Run Fastah

Monday:

I met up with friends for 5 miles and then added a few more solo miles after.  The dogwoods are gorgeous in TN right now, and my friend Dave shared the story of the dogwood with us.  Dogwoods bloom around Easter.  Blood stains the edges of the petals and the bloom’s center wears a crown of thorns.  I had never heard it before and will forever look at dogwoods differently.

I realized that I would have a date with the Unicorn in 7 days…eek!!!

I grabbed a green smoothie after my run.

Trackish Tuesday:

Because it’s race week, my track workout was modified.

5 miles at 8:50 pace

3 miles at 7:50 pace

It was 70 degrees with 97% humidity.  Let’s hope we don’t have to race in that weather!

I was in a hurry after track, so I made a quick cup of my favorite instant oats.

And headed to Franklin Massage for a tune-up before Boston.

Tuesday afternoon I had the pleasure of working with St. Jude to film a spot for our local news.  Ian Miller (a St. Jude patient), Richard Shadyac the CEO of ALSAC, and my friends Roy and Stephanie participated.  This was the second time that I got to “work” with Ian.  Read about the first time HERE!

I’m running the CMM as a St. Jude Hero and would greatly appreciate any and all donations to the Children’s Research Hospital!!  No family ever receives a bill from St. Jude thanks to your donations.  CLICK HERE TO DONATE!!  The Country Music Marathon is only 10 days away, so don’t wait to donate!!!

Because it was Taco Tuesday, I stopped by Chipotle for dinner.

Wednesday: One Boston Day

It’s comforting to know that coffee needs me, too.

The best way I know to honor One Boston Day, is to run.

Kismet…My New Balance Fresh Foam Zante: Boston Edition arrived!

And finally, some random musings…

I received an email from Nike with their new clothes.  What do you think of these Hammer-esque capris?!  I feel like this style should stay in the 80’s.

KINDa like a candy BAR…Kind Bars were all over the news.  READ HERE .  Thoughts?

Had you heard the story of the dogwood before?

What do you think about the Nike MC Hammer pants?

Do you love Kind Bars?  We always have a few in our house.

Did you do a speed workout this week?

#choosejoy

The Best April Fool’s

Track Tuesday: But first, coffee…

Track workout:

4 mile warm-up

6 x 1 mile repeats (60 second recovery) (7:13, 7:12, 7:12, 7:10, 7:10, 7:00)

1 mile cool down

I stuck to the 60 second recovery until the last 1600m.  Then I looked like this…trying to psych myself into doing one more.

Just another reason to love Dave Grohl!

Wednesday: April Fool’s Day.  I should just stay off social media, because I’m the goober that believes everything.

When my friend Steve asked me to get together for a St. Jude Hero’s run WEARING A CAPE on April 1st, I thought it must be a joke.  It ended up being an April Fool’s, but not in the way I expected!

It was a beautiful morning for so many reasons!  CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO ST. JUDE!

Ian was a St. Jude patient.  He stopped us for speeding and issued tickets!

My ticket 🙂

We all had breakfast together and I set back out for my training run.  I am typically an early morning runner.  Boston doesn’t start until late morning, so I wanted to eat and then run to practice for race day.  It was TOUGH!

Woman Crush Wednesday

And when the husband is away…

Do you fall for the April Fool’s jokes?

Does it mess you up when you run at a different time of day?

Can you ‘eat and run’ or do you have to wait a while?  

#choosejoy

Because you might want another chance….CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO ST JUDE!!!  Do it for the kids!  You know you want to!