nothing Thursday and Saturday afternoons and all day Sunday. But yes, the work emails never ever stop. I swear they multiply.
I feel so much better when I can stay somewhat caught up on my E-mails!
Hopefully a little extra rest will pay off for you this weekend:)
Haha when I don’t race/workout, I tend to google races too. Runventures 🙂 Glad you felt better by the end of the week! I need to meal plan better – your system looks so easy to implement
Its really not too bad! I save my plans and recipes from each week so I can easily go back and find stuff I want to repeat when I don’t have new ideas.
AS you know, I try to get up and do something fitness-wise every morning, even if it’s just a walk. I will be doing much less running (emphasis on much less LOL) since I just had the MCM yesterday. I do have a 13.1 on Saturday, which will be my last “long” race for awhile…so I need to really go easy on the TLC so I am able to run those 13.1 miles. That said, I’ll be doing some elliptical (since it’s currently snowing…UGH) or treadmill walking this week. Maybe the #5at5 on Wednesday or Thursday, weather permitting. Hope you’re rallying back!
I still can’t believe you are doing another half so soon! Hope you recover well this week!
I’m like you, I can find a lot of things to do in my time not running! and since I haven’t really been running (bar four runs before the physio said no running…) since mid-August I’ve been doing lots of things like budgeting and re-budgeting, planning trips and searching for deals, organizing my photos (OMG this will take forever), cleaning up my blog as well, putting some effort in pinterest, figuring out a good fitness schedule, searching out recipes and then actually making them! I almost started to look for races last weekend and then thought ” do not get ahead of yourself, girl”, so nothing really on the plan for next year except Chicago.
there’s a pretty good chance you could both get into Chicago and maybe you or Rob already time qualify? Check it out to see – I don’t know why but I have it in my head that you can use times from up to two years prior to application.
I just looked up the qualifying times and you are right, they can be a race since the beginning of 2018. But I haven’t done a marathon since 2015 and Rob’s last one was in 2017. Also, my time is a minute slower than the qualifying time- his is like 40 minutes slower! The mens times seem really fast. Oh well. It was a good idea!
There are so many things to do beside run. I bet when you get back to running you are going to feel so accomplished!
Oh, any free time always fills up so quickly with something else. I never feel like there is enough time for all the tings I want to do 😉
But I do a lot of the same things that you do, when I have time (and I don’t have a kid running around!): blogging, meal planning (researching new recipes!), baking, reading, knitting,… there is always stuff to do.
It’s so easy to fill extra time!