Andrew and I are on our approach dwelling from a 50-hour getaway to Idaho. I’ll have a full recap up tomorrow of the insane path we tortured ourselves on and the way we relaxed afterward.
However first, listed below are just a few pics from our first late afternoon, night there. We stayed in Hailey, Idaho, and the meals and surroundings was higher than we may have imagined.
Andrew’s new bike:
We have been informed to go for this sushi, I’m very pleased we listened. Dang’s Sushi Bar.
Mango Sticky Rice >>
The ladies are going to be so jealous.
A drop in temps🤍
Decisions.
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If operating wasn’t one of many hardest bodily issues on the planet to do, it wouldn’t be as fulfilling as it’s for us, BUT I do have some methods to make it a bit extra pleasing.
*Begin slower than you assume you have to. The variety of instances I’ve gone out too quick and regretted it by mile 0.7? Embarrassingly excessive. Beginning sluggish makes the entire run really feel higher… and also you virtually all the time end stronger.
*Prep your gear the night time earlier than. Lay out the outfit/sneakers/socks and cost the watch. It takes two minutes and makes the morning go a lot extra easily.
*Don’t evaluate as we speak’s run to final week’s. Or final yr’s. Or another person’s. You’re the place you’re as we speak. That’s precisely the place you’re speculated to be.
*Smile mid-run. Smiling on goal truly helps you calm down your physique and shift your mindset. I do it once I really feel like quitting, and abruptly I’m tricked into having fun with it.
*Have a post-run deal with deliberate. Whether or not it’s pancakes, a nap, or simply sitting within the solar for five minutes with out anybody asking for snacks, it helps to have one thing to look ahead to.
*Change your surroundings. In case your typical route is feeling stale, drive to a brand new path, loop round a park you by no means run in, or simply reverse your usually route. New views deliver a recent set of motivation.
*Take strolling breaks with out guilt. A few of my favourite runs embody stroll breaks. It’s nonetheless a run. It’s nonetheless superior. You’re nonetheless on the market.
*Some could say that spending cash on new operating gear is a waste of cash, but it surely’s an funding in my well being (HEALTH IS WEALTH), as a result of it makes me extra excited to get out and transfer my physique. Gear that matches and works effectively retains us on the market for longer, making us more healthy.
*Have a good time the stuff that most individuals wouldn’t consider celebrating. Ran sooner than a gaggle of geese? Beat the sprinklers? Timed the cease lights completely? These are run highlights and needs to be handled as such.
*Make your individual run rituals. A pre-run gratitude journal, a post-run smoothie, a fortunate sports activities bra—> little traditions make all of it extra enjoyable.
*Don’t take it too critically. Operating is one of the best, but it surely doesn’t should be intense on a regular basis. Let some runs be messy, sluggish, quick, interrupted, or solely to spice up our moods. That’s nonetheless profitable.
*Bear in mind how fortunate we’re to maneuver. Some days it’s straightforward to neglect this one. However operating (nonetheless sluggish or awkward we could really feel at instances) is a present.
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ALL OF MY PRIME DAY SALE FAVORITES ARE HERE!
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Ever been to Idaho? What half?
Any tricks to make operating extra pleasing?
Cabin or seashore home for a getaway?
Do you prep your gear the night time earlier than for a morning run or seize it within the morning?
