Running The Strip At Night

It’s been a week and a half since completing the Rock n Roll Marathon Las Vegas ½ marathon. What a weekend, what a race.  My husband, A, A’s sister, and me scheduled this race back in June.  Due to logistics we planned this one out extra early.  The race was sold out at 44,000 participants and was a night race.  We were truly hoping for some PR’s as this was a flat course.   Because the corrals were rather unorganized and people of all levels were scattered throughout the corrals we had to zigzag through the sea of walkers and slower runners throughout the entire race.  Aside from being a little disappointed in our finish times, we were pretty happy about the opportunity to run at night along the Las Vegas strip and through downtown.  From what I heard it is the only time aside from New Year’s Eve that they close down the strip.  The race was loaded with onlookers cheering everyone on and looking at some of the crazy outfits people wore was entertainment enough to get me to the finish line happy and still full of energy.   I can’t wait  to plan our next ½. - P

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy. -A

Beach Running

I happened to be in Myrtle Beach this past weekend attending a conference.  It is also two weeks away from a half marathon, so it was definitely not the best time to be slacking with training.  I am so thankful that both afternoons we had some free time.  I took advantage of that and went for a run both days.  They weren't extremely long runs, but I could tell for sure that I was getting a workout running on the sand.  I was pretty sore the next day.  Although I did, and do, count them as training runs it was a very nice mental break as well.  Beautiful and refreshing. -A

Good Evening Pizza

Today at work was especially frustrating.  I will spare you the details, but it was just one of those days.  I spent the last half of the day in a lab across town.  Thankfully P reminded me that it was right around the corner from Little Italy :)  Even though I had to drudge through the rest of the day, I did it with a smile on my face because I knew what I was going to take home for dinner.  I ordered my pizza then checked my messages on the bench outside.  That moment (and eating half of the pizza) really made my day much better.  Of course, I should have thought about eating half the pizza before running 5 miles but it still was not as much of a struggle as the first part of the work day. -A

Monday Flowers

Earlier this week my husband surprised me with flowers.  I love getting flowers and especially on a Monday.  They still look beautiful today and make me smile every time I look at them.  - P

First Snow

Today marks the first snow of the season which seems so soon after the first frost.  It is a bit early but since we expect it to be in the 60's Sunday, it really didn’t bother me.  It should be easy to remember the first snow as it is 11/11/11 and Veteran’s Day today. - P

Pate a choux

On Saturday my husband made me Pate a choux or puffs drizzled with chocolate.   He used the recipe from Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.  Although I am usually the baker around the house, I am tempted to relinquish that role if I can have these every weekend.  Instead of taking the time to make my own coffee or espresso I had a Starbucks Vanilla Latte with them.  I have to admit the Latte tasted so much better. I love little treats like this to make me truly appreciate the weekend and how having a little extra time can produce such pleasures.  - P