Happy New Year! How is everyone doing? We had another low key New Year’s Eve. My sister and nephew came over. We ate and played lotería and then they left. The rest of us ended up going to bed at 9pm.
I got off on the right foot this week but then towards the end it all went down. We got snow and it made it tricky to run outside.
On Wednesday I went to the gym but could not stand being there. The treadmill was shaking so much and the pace was way off between the treadmill and my watch. I ran 2 miles and left.
I went out the next day but then more snow was coming down. It got slippery and I didn’t want to run too long. Friday was the same. Ugh! I hate this weather. I hate even more that I don’t have a treadmill at home. The reason I went to the gym is because I got a free one week trial but it was very uncomfortable there.
I retired the Brooks Ghost 12 and am now running in the Launch 5.
I am sad Winter Break is over. I wished I had another week. These 2 weeks sure went by too fast. I spent time watching “Criminal Minds” and relaxing with the cats.
What exactly defines a run streak? I was hoping to do at least one mile but this weather is not being friendly and sometimes one mile is not possible. My streak, my rules, right? 🙂
I know I can stop any time I want but I realized that this run streak is not about doing said streak. To me it is about being able to run outside. Like everyone else I am so tired of being indoors. I look forward to running outside every day even if it is just half a mile.
Linking up withKim and Deborahfor the Weekly Run Down.
This week’s Tuesday Topic is: Your year in photos.You can write about this topic or feel free to post any running related blog post. Remember to link up with Kim and Zenaida! Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier! Remember to come back for later linkers!
What a year this has been! Thanks to everyone for linking up with us this year. We’ve had many great conversations. We learned a lot from each other and made it through this year. It wasn’t easy but we did it.
Let’s recap this year.
January:
⇒ I started off the new year with a cold. I was on the sofa for 3 days feeling sorry for myself.
⇒ I fell and then was scared to run outside. Had to do my workouts at the gym.
February:
⇒ Traveled to Atlanta to spectate the Olympic Marathon Trials. Had lots of fun meeting up with other Oiselle friends and seeing the elite runners.
March:
⇒ Ran the Publix Atlanta Half Marathon. It was my first and only race of 2020. It was also a hilly and hard race.
⇒ After the race I went to The National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Definitely a great museum to visit in Atlanta.
⇒ Due to the COVID I cancelled my trip to Mexico. Later on United cancelled the flight.
⇒ Began working from home. Saw that my cats slept pretty much all day.
April:
⇒ Took my first Peloton outdoor running class and said that it would be my last one. Well, we know that wasn’t exactly true. Matty is one of my favorite instructors. I miss him!
⇒ Still doing virtual learning and mailed letters to my students. I also got a chance to talk to one of them and it made me very happy.
⇒ Participated in a car parade for my students and parents.
⇒ Did my first Zoom meetup with my blogger friends. Can we do this again?
⇒ My uncle died from Covid. My mother had talked to him on Friday and he died the following day. We couldn’t go to the wake/funeral but did see it via YouTube. Here is Lola also watching it. She definitely felt our pain.
May:
⇒ Teacher Appreciation Week!
⇒ Started working with a new coach. Happy to be working with him and have been seeing lots of improvement.
June:
⇒ Done with school! It was a rough and interesting 2 1/2 months of remote learning.
⇒ Started 4 weeks of Summer School. Yep, still remote.
⇒ Ran along the lakefront. The path has been closed and no one was allowed to run there.
July:
⇒ I did not sign up for this race but the Chicago Marathon was cancelled. I knew it would happen.
⇒ Signed up and completed the Pelothon 2020? I was on team #LegendsofFun. I liked that I was not only exposed to other instructors, but also encouraged to take different types of classes.
⇒ The world almost ended for us runners because Garmin was down for a few days.
⇒ Ran the Quad-City Times Virtual Bix 7 with a few bloggers.
August:
⇒ Found out the 2020-2021 school year would start as remote learning.
⇒ My sister and mother tested positive for Covid. My mother had a mild case but my sister lost her sense of smell and taste. Mateo sensed that something was wrong.
⇒ Without really thinking about it, I began a running streak. Of course this was after my quarantine and given the OK to run outside.
⇒ First day of the 2020-2021 school year. The power went out at 10am and I was done for the day. It was a great first day! 🙂
September:
⇒ Celebrated my mother’s birthday! She took another Covid test and was negative.
⇒ With no race goals, my coach approached me with the idea to train for 5k. Sure! Goal was 33:30.
October:
⇒ Went to set up my classroom. That day I found out a parent had complained about me to the Principal. I was so angry and I cried. Felt like quitting too.
⇒ Bought a new car. I loved my previous one and thought I would keep it forever.
⇒ I voted!
November:
⇒ Had virtual parent/teacher conferences. Out of 26 students, I talked to 13 parents. Disappointing? Yep.
⇒ Another stay-at-home order.
⇒ Got a new Garmin watch. I love it.
⇒ Celebrated my birthday along with a few other bloggers. Great birthday month!
December:
⇒ Celebrated 100 days of my running streak.
⇒ Ran my virtual 5k and met my goal. Finished it in 32:22.
⇒ Got a new student in my classroom. Now I have 28. Angry and frustrated that the District would allow this to happen.
