There are various levels of being prepared for the climate you will run in:
1. Sunscreen (sun ;-D )
2. Wicking material (rain)
3. Layers (cold)
4. Light weight (heat)
5. ____ (humidity)
#5 is blank as I haven't found the perfect gear that makes me feel prepared to run through the invisible wall of humidity that I find in Atlanta. After living here for 9 years (OMGOSH that's insane it's been that long) - I would hope I'd have a better response....
Based on the dirty clothes pile in the closet, I ran twice this weekend :-) Sadly, they were both around the neighborhood; therefore, so repetitive and circular I forgot what streets I had been down how many times BEFORE I finished the thirty minutes! It's a weird game I play with my mind while running in the neighborhood that has the goals of never repeating streets in the same direction, touching all streets both ways, maximizing the straightaways (sprints on long segments), etc....
I like to tell myself I don't plan everything and force myself to start out without a plan but with every intersection it makes me uncomfortable that I don't have the perfect route planned - or can't remember which figure 8 (or longer 8 to cover 3 or 4 squares) I've completed. Alas I don't follow the rules perfectly but I get thirty minutes of running in with less than 2 mile perimeter neighborhood :-)
Back to humidity - it's extremely hard to pass by the house, turn away from the direct route home MULTIPLE times while facing the wall of humidity every step of the way. This deterrent was never realized while I ran on Silver Comet trail - b/c if you had the energy to go that far out, you will find the energy to run back b/c the other alternative is that it'll take even longer to walk back! Compelling argument for the extra effort to DRIVE somewhere to run ?!
Great part about humidity - it is at its worst right before the rain, and rain is FUN!! :-) Rain is the reason to have two pair of the same running shoe - alternate pair for when one is soaked, to travel, etc. Ahhhhh... long runs with a drizzle = perfect. (key word drizzle) :-) Travel location is expecting rain this week = pumped for the high 90s and rain (hopefully drizzle around 7 pm! :-D )
Anyone else find muggy <> fun BUT drizzle = FUN!! ?? :-)
Monday, August 6, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Day slip away
Workdays stretch to hours requiring dinner -> then what?! actually get to the gym within 20 minutes of dinner... to be booted out within the hour...
The age old issue of "how much time justifies actually working out" is rearing it's ugly head! My conscious efforts to workout are quickly silenced by my larger urge to EAT :-) I highly doubt this will change anytime soon!
Stretching at night - I mean stretching out on the bed to WORK with the laptop on my stomach - counts, right? Step towards.. ??
Okay - I need to sign up for a race. I need a goal. I need a deadline. I need public pressure to kick-start and continue the process.
Adding fuel to the lazy fire, the campus gym (yes, it's used by alumni) closes for annual maintenance = why in the H-E-double hockey sticks would I workout when it's OUTSIDE in 90 degree weather? Yeah, my % of days working out is going to JUMP in the next two weeks - with my Sunday workout location going away....
Sum up this post = first world problems... :-p Goal: Suck it up and work out it the heat!
The age old issue of "how much time justifies actually working out" is rearing it's ugly head! My conscious efforts to workout are quickly silenced by my larger urge to EAT :-) I highly doubt this will change anytime soon!
Stretching at night - I mean stretching out on the bed to WORK with the laptop on my stomach - counts, right? Step towards.. ??
Okay - I need to sign up for a race. I need a goal. I need a deadline. I need public pressure to kick-start and continue the process.
Adding fuel to the lazy fire, the campus gym (yes, it's used by alumni) closes for annual maintenance = why in the H-E-double hockey sticks would I workout when it's OUTSIDE in 90 degree weather? Yeah, my % of days working out is going to JUMP in the next two weeks - with my Sunday workout location going away....
Sum up this post = first world problems... :-p Goal: Suck it up and work out it the heat!
Monday, July 30, 2012
Sundays...
Quick idea of the day: to fit long runs into the weekdays, run 1/2 at night - 1/2 the next morning.
- PROs: minimize time/exghustion to single evening, similar leg fatigue without compelte boredom on a treadmill
- CONs: fatigue extreme :-p for the next work day without prep work completed (?)
