Monday, May 5: rest day
Tuesday, May 6: (unplanned) rest day
Wednesday, May 7: rest day
Thursday, May 8: rest day
Friday, May 9: 2 miles, speed walking
Saturday, May 10: rest day
Sunday, May 11: 6.1 miles at 14:11 pace
Nothing too exciting to report from this week. I took a lot of days off after the half marathon. I had gotten the worst blisters of my life (and coming from a former dancer, that's saying something). I'm not sure why, since I've worn the shoes and socks before in long distances and haven't had any problems before. Anyway, I wanted them to heal because I have another half on the 18, so I rested my feet a bit more to try and speed the process up.
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| Before adding the top layer of crust and putting in the oven. |
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| The finished product. Not too bad, right? The top half definitely looks better, but it all tasted great! |
Saturday evening, my family came over to celebrate Mother's Day. I spent the entire day cleaning and, for the first time ever, baking a caramel apple pie. It was a bit messy because of the caramel, and it looked a bit off, but it tasted delicious (which I believe is the only thing that matters). I definitely see more pie baking in my future. I enjoyed playing Wii with my oldest nephew and hold my youngest nephew, along with joke around with the gang. It was a fun evening.
Sunday I went for a 10k run in the neighborhood. It was a warm, sunny day, and one of the warmest days we've have so gar this year—it was in the upper 60s when I started, and mid 70s when I ended. I drank some Nuun fruit punch about an hour before leaving the house, and with it being so warm, I figured any inkling of having to go to the bathroom would just sweat out. Unfortunately, around mile 1, the Nuun caught up to me. I was in the middle of a loop, so decided to finish that and then head home for a bathroom break. I also added some ice cubes to my handheld water while I was home, since my water had gotten disgustingly warm.
After a quick break around mile 2, I headed back out and decided to just wander the neighborhood, rather than going back to my usual loop (which gets boring). Shockingly enough, there are still a lot of streets in the area that I don't know where they lead to, so it was kind of fun to explore. Somehow, I managed to get exactly 6.1 by the time I reached the house. I was impressed with myself. My average pace was a bit slow, but with the heat, along with conquering more hills than usual, I was fine with it. I even tried some new products on the run and I think I've finally found my favorite brand/type of shorts. I plan on doing a separate blog post regarding said items — so look for that later in the week :)
After the run, I had a quick bite, showered, and headed over to my brother's for an early dinner with my mom and my sister-in-laws family. I got home right before the big storm hit, then spent the evening on the couch with the dogs watching the "Once Upon a Time" and "Revenge" finales. So good! I can't wait for "Revenge" to come back in the fall. I can't handle cliff hangers! When this show first started, I wondered how they could sustain the storyline to fill more than one season. Once I started watching Season 1 on Netflix, I was hooked and have been watching ever since, never disappointed (well, maybe once or twice). Ohhhh, the drama! Haha.
Anyway, it was a great, family-filled weekend!
How was your weekend? Did you have any races or runs? What is on your Sunday night TV line-up, if you have one?
How was your weekend? Did you have any races or runs? What is on your Sunday night TV line-up, if you have one?
