A really huge day. It’s not the top of the world.

(footwear, bra ((sale)), shorts)

13.74 miles @ 7:13 tempo with a 7-mile tempo (I did get stopped at one gentle) @ 6:27 common. Final week, I averaged a 6:23, so it was slower, but it surely’s all going to the identical place. All you are able to do is your finest!

I discussed the episode from Deena Kastor on The Power Operating Podcast, and I needed to share three ideas from Deena that stayed with me all through my run. I used to be actually going to name it at mile 3 as a result of it felt so laborious and I used to be thus far behind the tempo I needed however these items actually helped:

“Struggling extra is simply respiratory heavier and your legs being extra sore the subsequent day… It’s not the top of the world.” I typically suppose the struggling through the run goes to be the top of the world, but it surely’s actually not. I can endure. It’s all going to be okay.

“In case you’re going to do one thing… dive into it.” Why on this planet would I get up lengthy earlier than the solar is out to be able to exit and do that exercise if I’m not going to fully go all in on it? Why waste my time on one thing if I’m not likely going to do my finest for the day, it doesn’t matter what that ‘finest’ is?

“Give the second essentially the most potential that it may probably have.” <– I similar to this.

A hug is the most effective medication after a run that wasn’t what you needed… It simply places every thing in perspective while you bear in mind your individuals don’t care about your splits. They only love you.

Brooke is definitely the final to highschool with this 12 months’s arrange, which meant we needed to go get her Dutch Brothers free birthday drink (they stated we may get it a day early:)!

I like having chickens so very a lot. Their eggs are so so good.

Beck and I took a while within the sizzling tub to calm down our muscle mass.

These two had been matching:

Beck wanted his each day quesadilla with nothing in it;).

And the children had a enjoyable scrimmage within the night.

And we completed up the day at BYU with cousins!

Immediately is Brooke’s birthday! I really feel past fortunate to have a front-row seat to look at her develop up and see the superb human she is…. I be taught from her daily. It feels prefer it was 50 years in the past and yesterday on the identical time after I began having contractions on the airplane after which met her for the primary time in a brand new hospital with a brand new physician in an entire new world to us. However she made it the best transition as a result of she was my instantaneous finest buddy, and we’ve finished mainly every thing collectively ever since.

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Want Brookie a cheerful birthday! I’ll have her learn them! Inform us something you bear in mind from while you had been 12!

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