saturday bike show and sunday run

saturday @ the bike show
the bike show was great – it’s a good feeling, being able to support Canadian vendors. I bought my first road bike last summer and needed a couple accessories. I also want to get out cycling more this summer and was hoping to maybe sign up for an event. there were so many races/causes to choose from so I’m taking my time and going to pick a few duathalons to do this summer with LM. I was a good girl and only purchased 2 tubes, a water bottle rack, and a little seat mounted bag to store an emergency kit in. KB and KB gifted me with my very own tire changer tool – merci beaucoup!
here are a couple blurry pics for your enjoyment (I had a wee bit of a hangover and shakes problem):

the one on the bottom is of the bike (the blue one) I want ‘someday’ assuming I actually like the duathalon experiences I’m planning. but, as KB pointed out, I could just get aero bars for my bike…

sunday long run

distance: 15.80M (25.28km)
time: 2:51:59
pace: 10:53/M
calories: 1826

notes: this was a good run. ME and I did a similar route to last week’s long run. it was gorgeous out and it was nice to not need my run jacket. saw lots of other runners out too and many waves and hello’s were exchanged. I felt I could have pushed it to maybe 17 or 18 miles (27-32km) but it was nice not to be in a delirious, exhausted, crampy haze by the time I reached the doorstep. I managed to get a wee bit of a sunburn (thank you freckly, fair skin). we tried sport beansand I really liked them. they were much more tolerable than gels and they come in caffeinated versions too. I think for my marathon, I’m going to do a combination of gel and sport beans.  neither seems to upset my tummy too much.  ran in my Nikes. I think the pressure point thingy in them at the ball of my foot might be causing some of my feet issues. for the last few runs I’ve been on, both long and short, my feet have been very sore, almost bruised feeling, afterwards. I thought it might have been plantar fasciitis and I’ve been rolling my foot with a golf ball at work. that helped the tendons but now there’s this weird bruised feeling right below the pad below my little toe. it doesn’t hurt when I walk or run, just afterwards feels bruised. ideas anyone? hoodieruns@gmail.com

CBD – thank you for your comment about the squares!  I did bake them in a 9×13 but stored them in a 9×9 plastic container. my bars were lovely and chewy but so fulling that I cut them a bit smaller than bar size. do you havve the nutritional info for your version? mind sending the info to me at hoodieruns@gmail.com?  do you have any other receipes runners might enjoy that I can feature and properly credit you for?? :o)

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the Great Tim Horton’s Roll Up The Rim Tally –  hoodie 5 : Tim Horton’s 12
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