What to do...

This summer is really flying by.  We have been doing a lot of this....

But I know that right around the corner this is coming...

I am just trying to decide what to do until it gets here.  I know that I want to fit in a couple more races but I am just having a hard time getting myself to sign up for them.  I think it is because I was just so bummed with the way the marathon went that I am a little afraid to sign up for another long race.  I am pretty sure that I over trained for my first marathon.  And that was the main cause of my knee.  I followed the same plan as my sisters who had both already ran a few marathons.  I am going to try to get a long run in tomorrow.  Long run meaning  7 or 8 miles.  Running with a good friend so hopefully it won't feel that long.  But yet that will have been the longest I have ran since the  race.  Anyone else ever find it hard to sign up for stuff even though you know that it would be fun and you really should??   Hopefully after tomorrow I will be signing up for the Bear Water Run which offers a 10 mile and a 20 mile race.  I will be doing the 10 mile.  Then will also sign up for the Mankato Half Marathon.  Wish me luck...

-Heather

Hair

Well I did it.  I cut 9 inchs off my hair.  I almost didn't do it.  While I was sitting at the salon I actually went up the the lady at the front and said I needed to leave and was not going to cut my hair.  But of course she talked me into staying and getting a consult.  I am glad I did.

This is a picture of me... I was trying to decide if I should cut it or not.  Right after this picture is when I got up to leave..

A another stylist came to take this picture(sorry so blurry).  I had enough hair to donate 9 inchs to Beautiful Lengths

This was what I looked like straight out of the salon.  A little crazy I know.. but doesn't everybody look a little crazy when they walk out after a change at the hair salon or is it just me?  I am really glad I did it. I wanted to go shorter but needed to still be able to pull it into a pony.. at least for the summer.  Maybe I will get brave and go shorter this fall.

So to today..

Workout.. got up at 4:45.  Drove to Nikki's house and then ran 3 miles to Kinetic Edge.  The run was good.  Love to run before the gym.  I always push myself even harder when I get there if I can get a little cardio in before.

Now that the workout is done I think my day is going to consist of laying by the pool.. in the shade.  I am heading out of town next week and have tons of things running through my brain that I need to work on but I am totally putting it off.  Hope you all have a great weekend.

Heather

Oysters and Flips!

Most of you know I am still in Minnesota visiting my family.  So far eating and relaxing have been my main focuses although I have been able to get in some runs.  I am loving my book, Born to Run.  In the story it talks a lot about how these super athlete peeps run because they love it. So I have been trying to use that same mentality while I have been running. It has been fun!  Of course, my runs lately are all recovery and pretty easy with low mileage. So really we will just have to wait and see what my brain decides to come up with when my workouts get hard again.....ahhh if I could only totally control my brains and tell it to run super fast on command etc. etc......

Anywhoo, onto more important things.  First, OYSTERS.  When I come into town my parents always take me to eat at one of my favorite restaurants Oceanaire.  It has by far some of the best (if not the total best) seafood ever.  I have eaten lots of places and tried lots of things so you are gonna have to trust me on this one.  EXCELLENT.  I have never been disappointed.  

One of the main reasons it is delicious is because of their awesome selection of Oysters.  My favorite "type" if you call it that of seafood is Oysters on the 1/2 shell.  If you aren't familiar with that term it is basically Oysters that have been shucked and served on ice.  You can then drizzle with fresh lemon, sometimes the occasional dap of cocktail sauce and horseradish.  Then get ready for one of the most amazing experiences you can encounter.  The texture and flavor is soooo amazing and delicate that it literally leaves you craving for more.  Really! My dad and I started with 1 dozen to share and ended up ordering another dozen.  24 Oysters we polished off. I also ordered a grilled halibut, some Szechuan green beans and creamed corn.  I am starting to drool as I type.

Our first dozen Oysters.  DELISH.

My mom was totally grossed out when I told her they were still alive when you eat them.  =)

My dad and I on our second dozen.  Another weird fact about Oysters is how different tasting they are from each other. What coast they are from, how big they are, what there outer shell looks like. They are all very different.

Ok, and the second part of this post..... FLIPS.  Who can do a flip off the diving board?  When I was younger i could do all kinds of crazy things, flips of all sorts, twists, dives, etc. etc.  The list goes on.  Then life goes on and as a 30 something year old lady I was wondering if I could still do it.  YES for us older ladies =)

Happy Running, eating and flipping all!  -Jen