I missed my first workout with Tom and Ronda today. I had a good excuse, and went out to breakfast!! I completed the tempo run on the treadmill tonight at the gym. My paces at threshold and beyond (not supposed to do that!) were: 7:26, 7:35, 7:47x 3 and 7:35. It was challenging to sit on that treadmill for the 95 minute workout but felt really good to hold a constant pace for 50 minutes. I missed the wise advise of my surrogate big brother...during the tempo run to spur me on- but I have no doubt he's taking pen to paper for this next session...cause he's gonna have lot's to say! :]
As I enjoy one of my last sweet potato, spinach and chicken meals for a while I'm trying to psych myself up for my up-coming flight to the Philippines. I'm excited to see Mom after so long. And meeting her community and new friends will be cool. The sun and warm water will be brilliant since I definitely miss the warmth of the summer sun. But in all honesty with my training starting to take shape- thanks to Ronda's help, and the nutrition changes yielding results, I'm anxious about losing momentum. But what is life if we are not simultaneously experiencing adventures in many different areas? It certainly would be a colorless and dull existence if all we focused on was our priority of the moment. So I will concentrate on living in the moment, taking this adventure in for all it's worth, and daydreaming about what awaits in Portland when I return. But you can bet your gosh-darned tail I'm going to also be doing crossfit workouts in the sand and running in the ocean if that's the only place I find. Call me crazy- go ahead...I can name five people that get it. OK so they might be crazy too...just makes life in this moment more interesting. So come on, GET CRAZY!
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Safe travels to the Phillipines. Enjoy your time with your mom and take lots of pictures!
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