5 miles.....decided that I'd do 5 once I was out at 5:11am. ha!
70 degrees & I melted. 9:39 pace
Yoga after work today!
Goal: Get Faster!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Memorial Day
Remembering all those that have served or have/had someone close to them serve...
God Bless Our Troops!
Monday: Jillian Michaels 30 min yoga & ab ripper P90X
That's it....joints are sore from sitting in the movie theater for some reason.
We saw, "Bridesmaids" with some of the chicks from SNL in it. Totally hilarious!
At one point I had tears streaming down my face, I was laughing so HARD!
Seriously, it's rated R, don't take your kids but go even if you go alone.
Best comedy I've seen in a VERY LONG time!
Planning on a quick, sweaty 4 miles in the am tomorrow, Lord help me!
Next Saturday is Mary Belle's wedding in Nashville so I'll probably just do 8 miles Sat morning.
We'll be out late Sat night. Should be a great wedding & good times catching up with some folks.
At least this next week is a short one!
God Bless Our Troops!
Monday: Jillian Michaels 30 min yoga & ab ripper P90X
That's it....joints are sore from sitting in the movie theater for some reason.
We saw, "Bridesmaids" with some of the chicks from SNL in it. Totally hilarious!
At one point I had tears streaming down my face, I was laughing so HARD!
Seriously, it's rated R, don't take your kids but go even if you go alone.
Best comedy I've seen in a VERY LONG time!
Planning on a quick, sweaty 4 miles in the am tomorrow, Lord help me!
Next Saturday is Mary Belle's wedding in Nashville so I'll probably just do 8 miles Sat morning.
We'll be out late Sat night. Should be a great wedding & good times catching up with some folks.
At least this next week is a short one!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Stupid 11 miles
I forgot to take my enduralyte pills & forgot my electrolyte water.
I ran with my new fuel belt & didn't even bring enough gatorade & water. Seriously, stupid mistake.
Where was my brain?
On a positive note, got the fuel belt half price at FF. Last one in my size on friday. SCORE!
Got Joe another running hat & myself a new running outfit.
To treat my knotted up, stressed back, I got a reflexology massage yesterday in the Cool Springs area near the theater while Joe & the kids watched the panda movie. It was their Grand Opening....I got a flyer somewhere but can't remember the name of the place. The woman spent around 1 hour 40 mins on me & I was in heaven. She got all the knots out of my back & when she started on the left foot, I could feel the IT Band issue rear it's head. Reflexology massages rock! $85 w/o tip & worth every penny!
Ok, back to my miserable 11 miles....yep, decided to go out 5.5 & turn around on Nolensville Rd due to the fact that we had the kids & I didn't want us to drive somewhere to run this weekend. That route works on me mentally but not having enough fuel on a hot morning was just stupid on my part. 10:40 pace overall.
Mile 1: 10:00
Mile 2: 9:42
Mile 3: 9:31
Mile 4: 9:22
Mile 5: 10:05
Mile 6: 9:54
Mile 7: 10:02 (wheels falling off)
Mile 8: 10:16 (out of water & gatorade)
Mile 9: 11:31 (walking a lot of the hills)
Mile 10: 13:23 (just plain died)
Mile 11: 13:31 (ugh! stupid, stupid, I know better to not have enough fuel!)
Not a smart run with it a sunny 65 degrees when I started but it takes something like this to remind me of what I ALREADY KNOW about running in the summer. I kept saying in my head, "you know better, this ain't something you don't know about, you must be more brain dead than usual, etc...."
Next weekend will be a different story.
I ran with my new fuel belt & didn't even bring enough gatorade & water. Seriously, stupid mistake.
Where was my brain?
On a positive note, got the fuel belt half price at FF. Last one in my size on friday. SCORE!
Got Joe another running hat & myself a new running outfit.
To treat my knotted up, stressed back, I got a reflexology massage yesterday in the Cool Springs area near the theater while Joe & the kids watched the panda movie. It was their Grand Opening....I got a flyer somewhere but can't remember the name of the place. The woman spent around 1 hour 40 mins on me & I was in heaven. She got all the knots out of my back & when she started on the left foot, I could feel the IT Band issue rear it's head. Reflexology massages rock! $85 w/o tip & worth every penny!
