Race Day Photos & Dinner

Here are some race day photos. Of course, I like this one best, the others are not so good.

I wish my eyes were open. I have some sort of leg muscles, finally.

What is that girl looking at. I'm coming around to the finish.

Almost there and my stomach wants to shoot everything up.

Last night, I had a little treat, one of my favorites!

Dinner did come first. I had whole wheat penne pasta, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, sliced mushrooms, parm cheese, basil (picked from our little plant outside) and pepper all mixed together. It was just ok.

Do you ever like your race photos? What's your favorite summer time dinner?

Race Day

So it was really odd waking up without an alarm. I was able to sleep until about 10 this morning (sorry for the late post). I feels nice to wake up on my own and without that evil sound beeping in my ear until I snooze it.

Last night, I laid out all my race day necessities. I have my sports bra, tank, raceready shorts, GU chomps, water bottle, Garmin, mp3, socks and shoes. I'm bringing my compression socks and I will wear those on the drive home.

I am doing well, just a little nervous about the heat. It's suppose to be about 87 later today. Right now, there's a little breeze, so I'm hoping that will follow me into Davis. Jason is fixing me some pancakes right now and I'll drink 1 cup of coffee (like normal), I'm thinking about a tuna sandwich or PB&J for lunch, then a light snack of something I haven't thought of before we leave. As soon as I finish my coffee, I will be slugging down a lot of water, but will stop maybe about 4.

Any recommendations for me today?

I leave the house in about 7 hours and the race starts in 8. Wish me good luck!

Relaxing & Weights

Yesterday was such a relaxing day. But, Sundays are usually a sad day, because I have to go to work on Monday. I'm always so busy on the weekends, that they go by too quickly.

I had some strawberries, from Saturday's farmers market trip. They were so juicy and sweet. I loved them! They are just perfect! Look how bright red they are.

It's finally starting to cool off in the evenings here. Which means I get to eat dinner outside, again. I love being outside as much as possible. I finished the leftovers (manicotti) last night. There actually wasn't enough for me and Jason, so we split it and had a large salad. Perfect!

Whenever we have a mixture of random ingredients, Jason gets to make dinner. So, Jason will be making dinner tonight. Can't wait to see what he comes up with.

When 8 o'clock rolled around last night and I was wide awake, I thought I was going to have trouble getting to sleep at a decent time (to get up at 4). Little did I know, I'd be falling asleep on the couch about 9:30. I am glad that happened, because I really need these last few workouts before my race on Saturday.

I can't believe it's almost here already. I have less than 5 full days before the race. I will be running a 7pm 1/2 marathon this weekend. It's suppose to be 91 that day, but I hope it keeps cooling off, like it has been. I can only hope and hydrate.

This morning, since I was able to fall asleep, I woke up at 4 and eager to hit the gym. I ran my 5k at 28:45. No too bad. I'm just having trouble getting out of the 28's. I will, though, I will. I finished my 1 1/2 hour workout with weight (legs & arms) and a mat/core workout. It was a great way to start my Monday (even though it is Monday).

How was your weekend?