Today is a very important day. It is Andrew’s 36th birthday. He has work off for a few days, so we are heading south for him to get in some mountain biking. Thank goodness his fibula healed up in time for mountain biking season… He is grateful he broke it right as winter came along when the trails were too muddy for him to ride anyway! Here’s to all of the peanut M&M’s, in-n-out, bike shops, and scary movies (the one time each year I will watch one with him). I’m so grateful for Andrew and can’t wait to spoil him today.
Signs of a runner doing a big workout are below. My friend needed some downhill mile repeats, so we joined her in the action.
It’s been over 6 months since I last did MTCs (our downhill mile segment where we drop about 150 ft in the mile), and my body could tell. Downhill running is a whole different ball game on my muscles. After so much flat training, the recovery back up to the top of the segment felt harder than ever. Getting back on trails again is going to be quite a shock to my system!
Mile splits-> 5:50, 5:36, 5:34, 5:41.
The downhill sure helps you speed up your leg turnover to keep up with gravity, but I have a feeling I am going to wake up extremely sore today. I’m not sure how we used to do 10 of these in one workout and much faster!
Let’s catchup with life:
*Another round of TJ’s 5-ingredient pesto chicken pasta. This is my #1 meal currently. We also toasted some bread with mozzarella along with the pasta and added some basil and TJ’s bruschetta sauce on top.
*Started this:
*Beretta has a new dog bed she is loving.
*I really want to do the Great Wall Marathon someday. I looked up the course records and both happened in 2013—> Jorge Maravilla ran it in 3:09:18 and Silvia Serafini ran it in 3:32:12.
*I finished listening to this, and his story was heartbreaking.
*I made cinnamon rolls last night for Andrew’s birthday. Once upon a time, Andrew ate a cinnamon roll before it was cooked haha… that is how much he loves cinnamon rolls.
*I would love your honest opinion on these. I think I might be in the minority, but I think these are just okay. I feel like everyone else in the world thinks they are the best candy ever.
Thoughts on Cadbury mini eggs?
Any memoirs that you love?
What would be a dream marathon for you?
Feel free to wish Andrew happy birthday today, he always reads the comments. Also, celebrate his birthday of 3/14 with some pie;)
