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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Wow- October FLEW by! As October approached I took a deep breath and jumped in head first into the month, knowing that I would be going non stop almost the entire month. It’s been crazy and fun, and I wish I could have a few more weeks of this fantastic October weather we’ve been having here! Here’s a look back on the last month:
- I continued to train for my 2nd half marathon! Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, & Week 9
- I talked about training using the galloway method, and why I love using it!
- I had fun getting to go on an 8.5 mile run with my brother.
- I had a great trip to Valencia, Spain! I loved getting to experience a new culture and see a new city, but didn’t love the food poisoning that I got!
- I did 4 presentations or lectures outside of work, and all went really well!
- I made some delicious foods! Pumpkin Spice French Toast, Veggie & Bean Quinoa Salad, and BBQ Chicken & Grilled Red Pepper
- I ran another virtual race, the Cupcake Classic 5k! Sign up for virtual races if you can! They’re so fun and provide some motivation to get out and run!
- I started to talk about my journey to running!
- I shared some thoughts on my upcoming half marathon, including my fear of not finishing because of some bad IT band pain 🙁
- I finally got back to doing planks! It took until October 24th to do it, so I didn’t reach my goal of 30 minutes of planks for the month. I did manage to do 16:00 minutes, and I’m just happy to be back doing them again!
- I attended Homecoming for the college I went to with a group of my friends! It was really fun, and I loved getting to catch up with them!
It’s been a really fantastic month! I’m looking forward to November too, but I just can’t believe we’ve already hit Thanksgiving month! Since I signed up for my half marathon in June, November has been marked as a big month in my head, and I just can’t believe it’s finally here! With racing and traveling and holidays upon us, goals are even more important! Here are some of my goals for the month:
- PLANKS! Yes, I WILL be more successful at this this month. My goal is to do 40 minutes of planks this month.
- Finish my half marathon! Any time goal I had went out the window when my IT band started hurting so badly. Honestly, I’m very worried about even being able to finish (but I really hope I do!). I just want to cross that finish line, preferably with a smile on my face.
- Rehab my IT band. After my race I plan to continue to rest it a bit, continue foam rolling and icing, get new running shoes, and get back to doing some of the exercises I got from sports medicine.
- Complete the Pile on the Miles Challenge each week.
Now it’s your turn to share! What’s one thing that you accomplished or enjoyed in the month of October? What are you looking forward to in November? Are you doing anything fun for Halloween?
Oh my! You sure had a productive month!!!! Way to go!!! I’m looking forward to my dads birthday and thanksgiving this November. I’d also like to continue getting more into yoga!! To celebrate Halloween I was just in the FL keys this past wkend! Have a fab day!! Xox
Valencia Spain – sooooo jealous!! Sounds like quite the productive month. Good luck with your plank challenge!
40 minutes of planks! You rock girl! (:
Awesome recap post! I love that you linked back to everything, too! Good luck on the new goals!
I am with you on the Pile on the Miles challenge and I did the Cupcake virtual 5K too.
Sounds like we have a lot in common.