Though we had been freezing after our 20 miler we nonetheless jumped within the river as a result of I’m studying this complete ice bathtub factor prevents me from being sore for per week like I often am after a long term.
My good ol’ trusty penguin blanket that I’ve had since I used to be 4 did every part it might to maintain me heat. I additionally wore an previous pair of sneakers this time (final time I didn’t put on sneakers) and that helped lots.
8 minutes of torture however the saying ‘distress loves firm’ couldn’t be any extra true on this circumstance.
Isn’t this how most individuals spend their Saturday morning?
If I can’t hang around with Brooke this weekend you higher imagine I’m hanging out along with her older twin.
This woman goes to be fairly the little coronary heart breaker.
For dinner I went as much as Salt Lake for Steak Night time. It is a 10 yr sturdy custom and principally everybody simply brings a steak and our good friend, the Grill Grasp, cooks up essentially the most superb steak and it was heavenly (there isn’t a method to make an image of steak look pretty much as good because it truly tasted).
BUT, two issues about this desk of meals.
1. Free weight-reduction plan cokes and I resisted. I don’t even know who I’m anymore.
2. I introduced my s’mores bars and made at the least 10 new finest associates due to them. Meals is the way in which to folks’s hearts. Additionally, subsequent time I’m going to prime them with peanut butter cups.
3. Okay, three… I ate about 40 of these deviled eggs, how are they so good?
After Steak Night time I continued working arduous on my newest purpose—> To rewatch each season of Home. Thus far I’m doing a extremely good job at placing in lots of time and power into this purpose each night time.
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And two extra baking extravaganzas from this weekend:
1. Selfmade ice cream on Friday night time with Oreo and Butterfinger crumbles (nice pre-run gas).
2. And beginning Brooke younger on figuring out the right way to make the proper chocolate chip cookie.
I hit my highest weekly mileage EVER. 62 miles. Marathon coaching makes us do the craziest issues.
Monday: 9 miles on the paths, I don’t know what my tempo was however we took it extraordinarily simple.
Tuesday: 12 miles with 3 x 2 miles of velocity (6:15, 6:12, 6:20) and 5.5 miles afterward the paths with the sister @ 8:54 common.
Wednesday: 7 treadmill miles at 8:34.
Thursday: 8.5 miles on the paths @ 9:13 common.
Friday: OFF
Saturday: 20 miles @ 7:18 tempo with 8 @ 6:50. I don’t ever wish to relive this run once more.
Sunday: OFF
Subsequent week I’m taking a significant down week after which I’ve a 1/2 marathon on Saturday. I most likely received’t give you my purpose for that race till I’m at mile 4 or so and see how my physique is holding up (my proper quad will not be tremendous enthusiastic about racing after yesterday).
Simply in case you had been questioning what a down week was:
I hope you’ve an incredible Sunday and solely 26.3 extra hours till this woman is again!!!
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What’s your Love Language (meals ((sure, I’m including that one)), bodily contact, acts of service, high quality time, phrases of affirmation or presents)?
What’s your highest weekly mileage ever?
Who else has given up soda? For the way lengthy? Why did you give it up?
You must select one… cookies or ice cream? You may solely have one for the remainder of your life, what wouldn’t it be?
-Ice cream.