Ok, back to my miserable 11 miles....yep, decided to go out 5.5 & turn around on Nolensville Rd due to the fact that we had the kids & I didn't want us to drive somewhere to run this weekend. That route works on me mentally but not having enough fuel on a hot morning was just stupid on my part. 10:40 pace overall.
Mile 1: 10:00
Mile 2: 9:42
Mile 3: 9:31
Mile 4: 9:22
Mile 5: 10:05
Mile 6: 9:54
Mile 7: 10:02 (wheels falling off)
Mile 8: 10:16 (out of water & gatorade)
Mile 9: 11:31 (walking a lot of the hills)
Mile 10: 13:23 (just plain died)
Mile 11: 13:31 (ugh! stupid, stupid, I know better to not have enough fuel!)
Not a smart run with it a sunny 65 degrees when I started but it takes something like this to remind me of what I ALREADY KNOW about running in the summer. I kept saying in my head, "you know better, this ain't something you don't know about, you must be more brain dead than usual, etc...."
Next weekend will be a different story.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
2 weeks...
2 weeks at new job...
2 weeks of getting used to the village full time...
2 weeks of trying to run in "not my usual" places...(miss East area)
2 weeks & I finished off friday pretty brain dead.
So much to get used to & learn & I have little to no patience for myself.
2 months from now I hope I'm much more happier with myself.
I hate being the "new" person.
All that said everyone seems really nice & in the 2 weeks I've been there we've had 2 nearly 2 hr lunches. LOL! Love the "You Only Live Once, Sugah" restaurant in Greenhills!
I did manage to get up early a few times to work out despite the bad storm & the fact that I'm plagued with yet another inconsiderate asshole neighbor who throws their dog outside at night to howl!
We called the 'hood security but apparently the people weren't at home. Trust me, this WILL get taken care of or I will be beating on their door myself. Before anyone says I need to move to the country, a friend of mine who has a huge cabin on 10 acres in Lynchburg is battling coyotes. Her husband shot a coyote in broad daylight in their front yard last week. She's got wild critters keeping her awake & bothering her animals.
So, where'd I leave off....
Thursday: Did about an hour of yoga after work. Slept in because of the storm.
Friday: We did get up early & run 4 little miles. (9:31 pace) My goal is to get my long run in early Sun morning. Going to run how I feel....not sure how long or far.
Today I'm not doing squat as far as exercise. Been a long time since I've not done squat.
Our plans so far today are to open Ascend accounts for the kids. I heart my credit union. Joe may even open an account there also. No frills, no idiotic charges...
And we'll see a movie I'm sure....
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Everyone!
2 weeks of getting used to the village full time...
2 weeks of trying to run in "not my usual" places...(miss East area)
2 weeks & I finished off friday pretty brain dead.
So much to get used to & learn & I have little to no patience for myself.
2 months from now I hope I'm much more happier with myself.
I hate being the "new" person.
All that said everyone seems really nice & in the 2 weeks I've been there we've had 2 nearly 2 hr lunches. LOL! Love the "You Only Live Once, Sugah" restaurant in Greenhills!
I did manage to get up early a few times to work out despite the bad storm & the fact that I'm plagued with yet another inconsiderate asshole neighbor who throws their dog outside at night to howl!
We called the 'hood security but apparently the people weren't at home. Trust me, this WILL get taken care of or I will be beating on their door myself. Before anyone says I need to move to the country, a friend of mine who has a huge cabin on 10 acres in Lynchburg is battling coyotes. Her husband shot a coyote in broad daylight in their front yard last week. She's got wild critters keeping her awake & bothering her animals.
So, where'd I leave off....
Thursday: Did about an hour of yoga after work. Slept in because of the storm.
Friday: We did get up early & run 4 little miles. (9:31 pace) My goal is to get my long run in early Sun morning. Going to run how I feel....not sure how long or far.
Today I'm not doing squat as far as exercise. Been a long time since I've not done squat.
Our plans so far today are to open Ascend accounts for the kids. I heart my credit union. Joe may even open an account there also. No frills, no idiotic charges...
And we'll see a movie I'm sure....
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Everyone!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Who turned up the heat? bleh!
Monday: ab ripper in the morning & yoga in the afternoon.
