I ran 9 whole miles this morning. 🙂
9 Mile Stats
I woke up a little before 7 a.m., laced up my shoes (yes, I tied the laces – no more blisters for this girl!), and headed out.
I did an out-and-back route for the first four miles before running my typical five-mile loop around the large lake near our apartment.
Around mile 5.5, I stopped for about 30 seconds to sip some water at a drinking fountain and eat a Stretch Island mango sunrise fruit leather. It’s amazing how such a short break can rejuvenate a run. The last 3.5 miles weren’t too bad, and I finished the run feeling like I can tackle a half marathon in the near future!
Don’t get me wrong, my legs and lungs felt fatigued, but I feel like as long as I keep up with my training plan, 13.1 miles is a do-able goal on August 1. Phew!
Breakfast
After about 10 minutes of stretching and toweling off my sweaty body, I was ready for breakfast.
I started with a cold and creamy cup of strawberry Chobani Greek yogurt.
Berry Good
I love this yogurt, but I don’t really like all the goopy strawberry stuff on the bottom. I think it tastes perfect without all that fruity liquid stirred in. Sweet with a slight hint of strawberries. Yum!
My main course included two dippy eggs with a strip of MorningStar Farms veggie bacon and a toasted Alternative bagel.
Breakfast is Served
Extra Dippy Please!
Toasty
Dip It, Dip It Good
I love hearty breakfasts on the weekend.
Happy 21st Birthday to My Sister!
Today is a big day in the life of my little sister.
Little Les
Dancing Queen
Leslie & Sadie
Sisters
I Love Her
Twenty-one years ago little Leslie was born.
Today she celebrates her 21st birthday!
I sense an extreme hangover in her future. 🙂
Happy birthday to the best sister in the whole wide world! I love ya, Les!
In honor of Leslie’s big day, I leave you with an old picture of me and Ryan from 2006… on my 21st birthday. Yikes!
Me & Ryan on my 21st
What was your 21st birthday like?
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Ha! My 21st was Easter Sunday so I was able to avoid the hangover. I think I has some church wine. . . Congrats on the 9 miles! You will have no trouble with the 13.1
Aaaaah to be 21 again 🙂
My 21st was on a Sunday too, so I went out on Saturday at midnight. Let’s just say that all I could manage to eat the following day was a few pieces of my birthday cake. It was awful!
LOL…that picture is hilarious! Happy Birthday to your sis!!
beautiful sisters!!
congrats on your run too… especially in this heat! you’ll beast a half marathon no problemo 😀
thanks! it really was hot as balllllls outside!
Happy birthday to your sis! You are both such beauties! 🙂
21 seems so long ago….I went to a local bar with some friends. 🙂
Congrats on your 9 miler! And Happy Bday to your sis – I’m sure she’s excited for tonight! 🙂
Thanks so much juju! I have the best sister in the world! And I absolutely love the picture from your 21st!! xoxo
My 21st birthday was tons o fun followed by meeting my parents and brother for lunch the next day (feeling like I might vomit the whole time) where they proceeded to laugh at my slightly green hue.
Happy Birthday to your sister! That was sweet of you to dedicate the post to her. My 21st was 1 week ago today!!! =)
Happy Birthday to your sister! What a beautiful pair of sisters 🙂
I love the picture of you, too haha! Awesome.
Enjoy your day and congrats on that run! You rock 🙂
Congrats on nine miles, that’s awesome- quite an accomplishment in the heat!! And happy birthday to your sister, I hope she has a great day and night. I can’t wait to turn 21 in a few months 🙂
Way to go on the 9 miles! I think I’m just hanging out a week behind you- I did 8 this morning! 🙂
Happy bday to your lil’ sis! My birthday, since I was one of the youngest of all my friends and it was in the summer, turned into a four-day affair of going out at midnight the night before, birthday dinner, a night at a casino, and a 21-shots night (uuuugggghhhh). Never again!
Happy birthday to your sister! I turn 21 this November. I’m sure I’ll have some fun photos to show for it 🙂
Congratulations on your 9 mile run!
