Workout day! It was a pretty straightforward 4-mile tempo at a 6:05-6:10 pace, and we averaged 6:07. It felt much harder than a tempo effort for the 2nd half, but I survived. For the last mile, I counted the dashed lines on the trail to distract my brain from what I was doing because I was so tempted to quit.
Isn’t it crazy how the same pace can feel SO different from day to day? It’s always a fun surprise to see how badly I will hurt during speed;) But I thank myself for doing it for the next 15 hours because I have the best mood booster all day after a good speed workout.
I have really been digging UCAN gels these days. I mean, I prefer a donut, but those don’t really sit well when I’m trying to run fast;) They are on sale with Prime Day HERE so I stocked up.
We ran into our friend, Jeff, during the warm-up, and he was telling us all about his shoes. He uses them on all his easy runs and says they save him and help his recovery so much with his high mileage and big workouts. I am going to try them out because he looked like he was running on the moon, and I need all of the help possible with recovery.
He is still living his best life in his fighter jet pilot suit.
We are thankful for parks that offer some shade.
And I finally tried out the Fresca slurpee. 1000000/10 (added some strawberry lemonade in there, too). They are only $1 for their 3-6 pm big gulp happy hour each day.
Fruit is the ultimate key to Skye’s heart.
And watering my new plants has become one of my favorite parts of each day… I have a feeling that with each year my kids become a bit more independent, I will just buy more plants that need me to take care of them;)
We had back-to-back practices and weren’t home for 4 hours, so Andrew picked up Cafe Rio for us to have a picnic with…
I can’t eat Cafe Rio without thinking about how Brooke and I ate there 2-3 times a week when it was just the two of us. I got it free way back then, and we happily lived off it for a few years together.
Date night at the soccer fields.
You can find all of my Amazon Prime Deals HERE, but I’m also adding in this picture of these shorts on this post because they are the best and so lightweight. They will save you this summer.
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Does anyone have a good recommendation for a chair for us to sit in at the soccer fields? I am in one for, I swear, 10 hours a week. I want one that is much more comfortable than my super old one and easy to carry.
What is a simple joy in your life lately?
What is your go-to shoe for easy runs?
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