Well, it was quite a week to have all of our partners leaving the office behind to head to (sometimes) sunny Scottsdale, Arizona.
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If youâre visiting from NaBloPoMo, this is my weekly fitness recap post for the Weekly Run Down link up hosted by Deborah and Kim.
Retreating to Arizona
The great Outlook outage started just as our plane was landing. We werenât too disappointed that it persisted after we checked in to our hotel, and used the forced down time to get a head start on the weekend of ânetworkingâ by enjoying a leisurely lunch poolside without being distracted checking emails on our phones.
Most of our people had arrived before the big FAA ground stop on Friday, and we were glad to be staying through Sunday. I did feel for the group whose event ended Friday, and were gathered in the lobby with their luggage, trying to sort out what to do.
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During our stay, the hotel staff was setting up massive holiday displays. Every time we walked past the lobby, new decorations were up. Even though I prefer to #RespectTheBird, it was fun to see.
Weekly Wrap
With two early flights, I missed two workout days, but that is one thing I can add to Jennyâs list of things I donât stress over anymore.
Sunday: I took Scooby on our usual morning walk, and met a friend for a walk after church. I had a long to-do list ahead of the retreat, but was glad I carved out that time.
Monday: Itâs that time of year when I canât remember how to dress for my runs. It was in the low 50s, so I opted for a t-shirt and shorts. It felt brisk at first, but it was the right choice.
Tuesday: I was working from home ahead of a doctorâs appointment, and opted for two unique Peloton classes to start my day.
The two-for-one strength class was Hannahâs first time in a strength class! Sometimes joint instructor classes are light on the workout, but this was a solid class.
The âmove togetherâ class was filmed during a Peloton instructor retreat, with Kirsten on a treadmill side-by-side with Christine on a bike. The room was set up with instructors on bikes in the front row, and a line of instructors on treadmills in the back. I donât know if they planned to release the class when it was filmed, but it was fun to see them all together.
Wednesday: I woke up a few minutes before my alarm and paired a 5 min Peloton core class with a 5 min pre-run warm-up before taking Scooby out for a run. You can tell I got an earlier start than Monday because it was still pretty dark when we finished.
Thursday: I had an early flight from Dulles, so I didnât even take Scooby out. My Uber driver wasnât chatty, so I decided to listen to a Peloton meditation on the 40 min drive to the airport. Meditation is just not my thing, but Denisâs mantra about cooperation vs. competition was a fitting message as I headed to our partner retreat.
Friday: I thought I was getting to the hotel gym early (although not as early as I almost did), but it was pretty crowded when I got there. I found space to do Katyâs new core class and then hopped on an open tread for a sweaty run. I was so overheated by the end, I did my post-run stretch outside.
Saturday: I made plans to run with a colleague who works in our Milwaukee office at 6:30, but was awake at 5:15 when a colleague Iâm pretty close with asked if I wanted to join her for a walk. Itâs been a while since weâve had time to catch up, so I said yes and got out of bed to meet her. After a 2,5 mi walk, I was fully warmed up for a 3 mi run. đđźââď¸đđźââď¸
Later in the day I enjoyed a massage at the hotel spa.
A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.
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Your Friday treadmill run is a good example of why it helps to have an indoor backup thatâs flexible. In a stuffy hotel gym, start by matching your usual easy effort and give yourself permission to dial the speed down. If all the treadmills are taken, the short core session you did first is a useful way to get moving without spending the whole workout waiting for one.
Arizona is a nice place for A retreat. Sounds like you also had some time to enjoy a bit. I tend to stay away from the special group Peloton classes myself but those sound like they were fun. It is always interesting to see the instructors interact with each other. How fun it must be to get to be in one of those classes live!
The group classes can be hit-or-miss content-wise, but I usally pick them when I want a mood-booster.
I hope the retreat was relaxing! Getting a massage was a good idea. I’m glad you didn’t stress over the missed workouts ; )
The outages and groundings were CRAZY! Like what is going on???
I’m so glad you were able to enjoy the retreat.
Tis the season for all the layers. It’s tough to dress properly, so I like to be prepared.
Scottsdale sounds like a nice place to visit this time of year! Glad the FAA ground stoppage didn’t affect your travels. That had to be extremely frustrating for those affected.
To answer your question, I’ve never spent Thanksgiving at a hotel and don’t think I would like that very much. Honestly, I’m such a homebody that I much prefer to be home for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I got really lucky with my flights! Things were better today, but still not back to the usual level of unpredictability.
Glad you were not affected by the two biggest outages of the week!! My company does use Microsoft too, but it was my days off so I wasn’t affected. I can only imagine it was quite a quiet work environment with one of our major systems down! Thankfully my brother (the new Delta pilot) had just returned home from training so he wasn’t affected with the FAA issue either. What craziness this week!
Looks like a great place for your work event. A change in scenery is always fun! A few years back we did spend Thanksgiving away from the house, but not quite in a hotel. The HS marching band was performing in Disney and I traveled to see them. The band was riding home in a bus and we were flying home on Thanksgiving. We just delayed our family meal until we all got home!
If I had to travel for Thanksgiving, I donât think Iâd bother with a big meal when I got home!
How nice to go to a warmer area at this time of the year, and get a true networking event without e-mails, haha! I hope your spa day was as good and relaxing as you thought! My sister had problems with the Outlook outage but also wasn’t particularly sad that Teams was down. đ
You got some good workouts done despite the travelling!
Thank goodness you were not impacted by the grounding/FAA outage. What a crazy time to travel! I need to add Scottsdale to my list! Nice job keeping active even with all the travel.