For the last couple days my runs have been indoors because we had big snow storm on Sunday and very cold temperatures today.

On Sunday we visited my parents in the morning then stayed home and watched the snow pile up the rest of the day.

We made homemade chowder, snuggled and tried on costumes. Emmy is very happy about her Cinderella accessories.

Today Cannon’s school was cancelled so I got to hang out with him all day!

We shoveled the driveway and played in the snow for a bit before we got too cold and came in to watch Spookly.

We played inside and tried not to get too bored.

We made a fun lunch of Jack-o-lantern quesadillas, guacamole and ghouls.

Emmy is now trying to convince us that she needs a big girl bed.

She pretended to sleep in Cannon’s bed to show us how good she would do. I am dreading the day we have to move her out of hew crib. Parents, when do kids start sleeping? Crib life for as long as possible!

I will be heading to bed early tonight, my alarm is set for very early so I can get up and run on the treadmill (again)

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Our precious, opinionated, brilliant girl is now two and a half, she now seems more like an adult than a baby.

In the last six months we have been endured a quarantine and social distancing. Emmy has weathered these changes like a champ with her best friend by her side.

We spent a lot of time playing in the back yard, I am so so glad they had each other to play and bond with.

Emmy loves being with her family and outside most of all.

Hiking and camping were big hits over the summer. It was nice to get out of our house and into the mountains.

One of the best things to come back into our lives was seeing friends at playgrounds, pools and splash-pads.

In August, Emmy helped us send Cannon back to school and seems very ready to go herself, I am definitely NOT ready for her to go.

We took a fun trip to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone in September.

Emmy loved visiting the National Parks and “camping” in our camper. She has become a great little traveler.

Her favorite of the trip was the hissing dragon mouth cave.

I am so glad we were able to take this trip and make some fun memories during this very weird year.

Emmy is still napping between 1-2 hours a day in the afternoon. At this age Cannon had started to drop his nap and by three he was completely done napping. I am hoping Emmy keeps napping a little longer, but sometimes on weekends or when we travel it would be nice not to have to worry about naps.

Overall Emmy has taken on the last six months and Covid like a champ. She missed her grandparents the most. She amazes us everyday with the funny things she says and her sassy little attitude. She is a bright shiny light, and we love her so much!

Today was a focus on getting things done before the our first big winter storm.

We did start the day our well with pumpkin pancakes.

We worked on getting our trailer cleaned up and winterized. I will miss our summer adventures, I am already dreaming of where we can go in the spring.

We set up a little encouragement for my mom who was doing her long run and had a little aid station for her at our house.

During nap time I got my own run in, our sweet baby treadmill is *mostly* up and running. I got in three miles with 5 x 20 sec strides in the last mile.

We then had a friend ride her bike over to visit for a while outside, we haven’t seen her since last Christmas and it was so nice to catch up.

The rest of the evening flew by cuddling, having dinner and getting to bed early!

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Please hope for me that our treadmill stays fixed and fine now!

The day started out quite cold and but it was brightened by Emmy trying on her new jacket.

I was telling Cory that my steering wheel was so cold and I wished that it was heated. He informed me that it actually is heated and made my year.

After preschool drop-off Emmy and I went to Target to get a bunch of things we don’t need. Like a purple glitter witch hat.

During nap time I got in a very short run. Our treadmill is somewhat still broken so hopefully we will get it completely fixed soon. This week has been so off we our treadmill down, I decided to just call it a recovery week and not stress about it. I think my body was ready for a break anyway.

We might be looking at eight inches of snow this weekend.

It’s definitely treadmill season.

The kids and I spent some time decorating Halloween cookies.

Emmy was all about the sprinkles.

This was one of the things we didn’t need from Target.

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Anything happy happen for you today?

Do you love Target?

It was a cold and gloomy day today, it’s too bad we didn’t get more rain/snow because we could really use it.

Today two fires merged and now Estes Park has been evacuated. This is such a terrible time for our state,

Emmy and I walked Cannon to school and then hit up Home Depot to get parts to hopefully fix our treadmill.

We also went to Costco to get groceries for the week.

After shopping we grabbed Cannon from school and made lunch at home. Cannon and I enjoyed some one-on-one time during Emmy’s nap.

This kid is growing up so fast.

I didn’t get up early to run because I didn’t want to run in the dark so later in the day I messaged Cory and asked him if he wanted to run all together. He was game so we planned to take the kids and run three miles when he got done with work.

They rode in the stroller most of they way but asked to get out and run.

It was very cool, lightly snowing and the wind was blowing. I have not built up my cold tolerance yet so I was felling very cold!

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We stopped and played at the playground for a few minutes because heading home.

By the time we got home I felt like I may never be warm again. I will definitely need to work on my cold tolerance as winter approaches.

The kids enjoyed some hot chocolate while I ran to the grocery store to pick up our food order.

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Is it cooling down where you live?

Are you acclimating to cold weather running?

Having our treadmill broken had the silver lining that it forced me to run outside to enjoy a beautiful fall morning.

