Picture This…in Spankies!

So as promised I took lots of pics yesterday to share with you all. Funny thing too, I had no idea but Mel-Tall Mom had the same idea (she just beat me to it. HA!) So lets start with my drive to Post to run 3 miles around the Hub’s work, shall we?

Brrrrrr……21 degrees! I know, a lot of you have it way colder but still, this was cold. But the sun was shining so all was good!

This is a snap of the Signature Pose for Blonde Ponytail!

Drive to the post…shortly after this shot I saw NINE sheriffs. A benz had crashed into the trees.  They had to chop down some trees to get it out. I guess it was a big deal. The hubs said it was going on when he went to work at 5:30 AM. I drove by at 9:15.

Last sip of coffee to warm up before I heeded out for 3 miles!

THE trail. It is 1.5 miles round trip. It is nice but I can’t handle it for too long. 3 miles is good, 4.5 is ok, 6 miles I can eeeeek out, but more than that? Shoot me now.

It is pretty, soft ground covered with pine needles. This is the path the guys use for their PT test so it is well traveled.

A nice little bridge over some stinky, stale water.

Earlier in the week I told the Hubs that there was a hole at the end of this bridge and someone was going to step in it an break their leg, like seriously, compound fracture their shin bone. It was a bad hole! And the poor guys run on this trail in the DARK at 6:30 AM. So the Hubs told the First Shirt who made the low-on-the-totem-pole guys put up this barricade. I take full responsibility for everyone being able to safely run here, for now. Maybe I will take a bucket next time and fill the hole with dirt and gravel.

More trail….

As I finished up my first lap and headed into the second I saw the Hubs drive off headed to the pool. I picked up my pace to finish the final lap so I could meet him there.

Here is me, done and done!! 3 miles 9:07 pace. Cheese pose.

I got in the car and headed to the pool. I got in 1250 yds/ 300 yd warm up/ 8x 100 yds with 10 sec rest between/ 150 yd cool down. I had a good swim then it was off to work. Everything lined up perfectly from run to swim to work!

Then between clients I headed to Dicks Sporting Goods to check out the gear. Apparently bright colors are in for spring, which is good. But really? Can I pull off these spankies? I think that is what they are…spankies. I just like to say spankies…we’ll see when summer comes and it is 100 degrees out and 157% humidity. I may just pull off the hot leopard print spankies, or the patchwork spankies…What do you think? Can I pull off the spankies? Should I pull off the spankies? Are you going to jump on the crazy spanky bandwagon this spring/summer? OOOOh!! I am thinking Spanky Competish coming up!!! Yeah!

And finally, this is why I don’t run on the road outside of my neighborhood…it’s dangerous. Other than people like me taking pictures while driving, that car is making a left turn and the car behind is so impatient they have to pass in the ditch, where I could be running. Road Kill. Or Ditch Kill. It’s just crazy.

So that is my Friday in pics! Today the Hubs is at school so I will be pounding out 9 miles on the treadmill. I bet it would be so much more fun if I were wearing spankies.

How about you? What is your weekend workout?  Post some pics of your route! I’d love to live vicariously through you!!

I can’t wait until next Friday!! I have a surprise! Well, it is really only exciting for me but some of you will find it exciting!!! But you’ll have to wait until Friday! How is that for a cliffhanger??? Do you guys have anything exciting coming up? What about Valentine’s Day??