A little recovery (and maybe some beverages)

I tried to turn it down a notch this week since I've had some aches and pains - sore right hip, sore right ankle, and sore right shoulder (it sucks having a crooked spine... obviously my right side takes a thrashing).  I had a little bit of fun on school nights.  Cliff's sister and her kids came over on Monday night and Cliff grilled some tasty treats.  On Wednesday night I went out with my friends to Button's for drinks and then The Mule for more drinks.  I didn't plan on getting home at 12:15, but it was one of those impromptu nights that turned out to be a lot of fun.

My friend Betsy (who is training for her first Ironman, Tempe in November, recapped our Wednesday night out here.  I'll just plead the 5th.  But here's a photo to sum up the night:

Weekly workout recap:
Monday: Run (3 miles), swim (3,200 meters)
Tuesday: Elliptical (20 min), weights/abs (10:13)
Wednesday: Run (3.6 miles), weights/abs (10:20)
Thursday: Off
Friday: Run (3.6 miles), elliptical (20 min), weights/abs (10:24)
Saturday: Run (8.5 miles), swim (3,200 meters)
Sunday: Run (3.77 miles)
Total Workout Time: 7:01:15
Total Running Miles: 22.47

Saturday was the big workout day.  Stacy and I met at 5:30 to run (which meant a 4:35 alarm).  We were planning on 8 miles, but I talked her into a bonus half-mile in an effort to avert lane line duty at swim practice.  It was an enjoyable run, with a "cold front" that brought us temps in the low 70s.  We were secretly (or maybe overtly) hoping for an easy swim practice.  The main set was 4 x 400's @ 7:00 descend 1-4.  Stacy and I pushed each other and went 6:11, 6:01, 5:52, and 5:40.  After #3, Stacy mentioned trying for 5:40 on the last one and I thought that was too fast.  We ended up splitting 1:22 on the last 100 (Papa Chuck got our splits) and hitting 5:40... high fives for BFFs and a very good workout.  After that we treated ourselves to some yummy Yogi's breakfast and then hit up Trader Joe's.  I'll be in California next week for a training class for work, so I scored some wifey points bought some pre-prepared food for Cliff to eat for dinner.