What do yall think? :-)
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The past two Sundays have been workout days - amazingly enough it felt fantastic to kick my booty on that day... and then not be able to walk for at least 2 days without making a noise while getting up. Going back for a second 1-day session didn't make sense but better than nothing, right?
WELL today I wasn't impossibly sore so I took advantage of it and ran the 2 miles to the gym, stretched & abs for a few - still heaving from the 96 degree heat BUT peeved I wasn't burning a ton of calories -> I decided to row 10km. Whew - I bit off more than I could chew so I stopped at 5km...(26:03) my booty was numb and calves were killing me. Am I rowing correctly?! :-/ Then ran the 2 miles back (with the prize of Smoothie King!).
Anyone want to take bets on how sore I'll be tomorrow? :-p I hope to do the "Sunday" workout below again tomorrow :-D YAY for getting legs and booty back!!
SUNDAY WORKOUT
Run:
- 5 min | 6.0 | warm-up
- 1 min | 8.5 | sprint - 1:30 min | 6.0 | jog (speed down to 4.0 for last 1/2...)
(Repeat 2nd and 3rd - 9 times)
- 5 min | cool down
Weights:
- typical arms with 5, 7.5 & 10 lbs (press, fly, standing fly, reverse fly, curl, alt curls, something-i-don't-know-the-name-for, tricep extension)
- typical legs with 15 lb bar, 5 sets (back lunge, side lunge, front squats, step up, lunge w/ back leg on box, good mornings)
Abs:
- Crunches (front, left side, right side, bicycle) - 50 each
- Reverse straight leged (ouch...throwback to tumbling classes...) - 50 ugh
- PROs: minimize time/exghustion to single evening, similar leg fatigue without compelte boredom on a treadmill
- CONs: fatigue extreme :-p for the next work day without prep work completed (?)
What do yall think? :-)
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The past two Sundays have been workout days - amazingly enough it felt fantastic to kick my booty on that day... and then not be able to walk for at least 2 days without making a noise while getting up. Going back for a second 1-day session didn't make sense but better than nothing, right?
WELL today I wasn't impossibly sore so I took advantage of it and ran the 2 miles to the gym, stretched & abs for a few - still heaving from the 96 degree heat BUT peeved I wasn't burning a ton of calories -> I decided to row 10km. Whew - I bit off more than I could chew so I stopped at 5km...(26:03) my booty was numb and calves were killing me. Am I rowing correctly?! :-/ Then ran the 2 miles back (with the prize of Smoothie King!).
Anyone want to take bets on how sore I'll be tomorrow? :-p I hope to do the "Sunday" workout below again tomorrow :-D YAY for getting legs and booty back!!
SUNDAY WORKOUT
Run:
- 5 min | 6.0 | warm-up
- 1 min | 8.5 | sprint - 1:30 min | 6.0 | jog (speed down to 4.0 for last 1/2...)
(Repeat 2nd and 3rd - 9 times)
- 5 min | cool down
Weights:
- typical arms with 5, 7.5 & 10 lbs (press, fly, standing fly, reverse fly, curl, alt curls, something-i-don't-know-the-name-for, tricep extension)
- typical legs with 15 lb bar, 5 sets (back lunge, side lunge, front squats, step up, lunge w/ back leg on box, good mornings)
Abs:
- Crunches (front, left side, right side, bicycle) - 50 each
- Reverse straight leged (ouch...throwback to tumbling classes...) - 50 ugh
Monday, May 7, 2012
Double Digit Miles
Friday - avoided working out
Saturday - avoided working out but managed to wear workout clothes all day
Sunday - woke up EARLIER than 10 AM and headed over to Silver Comet Trail :-)
- Goal: 10 miles, 2 hours
- Interval Reality
Foot fat is back with vengeance: the HEEL crease as a blister?! what are these phantom parts of my feet?
Front/ball of my feet are not an issue (yet). YAY
Soap-Opera Focused Details
Workout buddies are welcome! - Let me know if you are game and we'll bike/run Saturdays/Sundays!
