Weekly Wrap #1

Welcome to the first ever Weekly Wrap!

This is a new weekly linkup hosted by yours truly and my good friend Tricia @ MissSippiPiddlin.  We want to hear about your weekly adventures.  You are encouraged to include anything you did to be active or anything you considered fun.  We want to hear everything and how you amazing women accomplish it all.  You can summarize your whole week or just a small portion of it.  It's up to you!  See rules here.

WRAP IT UP WITH US! 

Monday is a typical rest day and therefore my first run of the week was not until Tuesday morning.  We were blessed with a slightly lower dew point so I decided to change things up and run my race pace run instead of an easy one.  It was still 75 degrees, but only 84% humidity...a colossal improvement.  I ran 7 miles at a 9:21 average pace.  That's better than it has been and I was pleased.  As the temperature and humidity decrease at some point in the future, I pray that number becomes lower.

Wednesday was another rest day.  I ran 4 miles on Thursday and 5 miles on Friday.  These were easy pace runs and nothing significant to report other than I saw another snake Friday.  It is the 4th one this summer.  Three of the snakes have been within a few yards of one another.  {I wonder what's going on in that house?}  The only other thing of note was that the humidity was almost unbearable on Thursday.  And so it goes...

I usually don't share recipes but I thought I'd share this for anyone who is anti mayonnaise like we are.  PoPo had a horrible experience as a child and I never liked the smell or the taste.  Did you know you can substitute mayo with ranch dressing in most recipes?  This is my tuna salad made with white albacore tuna, red grapes, sweet pickle relish and just enough lite ranch dressing to stick it together.  Crisp apple chunks also work well, in lieu of grapes.  If you are not into mayo, you should try it.  If you make a sandwich, add a slice of cheddar cheese.  It's delicious!  Funny, Deviled Eggs are the most requested item for family functions...made with ranch dressing.

Saturday was the typical lake day.  We got a late start but since it was just PoPo and me, I was able to ski 2 solid hours, with two much needed rest breaks.  It had me wishing I was 20 years younger as the conditions were ideal.  IDEAL.  There was just a slight chop to the water.  If the water is glassy, it's too slick for my particular ski.  My weekly cross training was enjoyed excessively.  Oh yeah, Mexican food and Margaritas were consumed on the way home.  Ole' !!

It's all about the size of your spray!

This was a cut-back week on the training plan I don't follow.  Because the humidity levels had returned to the extreme, I was glad to only plan for 12 miles.  I try not to sugarcoat anything, so let me just admit it was a Dig Deep {Why-Am-I-Doing-This-Again?} Day.   I kept reminding myself about last Sunday's good 16 miler and Tuesday's much improved pace run.  They will not all be filled with butterfly kisses and roses.  It was executed:  One.Step.At.A.Time.

I kicked around in the pool Sunday afternoon which truly seems to help my cranky hips and keep my legs from getting sore after a long run.  The teens start school on Thursday (!!).  So you know what I'll be doing Thursday night...the mountains of necessary paperwork.  Next weekend, 18 miles is on the long run schedule.  Yikes.  Please Mr. Dew Point, be kind.

And, that's a wrap!

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