Happy Monday! First of all, thank you all so much for your nice words on my last post. It was really encouraging to hear that other people have gone through the same struggle with seeing gains on the scale, especially while training for half marathons.
On to my weekend!
It got off to a pretty amazing start, if I do say so myself: I stopped at Groce Out on the way home and got some wine cheese and crackers (my usual Friday night routine…I’m so predictable) and vegged out all night watching House of Cards Season 2 eps 5-8. So so so good!
Saturday morning, I was up and out the door before 9am for my first long run in a couple of weeks (No long run last week since I was in NYC, but Joanna and I did fit in a 6 mile run one day which is better than nothing!)… It ended up being a beautiful 70 degree day! I ran 11 miles again and was SHOCKED that I ended up averaging 9:09/mi, which is my goal for my half marathon pace!
Something happened and I totally just kicked it into gear for my last 4 miles or so. I think that might have been the point where I ditched my shirt! Haha EVERY week I’ve run more than 10 miles, I’ve taken my shirt off. Sista starts to sweat! And 8:28 for the last mile?! WTF?!
Since I woke up so early, I actually had time to make it to the Farmer’s Market for the first time in weeks. I splurged and bought myself some daffodils and a chai latte because I was feeling so happy about my run. Treat yo self!
After 4 more episodes of House of Cards (that’s 8 total for the weekend now, for those of you keeping track) I headed out to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Good times had by all as always!
The next morning I woke up and went to Davis to hang with Roger, and more importantly his pug Pierre, my favorite little gremlin 🙂 Look at those ugly teeth! It was another beautiful day and a perfect one for a nice long walk with the pups!
After one last episode of House of Cards (the finale! AAHHHH) and a few other various tv shows, I headed over to dodgeball where I actually got a great workout in..and looked real cool wearing my new tube socks 🙂 We played a bit of water pong at the bar and then I came home to slow down, send my BFF a weekend update email, and mentally prepare for the week.
Another good one in the books!
Do you watch House of Cards? What do you think of Season 2? I liked it a lot more than Season 1!
How was your weather this weekend? We seriously lucked out!
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It was SUPER windy here in Denver but Sunny which was all I cared about 🙂
Yes! As long as it’s sunny I’m a happy girl!
All of this topless running has me jealous… My err… parts… aren’t built for multiple layers binding them down
Lucky!! And I’m going to fly out to Cali just so I can run outside. I want that weather!
Hahaha well apparently my skin can’t handle fabric touching it for any more than like 7 miles! I usually end up with my shirt around my neck, and this weekend I just said screw it and was carrying it in my hand! I don’t know what I’m gonna do during the race, I’m guessing they have a no stripping policy =\
Looks like it was a good run if your 11th mile was the fastest 🙂
Boy do I miss the California Sunshine! The American River is such a great place for running!
I treat myself at least a couple times a week on a latte!! Good running girl!!
I’m so impressed with your running stats these days! You’re killing it girl! And I admit, I have tv show binges during the weekend a lottttt 😉 It’s what weekends are for right? ha!
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