My Saturday, aka: How NOT to Run
First, decide that you're not going to run today! Nope, you are definitely not running. You are having a relaxing day at the beach. Get ready to slather on the sunscreen!
As a result of you having a nice relaxing day, have a HUGE breakfast. Lots of fiber. Grilled peanut butter and apple sandwich. With two apples. Oh yeaaah. This is the kind of breakfast you'd like to sleep off on the beach.
Ten minutes before you leave, make a snap decision! You're running! And it's going to be a long run. Oh boy.
Make sure your Garmin's not charged! Hasn't been charged in a while? EVEN BETTER.
Throw everything you think you need into your backpack. Make sure you forget your headband so your hair flops crazily all through the run! It's the latest fashion, you know.
While you're at it, leave your Body Glide at home, too.
Arrive at the beach at approximately 11 am. Decide to start your run at the hottest part of the day. Luckily, you HAVE packed sunscreen.
Run your four miles! =D
As a result of you having a nice relaxing day, have a HUGE breakfast. Lots of fiber. Grilled peanut butter and apple sandwich. With two apples. Oh yeaaah. This is the kind of breakfast you'd like to sleep off on the beach.
Ten minutes before you leave, make a snap decision! You're running! And it's going to be a long run. Oh boy.
Make sure your Garmin's not charged! Hasn't been charged in a while? EVEN BETTER.
Throw everything you think you need into your backpack. Make sure you forget your headband so your hair flops crazily all through the run! It's the latest fashion, you know.
While you're at it, leave your Body Glide at home, too.
Arrive at the beach at approximately 11 am. Decide to start your run at the hottest part of the day. Luckily, you HAVE packed sunscreen.
Run your four miles! =D
All joking aside, this run was actually awesome!! There are some days I just get the itch to run like crazy. This was my first official 4 mile run ever! Yay! I kept it slow and steady, so I had 4.03 in 49:45.
Did I learn, though? NAH! The day after, I ran two miles in the rain (24:52), effectively destroying my phone.
Bad move on my part. Darn rain. Now I know--next time, my phone's going in a plastic baggie. The run was peaceful and fun, though, so at least that was good. =D
In other news, the lovely Paola over at Sol de Luna tagged me for the Amazing Blogger Award! Thanks, Paola! Her blog is absolutely awesome, definitely check it out!
1) Favorite cartoon character?
(I love Stitch. "O'hana means family," is a sucker line for me every time. Lilo & Stitch remains one of my favorite movies.)
2) Favorite thing to photograph?
(I do enjoy photographing food, of course. Deep dish pizza in Chicago!)
3) Favorite thing to cook?
I do love breakfast. I rarely photograph it, because it's similar. I love egg with salsa over brown rice, or a grilled pb sandwich with an apple. YUM.
4) Favorite way to exercise?
Running, swimming, and biking! I love all three! =D They each teach me a new appreciation for what my body can do.
(I get the kookiest looks on my face when I run, though. I can't help it--I'm so happy.)
5) Favorite movies:
After Lilo & Stitch, I love Catch Me If You Can. The musical is just as awesome.
(Why hello, Leo. His Broadway counterpart, Aaron Tveit, portrays Frank Jr. fantastically.)
6) Favorite clothing:
Sundresses!
(Often layered over something else. In Chicago.)
7)Favorite flower?
Sunflowers and carnations. They tied.
8) Favorite breakfast?
Scrambled egg with cheddar inside two waffles. *swoon*
Really, I could eat breakfast food all day long. I love almost all kinds of breakfast food, it's hard to pick!
9)Favorite book?
I love many, but lately I'm loving Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz. Stop making me cry, Hannah!!
10) What is your least favorite food?
Peas. I like sugar snap peas, but regular peas...ick. I try to be an equal opportunity vegetable lover, but peas are a skip every time for me. Who knows why....
(I sure don't.)
11) What would your dream job be?
I want to be an event planner for Walt Disney World. I admire their gold standard of customer service, and I love the area of hospitality.
(But first, I would love to intern here!)