Tuesday: yoga in the morning & a miserably HOT 5 mile run at a 10:09 pace in the afternoon. Bleh!!!
Wednesday: ab ripper & a hot 3 mile run after work at a 10:03 pace. Bleh, again!
Hope the weather starts cooperating in the mornings for some runs.
Everytime I think I'm going to run in the am, the weather gets crazy, I don't sleep, etc....
Hoping to get another 5 miler in sometime in between the heat & storms this week.
Not sure what the long run will be....
No real plans for the long weekend & that's A OK with me.
Tuesday: yoga in the morning & a miserably HOT 5 mile run at a 10:09 pace in the afternoon. Bleh!!!
Wednesday: ab ripper & a hot 3 mile run after work at a 10:03 pace. Bleh, again!
Hope the weather starts cooperating in the mornings for some runs.
Everytime I think I'm going to run in the am, the weather gets crazy, I don't sleep, etc....
Hoping to get another 5 miler in sometime in between the heat & storms this week.
Not sure what the long run will be....
No real plans for the long weekend & that's A OK with me.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Uneventful weekend
Did the P90X ab ripper Fri am but nothing after work....kid's recital.
Jessica rocked out her Katy Perry "You're hot & cold" song. LOL!
Good thing I got those tickets for the Aug concert at Bridgestone. :)
Saturday, my exercise involved push mowing, cleaning, & moving the last of the big stuff.
Sunday, we ran the Moon Pie course. Amazingly enough the cicada's left us alone but you could sure hear them. Sounded like the freaking World Cup minus the horns out there on "Happy Valley" road.
I think we started about 7:10ish. Nobody else showed & I didn't care. I wasn't running a "talkative" pace for me. ugh! 9:47 overall for 10 miles. Sad, I know...but I've done training runs out there before at around that pace.
Mile 1: 9:34
Mile 2: 9:31
Mile 3: 10:09 (here the hills come & I'm suffering from humidity already!)
Mile 4: 9:36
Mile 5: 11:12 (Yep, I walked THE hill & the garmin was reading an 18:30 pace. ha!)
Mile 6: 9:19 (relief & I kept it here for 2 miles)
Mile 7: 9:19
Mile 8: 9:42 (more hills)
Mile 9: 9:50 (just wanted it overwith!)
Mile 10: 9:59
Happy that I only had 2 miles over a 10 minute pace but this tells me that I will most likely get a PW on June 18th. Eh, well...it's about the food at the end, right? I'll want a popcicle, please.
Thinking we may head over there again early morning on the 4th for another go of it...we have Mary Belle's wedding that evening/night so no early Sunday run for sure.
We did the Pancake Pantry for the first time...had to wait in line probably 30+ minutes.
Checked off my "to do in Nashville" list & probably won't go back. So much food!
Stretching & doing yoga today & tomorrow....
Joey graduates from the 5th grade tomorrow night & the kids are out after Tuesday.
Hello Summertime!
Jessica rocked out her Katy Perry "You're hot & cold" song. LOL!
Good thing I got those tickets for the Aug concert at Bridgestone. :)
Saturday, my exercise involved push mowing, cleaning, & moving the last of the big stuff.
Sunday, we ran the Moon Pie course. Amazingly enough the cicada's left us alone but you could sure hear them. Sounded like the freaking World Cup minus the horns out there on "Happy Valley" road.
I think we started about 7:10ish. Nobody else showed & I didn't care. I wasn't running a "talkative" pace for me. ugh! 9:47 overall for 10 miles. Sad, I know...but I've done training runs out there before at around that pace.
Mile 1: 9:34
Mile 2: 9:31
Mile 3: 10:09 (here the hills come & I'm suffering from humidity already!)
Mile 4: 9:36
Mile 5: 11:12 (Yep, I walked THE hill & the garmin was reading an 18:30 pace. ha!)
Mile 6: 9:19 (relief & I kept it here for 2 miles)
Mile 7: 9:19
Mile 8: 9:42 (more hills)
Mile 9: 9:50 (just wanted it overwith!)
Mile 10: 9:59
Happy that I only had 2 miles over a 10 minute pace but this tells me that I will most likely get a PW on June 18th. Eh, well...it's about the food at the end, right? I'll want a popcicle, please.
