Weekend ramblings...

Oh social media, you are flooded with wonderful stories of 18 mile training runs this weekend!  

I’m rooting for all of you, but I’ll admit I wish I was in marathon shape and icing some twitchy muscles right about now.  Alas, I am far from it.  But that’s ok!   I’ve got a half marathon on the horizon and my training is, well, all mine.  So instead of others' 18 miles, I ran my 8.  Sometimes it’s hard to remain focused on our own goal and get distracted by others’ goals, but I stayed focused, completed my 8 (with the help of an avocado), and celebrated with an afternoon exploring my most recent new city, Oklahoma City.

This avocado literally SAVED.MY.RUN!  At mile 3, I planned to run by the house (water stop – super hot and humid) and felt ‘off’.  I almost pushed through it and then thought better of it.  While I filled my water bottle, Scott cut this gem up and I threw down a few chunks.  8 miles…done and done.  Saved by the avocado!

Later in the afternoon, we headed into Bricktown, which is a cool downtown area built up around a canal system. 

Restaurants, mini-golf, gondola rides, Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, and other activities surround the canal.  We ended up at Bricktown Brewery.  

Burgers and beers (for Scott, I’ll take a pinot!) and a walk around Bricktown was a great way to close out the afternoon/evening.

Now back to our latest project:  Project Scan Family Photos!  That’s right, we’re doing it.  So watch out family and friends, I’ve already plucked a few gems I’ll be sharing with you soon!