Saturday - avoided working out but managed to wear workout clothes all day
Sunday - woke up EARLIER than 10 AM and headed over to Silver Comet Trail :-)
- Goal: 10 miles, 2 hours
- Interval Reality
- Run/Walk ratio - 5 min / 1 min <- did not work
- Run/Walk ratio - 4 min / 1 min <- much better
- First FIVE MILES: 54 minutes...
- Walked 6 minutes :-) VICTORY SAUNTE
- Started back on the (Run 4/Walk 1): 47 minutes
- FINISHED 10 miles in 1:47:--- yayayyayaya
Foot fat is back with vengeance: the HEEL crease as a blister?! what are these phantom parts of my feet?
Front/ball of my feet are not an issue (yet). YAY
Soap-Opera Focused Details
- First hour - talking myself up to feeling like exercise is something I will like...after the workouts :-)
- mile 7 - body wanted to know WHY I was going past the 6.1 mile typical torture without training.
- mile 7.5 - started to rain (joy)
- mile 8 - pouring - you've GOT to be kidding me?! I was so worried about getting sun burnt I wasn't paying attention the actual forecast. Me & my sunscreen were just dandy running through the rain :-D Thank goodness the downhill portions being on the way back!
- mile 9 - OMGosh is this freaking over yet?? Where in the heck is the downhill?! Are all those sections over?! WHERE IS THE 0.6 mile marker?! Did they remove that thing???
- mile 10+ umm maybe the extra four minutes I ran to ensure it was over 5.0 miles out (past the 4.7 mile marker) were a weeee bit overkill :-)
Workout buddies are welcome! - Let me know if you are game and we'll bike/run Saturdays/Sundays!
Monday, April 30, 2012
April Post
So i need to post something so I don't miss an entire month.
Something :-)
Literally nothing much to report on the workout front:
- a few runs while at work (literally less than 5)
- a bike ride with MB (literally 1)
- ab workout (literally 2)
The goal of not doing another marathon until I've completed a half under 90 minutes = it's like I gave myself a permenant out :-p
I need to set more mini-goals :-p
... like
21 min 5K - 8/11 ATC August Race 5K http://www.atlantatrackclub.org/
(approx 6:45 min/mile)
45 min 10K - 10/06 www.fireflyrun.com
(less than 7:15 min/mile)
18 min 5K - Spring 2013?
40 min 10K - Fall 2013?
Anyone want to join in the fun? ... ugh I need to find a workout list... need to decrease my time per mile by 2 minutes... whoa. that doesn't make me want to jump up and go for a run. Maybe tomorrow evening as I've got a 6:45 am departure to hospital.
:-) Yay for the only april post!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday Run
So after a week away - (and nothing to report) - I went to the gym on Sunday :-)
1. Thank you MB for the push to go
2. Thanks for letting me nap afterwards
3. OMGosh I am feeling sore after the workout.
Why am I shocked that working out hard once a week is making me sore? Have I truely forgotten the basics? :-p
I digress - so the workout included 30 minutes on the treadmill:
- warm-up (5 min @ 6.0)
- 1 min fast followed by 2 min jog
10.0 twice (jog was 6.0)
9.5 twice (jog 6.0 again)
9.0 twice (jog = dying so 4.0)
8.5 twice (jog 4.0 again)
- ZERO cool down (had to use the restroom)!
I felt like leaving right after the run but it was just 30 minutes into the gym; therefore, I added in arms. When did the CRC get rid of 3 lb weights? (or am I crazy & they never had em...)I know that sounds pathetic but I do quick pyramid sets (reps 12-10-8-10-12 using lbs 3-5-8-5-3 respectively) and I NEED the lower weights. I know the CRC doesn't have 8lbs and I have to adjust to 7.5 lbs but to not have the lowest weights means I had to adjust the entire format (reps 12-10-10-12 with lbs 5-7.5-7.5-5) and it HURT! I mean washing your hair after the gym sore. Ugh.