Thinking we may head over there again early morning on the 4th for another go of it...we have Mary Belle's wedding that evening/night so no early Sunday run for sure.
We did the Pancake Pantry for the first time...had to wait in line probably 30+ minutes.
Checked off my "to do in Nashville" list & probably won't go back. So much food!
Stretching & doing yoga today & tomorrow....
Joey graduates from the 5th grade tomorrow night & the kids are out after Tuesday.
Hello Summertime!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Ironic?
Is it ironic that the village ice cream truck passed me 2-3X on my 5 mile run after work today?
(At one point playing "silent night"? weird!)
At least it went a little better than the Tues run. My body was tied up in stressed knots.
A big whopping 19 miles for the week for me. (Note sarcasm)
Next run will hopefully be on the Moon Pie course early Sunday morning.
(At one point playing "silent night"? weird!)
At least it went a little better than the Tues run. My body was tied up in stressed knots.
A big whopping 19 miles for the week for me. (Note sarcasm)
Next run will hopefully be on the Moon Pie course early Sunday morning.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The light bulb is blinking a little....already!
So, I'm actually grasping a few things on my 3rd day. I can't wait till the learning curve is over & I KNOW EVERYTHING!!! ha!
My drive:
Takes anywhere from 35-45 mins in the morning. Depends on if all the damn red lights are in working order, if anyone's been murdered, or if anything's caught on fire, etc... (Yes, my coworkers go through the same thing so we'll all bitch together at 8am every morning.) The afternoon is not near as bad so far....
My coworkers:
So far, I know it's only been 3 days but they are absolutely adorable, nice, sweet, & VERY helpful. They are a group of about 5-6 women & everyone has seemed GREAT so far. The tiny one in front of me...I just want to pick her up & squeeze her. She's so cheery & helpful. In 3 days she's given me all the ins & outs of the place, seriously. LOVE HER!
I called one of my former coworkers during lunch. He said he keeps going to my desk to talk to me. He's still not broken the habit after 3 days. Bless him! :)
Ok former coworker viewer, reveal yourself...I can see in the stats that someone is viewing me from old job & someone from TUB is viewing me. Who do I know working at the Tullahoma Utility Board? Strange!
On a not so great note, the week after Moon Pie my running will definitely take a back seat, probably. We'll be downtown at a conference all week long...staying downtown. Oh well...my actual marathon training will start after that anyway.
Happy Hump Day!
My drive:
Takes anywhere from 35-45 mins in the morning. Depends on if all the damn red lights are in working order, if anyone's been murdered, or if anything's caught on fire, etc... (Yes, my coworkers go through the same thing so we'll all bitch together at 8am every morning.) The afternoon is not near as bad so far....
My coworkers:
So far, I know it's only been 3 days but they are absolutely adorable, nice, sweet, & VERY helpful. They are a group of about 5-6 women & everyone has seemed GREAT so far. The tiny one in front of me...I just want to pick her up & squeeze her. She's so cheery & helpful. In 3 days she's given me all the ins & outs of the place, seriously. LOVE HER!
I called one of my former coworkers during lunch. He said he keeps going to my desk to talk to me. He's still not broken the habit after 3 days. Bless him! :)
Ok former coworker viewer, reveal yourself...I can see in the stats that someone is viewing me from old job & someone from TUB is viewing me. Who do I know working at the Tullahoma Utility Board? Strange!
On a not so great note, the week after Moon Pie my running will definitely take a back seat, probably. We'll be downtown at a conference all week long...staying downtown. Oh well...my actual marathon training will start after that anyway.
Happy Hump Day!
Overwhelmed but this too shall pass...
Wow, so much to learn but the people are exceptionally NICE at the new gig.
Ok, fess up, who at my old job keeps googling this website? LOL!
Friday needs to get here so I can breathe.......
Not much going on work out wise...lots of stretchig, P90X ab ripper, Jillian's yoga, & a painful 5 mile run that never loosened up. Ouch!
Ok, fess up, who at my old job keeps googling this website? LOL!
Friday needs to get here so I can breathe.......
Not much going on work out wise...lots of stretchig, P90X ab ripper, Jillian's yoga, & a painful 5 mile run that never loosened up. Ouch!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
What the hella, patella?!
