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6k You Say?

Our workout Wednesday recap doesn't consist of much working out *sigh*

Wednesday, Nov 5^th – nothing

Thursday, Nov 6^th – we both did our scheduled workout video

Friday, Nov 7^th – nothing

Saturday, Nov 8^th – Twin 1 took the dogs to Point Pleasant.  Twin 2 did nothing

Sunday, Nov 9^th – We both did some Christmas shopping all afternoon 

Monday, Nov 10^th – We both, along with Sister Wi, had Monday off so we tried to get the rest of our Christmas shopping done.  We think two full days of walking around the stores counts for something right?!

 

Tuesday, Nov 11^th – Remembrance Day.  We got a lot more than we bargained for.

Twin 1 made up a video from Monday and then as it was such a nice day out Twin 1 suggested we run the Brunello Estates Golf Course.  Twin 1 did the math and converted the yards of each hole to kms and informed Twin 2 and Bro-in-law RC that the course was only 6k.  Ok we said, let's do it.  Keep in mind the last time we all ran was about two weeks ago at the BLT 5k Fun Run.  

We started off on hole #16 and wasn't really sure where we were going as the cart path was going every which way.  We then got our bearings and figured the holes out.  What a hilly course but that's ok, it's only 6k, we can do this!  We finally reach 5k and were happy that there was only 1k left until the Bro-in-law brought to our attention that how can it be only 1k left when we still had 9 holes to run?  GREAT question!  Apparently the yardage of each hole is from Tee to Green and the cart path is a lot longer then that…9.77k to be exact.   During the last few holes we walked more than ran because it was a very hard run with all the rolling hills.  The hills are not hills that you can easily run up and down because when you go up the hill the pavement is right in front of your face it's so steep and on the way back down the other side you have to put the brakes on or you'd be rolling head over feet.  We highly recommend this route for a good 10k run or walk for that matter.  We're hoping to make this our regular weekend route until the snow flies, now that we know what to expect. 

  

We are sore today.

Tip Tuesday

Here are some tips on how to keep your poppy in place this Remembrance Day:

1 - Use an eraser tip

Try putting the tip of the pin through a small piece of eraser

2 - Put a new pin in it

Replace the slippery pin with a small Canadian flag pin that comes with a backing. Or use a safety pin

3 - Re-purpose your jewelry

Try sliding on an earring backing to keep the poppy from moving

4 - Use duck tape

Wrap a bit of duck tape around the pin a few times once you've put it through the fabric.  Make sure to also cover the pin' s tip so you don't get jabbed.

5 - Bend and weave the pin.

We've all been bending and weaving our pins for years and this still works - although not as well as some of the other solutions. Try pushing the pin through the red petal before you weave it through the cloth of the lapel.

6 - Buy extras

Not the best of the suggestions but who hasn't picked up a couple of extras as replacements for when you lose the first one.

Motivational Monday