Anyways, enough complaining :-) I had a fabulous power nap post gym -> church -> dinner out -> another nap -> sunday night TV -> crash! How long do you think it takes working out to increase your energy level?? :-)
Overall my goals for this week are:
1. Workout at least 2 x
2. Stretch EVERYDAY (even if it's 5 minutes)
3. Drink at least 3 bottles of water a day
4. Do the nettepot (?) thing for my nose daily (darn pollen is out in FULL force)
5. Research a 1/2 marathon this fall for MB, his friend training for a full in Nov & me
1. Thank you MB for the push to go
2. Thanks for letting me nap afterwards
3. OMGosh I am feeling sore after the workout.
Why am I shocked that working out hard once a week is making me sore? Have I truely forgotten the basics? :-p
I digress - so the workout included 30 minutes on the treadmill:
- warm-up (5 min @ 6.0)
- 1 min fast followed by 2 min jog
10.0 twice (jog was 6.0)
9.5 twice (jog 6.0 again)
9.0 twice (jog = dying so 4.0)
8.5 twice (jog 4.0 again)
- ZERO cool down (had to use the restroom)!
I felt like leaving right after the run but it was just 30 minutes into the gym; therefore, I added in arms. When did the CRC get rid of 3 lb weights? (or am I crazy & they never had em...)I know that sounds pathetic but I do quick pyramid sets (reps 12-10-8-10-12 using lbs 3-5-8-5-3 respectively) and I NEED the lower weights. I know the CRC doesn't have 8lbs and I have to adjust to 7.5 lbs but to not have the lowest weights means I had to adjust the entire format (reps 12-10-10-12 with lbs 5-7.5-7.5-5) and it HURT! I mean washing your hair after the gym sore. Ugh.
Anyways, enough complaining :-) I had a fabulous power nap post gym -> church -> dinner out -> another nap -> sunday night TV -> crash! How long do you think it takes working out to increase your energy level?? :-)
Overall my goals for this week are:
1. Workout at least 2 x
2. Stretch EVERYDAY (even if it's 5 minutes)
3. Drink at least 3 bottles of water a day
4. Do the nettepot (?) thing for my nose daily (darn pollen is out in FULL force)
5. Research a 1/2 marathon this fall for MB, his friend training for a full in Nov & me
Monday, March 12, 2012
Day After
Alarm - slammed snooze while attempting to find the off button... darn I'll have to carry that into the bathroom so I can turn it off next ring. Stumble out of bed, attempt to stand straight - ouch.
Yup - here goes the previously boastful "not too bad 10k" girl. Ugh. Knees are peaved I had the odasity to run and are letting me have it today. Bad habits die hards and running with my shoulders up to my ears has NOT gone out of style - no matter what you read - because I was doing it hard core yesterday (based on how turning my head is almost an impossible feat this morning).
So cheers to running for a few miles today, stretch and brace myself for the day 2 soreness (always the worst) and pray I don't KILL WHO EVER HAS THEIR ALARM GOING OFF IN THE SKY CLUB!?! for goodness sake, that is the WORST noise in the entire world (that gradual increase in volume rining of a phone noise) - are you KIDDING ME?!
I am literraly going to get my sore knee self up and hobble around the sky club to find that pathetic person. That will be my service to man-kind for the day and DEFINITELY worth another banana muffin :-D
Yup - here goes the previously boastful "not too bad 10k" girl. Ugh. Knees are peaved I had the odasity to run and are letting me have it today. Bad habits die hards and running with my shoulders up to my ears has NOT gone out of style - no matter what you read - because I was doing it hard core yesterday (based on how turning my head is almost an impossible feat this morning).
So cheers to running for a few miles today, stretch and brace myself for the day 2 soreness (always the worst) and pray I don't KILL WHO EVER HAS THEIR ALARM GOING OFF IN THE SKY CLUB!?! for goodness sake, that is the WORST noise in the entire world (that gradual increase in volume rining of a phone noise) - are you KIDDING ME?!
I am literraly going to get my sore knee self up and hobble around the sky club to find that pathetic person. That will be my service to man-kind for the day and DEFINITELY worth another banana muffin :-D
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Foot fat?
Yes - I said foot fat. It does exist and unfortunately I'm feeling the pain of having it!
