tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79578561508792950962023-11-16T12:01:08.066-06:00an' here i go again!I'm not a runner and I'm not a writer but I'm beginning to tackle them both! I began this blog to start logging my journey as becoming a winter runner in the good 'ol state of Wisconsin. Along with my running tribulations I may blog about some other rather neat areas of my life: my work as a Product Stylist, my love for television and movies and my creative crafty concoctions. Thanks for reading!meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-82605136191497671232012-07-22T19:54:00.000-05:002012-07-22T19:54:49.992-05:00I need your advice.Well another week down. 9 more to go. And I don't know if I can do it. For realz. I'm getting really, really sick of running. Mainly cause I don't think I've gotten any better at it since I started running more regularly 12 weeks ago. I need some pointers. <i> What do you do when you feel as if you've hit a wall? </i><br />
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Here's a look at my week:<br />
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<b><u>Monday</u></b><br />
Rest Day<br />
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After my long run the day before I took Monday off. Mainly because I had Wiffle Ball again tonight and by the time I'm done with it, it's too dark to run. BUT I did say "no" to burger night tonight and that was tough. I figure I can't really afford to making it a habit but more of an every other week or every few weeks kinda deal. On a good note though, we won our game! Woo hoooo! We even had another home run. The Chickens beat those Ducks probably because we were feeding the other team mojitos out of a bucket...out of the back of the truck...Oh well, whatever works!<br />
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<b><u>Tuesday</u></b><br />
Easy Run<br />
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Tuesdays are shaping up to be my morning run days. I've got a nice little route down and tend to even see some familiar faces walking and running at the same time as me. And let me tell you, morning exercisers are the most polite people ever. They wave, they smile, they say good morning- such a pleasant way to start your day. <br />
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Again, it felt great to get my workout in first thing in the morning. But I was STARVING all morning long. Also, got a bit tired in the afternoon. Had to have a little more coffee than I normally do. Which was a lifesaver cause I had a late night that evening!<br />
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That evening I went to see a Broadway Touring show, Billy Elliot, with these ladies.<br />
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The show was ah-maaazing! I loved it. Such a great story and such a talented cast. Especially since the lead is a little boy who carries the show through his powerful dances. I highly recommend seeing it if it's ever in your area.</div>
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I was pooped today. Stayed up way too late for a School Night on Tuesday. This meant lots more of coffee today than usual and even a little cat nap for me during my lunch break. Due to my excessive amount of being tired I had zero ambition to run. So I went home, made dinner, chillaxed for a bit and then finally at 8PM I put my workout clothes on and hit the streets. Which may not have been the brightest idea. I got outside and it was awfully dark out for 8 but I began my run. It was a nice evening out- warm but not too hot and there was a nice breeze. Probably because there was a wicked storm brewing. I got about a mile and a half into my run when it started sprinkling on me but I told myself I could manage a little rain since I only had to get in 3 miles and the rain felt somewhat refreshing. But then it suddenly started down pouring! I was pretty much stuck at this point. I had to head home. The next mile was a bit brutal especially near the end when my shoes were sliding all over the place cause the ground was so slick. And I kept watching the strikes of lightning light up the sky all while wondering if I'd get struck since I was still listening to my music. When I finally managed to get home, I was relieved. I wanted to get out of my shoes and clothes which were completely soaked and felt like they weighed an extra 10lbs or so. </div>
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<b><u>Thursday</u></b></div>
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For some reason I stayed up super late last night. Not sure if it was because I went for a run so late or if it was because of the 3 pots of coffee I drank. But needless to say, it was another slow morning for me. This evening however, I had signed up to attend a running clinic at the local <a href="http://shop.lululemon.com/home.jsp" target="_blank">Lululemon</a> store which I was pretty excited for. I figure that if I'm spending so much of my time running I better make sure I'm doing it correctly and at this point in my training I'll take any pointers I can. I was hoping something would spark my curiousity and get me excited to run again. Well, it didn't, for the most part. I did learn some great things regarding running form, pace, posture, breathing, etc. And walked away with some great drills and things I knew I needed to work on during my upcoming runs. I also got a short run in (another one in the rain!). And most importantly I met other runners who struggle with it just as much as I do. The clinic was lead by a guy who was super knowledgable and way enthusiastic about running. I really liked him and he made the mistake of giving me his business card to send him emails/texts about anything I have running-related. Little does he know, he's about to get bombarded with my 3 pages of running inquiries. A few of the workers there told me about <a href="http://www.seawheeze.com/" target="_blank">The Sea Wheeze</a> half marathon they were doing and the App for your phone you can download to help with your training. The training schedule sounds a lot better than what I'm currently doing and I'm tempted to switch my training up even more now! Since it's a Lululemon sponsored event it really incorporates different types of yoga in with running. <i>Has anyone ever tried something like this? Did you find it beneficial? Should I stray from Hal and give team Lululemon a whirl? </i>Right now my biggest thing is that I don't want to run 4-5 days a week but I feel like I have to or I won't be able to run the half. <i>Is 3 days of running ample enough to train for a half when coupled up with yoga? </i></div>
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<b><u>Friday</u></b></div>
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We had another Sounds of Summer lunch event at work today. <a href="http://www.ryanmcintyremusic.com/" target="_blank">Ryan McIntyre</a>, a local Milwaukee musician, played and sang some great acoustic music for us. </div>
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And to top off the festivities it was catered by <a href="http://www.sazs.com/" target="_blank">Sazs</a>. </div>
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The day I've been dreading all week...long run day. I knew I just had to get it done so I could go on with the rest of my weekend. So after a trip to the local Farmer's Market I set out on my 8 miler. And one way to excite myself about running was to split it up. I ran 2.5 miles to the gym, 4 miles at the gym while I watched one of the greatest movies ever (StepUp) and then ran 1.5 miles home. And this didn't feel all that bad. Don't get me wrong, I didn't really enjoy it but I didn't want to die. It probably helped that I haven't been to the gym in almost 2 weeks since I've been trying to do all my runs outside. But it felt good to run on the treadmill with a fan blowing at me. Plus my ankles and shins have been starting to ache a bit (which is a first for me- I haven't had any sort of running issues with my joints, etc.). I did keep myself busy trying to work on the things I learned at Thursday night's clinic and instantly I noticed a few differences. I'd frequently catch myself working on one area then noticing I was slacking on another area so it was nice to have 8 whole miles to try and remember everything that was said at the Clinic. </div>
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Ended up being a sorta rest day...had all intentions of running but then realized my Wiffle Ball league started tonight!! And well, that's a full evening commitment. This is our team's, Wisco's Chicken Guns & Rubbers, second year playing. We had to meet at 5:30 to get our shirts (pics to come) and "practice" (aka get the mobile bar set up) before our 6 o'clock game. Then we play 3 innings, "break" for 6, play another 3, and then go to Leffs for Burger night. So in that time I managed to fit in some minor physical activity...I ran to first base twice and rode my bike to and from the game. <br />
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Started the day off on a much better note! Got up and ran 3 miles at 6am! Woo Hoooo!<br />
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It was hard to get up but it felt soooo good to have my run done before work. I didn't have to stress about it all day long like usual. The only negative thing about running in the AM was that I was STARVING all morning long. Like more than usual. Which is pretty bad. <i>Does this ever happen to you? How do you compensate for the extra hunger pains??</i><br />
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Tried something new today. And was pretty excited about it. I needed a little switch up in my routine. I visited the local track for my first real speed work out of the season. I decided to give my training schedule a little "make-over" and I adapted parts of Hal Higdon's <a href="http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51312/Half-Marathon-Novice-2-Training-Program" target="_blank">Novice 2</a> and <a href="http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51132/Half-Marathon-Intermediate-Training-Program" target="_blank">Intermediate</a> training programs. I mainly changed my Wednesday workouts to the Intermediate Speed/Tempo Runs rather than my past Tempo Run Schedule and altered the distances I'd be running on my long runs to those of Hal's recommendations. Mainly because I'm getting burnt out. And running 13 miles 3+ times before my actual half is unnecessary. I'd rather go into the run excited to conquer that distance, refreshed and not completely sick of running. I also added one more day of running a week to my current schedule. So now, instead of 4 runs a week I'm going to attempt to do 5. If I'm hurting, tired or mentally done with running for the week then I'm going to allow myself to do some cross training on that 5th day. But I'm really, really going to try to get 5 days of exercise in each week. <br />
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Speed Workout<br />
5x400s (2:06, 2:18, 2:19, 2:18, 2:09)<br />
1 mi warm up & cool down<br />
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On a fun note, we had an Ace of Base/Mexican themed baby shower for one of our fellow stylists today. Here's a snapshot from the luncheon:<br />
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Lea, the mom-to-be!</div>
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<b><u>Thursday</u></b><br />
Today I had another unexpected Rest day. So much for what I talked about up above :/ BUT I do have another good reason for missing my work out. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR! Bye bye Civic, Helloooo Jetta :) And if you've ever bought a car before, you know that it's a total time sucker. I was there from right after work til after 10 o'clock that evening. Without dinner. Super lame. You'd think car dealers would have food courts in them these days or at least offer to buy you some dinner since you are buying a car and all from them. But in the end, I was super happy with my purchase. And it wasn't a total impulse buy. I had been looking and test driving and researching the car I bought well in advance. It was just surprising leaving with it that night. <br />
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Sidenote: I was sore today from my speed workout and it felt good! I could feel it in my core especially. This is a good thing right?!<br />
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Aaand another Rest day it is! I had all intentions of running Friday night but my plans quickly changed when Brad and Max wanted to go out for sushi. Sorry but sushi will forever trump running in my book.<br />
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<b><u>Saturday</u></b><br />
Easy Run (while Max rode his bike)<br />
Outside 3 miles<br />
35 mins, 384 calories<br />
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Def had a leisure run with Max today. We had to stop a few times for cars, to look at bugs and see if there were any ducks in the river but overall it was a nice, slow run. Not to mention it was HOT again. My other runs this week were in much better weather. Tues morning it was only in the 60s which was AWESOME and then Wednesday evening it was warm but no 90 degree weather. Our run ended at the Farmer's Market where I bought some more beets, arugula, tomatoes and ice cold apple cider. <br />
