Top of Dumbarton Castle originally uploaded by -DjD-.

Loch Lomond originally uploaded by -DjD-.

The Mrs. and I headed up to Scotland this past weekend for the Helensburgh 10km followed by a nice long weekend exploring the Low Lands. First off, I’m proud to say that the results are in (PDF), and that we both killed our targets!

• Jen was shooting for an hour but finished in 55:09, an 8:52 minute/mile &
• I was targeting 52 minutes but finished in 48:52 a 7:52 minute/mile.

All in all, good stuff.

Speaking of running, I’ve just passed my 3 months training mark and it feels good to have been keeping this up for that long. Here’s those past 3 months by the numbers, as tracked by the elegant and excellent Runner’s Log.app.

• Number of runs: 46
• Total distance: 184 miles
• Total time: 28 hours 44 minutes @ 9:29min/mi overall average pace
• Longest run: 14 miles @ 9:07min/mi
• Calories burned: 28,560 (equals ~168 pints of Guinness)

117 days to go to Odense!

We just got back from a nice long weekend in Scotland and were suddenly craving a Memorial Day picnic. Decided to stop on the way home to pick up the necessary provisions and a new Weber grill. Everything turned out delicious!

Memorial Day Burgers originally uploaded by -DjD-.

My First Weber originally uploaded by -DjD-.