No, seriously - hello from Baltimore. I couldn't mention this on the blog earlier since my mom is a reader, but on Friday morning I boarded a plane from Austin to Baltimore, unbeknownst to my parents, for a surprise 40th Anniversary Party that my brother, sister-in-law and I threw for my parents yesterday. It was so nice to be able to not only suprise them but to celebrate such a big milestone with them.
And, to make the weekend even more special, I found out that I am going to be an aunt!
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| Secret Mission 'Surprise the Parents' Commences |
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They surprised me with this bear wearing an "I Love my Aunt Bib."
Yesterday was actually Dan & my 5th wedding anniversary as well!
 
Celebrating 40 (!) years!
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Last week's workouts:
Monday: (AM) 45 minuted strength/core; (Lunch) 2200 yd swim
Tuesday: (AM) Run Group - 10.2 miles. Today's workout was digressive hills.
Hill Workout (includes recoveries)/6 miles/45:17/7:33 avg pace
(PM) 3,500 yd swim
Wednesday: (AM) 14 miles/8:35 pace. These Wednesday long runs continue to be a SLOG....
(Lunch) 1,800 yd swim
Thursday: (AM) Run Group - 12.5 miles.
We headed to the track today for a ladder workout: 400, 800, 1200, 1600, 1200, 800, 400 with 400m recovery jog in between each hard effort.
Ladder Workout/5.75 miles/42:24/7:23 overall avg pace
Hard efforts were:
400 - 1:39 (6:39 pace)
800 - 3:19 (6:40 pace)
1200 -6:02 (6:43 pace)
1600 - 6:47
1200 - 5:00 (6:41 pace)
800 - 3:18 (6:38 pace)
400 - 1:29 (5:58 pace)
(Lunch) 35 minutes strength/core; (PM) 2,400 yd
Friday: Rest Day - Travel
Saturday: 15.13 miles @8:09 pace - Laurel, Maryland. Ran 12 progressive alone and 5k easy with Dan to celebrate 5 years of marriage. I tried to get him to run 5 miles with me for 5 years, but a 5k was all he would agree too :)
Sunday: 10.10 miles @8:14 pace - Laurel, Maryland.
Total Miles: 62 miles/Planned mileage 66
We're in Maryland/Northern Virginia until Tuesday, then back to Texas...have a great week everyone!
Well that is certainly a weekend full of celebrations! Enjoy the rest of your time! Love the 5K for your 5th anniversary!
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ReplyDeleteIs the weather better than Texas? I've always wondered how it compared. ;)
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ReplyDeleteCongrats on your parents 40th anniversary, that is awesome! As a semi-newly wed (we've been married a little over 2 years) I love hearing about couple who have been happily married that long!
And as usual- great training!!
Thank you! :)
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