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Max's new friend.</div>
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The day I had been dreading all week...long run day.<br />
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Long Run<br />
Outside 6.5 miles<br />
731 calories, too many minutes<br />
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This. Was. Brutal. It was H-O-T. As in upper 80s when I began running at 8:30AM. I made some impromptu changes in my route on the go trying to find more shaded streets/sidewalks to run on. I wanted to go for 7 miles but I was having such a crappy run that I headed home a half mile sooner. I started off strong and then after mile 2, fell to pieces. I was having to walk after that roughly every 8 mins or so. By the midpoint of this run I wanted to give up running forever. I wasn't enjoying it one bit. And the distance wasn't bothering me, everything else was. I felt heavy and it felt like I had to put so much extra energy into every step I was running because of this heavy feeling. I couldn't catch my breath, I was thirsty, I was non stop sweating- it was just all around a bad run. Yes, when I got home it felt good to have done something but I didn't feel one bit good about the running I had just done. Seeing me you never would've guessed I've been training for a half marathon for about 10 weeks already. <br />
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These feelings were really making me second guess my beginning my training so early. I'm really hoping that I'm just having a bad run week cause now my training matters. And I have a long road ahead of me if I'm going to do this properly. <br />
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On a happy note: I've ran 145 miles to date since the beginning of my training period!<br />
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Once I got over my run, we headed to Ava's (my adorable niece) 6th birthday party for a day in the sun, some BBQ and quality family time. A perfect little Sunday. Check out this amazing dessert I brought: <a href="http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2012/06/funfetti-dip.html" target="_blank">Funfetti Cake Dip</a> from 'Eat Yourself Skinny.' It was a huge hit! And so easy to make. All while being somewhat low cal for a dessert. <br />
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My stud of a nephew, Owen.</div>
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And the birthday girl, Ava :)</div>
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<br />meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-20947203795699051202012-07-11T21:44:00.000-05:002012-07-11T22:11:45.837-05:00worthless.That's how I felt the entire past week. I ended my previous week awesome-ly- completed my first 8 miler of the season!! Completed: yes. Difficult: yes. Walked: yes. Took me a million years to finish: yes. But it's done. Here are the stats:<br />
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<b><u>Sunday (7/1):</u></b><br />
Long Run<br />
Outside 8.2miles (85 degrees!)<br />
80 mins, 967 calories<br />
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This heat is really taking a toll on me- mentally and physically! Over the past week I grew a major hatred towards running because it was extremely difficult for me to do with temps in the mid to upper 90s plus the high humidity. It'd be almost 90 as early as 8AM really cramping my runs. And since I was on vacation most of the week I refused to get up any earlier just to run. One good thing about my week was that according to my schedule it was sort of a "rest week"- I only had to run 3 and 4 milers all week. But this still proved difficult to do. I'd set out for a run and just start sweating bullets within minutes. And the air would just take your breath away cause it was so frickin hot. This resulted in some slow 3 and 4 milers AND walking breaks. My week in workouts or I should say lack of workouts:<br />
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<b><u>Monday (7/2):</u></b><br />
Easy Run<br />
Treadmill, elevation 1.0<br />
3 miles, 31 mins, 339 calories<br />
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<b><u>Tuesday (7/3):</u></b><br />
Rest Day<br />
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<b><u>Wednesday (7/4):</u></b><br />
Easy Run<br />
Outside 3 miles (93 degrees!)<br />
38 mins, 328 calories<br />
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<b><u>Thursday (7/5):</u></b><br />
Rest Day<br />
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<b><u>Friday (7/6):</u></b><br />
Easy Run<br />
Treadmill, elevation 1.0 (cause it was already mid-90s at 8:30 AM!)<br />
4 miles, 43 mins, 430 calories<br />
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<b><u>Saturday (7/7):</u></b><br />
Rest Day<br />
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<b><u>Sunday (7/8):</u></b><br />
Rest Day<br />
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Only ran 10 miles this week. Not the greatest but I'm lucky I even got this many in. It was really tough and there were times I wanted to throw the towel in and never have to think about running again. But I also had to play it safe and not try and overdo it in the extreme temps. Last thing I need is to hurt myself at this point in my training. So safe card was played and prob maxed out but this next week should be better with temps looking to only be in the 80s (I can't believe I just said that...1 month ago running in 80 degrees would've been insane to me!). <br />
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Since I didn't spend much time running here's a quick recap of some fun things I did do (in combo with sweating to death every day for a week straight):<br />
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Got some pretty eggs from Liz, a fellow stylist of mine. Check out her blog <a href="http://mauledbydesign.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">MauledByDesign</a> on the awesome DIY projects her and her husband do!</div>
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Painted my nails festive for the 4th.</div>
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Was not happy with the results of my morning run.</div>
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Happy 4th of July!</div>
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Aubs and I sweating it out at the Brewers Game.</div>
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Awesome game seats AKA Ryan Braun Butt Seats.</div>
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Had a lovely night out with Elly & Ashley...</div>
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Run in with Saud (an AD we work with).</div>
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Oh heyyy flabongo! What are you doing here?!</div>
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Ashley, Emi & I</div>
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Being threatened by a Pirate to take a flabongo!</div>
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Then Sunday enjoyed a lot of R&R, like this cat.</div>
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Hope everyone had a great Holiday week and survived the heat wave! Next week I'm setting my expectations high and getting back in the running game. Stay tuned for updates!</div>
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Easy run<br />
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25 mins, 312 calories<br />
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It was gorgeous out today. Perfect weather to ease into the running outside. Glad I only had to do 2 miles though cause I had a big Wiffle Ball meeting to get to at 6:30! Chicken, Guns & Rubbers are looking to rally this year! Need to make up for the lack of runs scored last year :)<br />
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XT Elliptical<br />
Rolling hills, Level 7<br />
30 mins, 2.7 miles, 271 cals<br />
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For some reason today's workout was tough! Maybe cause it was a billion degrees outside and it felt like a billion and one degrees in the gym. I had another busy evening so I made sure I at least got 30 good mins of Cardio in. Post workout I met these folks for dinner and to cheer on Kara at her Hockey game:<br />
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Kara tearing it up in the orange!</div>
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Easy run<br />
Outside 5.0 miles<br />
60 mins, 626 cals<br />
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Today was supposed to be a Tempo Run day but I decided to run outside in the 90 degree temps and take it easy. I don't think I could've ran the times I needed to in this heat. Not yet at least. Maybe after some more training. And I don't have a good watch to use to do this. So instead of taking my workout to the gym and doing it on a Treadmill I ran 5 miles outside and sweated to death. Literally. Look at me. <br />
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Thursday was our hottest day of the year yet. It was bad. You were covered in a film of sweat just by stepping outside. So since there were so many warnings to not be outside I decided to post pone my 2 miler for today and go have a Bloody Mary at Cafe Hollander instead. And then I followed that up with dinner:<br />
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Easy run<br />
Outside<br />
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413 cals<br />
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I wanted to try and get up early and run but that didn't happen. Instead I slept in, got some brunch, hit up the Farmer's Market, took a siesta and then attempted to run. In prime afternoon sun. Not smart. Once I started I knew there was no way I'd last 8 miles. So I decided to make today my make up run from Thurs and only ran 2. And then continued to walk another 2. It was about 91 degrees out and sunny. I was instantly sweaty. And I hate having eyelid sweat. And I did not properly hydrate for these running temps. Again, not smart on my end, I know. Luckily at mile 2 I spotted a Bruegger's Bagels and stopped in there for a cold cup of ice water, on the house. Big timer. I know. So now I have my long run still looming over me. I really need to do it. If I can't get to 8 then I at least want to attempt 7 again. Forecast isn't looking good for me though. Another 90+ degree day tomorrow. So let's hope I can make this happen!<br />
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An excellent healthy snack! Look for it at World Market. </div>
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<br />meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-79905864020110057302012-06-30T19:04:00.002-05:002012-07-11T22:16:11.726-05:00better late than never!Worst. Blogger. Ever. I don't know how I'm ever going to get rich in the blogging world if I only have 7 followers and can't even keep up with posting once a week. Must work on this. Anywho, I not only took a little break from blogging a week ago but I also took a break from working out for a few days. I was having a busy week, had some fam in town as well as a friend's bday so had to change up my priorities a bit and have some fun with them! And it was a great 5 day break! So to quickly recap, beginning with 2 weeks ago:<br />
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<u>Monday (6/18):</u><br />
Easy Run 2 miles<br />
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XT, <span style="background-color: white;">Kinetics 235 workout class</span><br />
35 mins<br />
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I took this new class at the gym and it was AMAZING! I was super happy with it and my body hurt for the next 3 days (part of why I decided to take some time off from workin out). They have an abbreviated 20 min class and an extended 50 min class that I'm also hoping to try out but for now the 35 mins was perfect. I struggled to even finish the last 7 or so minutes of the class. I'd compare this workout to Sean T's Insanity mashed up with CrossFit, both excellent ways to burn max calories for time spent working out. <br />
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And that was it for the week! I had intentions to at least work out on Wednesday but then a better offer came along...girl time with Molly. So I passed. Plus I could barely walk normal from the excessive amount of lunges I had done the night before so attempting to run hurt just thinking about it. I really don't remember what I did on Thursday besides make some "baked potato dip" for our 'chips n dip' luncheon on Friday...I think I did nothing. I was having one of those days. Plus I was really suffering from the effects of that special time of the month (another reason I didn't want to run/workout). Oh! I did watch J Wow and Snooki's new show...so dumb. 30 mins down the drain. <br />
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Friday was a busy day. As I mentioned above it was "chips n dip" day at work. It was also the first Sounds of Summer at the Studio and Sam Llanas from the Bodeans performed. <br />
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Gorgeous day out for some lunch time fun.</div>
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Sam Llanas from the Bodeans.</div>
