Livin' Large
Things have been pretty busy! But then again, when are things not busy?! If things weren’t busy, then I would likely find a way to make things busy...I digress.
Had a fantastic weekend in the A-Tex and got to experience my first ever UT football game….from the 200 Club! The 200 Club would be where all the swank folk sit - complete with bar, buffet, flat screen TV’s and leather seats. Nice. Jeff got the tickets through work, so we jumped on the opportunity to see the Longhorns take on the Cowboys, what a great game! I gotta say….watching football without emotion is a wonderful thing. I mean, I like to see the Longhorns do well, but I’m not passionate about their fate. Colt McCoy fumbles, aww shucks. On the other hand, put me in Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night when the Tigers are taking on the *insert SEC opponent here* and I need blood pressure meds and Prozac. Funny how team spirit (at least that’s what we’ll call it) changes things. Here’s a pic of Jeff and I livin’ large and enjoying UT Football in high style:
I took advantage of the perfect weekend weather and got in a 15 mile run on Sunday morning. I finished in 2:10 (8:40 min/mi pace) with 1 bathroom stop and 2 water stops…I was happy with that. The cool Fall temps sure makes for nice running, but it’s another story on swimming. This will be my first Fall/Winter season swimming outdoors and I’ve already figured out that making it to the pool in the morning is 99% of the battle. The bed is so warm and cozy and the thought of stripping down to a swimsuit in 40 degree weather just doesn’t make you want to get out of bed…..but, then come the thoughts of a 1.2 mile swim in Lake Ponchartrain in April and *BOING* I’m up and the thoughts switch gears…gotta get better at the swimming, gotta get out of bed and get to the pool. This morning we did a 400 meter aerobic test and a 200 meter threshold test….twice. Here’s how it went…
Round 1: 400=7:10; 200=3:26
Round 2: 400=7:19; 200=3:32
So much for getting faster?! It’s okay….more fuel to the fire and motivation to get out of bed when the temps drop even lower. Brrr!