Since Wed afternoon, I've had some pain around the left knee. I figured it was IT Band related but my IT Band had never hurt me this much. Just plain annoying pain. I iced it, took ibuprophen, stretched it like the devil!! This is the price I pay for not making time for yoga much the last couple of weeks. I wasn't planning to run Thurs & Fri anyway & well, other things like moving & the rain made me move my 9 miler to Sunday instead of Saturday. It went great, though! I wore my Mueller band under my left knee along with my trusty compression socks & felt fine the whole way. Of course the cool down this weekend with overcast skies sure helped!
Mile 1: 9:58
Mile 2: 9:19
Mile 3: 9:47
Mile 4: 10:04
Mile 5: 9:52
Mile 6: 9:10
Mile 7: 9:00
Mile 8: 9:09
Mile 9: 9:31
You can sure tell where I ran the hills! ha! I took it real easy the first couple of miles to see what the knee would do. I took 2-3 short walk breaks on the tough hills.
All I'd done since Wed was weights at DW Wilson & of course move the last of my small stuff from the house. All we have left to move is 2 dressers, a full size bed, 2 bed frames, full length mirror, push mower, tall lamp, & some cleaning supplies to move next Saturday morning. Ya think that will all fit in the back of a Silverado truck in one trip? Ehh, hope so or we'll be making 2 trips to the 'homa next Saturday. I have very little left to clean up there, thank goodness.
I'm excited but a nervous wreck...it's not every day I change jobs. I hope to learn a lot, be challenged, & love it. It's such a nice area of Nashville. If it pans out that I stay there then I'm treating myself to a new pair of running shorts at the Lululemon store up the road. :)
Mile 1: 9:58
Mile 2: 9:19
Mile 3: 9:47
Mile 4: 10:04
Mile 5: 9:52
Mile 6: 9:10
Mile 7: 9:00
Mile 8: 9:09
Mile 9: 9:31
You can sure tell where I ran the hills! ha! I took it real easy the first couple of miles to see what the knee would do. I took 2-3 short walk breaks on the tough hills.
All I'd done since Wed was weights at DW Wilson & of course move the last of my small stuff from the house. All we have left to move is 2 dressers, a full size bed, 2 bed frames, full length mirror, push mower, tall lamp, & some cleaning supplies to move next Saturday morning. Ya think that will all fit in the back of a Silverado truck in one trip? Ehh, hope so or we'll be making 2 trips to the 'homa next Saturday. I have very little left to clean up there, thank goodness.
I'm excited but a nervous wreck...it's not every day I change jobs. I hope to learn a lot, be challenged, & love it. It's such a nice area of Nashville. If it pans out that I stay there then I'm treating myself to a new pair of running shorts at the Lululemon store up the road. :)
Joe sent in our "run thru Vegas wedding" info to Owen Vandy Business mag. LOL!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Whew!
I can be sentimental at times & at other times notsomuch…
What am I going to miss here?
Definitely the people I work with even though it’s not always been a smooth ride.
They’ve been like family to me, much like the people at the job I had before this one!
I’ve been spoiled & I realize it. Kinda scares me.
A whole new set of folks who may or may not like me…
I hate being judged by people who don’t know me & we’ve all done it.
It’s just a part of human nature!
When I think about all the friends I’ve made over my “working years” I think of Sheila from Germany, Cheryl from Texas, & Annmarie from Clarksville. I wouldn’t know these folks if I hadn’t been forced to change jobs. We’re all scattered across the U.S. now but keep in touch.
I’ll miss my running buddies here even though I’ve not run with anyone lately other than Kim C. I figure that I started running totally alone here years ago so why not run alone the last week I’m living here. Ha! I will miss the East area of town the most. The miles I’ve logged there in the extreme heat, the cold, the dark, with the blazing sunshine on my back…. The Halloween runs I did running past the trick or treaters were the most memorable. I’ll miss biking though the base, getting off my bike to move turtles out of the road, watching the fish jump high out of the water, & the deer running literally right next to me, etc… I will miss the almost NO TRAFFIC of the base in the early weekend mornings!
There’s plenty I won’t miss but I won’t go into that. Ha!
This move should’ve happened years ago truth be known but what can I say.
You get into a comfort zone. I’ve often looked for work outside of this area but it just wasn’t meant to be until now. I’ll be closer to a lot of folks that I don’t see that often.
