Bikram & Bowling

And?it?s Thursday!!  Did this week FLY by or what?  I bowl in a league with my girlfriends on Thursday evenings, which is always a blast and time to get caught up with each other?s crazy busy lives. 

My morning started bright and early with a 6am run.  It was only 76 degrees, so I wore as little as possible (without scaring anyone), grabbed my running water bottle, GPS watch, and headed out.  It?s been about a week since my last outdoor run, so I had no idea what to expect.  I had no distance plan, just started running like Forrest. 

I managed a GREAT 3.5 miles.  I thought that was sufficient since I was planning to go to Bikram, as well, this morning.  

Garmin told me?

Total Time: 31:49

Total Distance: 3.55 miles

Mile 1:  8:54

Mile 2:  8:59

Mile 3:  9:01

Mile 3-3.55:  4:53  (8:56 pace)

I?ll take it!

I munched on a mango after the run, and a ton of H2O of course.  Bikram suggests no eating 3 hours prior to class, except fruit or juice is acceptable up to 1 hour before. 

Bikram was amazingly sweaty .  Today was my 5th Bikram class and I am definitely noticing a change in my strength and ability to execute some of the moves.  By no means are the moves perfect.  Below is a chart of all 26 poses. 

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My mom visited me for lunch!  She also brought lunch?thanks mom!

Tuna Salad

Homemade Gazpacho

Then we chatted at the pool for a bit?until a DARK sky rolled in.  I never thought I?d say this, but we needed rain and we got it!  And the rain cooled the air slightly, and the poor grass and plants got some hydration.  Dropped down to 75*!  It?s a COLD FRONT!

I snacked on an apple with PB?oh wait, this is no ordinary PB.  I finally broke open the White Chocolate Cherry PB from Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor, MI. 

It?s the perfect consistency, with subtle hints of chocolate and cherry.  I can already tell, this PB is not going to last long!!

Gotta go get some strikes! 

Question: Have you ever bowled on a league? 

My girlfriends and I have been on this same 15-week summer bowling league since we turned 21 (that makes this the ninth year!).  We used to drink A LOT of draft beer and get a little bit crazy, in our younger days.  These days, we?re more into chatting and drinking water, so we feel halfway decent at work on Friday mornings!  Lame, I know.