Monday Smunday

Happy Monday! (just kidding)

The rest of my weekend was quite lovely. I ran 5 miles (hurt a bit at 4.5), enjoyed our little cabin and the cold weather, drove back home in time for a perfect Happy Hour with the hubs and homemade grilled pizza. It was the perfect ending to our weekend. My husband is totally right, I have a bigass head.

I am a horrible blogger and didn't take pics of the pizza, but it was beeeeutiful.

Foodwise I did pretty good for the weekend. That's usually when I lose my shit and eat anything I want, and/or in site (OK not always) so I was proud of myself for maintaining some self control.

After talking to some running friends, I decided to take this week off running as well and give myself more time to heal. I will be cross training on my bike trainer and bodyrocking so I don't go nuts. I ordered my old Brooks shoe last night, which a few people said is probably my main issue. I REALLY hope that's true. I'm sorry I keep talking  about this issue so much as I would MUCH rather be bragging about my amazing 15 mile run I was supposed to have this weekend, but hey, life is just that way sometimes. I'm still on the fence about the 15k race I have scheduled for Sunday...thoughts?

In more exciting news, I finally broke down and bought my first item from Lululemon last week, I just couldn't help it. I went for these shorts and am in LOVE...the prices are ridiculous, but for a pair of shorts I'll wear often I only feel a tiny bit bad.

Speaking of shopping, I am challenging myself this month and will NOT be buying anything for the whole month...my new running shoes last night don't count, obviously.  No shoes, no t-shirts, no running clothes or earrings. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. My closet is full and I even have things that still have tags, it's ridiculous. My good friend did this challenge last month and was successful, so I'm going to copy her and go for it.

Wish me luck.

A Week Off

Last Saturday, I told myself I would take a week off running to give my IT band some must needed R&R...and I have. No running all week. It's been quite bizarre actually.

Unfortunately I'm much too hyper and spastic to not do anything so I have kept myself entertained by doing other stuff...and by telling myself it's OK to take a few days off.

Here's my sad sad little week so far:

Sunday - 3.5 mile beach cruise with the hubs, 2 mile dog walk (does that count?)
Monday - Nothing
Tuesday - Nothing
Wednesday - 35 min bike intervals + bodyrock
Thursday - bodyrock
Friday - so sore I can't walk

I'm hoping to run today. I had 15 delicious miles on my training plan for this weekend, but that would obviously be stupid, so I'm going to do a shorter run and see how I feel. As the OC Marathon gets closer, I get more worried that I am going to suck and die at mile 18. Hopefully I heal up and can get movin soon. Like tomorrow.

Perks of working out at home:

• Not matching my clothes
• Not wearing a shirt
• Looking hideous and ridiculous and not caring
• Watching Glee and singing out loud while on trainer

THIS needs to stop...

You will not be replaced Jar.

 I've put myself on a diet...OK, not a diet but have given myself a few rules.

• No weekday drinking (unless I have a work event, then 1 or 2 is OK)
• Cut back on sweets

I have gotten into a habit where I have a beer or glass of wine a few times a week. It's not necessary (well at times it definitely is) and just adds calories I don't really need. And the sweets. I never used to eat sweets like I do now. Again, it's ridiculous, not needed and not helping my waistline. Cut it back. All in moderation, right? I'm hoping to lose a few lbs this month.

That's it for now...wish me luck on my run!

7W2R - Week 2

Well...I had a repeat of last week. BUT I have a valid "excuse". I swear.

I got 2 out of 3 done. I would have done one on Friday as planned, but honestly I ran out of time. And I didn't want to be sore for my half on Sunday.

Valid? Yes. Honest? Yes. Stupid? Yes. Good Excuse? No.

So nothing exciting to report. I need to try harder, eat better and run more. I need to follow my running plan as I have in the past and not just "wing it". The side of my fridge is bare and naked, and filling that space with a good solid plan should help me on my day to day motivation level.

This was my week:

Monday: 3.25 mile hike + 7W2R

Tuesday: 4 mile run (weak, should have been 6)

Wednesday: 30 min intervals/5 min CD on trainer + 7W2R

Thursday: 5.75 mile run (good strong run)

Friday: Rest

Saturday: Rest (walked a lot at Tough Mudder)

Sunday: 13.1

Total Miles: 22.85
Total Walking/Hiking: 8+

Total Trainer Time: 35 minutes

Total Days of Strength: 2

Little less mileage than the week before and 10 min less on the trainer. I need to step it up this week.

Next race: 1.28.11 - half mary. First half, uphill, last half, down. Hmm....

7W2R - Week 1

My first official recap at my attempt for getting RIPPED. (insert hulk noise & stop laughing at me)

The plan calls for 3x/week workouts, which I figured would be fairly easy to achieve, and it will....now that I have my ass back into gear....or I will this week anyway.

