I hope you all enjoyed the Summer Solstice, also known as the 1st day of Summer or the longest day of the year!
We started the day with a sweat. Around 9, Bo and I each headed out for our respective long workouts. Even though we didn’t work out together it makes waking up on a Saturday that much easier when there is someone to provide extra motivation. Bo headed out for a 50k bike ride while I headed to the lake for a long run.
After focusing on speed lately, transitioning to long run mentality has been difficult these past few weeks. I spent more time checking my Garmin yesterday than normal but it paid off as I kept perfect splits for 11 miles. My goal pace was between 9:50-9:55 and I kept an average pace of 9:51! My goal for the Berlin Marathon is a sub 4:30. If I can maintain this same pace as I increase my mileage than hopefully that goal can evolve into a sub 4:20.
After quick showers we met up with a few of our friends for an afternoon of sunshine at the Wakeboard Center. A great area for an afternoon on the lake the Wakeboard Center has a great mix of options including 2 bars, restaurant, stand up paddle boarding, wakeboarding, in addition to space for relaxing on the beach, floating dock and rocks. We preferred it over Geneve Plage as it had far less kids and entrance is free.
We ended up hanging out the beach for seven hours mixing up sun and relaxation time with two swims and a wakeboard session. While I didn’t wakeboard the wives hopped on the boat to balance out the boat and watch our husband’s wakeboard on the lake. It was so much fun and definitely makes me want to go sometime this summer even though I’ve never wake boarded before!
After so much sun, fresh air and a few glasses of wine it was difficult to rally but after another round of showers and some much needed aloe we continued the fun with dinner and drinks in between taking in the Fete de la Musique, an annual music festival in Geneva. Unfortunately the only picture we took all night is a blurry one.
How did you celebrate the longest day of the year?
It looks just beautiful there!
I ran a 5k, did some grocery shopping, checked out the flooded rivers in the area, took a nap under a tree, had drinks on our deck, and grilled. It was such a great day!