Today was the Shamrock 10K around Atlantic Station. Woke up not liking the "spring forward" - sick joke/combination with the race! Anyhoo, got there with 20 minutes until the start (8:40) and it was cold. I was looking all spiffy with pink shell, pink/purple L/S over-shirt and new long tights. It was appropriate at the beginning of the race... oh how I forget how you WARM UP! :-p
10K = 2 laps of the 5K course.
Goal: less than 60 minutes (or just finish to baseline)
Mile 1 - large group, clumped together, didn't notice the "start" of where my timing chip would beep?? maybe we all got the same start time... Not too shabby course (10+ min/mile)
Mile 2 - ugh it's warm. why am I wearing layers that don't unzip? (9:40 ish min/mile)
Mile 3 - the zig-zag to up one side and down the other of the same street (add mileage) is NOT entertaining but I'll remember that for the second lap: go slower on the first part so 2nd feels like you are doing "better" :-p (9:30+ min/mile)
Mile 4 - 3.5 mile point = why didn't I do the 5K? hah - time is not too shabby. I'm on pace for less than an hour. Feel like kicking it up a notch but trying to remember 2+ miles left! (sub 9 min/mile)
Mile 5 - attempt to remember to thank the police officer directing traffic at the top of the hill (northside) as that's the only one I forgot the first lap - out of breath caught me off guard! ARE WE THERE YET? (eh, still 1,000,000x better than feeling that way mile 10 of a half or mile 20 of a full marathon)
Mile 6 - YAY! final zig-zag on 17th and it's to good techno-ish beats from the dj. Attempted to thank him (2nd time) and he didn't see/acknowledge. Whatev - hope you felt the love! :) (sub 9)
Last .2 - woot woot! Kicked it up "another notch!" "BAM!" (Emeril...) and strided it out. Thanks for the at least .1 downhill before the flat stride out to the finish line! (sub 8)
Final time: sub 57! :-) this means I averaged less than 9:10 min/miles!
Results:
1. I either never get into "great" shape and stay at this baseline of 9ish min/miles for EVERY race (i.e. I never train consistently to surpass this pleauto) or I just pulled this surprise
Today was the Shamrock 10K around Atlantic Station. Woke up not liking the "spring forward" - sick joke/combination with the race! Anyhoo, got there with 20 minutes until the start (8:40) and it was cold. I was looking all spiffy with pink shell, pink/purple L/S over-shirt and new long tights. It was appropriate at the beginning of the race... oh how I forget how you WARM UP! :-p
10K = 2 laps of the 5K course.
Goal: less than 60 minutes (or just finish to baseline)
Mile 1 - large group, clumped together, didn't notice the "start" of where my timing chip would beep?? maybe we all got the same start time... Not too shabby course (10+ min/mile)
Mile 2 - ugh it's warm. why am I wearing layers that don't unzip? (9:40 ish min/mile)
Mile 3 - the zig-zag to up one side and down the other of the same street (add mileage) is NOT entertaining but I'll remember that for the second lap: go slower on the first part so 2nd feels like you are doing "better" :-p (9:30+ min/mile)
Mile 4 - 3.5 mile point = why didn't I do the 5K? hah - time is not too shabby. I'm on pace for less than an hour. Feel like kicking it up a notch but trying to remember 2+ miles left! (sub 9 min/mile)
Mile 5 - attempt to remember to thank the police officer directing traffic at the top of the hill (northside) as that's the only one I forgot the first lap - out of breath caught me off guard! ARE WE THERE YET? (eh, still 1,000,000x better than feeling that way mile 10 of a half or mile 20 of a full marathon)
Mile 6 - YAY! final zig-zag on 17th and it's to good techno-ish beats from the dj. Attempted to thank him (2nd time) and he didn't see/acknowledge. Whatev - hope you felt the love! :) (sub 9)
Last .2 - woot woot! Kicked it up "another notch!" "BAM!" (Emeril...) and strided it out. Thanks for the at least .1 downhill before the flat stride out to the finish line! (sub 8)
Final time: sub 57! :-) this means I averaged less than 9:10 min/miles!
