FredtheDuck
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- Mar 2, 2017
Hey, congrats on the PR! That's awesome, especially with the weather.
Thank you! The training plan certainly helped.Congrats on the PR!
Definitely B. I mean I wouldn't have probably gotten B if I hadn't run but like, the French toast was literally just good French toast with pumpkin pie filling between two pieces and the banana crumb pancakes were so banana-y with like crumbs and they were so big and fluffy and they came with maple praline butter so you know they were delicious. I only ordered the French toast but because the pancakes were so big I got some of someone else's. It's the only thing I ate yesterday and it was well worth it. I feel negligent for not taking a picture. I'll try to find one online at some point.I don't know what to congratulate you on more:
A) A PR after running a 2 mile WU
or
B) Pumpkin Pie Stuffed French Toast and Banana Crumb Pancakes
Either way, Congrats!
Thanks! The weather was much better than the last race but it would be ideal if we got fall at some point.Hey, congrats on the PR! That's awesome, especially with the weather.
Thank you!Congrats on your PR!!
I actually love these, go figure!Cinnamon Apple Hammer Gel
Yes. The French toast was amazing! Honestly, that was probably more exciting than the PR.Congratulations on the PR!!! Yum re: the French toast!
The flavor was good! I've never been sold on the texture of gels, especially while I'm running but since I was refueling between my warm up and my 5k I had time to consume it at a leisurely pace and I liked it.I actually love these, go figure!
Yikes re: the lightheadedness! Glad it was short-lived and that you felt good on Sunday!
Glad the lightheadedness didn't last. Maybe you did just get a big whiff of that gas leak. Well done on your training week.
My struggle is really the time of day. I want to be sure I'm confident that where I'm running so when I run in the dark or at odd hours I want it to be somewhere I feel safe. That's my biggest struggle. That and the fact that if I go too far in any direction I will reach a major road or highway.Good training week! I hear you on getting bored with your regular routes. We run basically the same weekly training route all the time and it does get really old, but any other routes add too much time in trying to get to them, so we just stick it out with our old boring one.
Sunday sounds like it would have been great except for ending up in a crowd of walkers, but well done getting it accomplished anyway.
I like those Watermelon beans with caffeine. I almost always buy the flavors with caffeine in them. I do think they provide some extra energy when I'm tired.
I do like to do that when I run during the day. I mostly stick to sidewalks because there aren't a ton of pathways but I'm always trying to expand my horizons without hitting a highway.To avoid route boredom, I have recently embraced the "out and back", that way I can go anywhere new and ensure I still hit my mileage goals. It has opened up so many more possibilities without having to waste time planning extensive routes in advance. I am also blessed in my city, where a short drive takes me to tons of pathways along different waterways!
My biggest concern going forward is getting runs in this week. I feel like I have a lot of things going on that prevent me from moving runs around too much and there is an almost 100% chance that I'll have to miss a run and I'm not sure which is the best run to miss. Today (Monday) I'm definitely able to get a run in. I can't realistically move a run to tomorrow because I'm going out to dinner. Wednesday I have a check-up so while I can definitely run I probably can't do a longer run so that will probably stay as 4 miles. I can run Thursday and Friday for sure (Thursday afternoon and Friday morning) but I probably won't be able to run at all over the weekend (I have a friend's wedding in which I'm the maid of honor) so obviously running takes a back seat. If I get home at a reasonable hour I'll try and run Sunday but it's not necessarily realistic. So given that knowledge @DopeyBadger which run should I skip if I have to? My initial thought is one of the long runs but since both my Thursday and Sunday run are 9 miles I'm not sure which would be the appropriate to get rid of if necessary knowing the plan is to run M, W, Th, F for sure with a limited possibility of Sunday.
I saw a pumpkin that had fallen (or been thrown) into a lake, a great sunset, and while I was running a crane walked onto the running trail. Looked right at me and just pooped all over the trail, taking up about half of the roadway with it. Then it just flew away.
it's only going to get darker earlier
I assumed this was always the natural cycle of running with children. LOL!It's all RUN FAST - now I'm tired, let's walk. NOW RUN FAST!! I'm tired again, let's walk.
That should work perfect! Thanks! Luckily this should be the only weekend with a major wrench thrown in.Monday - 4 miles EA
Wednesday - 4 miles EB
Thursday - 7 miles EB
Friday - 2 miles EA + 6 miles Tempo + 1 mile EA
Sunday - 3 miles EA
Thoughts?
I can't even describe the crane situation. Like it walked onto the path and I stopped my watch and pulled out my phone in an effort to get a picture. Then it just looked at me and let out a stream of poop and I was just too stunned. And I was about the recover to take a picture and caption it "this #&$@ crane" but it flew off before I had the chance.So I'm thinking "fallen pumpkin, beautiful sunset, pretty crane... how nice and tranquil!" and then we get to crane poop and I'm just dying laughing. Well played.
I love the Nathan lights. I find that they're brighter than the Petzl. I like my Petzl well enough and I'll be good friends with it again soon. Just when I got used to running without it since I finished morning runs.We run at opposite times, but I did get a headlamp for AM runs in the dark, and I've been super glad to have it. It's a Nathan, and it's lighter than the Petzl I have for backpacking/hiking. Also, it has small LED lights on both sides that you can set to red, blue, or green, and you can set them to blink in different patters (or be steadily on/off). So that helps with visibility (I hope).
If it didn't look at me I would have just believed it was dumb luck but it walked onto the path that people run/walk on looked me in the eye then did it's business.OK, the crane story was pretty funny! That's one jerk of a crane, right?
Yes. That's pretty much a summary. The thing is I'm pretty sure if I was like "let's just walk the rest" she would have been down. She prompted the walking and I asked if she was ready to run again after we got to the downhill bits.Running with your niece sounds like when we run the local Turkey Trot 5K with my daughters. It's all RUN FAST - now I'm tired, let's walk. NOW RUN FAST!! I'm tired again, let's walk. It's entertaining if nothing else.
I honestly thought that's how running was supposed to work until I started training for races.I assumed this was always the natural cycle of running with children. LOL!