Families That Run Together...

..have fun together!
This afternoon we all participated in the 1st Annual Love Like Reed 5K run, and we had a blast!

This was the first race that Tony and I have run together since before we were dating.  That may have been 14 years ago, but I think we both improved our times!

The kids loved watching us race to the finish line at the end (and playing on the bleachers and field with RaRa while we were chugging along elsewhere).

Our good friends Christine and Jason ran the race with us too.  Christine and I ran with each other the whole time and wouldn't let the other person slow down.  Though neither of us said a word, the mere fact that the other person was still there and still incessantly putting one foot in front of the other was enough to keep each of us going.  We may be a bit competitive.

The kids got in on the action too, with Caleb, Wren and Ava running in the 1 Mile Fun Run.  I was so proud of their perseverance - they all finished strong, sprinting across the finish line.  They were a little proud of themselves too.

What better way to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon than having fun and moving with our friends in the sunshine!

November 2019

Legs & Shoulders

30 seconds of each exercise, 4 times through each set:

Kick From The Floor Right

Standing Alternating One Arm Shoulder Press

Kick From the Floor Left

Mountain Climbers

Band Assisted Single Leg Squat Right

Straight Arm Lateral Raise

Band Assisted Single Leg Squat Left

Tuck Jumps

Angled Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squats Right

Dumbbell Burpees

Angled Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squats Left

Plank Jacks

Intervals & Back & Biceps

30s on/off intervals x 10

3-4 times through, 8-10 reps

Bent Over Row

Barbell Curl

Reverse Fly

Cable Wide Grip Row

Cable Curl

Single Arm Wide Lat Pulldown

Drag Curl

Single Arm Bent Over Row

Dumbbell Curls

Chest & Triceps

3-4 times through

Hand Release Push Up - 10

Skull Crushers - 10

Jump Rope - 30 seconds

Standing Svend Press - 10

Angled Rope Press down - 10

Jump Rope - 30 seconds

1.5 Dumbbell Press - 8-10

Rope Press Down - 8-10

Jump Rope - 30 seconds

Squeeze Press - 8-10

Triceps Push Ups - 10

Jump Rope

Chest Fly - 8-10

Triceps Dips - 20

Jump Rope - 30 seconds

Legs & Core

3-4 times through, 8-10 reps

Back Squats

Lateral Eccentric Touch Down

Palloff Press

Banded Football Touch Downs - 30 seconds

Reverse Lunge to Single Leg Deadlift

Decline Oblique Twist

Banded Jumping Jacks - 30 seconds

TRX Single Leg Hip Thrust

TRX Body Saw

Lunge Jacks - 30 seconds

30 seconds of each, 3-4 times through:

Back Extension

Full Moon

Side Plank Tuck

Run

1. Sprints

2. 5K

3. Mile & sprints

4. 5K

Halloween 2019

 I don't always do the best job at Halloween, but I think we did ok this year...The kids all had recognizable costumes that they all actually wore this year.
At their costume parade at school, Wren was Rapunzel and Judson was Yoda.  (Isn't he just the perfect Yoda?)

 We carved our giant pumpkins from Papaw Clyde a few days before Halloween.  Caleb's was scary.  Wren's was happy, and Judson's was silly.

 For Halloween, Caleb was a stormtrooper, Wren was a ballerina, and Judson was Yoda again.

Though it was chilly that evening, they were all troopers during trick-or-treating.  The promise of warm baths (and a piece or two of candy, of course) lured them back home with no problems.
This weekend we then enjoyed an afternoon birthday party, complete with sack/mermaid races.  The beautiful weather and fun with friends was the perfect bookend to our Halloween week.