Results:
1. I either never get into "great" shape and stay at this baseline of 9ish min/miles for EVERY race (i.e. I never train consistently to surpass this pleauto) or I just pulled this surprise
2. Sore part of body is at the top of the ball of your foot - it gets squished towards your toes and that's foot fat. My foot fat has soreness/potential blisters!?! ugh - never want that again! Need my feet to be in shape :-p
Next Steps: 90 min half is NOT completely out of reach. I have to actually DO the training regimine and get GOING! Let's see how it goes :-) Anyone up for running?!
Next Steps: 90 min half is NOT completely out of reach. I have to actually DO the training regimine and get GOING! Let's see how it goes :-) Anyone up for running?!
-alternate 5K/10K every 4 months to test progress ?
-half marathon in fall ?
what's everyone think?
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Fight For Air
AM - abs (no)
AM - stretch (no)
AM - run (*)
*Ran up the Trade Center tower (?) this morning. It was an event for the American Lung Association. The turnout was great and the 804 steps was not that bad.
Start: felt nervous - how bad would my poor preparation rear it's ugly head?
Flight 2: weird transition through some hallways between the stairwells
Flight 10: omg this is not just fun and games... 32 more flights
Flight 37: I. Need. Air.
- stop for water at the "rest stop"
Flight 42: Is this the end? Wasn't bad at all :-)
- Literally I asked the people (prob volunteers) "Is this the end?" when walking to the viewing deck
Overall: 8:59 time, 5th for the 20-29 age group (?) After the many pauses and waterbreak, maybe I should've kicked it up a notch :-) (see the competitor coming out?!) I am VERY grateful to have finished.
Aftermath: coughing. coughing. coughing
I hope the aftermath ends tomorrow :-) I also hope it's nice tomorrow evening in ATL so I can run!
AM - stretch (no)
AM - run (*)
*Ran up the Trade Center tower (?) this morning. It was an event for the American Lung Association. The turnout was great and the 804 steps was not that bad.
Start: felt nervous - how bad would my poor preparation rear it's ugly head?
Flight 2: weird transition through some hallways between the stairwells
Flight 10: omg this is not just fun and games... 32 more flights
Flight 37: I. Need. Air.
- stop for water at the "rest stop"
Flight 42: Is this the end? Wasn't bad at all :-)
- Literally I asked the people (prob volunteers) "Is this the end?" when walking to the viewing deck
Overall: 8:59 time, 5th for the 20-29 age group (?) After the many pauses and waterbreak, maybe I should've kicked it up a notch :-) (see the competitor coming out?!) I am VERY grateful to have finished.
Aftermath: coughing. coughing. coughing
I hope the aftermath ends tomorrow :-) I also hope it's nice tomorrow evening in ATL so I can run!
Friday, March 2, 2012
Personal Travel Confusion
How can you travel for work and then get so confused when traveling for personal reasons? Yes, I literally did not plan enough time with my alarm to even leave on time!
AM Abs - Nope
AM Stretch - Nope
AM Run - umm no...
So - overall, today will NOT be a wash. I will do something before crashing and then getting up for 804 stair adventure in the AM (big glup.....uh oh!...think scooby doo).
Mkay - posting is at least forcing me to admit I'm not doing it, right?? Step (.5) ? :-)
AM Abs - Nope
AM Stretch - Nope
AM Run - umm no...
So - overall, today will NOT be a wash. I will do something before crashing and then getting up for 804 stair adventure in the AM (big glup.....uh oh!...think scooby doo).
Mkay - posting is at least forcing me to admit I'm not doing it, right?? Step (.5) ? :-)
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Missed a day
So Wednesday?!
Yeah - AM was fine. Didn't get the run in but did ABS...
PM - nothing. Literally had a few drinks with coworkers and fellow hotel residents then I just went to bed. No work. No charging of phones. Did not pass go or collect $200.
Today = STILL exghusted. I woke up at 1:30 AM freakin' out about all the work that needed to be completed prior to leaving for the airport (literally 5hrs of on-site time). ugh.
