DIY bread bowl, starring half of a sourdough round and Safeway’s Tuscan Tomato & Basil Bisque.
YUMMM.
Month: June 2011
Aaron is now on Daily Mile — go add him as a friend!
He’s biked 1,257 miles so far this year. He’s now training for a 204-mile race from Seattle to Portland (in one day) and a 188-mile race from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. (in two days).
Sick!
This is how I cross-train.
EPIC.
Last long run of the Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon training plan. Race day is a week from tomorrow!!
Aaron and I kinda felt like kicking the shit out of mile 8.
Did I tell you guys about the naked bicycle parade that’s going on in Seattle tomorrow? No? Well, there is one, and I’m gonna be in it.
Not naked exactly. You can read about it here. I’ll post photos afterward, and they’ll be safe for all eyes, so no worries.
Can’t pass up a good naked bike parade. (That should be on a t-shirt.)
Therapeutic exercise
I was bummed yesterday following news of the unexpected passing of a family member.
I left work early, but only after successfully delivering my first presentation to the company without crying. Push through!
I relaxed at home, did some writing (that no one will ever read), and decided that exercise would lift my spirits.
It turns out that my gym is almost exactly a mile away from my house! My lazy butt had been driving there and back.
1 mile run to the gym: 8:53
Power yoga class: 75 minutes
1 mile run home: 8:16
It was 9 p.m. by the time I ran home, but it was still plenty light out here in the Pacific Northwest (love). The evening was clear and just turning cold. My muscles were stretched out and relaxed. I ran fast. It felt good.
There are some things you can’t change, but you can always adjust your attitude.
4 mile run tonight. Happy with it.
I saw a girl crash her bike while I was on my run and her helmet broke apart. She was OK. Thank goodness she was wearing a helmet.
I found out today that someone close to me fell and broke his hip. He was not OK. He passed away due to other complications and old age.
Tough day. Really tough.
Jillian Michaels’ “No More Trouble Zones” DVD. Aaron creeped on me while I was nerdily doing this in my room. Wheeeee!
Aaaand now I go back to watching The Bachelorette.
Spotted in her natural habitat
Did this person look like a sprightly gazelle, gracefully leaping across an African savanna?
Then yes, that was totally me. : D
Too funny to not reblog!!!
A friend Facebook’d hearing her wife say, “Put the A in the A hole”, and now I understand.
🙂
11 miles!
Booooooom. My longest run ever!
Not gonna lie: This was a rough one. I was good through mile 9, and then my body/mind was kinda like, “Eff this!”
Mile 10 was the slowest at 10:57 because of a combo of hills and a deteriorating mindset. We (me + two guys I was running with) also walked a little bit during that mile.
I took a chocolate Gu at mile 7 at it didn’t seem to help me get any faster, but I guess it gave me the energy to finish (and it tasted like chocolate frosting, which ain’t bad at all).
I wore my fuel belt and drained both water bottles throughout the run. And the Garmin rocked my socks off with its pretty-accurate real-time pace and alerts every mile that showed the split.
The Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon is two weeks from TODAY! Based on this run, the Runner’s World training calculator predicts I’ll finish in about 2:10. I’d like to hit closer to 2:05 (about 9:30 average pace).
I’m done with underestimating myself. Time to believe that I can KICK SOME ASS!
P.S. For the Seattlites who this will mean something to — here’s the route we did today:
Dev on Running 