And I missed my Ironman recap from last week too. Blerg.
Here is a quick rundown:
Ran: 27.1 miles
Biked: 89.61 miles
Swam: 2.5 miles
Total mileage: 119.21
Total time: about 10 hours
Highlights included:
- some hilly but fun and beautiful outdoor runs (and getting to meet these lovelies along the way):
Well, hello there!
I can totally get used to this view
- an awesome 3 hour ride around Lake Sammamish with Christy
- my FIRST OFF DAY since the end of April. That is nuts.
via Google
Oh yes. We got to go on a tour of the Nike headquarters, meet some Spartans who work there, talk business and sports with them and shop in their employee store. 50% off!!
The week started with an event in Seattle with our friends Brittney and Aaron!
One of my favorite Spartans - Kelley who lives in Denver!
The entrance to the HQ
Prefontaine is all over the place!
It's like a resort, not a place of work!
I didn't go too crazy buying stuff, but did get a fun pair of shoes, some running gear and some stuff for Julia, my dad and Rob.
She thought she was pretty cool!
Oh and as you can see, Julia is already prepping for a career in sports:
nice form!
I had a great time in Portland and really learned a lot from Nike, their philosophies and why they're so successful. And thought it was fun that their main differentiator is innovation - which is the name of my new team at work! So I really am able to apply a lot of what I learned there to my every day job.
Oh and it didn't hurt to know that the world's greatest athletes had been where I was...hard NOT to be inspired when surrounded by the best!
I'm thrilled that this week is the Rock and Roll Half Marathon here in Seattle and some of my wonderful friends are coming into town to run it with me!! Megan, Megan, Nancy, Adrian and Stacy are all flying in for it and I can't wait! We're also going to rally with a bunch of local bloggers including (but not limited to) TriGirl (please check out her blog for some amazing drawings of moi!!), Stacie, Pensive Pumpkin, Zoe, Rebecca, and RicoleRuns. Talk about a fun weekend!
Hope you are doing well and have an exciting week/weekend ahead of you!
Cheers -
Questions:
1) Are you a fan of Nike? Why or why not?
2) Are you racing this weekend? If so, which race?
3) Anything fun to share?
Julia is the cutest thing ever - I love all of the pics of her! I m so jealous of your trip to Nike! Way to go with your training and good luck this weekend - I can't wait to hear all about the race and blogger meet-up!
ReplyDeleteIt can't be said enough that you are doing such an awesome job with your training. Love reading your recaps! And of course, Julia is going to be an amazing athlete just like her parents!!
ReplyDeleteNice week with training! Julia looks like she is having a good time playing basketball.
ReplyDeleteGood work on keeping up on your training. Nice job! There are some good looking trails/paths around there.
ReplyDeleteNike looks like a really fun place. I might have to go for a visit. Have you seen the movie "Pre?" It's pretty awesome...
Julia is gonna be a baller? That's just too cool.
You are a training machine. So impressive. I've heard about the Nike headquarters and it really seems like an awesome place to be. I'm a Nike fan. Thanks for the shout out! So looking forward to this weekend!
ReplyDeleteawesome job this week, especially with that one crazy hill. I'm so jealous of your nike tour and shopping fun. Can't wait to hear about everything in person! i get to see you TOMORROWWWW!!!!! :) :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous you got to go to the EMPLOYEE STORE! I've been dying to go there pretty much my whole life! Wait, that sounds sad when you say it out loud?!?! You are dominating your training!
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