This evening - not looking much better on the forecast of if I'll workout or not. I'd bet the farm on "not" :-p
TOMORROW is ANOTHER day :-)
Yeah - AM was fine. Didn't get the run in but did ABS...
PM - nothing. Literally had a few drinks with coworkers and fellow hotel residents then I just went to bed. No work. No charging of phones. Did not pass go or collect $200.
Today = STILL exghusted. I woke up at 1:30 AM freakin' out about all the work that needed to be completed prior to leaving for the airport (literally 5hrs of on-site time). ugh.
This evening - not looking much better on the forecast of if I'll workout or not. I'd bet the farm on "not" :-p
TOMORROW is ANOTHER day :-)
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sore - already :-p
Consecutive days of posting?! I know, I know - better prepare for the second coming!
Today's report card:
- 3 miles CHECK
- ABS AM CHECK
- Stretch AM (no)
- Stair count (zero)
- ABS PM ...
- Stretch PM ...
Overall - got a run in for the morning. 5 AM alarm -> stretched to 5:30 out of bed (how did the 6 - 5min snoozes fly by?!). I finally "hit the road" 5:40 leaving a short window to run! Heading towards the Wal-Mart as I saw sidewalk during the drive the previous night... too bad my memory was ADHD and the sidewalk was NOT consistent. Thankfully, the Wal-Mart was over 3 miles away :-) YAY!
sidenote: if you are in my area, the sidewalk is best on the opposite side of the street until the Sonic. Then you should cross back to the other side of the street. Continuing on until the gas station across from the Wal-Mart = 3 mile roundtrip!
Morning wrapped up w/ ABS -> quick shower and still 3 minutes late to meet a coworker - she rocks = let me grab bfast w/o giving me crap for being late. AAAAaaanddd, we didn't have an office key. HAH no early printing :-p
WORK = rough. finally done w/ extended meetings at 8:30. Sheesh. Is it Thursday?! can I go home yet? :-p (hince far side reference - google image research "far side - my brain is full, can I leave?")
I am sadly ALREADY sore from the 2x of ABS. Literally, holding my stomach while standing because laughing hurts.
Enough whining - I'm going to "drop and give me 250!" to complete the abs and C.R.A.S.H.
Today's report card:
- 3 miles CHECK
- ABS AM CHECK
- Stretch AM (no)
- Stair count (zero)
- ABS PM ...
- Stretch PM ...
Overall - got a run in for the morning. 5 AM alarm -> stretched to 5:30 out of bed (how did the 6 - 5min snoozes fly by?!). I finally "hit the road" 5:40 leaving a short window to run! Heading towards the Wal-Mart as I saw sidewalk during the drive the previous night... too bad my memory was ADHD and the sidewalk was NOT consistent. Thankfully, the Wal-Mart was over 3 miles away :-) YAY!
sidenote: if you are in my area, the sidewalk is best on the opposite side of the street until the Sonic. Then you should cross back to the other side of the street. Continuing on until the gas station across from the Wal-Mart = 3 mile roundtrip!
Morning wrapped up w/ ABS -> quick shower and still 3 minutes late to meet a coworker - she rocks = let me grab bfast w/o giving me crap for being late. AAAAaaanddd, we didn't have an office key. HAH no early printing :-p
WORK = rough. finally done w/ extended meetings at 8:30. Sheesh. Is it Thursday?! can I go home yet? :-p (hince far side reference - google image research "far side - my brain is full, can I leave?")
I am sadly ALREADY sore from the 2x of ABS. Literally, holding my stomach while standing because laughing hurts.
Enough whining - I'm going to "drop and give me 250!" to complete the abs and C.R.A.S.H.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Chips a hoy!
hah - trying to joke about cookies...
So - attempted to buy good stuff for groceries but did not make it to the gym tonight.
Stretch - check
Abs - check
Cookies - check
Wait... yeah, so I did buy oven safe dishes AND a cookie sheet. This was just necessary to utilize the team's supersized cookie dough roll they gave me for my birthday :-D
A good sign for sanity (bad sign for waistline - and those darn tight pants) is the hotel oven works!! :-D YAYAYAYAYAY
Okay - that is all. Tonight is not a total fail :-) This motivated me to sign up for a 10K in two weekends - get a baseline time... as ugly as it may be! (omgosh I might not want my real name associate with this time...)
