(Shorts, bra, shirt, shoes)

Good morning!  I had a good workout on Wednesday so I’m still riding that endorphin high…

5 miles up the canyon and then we turned around and started our workout… It sounds a little confusing but it is actually super easy to keep track of in this canyon because there are triangles on the trail every 100ms so you don’t even have to look at your watch!

1 mile speed changes (100m fast, 100m float on repeat), 1 mile float (aka not easy but you can still talk), 1 mile speed changes, 1 mile float, 1 mile speed changes

By the last mile I was expecting my legs to actually tear off of my body but they didn’t, so that’s a win.  This workout challenges me so much because 100m sprints have never been my strength but it helps build those fast twitch muscles up nicely.

5:46, 6:49, 5:45, 6:45, 5:47—> slight down for those first 4 miles and then flat.  11 miles total at 7:15 average.

We even made it to the gym to lift for 22 minutes before needing to be back for kids.  I am now up to adding 2 10 lb plates to the barbell for squats.  Watch out fall marathons…

Sinkhole update—> There are cones there now.  Lauren was telling me about how she had to wipe gravel off of my face after my fall which I completely forgot about.  BE CAREFUL out there on the roads!

Somebody has insisted that they be the one to put gel in his hair… so that’s going well.

I asked Great Harvest if I could buy their butter too but you can’t.

Our afternoon was filled with FaceTiming family members to show them that Skye lost her very first tooth!

I made our favorite enchiladas (two less spicy ones on the right).  We have the Café appliances which overall I really love them (except for the dishwasher… it feels a bit clumsy and small)… the oven is my favorite because you can turn it on from your phone if you are away. We popped them in right before a game started, turned on the oven from our phone a bit later and came home to a hot dinner.

It’s so nice to no longer be wanting to go to bed at 7 pm and to be outside instead.

And now he has a baseball to snuggle as he watches part of Sandlot.

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Tell me about your last speed workout!

What are you making for dinner tonight?

Has anyone else been running in the same spot for decades?

-That canyon and I have been tight for 25 years now.  I have every turn and marking memorized.

I really want to try a new shampoo and conditioner… Any recommendations??

On Marathon Monday 2022, we ran Boston together, and on Marathon Monday 2024, we ran 11 miles @ 8:18 average together and stopped for water at a Chevron… It was basically just as exciting. Beck and I watched the marathon from the couch.  I was in heaven, watching the leaders and tracking all of my … Continue Reading

(Top, bra, shorts, shoes) Driving to the run, I told myself I would hang with these speedy girls for two miles and then drop back and do a short speed workout at a medium-effort push. <– The lies we tell ourselves to push start on our GPS watches. Lauren and I were so glad we … Continue Reading

(Shorts, tank, bra, shoes) Emilee and I perceive temps very differently haha.  9 miles @ 8:33 average. Stuffed animal day for Kindergartners… When Skye got out of the car to go to school, Beck said, “She’s just so cute.”  I agree. Met my sis and niece at the park. My sister brought this find from … Continue Reading

(similarish top, shorts, shoes) I ran 10 miles at an 8:26 pace with my friend Jo, and then Andrew and I took the kids to school. Spring and winter in one picture: The color of this sports bra has my heart.  I remember learning at Brooks when I went to their headquarters in Seattle a … Continue Reading

(Bra ((it’s ribbed, and it’s my favorite… go a size up if you order it!), shorts, long-sleeve. It’s not super normal to run in a sports bra and gloves, but I’ll blame it on my hormones. I met up with four girls to join them at the track. One is running Boston in a few … Continue Reading