Sorry for being MIA. Work was very busy last week and that took priority.
Here's the summary of how the week went:
Monday: Travel day for work and rest day.
Tuesday: Got out close to midnight for a run under the nearly full moon around the golf resort we were staying at (Boyne Highlands). Had to dodge the sprinklers. Got about 3.4 miles in.
Wednesday: Got out again under the full moon around the resort. The golf courses are strangely silent. No crickets, no frogs, nothing. No night sounds at all. Just the sound of sprinklers. Got about 5 miles in.
Thursday: Rest day and traveled Thursday night.
Friday: Got about 6.2 miles in back on my home route. Felt good to be back.
Saturday: Got up early to beat the heat. Got 10 miles in. Later, went and picked cherries with the family. Cherries fresh from the tree taste nothing like what comes from the grocery store.
Sunday: HOT! I slept in. Too hot to run until evening. I waited until the sun went down and got 5 miles in. It was still 81 degrees at 9:30 p.m. and very humid.
This week I am celebrating my one year runnerversiary. Woot! I am planning to celebrate by...running! LOL. I am starting to see a fitness improvement on my 10 mile runs, so I'm thinking one more week of the current mileage and then I will bump my long, slow distance run up to two hours and fifteen minutes for approximately 11.5 miles.
Weekly food notes: This past week we had dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings a couple of times. I discovered the mango lemonade. Yum! It rocks! It pairs with the mild sauce just perfect. Watching the MLB All Star game on a tv screen that was about 15 feet across was cool too. Saturday we had dinner at Thatsa Pizza in Traverse City, MI after picking cherries. I loved it. The crust was light and the toppings were substantial. Just the way I like it. We'll be going back there again.
Cucumbers are coming on in our garden hot and heavy now. Very tasty. I'm been eating them as fast as I can, but they grow faster. Our peas are almost done. The kids ate most of them, but I did get a few. Peas from the garden are a special summer treat. Too bad it can't last all year. The tomatoes should start soon. Probably by the end of this week we'll be able to start picking tomatoes.
What's your favorite summer produce? Mine has to be tomatoes. Garden tomatoes are packed with flavor.
2 comments:
Nice recap, nice to see your mileage is coming along for you. I slacked off a bit on vacation with the running, getting in a few miles every other day and doing lots of walking and swimming with the family.
Summer produce: love all that I get out of my garden. Currently really enjoying the green beans (made a carbanara riff with grean beans instead of pasta, yum!) and tomatoes for sure. The cabbage is good too, I use it for an antipasta riff. Love me some veggies.
Oh - and happy runniversary!! It's a huge anniversary to hit. Bravo.
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