Black Mountain more than 15K:
Remember that super crazy hard almost 10 mile run I did about a month ago with Ian from Team Badass and thereisnotri.org? Well, Team Badass has decided to make that a weekly event. Hanky Panky and I met up with several of the speedsters and set out on the awesome/horrible/hard/fun run last Friday morning. Everyone was way faster than me so I was hoofing it just to keep them within sight. I definitely pushed myself and finished quite a bit faster than last time. And, I wasn't too sore afterward, unlike last time. Just some tired quads. Just a few more days until this week's Black Mountain fun time.
Remember that super crazy hard almost 10 mile run I did about a month ago with Ian from Team Badass and thereisnotri.org? Well, Team Badass has decided to make that a weekly event. Hanky Panky and I met up with several of the speedsters and set out on the awesome/horrible/hard/fun run last Friday morning. Everyone was way faster than me so I was hoofing it just to keep them within sight. I definitely pushed myself and finished quite a bit faster than last time. And, I wasn't too sore afterward, unlike last time. Just some tired quads. Just a few more days until this week's Black Mountain fun time.
April 7 long ride and Team Badass BBQ:
Last weekend we hosted a Bike and BBQ for some friends. Everyone met at the Pig Ninja house and we rode up the coast. Everyone rode between 50 and 70 miles. I only rode 50 so I could get home and help Luke set up for the BBQ. Fortunately, I had already prepped a ton of burgers and I made what may be some of the cutest cupcakes of all time. Did you already know that I'm a total domestic goddess?!
Last weekend we hosted a Bike and BBQ for some friends. Everyone met at the Pig Ninja house and we rode up the coast. Everyone rode between 50 and 70 miles. I only rode 50 so I could get home and help Luke set up for the BBQ. Fortunately, I had already prepped a ton of burgers and I made what may be some of the cutest cupcakes of all time. Did you already know that I'm a total domestic goddess?!
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| Chick cupcakes |
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| A special chick with bling cupcake I made for my friends Missi and Ian to celebrate their engagement |
We ate, drank, engaged in conversations about "chicken bombs" and maggots, watched some rather inappropriate videos once the kids left and had a blast. In fact, we had so much fun that we made karaoke plans for that evening. However, about 5 minutes after making the plans and the last guests left, we realized that we were too zombie like to go out and cancelled. Everyone was relieved :)
Easter Beach Time:
Yay Easter! We're not religious, so we spent the day at the beach. We rode cruisers all around Oceanside, ate yummy food and played a ton of frisbee. Who knew frisbee was so much fun?! I can't wait to play more! Sunday was one of those days, and I've been having them frequently, where I'm so excited that I live in San Diego and can't believe (in a good way) that it's my home. I can run by the ocean, bike by the ocean, swim in the ocean, play frisbee in the sand at the ocean and it's all within a few (okay, 6) miles of my house. LOVE IT! Never going to leave.
La Jolla Shores Evening Swim
Last night was my Tri Club's La Jolla Shores Evening swim season opener. As we all know, I need more swim practice, especially open water! I met up with the love birds Missi and Ian after work to join the tri club for the swim. The group split into 2 groups: a beginner group that would parallel the beach and swim not so far and an advanced group that would cover a lot more distance. Since I haven't been OWS since possibly CdA, I decided to join the beginners' group. Thank goodness! It was cold (but not THAT bad) and choppy (to me) and ugh, it was not so easy. My swimming sucked. I kept swimming and swimming and it seemed like I wasn't going anywhere. Of course, the fact that I stopped every 3 strokes or so to doggie paddle and look around probably didn't help. Hahaha. Looks like I need to go every week! I know it will get easier and if I master ocean swimming, fresh water will be that much easier.
The only thing that got me through this was knowing that I got Ethiopian food afterward. Soooo good. Fun dinner with Team Badass friends. Of course, the dinner conversation was not for polite society. I learned things I'd never known before (and maybe wish I still didn't know).
On tap for this week:
running, biking, swimming :)
Easter Beach Time:
Yay Easter! We're not religious, so we spent the day at the beach. We rode cruisers all around Oceanside, ate yummy food and played a ton of frisbee. Who knew frisbee was so much fun?! I can't wait to play more! Sunday was one of those days, and I've been having them frequently, where I'm so excited that I live in San Diego and can't believe (in a good way) that it's my home. I can run by the ocean, bike by the ocean, swim in the ocean, play frisbee in the sand at the ocean and it's all within a few (okay, 6) miles of my house. LOVE IT! Never going to leave.
Last night was my Tri Club's La Jolla Shores Evening swim season opener. As we all know, I need more swim practice, especially open water! I met up with the love birds Missi and Ian after work to join the tri club for the swim. The group split into 2 groups: a beginner group that would parallel the beach and swim not so far and an advanced group that would cover a lot more distance. Since I haven't been OWS since possibly CdA, I decided to join the beginners' group. Thank goodness! It was cold (but not THAT bad) and choppy (to me) and ugh, it was not so easy. My swimming sucked. I kept swimming and swimming and it seemed like I wasn't going anywhere. Of course, the fact that I stopped every 3 strokes or so to doggie paddle and look around probably didn't help. Hahaha. Looks like I need to go every week! I know it will get easier and if I master ocean swimming, fresh water will be that much easier.
The only thing that got me through this was knowing that I got Ethiopian food afterward. Soooo good. Fun dinner with Team Badass friends. Of course, the dinner conversation was not for polite society. I learned things I'd never known before (and maybe wish I still didn't know).
On tap for this week:
running, biking, swimming :)
Yes, those are the cutest cupcakes ever. Love the bling one. Subtle, but so cute.
ReplyDeleteI think you've just convinced me to move to San Diego. Now, I just need to convince my husband... ;)