Thinking Out Loud Thursday – 12/4/2014
Hey hey hey.
It’s been awhile since I participated in Thinking Out Loud Thursday so I figured now is as good a time as ever to jump back on the train! 🙂
1. Yesterday was the FIRST ever Beer Mile World Championships. Now, this is not something that I have ever done or ever have a desire to do. Beer is gross in and of itself and I think that chugging that much of anything… even if it was water in between each lap of a mile would be absolutely awful! BUT Henri and I watched these races last night and they were really fun and exciting to watch. And more importantly nobody puked. You can watch the guys’ race here, and the world record breaking ladies here.
2. Henri and I are currently OBSESSED with the new(ish) podcast called Serial. It’s a relative of This American Life from NPR. I can’t really go into a lot of detail without giving too much away… all I can say is check it out, you’ll be hooked!
3. If you’re looking for a great, quick read check out the article “An Open Letter to my High School Cross Country Coach” from Huffington Post. It is such an amazing example of how being a high school (and even college) athlete helps grow and shape you in your later years. I know that I will forever be grateful for the years of great coaches that I had from middle school through college!
4. I’m really bad at coming up with a Christmas list. Every year my mom and sisters ask me for my list and I draw a complete blank. This year is no different, mostly because I’ve been thinking of what I’m getting for everyone else. I better come up with something quick though because my youngest sister has started joking that she’s going to buy me baby clothes if I don’t tell her what I want. It’s still wayyyy too early for that but this “Massachusetts makes me happy” onsie is pretty adorable! 😉
5. My speedwork has been lacking ever since the temperatures dropped around here. This past Tuesday I did the same 12x 600m workout that I did 3 weeks ago (real feel of 20* this week versus 45* last time) and my average repeat time slipped from 2:01.8 to 2:04.8. That might now seem like a lot but over just a lap and a half it is! I found this article about winter workouts from Runner’s World realllllly helpful. My favorite piece of advice…
6. Laci is starting to resemble a mop more than a puppy. I’m telling you this mostly because Henri’s been on my case to make her a grooming appointment and I figured if I told the world I’d actually get my stuff together and make the call, haha.
7. There are only 3 MORE WEEKS until Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How did that happen? We have 2 Christmas parties this weekend so starting tonight I’ll probably be baking up a storm in the kitchen. Can’t wait to share some of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes. We have some pretty great family recipes… like these Ranger Cookies that I posted last year!
Whelp, that’s all I got for today! Maybe I’ll have a new Christmas cookie recipe up for ya! 😉
Have you ever run a beer mile??
Do you make a Christmas list every year?
How is your winter running going??? Harder or easier for you than other time of the year?