Confession: I bailed on all my runs this past weekend.
Confession: I'm OK with that.
Confession: I endulged in many, many edible treats this past weekend.
Confession: I'm OK with that.
Two days does not a lifetime make. We move on and move forward, only looking to the past to glean tidbits of widsom from the lessons we have learned.
Sticking With It
A while back I posted about the plethora of food on a stick that can be found at state fairs. Well, it appears that someone out there decided to eat her way through that list!
Lap It Up
Yesterday, I ran the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendental Marathon right here in my own backyard. Ya gotta love a Tuesday marathon where you can roll out of (your own) bed and drive a few towns over to your normal stomping grounds, park your car, and just run.
Particularly when you get to meet and run with (near) such great people - Steve, runNYtrails, PinkRunnerTammy, Andy the multi-day king, rundangerously...present and accounted for.
I ran 8 of the 9 laps with Steve, a local ultrarunner currently training for the Tetons. We kept up an easy consitent pace for the entirety, walked one whole loop when the heat got a bit much and then soldiered on to the finish. All runs should be so enjoyable.
Today I am pain-free and filled with the contentment that only comes from twenty six point two miles on a Tuesday morning.
If you're in the area, definitely keep your eye open for next year's race. It is one of the most pleasant race experiences - the people are wonderful, the aid stations are ultra-centric, and the course (while 8.75 laps) is flat, pretty and surrounded by nature.
Particularly when you get to meet and run with (near) such great people - Steve, runNYtrails, PinkRunnerTammy, Andy the multi-day king, rundangerously...present and accounted for.
I ran 8 of the 9 laps with Steve, a local ultrarunner currently training for the Tetons. We kept up an easy consitent pace for the entirety, walked one whole loop when the heat got a bit much and then soldiered on to the finish. All runs should be so enjoyable.
Today I am pain-free and filled with the contentment that only comes from twenty six point two miles on a Tuesday morning.
If you're in the area, definitely keep your eye open for next year's race. It is one of the most pleasant race experiences - the people are wonderful, the aid stations are ultra-centric, and the course (while 8.75 laps) is flat, pretty and surrounded by nature.
Tuesday's Tip, August 25th
"Don't go to the supermarket directly after running a marathon, with a virtually empty stomach. You may pick up a basket, put your wallet (and keys) in it, decide you want a cart, put the basket back and then not realize your wallet was in it until you go to check out. Thankfully it was locked up at the Customer Service desk, intact. " - who do you think?
I blame glycogen depletion. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Dreaded Island Fever (aka: how long until I can get back?)
Well, the gym equipment was ghetto and I was sweating vodka - but here's the workout schedule for the past week in Jamaica:
Monday
1 mile run
21-15-9
Dumbbell Thrusters, 12#
Dumbbell Bench Press, 20#
Tabata Squats
Tuesday
1 mile run
4 rnds 8 reps
12# Weighted Lunges
12# Curl and Press
25# Incline Bench
Tabata Sit Ups
Wednesday
4 rnds
400m
12 push ups
Thursday
1 mile run
Friday
1 mile run
3 rnds 15 reps
30# Dumbbell Sumo Deadlift
20# Press
30# Dumbell Straightleg Deadlift
Bench Dips
Which means that Heather came closest with her guess of 3 workouts (Brett would have been closer with his 6, had he not rescinded it and opted to go with zero). How do you feel about rum, Miss Feather?
Monday
1 mile run
21-15-9
Dumbbell Thrusters, 12#
Dumbbell Bench Press, 20#
Tabata Squats
Tuesday
1 mile run
4 rnds 8 reps
12# Weighted Lunges
12# Curl and Press
25# Incline Bench
Tabata Sit Ups
Wednesday
4 rnds
400m
12 push ups
Thursday
1 mile run
Friday
1 mile run
3 rnds 15 reps
30# Dumbbell Sumo Deadlift
20# Press
30# Dumbell Straightleg Deadlift
Bench Dips
Which means that Heather came closest with her guess of 3 workouts (Brett would have been closer with his 6, had he not rescinded it and opted to go with zero). How do you feel about rum, Miss Feather?
Island Time
From Saturday the 15th until Saturday the 22nd, you can find me poolside in Jamaica.
The question is, as usual, just how many days I'll manage to get a workout in...
Post your tally to the comments, and whomever of you guesses correctly shall be the recipient of an Island goodie...
The question is, as usual, just how many days I'll manage to get a workout in...
Post your tally to the comments, and whomever of you guesses correctly shall be the recipient of an Island goodie...
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