Run Tour

by Carilyn on January 10, 2012

Some of my favorite training runs are Tour Runs.  Tour Runs are those where I head out for a set amount of time, rather than a set distance, and just go wherever…  Sometimes I end up in some really weird places (a homeless campsite, Mansion Row), and sometimes I end up in some really cool places (NASA Jet Propulsion Lab [sorry, Security Guard Man, I didn’t know it was a secret-off-limits-place], a chicken farm in downtown LA, Homegirls Bakery).

I like to do Tour Runs when I am ramping back up, but not quite ready to put the hammer down.  After big races, even if I recover physically very quickly, my mind usually takes a little longer.  I have to “trick” myself into getting back on the training bus, and second to bribing myself with food (see last post), I have to bribe myself with promises of fun runs – runs with no pressure, no goal, no point other than to see things. (Yes, the run will end up with food, but that isn’t the starting motivation.  I promise.)

So, here are some of the cool things I saw on my run, and then, what I fixed when I was done.  I only thought about the pancakes for the last 30 minutes 🙂

Cool Architecture

 

 

 

 

Where I Swim

 

Trails I Run

 

And what I made when I was done…

 

Pancake batter, eggs, milk

 

Add blueberries

 

Bake the bacon - not fry!

 

Pancakes on the griddle

 

Time to dig in!

 

And don't forget the coffee!

Happy Running!

{ 2 comments }

Keith Boucher January 11, 2012 at 7:38 pm

NEVER…EVER….forget the coffee! Happy running to you as well and thanks for getting me started..

Carilyn January 11, 2012 at 8:40 pm

It’s going to be fun!

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