Hi there. This week I’ve been celebrating so many things!
From Tongue Out Tuesday…
the progression of Tongue Out Tuesday
to Throwback Thursday…
Fall 2015….Chicago! A wonderful trip to celebrate my birthday.
and we can’t forget yesterday was Global Running Day!
I ran a few miles but to be honest my toe has been a smidge more achy since returning home from St. Louis (where I did a lot of walking) and I’m keeping the mileage low and probably thinking it’s best to keep to only one run a week for another week or two. I’ve come way too far to have a setback! (this weekend will be 12 weeks since the injury first happened).
Oh, and apparently today is National Best Friends Day. I have lots of human friends but I think Duncan is truly my BEST friend.
This is how excited Duncan is to see me EVERY SINGLE TIME I return…
Trip to Saint Louis and honeysuckle running season
Hi folks!
I’m back from a quick trip to Saint Louis (and southern Illinois) and can’t tell you how great it felt to wake up next to this muppet this morning.
I love how he is so dramatic about the sun streaming in
I flew out to St. Louis on Thursday and had a few hours to walk around the city before driving to southern Illinois where my nephew was graduating from high school the following day.
Always gotta bring snacks for the plane…
This was my first time visiting St. Louis so I knew I’d have to walk to see the Gateway Arch and also check out Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals play.
Hi! I had a super busy weekend so I’m just getting a chance to recap my morning at the 2017 Spring Lake 5 miler in Spring Lake, NJ. I spectated this race in 2014 and 2015 and then ran it last year.
Let me just say that after having to DNS 3 races since March I was so happy to finally get to a start line, see my running friends and just feel like my normal “running-life” self.
I was on the road at 6:30am to make my way down to Spring Lake which is about 40 minutes south of Mr. SOTSS’s house.The race doesn’t start until 8:30 but I always try and park by 7:15 since they start to close roads and street parking fills up quickly. Plus, even though they mail you your race bib, you still need to pick up your t-shirt and souvenir glass.
Ready to run
I met up with Lisa and Bill and we walked toward the start area to get our goodies and then drop them back at the car before heading back and meeting up with Jane and Keri and another of their running group friends.
Photo: @Kmandell14
It felt great to finally see Jane because I was supposed to run the Philly Love Run half marathon with her back in March just shortly after she announced her pregnancy but we all know that my injury forced me to miss the race and subsequently miss meeting the baby (bump). Jane is a rockstar momma to be and has already completed a half, 10 miler and now a 5 miler.
The race starts and finishes by the beach and with the weather being absolutely gorgeous we couldn’t resist taking some pics on the sand.
She’s only got 9 more weeks until she meets her little one.
Keri just recently opened a yoga studio so I asked her to suggest to me some ways to work toward accomplishing some poses. She blogs over at Yogaswole. She’s an avid runner as well.
I also got to see my friend Elvia who I haven’t seen in a while too! She’s been running Spring Lake for so many years.
With Lisa still working through some hip issues and my toe still being on the mend the plan was to just take it easy and that we did. We kept a pace between 11:00 and 11:30 per mile. Jane and Keri went up ahead and I didn’t think I’d see them again until after the race since, even at 7 months pregnant Jane is faster than me 🙂 But about 4 miles in I saw Keri standing outside a port-a-potty waiting for Jane. Yassss!!!!! This meant that we could all possibly finish the race together!
Somewhere in the last mile. So freakin happy to be doing what I love.
an opportunity to cool off
Running through the main drag
Best feeling to be running again!
Keri, Jane and me crossing the finish (thanks Lisa for the photo)
After crossing the finish line I grabbed the most refreshing orange slice…
And then it was off to breakfast because let’s face it….I was way overdue for a post-race breakfast and it didn’t dissappoint! French toast, eggs and bacon.
This race is really an enjoyable one. It’s a great way to kick off the unofficial start to summer.
The day after the race my toe was a bit angry but with each passing day felt better and better. I’m not sure how my running schedule will look for the next month or two but I do know I’ll be continuing with yoga and hopefully getting to run at least once a week as I keep getting closer and closer to feeling 100 percent.
It’s 54 degrees and rainy today. It was close to or over 90 degrees last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I going from air conditioning to heated seats in the car. 🙂Speaking of heated….i’m loving that the yoga studio is warmed to about 82 degrees during class. I went to class on Saturday and then went for a run. I RAN 4 MILES!!!!
First running (timer-camera) selfie in 8+ weeks!
It’s been the longest run since before my injury back in Mid-March. And the honeysuckles are emerging and I couldn’t be happier.
honeysuckles are my favorite!
I RAN 4 MILES!!
Had I not had this injury I would have been running the Brooklyn Half on Saturday so it was really nice to not only have a great yoga class in its place but to be able to run 4 miles as well. It helped me handle the situation rather well. Although the day before I had a sad moment and handled the situation by giving myself some TLC in the form of a Donut and some weird toe massage thingys.
TLC donut and Flex Tastic toe thingys
I’m really excited that I’ll FINALLY be able to run a race that I registered for next weekend….the Spring Lake 5 miler. I ran it last year after being injured or just spectating the two years prior.
Last Thursday Mr. SOTSS and I attended a fundraiser event held by the Greenbelt Conservancy here on Staten Island. They are the organization that maintains the trails and organizes the weekly night hikes that I joined earlier this year. They are also now my client which I love.
Had fun in the photo booth with my hiking group and got to ride a carousel too
Other than yoga and running this weekend, we took the doggies for a walk at a new park (ticks! I hate them! Duncan ended up with 3).
Nope I’m not sick….just look a little green from the light filtering through the green leaves above me. Wearing a green sweatshirt doesn’t help the color balance lol!
Happy pups each in their own lane. Of course Chester is in the “fast lane”
There are 3 ticks photo bombing this photo.
Then we made beef and chicken kebobs on the grill. I even made some Tzatziki to go with them.
MMMMMM
Let’s eat
Latest wine discovery. I nice blend from Australia…Cab, Shiraz and Merlot.
I’ll be working all day while it rains outside and then hitting up yoga tonight. It’s still so bizarre that the word yoga has entered my life. I’m so happily surprised at how much I love it. 🙂
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