I love summer. I love the heat, the long stretches of daylight, the children playing in the yard, and the outdoor activities. On a personal note - it's triathlon racing season. My season opened this year with the Cooperstown Sprint triathlon (turned duathlon: run/bike/run due to the cold water and 40 degree air temperature) on Memorial Day weekend and it will end on August 24th in Sandestin, Florida. It has been quite a busy few months!
JFA hosted our annual Hospitality Tent at the CDPHP Workforce team challenge. It was amazing to see so many people at different levels of ability (9000!) out running and walking the 3.5 mile course. I love hearing people's reactions at the finish - their pleasure in pride in the accomplishment - there is often a visible strut and that's awesome!
So once you've trained for and completed that first event, how do you keep going?
Husband and I have found a groove as far as exercise goes. He gets Monday night, I get Tuesday, Wednesday is a toss up, we both have Thursday as my sister keeps the kids so we can swim a local lake together, and Friday's is who ever didn't get to go on Wednesday. On weekends, we take turns with the children. It seems to be working - we get more than our recommended minutes of activity in, and adequate "rest" at the same time.
We have settled into a pretty good zone food and nutrition wise as well. I take the kids to the grocery store and we stock up for home-cooked meals. Occasionally we turn to convenience foods (oven baked pizza for example) for those nights that are just too hectic.
Colder weather means that it will all change. Husband's Monday group bike rides will end, as will our Thursday night swims. We will have to find a new groove. But, in the world of wellness, it's about accepting and adapting to circumstances in order to embrace the lifestyle. Maybe I'll invest in a pair of snowshoes.
