Happy Mother's Day

Runs


Saturday
12 miles - combination of treadmill and indoor track. I sorta wussed out b/c of the threat of rain. The clouds looked like there was going to be a torrential downpour, so I decided on running indoors. The gym was moderately crowded, and I try not to hog the treadmill if it is crowded. However, It really isn't practical to stay on for only 30 minutes. So, I gauge the need to get off based on the number of empty mils. If there are some empty ones, I stay on. If it is full, I get off and get back on after re-signing up. Today, after 6 miles, there was an overhead announcement about the time limits and several people walking behind my mil to see my time. So, I got off after 6 miles, and went to another mil on the other end of the gym. I ran 3 miles there and decided to try the indoor track. I have never run on this 1/8th mile track, b/c I feel I will lose count of laps easily. This almost happened a few times, but fortunately, my pace was just under 8:00/mile, which made each lap, just under 1 minute. Thus when I lost track, I could easily tell what lap number I was on. The track is full of walkers and there are three lanes. The outer lane is supposed to be for runners, but the walkers often use it to "pass" people.

Sunday
5 miles, again on the treadmill. Same weather issues. A and I were supposed to run a 5K for the Y-Me Cancer organization. However, we didn't want N to be out in the rain, so we bagged the 5K. My legs were pretty tired from my run yesterday, and it took me about 55 minutes for this 5 mile run. I just didn't feel like pushing myself. I did catch up on Sportscenter though. Now that I listen to Podcasts in the car, I don't listen to Sports Radio anymore.

Culinary
Saturday night we went to some friend's house for dinner. I made some really kick ass Guacamole. I add cumin and Cayenne pepper for a slightly different flavor.

I am planting my garden seeds this week. I have about 35 little pods set up and will plant them in the ground in a few weeks. This year, from seed, I am planting:

5 varieties of tomatoes- most are Heirloom varieties
Okra
Beans
Peas
cucumbers
Jalapeno Peppers

Herbs
Basil, (Genovese, Thai and Greek)
Cilantro
Italian Parsley

Depending on what grows, I'll probably buy some plants to fill out the garden (Tomatoes, Peppers)