the exciting driveafter an exciting 7 hour drive on friday i arrived in the sticks of kentucky. it's a very exciting area indeed; there is even an outlet mall (...it has 4 stores). i really need to go back and get a picture of this "outlet mall". the brands advertised outside include wrangler, lee and jansport. can't you buy all that at walmart?
anyway. j and i ran about 5.2 miles in one of kentucky's finer state parks on saturday. there's one road that goes through the park but it was extremely hilly with no shoulder so we stuck to the campground area, how exciting. we found a couple walking trails (1/2 mile and 1/4 mile long each) so we threw those in for a little variety. the trails slowed us down overall because we had to stop and climb over/under fallen trees, navigate loose rocks, and step cautiously on wet, mossy rocks, but at least it was a bit of a break from boring mile loops around the campground. we did find out later (online) that there is supposedly a 4.5 mile trail in that park somewhere, which would have been nice to know.
saturday (3/14) am run: 5.2 miles, 48:48 (avg pace 9:23), avg hr (153)
it was also my half birthday so i was treated to free gambling (j's money) at the casino! my luck at the casino is apparently the same as my luck in the blog giveaways. nonexistent. j gave me $40 to gamble away and i should have just pocketed it. i lost two games of roulette and two games of blackjack. my first trip to a casino was not very memorable. guess i'll stay away from vegas and lottery tickets.
sunday i tried to sleep in but alas, sleep and i are just not meant to be. still. :( we skipped a trip to louisville and decided to be lazy around the hotel instead. eventually i hit the road again and knew i'd be logging another 0-mile day, but at least i hadn't already taken a day off for the week so i felt less guilty.
the long road homeweek in review (3/09 - 3/15):
total miles: 35.00 (4 runs easy, 1 interval workout, 1 threshold workout)
time spent running: ~5 hours 10 minutes
avg hr: 162.00
abs & yoga: 3 ab days, 0 yoga (for the 3rd week in a row, might as well quit trying)
off days: 1 (unscheduled, mostly laziness)
lol at the casino, i don't even bother anymore. :)
ReplyDeleteAt least it was purty, warnt it? :)
ReplyDeleteDon't quit trying with the yoga!
ReplyDeleteI've been so diligently not running, it's sick!
Now who can turn down warm cinnamon rolls, free or not?
ReplyDeleteNot me.
I stink at the casinos too. I think I tried once, & we live less than 30 minutes from Atlantic City.
I'm awful at winning anything; casinos and scratch offs included
ReplyDeleteI don't ever win at the casino. Well don't play much since I never win and hate tossing money out the window.
ReplyDeleteLol at the outlet mall. Happy Half-Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Half Birthday!
ReplyDeleteI have never been one for gambling.
Happy half birthday ;) Did you buy yourself something special from the four-store outlet?
ReplyDeleteAnd I'd be terrible at gambling, too.
I suck at the casino too. At least it was free money!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun run. I love running in new places...especially if it is scenic.
Warm cinnamon rolls? I would have signed up for a quick dozen, no doubt!
ReplyDeleteHappy half birthday! My mom always celebrated mine, and I still do it now.
ReplyDeleteWow... that outlet mall sounds AWESOME! It makes the malls here in Vegas sound really lame. (HA HA!)
ReplyDeleteI agree, it would be really hard to pass up warm cinnamon rolls... You probably made good use of your time! :-)
i never win either... sounds like a fun weekend though!!
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that Walmart secretly owns the outlet mall.
ReplyDeleteThanks lindsay for your comment. Sometimes I think It's because I'm a doc that I have to run fast...I have no time! Anyway, looks like your weekend was pretty exciting. Casinos are very hit or miss...and i tend to miss more than hit...
ReplyDeleteWas that really your drive home?That picture looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWait, have you never seen outlet malls before - is that only a Northern thing?
Good to know I'm not the only with sucky luck when it comes to giveaways - I NEVER win! :-)
Yeah, I'd just stick to Wal-Mart...
ReplyDeleteNice workouts!!
Mmm, cinnamon buns... Sorry to hear you didn't have any luck at the casino. Sounds like one interesting outlet mall!!
ReplyDeletebelated thanks all for the happy half-day wishes, yes i still 'celebrate' it. or well, try to convince j to 'celebrate' it with me anyway.
ReplyDelete@terri - yeah that was my drive home. my dad gave me a lecture on focusing on the road and not taking pictures... haha. once the sun broke thru it was a pretty drive through the mountains. and i am used to "real" outlet malls for brands you'd actually care to buy on sale, i assume that's what you are referencing? i hope anyway :)