Week 2 of 12
Happy Birthday America! Oh my gosh, I love the 4th of July.
The past few weeks I’ve been leading the
Monday night group runs at Cape Cod Rehab but with the terrible holiday traffic
on the 3rd, I decided not to go back for it and I asked Erin led the run. (Thanks Erin!) Instead I met up with Kellen after work for a
run around my neighborhood. He signed up
for the Falmouth Road Race so it’s time for him to get training! After our run we went down to Oregon Beach
and soaked up the last bit of sun for the day, ate a ton of his homemade salsa
and tried the Hell or High Watermelon Beer that Melissa made me buy when I was
home in Buffalo. Loved it!
Tuesday was the 4th—aka a bonus
mid-week day off! I picked up some fresh
apple cider donuts from Cape Cod Coffee and went to Craig’s house for a morning
of paddle boarding at his pond.
After
that I picked up G and we were off to my parents house for an afternoon by the
pool. I made it out for 5 miles in the heat when we
got home. That night my neighbors were
lighting off fireworks for HOURS so it was HOURS of trying to calm G down. I felt so bad for her. It was a long night for both of us.
I was pretty tired at work on
Wednesday and was not feeling the run. I
brought G out for about a mile to get me going but I could only get through 2
miles on my own.
Friday morning was probably the
highlight of the week even though my week even though my whole week was pretty
great. I met up with my friend Michelle
for 6 miles in Falmouth. Why was it so
great? Michelle was one of my best
friends from when I was 11 years old until I was about 13 or 14 when we swam
together at the Cape Cod Swim Club. As
the awkward nerdy girl with glasses and braces, I always wondered why Michelle
the cute bubbly blonde would want to hang out with me. We started to grow apart but saw each other
often as we competed against each other all 3-seasons (cross country, indoor
track & outdoor track)—I was from Falmouth, she ran for Plymouth South. We really grew apart after high school (she
moved to CA) but reconnected a few years ago through social
media.
Side note: Michelle is so fun to
follow on Instagram (@miss_chelle)—her pictures are awesome and her words are
motivating. She ran her first marathon
in June and I can’t wait to see what she’s going to do next!
Our run took us for 6 miles along
the water through Falmouth Heights. We
talked and laughed the whole way and of course stopped for many photo ops. You would never have known that we hadn’t
actually seen each other in 13 years.
Saturday was another “just get
through it” kind of run. I was tired and
allergies were making me blah but I did it.
I got through it. And I was happy
that my weekly mileage totaled 22 miles, 11 of which I had company for.
Other highlights:
·
I went to Sandy Neck on Wednesday night for the
first of hopefully many beach fires of the summer!
·
Friday night I took my mom to a concert at
Fenway Park. We saw Chris Lane, Nelly,
Backstreet Boys and Florida Georgie Line.
It was SO MUCH FUN! Nelly made me
feel like I was 18 again (“18 with an attitude, 19 feeling snotty acting real
rude…”) and he played ALL the hits. The
Backstreet Boys were also a blast from the past. They were my first concert ever when I was 11
years old in 1997. Backstreet’s back,
alright!
Upcoming events:
·
6 weeks until the Falmouth Road Race!
·
10 weeks until Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia!
Monday 7.3.17
3.30 miles with Kellen (28:48)
16,322 steps
Tuesday 7.4.17
Happy 4th of July!
5 miles (39:17)
10 push ups
13,297 steps
Wednesday 7.5.17
0.70 miles with G (6:50)
2 miles (15:58)
14,583 steps
Thursday 7.6.17
Taught spin class
Power Water
13,579 steps
Friday 7.7.17
6 miles with Michelle (52:20)
21,085 steps
Saturday 7.8.17
0.90 miles with G (8:49)
4 miles (29:59)
2x10 push ups
10 inverted push ups
13,415 steps
Sunday 7.9.17
Taught spin class
Burdenko H2O
10 push ups
14,868 steps
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| GeorgieGSD: 4th of July Party Pooper |
This week’s mileage: 22
miles
This week’s G
mileage: 2 miles
July Totals: 27
miles
2017 Totals: 425
miles
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