Engagement Day

Tanya and I are getting hitched! I caught her by surprise and she hasn't lost her smile since. We were in London after my conference in Newcastle. We were staying with Tanya's former Chicago roommate Rachel and her boyfriend in their gorgeous London flat. On our second full day there, we had planned to go out and see some sights. First on the list was the London Eye. I knew I was going to do it on the Eye, but didn't know when. I scoped out the situation and decided it best to wait until we were 3/4 of the way around (what if Tanya passed out?) We got to the 3/4 point and I was a bit nervous now. It was really hot in the car (for real.) I wanted to give the camera to someone else on our car so they could snap action shots, but we had a somewhat unfriendly foreign passengers with us. I abandoned that told Tanya I had to tie my shoe. Yes, I stole that from The Office. She noticed my shoe wasn't untied and I said my thing. Tanya doesn't remember a word I said, but she did say yes. She also said "are you kidding" about a dozen times. Like most people who just got engaged, Tanya and I enjoyed the moment by taking in the Winston Churchill Museum. I'm not sure if Ironman training will get me out of wedding planning, but it's the best excuse I've got!

Week 19 (18/36) in Review

This was a vacation week. Saturday the 26th Tanya and I left for Newcastle, England. I got one run in there. I was very busy with conference activities and touring and skipped most of my workouts while there. I got more running in while in London. Running in London is dangerous when you're used to running in the States. The cars being on the 'wrong side of the road' is a problem. I almost got ran over a few times... it was jolly good running despite the near death experience.

So the big news. Friday, May 2 I proposed to Tanya on the London Eye. I'll write a separate post to give you the details on this.

A summary of week 19 (April 27, 2008 - May 3, 2008)

Sunday 4/27: Travel Day
Monday 4/28: Run (5 Miles)
Tuesday 4/29: ASHRAE/CIBSE Conference
Wednesday 4/30: ASHRAE/CIBSE Conference, Travel
Thursday 5/1: Run (7 Miles)
Friday 5/2: (4 Miles) ENGAGEMENT DAY!!!
Saturday 5/3: We walked at least 10 miles this day, but it's a free workout.

Stats:
Running: 16 Miles 2:08:14
Biking: Indoor Trainer: 0
Swimming: 0
Strength: 0

Total Time: 2:08:14