It hurts to Blink

I had a blast on my 4th. We went over to a friends house to celebrate and met up with all of our friends. We ate some really good food (so much food was there and of course, beer). I was pretty good and only had about 1 1/2 beers. I try not to have an alcohol 2 weeks prior to a race.

Fireworks are kind of a big deal for our friends. The guys made a huge stand and they link all the fireworks together (in separate batches) and put on a great show for everyone (this is the 10th ceonsecutive year). We had about 5-6 of these shows, below.

It's so much fun enjoying the company, food, beer and of course, the show. I can't wait for next year.

This morning was a little tough though. We didn't get home until about midnight and I'm at the point in my training where I can't miss any workouts. The last 2 days were scheduled rest days (because of the 13 miler this weekend) and today I needed to be up at the the gym by 4.

I got there on time, and did everything in record time (5k=28:34), but was half asleep for it. Maybe I do better when I'm so tired, it hurts to blink. I also lifted weights with my arms and legs, then did a core workout. I finished my 1 1/2 workout (I pretended it was Monday for the workout).

I hope I can make it through the work day without falling asleep.

How was your 4th?