Have I mentioned I live in an international neighborhood? Today I met our new neighbors, a couple with two little boys. The wife is from Sweden, the husband from Switzerland; their kids speak Swedish and German. They have two au pairs (one speaking each language), and they are now teaching their kids English.
I baked the other day, and delivered Cherry Chocolate Chip bars along with a welcome note. The wife stopped by tonight and told me her family devoured the treats before she got home.
RUNNING
Are you looking for a run? I'm thinking about adding this 13.FUN half marathon to my calendar. It's a virtual training program, and worth joining for the support. It's a fifteen week program that begins July 7.
Marathon training begins soon - are you ready?!
THIS WEEK
- I'm running in town a few days a week,letting my legs adjust to unforgiving concrete. I will mix up my runs so I have the hilly trail/roadside + street lights and traffic.
- Now that I have adjusted to carrying water, with this must have gadget, I need to try a water belt.
- Research masters running (40+), to set myself up for success.
Miles logged: 45 miles last week, 916 miles YTD
I heard this song for the first time last week, I love the energy and the lyrics are motivating too!
A MUST READ
I picked up this book a few weeks ago, after hearing our summit guides telling us about the race to the summit and back. I wasn't sure I believed them at first but racing to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and back to Moshi is quite a victory.
Jornet adores the mountains with the same ferocity with which he runs them. In Run or Die he shares his passion, inviting readers into a fascinating world rich with the beauty of rugged trails and mountain vistas, the pulse-pounding drama of racing, and an intense love for sport and the landscapes that surround him.
In turns inspiring, insightful, candid, and deeply personal, this is a book written from the heart of the world’s greatest endurance runner, for whom life presents one simple choice: Run. Or die.