Good morning, friends!
I’m happy to report that I finished the Falmouth Road Race in one piece. Full recap coming later today, but, first, I wanted to share some adventures (some smart, some not-so-smart ) from the day before the race.
My morning started at 7:01 AM with a tiny human coming into our bedroom to wake us up and let us know that his alarm clock was glowing green. Once we had all eaten breakfast and were ready to go, Mal, Quinn, and I got into the car and drove to CrossFit.
The workout was a lonnnng one. Because I was running Falmouth the next day, I went light on the deadlift weight, but, holy cow, it seemed the longest 30-minute workout I’ve ever done. By the end, I had a completed 20 rounds, which calculated to 100 deadlifts, 260 push-ups (although, I did most of them on my knees), and 180 box jumps. Oops.
After CrossFit, we headed straight home. No Coffee Shack for us because we have been dining out a ton, living it up this summer, and we needed to reign it in a little bit.
At home, I mixed some iced coffee with SFH vanilla for a delicious protein shake (in the best insulated tumbler).
While I drank my protein shake, I rolled out my calf since it’s been helping quite a bit with my recent bout of plantar fasciitis. I figured a good roll-out before running 7 miles the next day was a smart idea.
For lunch, I made some creamy polenta with spinach and carrots from Trader Joe’s and mixed it with some leftover ground turkey ground chicken. It was an easy-peasy lunch in a matter of minutes!
After lunch, Quinn went down for his nap, so I immediately broke out my laptop to catch up on some work. I worked for a couple of hours and then broke into a coconut peanut butter Perfect Bar – one of my favorite flavors!
Maybe about an hour later, I packed up my things to drive to Falmouth for an overnight with my friend, Marisa.
Race day outfit: Brooks Running Pick Me Up Tank // Brooks Running Shorts (unfortunately, they don’t make this exact style anymore, but the Chaser 3″ are very similar) // Brooks Running Juno Sports Bra // Brooks Launch
On the way to Falmouth, Marisa and I made a pit-stop at Plymouth Bay Winery. I had heard it was a cute place, so we decided to check it out.
It was definitely cute inside and the staff was super nice, but the wine was just not our favorite. It was really fruity.
We still had a nice time during the tasting – I’m glad we stopped in!
After that, we headed straight to Falmouth to stay with one of Marisa’s family friends.
Once we got settled at their house, we had some snacks and relaxed outside with them. They had the most perfect Cape house! 🙂
At 7:00 PM, Marisa and I had a reservation at C Salt Wine Bar – the same place Mal and I dined on Thursday. I just loved it so much, I had to go back!
We started with wine and oysters.
And then we both ordered the Pan Seared Salmon with warm bacon-whole grain mustard vinaigrette, roasted potatoes, sprouts, pea shoots, cucumbers, and radishes. It was outstanding – we both could not stop raving about it. The vinaigrette, in particular, was to die for. Mmm! Marisa and I had quite the nice pre-race meal in Falmouth! 🙂
After dinner, we headed home, got ourselves ready for bed, and hit the hay semi-early to get some rest for race day.
Question of the Day
Where’s your favorite place to dine on Cape Cod?
Anyone run the Falmouth Road Race yesterday? How’d it go?
