Productice, productive, productive, then lazy

It's been a good weekend, and a very lazy Sunday afternoon.  I dragged myself out of bed at 6 this morning to go on an eleven mile run - only two more weeks to the half-marathon!  The good news is, I'm feeling very ready for it after the run this morning.  It was the best I've had in a while.  My legs felt good and strong, and I ran the second half faster than the first, including a 9:45 mile between 8-9 --  I almost never run that fast, but it felt great.

I credit the run at least partially to James for suggesting a new breakfast.  For about three months now, I've been eating greek yogurt and granola for breakfast almost every single day.  Today, I switched it up for a piece of wheat toast, two tablespoons peanut butter, and a banana (half of it cut up and put on top of the toast).  It was delicious and very energizing.

The main challenge:  there's a giant fire near Fort Collins:

You can see the line of smoke drifting off to the right in this picture.  It made it a bit hard to breathe at times.  Here's hoping they can get it under control soon.  Wildfires in Colorado can be very dangerous.

I've eaten a ton today - that's one benefit of running 11 miles.  My Fitness Pal estimated my calorie burn at 1388, so I get to eat those calories back!  I made scrambled eggs for James and I after I got home, and also ate a footlong turkey sandwich from Subway.  Dinner is undecided so far, but I still have to eat about 800 calories I need to eat - gotta find something filling and good for me.

In a few hours we have to take Zoe out for another swimming adventure / walk.  Yesterday we ran into her three best friends from the dog park while out on our swim:  Maverick, Kylie, and Colby.

With their encouragement, we finally got Zoe to (oh so gracefully) swim a few feet.

Right now we're all tired and happy, which is very nice at the end of a Sunday.  Let's hope that it leads to a great week ahead.