Andrew and I are on our means 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 a number of 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 had been advised 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 working 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 gratifying.
*Begin slower than you suppose you want to. The variety of occasions I’ve gone out too quick and regretted it by mile 0.7? Embarrassingly excessive. Beginning gradual makes the entire run really feel higher… and also you nearly all the time end stronger.
*Prep your gear the night time earlier than. Lay out the outfit/footwear/socks and cost the watch. It takes two minutes and makes the morning go a lot extra easily.
*Don’t evaluate at this time’s run to final week’s. Or final 12 months’s. Or another person’s. You’re the place you’re at this time. That’s precisely the place you’re speculated to be.
*Smile mid-run. Smiling on function truly helps you calm down your physique and shift your mindset. I do it after I really feel like quitting, and all of the sudden 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 stay up for.
*Change your surroundings. In case your common 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 convey a contemporary set of motivation.
*Take strolling breaks with out guilt. A few of my favourite runs embrace stroll breaks. It’s nonetheless a run. It’s nonetheless superior. You’re nonetheless on the market.
*Some might say that spending cash on new working gear is a waste of cash, nevertheless it’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 properly retains us on the market for longer, making us more healthy.
*Rejoice the stuff that most individuals wouldn’t consider celebrating. Ran sooner than a bunch of geese? Beat the sprinklers? Timed the cease lights completely? These are run highlights and must be handled as such.
*Make your personal 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 severely. Working is one of the best, nevertheless it doesn’t should be intense on a regular basis. Let some runs be messy, gradual, brief, 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 simple to overlook this one. However working (nevertheless gradual or awkward we might really feel at occasions) 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 working extra gratifying?
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?