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Friday evening my bro, Aaron, and his rad gf, Catie, were in town so we enjoyed a little family dinner at <a href="http://www.tazinos.com/" target="_blank">Tazinos</a>. My dad had a Groupon so it made it somewhat affordable for the 11 of us to eat. They've got quite the salad bar, pasta bar, pizza buffet and best brownies around. For realz. It's worth going there just for the brownies. <br />
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After dinner Aaron, Catie and I went glow golfing. And surprisingly it was a lot of fun! (minus Catie getting hit in the head with a golfball)<br />
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Kara giving Aaron some golf tips.</div>
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Catie and I. This is what the course looked like. </div>
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Who'd have thought golfing in the dark with glow accessories would've been so fun!</div>
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Kristi, the beer cart girl.</div>
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Then Saturday day we hit up Strawberry Fest in Cedarburg to show our love and support for Elly, who had the best photo booth in town. </div>
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Again, raddest booth in town :) Click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ellyolson" target="_blank">here</a> to purchase her beautiful photos!</div>
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<br />meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-84124474250770930872012-06-17T21:32:00.001-05:002012-06-17T21:32:58.260-05:00do you know who your emergency responders are?The highlight of my work week definitely happened this past Friday. Our Loss Prevention Team held a Corn Roast over the lunch hour where we could meet our local emergency responders: firemen, police officers and EMTs. These photos pretty much sum up the hour:<br />
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Corn=Amaaazing. We had the option to make Mexican Style Corn- mayo, butter, salt, parmesan cheese & a limey-red pepper like seasoning. I had everything but the mayo and def would do this again!</div>
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Molly fully suited and ready to put out some fires!</div>
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My first time in the back of a Milwaukee Police Car. And hopefully the last time!</div>
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Everyone we met were super friendly and definitely team players. It takes a lot to distract us over the lunch hour and keep us from eating (thank goodness for that corn on the cob!). I should also note that we talked with the Forensics Photographer. It was pretty interesting considering they were visiting a photo studio. He didn't seem to think it was that funny though when we asked him if he was looking for a stylist to work with...</div>
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Saud (an Art Director I work with) and I tend to (unintentionally) coordinate our outfits every now and then. Here we are a few weeks ago:</div>
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This past Fri in our bright blue pants!</div>
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Friday night kicked off HartFest so Katie, Elly, Bryan and I decided to pay a visit to King Solomon:</div>
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John, the videographer & Jen, the handbag model</div>
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Then post 5PM it was filled with this:</div>
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My AWESOME brother is building my website for me and last week we made HUGE progress. I should note that I've had my domain for over a year and a half so this is a big deal to actually have images and functioning galleries up. Thanks for all your hard work Aar! I really, really appreciate it. And soon enough it'll be complete and I won't have to <strike>annoy</strike> talk to you on a daily basis :) And if anyone needs a website, def get in touch with my brother!</div>
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These 2 miles weren't so bad. So much so that I decided to keep at it and walk some hills and climb some steps making for a pretty productive Monday night. I think it wore me out cause after I got home and showered I passed out on the couch by 8 PM! This was not good though since I had to start getting my images together for my website. So needless to say once I woke up from my cat nap, it made for a pretty late night. </div>
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Not going to lie, I was feeling super lazy (regarding working out) today and really did not want to go to the gym. The only way I justified going to the gym was by telling myself I'll do a bike ride for my day of Cross Training since that meant I got to stay seated the entire time! No joke. It works every time I'm not feeling up for a work out. Staying seated and all I still ended up having a pretty good, sweaty ride and was able to beat my goal of riding under 4 min/miles.</div>
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I was dreading today's run more than my 2 previous work outs mainly because I didn't want to run but especially because I didn't want to run 5 miles. And to be honest with you, I'm still not sure how I actually made it to the gym. I even sat in my car, in the parking lot, hoping someone would call me that minute and have some major plans for me. But that didn't happen so I checked out my i.TV app and saw that "A Cinderella Story" was playing, jolted out of my car, changed into my workout clothes, got on that treadmill and turned on ABC Family. I proceeded to run 5 pretty consistent miles without many problems. In fact, I didn't even stop to walk at all until after mile 3. And that was just for a couple minutes to check my heart rate and then I was able to strongly finish my last mile. Lesson of the night: when all else fails, ABC Family will prevail!</div>
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Surprise, surprise I didn't want to work out again today! And I was feeling pretty sore from going at it pretty intensely the past 3 days so today I told myself all I had to do was get in there, run 2 quick miles and then I could leave. And that's exactly what I did. Then I burned a few extra calories power shopping at Kohl's with my Friends & Family extra 20% off! I guess I wouldn't really call it "power shopping" since all I got was a pair of clearance JLo Sunglasses for $6, a new beach towel for $5 and a hat for $10. But I was proud of my finds and in Kohl's terms I saved like $178! Ha. </div>
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Decided to sleep in a little today and by the time I woke up I didn't have it in me to try and hammer out 7 miles in the 80 degree+ humidity, so I didn't. Instead I had a lovely day seeing Madagascar 3, eating at Cafe Hollander and had a few Summer Shandys with some very recently engaged friends! </div>
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3 miles outside, 33 mins, 371 cals</div>
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4 miles treadmill, elevation 1.0, 44 mins, 459 cals</div>
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I can't believe I actually ran today. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen and then I'd have to come on here with some elaborate excuse as to why it's ok that I didn't do my weekly long run. BUT I did it. Probably because I was regretting eating that chocolate brownie and cupcake at our Father's Day celebration...but whatever it was, as soon as I got home from spending the afternoon with the fam, I got my running clothes on hit the road...and the gym. You guys are going to think I'm a huge dork (but I'm sure you've already thought that) but I knew tonight was Oprah's special with the Kardashians which I could not miss. So I quickly got 3 miles in outside and then I hit the treadmill for the last 4 since while I watched Oprah grill the Kardashians. And overall, my run went really well. AND, I hit the half way hump! It's all downhill from here right?! I hope so...cause to be honest with you my last 3 miles felt better than my first 3 and I probably could've kept going if I had to tonight. It 100% made a difference that I ran later in the night than early in the morning. I've been saying all along that I'm a much better evening runner than a morning runner and that was proved true again tonight. But the biggest thing was that there was a nice evening breeze and not just early morning sunshine and humidity. How I'm going to ever overcome this, I do not know. But it was so much more enjoyable to run in comfortable weather rather than in the humidity where sweat constantly is running into my eyes. So keep the pointers coming if you guys have any! How do I stay comfy during runs in hot temps? Do you carry water with you while you run? If so, how much do you drink? </div>
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This week my work out sched looks very similar to this past week's with a mile add on to my long run. Yayyy....</div>
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Ok, well Happy Father's Day to all you amazing dads out there! I hope everyone had a great weekend and an even better upcoming week!</div>
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Carolyn mastering the painting in white.</div>
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We had 6 systems going in a pretty tiny area. Look at all those stands!</div>
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Carolyn doing it again a few days later!</div>
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The fun part about shooting cupcakes is that you get to eat them at the end!</div>
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In addition to my busy work week, I did awesome at keeping up with my workouts for the week! In fact I did each one I was planning on so my goal was met and even exceeded a few times. Here's a more thorough look at my week of working out:</div>
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Easy Run: 2.3miles</div>
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Outside, 25 mins, 411 calories (total: run/walk)</div>
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I enjoyed breaking my non-workout slump with an easy run and with a friend. Having her there definitely forced me to do a run that I was not looking forward to. And actually once we got going, we were so caught up in conversations that our 2 miles was up in no time! And it was such a nice evening out we decided to keep walking for a bit and burned some extra calories.</div>
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30 mins, 3.3miles, 273 calories, Level 7</div>
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31 mins, 7.8miles, 183 calories, Level 7</div>
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Today was a big day. One of my fav shows, Pretty Little Liars (yes, it's on ABC Family and I LOVE it!) had it's Summer Premiere. Oh yeah, and it was Election Day. So after I went and voted I hit up the gym, turned on ABC Family and sweated it out for an hour. It felt good to do something besides run. And the time flew since I was so into what I was watching! </div>
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And later that night, while doing some reading outside look what I caught Donnie doing:</div>
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I was a bit nervous for today's run since I hadn't tackled a 4 miler in a week and I hadn't had any real great runs in awhile. BUT for some reason, I felt mentally prepared for it, excited to do it and even more excited to get it done. So I just went for it and it felt like it was done in no time! And it actually felt good. I didn't feel like death and I didn't even feel the need to really stop to walk at all. Thank goodness for this run because I was almost ready to throw the towel in regarding this whole run-long-distance-thing. And as a bonus, it just so happened to be National Running Day so what a perfect day to have a great run!</div>
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<b><u>Thursday: (w/Molly-in the AM!)</u></b></div>
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I did it! I didn't get two morning workouts in this week (mainly because I knew I was going to have lots of available time in the evenings this week) but I did get one in. And not going to lie, coming off a great 4 mile run the night before did not necessarily mean I was guaranteed to have another great run so shortly after. I think it's the whole adjusting to the morning thing but it felt a lot harder to do 2 miles at 6AM than it felt to do 4 miles at 6PM. And Molly and I were still both in the process of waking up that we barely could chat throughout our run (note: we also had a hard time chatting cause we were too busy panting!). No bueno. BUT, on a positive note, we knocked a whole minute off of our miles from our Monday evening run. So maybe that's another reason it felt a bit more difficult??</div>
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Thursday was the one night I had some bigger plans. We (another bridesmaid and myself) were going Wedding Dress/Bridesmaid Dress shopping with Katie! She had made an appointment for us at Miss Ruby's Boutique, a super cute shop in the Third Ward. And we had such a good time! And not to mention some great luck! Both the first dress Katie tried on and the first dress I tried on we all absolutely loved! Here's a sneak peak at our bridesmaid's dresses (but won't be in the color shown):</div>
