Thanks for joining Kim and me for our Weekly Run Down link up. We are so enjoying having so many fantastic women join us each week. Please keep supporting each other by visiting other blogs each week. This Weekly Run Down is Graduation Week for my amazing daughter. Let’s get right to the run down!
Weekly Run Down Graduation Week
Monday- 20 m pop ride Peloton, 20 m Hill climb Peloton + 60 min strength training
This hill climb ride kicked my butt (in a good way!). Felt good to really push myself on the bike climbs. Lots of arms of abs for strength training.
Tuesday- 3 mile run
Short but sweet run today. Feeling pretty good.
Wednesday- 90 m kickboxing and strength training
Thursday- 4 mile run
Quick 4 miler before heading to the airport for Indianapolis. Very proud of myself for getting up early and getting it done.
Friday- college move out
Does packing up 2 college dorm rooms count as exercise? I am going to say yes! I am also going to say it requires large amounts of coffee and patience.
Saturday-Graduation Day!
It was raining for the big graduation ceremony so I was so glad that I did the sorority photo shoot the day before. We were all pretty drenched after the ceremony outside at the football field. I cannot believe my baby just graduated from college! I wish I could find a way to just press a pause button on their lives.
My parents flew in to attend graduation as well. I think they are leaving exhausted!
Sunday-On the plan 6 mile run
On the plan today-6 mile run in Bloomington.
By the time you read this, our whirlwind graduation weekend will be over. I will be one even happier and more proud mother. I will also be making the 10 hour drive back home with my son and his car from Indiana. I am not a fan of car trips at all so this should be one interesting adventure. Gotta Run!
That’s my Weekly Run Down Graduation Week. How was your week?
How exciting about graduation!!! Hope you find some time to get out of the car to stretch your legs. Once I drove to Champaign for a marathon and I think I stopped a few times for a break.
Thanks and yes we did stop a number of times my legs need stretching for sure
YOU should be one proud momma 😉 That whole college graduation thing is pretty surreal, isn’t it! Huge congrats to your daughter, and the entire family (because it does take a supportive family to make all the magic happen and set the example). Safe travels!!
Thanks yes it is really surreal lots of emotions floating around. Made it home can’t wait to hit my bed
A ten hour drive! Wow! We could get anywhere in the UK apart from the top of Scotland by then! Well done getting your running sessions in and lovely to see your family.
It was quite the drive and I am safely home and ready to jump into my bed!
My graduation threatened snow, my bro ther’s poured. I’m sorry you had his luck. But it’s memorable! Drive safe
Memorable indeed! It happens what can you do?! Home safe and sound thanks and ready for bed
That’s like a great — and tiring & stressful week! I am the baby of my family, after all. I am still the baby. I will always be the baby. Despite the gray hair!
Congrats to you & your daughter (and for surviving the trip home with your son).
Thanks so much it was a whirlwind of a weekend! Home safe and sound albeit exhausted
Thanks so much home safe and sound!
Congrats to your daughter! My son’s graduations was outside on a rainy day too. They managed to simulcast it on screens in a building nearby so older relatives didn’t have to endure the cold, rain and luckily it cleared up before we had to do the moving out part! Enjoy your road trip!
Thanks it was a fun and exhausting weekend. Home safe and sound now and ready to hit my bed
What a super busy week for you! You still got in a lo of great workouts, including packing up dorm rooms! Also, congrats you your daughter – how exciting!
I hope that your drive back with your son today is going well!
Thanks so much made it home and will spend today knee deep in laundry!
My daughter starts driver’s ed tomorrow. Yes, let’s stop time for a bit!! Congrats to your daughter. Very exciting new chapter of life 🙂 Hope the trip from Indiana went well.
Everything just starts to fly by doesn’t it! Thanks and we are home safe and sound
Graduation time is always exciting!
Exhausting and exhausting!
Congratulations on having a college graduate! Incredible! You should be very proud. You had quite a busy week/weekend. Great job still fitting in so many workouts (and moving is most definitely a workout.)
Hope this week is a bit calmer 🙂
Thanks yes this week should be more calm and then we head out on our adventure mid next week.
Congrats to your graduate! And yes, I fully believe that packing/moving counts for at least 2 days of workouts! Lol!
I think I am going to agree! Thanks 🙂
Congrats to your grad! W & OD Trail closed??? You are lucky to have such a great trail nearby for your runs. We have a local rail trail, but nothing as long or as nice as the W & OD.
Thanks so much! The trail is only closed in one small area so just take a detour around.
You got so many nice photos despite the rain. My boys would have none of it. A few quick pics and we were out of there! Our 4-hour drive home was long enough. I don’t envy your 10-hour drive after such a fun-packed weekend!
I had to fight for all the photos! The rain does not make people want to pose and my daughter was upset about her hair and makeup 🙂 Back home safe and sound but exhausted. Today will be all about laundry and coffee 🙂 Congrats to you and yours as well
Big congrats to your daughter! I hope the drive home with your son went well – I’m not much of a fan of car trips either!
We made it and today will be about coffee and laundry 🙂 Thanks
What a busy and momentous week for you! I can only imagine how quickly those college years flew. Congrats to the graduate and safe travels!
Congrats on the graduation!! Love the family photo. You must be so proud! And way to go getting in all those workouts this week. Good luck with the drive!
Having just returned from picking up some of Matthew’s stuff from Madison, I can attest to that extra exercise! He’s got a few more finals and his girlfriend is heading up later this week to pack up the rest of his stuff. It’s hard to believe the first year is over. Sigh.
Congrats to the graduate! What is next for her?
Oh, gosh! I remember packing up dorm rooms, especially for the last time! It won’t be long before we are doing the same with little man. If that’s the route he chooses.
So many awesome things going on but I can also see how it’s a bit of an emotional roller coaster, too. Watching our kids grow up is such a privilege but it’s so hard to let go, too. <3
Yes I definitely agree! Have to treasure each day 🙂
Congrats to your daughter! It seems like you were just dropping her off as a freshman. Have a safe trip home.
Thanks for the linkup!
I know time is just flying by! I am happy and sad at the same time
Congratulations to your daughter! My college graduation was on one of the hottest days of the year at that point, and it was held inside an old gym without enough A/C. I was melting! It must be something about graduations – maybe bad weather is good luck.
Thanks! Well I sure hope so on the good luck thing 🙂
Congrats on your daughters graduation! And yes I think moving out of dorm rooms does count as a workout! Lol!
I am going to have to agree!
congratulations to your daughter Deborah! and hopefully your whirlwind week hasn’t left you completely running on empty now!
Thanks so much yes I was pretty wiped out! I took today off and hoping to hit the ground running tomorrow and get back on track
Hope you’re having a great time on the adventure driving back with your son! Packing up dorm rooms definitely sounds like a lot of work.
It was a very long day and glad to be home! thanks