weekend shenanigans

this past weekend i actually was able to get some stuff done! included 2 morning runs. i bit the bullet and woke myself up early Sunday morning to get a quick run in before it got hot. My friend Jess was in town, so we encouraged one another that if we got our run in, we would go to the pool. it worked! We started our work-out at 6:45 and ended around 8 ish....just before it got too hot for me. I'm going to try to wake up and do a few morning runs this week. Hopefully setting 2 alarms and incentives will help.

I also hosted a little cookout on Sunday which involved hamburgers, friends, corn hole, and of course doggies. Here's a few snap shots of our shindig.

 Penguin was the hit of the party!

 The grilling machine.

Tucker's new friend: Lilly the pug.

Last week one of my blogger friends, Run With Jess, started a Marathon Weight Loss competition. She is trying to lose 26.2 lbs by her next Marathon at the end of Sept. She encouraged other bloggers/friends/anyone to join her and lose a Marathon (26.2 lbs), a Half Marathon (13.1 lbs), or any amount of weight. Since I'm trying to lose about another 10 lbs by Sept ( my next half marathon), I thought this was a great thing to become a part of!

Over 450 people have joined her in the Marathon Weight Loss challenge! If you are interested in joining this support group I encourage you to click on her link! You don't have to be a runner or blogger in order to participate! You just need to report your weight to her every Monday before midnight in order to participate! Also, she has a page on FB where you can share healthy recipes/exercises/etc. with others.

the next 13 weeks....bring.it.on.

How are your summer runs going? getting hot yet?

Do you use the grill a lot in the summer? Whats your fav. meal to prepare?