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I look like I'm drowning in the dress. Thank goodness for tailors! But I really like it. And I think it has special super hero powers...we just might be able to fly in these dresses ;) None of you get that now but just wait til Katie and Ryan's wedding!! And Katie looked GORGEOUS in the dress she tried. And I have some pics. But I will not post them cause that's some confidential information! And she actually is in the process of making a pretty tough decision. She loved this dress but also fell in love with one of the first dresses she tried on back home with her mom. And in all honestly, no matter what decision she makes, she's going to look AHHH-MAZING! Both dresses are incredible and there's no wrong decision to be made. </div>
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To celebrate our successful night of dress shopping, we went across the street to Cafe Benelux and enjoyed one of these:</div>
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I forget what this is called. But it was a Raspberry Beer. And it wasn't too sweet. I liked it.</div>
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I actually was a little tempted to get up and work out before work but then I remembered one of my Golden Rules: no working out on Fridays. So I didn't. </div>
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Since I wasn't working out today I felt like I needed to eat relatively healthy (for lunch at least). Plus I had that beer the night before that had me feeling a little bloated. So for lunch we went to Sendiks and look what we stumbled upon:</div>
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June is National Dairy Month here in the good 'ol state of Wisconsin. So Kara got to milk a cow. For realz. And then we got stickers, cow pencils with milk jug eraser toppers and free fat free chocolate milk. And let me tell you, chocolate milk is delicious! I forgot how good that stuff is. And to go along with it (although I'm not sure I'd normally pair these two items together) I had the brown rice spicy tuna sushi roll. </div>
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The Birthday Girl.</div>
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We hit up La Perla's rooftop and had some Strawberry Margaritas on the Rocks. None of us had ever been here before but loved the rooftop. It was super cute, very colorful and for a minute I felt like I was back in Mexico (until I looked over the railings and got a nice glimpse of National Ave). And since I wasn't starving I just ordered an A la Carte item for $3 and felt completely satisfied. Which was great. I didn't overeat or overindulge as much as I was planning on. Go me! Ha. But for real, it's hard to have that kind of self control sometimes. Especially with all of that delicious cheesy food right at your fingertips.</div>
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AND when I got home my monthly Birchbox had arrived! If you like getting monthly gifts in the mail you should check this out <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/" target="_blank">www.birchbox.com</a>. And use me as a referral! I first heard about Birchbox through my brother's gf, Catie, and have been getting it for about a year now. It's $10 a month and each month you get a box filled with beauty samples (everything from lotions, cleansers, nail polish, perfume, mascara to bandaids, granola bars and fake eyelashes). And if you like the samples you can buy the full sized items that month only online for a discounted price. It's a pretty great way to try some incredible products that you normally would never just stumble upon. Here's this month's box:</div>
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* Apothederm Stretch Mark Cream</div>
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*Scalisi Skincare Anti-Again Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30</div>
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*Birchbox Man Cologne Sample (in honor of Father's Day)</div>
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This morning's run was a bit brutal. Mainly because it was SO HOT out. I had every intention of getting up as early as I could so I could beat the heat but when morning role around I was just too comfy to get out of my bed. So I didn't hit the streets until 9 AM. And it was already in the 80s. Boo. But Max rode his bike with me while I ran and we suffered through it. We did stop a few times to walk his bike up a pretty killer hill and to take some water breaks when we passed the golf course (2 times). Our motivation was to get this run/ride over with so we could hit up the Farmer's Market for some Fresh Apple Juice and then head over to the Tosa Pool cause what else do you do when it's going to be 90 degrees out! I didn't overdo it during today's run but I definitely think I probably could have pushed myself a bit harder. I just wasn't in the mood too. And I was scared to overdo it and feel crappy the rest of the day. So we moved at a very comfortable pace for the both of us. </div>
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Chillin' on the back of the boat. That's Kara, Elly and I in the mirror. Thanks for the pic Eleanor!</div>
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Great day with some great company. What a difference one year makes. Last year we wanted to have a boat day for Elly's bday but it was barely 60 degrees out and today it was almost 90! </div>
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It was the perfect way to wrap up the weekend. And we were done early enough for me to do some grocery shopping and loads of laundry too! So all in all a good day. </div>
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This week my workout schedule looks awfully similar to last weeks' except that I get to add a mile onto my Wednesday and Saturday run...yay.... :/ And I'm really hoping to finally do another TRX workout this week (which my fav blogger ever wrote a <a href="http://www.skinnyrunner.com/" target="_blank">post</a> about last week!). I ran out of time last week so I'm hoping to fit it in...as early as tomorrow, hopefully. </div>
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<br /></div>meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-59412041494579450082012-06-03T21:42:00.001-05:002012-06-03T21:42:43.845-05:00well this is embarrassing....So it's about time for another weekly post for me and well I'm a bit embarrassed that I don't have too many workouts to talk about! And by not too many I mean I only have done one other run since my last post...last Monday...ugh. To quickly recap, I ran 5 miles last Monday and then I ran 4 miles last Wednesday. And that was it. I was super busy all week long that I struggled to fit in any other work outs. However, my being busy included a lot of physical labor so even though I wasn't at the gym I still woke up feeling quite sore a few mornings. And to be completely honest with you. I definitely had the time to do my 6 miler this weekend but I was soooo exhausted that I just couldn't do it. Just the thought of running wore me out. In the end I still got 9 miles in this week which isn't awful. But it is down 4 miles from the week before. The way I justified it was that I just completed the first 5 weeks of my training program without missing a beat and it was time for a tiny break. I've still got 16 weeks of training left so I don't want to overdo it too much too soon that I absolutely hate running by September 22nd. <br />
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BUT this week wasn't a complete wash. Those of you lucky enough to be my facebook friends already are aware of this but my Wednesday workout was super momentous- I WORKED OUT BEFORE WORK!! 4 MILES AT 5:30AM! I've only gotten up to run before work 2 other times that I can think of. And that was just to run some 2 milers. This whole getting up early and working out thing definitely was not easy. And I don't think I was very prepared. I knew I wasn't going to be able to run after work at all last week so if I wanted to run it had to be done in the morning. I didn't eat anything pre-workout because to me that meant getting up even earlier to prepare food. And I paid for that almost a mile into my workout. I felt like I was running on empty cause I basically was. Do any of you morning exercisers have any tips for me?? What do you eat? How soon do you work out after you eat? Do you plan your entire workout out the night before or do you just wing it? I didn't care for getting up early to run very much but I did love going on with the rest of my day not having to worry about working out later on! So because of this, I'm going to attempt to keep doing at least 2 workouts before work every week. Plus I think this will help me get into the mindset of running at earlier hours of the morning since the Half Marathon starts pretty early. <br />
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Because I didn't spend much time working out this past week, here are some things I did enjoy:<br />
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My sweet niece, Ava, Graduated from Kindergarten!</div>
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Spotted this at a local Fire Department. Totally had to do a double take at first glance.</div>
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Enjoyed a Sushi Dinner w/Mal and my mom where Mal informed me that she still carries around pictures of my friends in her purse (their Christmas Card!)...stalker like tendencies....watch out ladies!</div>
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A nice Saturday morning stroll to the Tosa Farmer's Market.</div>
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Saw our friend at the pool! Bottom pic is Summer 2011. Top pic is NOW. Yikes.</div>
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And no pics to share but I also had a lovely dinner w/my mom, Mal and Lolo and Lola at Texas Roadhouse on Saturday as well as another great dinner with Kara and Kristi tonight. </div>
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*2 mile easy run<br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last Sunday (5/20)</span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was one awful run. I made some bad choices earlier on in the evening and severely paid for it during my run. I will NEVER go to burger night and then try and do a run an hour later. It was horrible. I even had to get off the treadmill and puke about 2 miles in. Greasy burgers and running do not mix well for me. So from now on it's one or the other! BUT I did still manage to complete my 4 miles. Mainly because I knew I was already half way done so I wanted to get it done and over with and not have to make it up from square one another day!</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tuesday (5/22)</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rest Day. After Monday night I was still feeling pretty crappy about my run so I decided to take today off and go test drive some cars. We went to a VW dealership and I drove a few Jettas. I really liked them. Anyone ever own one?? Got any feedback for me??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here's a look at what I worked on all week, tab shoes:</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wednesday (5/23)</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Workout: Easy Run</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oustide 3.1 miles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A little keepsake from my Flying Pig Half Marathon. You can't see it all that great but it has wings on the back and a little swirly pig tail. So obviously I felt super fast running with wings on my back. Not.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thursday (5/24)</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Workout: XT (well was supposed to XT but I still ran 2 miles...on the treadmill, in 20 mins, burning 219 calories)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">45 mins with Damian (trainer)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went over so much during this time! Lots of simple moves that I can double up on and work arms and legs at the same time. Then the second half of my workout was spent on the TRX Suspension Training Equipment. One word to sum it up: intense. Read more about it <a href="http://www.trxtraining.com/" target="_blank">here.</a> Basically we did all these moves: rows, squats, lunges, pikes, mountain climbers, pushups, etc while being suspended in the air. Makes you work that much harder. And let me tell you I was SOOOOO sore afterwards! I could barely walk to my car. And even more sore the entire next day. I hurt places that I didn't know were able to hurt! So overall, I felt like a complete spaz trying out some of the moves but I think it's totally worth it to feel the way I felt afterwards. I mean something must've been working right and maybe this is what I need to build up more strength. So hopefully I'll be able to incorporate this into my workouts at least once a week for now. That is if I can muster up the balls to go to the gym and try it on my own :/</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then to celebrate my awesome night of working out we headed over to Cafe Hollander and sipped on one of these:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Strawberry Ginger Crush 8.25</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three Olives vanilla vodka, fresh strawberries, ginger beer, and lime</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was pretty good. Very sweet so I can't imagine having more than one. But perfect summery drink to sip on while sitting outside on their patio.