So - attempted to buy good stuff for groceries but did not make it to the gym tonight.
Stretch - check
Abs - check
Cookies - check
Wait... yeah, so I did buy oven safe dishes AND a cookie sheet. This was just necessary to utilize the team's supersized cookie dough roll they gave me for my birthday :-D
A good sign for sanity (bad sign for waistline - and those darn tight pants) is the hotel oven works!! :-D YAYAYAYAYAY
Okay - that is all. Tonight is not a total fail :-) This motivated me to sign up for a 10K in two weekends - get a baseline time... as ugly as it may be! (omgosh I might not want my real name associate with this time...)
Hello Tight Pants
No - not in the cool, going-out, night on the town kind of tight pants (ugh I hate those anyways) but these are suit pants!
Wake-up call :-p When I undid my suit pants while driving TO the airport parking... yes the 17 mile drive was too much for my mid-section to survive in the confines of the size 8 "stretch" brand suit pants from BR. I can totally call out the excuses of (1) freshly dry cleaned (2) HUGE splurge on sweets this weekend for MBs bday or (3) it's monday and I'm grumpy/uncomfortable by any means prior to coffee!
Reality - I've gotten pudgy (sp?). Now all my friends/family can be quiet with the "you are NOT fat" b/c I don't think I'm there - yet. BUT I am getting SOFT everywhere. Ugh.
Need: increase cardio past 3 miles a week, weights increase from 0 to something.
Short Term POA: this weekend is a 804 stair climb for the American Lung Association in Cleveland, OH with Mrs RB.
1. This MAY prove to be embarassing
2. Hope I can do this without too much heaving with forgetting allergy meds during travel this week
3. OMG I haven't worked out in weeks... minus a 20 min run 1x last week.
Short(er) Term POA - for the next month (crash course):
- Stretch every AM/PM
- Do core exercises (read 250 of some AB thing) every AM/PM
- RUN at least 3 miles Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
- RUN at least 800 stairs sometime over the M,T,W workouts (local stadium?)
- Research a 10K in the next 3 months - and then 3 months after that :-p
Lofty goals (POAs) but I think it's do-able! Keep you posted!
oh - and if you are curious, I changed into the skirt of the 3-piece suit at the airport to relieve the tightness (didn't really work but I don't have to walk around w/ clothing un-done!)
Wake-up call :-p When I undid my suit pants while driving TO the airport parking... yes the 17 mile drive was too much for my mid-section to survive in the confines of the size 8 "stretch" brand suit pants from BR. I can totally call out the excuses of (1) freshly dry cleaned (2) HUGE splurge on sweets this weekend for MBs bday or (3) it's monday and I'm grumpy/uncomfortable by any means prior to coffee!
Reality - I've gotten pudgy (sp?). Now all my friends/family can be quiet with the "you are NOT fat" b/c I don't think I'm there - yet. BUT I am getting SOFT everywhere. Ugh.
Need: increase cardio past 3 miles a week, weights increase from 0 to something.
Short Term POA: this weekend is a 804 stair climb for the American Lung Association in Cleveland, OH with Mrs RB.
1. This MAY prove to be embarassing
2. Hope I can do this without too much heaving with forgetting allergy meds during travel this week
3. OMG I haven't worked out in weeks... minus a 20 min run 1x last week.
Short(er) Term POA - for the next month (crash course):
- Stretch every AM/PM
- Do core exercises (read 250 of some AB thing) every AM/PM
- RUN at least 3 miles Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
- RUN at least 800 stairs sometime over the M,T,W workouts (local stadium?)
- Research a 10K in the next 3 months - and then 3 months after that :-p
Lofty goals (POAs) but I think it's do-able! Keep you posted!
oh - and if you are curious, I changed into the skirt of the 3-piece suit at the airport to relieve the tightness (didn't really work but I don't have to walk around w/ clothing un-done!)
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