Thanksgiving was spent with my parents, my sister and her kids, plus one of the couples my parents eat with on a regular basis. It wasn’t horrible and it wasn’t great, and I have a strong feeling it might be my Dad’s last Thanksgiving, but only time will tell. Not a whole lot of activity this week, but there’s going to be a lot of shoveling (potentially) the next couple of days.
Joining Kim @ Kimrunsonthefly and Deborah @ Confessionsofamotherrunner and again just maintaining my base.
And linking up with Jenn @ Runswithpugs, Brandi @ Funnerrunner, Anna Louise @ Graciouswarriorprincess, Briana @ Matsmilesmedals, Meghan @ Meghanonthemove, and Elizabeth @ Trainwithbainfor RIOTS(running is our therapy)
Workouts update
- Monday: Yoga (40 min), 3 miles easy
- Tuesday: Yoga (40 min), Cardio + Weights (45 min), Dogwalk, Yin Yoga (45 min)
- Wednesday: Yoga (40 min), Dogwalk
- Thursday: Yoga (30 min), 3 mile progressive TM
- Friday: Yoga (40 min), Chilly Dogwalk
- Saturday: Yoga (40 min), 6 miles LSD
- Sunday: Yoga (40 min), Vin + Yin Studio (60 min), Dogwalk
Mileage: 12 (-2)
JY = Jasyoga
PB = Killer B
TM = Treadmill
YFR = Yoga for Runners*
WU = warmup
CD = cooldown
SB = Stationary Bike
YFPR = Yoga for Pain Relief
YTU = Yoga Tune Up Lower Body*
*Disclaimer: Amazon affiliate links; I will make a small amount of money if you buy through these links
Running Update
This path will be buried in snow soon, so took advantage of it while it’s clear
Monday
I arranged my run around errands again. I also had trouble making up my mind when I actually wanted to run, and while today was relatively warm, it was also gray. Guess I better suck it up because that describes a lot of our winter! 3 easy miles; nothing terribly remarkable, but I guess I did okay because it nudged my VO2 up a point. No cats. 🙂
Thursday
We had to leave by 9am so the treadmill it was for 3 progressive miles. Thanksgiving was . . . ok. No big drama (not til much later that night, or actually early Friday morning, long after we’d left).
Saturday
A very chilly 6 miles with friends. Not too much wind and sunshine, though, so it really wasn’t bad, and I actually had company the whole six miles. Been a long time since I actually ran with someone!
Favorites of the week
I spotted this Bald Eagle during one of our walk breaks. Although we do have eagles in the area, and I’ve actually seen them on the path in a different town once (also on a run with friends), I had never seen one on this particular path (which is the end of Mowhawk Hudson Half/Marathon — you never know what you might see!).
Ford vs Ferrari. I have zero interest in cars (as you might be able to tell from my 19 year old Honda Civic) or car racing, but this was a terrific movie and I highly recommend it.
Do you like cars and/or car racing?
Favorite Thanksgiving memory?
Any other new movies you’d recommend?
Chocolaterunsjudy 
We saw Ford vs. Ferrari recently, too. I grew up going to car races with my parents, so I have ZERO interest in anything race-related these days (unless it involves bibs and running shoes). I also thought the movie was good! Looks like it was damp and cold everywhere this last week…
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Never been to a car race. Horse racing, yes, but not for many years.
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I really want to see Ford and Ferrari. Now to try to talk the hubs into going to the movies–he hates that.
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My husband likes movies. Getting him there can be a different story, sometimes, but we had to go pick up the dogs — and we’d basically left them with the pet sitter overnight to make it easier to go see a movie, LOL!
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Hope the storm is not too back and I get to NYc tomorrow.
Hope things work out with your Dad.
I’m going to see Les Miz movie next Sun and plan to see Harriet and Mr Rogers. Always a lot of movies out around the holidays.
