Got off work early.
Made dark-chocolate-chip pancakes for lunch (because that’s totally normal).
In my happy place (the hammock).
Reading Runner’s World.
Soakin’ up sun.
Sippin’ on nuun.
Going for my last pre-half run later (an easy 3).
Ain’t nothin’ much wrong with all this.
Smile Friday.
Bike porn.
I wrote about (and photographed) everything I bought to start cycling, from the bike to the water-bottle holder. Check it out if you’re interested in getting into cycling! Triathlons, anyone??
I’m late for Gun Show Thursday, but since I took this pic last night (after an hour in the pool, no big deal) it works!
My guns are made of guts!
(Note: Curling-iron burn near the wrist. Yowww!)
Oh, I’m running a half-marathon on Monday and I’M NOT NERVOUS. I feel like that’s either a bad sign and something will go horribly wrong, or a sign that I’ve trained so well and feel so strong that there’s no need to worry.
Let’s go with that last theory, yeah?
Oh, how I love my Garmin! Look at those pretty hill repeats!
I did three fast miles (8:52, 8:47, 8:51) and then ran another half-mile to a nice, big hill near my house. It’s one of those hills that has ridged sidewalks to help you walk up it (if you’re just strollin’) or run up it (if you be trainin’ like a boss).
I meant to do 10 repeats, but now I see that I did 11. I lost count near the end because I got bored and started thinking about something else!
I also did these in the dark, since I procrastinated tonight and left my house at 7:45. So that was fun.
5 miles total in 48:15. My schedule called for 6 miles, but my knees called for 5.
The knees win, every time.
I’ve always thought that girls who run in full makeup were high-maintenance, but maybe they’re just too lazy to wash their faces… like me right now.
GPOYW: “The First Non-Running, Non-Sweaty, Actually-Wearing-Makeup Photo I’ve Seen of Myself in a While” edition.
Saturday night, city lights. My hair is odd because I napped for three hours after running 11 miles. Sue me!
I took a rest day yesterday. Felt exhausted from the weekend’s activities and also felt a little under the weather.
So I grabbed some quality hammock time and watched the sunset.
(It was way prettier than this cell phone photo, obviously. But I think no matter how good a photo is, sunsets are best viewed in real life anyway.)
My former DetermiNation coach, Rose Wetzel, won a local 5K in 17:53 (5:37 pace) dressed as Lady Gaga.
Oh, and she also stopped to tie her shoe during the race.
She’s such a badass, and also the nicest, most cheerful person you’ll ever meet.
Read the whole story of her race on the Brooks blog!
The De Soto tri top arrived! I think it’s gonna be a winner.
The pink top was cute, but it was all like, “Wheeee, I’m doing a triathlon!”
The all-black outfit is like, “I’M GOING TO EAT YOU ALIVE.”
Jealous?
In other news, my latest marathon training recap is up. Check out Marathon Training: Week 5.
(And yes, I wear sunscreen like whoa. SPF 50 all the way. I guess my ankles just can’t escape the sexy.)
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