running

Last night I did a 5k race with Isaac’s dad. It was still about 95 degrees here in Richmond when the race started at 7PM. Needless to say it was the hottest race I have ever ran. I think I did well, considering the extreme heat – my time was 26:36, averaging about 8:50 a mile. But, I know I slowed down toward the middle because my first mile was 8:17. I’m glad that the 1/2 marathon that I am signed up for is in November and the weather should be considerably cooler by then.

I had the exact same breakfast as yesterday, because as I said yesterday, I am very creative. But hopefully for lunch I will have something so exciting it will blow you all away. We shall see. For now here is a big frog that I took a photo of when I was staying at the mansion. These guys and their insanely loud croaking are what kept Isaac and I out of the pool at night.

P.S. Frogs really freak me out.

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As if things weren’t bad enough, the hot water in our new apartment isn’t working so it’s been cold showers for 2 days… so I’ve got that going for me, which is nice.

On the bright side, Isaac’s parents are amazing! His dad and I went running tonight, I totally look up to him and his running abilites. This is a man who started running later in life and is now in is 60′s and still runs. He has ran many many marathons, 50 mile marathons, and 2 hundred mile marathons. 100 miles… you read it right!! So we ran 4 miles tonight, which is probably absolutely nothing to him. We’re going running again tomorrow with a group of his running buddies who call themselves the “old and in the way” group, but yet all of them can run like 7 minute miles on the regular. So I’m going to be the one in the way… and when I say in the way, i mean in the way back.

And then there is Isaac’s mom.. who is just lovely and made me dinner tonight. I searched online for jobs while she cooked. She made the orange and basil tofu dish that I made earlier this week. It was fine because hers turned out a lot less spicy than mine so it had a totally different taste. We also had salad and cous cous. It was nice to take photos at her house so I could have some different bowls for a change.

Earlier today Isaac’s dad went picking blackberries. I read on Kath’s blog a few days ago that she tought the blackberry season was ending. I was thinking ohhh noo… I missed the blackberries from Isaac’s. Then I realized she lives in NC – and the Virginia blackberries are just getting started so I will have blackberries for a while longer…..here’s the massive bowl of blackberries!! I had them for dessert this evening.

And here’s a few in my special K cereal this morning- with almond milk. I had it for the first time today. I liked it a lot actually. I may need to buy myself some.

I’m off to go to bed so that I can wake up and go to work in the am. I have a small job tomorrow of going to a lady’s house to be there while a cleaning company cleans her carpet and cleans a couch that she is giving to me. She said she will pay me to be there though – I’m glad because I need to make money doing something. I am thinking I might try to do some free lancing or temp work until a job I really want comes available – that way I don’t feel pressured to take the first thing that comes along. We shall see. I will keep you all updated.