dam...i'm a runner

last weekend i completed my first dam to dam race here in des moines. although i wasn't breaking any records - i'm pretty darn proud of myself for how i did. i came in under the time i wanted and felt good during and after the run. if you're interested - 20k race - chip time 2:07:28 - pace 10:15

the morning started off cool and cloudy - but perfect conditions for a long run on a june day

getting ready to start...

a little butt shot as i fly by

after the finish with my running partner

it's races like these and results like these that make me so happy that i've found a way to stay healthy that i actually love. if you asked me 7 years ago if i ever thought i could do this - i would have adamantly said NO WAY! it feels really good to say that i am a runner today and really mean it

and of course, after 12 miles...

i deserved a little pampering on my tootsies! ;)

thanks to hubs for setting this up for me

we are headed to the lake tonight

enjoy your weekends

xoxo

r

that was quite the hiatus...

my apologies blog readers (if there any of you actually left)! this little blog of mine has been pushed to the back burner these past months - and to put it simply - i've been BU-S-Y!

i will spare you a long & drawn out "update" on what's been happening since september (i really cannot believe that was my last post! oops)

but for right now...

• i'm on a one-week semester break from school - summer classes start next monday
• i'm training to run the dam-to-dam race on june 2
• i'm about to be an auntie again - any day now my sissy is going to have a baby girl! tick tock....

and sheesh...that's about it

i am just enjoying every. single. second. of my down time right now

have a lovely week and i will introduce you to newest angel in my life when she gets here SOOON!

in the meantime...enjoy a little instagram collage

xoxo

rae

ps...i promise to do my best at keeping things a little more current over here on dot.dot.dot.

spring has sprung...

check out what arrived at our house today....

before...

...after

don't you just love it?? nothing like living in your house for almost five years and only now planting a tree :) and let's just say - we are the envy of the neighborhood though...we definitely have the biggest, straightest and prettiest tree on the block!

and these beauties caught my eye on my run tonight - pretty sure i've never randomly picked wild flowers before...not sure what got into me!! must be the most beautifullyamazinggorgeous spring day we are having. 

they might be weeds - but aren't they pretties?

bringing a little spring to my windowsill

and um.........it's bachelorette premier night!!

woop woop. i'm such a sucker for gushy fairytale love stories

have a great night lovlies

hugs,

Rachie

getting things back on track...

after a season full of sitting on my bum - i've gained 8 lbs! ick

now here's the plan to get things back on track...

the goal: run the bix this summer in an hour {or less}

the plan: maintain the following running/workout schedule (developed here):

short runs will be completed in the morning before work, tempo/speework completed in the afternoons after work, long runs on saturday mornings.

the action:

lace up the sneakers

...and go!

and at the request of my younger sister, i will update all of you on my recent trip to minneapolis! two weekends ago, my girlfriends and i went on our annual shopping trip, and chose the twin cities as our destination.

we all made out with some amazing goodies from ikea {here is what i picked up}

two new flower pots

three candles

jewelry dish, jewelry box, and jewelry tree {which is actually from urban outfitters}

ate the most a-may-zing meal of my whole life at stella's.

{if you ever get the chance to eat there, you have to try the champagne mussels - to die}

getting ready to down some raw oysters



the best red velvet cake eva!

and then we spent twelve delirious hours at the moa on saturday, where i snagged a few necessities:

a shirt and a dress from h&m and makeup from bare essentials, too

when i arrived home to my cozy house on sunday - i found this!

new pretty flowers on our doorstep

cabinets installed for additional storage in the garage

LOVE - and thanks todd, greg and rita for all your hard work :)

hugs,

rachie