Links for the Week

I'm especially excited about the first link. These are my favorites for the week.

• Dude Perfect interviewed on TexAgs radio. These guys rock.
• Easter is coming. Here's why we celebrate.
• CU Yellow Jackets Softball. My alma mater, and they are playing in town. I had to go out and watch!

Sunday: Easy run and weights

Monday: Rest!

Tuesday: Long, long run. Strava stats.

Wednesday: Morning swim, evening long walk and isos interspersed. I love living on the greenway!
Thursday: Morning weights, afternoon ride at Endeavor Performance. This was a great workout.
Friday: Run at PW with Kat. Strava stat.
Saturday: AM ride with the Ride615 guys, lunch ride with Kim, PM walk. Today was a BEAUTIFUL day.

Link Review, 3-14-14

Here are the links I think are worthy of a click-through this week.

• John MacArthur continues the discussion on cessation. If you haven't heard all the related messages and sermons, please listen!
• (Just the one. Evidently not much else stuck out to me this week.)

Saturday's team ride from MFY to Waddell Hollow and back
with Shannon, Wendy, Kat, Emily, Anna, and Parri. Strava stats.

Sunday's ride with Cali, Wendy, Shannon, Alicia, and Shelly
through Shelby Park and to Cedar Hill Park. Strava stats.

Sunday's run off the bike with Alicia and Wendy. Not fast,
but definitely not easy either. Strava stats.

Monday's run: 1-mile warmup, 6.4 miles at 8:20 (should
have been 8:00, but that hill, oh, that hill!), 2.1-mile
cooldown, 9.5 miles total. Strava stats.

Tuesday's ride at Todd's was rough. Thursday's ride was much better, after a rest day on Wednesday. Friday I swam, and now the weekend is for riding!

Produce at Publix

I needed to stock up on good stuff. I'm hoping this will last me at least a week :-)

Publix Trip (3-11)

Item (Quantity)	Regular Price  (multiplied)	Sale Price	Coupons	Final Price
Fresh Express Spinach (2)	2.69 (5.38)	2.00 (4.00)	--	$2.00
Strawberries (3)	4.99 (14.97)	3/$5.00 (5.00)	--	$5.00
Bananas (2.37 lb)	0.59/lb (1.40)	1.40	--	$1.40
Broccoli	2.99	--	--	$2.99
Cauliflower	2.99	--	--	$2.99
Kraft dressing (2)	2.99 (5.98)	BOGO ($2.99)	--	$2.99
Kraft Dressing	3.99	--	$2/1 digital MQ	$1.99
Raisins	3.85	--	--	$3.85
Cantaloupe	3.49	2.50	--	$2.50
Rotisserie chicken	7.39	--	--	$7.39
Celery	1.99	--	--	$1.99
Carrots	1.89	--	--	$1.89
Sargento cheese	3.99	3.00	--	$3.00
Totals: 17 items	$60.30	$43.98	$2.00 in MQs	$41.98 +2.65 tax $44.63 total (saved 15.67, or 26%)

This wasn't the best savings, nor did I get everything at the best price (I've seen celery go BOGO, and broccoli is often $2.50), but it was what I needed and not full price, so I'm happy.

This Week's Links

I think I'll make this a weekly tradition! There are only a few this week, but they're still good ones.

• Jennie Finch (former-softball-player-now-triathlete) is lobbying for a bill at the federal level that will affect me in a good way if it's passed: Using your HSA for race gear and entry fees
• Keep going. You will get better, stronger, and faster if you stick with it. RW Motivational Posters.
  
  
• Team Belladium. We recruited a few new racers, and I'm excited!

This week at Endeavor Performance, we started a new session: Force and Power Development. Ouch! Last month was long tempo workouts; this month is short power bursts--basically we are climbing hills and then sprinting at the end.

Kroger Trip

I had one of the best coupons ever: $25 off $50 at Kroger! Armed with my list and my (very few other) Qs, I hit the store. Here's what I walked out with:

● Ground turkey: $5.49 (4.99 sale)
● Oats: $3.89
● Chocolate milk: $2.50
● Almond milk (2): $1.99 (3.98) -2×0.55/1 MQs, $2.88 total
● Tortilla chips: $2.99) (2.19 sale)
● Eggs: $1.89
● MetRx bar: $1.99 (1.67 sale -1.00 MQ), $0.99 total
● Clif Shot Blox (3): 2.49 (7.47) (3/$5 sale), $5.00 total
● Cauliflower: $3.79 (1.50 sale)
● Broccoli: $2.59 (1.50 sale)
● Peanut butter (2): $1.45 (2.90)
● Honey stinger: $1.29
● Premier protein bar: $1.25 (0.00/free with KQ)
● Aquafina sparkling water: $1.00 (0.00/free with KQ)
● Snickers bar: $0.89
● Bananas: $0.75
● Toilet brush: $6.39
● Plunger: $4.99
● Toilet paper: $4.99
● Toothpaste: $1.19
● Non-latex gloves: $1.65
● Q-tips: $1.49
● Toilet cleaner: $1.99
● Nail polish remover: $1.00
● Tax: $3.09
● Total: $34.69
● Saved: $39.56

More Links for This Week

Here are some of my faves for the week.

David Wise: Gold-medal winner getting berated for his "alternative lifestyle" of a wife and kid??? A post-run interview video is here.
Cedar Hill Crit: Equal payouts for the women. I love a race that treats us well, and Cedar Hill does that!
Another winter storm. When Southwest gets their mobile app working on my Droid device, they'll be the best. They're already pretty close.
The Pros and Their Coaches by Slowtwitch. I love this stuff.

This week's workouts have been totally up and down. Saturday I lifted more weights than I probably should have. Thursday I am still trying to recover. It probably didn't help that Sunday I rode 50/jogged 2, Monday I ran a very hard 8.65, Tuesday I tried to ride (lasted 45 minutes), Wednesday I swam 500/rode 23 outside (BEAUTIFUL), and this morning I ran another 6. I'm ready for a rest day!

$10 at Kroger

This is what $10 got me at Kroger this week. $1 each for four pineapples and six 6-oz blackberry containers. I'm thinking summer and smoothies!

Pineapple, blackberries, and a Valentines card from my grandma :-)

The pineapples were $3.99 regularly ($15.96), and the blackberries were $1.99 regularly ($11.94). That means I saved $17.90, or 64%. For all that fruit, that's a good shopping trip in by book.