A Jam-Packed Saturday… just the way we like it.

Posted By Steph | May 23, 2009

logo_bed_bath_and_beyond Typically Ryan and I end up feeling more tired after a weekend is over than when we go into it. We don’t like to keep things normal by utilizing the extra weekend time to catch up on some much needed rest and relaxation. Instead I think we see the extra two days off from work as a challenge to see how many activities we can pack into 48 hours. We usually do a pretty good job. Today can easily serve as example of how we like to spend our weekends.

This morning we woke up and ran 15 miles. That’s right, 15 miles. I don’t like to brag or anything but this time I think I will. That’s a pretty long run and in fact, it’s the longest that Ryan and I have ever run in our entire life! If you remember, I’m training for the San Francisco Marathon in July. I’m following a special 18 week training program that, so far I highly recommend. We’ll see after the race if I still recommend it, haha. I just finished up week ten, so as you can see the weekend mileage continues to increase as the training goes on. Ryan was supposed to run the marathon with me, but unfortunately due to his shoulder situation, he won’t be able to run :( So far, he has been able to do most of the training with me, but that will all end on Wednesday after he has his surgery. It’s going to be painfully hard to train on my own, so I might have to start looking for some new running partners in the city. Out here I’m sure that wont be too hard considering the amount of runners that I’ve seen in San Francisco. Below is a map of our run this morning, note that we basically ran all the way up to the Golden Gate Bridge. Talk about an amazing view!

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Following our crazy long run and a major chow down fest at one of our favorite, nearby restaurants The Brickhouse, Ryan and I headed over to Bed Bath and Beyond to register for all of the super awesome wedding gifts that we hope to receive. We had an amazing consultant lead us around the store and give us the low-down on every single item that he thought we would need after we’re married. From pots and pans to toaster ovens and bedspreads we had a fabulous time zappin every item that we just had to have! If you’d like to go ahead and buy us a gift ( come on, you know you’re just dying to) you can click right here and type in Stephanie Marnitz or Ryan Hupfer and our registery will pop up. We selected a few items so take your pick… we’ll be happy with any of it! Yay… bring on the presents, haha.

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