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I have another half marathon (my third) coming
up next Sunday, 4/7, and I am excited and a bit nervous. My only goal for
Sunday is to relax and enjoy a few hours of running along the beach. I didn’t get
to dedicate the effort I needed to try to improve on my times so this one is
just for fun. Well, I guess they are all for fun (for us non-elite runners) but
you know what I mean
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I added a few new songs to my running playlist
in anticipation for the half. This playlist is an ever-evolving entity. I am
constantly tweaking it. Currently it has 84 songs on it- far more than needed
for a half marathon, even at my pace, but I love that I can just hit shuffle
and let the music guide my run. Newest additions:
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San Francisco- the Mowgli’s
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Breezeblocks- Alt-J
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Forever- Haim
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I went kayaking for the first time ever just the
other week and had the most amazing time. I cannot wait to do it again. I am
hoping we can get in a kayaking/camping trip in the next few weeks. I am super
lucky that the friends I have made in FL enjoy doing outdoorsy things.
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And I am also super excited that they want to
try new things too. Next Saturday, 4/13, four of us will be making the trek out
to Blackwater State Park to participate in a 10k obstacle/trail run. None of us
have ever done a race like this before and even though my group is made up of
far more athletic and faster people than I (Paul and two other Naval Officers
from flight school) they have all said that we are doing this together as a
team and refuse to leave me behind. Which is awesome.
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Speaking of trail runs- Paul and I did our first
trail race this past Saturday. It was a 5K held on the cross country trails at
the university where I work. Paul killed it in 22:25 and came in third in his
age group, fifth overall. Unfortunately
they only gave out awards for 1st and 2nd place so he
didn’t win anything. I think is the third race we’ve done together where he
placed in the top three. He’s freaking amazing. 22 minutes for a 5k TRAIL RUN. Ridiculous.
I came in just over 11 minutes behind him at 33:58 and was pretty happy with my
time. Especially for my first trail race J
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My friend Blogging Molly is currently
fundraising for her Marine Corps Historic Half/Team Fisher House which supports
the Fisher House program- supporting military families in their time of need.
It is a great charity- one that is desperately needed- and I try to support
them whenever I can be it doing volunteer work at the Fisher House at Fort Sam
while we lived there or through donations. Molly also has a really awesome giveaway linked to her fundraising so please stop by and check it out if for no
other reason to learn more about Fisher House.
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I had a really nice weekend/Easter Sunday spent
with Paul and friends. It is always hard to be away from family, especially on
the holidays, but I am thankful that I got to spend this one with others. It
was also nice to have friends over that are new to the military. I kind of feel
that part of my role as a military spouse is to not only provide a loving and
supportive home for my spouse but also to make it warm and welcoming to others
in the military so they never feel like they are alone. I know how tough that
can be, especially the first holiday away from family.
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Well, I did it. I finally broke down and ate
meat. After a year and a half of being vegan I finally met my match- Easter
ham. I used to love ham and pretty much requested it for every holiday meal. So
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that just having a ham cooking in the house
would have been crippling to my vegan defenses. Apparently ham is my
kryptonite. I caved. I ate the ham. And it was glorious. So good, in fact, that
I am now on an all-the-ham-you-can-eat diet.
Ha Ha Ha
April Fools
Still a vegan- I didn’t eat any
ham. Although I cannot deny that it didn’t smell really good.
Did you think I was for real with
that or did you see right through my little hoax?
I've never been kayaking either. I really want to try it out and may have to get that done on my upcoming vacation.
ReplyDeleteYou totally should. I had a blast. It was river kayaking. I hope to get to kayak out in the gulf soon too.
DeleteHaha! I was sitting here thinking, "what! she ate HAM! of all the meats to chose?!?" You totally got me, for a second. Congrats on your time for the trail run, that's super awesome!
ReplyDeleteIn all seriousness- if I were to cave and eat meat it would probably be ham. I really was a ham junkie back when I was an omnivore. Yep, I loved me some ham.
DeleteAlso, 4 mile trail run on 5/18- are you interested?
OMG! I was shocked that you'd eat ham! Of course, I'd never judge, but I am glad it was a joke. :) Good luck on your race this weekend! I'll be thinking of you! And yes, I agree that opening up your home is so important. We stick together <3
ReplyDeleteWe do stick together. That's the best part <3
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