Grooving with the glasses

Peak week(s) are officially here for the 50 miler! I got up mentally prepared for a big training day. I honestly am just so thankful I can wake up and say that training these next few weeks is basically my "full time" job. Like HOW LUCKY is that?! Of course there are so many things I want to accomplish, but I am really falling in love with this process. I got up at 5:15, had a BPN GoBar, and went out for my first run. I took it EASY, averaged an 8:40-8:45 pace for 12 miles, but felt fresh. I also tried the chocolate GU gel.... this may be an unpopular opinion but I kind of liked it? Maybe not during a race but just chilling on a run, I'll take some chocolate please! I came back home, did some lifting, then had breakfast and got some social media stuff done. I also had my interview with Merrimack College yesterday for their masters program in Nutrition and Human Performance.... AND I GOT ACCEPTED TODAY!!! AHHHH it seriously doesn't feel real. I am going to move to school for 2 years to get my masters in this field. It scares the living shit out of me if I am being honest, but I know I am passionate about it. I don't know exactly what I would want to do yet. I would love to either open my own private practice to help athletes (like Meghan Featherstunn!!!), work for a performance supplement company (HELLO BPN dream job) working to enhance performance through nutrition, or work in research and who knows maybe get my PhD. So many options to explore. Again, I am scared but excited for this next journey! 

That was the biggest excitement of my day, so I used it as fuel mentally to go do my second run. 8 miles that I did some faster miles in and it ended up being exactly and hour long. I got these sunglasses when I was in Wisconsin and OMG I love them. Not only do they make me feel really cool wearing them, with all of the pollen they actually helped keep things out of my eyes! I had a total of 30:00 to shower, make and eat lunch, and leave my house to go to my eye doctor appointment, which I miraculously made on time! It’s actually really nice out today, 70 here and sunny which IMO is ideal! 

Does any one else’s dog just NEED to sit on or at your feet? Any exciting news today? How is the weather where you are? Are you a sunglass type of runner?