Running
Happy Father’s Day run. I explored more of Waconia today and found some new trails and couldn’t find others I had hoped to find. 🏃🏻♂️
Had to follow Doodlebug trail🐶
Looks calm but I tell you what it was hot, humid, and windy out there today. I probably should have woke up earlier today to get this done. 🏃🏻♂️
I meant to run much earlier today to avoid some of the heat and humidity but didn’t and was right in the thick of it. If the sun would have stayed behind the clouds that might have helped as well. 🥵
Felt like I was swimming out there today with the humidity and heat. I did find a new place I have run by often but never down the road to see the water. Maybe because it was downhill and I knew I have to run back up later 😁.
Most likely the last run in this area till fall when my girls are back at dance. I enjoyed this small loop I found that is right around 400 meters. It is a good way to pass the time towards the end of my run that is close to the studio. 🏃🏻♂️
New place to run but my legs were not ready for the rough terrain and up and down of these trails. However, some of the scenery might have made it worth while. 🏃🏻♂️
As unplanned days go this was another unplanned run but it was nice out and I had good company for it. Thankful he waited an extra 15 min as I realized I forgot my shoes. 🤦♂️ 🏃🏻♂️
Today’s unplanned run was powered before and after by Casey’s pizza. Probably not the best choice for before but then again I wasn’t shooting to run so far today. However, I was asked and well how could turn down running with a friend. 🏃🏻♂️
This was the post run pizza. 😁
Ummm… that is not what I wanted to happen Xfinity. Now it makes sense when I looked at my phone during the middle of my run and it said activation failed and I had no service 😒🤬
Just beautiful outside today. Blue skies, a breeze, and the temps sitting at around 60°F. Couldn’t pass this up on a Friday morning and am thankful that my schedule was wide open so I could run a little longer than planned. 🏃🏻♂️
New favorite cut through trail I found a couple weeks back. Each week at dance I try to get a faster time one this little segment. Not so much this week, I think it all comes down to the footwork around this washed out part. 😆
Grocery Shopping Run
I like how well the Apple AirPods just work with my iPhone. Only over the last year have I switched almost all of my personal devices back to Apple devices and today I was reminded why it just makes sense and it just works.
With the upcoming weekend, I had a block of time this morning that I could get a longer than normal done during the workday. Since we are camping this weekend I wasn’t sure what the long weekend would bring.
I only got about 1.5 miles into my run this morning when I got the text (that was conveniently spoken to me) from our Grocery shopper that they are going to start shopping for us. I am not sure why my wife put my number for them to contact but it probably works as I am in front of a computer most days and she is a teacher in front of kids. However, I was able to respond easily to the shopper on her questions about substitutions for the entire run. I never had to stop once to grab my phone out and respond and I was listening to a Podcast in between the times that she would ask me another question. It was honestly just so simple to listen to what she asked me and then say “reply” and respond with my answer. I exchanged 10 messages with her until she finally sent me the note saying she was done and I would get an email shortly. This was conveniently 1 mile before I was done and I was ok with the fact that all of this happened as I was doing something else. I didn’t have much else going on during that run but I would have been frustrated if I would have had to stop every mile and try to respond to her on my phone instead of just plugging away at the miles while texting her back.
Times when technology works the way it is intended (or maybe not intended) for me just blows my mind. Some people probably would not enjoy such a disruption as I had today but I didn’t mind it at all as I might have otherwise been stuck with groceries I didn’t want or ones I would have happily taken a replacement for but never responded to say so.
Just a beautiful day to be outside running. Blue skies and 61°F this morning. 🏃🏻♂️
Needed this run today it has been a long week. Not to mention I felt much better running than I though I would have. 🏃🏻♂️
