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the view from a gorgeous driftless lunchtime run.
it’s impossible to convey the beauty of the view from the top of the ridge just a mile from my desk at organic valley. maybe a picture is worth a thousand words.
the view of the classic driftless region geography makes for quite an energizing “out and back” lunch run even on a dull day, all the more so when it’s sunny, green and lush.
do yourself a favor and view large on a big screen.
15 miles. alone, on country roads. personal best 3:40 marathon pace. could have done 20. why?
my motivation isn’t synthetic. and now, neither is my recovery shake 🙂
26 grams of protein never tasted so good. also, lactose free.
yes i’m an organic valley brand manager so i’m a bit of a partisan, but i really do love this stuff and so does odin – so much so that we have a bit of trouble keeping it stocked in the house!
odin ( calls me at work ): "poppi, can you bring more organic valley fuel home. we're out. again."
— Eric C Snowdeal III (@snowdeal) July 31, 2014
if you’ve ever made a product then you know how hard it is to go from the idea to an actual thing without making compromises along the way. if it were easy to make a great tasting, organic, high protein recovery shake with a short ingredient list and no words you can’t pronounce, then somebody would have done it already. i couldn’t be prouder of the super team who made this A Real Thing.
we’re still getting it stores, so if you’re interested tell your local, favorite store you’d love to have it on the shelf. if you have a whole foods or ncga coop nearby there’s a good chance you’ll find it there. also available via amazon fresh and fresh direct. of course, you can always check our product locator for more locations.
if you try it, i’d love to hear what you think.
i almost forrest gumped it.
out on the first 7 mile leg of a 14 mile run in coolish temperature and fog while listening to breathe by minnesota and i had a thought that if it was on infinite jukebox i could possibly maybe have just forrest gumped it and just kept going and going and going…
things you think while running along cornfields in the upper midwest.
every day i run by the growing corn and today it occurs to me. why is the left side of the road tassled and the other not?
perhaps you recognize the leaning electrical pole from a more wintry view of this scene.
harder. better. faster. stronger.
today i ran 10 miles faster than i ever have before. i averaged 8.5 minute miles and on the last 5 i was running 8 minute mile pace. i could have easily run the entire 10 miles at a 8 minute mile pace. this means i shaved 10 minutes off my 10 mile run time compared to 1 year ago and about 20 minutes off my time from 2 years ago.
originally i was going to only run 8 miles but it felt so good i tacked on 2 miles. maybe there’s something to being trolled by an ice cream truck 🙂
it seems reasonable to project out the performance and gains and predict that i’ll hit 7 minute pace sometime over the next year for half marathon and under distances.
two years ago i honestly thought that was impossible goal for my 6’4″ former clydesdale frame and now it’s almost a reality.
big question is what’s the upper limit? could i hit 6 minute miles. seems impossible now…
current status:
10 mile run with 10 mph winds and +5°F degree wind chill. in. a. snow storm.
i guess at least it was above zero and no snow blindness!
it didn’t sustain snowing at this intensity for long but the wind whipping around the steady snow fall was, um, fun? there’s a road there somewhere!
when i’m out in weather like this, i get looks from drivers that i think means something along the of, “you poor, poor, deranged soul.”