Before I get into my vacation, it is Run Report time! Monday I shared that I had an awesome cardio session, where I felt at ease and fast. Here are the details of that again:
Monday - 4Jun12
Time: 30:55
Distance: 2.19
Pace: 14:05 min/mi
I was quite proud of myself because of those numbers. Today I went with the 1:4 (run/walk) the whole time through with a total of 6 minutes of actual running on route #2 (downhill then uphill). Here is today's run report:
Wednesday - 6Jun12
Time: 30:01
Distance: 2.44
Pace: 12:17 min/mi
And boom goes the dynamite. I wanted to see how much I could actually push myself today and surprised myself with how far I went! Now, I don't know if this will be my everyday run intensity (I was definitely breathing much harder than usual, but, not hazardously though), but, I'm going to try and push myself this hard at least once a week from now on. I'm not sore at the moment, but, we shall see how I am fairing in the morning. Friday I go back to the 2:4 ratio which is where I left off at before my hiatus.
Now, onto the vacation! I will try to keep this as brief as possible.
So, I went to Sandy, Utah to visit my girlfriend, Manda, spend more time with her family, meet her friends, and to see the sights. Sandy is about 800 miles away from where I live in Benson, AZ, or a 14 hour drive. Oh yes, I drove. Here's a map:
That looks pretty daunting, right? Luckily, Manda, flew down from the top of Utah all the way down to my little town at the bottom of Arizona just to make the drive with Brodie and me. That's right, you heard me, Brodie made the drive with us and was a well behaved big boy, both up there and back again. It was great having Manda to keep me company and it was a great way to get to know her all the better.
(You have no choice but to talk on a 14 hour car drive)
(Brodie at one of the many fountains at the City Center)
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(At the Cheesecake Factory, my first time ever)
(Reflection Pool)
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(Salt Lake City Temple)
As you can gather from the above photos, we visited the Salt Lake City: City Center, ate at the Cheesecake Factory for lunch, and admired/awed at the beautiful architecture at Temple Square. Quick note about the Cheesecake Factory: they actually have some pretty healthy options. I had a thin flat bread sandwich thingy and a goat cheese and beet salad (don't hate), and it was definitely under 800 calories and quite yummy.
We also went to a beautiful wedding reception for one of Manda's friends, Taraya, at the Springville Museum of Art. It was a very cool place to hold a wedding reception and the bride admitted to me that she likes to read my blog. Very cool.
Next up, Logan. I only have one Logan picture, unfortunately.
(A great group of people. Also, notice how short I am compared to everyone else)
Do you see the abundance of green and the water in the background? Logan is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to! It is a little oasis tucked away in the mountains. I am quite ashamed that I neglected to take more pictures of this place. Bad me. While we were there, we played an awesome lawn game called Koob. It was super simple and super fun. You can check it out here or make a set of your own. I think I'm going to make one myself.
One of my favorite parts of my trip was playing a board game I brought up with me. Stay with me here, board games are awesome. I'm not talking about Monopoly or Sorry! (although Sorry! is pretty fun). The game I brought was Small World.
It's made by the same people who brought us Ticket to Ride (another great great board game). You can check out Small World here. The whole Burri clan, with the exception of Elliot (next time Elliot, next time), sat down and played a round. It was a huge success (I won).
So, there you go. I don't think there was a part of that trip I didn't enjoy. Well, I didn't enjoy leaving, that kinda sucked.
Friday brings us another weigh in and maybe some photos of me standing in front of the shower curtain. Until next time.
- Louie
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