Hey-o! Happy First of July!
Month Recap: June 2017
Workouts: I did lots of fun workouts this month! I’ve been focusing more on speed and shorter distances which means that track workouts are becoming fairly standard.
2 mi. WU, 6 X 800 (3:01, 2:58, 2:54, 2:53, 2:54, 2:54), 2 mi. CD
1 mi. WU, 8 X 400 w/ 200 float (1:28, 1:26, 1:28, 1:27, 1:27, 1:26, 1:26, 1:26), 3 mi. CD
2 mi. WU, 4 X 1.5 mile (9:45, 9:41, 9:41, 9:41), 2 mi. CD
2 mi. WU, 5 X 1200 (4:38, 4:36, 4:32, 4:33, 4:37), 2 mi. CD
2 mi. WU, 16 X 200 (39, 42, 40, 40, 39, 39, 39, 40, 39, 40, 39, 38, 39, 40, 40, 39), 2 mi. CD
2 mi. WU, 4 mile LT tempo (6:27 average), 2 mi. CD
2 mi. WU, 8 X 600 (2:13, 2:08, 2:10, 2:10, 2:11, 2:12, 2:12, 2:08), 2 mi. CD
Favorite workout: I think I am jumping on board with Daniel and the other guys we train with and am going to have to say that the 400/200 float workout was pretty cool! ICYMI, the workout is a 5K total. You start with a 200 and then you alternate between 400s and 200s, running at 5K pace for the 400s (8 of them) and 1 minute slower than 5K pace for the 200s. You have to stay mentally engaged and focused on your paces, but that keeps things interesting and the workout flies by.
Races: I ran two 5Ks in May (one as part of the Grandman Tri Relay and the other one was Hot Trot) and one virtual half marathon (on the last day of the month might I add … cut it pretty darn close this time).
Favorite Race: Hot Trot! It’s always such a good time!
Paces: Paces per mile this month ranged from 6:00 (the last mile of Hot Trot) to 9:08 (on an easy TM run). I did a lot of shorter workouts this month where I ran faster, but never for a mile consecutively.
Total miles: 272
Distances: Distances ranged from 3 miles to 13.1 miles. Prior to writing this post, I was fairly certain that I had done at least a few 16 milers, but nope. 12 miles in the summer *feels like* at least 16 I guess. Haha.
Strength work: Crickets …
Current blogs: Some new blogs that I recently discovered (via Lindsey Hein’s I’ll Have Another Podcast) are Piece of Cake Running (Mollie Turner) and Itsamarython (Mary Johnson).
Current music: Currently alternating between 90s on 9 and Pop2K on XM. They just don’t make music these days like they used to …
Current craving: Time with friends! It feels like it’s been a while since we’ve had some good quality friend time (it’s actually only been like 2 weeks … feels like forever).
Current guilty pleasure: Going to bed before the sun. Not that I would have trouble doing this otherwise, but these long summer days make it even easier!
Current drink: I’ve been hitting the cherry limeade Nuun pretty hard these days. It’s one of the Nuun energy flavors, so I have cut down to one cup of coffee in the morning and then I fill my huge water bottle up with water and two Nuun energy tablets. I’m not sure if that means I cut down on caffeine or not. I would guess not, but I do feel better about myself for only having one cup of coffee, so I’m counting this as a victory.
Current food: Guacamole. I know I did avocados not too long ago as my favorite and this isn’t really any different, but y’all … seriously, I can’t. get. enough.
Current obsession: I am currently loving my new wet brush. Have y’all seen these things? A co-worker originally told me about them and my mom has one and they are absolutely incredible. If you have hair that tangles easily, you definitely need to get one of these. The humidity does some crazy things to my hair sometimes. I had this on my birthday wish list, but decided to go ahead and “splurge” and get it for myself (it was $9.99).
Current need: Show recommendations! So this isn’t a super critical need (obviously), but it’s a need nonetheless. We need a new show to get into on Netflix (we don’t have cable). We just finished Royal Pains, which was definitely one of our all time favorites. We also enjoyed White Collar, Suits, The Office, How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, etc. We prefer something semi-intelligent (not something you *really* have to think about, but not mind-numbing either … you know?), fairly funny and with no violence. Please let me know if you have any suggestions!
Current indulgence: Lunch dates with Daniel! For the first time, we both live and work in the same city (just a few miles apart) and it is so nice to be able to go out to eat together. For YEARS (and I do mean years), I never left the office for lunch. Turns out, it feels really good to get out for a few minutes, whether it is to meet Daniel or go home and play with Brooks!
Current bane of my existence: RAIN. Ugh. GO AWAY.
Current procrastination: Pinterest.
Current confession: If you post something on social media on July 4th using the term ‘Merica, I am totally judging you (sorry, not sorry).
Current quote: “Wisdom is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of how the various parts and principles apply and relate to each other.” – Steven R. Covey
Current excitement: The Tour de France starts today! We always enjoy watching the tour each year.
I hope you all have a wonderful, safe holiday weekend!
I’m glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t care for the (over)use of ‘Merica!
I’m glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t care for the (over)use of ‘Merica!
I’m super jealous that you and Daniel went to Lenny’s Subs (yeah, I noticed that). We had one here but it shut down a few years ago and it was so good. I miss it a lot. I love doing lunch with Clay occasionally, I have to take off work to do it but I have so much vacation/PTO it’s crazy… so I just take off.
You had a great month of running and I agree, shorter long runs FEEL longer in the summer. I love how you consider a $9 hairbrush a splurge as I would think the same thing, but so many ladies pay out the wazoo to get their hair done each month (not me).
I got this cherry limeade drink at Walmart that you would like. It reminds me of the Sonic drinks. It’s called Clear American Sparkling Water and only 50 cents a bottle which is even cheaper than Sonic Happy Hour…
I know exactly which ones you are talking about. My dad actually drinks those all the time! I need to get some too. Definitely cheaper than Sonic, although I must admit, I really enjoy the ice at Sonic as much as the drinks 🙂
I’m super jealous that you and Daniel went to Lenny’s Subs (yeah, I noticed that). We had one here but it shut down a few years ago and it was so good. I miss it a lot. I love doing lunch with Clay occasionally, I have to take off work to do it but I have so much vacation/PTO it’s crazy… so I just take off.
You had a great month of running and I agree, shorter long runs FEEL longer in the summer. I love how you consider a $9 hairbrush a splurge as I would think the same thing, but so many ladies pay out the wazoo to get their hair done each month (not me).
I got this cherry limeade drink at Walmart that you would like. It reminds me of the Sonic drinks. It’s called Clear American Sparkling Water and only 50 cents a bottle which is even cheaper than Sonic Happy Hour…
I know exactly which ones you are talking about. My dad actually drinks those all the time! I need to get some too. Definitely cheaper than Sonic, although I must admit, I really enjoy the ice at Sonic as much as the drinks 🙂
Thanks a lot for sharing such a fantastic post. Keep it up.
Thanks a lot for sharing such a fantastic post. Keep it up.
Awesome month. Really solid workouts and I like that you go to bed before the sun sets. I do that too in the summer! As for shows. Try Stranger Things and the OA. Both are Netflix Original Series, highly addictive. Let me know what you think of them.
Awesome! Thank you so much for the suggestions. We will definitely try those out next!
Awesome month. Really solid workouts and I like that you go to bed before the sun sets. I do that too in the summer! As for shows. Try Stranger Things and the OA. Both are Netflix Original Series, highly addictive. Let me know what you think of them.
Awesome! Thank you so much for the suggestions. We will definitely try those out next!