My Aunt Becky (20 mins up the road), Sharon (in Westhaven-friend from way back!), Hannah (15 mins closer to the ‘boro), Arlene (in Watertown), & lots of running peeps!
Lots of settling in to do & I’m sure we’ll find more stuff to sell on craigslist.
I’m left with only two Broyhill end tables in the ‘homa to sell. Any takers? LOL!
This morning (Wednesday): I got my arse up at 5am & was out the door at about 5:20am.
It was nearly daylight, quiet, no sign of cicada’s, just me & the garmin. 4.5 miles at a 9:16 pace. It took me about a mile to really wake up the legs. They’re tired this week for some reason. All I need is my 9 miler Saturday morning & that’s it for the week. Next Sunday morning, (the 22nd), Joe & I will trek to the Moon Pie course EARLY to run. He’s never run it & boy is he in for a treat. He is going to love that negative split! :)
What am I going to miss here?
Definitely the people I work with even though it’s not always been a smooth ride.
They’ve been like family to me, much like the people at the job I had before this one!
I’ve been spoiled & I realize it. Kinda scares me.
A whole new set of folks who may or may not like me…
I hate being judged by people who don’t know me & we’ve all done it.
It’s just a part of human nature!
When I think about all the friends I’ve made over my “working years” I think of Sheila from Germany, Cheryl from Texas, & Annmarie from Clarksville. I wouldn’t know these folks if I hadn’t been forced to change jobs. We’re all scattered across the U.S. now but keep in touch.
I’ll miss my running buddies here even though I’ve not run with anyone lately other than Kim C. I figure that I started running totally alone here years ago so why not run alone the last week I’m living here. Ha! I will miss the East area of town the most. The miles I’ve logged there in the extreme heat, the cold, the dark, with the blazing sunshine on my back…. The Halloween runs I did running past the trick or treaters were the most memorable. I’ll miss biking though the base, getting off my bike to move turtles out of the road, watching the fish jump high out of the water, & the deer running literally right next to me, etc… I will miss the almost NO TRAFFIC of the base in the early weekend mornings!
There’s plenty I won’t miss but I won’t go into that. Ha!
This move should’ve happened years ago truth be known but what can I say.
You get into a comfort zone. I’ve often looked for work outside of this area but it just wasn’t meant to be until now. I’ll be closer to a lot of folks that I don’t see that often.
My Aunt Becky (20 mins up the road), Sharon (in Westhaven-friend from way back!), Hannah (15 mins closer to the ‘boro), Arlene (in Watertown), & lots of running peeps!
Lots of settling in to do & I’m sure we’ll find more stuff to sell on craigslist.
I’m left with only two Broyhill end tables in the ‘homa to sell. Any takers? LOL!
This morning (Wednesday): I got my arse up at 5am & was out the door at about 5:20am.
It was nearly daylight, quiet, no sign of cicada’s, just me & the garmin. 4.5 miles at a 9:16 pace. It took me about a mile to really wake up the legs. They’re tired this week for some reason. All I need is my 9 miler Saturday morning & that’s it for the week. Next Sunday morning, (the 22nd), Joe & I will trek to the Moon Pie course EARLY to run. He’s never run it & boy is he in for a treat. He is going to love that negative split! :)
Monday, May 9, 2011
Heat Acclimation!
Sunday:
3.1 mostly flat HOT miles with Joe (9:07 pace)
(He ran 3.25 the day before, which was his first run post CMM marathon)
Monday:
Stretched & did a little ab ripper P90x in the AM
5.5 hot, mostly flat miles out East area (9:35 pace) after work
(Joe ran 4 mi before Jess's soccer game at a 7:50 pace)
Tuesday:
Mucho stretching & DW Wilson after work for weight machines/ab work
Wednesday:
I hope to get my arse up out of the bed to run 4.5 early.
It will be around 65 degrees at 5am after all!
Hello Summer time!
3.1 mostly flat HOT miles with Joe (9:07 pace)
(He ran 3.25 the day before, which was his first run post CMM marathon)
Monday:
Stretched & did a little ab ripper P90x in the AM
5.5 hot, mostly flat miles out East area (9:35 pace) after work
(Joe ran 4 mi before Jess's soccer game at a 7:50 pace)
Tuesday:
Mucho stretching & DW Wilson after work for weight machines/ab work
Wednesday:
I hope to get my arse up out of the bed to run 4.5 early.
