Happy Thanksgiving!

I got up and ran with Lesley this morning to do our own version of the Turkey Trot, we called it '10k on Turkey Day'.  It was cold and windy.  I decided to map out our 6.2 miles and include the 2 mile long  bridge in our course.  NOT such a great idea.  We only made it about a half of a mile on the bridge  before turning around, the wind on bridge was about 30 mph, not fun and not easy to run in.  So, we headed back and ran around my neighborhood, like usual.  This was the first time I got to use my Garmin watch on a real run.  I love that it tells me everything about my run!  Although I dislike how it tells m..e we started off pretty good, then slowed way down ;-)  Oh well, we still got in our 6.2 miles, I can't complain.   I just need to figure out how to use it correctly.  Me + technology = disaster!

 Then, I headed to Starbucks to bring us home some yummy drinks!  I figured I deserved some deliciousness.

Then onto the food.  Of course ;-)  It was pretty simple this year:

Turkey breast...

Cranberry sauce...

Delicious homemade rolls...

(oops...I had already eaten one before I could get a picture, it wasn't the last I ate before dinner!)

And then we had green beans & sweet potatoes too...

And of course, my favorite pumpkin pie....

And the whip cream...such a treat for the boys to lick the whisk...love this picture...

Happy Thanksgiving!

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A new far...

Saturday morning bright & early (okay, not that early, only 7am) Lesley & I headed to White Rock Lake to do the 9 mile loop.  The lake is beautiful!  What a great view, I loved the water, the boats, and some gorgeous houses as we ran & ran & ran some more.  We ended up doing 10 miles.  Which is by far, the farthest I have ever ran.  Technically, we ran 9 miles, then did a 1 mile cool down.  It felt great!  My only regret was not taking any pictures of the lake.  One day I will.  Promise.  It was so pretty.

I have a new want...

I am sure this Garmin Watch would make me run faster & run longer.  Okay, maybe not.  I can wish, right?!?  But it is pretty cool.  A watch that measures mileage, heart rate, speed, and who knows what else!  So cool. 

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Early Morning Run

Somehow I agreed to run at 5am this morning!  What was I thinking?!? I had to set my alarm for 4:30am!!!  Lesley & Robin (who are two very experienced long distance runners) met here at my house just before 5am and we set off for our 4 mile run.  It was 70 degrees!  Can't beat that!  I would even say it was a cool 70 degrees.  Amazing!  We felt great once we came upon 4 miles, so decided to do another mile.  (I should add that this was an easy day for them...they agreed to run a little slower with me...how nice!)  I was amazed that I was able to comfortably talk through all 5 miles.  Huge confidence booster!  And did I mention, it was fun?!?  Well, as fun as 5am can be!

In fact, I was amazed enough that I went crazy and signed up for the Heels & Hills Half Marathon.  That is 13.1 miles.  Yikes!  That is preciously 10 miles further than I have ever ran in a race before!  And did I mention that it is in 30 days???  30 days to train and up my mileage big time! 

With a jam packed September (two Cougar football games...woohoo!) it is sure to be a great month, but it is sure to fly by! 

Can't wait! Wish me luck, I will need all the luck I can get...

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