12) What is your favorite salad topper?
That's easy! Black beans!
(Though from that photo, you might think it's grapes....)
13) Do you have a running mantra?
Yes! Mine is: "Keep moving forward." No matter how slow I'm going, as long as I keep going, every step is a success. As long as I continue my exercise ventures and try new things, I'll discover things about myself and the world around me I never would have if I had sprawled on my couch.
It's a shortened version of this quote, because the short version is easier to chant:
"Around here, however, we don't look backwards very long, we keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."
--Walt Disney
Have you had a bad workout recently? Did you learn anything from it?
Because I'm about to go on vacation...what was one of your favorite places to visit on vacation?
Did I learn, though? NAH! The day after, I ran two miles in the rain (24:52), effectively destroying my phone.
Bad move on my part. Darn rain. Now I know--next time, my phone's going in a plastic baggie. The run was peaceful and fun, though, so at least that was good. =D
In other news, the lovely Paola over at Sol de Luna tagged me for the Amazing Blogger Award! Thanks, Paola! Her blog is absolutely awesome, definitely check it out!
1) Favorite cartoon character?
(I love Stitch. "O'hana means family," is a sucker line for me every time. Lilo & Stitch remains one of my favorite movies.)
2) Favorite thing to photograph?
(I do enjoy photographing food, of course. Deep dish pizza in Chicago!)
(But I truly love photographing architecture while I travel. In front of the Louvre in Paris, France.)
3) Favorite thing to cook?
I do love breakfast. I rarely photograph it, because it's similar. I love egg with salsa over brown rice, or a grilled pb sandwich with an apple. YUM.
4) Favorite way to exercise?
Running, swimming, and biking! I love all three! =D They each teach me a new appreciation for what my body can do.
(I get the kookiest looks on my face when I run, though. I can't help it--I'm so happy.)5) Favorite movies:
After Lilo & Stitch, I love Catch Me If You Can. The musical is just as awesome.
(Why hello, Leo. His Broadway counterpart, Aaron Tveit, portrays Frank Jr. fantastically.)Sundresses!
(Often layered over something else. In Chicago.)
7)Favorite flower?
Sunflowers and carnations. They tied.
8) Favorite breakfast?
Scrambled egg with cheddar inside two waffles. *swoon*
Really, I could eat breakfast food all day long. I love almost all kinds of breakfast food, it's hard to pick!
9)Favorite book?
I love many, but lately I'm loving Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz. Stop making me cry, Hannah!!
10) What is your least favorite food?
Peas. I like sugar snap peas, but regular peas...ick. I try to be an equal opportunity vegetable lover, but peas are a skip every time for me. Who knows why....
(I sure don't.)I want to be an event planner for Walt Disney World. I admire their gold standard of customer service, and I love the area of hospitality.
(But first, I would love to intern here!)
That's easy! Black beans!
(Though from that photo, you might think it's grapes....)13) Do you have a running mantra?
Yes! Mine is: "Keep moving forward." No matter how slow I'm going, as long as I keep going, every step is a success. As long as I continue my exercise ventures and try new things, I'll discover things about myself and the world around me I never would have if I had sprawled on my couch.
It's a shortened version of this quote, because the short version is easier to chant:
"Around here, however, we don't look backwards very long, we keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."
--Walt Disney
Have you had a bad workout recently? Did you learn anything from it?
Because I'm about to go on vacation...what was one of your favorite places to visit on vacation?
omg I looooove the pic of the Louvre!
ReplyDeleteand good thing I don't run ;)
also my captcha for this was "creepleo" HMMMM
Congrats on your awesome run!! I love it when runs turn out better than you expect them too. It's so rewarding!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've had any bad workouts lately. Well, I guess you could say when the fellow swimmers were being rude to me was bad, but I still got a good workout that day!
Hahaha! That's so funny you went running in the rain! XD Totally something I'd do!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a GREAT run too!
Thanks for the sweet compliments April! I totally agree with you that breakfast food are the best...YAAYY BREAKFAST!