Weekend Wrap Up: Spring Has Sprung!

Friday: Rest
Saturday: 11.5 mile run outside
Sunday: Dog walking
Monday a.m: 4 mile treadmill run

Monday, we meet again!

Thank you for at least being springlike even if that includes a little rain.

This weekend FLEW by!

Our yard got a little spring makeover!

I made Friday and Sunday "rest days" since I was running longer than I have in two months.

Saturday morning I headed to running club bright and early. I was a little nervous about the distance since the last time I ran that far I ended up with a migraine and puking.

I still don't think the two were related, but still makes me nervous nonetheless.

Maureen is running Boston one week from today, so she was in taper mode while I was in longest run before the race mode. Luckily, we both needed 11-12 miles so we were able to run together the whole time.

It was beautiful in the morning - clear and cool (48ish degrees when we started).  Perfect running weather.

Spending it catching up with a good friend made it even better.

Post-run compression sock recovery time

It was a pretty good run!

No giant hills, I never felt overly tired and my body felt great.

The last two miles weren't easy, but they weren't hard either. I could have gone faster, but I'm happy with what we did.

Sunday began with a Liverpool game and lots of cooking!

I had been meaning to make these 2 ingredient banana cookies all week and hadn't gotten around to it yet, so what better time than Sunday morning!

The ingredients, pre baking and post baking. Yum!

 Sarah made these last week and inspired me to try the craisins. Definitely a good add-in!

I also made crustless egg white quiche for breakfast. It is one of our go-to recipes (for breakfast or dinner!), but this is the prettiest it has turned out, so of course I had to take a pic!

Egg white, mushroom, green pepper cheddar cheese quiche

Sunday evening we took the pups for a walk with their new harnesses. They made a world of difference - I see a lot of walks in our future.

We must have worn them out, because even Merlin actually got IN his bed last night!

Pardon the creepy eyes. Stupid cell phone pics1

Did you notice his spring hair cut? He looks like a respectable somewhat normal dog now!

I hope you enjoyed the weather this weekend!

Weekend Workout Wrapup

Friday p.m. workout: weights
Saturday workout: 12 mile run outside
Sunday workout: weights

What a productive weekend!

It might be a little sad, but I really enjoy our Friday night gym dates. It makes me feel good going into the weekend and we still have time for dinner, wine, movie, etc.

Saturday morning I headed to running club, and I am so glad I did! I hadn't been in a few weeks so of course it was great to see everyone. I planned on doing 8 miles (which turned into 8.5) but ended up doing 12 miles! That's the farthest I have run since Running Advent (12 on 12/12/12)!

I planned to get 8 miles in, but Maureen needed 12 (she's training for Boston!). I was too nervous at the beginning of the run to commit to the miles with her, but we convinced her to do the first 8 with us. It was an out and back route, so doing 8 with us then 4 alone is much better than doing 4 out with us then 8 on her own after we turn around.

When we returned to the store I was still feeling really good so I told Maureen I would continue on the last four miles with her. I am glad I did. It was nice to have time running just the two of us and it felt good to get some double digit miles in.

I had to work for a few hours on Saturday. Boo.

We also moved a carload of my stuff from my apartment to the house.

It's not a ton - but a good start!

Sunday afternoon we hit the gym again for a weight work out.

The weights seem to be getting a little more difficult for me which is good!

I'm glad ActivTrax didn't start too aggressively, but it's also nice to see the workouts increasing in difficulty.

I think a decision has been made about a spring race.

Stay tuned!

What workouts did you get in this weekend?