I was thrown a bit off "ma game" when I was given the opportunity to run RnRAZ just last week...so I switched up my schedule a little bit last week in an attempt to get a few more miles in.

7W2R =   Fast. Effective.

I completed my first workout on Monday, struggling through the pull up section and kicking ass at the rest. Each day calls for 10-15 minutes of cardio/games to follow the basic plan, I skipped it knowing that I get enough cardio with my weekly runs...I walked my dogs instead.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday...it hurt to put deodorant on (don't worry I pained through it) so I didn't end up doing my Wednesday workout until Thursday. FAIL. I only did 2 of 3 workouts. That's ok, better than nothing.

The workout is simple. 4 exercises, 3 sets. They exercises vary each set, but focus on the same muscle group so it's a breeze to get through.

Example:

5 chin-ups

10 squats (I added weight)

10 push-ups

10 v-sits

I was a little reluctant after the first day only  because it seemed so short..I thought I couldn't get a burn that quick. I guess it showed me who was boss.

This was my week:

Monday: 7W2R

Tuesday: 5.25 mile run

Wednesday: 4 mile run

Thursday: 40 min intervals/5 min CD on trainer + 7W2R

Friday: 7 miles

Saturday: Rest (aka hangover, whoops)

Sunday: 10 mile run + 3 mile beach cruiser ride

Total Miles: 26.25

Total Trainer Time: 45 minutes

Total Days of Strength: 2

I'm fairly pleased with my miles, my biking and I'm just slightly off goal for strength, one more day.

I just finished another workout, hopefully I'm not hurting tomorrow! 

30.5!

I meant to post this yesterday...when my weekly training ends, but quite frankly, I was too lazy to blog.

I Freelanced on Friday and got home a little late...but it was OK, because I was a Bachelorette this weekend. I ate leftovers, watched Bridesmaids (hilar) and went to bed early. <---- Super cool, huh?

I met my girl Kara at 5:30 in front of our houses and we set off to run. It was a little dark, but not as dark as last weekend....and she was pushing her 4 year old in a stroller, so I ended up pushing ahead of her and running by myself. 1:59 minutes and 12.5 miles later, I was done. And I felt super. I didn't push myself. (It does worry me though when I think about having to run 13.1 in that time time to achieve my next PR goal)

Finally.

I skipped passed 30 miles/week. That has been a goal of mine for a while and I am very proud of myself for hitting it.

I took 3 rest days this week, which is more than usual...but oh well. I'll aim for 3x of strength training this week. 2 FULL weeks and a partial week left until Ragnar - Vegas style!

The rest of my weekend was spent being a bum. Shopping and lunching with a girlfriend, running some errands and a little work sprinkled in.

I missed my hubs....glad he's back!

Weekly Work-It-Out

Here is a recap from last weeks workouts:

Monday-Sunday

Last week went well for my running...I slacked a little bit on the weight lifting side, only incorporating it into my week once. And apparently, I don't know how to do math...my spreadsheet from last weeks post said I had 31 miles on my week, hmmm, anyway. As I mentioned yesterday, I ran a 10K on Sunday...which was fun and I actually enjoyed the distance much more than 5K's!


And my week ahead:

Monday-Sunday

ALMOST ready to break the 30 mile mark for a week...this will be the most mileage for me ever. I decided to scale down a bit and only increase a half mile because I have had some knee pain the last week. We are heading back up to the cabin on Friday so I'm hoping I don't have a crappy run like I did last time. It should be cooler and I plan on starting earlier in the morning.


Wish me luck!

Weekly Work-it-Out

Here is a recap from last weeks workouts:

Monday-Sunday

 


The beginning of the week started off great. I was anxious to get back in the gym to work on my pipes. However, Thursday (7 miles) and Saturday (8 miles) were really off days for me...I'm not sure what made them so craptastic, but hopefully that's the last of them and I can put that behind me. As my BFF told me the other day, everyone has off days. She's right.


And my week ahead:

Monday-Sunday

I'm back! This mornings run was great...no GI issues, no heavy legs and my ass wasn't sore from my ride yesterday. Mentally I was 100%...I think that's my biggest struggle at times. This week I'm looking forward to Thursday's workouts. I'm meeting a friend at The Boulder's Resort and Spa courtesy of a client and taking a few classes there (following by lunch and the pool). Perks of the job I suppose! However, it is the first week I'll be doubling up on runs in preparation for The Ragnar Relay....which I've never done before. Hopefully I make it! My mileage is much higher that the week before, which is a training no-no, but that's only because I suck and cut my "long" run short by a couple miles on Saturday. If I feel tired on Sunday, I'll skip my 2nd run, or make it a little shorter.

I'm running in my running club's 10K this weekend, should be fun and I hope to have an exciting announcement when I'm done with it!

Back to the grind.