I spent my 21st in Paris…. Lots of stories there, but it was a decade ago now *sigh* ! Hope your sister has a great day.
You know exactly what my 21st birthday was like because you were a first hand witness. It wouldn’t have been the same without you and I love that we wore sweatpants to the bar<3
Congrats on the 9 miles!!
And happy bday to your beautiful sister.
Next year, I’ll be 21 🙂
My 21st birthday was last year, spent in Las Vegas 🙂
You have that half marathon in the bag! You know what they say…if you can run 8 then you can run 13! So you are GOLDEN! YAY!
Also Happy Birthday to your sister! What a fun birthday! haha! My 21st was fun. My roommate and I both turned 21 with 4 days of one another so we had a big blow out at our house!
awesome job on your run and happy birthday to your sister! 🙂
im not 21 until 2013 =(
awesome job on the 9! i thought about you while i ran (and walked) my 3.1. it’s tough building up miles.
My 21st was fun & VERY cold! It was the middle of January and I’m pretty sure we had freezing rain that night…it didn’t stop the partying though!
Happy Birthday to your sister!! 🙂
My 21st was fun, but nothing too super crazy. It was enjoyed the way a 21st birthday should be – out with friends and drinks 😉
Congrats on your run – that’s fantastic!!
Awesome job on the 9 miles!!! My 21st was on a Sunday so I went out Saturday night. I don’t really remember that night but I do remember on my actual day, my mother made me a gorgeous bday dinner, with steak and potatoes and asparagus, candles, and champagne. It was really sweet 🙂
good job on your run! you’re gonna rock the 1/2 marathon for sure.
21st bday…typical “event at bar” type thing. i shared a 21st bday party with another friend. i dont remember too much of it though. 🙂
CONGRATS to you on your great run this am 🙂
& Happy Birthday to your sister!!!!!
My 21st was really nothing special- went to dinner & then Blue Martini. My 22nd was FAR better- spent it in Miami..kind of a ‘make up’ for the 21st 😉
Congrats on the run chica!!!!
9 miles! good job!! You’ll be just fine for the half marathon. 🙂
Love it! You look like I did on my 21st! Happy bday to Leslie and congrats on the long run!
My 21st was a 3 day celebration! It fell on a Friday, which meant I could go out Thursday at midnight, which was mellow. Then came Friday, my actual birthday, in which I went out with a massive 30 or more people because it was also my brother’s 25th birthday (yes, on the same day) so he came up to kalamazoo from chicago and we had a big blast together with all of our friends! Saturday came a long and was pretty much a repeat! haha
My sister just had her 21st birthday June 13th. Her birthday present just started right now as my mom and her are in Arizona. Tomorrow they go on a hot air balloon ride.
I had my first shot on my 21st birthday. It went down…and then came right back up! I hadn’t even drank anything yet, but that was the day that I learned that shots are not for me!
Congrats on 9 miles and happy birthday to Leslie!
LOVE that picture of you from your 21st – hilarious!!
Mine wasn’t too crazy – a night at the casino with my fam and two of my bests :0)
Great job on that 9 miles. WOW!!!
Happy Birthday to your sister!!
Wow, 9 miles! What an accomplishment! Did you take Sadie with you? I beat she’s happy to be running longer distances!
Happy birthday to your sister! I’ll tell you how my 21st goes when I get there. ;]
So proud of you rocking your long run. We’ll all be cheering for you come Chicago time. Keep up the good work!
Congrats on your 9-miler 🙂 That’s a big one!! I love the pic from your 21st… There are plenty of pictures from mine that are VERY similar.
congrats on 9 miles! where did you get the pink off the shoulder dress from?
thanks! it’s actually a shirt (i’m wearing jeans that you can’t see) & i got it from marshall’s last summer.
Julie, I have a question for you…
I usually go to the gyms in the morning; however, I always have had trouble with what I should eat prior to working out.
I usually stick to Greek Yogurt, granola and some routine coffee. I know that doesn’t sound too appealing – but I just don’t know what I should do that would be “right”
Thanks,
Humberto 🙂
My 21st isn’t for a couple months but it will be during a break from my school so my parents promised to take me out for a cocktail!