Cannon didn’t have school so I got to run a little later when the sun was up.

While I loved getting out it was not my best run ever. My legs felt like they were made from concrete and running four miles felt more like twelve. It’s easy to start to think there is something wrong or all fitness has been lost but some runs just go like this. Today was just slogging through tomorrow will likely be better.

After my run and a quick breakfast the kids and I met a friend at a pumpkin patch.

It was a beautiful day and we had fun visiting the animals and checking out the pumpkins.

And of corse we had to visit the corn maze.

After the pumpkin patch we went home for lunch and nap-time.

Then we needed to run some errands but I wanted to hang out with Humphry so I sat in the third row. It’s a very different perspective from the way back.

The kids and I spent some time going through the Amazon toy catalogue. It’s fun thinking about what they might want for Christmas.

When we got home we could see the smoke from the fire burning in Boulder.

Keeping the hopes really high that we get some snow soon!

So I guess I spoke too soon yesterday when I said I was going to be running outside (Acceptable Risk). I did a warm up taking Cannon to school of two miles, which was lovely, but also concerning that the sun is coming up so late now!

I was planning on actually doing a planned “workout” on the treadmill later.

To my horror Cory broke the treadmill, luckily he wasn’t hurt. We have had this machine for many years and we bought it used so it has seen many miles. It seems like it was just a bolt that was sheered and should be able to be fixed. I’m sad that I won’t be able to use the treadmill for the next few days (maybe weeks?!?) before we can get a replacement bolt. We are going into a icy dark season so having a treadmill is definitely a need.

Possibly this could be a good things for me, forcing me to be more creative about getting outside to get my runs in.

My planned six miles ended up only being two given the circumstances today. Fingers crossed the rest of the week looks better.

After taking Cannon to school this morning my day unfolded as usual. Emmy and I met friends to play, it was colder than I would normally like for a playground but it’s worth it to see friends.

We ate lunch, cuddled, read books, played and just enjoyed our day.

I taught class in the evening, covering sampling distributions then relaxed a bit watching Vuelta a España before heading to bed later than I should have.

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Are you watching any sports lately?

Do you have a treadmill at your house?

Today was a typical recovery day, I am almost four weeks deep into my 100 day run streak. Running everyday has become much easier now that it’s just a regular part of everyday. Today was just two miles commuting Cannon to school but it’s a great shake out after a long run.

I am interested to see how I feel after 100 days.

After dropping Cannon off at school Emmy and I met some friends at a local park, it was a little chilly but definitely worth it for good company and “fresh” air.

Once we picked up Cannon, Emmy decided that lunch time really needed a crown.

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After nap time and a few loads of laundry we played in the basement.

Thinking seriously about running outside tomorrow morning…..

It should be fine.

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Ever done a run streak, if so how long? My longest was 50 days.

What is acceptable run risk for you? – spoiler….I probably won’t run outside.

Even with all of the smoke hanging around it was a pretty good week!

This is how the week went down:

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Monday:  Just two quick treadmill miles to shake off the week before. This is basically a rest day for me.

Tuesday: 5 miles on the treadmill as a progression run.

Wednesday: Just 1.5 miles as I wasn’t feeling my best

Thursday: Six miles on the treadmill with a fast finish.

Friday:  4 easy miles on the trails

Saturday: 3 more trail miles

Sunday: 11 miles on the treadmill. Really would like to move these long runs outside.

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Totals: 32.5 miles – Finally feeling like I am making a consistent progress to some base mile. I still don’t know for sure that racing in 2021 looks like but I want to be ready for whatever event we decide works for us.

How was your week of running?

I woke up early this morning to get my long run in, it was so so nice to finally feel like I am back in a routine with a Sunday long run. Ever since my injury in July I have been wanting to get back here. I ran on the treadmill because it was well before sunrise.

I watched About Time on Netflix while I was running. I haven’t seen this movie in years but I love it. If you haven’t seen it please go watch it, it’s so good!

When I was done, Cory whipped up some eggs for me while I showered. It’s very nice having a supportive partner.

I had to get in my run early because Cannon had his last soccer game of the season. It has been fun to watch Cannon play with his teammates and learn the game. We will miss having this activity for him.

*picture is from an earlier game, today we had a drizzly cool day. It was much needed and appreciated with all of the fires we have here in Colorado!

After Cannon’s game we had my parents and brother over for a pizza party to celebrate. It was nice to get together and celebrate our little soccer player. We are already looking forward to the spring season.

Later Cannon and Cory went to the park to ride bikes and play. When Emmy work up we went to meet them with her scooter. She also decided she needed to wear her pumpkin costume.

At 4 PM I was already ready for sweatpants and House Hunter International.

Getting up at 4 am to run 11 miles makes me a lump by 4 pm.

We had veggie burgers and fruit for dinner then got the kiddos off to bed for the night.

No matter how tired they are they never want to go to bed.

Then it was time in the recovery boots while getting ready for the week ahead.

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How was your weekend?

Any great runs lately?