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Sorry to hear your Thanksgiving was ok, or what I would describe as “meh”. It’s hard when you have your loved ones to think about isn’t it?
I love classic cars and am semi-interested in racing. I am therefore semi-interested in the movie! Christian Bale is in it and that may be enough to get Ron interested in going with me 🙂
I can’t say I have a favorite Thanksgiving memory. It’s a sort of good-bad thing for me really. I have quite a few alcoholics in my family so there was always drama. My grandma Lois did however used to make the B E S T pecan pie in the whole world so that was always good. In a way I don’t miss thanksgiving but I miss that I never had that Hallmark thing that people have.
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Both Christian Bale & Matt Damon were great — as well as the rest of the cast.
Our family actually does all get along. No alcoholics. But the situation with my parents is just very stressful & really sad. 😔
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You have been so consistent with your yoga daily. Do you see a difference in your running or recovery?
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We saw Knives Out and really loved it. Pure fun!
Sometimes an OK holiday with family is the most you can hope for. Ours was good but I spent too much time in the kitchen despite having lots of help.
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There’s a reason for all the yoga (beyond teaching some now). I’ll talk about it over Tea Friday. 😊 I do think that it helps my running, although it can be easy to overstretch with yoga, too. It’s why I like Yin Yoga — done right, you’ll increase range of motion but not overstretch.
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Beautiful pictures!
Do you mind getting on the treadmill vs. outside?
I was at the Formula 1 in Austin a few years ago, with a VIP box and all. It was the most boring weekend ever. My husband loved it, though! 😊
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I prefer running outside, but I don’t mind the treadmill too much. Good thing cause we’re having a big snowstorm!
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My husband badly wanted to see Ford vs Ferrari but I resisted. I enjoy cars but not racing. I just didn’t feel like going out. I hope the storm goes easy on you. Just blah wintery mix here.
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We’re at at least half a foot so far & it’s supposed to snow through tomorrow night, although lighten up tomorrow. Good news is that we don’t have to go anywhere.
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I haven’t heard of this movie! I’m not really a car person though 🙂
I hope the storm isn’t as bad as predicted!
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The storm was worse than predicted. 😦 We didn’t have to go anywhere though, so not so terrible.
I’m not at all a car person, either.
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I hope that the storm isn’t that bad. We got our first snow this morning and it’s been snowing and raining/sleeting off and on since then. Thankfully we didn’t a lot of snow but I hope that the roads aren’t too slippery tomorrow morning.
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Most people I know who had to go out said the roads were ok. Still, the governor declared a state of emergency. Not sure why, it’s a big storm, but it’s not really all that unusual.
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I am sorry to hear about your Thanksgiving. It made me sad when you said it might be your dad’s last Thanksgiving. I haven’t seen that movie either. We spent Saturday evening watching several documentaries on Ayotzinapa. It is about the 43 students that disappeared in Mexico in 2014. It was very interesting!
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Well, we never expected Thanksgiving to be amazing. It would truly be a blessing for my Dad to pass peacefully at this point.
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Sorry to hear about Thanksgiving but that’s good news that the drama held off until after you left. How cool that you spotted that eagle!
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Spotting the eagle was really cool! It was also really cool to see him fly off.
The family drama continues, unfortunately.
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That eagle sighting is very cool! I never see ours up close, but I do see them flying every now and then. I often wonder the same thing about my Dad. His health is not too bad right now, but he definitely looks a bit more aged and frail than before. Yet, he was talking about taking a cruise with my Mom so that’s a very positive thing. Drama is always surrounding my family holidays. Ugh.
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My mom *might* be able to travel still, but my dad, no. Definitely not.
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Oh the eagle is SO COOL! I’ve only seen one once, from a distance, in Scotland. It’s gone really cold here with some ice on the roads, so I’m running when I can to take advantage!
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My husband has a really up close photo of an eagle he took in Alaska — because it was from a rehabilitation center so it was tethered.
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