It will be around 65 degrees at 5am after all!
Hello Summer time!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
chicken with head cut off...
Yeah, that’s me!
I’m kicking myself for not using craigslist sooner to get some things sold.
Hopefully, by the 14th almost everything will be gone, though.
I’m just thankful my washer & dryer sold!
I’m pretty fired up & totally running on adrenaline.
I hope to finish “Summer & the City” this weekend & then brush up on some Microsoft skills that I don’t use all the time. Prepping for whatever comes my way.
God help me, I hate the learning curve at a new job.
In the meantime, I’m getting in the workouts (or I would be crazy!)
Last Sunday: I did 1 hr elliptical & weight machines
Did squats with 8 lb weights. (been a while)
This was my last work out at Harvey’s before I cancelled it.
They are giving back nearly all the $ I gave them in Feb.
Monday: Ran 5 mi at something like a 9:38 pace
I felt stiff…definitely the squats from Sunday & the fact that it had been nearly a week since I had run at all. Yikes! Did ab ripper & felt it. I could tell I slacked off the previous week due to so much going on… (Ran into, "literally", TQ. He really LOVED pacing his 2:15 halfers last Saturday & wants to do it again.)
Tuesday: 30 mins Jillian Michael’s yoga AM
Weight machines at DW PM (Will miss Ted, Charles, & company!)
Wednesday: Ab ripper AM
Ran 8 hilly miles which included the Mach Tenn course PM.
Around a 9:35 pace…. OMG, I felt it Thursday!
Thursday: 30 mins Jillian Michael’s yoga AM
Mowed yard after work
Friday: Rest-got too much going on…sold big green chest that was in my way!
Saturday: 6 miles at 9:21 pace with some hills.
Old couple in huge car tried to run me off the road.
Old lady actually screamed at me from her passenger side window.
I yelled back & if they had stopped, I would’ve gladly stopped my garmin & given them a lesson on road rules. What idiots! Probably heading to eat their Hardee’s lard breakfast. Ha!
We’re registered for the Moon Pie 10 miler June 18th & the Murfreesboro ½ Oct 15th. The ‘boro ½ will be 3 weeks & 1 day before the NYC marathon. Should be a good tune up race. That means our 20 miler will fall the weekend of Oct 8th. I pray for a cool October this year!!
Happy Mother's day weekend everyone! :)
I’m kicking myself for not using craigslist sooner to get some things sold.
Hopefully, by the 14th almost everything will be gone, though.
I’m just thankful my washer & dryer sold!
I’m pretty fired up & totally running on adrenaline.
I hope to finish “Summer & the City” this weekend & then brush up on some Microsoft skills that I don’t use all the time. Prepping for whatever comes my way.
God help me, I hate the learning curve at a new job.
In the meantime, I’m getting in the workouts (or I would be crazy!)
Last Sunday: I did 1 hr elliptical & weight machines
Did squats with 8 lb weights. (been a while)
This was my last work out at Harvey’s before I cancelled it.
They are giving back nearly all the $ I gave them in Feb.
Monday: Ran 5 mi at something like a 9:38 pace
I felt stiff…definitely the squats from Sunday & the fact that it had been nearly a week since I had run at all. Yikes! Did ab ripper & felt it. I could tell I slacked off the previous week due to so much going on… (Ran into, "literally", TQ. He really LOVED pacing his 2:15 halfers last Saturday & wants to do it again.)
Tuesday: 30 mins Jillian Michael’s yoga AM
Weight machines at DW PM (Will miss Ted, Charles, & company!)
Wednesday: Ab ripper AM
Ran 8 hilly miles which included the Mach Tenn course PM.
Around a 9:35 pace…. OMG, I felt it Thursday!
Thursday: 30 mins Jillian Michael’s yoga AM
Mowed yard after work
Friday: Rest-got too much going on…sold big green chest that was in my way!
Saturday: 6 miles at 9:21 pace with some hills.
Old couple in huge car tried to run me off the road.
Old lady actually screamed at me from her passenger side window.
