This Summer was a blur. Did we have Summer? If you would ask my husband he would definitely say no way due to his recent job venture that turned out to be a nightmare! He worked, and than worked some more, and yep, worked even harder at this 7 day a week job for 3 1/2 months which began late May. As of just recently, he made a brave but smart decision to leave his Corporate position and move on to new things. Yes a bit Scary but also Exciting.
As for me, I ran a few races this summer after recovering from Bronchitis in March over in Italy which I mentioned in my last post. My first half marathon was in May around Lake Minnetonka. It was FUN! I ran a 1:49 which was great considering the rolling hills and I was still not fully recovered from my cough.
In June I ran a 10K around Lake Calhoun for a very worthy cause......Feeding the Starving Children. There is nothing more motivating than running around the lake with pictures of starving children cheering you on and giving you inspiration. I was first in my age group too with a time of 49 minutes. Not a PR but I was pleased since it was HOT!! However, I much prefer Hot over COLD. Brrrrrrrrrrr Winter is here.
In July I ran two half marathons in the same week. One on July 4th........RED WHITE AND BOOM. Speaking of hills. OH MY GOSH! I managed to pull off a 1:49 again but it was much more difficult.
My favorite run this Summer however was the GREEN LAKE RUN in Spicer, MN. It was my brother's first long run and it was a 12 mile loop around Green Lake. IT was almost 75 degrees at the start and probably close to 90 when we finished. We had a blast though and he did GREAT! His favorite part and mine was jumping in the lake almost immediately after we finished. I of course loved my Massage and ART after the run. To my surprise, when I joined my husband and brother at the award ceremony, I was handed a third place metal for my age bracket. I wasn't even racing......just running for fun. Gotta love that!
Since this run I've been running but haven't committed to any races but hope to start training again soon for another marathon...my 20th hopefully somewhere warm this winter!
When I wasn't running and racing I was busy working my Shaklee Business, keeping up with House stuff, and of course enjoying our CSA goodies in our box weekly. Since My husband was working so much and traveling lots, it was challenging to use everything up before my next box arrived, but I managed to do some canning, freezing and sharing with my Mom too. It was a GREAT Season for tomatoes so I did a fair of amount of canning. I did tomato sauce, roasted cherry tomatoes, Tomato Soup including this Heirloom version below served with pan seared shrimp. I also did a Roasted Tomato Soup. One of my favorite ways to prepare pasta is with a fresh pesto sauce using fresh basil and I often toss in some fresh or roasted tomatoes. Have you ever tired using Ribbons of Summer Squash? They make a great substitute for noodles.
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