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday (5/25)</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rest Day. So sore. Could barely walk normal. No exercise for me. But I did manage to enjoy a little of this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Non-Fat Island Banana swirled with Dutch Chocolate Fro Yo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with fresh Strawberries and a few Choco Chips</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DELICIOUS. If you haven't been to Yo Mamas yet go right now. I'm so glad it's warm out and Yo Mamas is right down the street :)</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday (5/26)</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Workout: Easy Run</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was still hurting from Thursday and not looking forward to this run. I was not looking forward to it even more when I woke up and it was pouring out cause I knew that I'd have to run it inside. But I did it. And it was tough. I didn't even add any incline cause my legs felt so heavy as is. Really beginning to question this whole run-13-miles thing...</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday (5/27)</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's what Mal and I made for dinner:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got the recipe from <a href="http://iowagirleats.com/recipes/?recipe_id=6025162" target="_blank">Iowa Girl Eats</a> a really cool blog with some great nutritional recipes. Check it out!</span></div>
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<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 avocado, chopped</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/4 small red onion, minced</span></li>
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<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Tablespoon honey</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Juice of 1/2 lime</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon chili powder</span></li>
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<li class="instruction" style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shuck corn then grill for 5-6 minutes, rotating every minute or so to evenly char on all sides. Let cool slightly, then cut kernels off the cob.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #212122; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And after dinner we watched The Vow. Total chick flick. Kinda wished it would've ended a bit differently though.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #212122; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Monday (5/28) HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!</u></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212122; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was everything BUT easy. I was dy-ing. It was already 81 degrees out at 8AM this morning so I knew it was going to be a bit brutal. But that was an understatement. It was pretty horrific. I thought I was going to die of heatstroke and have to call my sister to come scrape me up off the sidewalk. I ended up stopping 4 times to walk! Every time I completed a mile, I'd stop and walk for about 2 minutes which felt very necessary. I don't think I've ever sweat so much in my life. Sweat even more than I do after a 90 min Bikram Yoga session! I took a pic after my run was complete but I'm not going to post it. It's so nasty and I don't want to succumb you guys to that. So now I'm definitely having second thoughts about this half marathon. I mean I think I can do it but I think it's gonna take me FOREVER! I don't feel fast at all. Especially not in these hot temps. It's crazy how my training now is so night and day from what it was before. Before I was running in Feb-Mar-April which has pretty ideal running temps and now for the first time ever I'm running in 80+ degree temps. Not a very easy thing to do. So lets hope that I become a morning runner sooner than later cause I think that's going to be key at keeping up with my training. There's no way I'll be able to do mid-morning/afternoon runs for much longer. Anyone have any tips for working out in these hot temps?? Do you run with water?? Take walk breaks?? Find yourself running slower than you thought was possible?? I need some advice. Bad. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #212122; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a plus note, after my run I spent a few relaxing hours on a boat:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #212122; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was definitely much more enjoyable than my morning "run." </span></div>
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<br /></div>meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-37779430253323965372012-05-20T21:47:00.000-05:002012-05-20T21:47:16.576-05:00weekend wrap-upWell, it's been a few days since I've written anything so here's a recap of my past few days!<div>
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<u>Thursday (5/17) </u></div>
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My work out was challenging. The Elliptical kicked my butt! I was dying. Felt like I was running on empty and sweating profusely. So after the longest 30 minutes of my life I decided to do a quick strength routine. It had been awhile since I did anything of that nature so I was feeling it immediately after my workout. Needless to say, Thursday was a rough work out day for me. I couldn't wait to get home.</div>
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Saturday was a busy but awesome day for me. I got a lot accomplished. In fact, I got up at 3 AM to do a sunrise shoot. Definitely a first in my books. But it was so much fun and it's amazing how much you can get done in the wee hours of the morning. And best part about it is that after almost a full day's worth of work it was only 9 AM when I got home and I had a full day to enjoy a head of me. Since I was on such a great roll I decided to do my long run immediately before I lost any sort of interest in doing it. And it was supposed to be in the 80s all day so I wanted to run as early as I could to try and 'beat the heat.' Max was over this weekend and wanted to ride his bike with me while I ran. This made me a bit nervous since it was my long run of the week and I def cannot run as fast as someone on a bike. But he did a great job at keeping me at a consistent pace as well as keeping my mind from thinking about running too much. We talked about bugs, traffic lights, the Avengers, Hero Factories and before I knew it we were already looping around to head back home. We had a few set backs in our workout: we hit an excessive amount of red lights that we were having to wait for, needed to stop to tie his shoe laces a couple times and were both dying of thirst. It had hit 78 degrees while we were out there and we could definitely feel it. But overall, it was an enjoyable run. We even got to go through a series of sprinklers that felt awesome on our way home. Running with Max got me thinking. Maybe I should try and run with someone/people more often. Maybe at least once a week? We'll see. Def something to think about cause like I said it was kind of nice to get lost in convos and not obsessively think about each minute of my run that has passed and each minute that still awaits me. How about you, do you prefer to work out solo or in the company of others??</div>
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Once we got home I had about 5 minutes to change and head downtown for a meeting. It was finally time to solidify Class Reunion Locations. And let me tell you what a huge relief that is. It's all slowly starting to come together and I hope it only gets better from here on out. Now the biggest challenge is simply going to be getting people to RSVP and PAY! Did any of you go to your class reunions?? What were the highlights/low points of the event?? I need to know what we def should be doing and what we could afford to possibly leave out. </div>
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After our meeting we continued on with our day at Bel Air Cantina. If you live in the Milwaukee area, I highly recommend it. It has a fun vibe, great food and at a good price. Here's a link to their menu: <a href="http://belaircantina.com/food" target="_blank">Bel Air Cantina/Food</a>. I had the house salad with grilled spicy shrimp:</div>
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Sooo good. And after lunch we did some bumming around at rummage sales and antique shops. Then I was ready for a nap! </div>
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Sat night I went out with my friend Katie (the one running the Half with me!) for her birthday. Here's our night in a nutshell:</div>
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Yes. That is Yovani Gallardo from the Brewers. We were pretty much treated like we were ballers' all night long and it was great. So much fun. Aaaand Happy Birthday to Katie Kool!!</div>
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Another much needed REST day. And thank goodness cause it was 86 degrees out by 10 AM! I had a really relaxing Sunday. And that's my fav. We went for a little bike ride, threw the frisbee around the park til we were all sweaty and tired, grilled out and napped. Perfect way to end the weekend. </div>
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Now I'm mentally preparing myself for my upcoming week's worth of workouts, which actually shouldn't be too bad. No mileage increase this week. Just maintaining what I've already reached. This past week I logged 13 running miles (not including miles logged on Elliptical/Bike): 2- 4 mile runs and a 5 mile run. This week I only have to do 2- 4 mile runs and a 3 mile run! So I'm gonna enjoy it while I can because two weeks from now I'll be attempting my first 6 mile run in almost a YEAR! AND it'll be a great week cause it's only a 4-day work week...wooo hooooo!!! </div>
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OH! Almost forgot!! Thank you to those of you who actually gave me some blog title suggestions! My brother was gracious enough to let me know that "Meghanhastheruns" is still available and another fav that was suggested is "RuntilyouHURLey"...thank you Liz and Jesse for that one! Very catchy and personable, I like it! So keep the suggestions coming. I love hearing what you guys have to say!</div>
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Now I'm done for real. I'll leave you with one last photo. This guy moved in this weekend:</div>
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Donnie Cat.</div>meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-46116646265897553662012-05-16T20:03:00.000-05:002012-05-16T20:03:39.909-05:00and so I ran...Just so you all know, that's what I originally wanted to title my blog site instead of "an' here i go again" but it was already taken. Boo. In fact every title I was coming up with was already taken. And the crappy thing is that they were taken and haven't been touched in almost 5 years. So lame. One of my favorite blog's (and it happens to be a running blog as well) is skinnyrunner.com. What a clever name right?! And this girl is hil-arious. I love it. She's got great advice, is funny, relatable, and of course a ridiculous runner. <b>So I have a challenge for you all: create me a fun/catchy/not-too-wordy blog name! </b>Yeah?! Sound fun?! I really, really would appreciate some comments on this. My brain hurts from trying to think of something.<br />
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But, there is some meaning behind "an' here i go again." It's the lyrics to one of my favorite running songs, Whitesnake's Here I Go Again. I don't know why but ever since I started running, 1 year and 8 months ago, I get pumped up when I hear that song. And it makes me want to run faster! Not sure if I actually do run faster during that song...but I feel like I do! Do you guys have any songs that you love to run or work out to?? I'm always looking for new songs to add to my playlist or new Pandora stations. <br />
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Ok, now onto my workouts. <br />
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Workout: XT<br />
Elliptical 33 mins, Level 8 Random<br />
3.15 miles 300 calories<br />
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Bike 12 mins, Level 7 Random<br />
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Workout: Tempo Run<br />
Treadmill 44 mins, Elevation 1.0<br />
4.1 miles 430 calories<br />
