Olympic Inspiration

I don’t know about you guys but I am loving the Olympics this year! We’ve been recording them each night so we can watch anything we missed in the morning while we get ready for work! I spent this morning blow drying my hair while watching this adorable cutie win GOLD!

This guy is just as sweet and adorable in person as he appeared last night during his humble interview post win! I still can’t believe I swam with him back in February thanks to Team Refuel!

The Olympics also provided a much needed distraction from last night’s hill workout. Gia doesn’t mess around when she prescribes hill workouts, many of which are easily done on the treadmill. Last night’s 3.5 mile session left exhausted and humbled as I know the 4.0 incline wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been but still left be panting and counting down the minutes. Thankfully I was able to pass time watching the men’s synchronized diving during the entire run.

Tonight, I’m relaxing with Meghann, who is staying with me this weekend for BlogHer!  Much to my surprise, Meghann had the perfect long run dinner ready and waiting when I walked through the door.

We chatted for over an hour while enjoying dinner. Living in NYC I feel disconnected from a lot of the wedding planning so it was great to talk about all the fun and painful details ranging from dresses, DJs, honeymoons, and suits! I can’t believe the big day and the bachelorette weekend will be here in less than six months!!

The pasta and Olympic inspiration will hopefully provide me with the perfect fuel and motivation for tomorrow morning’s 14 mile run. It seems that each year, during marathon training, there is at least one long run that begins at an absurd hour because I need to do it on a Friday before work. Tomorrow I have to be ready for a client meeting by 8am, which means that I’ll hit the street around 4:15 so I am back home in time to shower and be ready to go in a full suit and makeup by 7:30! Luckily, I have a great playlist and a book to keep me company. While Meghann has volunteered to log a few miles with me, I wouldn’t blame her if she slept in later and enjoyed a leisurely run at a more normal hour.

I’m so ready for the weekend to be here, kicked off with a Well+Good NYC and Physique 57 workout class and then a weekend filled with BlogHer events and enjoying the city with some of my blogger ladies!