I yelled back & if they had stopped, I would’ve gladly stopped my garmin & given them a lesson on road rules. What idiots! Probably heading to eat their Hardee’s lard breakfast. Ha!
We’re registered for the Moon Pie 10 miler June 18th & the Murfreesboro ½ Oct 15th. The ‘boro ½ will be 3 weeks & 1 day before the NYC marathon. Should be a good tune up race. That means our 20 miler will fall the weekend of Oct 8th. I pray for a cool October this year!!
Happy Mother's day weekend everyone! :)
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Shock Mode
-I'm shocked at the damage done in the south by last weeks horrific weather, specifically Alabama. God bless them as they clean up, rebuild, & regroup. So many prayers...last week was just scary!!!
-I’m still in shock that I actually have a new job as of May 16th.
-I'm still in shock that the Preds made it to the 2nd round of the play offs.
(Man, that was a GREAT game we went to last Sunday!!!!!)
-I'm still in shock that the weekend is almost over & my MI cousin is heading back, probably later tonight.
-I'm still in shock that Joe did a 4:14 & NO change on the hilly, heated Country Music marathon course with a groin pull. He babied it along the way & it paid off. Amazing!
My mind is in overload & well, I'm amazed, grateful, & scared all rolled into one.
My cousin, Faith, put it best last week. She basically told me that God has opened a door so take it. Even if things don't work out at the new job, it's leading you somewhere. I take comfort in that. :-)
My workouts last week or lack there of...
Monday: push mowed the yard for an hour after work
Tuesday AM: 40 mins elliptical & P90X ab ripper
Tuesday PM: 5.5 miles (9:42 pace, mostly flat) & some weight machines
Wednesday: Too much to do to get in a workout!
Thursday: Walked around downtown & Expo, wouldn't call it a workout!
Friday: Same as Thursday
Saturday: probably walked/jogged approximately 4 miles, if that, downtown, looking for Joe, Patti, & John on the course. (Patti & John walked/jogged the half in just under 3 hrs)
Sunday: 1 hr elliptical & some weight machines
Met Ryan Hall & got our pic with him this time around. (It's on Facebook) Had heard him speak last year & got an autograph. Got it again this year, plus pic! Listened to Kara Goucher speak. She looks like a 16 yr old girl, I swear. Got some great deals on things as usual at the Expo. I may not ever run the CMM full or for that matter the CMM 1/2 again but I sure like shopping the Expo.
Now to my many, many lists of things to get done & YES there will be some running some time this week for sure!!!
-I’m still in shock that I actually have a new job as of May 16th.
-I'm still in shock that the Preds made it to the 2nd round of the play offs.
(Man, that was a GREAT game we went to last Sunday!!!!!)
-I'm still in shock that the weekend is almost over & my MI cousin is heading back, probably later tonight.
-I'm still in shock that Joe did a 4:14 & NO change on the hilly, heated Country Music marathon course with a groin pull. He babied it along the way & it paid off. Amazing!
My mind is in overload & well, I'm amazed, grateful, & scared all rolled into one.
My cousin, Faith, put it best last week. She basically told me that God has opened a door so take it. Even if things don't work out at the new job, it's leading you somewhere. I take comfort in that. :-)
My workouts last week or lack there of...
Monday: push mowed the yard for an hour after work
Tuesday AM: 40 mins elliptical & P90X ab ripper
Tuesday PM: 5.5 miles (9:42 pace, mostly flat) & some weight machines
Wednesday: Too much to do to get in a workout!
Thursday: Walked around downtown & Expo, wouldn't call it a workout!
Friday: Same as Thursday
Saturday: probably walked/jogged approximately 4 miles, if that, downtown, looking for Joe, Patti, & John on the course. (Patti & John walked/jogged the half in just under 3 hrs)
Sunday: 1 hr elliptical & some weight machines
Met Ryan Hall & got our pic with him this time around. (It's on Facebook) Had heard him speak last year & got an autograph. Got it again this year, plus pic! Listened to Kara Goucher speak. She looks like a 16 yr old girl, I swear. Got some great deals on things as usual at the Expo. I may not ever run the CMM full or for that matter the CMM 1/2 again but I sure like shopping the Expo.
Now to my many, many lists of things to get done & YES there will be some running some time this week for sure!!!