July 2012
27 posts
I spy with my little eye...
…two ankles that are (roughly) the same size!
That was a weird way to start this off, but this is notable because:
1. My left ankle was very, very swollen all last week. 2. I took this photo after running/walking nearly 3.5 miles.
Woo-hoo!!
Warmup: Walk 0.25 8 Intervals: Run 0.25 / Walk 0.10 Cooldown: Walk 0.40 Even cooler cooldown: Frozen peas in the hammock
So, I stuck fairly...
Ballard Seafood Fest
Aaron and I met up with Vicki at the Ballard Seafood Fest today! I hadn’t seen Vicki since November, when she stopped by the Seattle Marathon expo where I was working as a volunteer. She, of course, was running the marathon.
Vicki looks amaaaaazing. Hot damn. And she’s doing an Olympic tri in Chelan next weekend. Be sure to wish her luck and virtually cheer her on!
I’m a...
Aaron and me
Robin asked yesterday if I ever wrote about how Aaron and I met, and the answer is no. I think I’ll do that now. Feel free to move along if you don’t care about this stuff, since it’s kinda long.
Once upon a time, at my company’s July 2010 quarterly party, I somehow got into a conversation about the University of Washington (go Huskies!) versus Washington State University...
Cheating
Plans are nice… but sometimes you have to take a little detour.
My “walk 0.25/run 0.25” plan for this week turned into “walk 0.25/run 0.5” on Sunday morning. After the first interval, I just felt like running longer. And it felt good!
The plan my PT gave me is great for easing back into running, but I’ll use it as a guideline rather than a mandate. I...
