It turned out to be great timing to have an extra stepback week for this week. Work picked up after the holidays, and it was nice to be able to come home and indulge in a nap instead of pushing for the mileage.
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 3 miles, 11:10 min/mile.
Wednesday: Walk with Pita, rest
Thursday: Walk with Pita, Rest
Friday: Rest (notice a trend here?)
Saturday: 3.49 miles, 14:29 min/mile, trail run. I’m loving my new “backyard”. It’s so awesome being able to walk out the door and hit dirt in just a few.
After I got my run in, the rest of the day was spent with good company and good food. That was the first plate of many, and we even shared with the coots. True story: Safeway makes delicious fried chicken.
{top pic courtesy of Sho}
Sunday: Guys, I’m struggling. I finally subscribe to a newspaper, and love it, and what happens? Unreliable delivery. I walked out my door this morning hoping to see a big fat paper to indulge in over breakfast, and nada.
Le Sigh.
The only solution was to console myself with pancakes. Denny’s has a new “monthly specials” menu and I went with the Baja Skillet. Pretty tasty and not too horrible nutrition wise. I had to sub the egg whites for real eggs tho – the yolk is the best part!
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Pita and I headed out for a hike in the afternoon.
A slight breeze kept it from getting too toasty, and the only thing I regretted was forgetting my binos on the way out the door. I’m loving the gorgeous weather, but all that brown grass means trouble come summer.
We covered 3.64 miles, 23:53 min/mile.
Running miles: 6.49
Total miles: 10.13
Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Always, Sierra
What’s your favorite picnic food?