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No big revelations or outstanding questions came up during my last two work outs. And overall, both work outs felt great. I, like usual, didn't feel like working out but once I got to the gym it felt good to sweat for a bit. And I've been sore every day this week. Which I think is a good sign? It makes me think that I'm doing my part by pushing myself daily- watch my times, try and be consistent, try not to stop to walk, add more hills, switch up my XT routines, etc. I've also been trying to be aware of my food choices more this week. More salads, less grease. More fruit, less Nutella. And one of my happy finds this week is the Iced Skinny Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks. A grande is only 140 calories! Not bad for an occasional sweet treat. What are your favorite low fat/low cal treats??<br />
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Last, shout out to my Uncle for responding to my last post regarding the "ch***ing" issue. He said:<br />
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So I will def take note of this. And to answer your question, yes, another one of my fast friends, Kevin, signed up to do the Half. Kevin is a crazy runner. He already likes to run 13 milers on random days of the week for fun. And he's super fast. Hopefully he sticks around for another hour or so on Race Day to see me cross the Finish Line :) But other than that I don't know anyone else doing it yet. You want to sign up ?! It's not too late! Bring Auntie Linda! And Connie too! Now that she's graduated there'll be no school getting in her way of training! Think about it ;)<br />
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<br />meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-13612855033559926912012-05-14T19:39:00.000-05:002012-05-15T15:45:07.550-05:00thunder thighs :/What an awful title for a post right?! I had to do it. Cause that's how I'm feeling right about now. I actually had a pleasant run- minus my thigh issue.<br />
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I don't know why, maybe because I went into this run with a better attitude, but it felt 10x better and "easier" (used loosely cause running never seems easy to me) today than it did on Friday. The temperature was awesome- 70 degrees. The sun was still shining and Pandora was blasting the LMFAO station (laugh all you want but it seemed to have kept my spirits up!). RunnersWorld recommended my Easy Run to be ran at a 12:30 min/mile but that seemed rather slow so I knocked a minute off of there and ran 4 very comfortable 11:30 min/miles. <br />
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Onto my issue at hand: thunder thighs. I ran in shorts for the second time this year (rather than my usual GapFit capris) and by mile 3 my thighs were aching! I know the technical term for this is "chaffing" but I really hate that word. I don't know why but something about it grosses me out. Maybe cause the thought of my thighs rubbing together also grosses me out. I don't really ever remember having this issue before which makes me feel like my thighs have gotten even bigger (I didn't think this was possible!) forcing them to rub up on one another!! Ewww. So I need help. WHAT DO I DO TO STOP THIS AWFUL FEELING?! I don't see any "burn" marks as of now so I guess that's good but I really do not like this. Have you had chaffing issues before? What did you do to prevent it?? If anything I think this means I need to get back to the trainer at the gym and have him give me some workouts to get these puppies toned up.<br />
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Because I was feeling semi-good when I got home (the thigh thing really has me in a tizzy) I decided to do "The All New Muffin-Top Workout" from my Glamour Magazine. Here's what it entailed:<br />
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A couple of the moves felt a bit awkward but overall I didn't mind it and it was pretty quick. If I feel anything tomorrow I think I'll start trying to do this a few times a week. I'd hate to have a muffin top to compliment my thunder thighs.<br />
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That's really all I got for you tonight. I've got to heads to my first official High School Reunion Planning Committee Meeting...fingers crossed all goes well!meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-5415303558938657972012-05-14T08:08:00.002-05:002012-05-14T19:40:05.902-05:00broken rules.Over the last few days I broke many of my personal rules. Beginning with Friday. My ultimate rule of "no working out on Fridays" was shattered around the 1 o'clock hour. But for good reasons. I was going to be out of town the rest of the weekend and wanted to be sure I got my long run for the week done. So I took a half day and as soon as I got home logged my first 5 mile run in a loooooong time. And not going to lie, it was tough. Felt like I was out there for a lot longer than 5 miles. And because of this the thought of 13 miles sounds quite terrifying. Here's a quick summary:<br />
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Workout: Long Run<br />
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5.2 miles 657 calories (according to my RunKeeper App)<br />
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Part of the reason I think it was a crappy run was because mentally I wasn't into it. I was trying to get it done because I knew I needed to get home, pack, shower, get ready, call friends, eat, get on the road, etc. And it was warm out. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the warm weather but I'm not fully adapted to running in it. This is something I hope to quickly adapt to since the majority of my training is going to be done over the Summer months. Luckily it looks like the warm weather will be sticking around this week so let the adapting begin!!<br />
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Broken rule #2: I did an awful job at eating on Friday...I had 2 hard boiled eggs for breakfast and then didn't eat again til almost 8 o'clock that evening. I was so rushed earlier on that I just didn't get a chance to do it! And after a 5 miler I was running on empty. But on the bright side, when I did eat it was delicious. And it was spent with good company, my friends Katie and Kristy, at a BYOB Italian Restaurant in Chicago.<br />
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Broken Rule #3: Saturday was filled with lots of fun festivities. We were in town for a Wedding Reception (we went to Cabo for their wedding this past Fall) that had an open bar and lots of yummy hors d'oeuvres. But long story short, we definitely did not eat enough and ended up getting some late night McDonalds...but at least it was the Rock'n'Roll McDonalds...another Chicago first for me :) <br />
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Broken Rules #4&5: Sunday. The Aftermath. After a great weekend with great friends we began our trip home which began with ANOTHER stop at McDonald's for some egg mcmuffins and a Diet Coke. Once we got home, we napped and then went to Red Robbins for bottomless baskets of fries and burgers. Then we napped again and ORDERED PIZZA for dinner!! For real. No joking here. And to be honest with you all, I didn't regret it that much. Today I'm feeling it a little bit but it all tasted sooo good and I promise you I don't eat like that often. Depending on your interpretation of the word "often"...<br />
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So that's it in a nutshell. I'm getting back on the wagon today. Starting now with a variation of my green juice:<br />
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2 pears<br />
1/2 lemon<br />
4 celery sticks<br />
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Treadmill 43 mins<br />
Elevation 1.0<br />
4.13 miles, 456 calories<br />
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Much like yesterday, today kinda sucked. And to top it off, I knew I had a 4 miler waiting for me as soon as I got off work. Which surprisingly ended up being a blessing in disguise. I realized I had some major steam I needed to blow off and what better way to do it than by running! Much like my plan suggested, I did a 1 mile warm up, followed by 2 miles @ 10:29 pace and then a mile cool down. One major accomplishment of mine during this run was that I did it, nonstop, for real. I tend to get bored running after a mile or so just cause my legs feel tired and heavy so I let myself walk for a few minutes and don't think much of it but then I realized that I can't do that with a Half Marathon. It would take me all day to finish the run if that were the case! So I'm starting off with little incriments- the other week I made myself do 2 miles with no stopping, last week I did 3 and this week I was able to do 4. "You go gurl"- I know that's what you all are thinking. It's a little accomplishment but I feel really good about it. Probably the highlight of my day! For the most part my run was alright, borderline enjoyable. Mainly cause I knew that as soon as it was done I had more work awaiting me at home. So in some way, I savored every minute of it. One of the things I need to start getting better at though is keeping hydrated every day. I learned on laurenconrad.com (yes, I read her blog daily but only because we are bffs, duh) that you should drink <i>at least</i> an ounce of water for every pound you weigh. So needless to say, I should be drinking water from sun up til sun down! Kidding, kinda. <br />
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One of the reasons this week has been so chaotic for me is because I'm in the midst of planning my 10 Year High School Reunion. And well, you'd think that this should be a fun event and somewhat enjoyable but guess what, it's not. And because of facebook I think it's even worse than it needs to be. Has anyone ever planned one of these things??? Got any advice for me?? And if you haven't, I now know why. Do people even go to these things?? I guess after all this work I hope they do. And I hope they have one heck of a time! BUT on a positive note, things are starting to turn around as of this evening. Thank you Jordan, Lisa and Marie for making me feel a bit more at ease and for taking some of the weight off of my shoulders. It means a TON! <br />
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On another note, my Uncle tried to comment on my blog but it wouldn't post for some reason (which sucks cause I love posts and that means people are actually reading what I have to say!) so he relayed his post to me in a text. Here's what he had to say in a nutshell:<br />
-that I should increase the amount of juice I intake but keep in mind my calories in case I'm trying to stay within a limit (which I do try to do- I'll save that post for another time)<br />
-that I should prepare mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks to keep me going (and I'm guessing he meant something healthy and not cookies)<br />
-last he shared that he's able to work out in the morning since he has to take Emma (his dog) for a 10-15min walk and then runs a 5k after that<br />
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So I guess this means I need to get a dog. And the ironic thing about this is that I've been researching dogs whenever I'm not styling, running, blogging and reunion planning because I've been seriously considering getting one. However, I am going to be a bit picky about this. I want a loving, cute, cuddly dog that likes to go on short runs with me, who is not overly hyper (puppy phase- fine, but for life- no thank you) and that does not shed a lot. Anyone have any suggestions?? Dogs that I should look into or stay away from? I've grown up with Golden Retrievers and love them but I don't like the massive hair balls that they leave, everywhere, and I cannot imagine Bella making it through a 1 mile let alone 3 mile run with me. <br />
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I planned on this being a really short post about my workout but one glass of Chianti later this has turned into quite the post. So thank you for reading! And write me comments. I like to hear that people read this thing :)<br />
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Oh yeah! I almost forgot! This is another reason I liked going to the gym today :)<br />
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<br />meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-8481803107568834182012-05-08T21:00:00.002-05:002012-05-08T21:00:35.035-05:00a case of the mondays...on tuesday.Workout: XT<br />
Elliptical 35 mins<br />
Random Hills, Level 7<br />
3.61 miles, 325 calories<br />
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Today was a long day. Work was slow, I was hungry and I had a headache. The last thing I wanted to do tonight was work out. But like always, when I either go straight to head home or have to turn left to go to the gym, I automatically turned left. That dang guilty conscience kicking in again...always puts a damper on things...like my relaxing evening of television awaiting me. With my head not really in the game I decided if I could suck it up and sweat it out for at least 30 minutes then I could go home, enjoy a bowl of pasta and watch 90210 (yes, I still watch that show). And that's basically what happened. I had taken the day off yesterday and haven't felt sore in awhile but my first few mins on the Elliptical were a bit brutal. My calves were extremely sore. But after a bit they warmed up and felt fine. <br />
