This past weekend, I thought about the different things I could write about today. I normally use Mondays to review the weekend and lay out my plans for the upcoming week. I wasn't sure if I should really beef up the 100th post and give you all something you haven't seen before... but then again, if it isn't broken...
We started the weekend off with some dinner with friends. We went to a sushi restaurant where we ordered entirely too many rolls...
Surprisingly, we were able to get this boat mostly clean, thanks to this guy:
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| PS, he told me I could post this pic, he actually posed for it |
We ran the Miles for Matt 5K. It was a pretty neat race, being mostly on a trail rather than on the road. The weather was pretty cool out, but after a few minutes of running, we were just fine. The race started on the grass and my ankles didn't feel too sturdy, so I took my time until I got to the actual trail.
Do you remember when I was wondering how much time I could shave off of my 5k time? I had made a new years resolution to run a sub 29 minute 5k and had hoped to achieve this goal by the end of 2012. Well, I achieved it a tad early...
I finished the race in 28:19 minutes with an average pace of 9:08 minutes per mile (official race results)!!!!
Someone at Mike's company forwarded him the information for this race, so there were a lot of his co-workers running with us. It's funny, because I don't think we have ever hung out with anyone I work with, but we frequently do events like this with Mike's. They are all such a fun group of people and I consider so many of them friends, so I am always glad to see them. (shout out to all of them, since so many read this blog! I am honored!!)
Mike also did very well for his first 5K race in quite some time, but, I beat him. :) I lagged behind for the first mile or so, so he was way ahead of me in the beginning. Eventually, he tired out and I was able to pass him. Considering he has only put in about a week of training, I should feel worse that he only came in 27 seconds behind me, but I have to enjoy the victory while it lasts... I am sure he will be smoking me soon if he keeps this up.
As soon as we finished the 5K, we jumped in the car and headed to my brother's for my nephew, Austin's, 2nd birthday party. I got to hang out with my favorite little munchkins and family. Of course, Ms. Diva herself was there...
Also, her brother, Freddie, which I gifted him with a whole tub of almond butter since he loves it so much. I guess I didn't get a picture of him on my phone, so one of my sister's will have to do.
Of course, the star of the day was little Austin. Who didn't feel very well, but still had enough energy to bounce in the bouncy house with his friends.
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| This picture cracks me up. |
We stayed the night on Saturday with my mom, and then headed back to Raleigh around 12 on Sunday. It was a quick, but fun weekend with family. The best part of all, was getting to bring these guys home with us. I missed them so much!
When we got home, they each got a bath since they love to dig up my mom's backyard and were complete dirtballs. Now they are nice and clean, and I am sure they are missing Grandma's house already.
Last night, after cleaning the house and doing yard work, Mike and I made a grilled dinner. I had marinated some chicken breasts in a variety of seasonings, apple cider, and safflower oil and then added them to a foil pack with onions.
We had gotten some corn on the cob in our Go Local Produce box this week, so I also cleaned that and wrapped it in some foil for the grill.
Mike got those going on the grill while I made a big salad and some guacamole while we waited. Avocados, carrots, red onion, and tomatoes were also in our produce box this week, so a salad and guac were quite easy to throw together.
Dinner was pretty tasty and I was able to make us each a grilled chicken salad for lunch today as well.
We spent the rest of the evening watching the movie Moneyball and then headed to bed. Good movie, btw, if you haven't seen it. Mike had to explain a few parts, since I am not down with the baseball lingo, but overall, I really enjoyed it.
Since starting this blog, a lot has changed for me. I have achieved my short term goal and am continuing to work toward my long term goal. I have set some new years resolutions which I have already achieved a few of. I think this blog has really helped me to be accountable for my goals and I am so glad I decided to start it. Mike just sent me results from a 5K that we ran almost 1 year ago exactly. My time was 34:33 with an average pace of 11:09. Geez, what a difference a year (and a blog) makes. :)
Yesterday's Stats
Calories (-) 215
Sodium (+) 72
Protein (+) 0
You can calibrate the nike+gps. There should be a button that says calibrate this run. Since you know you ran 3.2 miles, you can adjust it so it's more accurate.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jaim! I did that and changed the snapshot above. :)
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