National Ice Cream Day is observed each year on the 3rd Sunday in July and is a part of National Ice Cream Month. This day is a fun celebration enjoyed with a bowl, cup or cone filled with your favorite flavor of ice cream.
It is believed that ice cream was first introduced into the United States by Quaker colonists who brought their ice cream recipes with them. Their ice cream was sold at shops in New York and other cities during the colonial era.
1813 – First Lady Dolly Madison served ice cream at the Inaugural Ball.
1832 – African American confectioner, Augustus Jackson, created multiple ice cream recipes as well as a superior technique to manufacture ice cream.
1843 – Philadelphian, Nancy Johnson, received the first U.S. patent for a small-scale hand-cranked ice cream freezer.
1920 – Harry Burt puts the first ice cream trucks on the streets.
1984 – President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month and established National Ice Cream Day as the third Sunday in the month of July.
How best to celebrate Nat’l Ice Cream Day? Running a 5K, duh…then afterwards, enjoying a premium dish at Sweet Cow.
Wasn’t MY idea, honest. Credit my blog buddy Sarah. Thanks friend 🙂
Miles (& countries) apart – celebrating the ‘holiday’ together. YUM!
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- marathon’d yesterday in Iowa, today along scenic Boulder Creek
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- matched my distance in Ontario
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- “ET Phone Home” (peanut butter w/ Reese’s Pieces)
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- countries apart, celebrating the ‘holiday’ together — YUM!
Bib pickup yesterday at Three Sons in Milford IA. For those of you taking U of O’s entrance exam, answer key is at the register 🙂
The University of Okoboji is a fictitious university in the state of Iowa. The university was the creation of three brothers (The Three Sons of their dad) in the early 1970s, who printed T-shirts with an “official” school crest. The word “Okoboji” refers to several lakes, and to the town of Okoboji, in the Iowa Great Lakes region that are popular recreational destinations.
The university is home of the undefeated Fighting Phantoms.
It is common among those claiming to be alumni to display university decor, such as car decals and T-shirts without informing unsuspecting out-of-staters that the university is fictitious. The name is now used in connection with several annual fund-raising events for charity, including bike rides, a marathon, and a winter games competition. A local radio station, KUOO, has joined in the joke and refers to itself as the “campus radio”.
5 o’clock alarm, early 6am marathon start. Luckily, my evenings digs were only 10 minutes away – not a whole lotta sleep after last night’s live ‘Little House’ performance. Double lucky? Air conditioning. 5am, already 78 degrees. Gonna be a July hot one.
Watched a lotta ultra races on YouTube while Bighorn training…including Badwater, a 135-mile endurance run thru Death Valley in JULY. 120+ degree heat, last year 84 of 97 finished. Key? Hydration AND a cold wet sponge (over the head/back of the neck). Hmm…
Start/Finish at Arnolds Park Amusement Park. Small marathon field, no more than 100. 5K turnaround at Okoboji’s The Inn, then clockwise circled West Okoboji Lake. Plan today: slow steady pace. ‘Steady’ the plan; goal: even splits.
With the exception of a fast first mile (7:25/min pace), held a steady 9:25/min pace thru 14. Multiple views of Iowan summer vacations: lotta boats, whole lotta skiers. Lost my way 3 times – almost a full mile off-course at mile 18.
[Check out my Strava pic/out-n-back line ‘bove 160th St. Luckily, sun-bathing residents provided return directions. ARGH!]
Port-a-john at mile 19, negative splits next 4 miles. 12 min/pace, but moving. Took advantage of every opportunity to water douse my hat/head/shirt/arms/neck. iShuffle died, 7 miles to go. It’s a crutch [I know] but helps calm madness/’the voices’ after mile 20.
Walk, jog, sponge bath. Kept moving forward.
Seemingly out there by myself – but I did it, I finished. HOT day: 94 degrees & high humidity. Just under 5 hours (mere 30 seconds under). Medic placed a bag of ice on my neck. Said my thanks, collected a medal & retrieved my rental [car]. No drama 🙂
3 hour haul to Minneapolis, air conditioner on HIGH. Flying home tonite. Home sweet Colorado home.
U of Okoboji Marathon, Triathlon, Half Marathon & 10K – Marathon (Jul 15, 2017)
Haga, K R 4:59:31.95
City: Louisville, CO
Bib #: 679
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- home of the Fighting Phantoms
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- marathon’d West Okoboji Lake
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- [me] under the Psychic sign 🙂
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- an ‘unofficial’ ultra
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- hot FINISH in IOWA
Run the Year Motto: EVERY day’s a run day, 2017 miles in 2017
June 2017 update: FAIL. While I maintained both run streaks, the month was a miss. Ran light after Ash’s wedding, tapered the week before Bighorn – running no more than 2 miles/day. Bighorn FAIL, followed by another week of short miles. Summitting Mt Elbert [my first 14er of 2017] helped right the mental, ease my loss. Reality: 50 miles, maybe too far too soon.
Positive? Posted my first sub-4 finish since March 2015 at REVEL Rockies in Morrison.
July focus (June do-over): HYDRATION
As temps heat up this summer, gotta solve the riddle. Hydration & nutrition – my marathon nemeses. Consciously increasing raw vegetable & fruit intake all summer. ‘Tis the season, local foods available, time to focus/commit.
BIG supporter of local Boulder business – LOVE LOVE my Newtons (third year, same core brand). However, gonna mix up hydration this summer (been using Skratch Labs). No set solution, sampling Tailwind & Crank Sports’ e-Fuel next month.
Race ReCap: REVEL Rockies, not a PR but under 4 hours – Chip Time: 3:58:25.66
Streaks: 189 consecutive run days, 43 months marathoning
Mileage ReCap: missed the month, ended June at 1,209 miles (still 200 miles ahead of 2017 goal)
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- ended June at 1,209 miles
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- Dad’s Day celebration — fave food? Deviled eggs. Homemade’s the only way.
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- Milestone 1100
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- Milestone 1200