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Today I've also began mentally preparing myself for my 4 mile Tempo Run that awaits me tomorrow. I was hoping to get up bright and early and run it at the track down the street. Sounds like a good idea right?! Too bad I've only gotten up and ran before work only about 5 times in my entire life. So in reality, I'll be running it post work tomorrow and maybe at the gym. Not gonna lie, the track and all those high schoolers after school intimidate me. And I'm not ready to run with that crowd, yet. Does anyone have any great ideas/motivators that help them get up early to work out?? I'd LOVE to be more of a morning person but I just don't think it's in my genes. <br />
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On a plus note, I had one of my favorite fresh juices this morning:<br />
2 carrots<br />
2 apples<br />
1 inch of ginger<br />
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Regarding juicing, one dilemma I have been having is that this amount of juice does not fill me up from breakfast to lunch. Some recipes I've followed produce twice as much juice as this, does anyone know what a healthy recommended amount of juice is for breakfast? Or does anyone eat other things with their juice? Since I had my one cup of juice this morning I was starving by lunch and hit up the salad bar, hard. Made a bigger salad than I'm sure I needed to and then followed it up with 2 cookies. Oops. Another temptation I'm trying to have some more control over. <br />
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I'm hoping that by exposing some of my bad habits on here it'll help me kick them to the curb...or at least gain better control over them. But I'm also posting them to be honest with you all and myself. Yes, I work out a lot but that's because I like to eat, a lot. And speaking of that, I think I'm going to go get ready for bed and brush my teeth. That's one way to keep me from eating anymore this evening (cause I'm too lazy to brush twice in one night!). <br />
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Night y'all!<br />
<br />meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-83721292191329031072012-05-07T21:51:00.001-05:002012-05-07T21:53:18.748-05:00Brewers Mini-Marathon Training ProgramHere's my tentative Training Program:<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AulSuwqp37F5dHBZV1pfbG0yUkZSOEFMWWhKSEFjMXc&pli=1#gid=0" target="_blank">Brewers Mini-Marathon Training Program</a><br />
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I'm definitely going to try my hardest to stick as close to this as possible. I may have to do minor tweaks like swap Sundays/Mondays etc. BUT no matter what I'm going to make sure that I hit my weekly mileage totals. <br />
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It's funny because I was just rereading some of my past entries and here I am an entire year if not more later and I still feel the exact same way about running. It's HARD. Whether I'm indoors, outdoors running 2 miles or 4 miles, every time I do it, it's still such a challenge for me. Yes, I may be able to run a 5K a minute or two faster than I could a year ago but I feel like after all of this work I should be able to shave 10 minutes off my time! So this time around with my training I'm going to pay extra attention to my speed workouts/tempo runs/suggested mile times from RunnersWorld. I'm also going to try and watch what I eat/drink a little better than before. It's so easy to get caught up in the idea that, "hey I just ran 8 miles and burned 800+ calories so that means I can indulge in 800 calories worth of cake!" I got a juicer for my birthday this year so I'm hoping to learn how to replenish my body with fresh juices instead of sweets (well, most of the time). My aunt and uncle are avid juicers and have shared some of their favorite recipes with me but if you have any PLEASE SHARE! I'm always looking for something new to try. And I'll post some of my hits and misses just in case someone might want to give it a shot (or not). <br />
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Ok, I wrote more than I planned on for this evening. And just so you know (cause I already feel a tad bit guilty about it) I did not do my 3-miler today BUT I did do it yesterday (since I knew I had prior arrangements this evening). And those arrangements involved going to Build Your Own Burger Night...delicious...but dangerous. It was a friend's birthday so I had to! And if there's one thing I've learned these past few years it's that indulgences are great, in moderation of course. <br />
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Alrighty, bye for now!meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-73719713493891765682012-05-06T22:17:00.000-05:002012-05-06T22:17:30.638-05:00for realz.Well ladies and gents, I'm baaaack! It's been ONE WHOLE YEAR since I've blogged and I figured what a perfect time to start up again because I just signed up for my SECOND HALF MARATHON!! Eeek! I don't know what has gotten into me because to be honest with you, I haven't ran anything over 5 miles since I completed the Flying Pig Half last May. <br />
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I've been running pretty regularly but mostly only variations of 2,3 & 4 milers. And mostly on a treadmill. While I watch the Nightly News with Brian Williams. I try to run/XT anywhere from 3-5 days/week. But even after doing this pretty regularly for the past year and a half, running is still sooo hard for me! And I'm still not fast. However, I am able to find enjoyment in running (some times, def not always) like today for instance, wicked storms were a brewing and I thought it'd be fun to try and get a 3 miler in before the rain came. And I don't know what it was- the dark skies, the gusty winds, cracks of thunder and flashes of lightening- I felt super motivated to run, hard and try and beat the storm. Part of me was really excited to run in the rain but that didn't happen. I beat it. Just in time too cause I probably would have been washed away and never have made it home. <br />
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But back to my recent shenanigans of signing myself up and paying to run 13.1 miles. I told myself last year that I'd like to do a Half every year. But when the winter rolled around I was not excited one bit about signing up or training for a Half. So I didn't. And I kinda just thought that my one-year streak was simply just that. THEN out of the blue I heard about the Brewers Mini Marathon and got a really unfamiliar feeling- I wanted to run. 13.1 miles. Something about the course, it being an inaugural run and the tailgate afterwards made me pull the trigger. And my fast-friend Katie (who ran my first 5K EVER with me, and who recently got engaged AND who asked me to be in her wedding next year!) will be doing it too, making it that much more enjoyable. If anyone wants to join us, here's the link <a href="http://www.race-brewers.com/" target="_blank">http://www.race-brewers.com/</a>! And it's 138 days away so there's still plenty of time to train!<br />
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Speaking of training, I know it's pretty far out (approximately 20 weeks away) but I've already began concocting a training schedule. Once I have it more ironed out I'll post it on here so you can all hold me to it! And seriously. Yell at me if I don't stick to it! Cause this run is going to be hard. And I need to begin building up my endurance stat. <br />
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Alrighty. I think I've blabbed enough for now. We've got lots to catch up on since it's been an entire year and I'm sure I'll catch you up on more than you ever wanted to know before ya know it!meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-45456615301557518932011-05-02T12:14:00.000-05:002011-05-02T12:14:20.730-05:00I Made It To The "FINISH SWINE!!"I know, I know I'm sure a few of you had your doubts but I DID IT!!! Sunday, May 1, 2011 at approximately 9:12 I crossed the "FINISH SWINE" completing my first Half Marathon, the Flying Pig, in Cincinnati, OH. <br />
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So here's a summary of the mornings' events:<br />
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<u>Weather</u><br />
It was raining :( Pretty hard at times too. But other than that the temperature was right around 60 degrees which was pretty comfy running weather. AND to be honest, the rain didn't really phase me once I was running since there were so many other things running through my mind like: all the spectators, don't run too fast at the beginning so I can make it to the finish, what song was going to pop up next on my playlist, admiring all the other runners, taking in the scenic view of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, etc.<br />
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<u>Attire</u><br />
I ran in my Nike Motos, dri fit no show socks, Nike dri fit running tights, the Asics technical tee that was part of our swag bag and my dri fit, light weight, white zip up Nike hoodie. In addition to these things I wore a BIC band (did an awesome job at not slipping and holding all my hair back!) and a Green Bay Packer baseball hat (to keep the rain out of my face- thanks for the last minute advice Christopher!!). I opted to not wear my arm band for my iPod and just kept it in my pocket since that's what I had done for all my previous races. And in my other pocket I carried a pack of the Jelly Sport Beans in Berry flavor to have around the 7-8 mile mark.<br />
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<u>Pre Race Food</u><br />
Prior to the race, at 5AM!, I had 2 pieces of toasted whole wheat bread with peanut butter and bananas, a water bottle with emergen-C and a few Jelly Sport Beans.<br />
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<u>Course</u><br />
The course was tough! Not gonna lie. It started out and there was so much excitement/nerves/people/music that the first three miles somewhat flew by. I was overwhelmed by all the supporters of the Pig especially at 6AM in the pouring rain! It was such a cool experience though that I got goosebumps! Twice! At the beginning and then again at the end. One kinda crappy thing about the beginning of the run is that you spend so much time just trying to get going and weaving around all the other people. My brother, Catie and I were all running the Half but pretty much split up right at the beginning cause we all trained with different paces in mind for completing this run. The first three miles of the run take you from Cincinnati, over the bridge to Kentucky, over another bridge in Newport and then over one last bridge bringing us back into Cincinnati. I took my first water break right around the 4 mile mark and it was kinda gross. The water tasted really chlorinated. Eww. <br />
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Miles 4-6 also went pretty quickly. Again, there were so many people cheering us on on 7th Street that I felt like I had an endless amount of energy and just wanted to keep running for all of them! But then I hit a wall. Ha. Miles 6-9 had a steady continuous incline aka hilly. This was tough. I saw my mom near the beginning of the first big hill so I put a smile on for her and swiftly ran past her. Then my pace seemed to be getting slower and slower and my legs began to feel heavier and heavier! This hill was kicking my a$$. I made it to mile 7 had some Gatorade this time (which also tasted like chlorine!) smiled at the old man acapella singing group and walked for about 2 minutes while I ate my Jelly Sport Beans. I was hoping this would give me that little boost of energy I was looking for to complete these hills and the rest of the race! <br />
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Mile 8 was the first time during this run that I started having doubts about finishing. My knees were aching, I was soaking wet and was still going uphill. I wanted to stop so badly but knew I couldn't. This is where being in the right state of mind mentally started to come into play. I kept telling myself that I could do this, this is what I've been working so hard for, I'm more than halfway done, I can do it! Then around mile 9 I started to see signs where the Half and Full Marathon split and I made sure about 100 times that I was in the right lane and I was NOT about to attempt to run 26 miles. Mile 9 made me happy cause I knew we were on our way back toward the finish line. Mile 10 also made me happy because I only had 3 more miles to go! Mile 11 made me EXTREMELY happy because it was an entire mile of downhill running!!! Mile 12 was still downhill a bit and I knew that the end was so close. The entire 13th mile was awesome. There were people everywhere you looked. I can't believe I'm going to admit this but it kinda made me teary eyed! Cameras were flashing left and right to make sure they were getting that monumental moment of us crossing the "Finish Swine." I had a sudden burst of energy too so was able to run a bit faster the last few feet to the finish. Then I did it! And was able to slow down and walk! I was ecstatic and overwhelmed with happiness.<br />
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One other cool thing to take note of is that I crossed the finish line around the same time as one of the marathon contestants! So that was pretty cool. He ran twice as far as me in the same time! Ha. <br />
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<u>Post Race</u><br />
