Every year, I like to do something a little uncomfortable. I look back at the goals I set… and tell the truth about whether I actually followed through. Not because I enjoy pointing out failures—but because I genuinely believe this: You shouldn’t ask others to live a life you’re not willing to live yourself. So […]
A Spokane Workout Weekend to Challenge My Marathon Training
My weekend was spent visiting a great friend in Spokane Wa where we got amazing weather, a playground workout, a fantastic river run, and some fine Spokane dining! You never know what you’re going to get when you visit someplace that you’re not familuar with. You need to find your food, a gym, a good place to run, and something that we usually take for granted is a good place to sleep. If you don’t sleep well then your training will suck!
I made sure that my sleep would be great by brining an Aerobed along with me. If you’ve never slept on an Aerobed then you’re missing out. These are luxury air beds that inflate and deflate with a flip of a switch, and are comfortable! I actually slept on one for 2 years in NYC by choice! You can buy Aerobeds at Amazon.com or Costco. Next I went and bought all of my food for the weekend. Eggs, cottage cheese, spinach, avocados, apples, oranges, and string cheese.
The last part to this equation was finding a good place to workout. I brought my Fitness Rings with me and a 
I put in my resistance training workout, ate some food, and when for the run! It was a beautiful 65 degree day with the sun shinning. After completing negative splits on my running we went for some cheat day pizza to refuel the bod at a place that sells the famous David’s Pizza near Gonzaga University. It was some great pizza! Here’s my post on why everyone should be having cheat days to stay in top shape.
What have your cool workout days been like? Send me a comment!
