Thanks for joining Kim and me for the Weekly Run Down today. Hope you all had a happy and healthy Christmas, Hannukah, Festivus or all of the above. We were soaking up our last week in Aruba together before the kids go back to their various homes. Felling very appreciative and blessed to be together in a safe place. Here’s a peek into my low key fitness week.
Soaking up our last week in Aruba
Monday- 6 mile run + 10 m core
This was my first time checking out the California Lighthouse on the Northern end of the island. I headed out on what I thought was a 4 mile run but ended up being a 10K. I was a little unprepared on the water front and the sun was blazing hot. The last mile or so was kind of brutal uphill which quickly. became a walk/hike. Worth the view and the bragging rights though.
Tuesday-2 mile beach walk + 10 m core
Kind of a low key day after my tiring run the day before.
Wednesday- 2 mile run + 30 min elliptical + 15 min upper body strength + 10 m core
Poked my head into the door of the hotel gym to find it empty and jumped on the elliptical for a quick sweat session. One of us was a lot more excited about this matchy matchy photo than the other.
Thursday-3 mile run
One more run on the beach was definitely in order. Finished up sandy shoes and all.
Friday-3 mile walk + 10 min core
Saturday-travel back home
Time to leave this wonderful paradise. We enjoyed our few weeks here and soaked up our last week together in Aruba.
Sunday-I am not sure yet!
Happy holidays to you all and thank you as always for taking the time to share with us each week.
I have certainly enjoyed living vicariously through you this past month! You should be an ambassador for Aruba–I bet a lot of people go there after seeing your photos. What a wonderful time for you and your family! 2020 may have ruined a lot of things but it sure was a great year for family time. I hope you made it home safely! Happy New Year, Deborah!
It was the best way to end a not so stellar year. We feel truly blessed to have been able to pull it off safely. We were so happy to be together.
Ah, your vacation sounds blissful! Love the lighthouse, but it does look like challenging terrain. Glad you made it home safely!
Happy to be home thanks!
Thank you for sharing all the Aruba vibes over the past month. I truly enjoyed them! What a perfect getaway in an otherwise very challenging year. Thanks for the linkup!
It was a gift to be able to pull it off safely!
I’m so glad you were able to end the year on a happy note (and in such a beautiful setting). You did great staying active while enjoying your family. Glad you made it back safely 🙂
It was a gift we all appreciate very much 🙂
I have loved living vicariously through you while on your amazing trip to Aruba. I especially love that last picture of you and your husband!
Have a great week as you try to adjust back to our cold, blah, winter weather. And as always, thanks for the linkup!
Thanks it was the perfect gift to give to each other this year
What a great trip! I bet that was the perfect way to end of the year. Hope you are adjusting ok to being back home.
It was the best gift we have ever given each other!
The lighthouse sure is nice but oh no on the lack of water! I’d be walking, too, and I’d still be dying without enough water.
Glad you guys got to have so much time together in such a special place. I’m sure you made a lot of great memories!
That run/hike was harder than I was prepared for! Our trip was the best gift we have ever given each other
Welcome back!!! I’ve loved all the Aruba updates but we’re happy to have you home. Hope you’re able to get acclimated to the weather!
Thanks always great to be back home 🙂
I love it “my low key fitness week” and the next thing we know you’re off for a 6 mile run! Welcome back home!
ha ha well over all it was for me 🙂
I was drooling the last weeks over your photos. What a perfect trip and lots of memories.
I love Lighthouses…I would gone there too.
Welcome back to reality.
Yes back to reality it is…
So glad you were able to have safe holiday/family time. Can see why that lighthouse is worth the bragging rights and the extra distance.
Best gift we ever gave each other!
Truly all we need this year
Yes for sure!
Welcome back! So glad that you has an awesome time in Aruba and were able to get in a bunch of workouts while there. I see that you were back on the bike today too 🙂
I love the matchy photo with your husband – too cute!
Could not wait to hop back on the bike!
I’ve loved all of the tropical pictures! Glad you had a good time. I’ve run on the beach many times on vacation and phew, what a workout for the calves!
It is quite different!
What a wonderful vacation and way to end this oh so crazy year! I’ve enjoyed seeing all of your photos – makes me want to get back to Aruba. Glad you had a great trip!
It was really the perfect gift to give to each other this year.
That sounds like a tough 10k! Way to go! Worth it for the view I’m sure!
It definitely was worth it
I am so, so, so glad you had a wonderful time in Aruba. That’s a holiday for the memory books, and your smiles are all just glowing.
It’s awesome that you still got in your fitness in on this epic vacation!
It was the perfect gift for us to give to each other this year
Love following along and reading and seeing pictures about your trip! I am glad you had a great time with your family.
Thanks so much 🙂
I’ve loved your photos, and that lighthouse is marvellous! I ran on Christmas Day which was great fun, seeing lots of folk I know.
I am glad you had a nice holiday considering the situation. Cheers to a happy new year ahead