Hey there! How is everyone doing? Did you all have a nice Christmas? It was low key here again. I made mole with my mother and it turned out good. It needed a bit more chicken flavor so we spiced it up the next day and now it is even better. Mole always tastes better the next day.
It was nice to be off this week. I did relax and finished watching The West Wing. I wasn’t too crazy about Season 7 but overall enjoyed the show. It was so sad about Leo but it made me happy to see a Latino president. One day. One day. 🙂
I ate leftover pozole from my cousin.
Relaxed with the cats.
Wednesday morning was a “fun” run. I had to do 5 set of intervals (5 minutes/6 minutes) at different paces. It was windy that morning and didn’t think I would complete the workout. Once I was out there I realized it wan’t that bad. I did better than expected. My coach likes to remind me that I am tougher than I think and that I can do more than I think I can. 🙂
Thursday and Friday was COLD. I had to run 3 miles on Thursday but instead ran 20 minutes. Since I didn’t run the 3 miles on Thursday, I knew I had to do it on Friday. Ha, had to? No way. I talked myself into doing only 1 mile to continue with the streak. Today is day #121. I was this close to ending my running streak because of how cold it was.
Saturday’s run was 7 miles. I woke up very early and was out the door at 6am. It was 19 degrees but I had two tops, two pants, and gloves and felt comfortable. I felt tired but also good after my run. Such a weird combination.
Tuesday morning my coworker and I delivered presents for our students. It took us almost 3 hours to deliver 44 presents. I met a few of my students and almost cried because I was so happy to see them. I gave them a notebook, pencils, markers/color pencils, crayons, and highlighters. Students are supposed to go back to the classroom on January 25th but I don’t know at the moment how many of those will be my students.
Linking up withKim and Deborahfor the Weekly Run Down.
This week’s Tuesday Topic is: What are you goals for 2021?You can write about this topic or feel free to post any running related blog post. Remember to link up with Kim and Zenaida! Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier! Remember to come back for later linkers!
Well, this is an interesting post. Last year I wrote my goals for 2020 and well we know how this year went. I added a few of them again in today’s post and crossing my fingers I accomplish my goals.
✅ Stay injury free. The last injury I had was plantar fasciitis. It was painful and one of the worst injuries I’ve ever had.
✅ Buy a house. Yep, still on my list.
✅ Travel to Mexico. I bought tickets for me and my mother to go during Spring Break. Hopefully we can make it next year.
✅ Be more patience at work and at home. With everything that happened this year, I think I did OK here. It wasn’t easy but many things weren’t easy this year.
✅ Just in case there are more live races, my goal is to PR in the following distances: 5k, 4 miles, 8k, 10k, 10 miles, and 13.1. OK, so maybe not all but at least 1 of them?
Hello there! I am finally on Winter Break! How is it that I made it through almost 4 months of teaching online (again)? I’ve had some great but also horrible moments. We’re supposed to head back on January 11th so we’ll see how it will be like with a hybrid schedule.
This week was a blur because the days went by fast. My goal was to make it to Friday. 🙂
I went to school on Monday morning so I had to get out earlier than usual. It was dark but not too bad. The next day I went out again while it was dark and didn’t like what I saw. Ice! Dang, it freaked me out because I am always afraid of falling. I did see a pretty sunrise!
Thursday morning I slept in again and just had time to run 20 minutes instead of 3 miles. It’s weird how sometimes I have no problem waking up at 5am but then struggle to get up at 7am.
Saturday was 6 miles with the last 2 at a faster pace (11:00-11:15). Mile splits were 11:11 and 11:08. It made me happy that I ran the last two miles without stopping but just quickly slowed down a little bit to cross the street. I was surprised at how warm it felt – almost 40 degrees. Well, to me that feels warm for December. 🙂
This week we had different themes to get into the holiday spirit. I don’t have pictures for all of them but just the “fun” ones. It was fun to see the students get into the spirit too. You can tell that in the last photo (Thursday) I look very TIRED. Or is it the camera?
I applied again to be on the Brooks Team and was rejected again. I also applied to be a Oiselle Volée Leader and was not accepted. I am bummed about it but am happy with the two ambassadorships I did receive (Koala Clip and PickyBars). Hopefully I will get good news about Nuun.
Any fans of “The West Wing”? I am on season 7 and really like the show. I still cannot believe I never watched it when it was on regular TV. There were a few episodes that were boring and/or I was lost because I had no idea what they were talking about – politics is UGLY. The best part is seeing a Latino candidate for the presidency and winning. Yes, I did read about it. Next show to watch is “Selena” though I’ve been hearing positive and negative reviews.
Pleased with how my running went this week. Except for switching my workouts on Thursday and Friday, I did just what my coach asked me to do. So far the weather hasn’t been too bad and I am really hoping it stays like that a bit longer..or at least till Spring.
My sister sent this to me and it brought a HUGE smile to my face. So many emotions. The past couple of months have been rough. I have struggled but also know that I have done the best I can. No matter what, I know my kids like my class and care about me just like I care about them. Believe it or not, but I will miss them during break.
Thank you teacher! See you tomorrow!
Linking up withKim and Deborahfor the Weekly Run Down.
