WHY 5 AM?
Became an avid runner to lose weight, lost 80 lbs, and fell in love with the morning run!
Nothing works BETTER, MORE EFFECTIVELY, and MORE EFFICIENTLY than a run (or any cardio!) first thing in the morning.
Try it, compare it to anything else you have tried, and see for yourself!
5 AM RULES
to be observed and enforced at all times!
You do not talk about 5 am running, you simply do it.
You do not talk during a 5 am run.
This is the very first thing you do in the morning.
You must begin before the sun is fully up above the horizon.
Every day is strongly discouraged – you must get a day of rest!
Every other day is strongly encouraged.
A running partner is strongly discouraged during 5 am run.
No interruptions whatsoever are permitted.
Never encourage others to become 5 AM Runners.
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I don’t care if this dude is 24, 34 or 54 or whatever - he is always funny and always awesome. Some people just have the talent - @paulyshore rocks!! The best time @ @punchlinephilly!!!
#paulyshore #mtv #standupcomedy #standup #liveconcert #liveshow
Mystical buildings, crazed students bouncing around like molecules, and freezing temperatures even in May - yes, I must be in Ithaca 😮
#cornell #cornelluniversity #ithacany #ithaca #collegelife #summervacation
Once in a while, an invention comes along that defines humanity and impacts the world forever. This is not one of them 😆 Still peculiar & graceful.
#invention #robot #robotics #poledancing
Another evening with incomparable Barry Wahrhaftig & The Hot Club of Philadelphia. Traditional European tunes mixed with fresh takes and even some country. So masterful and real - we loved every single moment of it!!
@hotclubphilly @hcphilly @oldestonenewhope
#gypsyjazz #jazz #jazzmusic #newhope #jazzguitar
Some things you stare at, and they just blow your mind… Whether you’re high or otherwise, what’s the most beautiful moment that’s been imprinted on your memory forever?
#blowyourmind #mindblowing #mindblown #moments #beautifulmoments
I’m no mother, but still nice to get a Mother’s Day gift! Who cares - wishing everyone a nice one, enjoy!!! ☺️
#mothersday #mothersdaygift #mother #mothersday2022 #motherseverywhere
There is something purely breathtaking about these buildings, something eerie and majestic. Something almost divine... Can you feel it?
#madrid #spain #architecture #spanish #gothic #divine #breathtaking #eerie #majestic
Annual Coffee Lovers Parade in Madrid - Tanya is down there somewhere, she needed to get her daily 20,000 steps in anyway…
#madrid #spain #coffeelover #coffee #annualparade #dailysteps
“What man can pretend to know the riddle of a woman’s mind?” - Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. All the men in these images agree with Señor Cervantes…
#spain #alcaladehenares #cervantes #donquixote #mysterious #women #quixote #donquijotedelamancha #SanchoPanza
Scenes from a Spanish town…
#spain #alcaladehenares #streetscene #streetperformer
Here in Madrid we use the word “magnífico” quite often, but it fails to describe the incredible flamenco perfection we just witnessed.. Wow!
#madrid #spain #flamenco #dancing #flamencoguitar #flamencodancer #magnificent #magnífico
What’s a nice Jewish boy doing in a church? No, no, relax - we just walked into a museum, one with all the famous religious paintings and for some reason also with two guys trying to kiss - next thing you know, we walk out into a church… Honest mistake!
#madrid #spain #church #museum #religious #religiouspainting
Tanya wanted torture devices, they instead offered medieval weapons of mass destruction. You can’t always get what you ask for!
#toledo #medieval #spain #medievalart #weapons
You ask for a salad, they bring you this… I mean, come on! I strongly considered smacking the waiter with this thing - you should expect better from a country as cool as this one!
#toledo #spain #cool #coolcountry #greatcountry #knightsarmament
It is strictly forbidden to take photos inside the King’s Palace. I risked my life to sneak in a couple of images - the throne, the clock from 1800 that still works and the official reception table, where the King & Queen sit on opposite ends, half a football field away from each other (exactly how we have dinner at our house.) I’ll tag them, so let the Royal guards come after me…
@royal_palace_of_madrid
#madrid #spain #kingspalace #palaceroyal #throne #royalpalaceofmadrid
Check out what Tanya found - Restaurante Botín is the oldest restaurant in the world (if you believe the Guinness Book of Records) since 1725, and an absolute landmark here in Madrid - in fact, frequented by Hemingway, among others. As we sit & sip our coffee in peace, tourists are jumping all over us, taking pictures and asking questions.
@restaurante_botin
#madrid #spain #botin #restaurantebotin #cuisine #spanishcuisine #guinessworldrecord #oldrestaurant #hemingway
A pitcher of sangria & her never-ending smile, which makes me forget the blisters on my feet! 🚶
What’s happiness to you? 😊
#madrid #madridspain #spain #magical #sangria
It’s not often that you get to ride in a pre-historic elevator, which still works! There are 6 of these remaining in the entire world, though I could be off by a few thousand…
#elevators #prehistoric #elevator #elevatorselfie
The best moment to enjoy the sights and sounds of Madrid!
#madrid #spain #rooftop #rooftopbar #sightsandsounds #sunsetphotography #sunset
Turn on the news if you'd like to hear all about murder, rape, and various dictators destroying the world. I will, instead, post about an unlikely war hero that no one will talk about. Her name was Freddie Oversteegen - yes, Freddie! - and during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, she decided to do her part and methodically killed Nazis on a daily basis. We can’t tell from these images, but apparently Freddie was smoking hot at the time, and she used her hotness to seduce Nazis and lure them into the woods, where she and her sister would shoot them. Hot women can pretty much do whatever they want in this world, and Freddie continued to do her work entirely unsuspected for many months and years. She passed away only a few years ago, having received the Dutch Medal of Honor and there is a street with Freddie's name on it in Amsterdam.
#nazis #worldwar2 #nazigermany #dutch #dutchresistance #warhero #medalofhonor #hotwomen