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I won't lie, this was not a great effort, but it's done.

25 Minute Speed Train, Week 1, Day 5: Total Body
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I have officially survived college drop-off!! I will definitely miss her, but at this point, my excitement for her outweighs that, so I'm doing ok. Every time I visit UMich I love it more, and this time was no exception. Ann Arbor is the cutest town, people are so nice, the college itself is so well-organized, and the kids are just the right amount of nerdy for Aspen to fit in. I feel like she's truly in the best place for her for the next four years! After seeing her so heartbroken to get rejected from some of her top schools, I'm so relieved that she's picked one that I think is actually going to give her an amazing all-around experience. 
I'm happy that she's already met a lot of people and had fun her first two nights there. She starts her 3-day business school orientation today, so she'll meet a lot more people at that. While she's there, her last two roomates move in, so her room will be a bit more chaotic from here on out, but I think she's embracing it and having fun.&[...]
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Feeling a bit off today. The other day i had a bad headache and felt a little off. I took an advil and felt great when that kicked in. Today i am feeling just slightly congested - like my ears want to plug up and my nose is not runny but something is going on. Headache too and a little achy. Hoping this will pass. I had a shower this morning and then was kind of randomly sweaty - a hot flash? or fevery kids of flush? Who knows? 
We are invited to our friends' cottage this weekend and will be nice to have a fun time out of the city. So i really better feel better! Trying to get some laundry and other things we usually do on the weekend sorted while doing work. Which i really don't want to do.  
Also, i've been keeping up my step streak. Got day 131 yesterday ... 
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A good Friday double with swim/strength at 6 AM and bike/run at lunch.  Nothing too hard though I pushed the pace a little in the pool with plenty of rest.  Bike/run felt good.  Decent training weekend coming up with core/cardio and a bike tomorrow, then my long run on Sunday.  

pretty sad attempt at my Y strength routine - ugh lost all of my upper body strength in the past couple of months!
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Phase 38
Week 6 peak
A set

Phase 38
Week 6 peak
B set
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It's James' GOTCHA day! 
2 crazy years with this little man. He's been a delight. 

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Core Set 2

1. Childs' Pose
2. Cat Cow
3. Side Plank
4. Dead Bug March
5. Crunches
6. Chair Squats

Plus
calf stretches
balance pad knee lifts
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6:04am EDT: Friday, finally. I decided to take a rest day yesterday -- just feeling run down and sore. And today I'm feeling a wee bit better. It'll be a busy day. Work. Dogs. Peloton. Shower. Neighborhood meet and greet party.
And then tomorrow -- Peloton, Farmer's Market, Flavor Mutt (new-ish bakery in town), clean up the house and then pack up and head back to IL. I'd rather be staying here, but there are things that need my attention back home. If my work stuff goes well over Labor Day weekend, perhaps I'll drive back on Monday for a quick week here. 
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 Books to date:  Friends Lovers and The Big Terrible Thing -- Matthew Perry The Woman in Me -- Britney Spears Untamed -- Glennon Doyle I'm Glad my Mom Died -- Jennette McCurdy Lessons in Chemistry -- Bonnie Garmus The Measure -- Nikki Erlick Listen for the Lie -- Amy Tintera  The Women -- Kristin Hannah Daisy Jones & the Six -- Taylor Jenkins Reid The Alchemist -- Paulo Coelho The Nightingale -- Kristin Hannah  Shadow of the Wind -- Carlos Ruiz Zafon The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo -- Taylor Jenkins Reid The Wedding People -- Alison Espach  The Return of the Native -- Thomas Hardy The Scarlet Letter -- Nathaniel Hawthorne The Good Wife of Bath -- Karen Brooks Who Do You Love -- Jennifer Weiner  Mrs. Nash's Ashes -- Sarah Adler  Song of Achilles -- Madeline Miller 
I just purchased Project Hail Mary and I am going to give it a go. It won awards for the best audiobook in 2022. This will be my first foray into Sci Fi. Wish me luck. [...]
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Day 3 - goodbye. :(
We had a list of things we needed to get for Aspen before leaving town, so we woke up early and drove around neighboring towns to hit HomeGoods, Walmart, and Target (didn't want to deal with crowds and empty shelves in Ann Arbor itself). Headed over to the dorm to deliver to her, and have a final lunch. 
Aspen was kind of cranky, but I think she was mostly tired from staying up half the night. We walked over to State Street and found yet another cute restaurant, and I had the best ever Brussels sprouts tabboulleh. Aspen told us all about her late night, and perked up a bit with some food and caffeine. Once lunch was over, Nate wanted to go see the campus/law quad in the summer, since he had only been there in winter. We went into the library and took some photos, then walked over to the business school to take a photo of where she'll be studying the next four years. From there, we walked back to the dorm and said our final goodbye. 
Honestly, the f[...]
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Core Set 1

1. Seated Toe Touch
2. Bridge
3. Lumbar Grounding
4. Isometric Dead Bug
5. Hop Rotation
6. Bird Dogs

Plus
calf stretches
balance pad knee lifts
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