Aaron was already there waiting for me. He finished a whole 40 minutes before me and even broke the 2 hour mark!! I didn't quite finish it when I wanted to. I was shooting for under 2:30 and I did it in 2:35 but I'll take it! It was my first one and can only get better from there! Then moments later Catie crossed and was able to beat the 3 hour mark! Not bad for someone who had never ran more than 8 miles!! So a BIG congrats to Aaron and Catie! It was fun sharing in something so monumental with you guys!!<br />
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We were sure to stock up on post race goodies. They had everything. You name it, we got it. Delicious. Swiss Cake Rolls, Donuts, Chocolate Milk, Cheetos, Granola Bars, Apples, Bananas, Dried Fruit, Fruit Cups, and the list goes on and on and on. <br />
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<u>The Aftermath</u><br />
We were all sooo happy to be done and proud of our accomplishment but were all also extremely sore, wet and tired. Needless to say, we had a very, very relaxing rest of the day that consisted of eating, drinking and sleeping. It couldn't have been more perfect!<br />
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Alrighty, well that's it for now. If I can think of anything else I'll be sure to write more later. As for what's next??! I'm not sure yet! But I def want to keep running as I feel like I can officially call myself a runner :)<br />
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Until next time!<br />
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I do have to say I did a pretty good job at sticking to my training program with the exception of the last week. I haven't done a run since Monday- this is the most consecutive days I've taken off from running in about 5 months. I did my last long run, a 12 miler, exactly one week ago and I actually felt pretty good about it. By now I've learned that running is such a mental game. Once you can wrap your head around the idea of running sooo far for sooo long it's not that bad. It also probably helped that I did my long run on the nicest day we had out in about a week so it felt great to be outside. I also derailed from my planned route a bit when I found a gorgeous, quaint little park complete with running paths around a chain of ponds. Then once I left the park I happened to take a wrong turn and made my run a tad bit longer than I actually needed it to be, but again, it felt so good to just be outside. I've also learned to try not to think about my time so much. I think it ends up just slowing me down! So, this being my FIRST Half Marathon, I'm going to concentrate on just finishing it in one piece and not try and meet any crazy times. I'll save that for my second and third Halfs :)<br />
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So here I sit, in Cincinnati, the night before the Flying Pig Marathon. I've been in town visiting my mom and Chris for 2 days now and the nerves/excitement/anticipation of Sunday has been eating me alive! I'm obsessed with the Weather Channel app (prob have been for the past month now) and stalk Cincinnati's weather like no other. Not looking so good. That's all I have to say. At 5AM there's a 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms...and the chances are only supposed to increase and the morning goes on...eeeeeeek! So needless to say, I've been trying to mentally pump myself up for how FUN it's going to be to run 13.1miles in the rain for 2+ hours!! Ha. But seriously, sounds like a blast right?! :/<br />
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While I've been here I've enjoyed partaking in the Flying Pig Festivities. I went to the Health and Fitness Expo twice. Got my registration packet which included a personalized bib, timing chip, coupon book, "Run the Pig" poster, technical tee, and souvenir backpack. At the expo I also ended up getting a souvenir t-shirt, 13.1 sticker, pair of Runner Girl running shorts and my mom bought me a "Flying Pigs of Cincinnati" book. Then I also got lots of other free stuff like pig tattoos, chapstick, udder cream, larabars, water bottles, cereal, reusable bags, aquaphor, gummy vitamins, stickers and home made princess crowns. Overall, I enjoyed my first pre-race expo. The event was nicely organized and fairly easy to meander through. <br />
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Here's a pic of the registration swag:<br />
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Then this morning as sort of a half marathon warm-up I walked/jogged the Flying Pig 5K with my mom. And this was her first organized run/walk event ever! So proud! Here's a pic of us at the "Finish Swine"!<br />
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My brother, Aaron, and his girlfriend, Catie, are here to run their first half as well. So keep your fingers crossed and wish us all luck. We're gonna need it while running in a rainstorm!<br />
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I'll be sure to write an entry summarizing what happens tomorrow.<br />
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So until next time!!meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-51398869500826256562011-04-10T20:05:00.000-05:002011-04-10T20:05:26.007-05:00What I've Been Up ToSo I know it's been FOREVER since I wrote last, hopefully this will make up for lost time! Since my last 10K, almost a month ago, I've been following my Half Marathon Training Program pretty religiously. I may not get my runs in on my intended dates but I make sure to hit my designated mileage each week. <br />
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Here's a general glimpse at what my weeks look like:<br />
Sunday- 3-5mi run plus strength<br />
Monday- 5 mi run<br />
Tuesday- Yoga<br />
Wednesday- 5 mi speed/tempo runs<br />
Thursday- 60 mins XT<br />
Friday- REST<br />
Saturday- long run (6-10 mi run)<br />
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So far this has been pretty manageable but I'm not going to lie, working out has been taking over my life! I kinda feel like all I do is work, work out, eat, relax for an hour or so, sleep and do it all over again. I've begun to dread Saturday mornings cause that's when my long, most challenging run of the weekend awaits me. So as you can see, I still have not fallen in love with the act of running. I'm trying but it's still sooo hard! I keep waiting for that day that my run feels easy and effortless. But as of now, no matter if I'm running 3 miles or if I'm running 10 miles it continues to kick my butt! And honestly, I feel like the first 3 miles or so are my worst miles and then it seems to get a bit easier for me on my long runs. One other thing that frustrates me is my speed, or lack of speed. It feels like I can't run much faster than I was running 7 months ago when this all began. BUT I have noticed some positives. <br />
1) I can run up to at least 5 miles without HAVING to stop (believe me, I WANT to stop the entire time but don't let myself!)<br />
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2) I can run those non-stop miles at a pretty steady 10 min/mile pace<br />
So I guess that's something to be proud of. My Tuesday yoga classes have been really enjoyable as well. It's nice to just stretch for an hour after a weekend's long run. Speaking of my long runs, here's a quick summary of the last few weekend runs':<br />
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<u>8 miler</u>- AWFUL. It was only 30 or so degrees and was snowing! This made for slippery running conditions, extremely cold temperatures, and over worked achy joints. I stopped to walk probably 3-4 times for about 2 mins at a time making this a really long day out in the cold. Plus my route ended up being almost a mile shorter than I had anticipated so I had to improvise and add a mile at the end when I thought I was almost finished. I also got extremely thirsty around mile 6 and thought I was going to die of dehydration. I was also a waste of space the rest of the day after this run. My body temp was all whack from the weather and I had the chills the rest of the day. Not to mention I was extremely sore. <br />
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<u>9 miler-</u> Better. The temp was more bearable and I had a new running route. This made things more interesting when I wasn't worried about missing my turns! I also carried a water bottle with me to hopefully fix my dehydration problem from last time. During this run I only stopped to walk 2 times and each time was probably for 2ish minutes. I wasn't so sore this time either. In fact, I was able to run another 5 miles the next day.<br />
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<u>10 miler-</u> Ok. Once again, the weather wasn't very appreciative except this time it was raining instead of snowing and it was around 40 degrees. So I did a little last minute change in my running route. I decided to run 1.75 miles to the gym, run 6.6 miles on the treadmill, and run 1.75 miles back home. This was an interesting little experiment. First of all, I was extremely thankful I decided to run to the gym because I had to go to the bathroom, bad, by the time I reached it. I was also really hot and sweaty already and going from the outdoors to the indoors only made it worse. Then once I left the gym it felt weird to run outside on pavement. It felt like the ground was still moving! AND during this run I got my first TWO blisters! This has never happened before so it made me nervous...beginning to wonder if it's time for some new shoes...<br />
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One other thing that's been a little bit of a challenge for me is to do cross training. In my head it seems so much better to just do another run because that is the most efficient way to run/burn calories compared to biking or doing the elliptical. BUT I know those cross training work outs need to happen so I'm trying to make sure I get at least one day in a week of doing something besides run. Now that the weather is getting better I'm hoping to just get some bike riding in throughout the week.<br />
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So this is pretty much my last few weeks of training in a nutshell. If you have any suggestions please drop me a line! I'm always looking for some pointers. Christopher did recommend getting up at 6AM to do my long runs since that's what time my Half Marathon starts but I haven't been able to do it quite yet! I also started to pick up some "goodies" to test out to see if they benefit (or make things worse) during my run such as sport beans, drinks, gels, etc. <br />
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Ok, until next time!meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-46138742848393108502011-03-20T13:35:00.000-05:002011-03-20T13:35:02.838-05:00Luck of the Irish 10K- DUNZO!Well ladies and gents, I (and Vanessa!) have successfully completed the Great Lakes Winter Running Series! This signifies many firsts for me:<br />
*I've been steadily running for 7 months now (5 of those months in the winter!)<br />
*I've ran 4 10Ks & 4 5Ks, setting new PRs at each race<br />
*My weekly running mileage has increased from 4 miles to 20 miles<br />
*I'm in week 7 of my 12 week training for my first Half Marathon<br />
*AND Vanessa and I finally got our "I raced them all" hoodies (which are quite ugly but I love it anyways!)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now to summarize yesterday's run. I was SUPER nervous going into it. This race course had been described to us as "the most challenging course yet" and a course of "a long uphill followed by rolling hills." Plus this run was only 2 weeks after our last race which didn't give us ample time to try and work on our speed/endurance. We had a week with a few warmer days so I was keeping my fingers crossed for nice weather Saturday morning but unfortunately the only good thing about the weather yesterday was that the sun was shinning. Other than that, it just hit the 30 degree temperature mark. So another chilly run was upon us! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The run started off with a good start. The first mile went by pretty quickly (probably cause most of this mile was downhill) but then by the second mile things quickly changed. It was the longest mile everrr! I was thinking to myself that they just must not have put a mile marker for mile 2 out and then when I eventually saw it I wanted to cry. Ha. But seriously, I did. The mile 2 marker began the loooong steady uphill climb that would take us to the mile 3 marker. I don't think I ever panted so much and so loud as I did in that uphill climb. Again, much like the other 10Ks, I soooo wanted to stop running at the 5K mark and screw the 10K's second loop! But of course I didn't do that and against my will kept going for lap #2. Mile 3 to 4 felt great cause again, it was mostly downhill. Then mile 4 to 5 was a bit better than mile 2 was because now I knew that this would feel like the longest mile in the history of miles. Then mile 5 to 6 was brutal. The uphill climb was upon us again. But this time I knew the finish line was at the top. So I pushed through it. Put forth whatever energy I had left in my body to hopefully try and set a new PR. Once we had reached the top we were even able to sprint a few yards through the parking lot to the finish line. At this time I was eagerly awaiting to see what our times were going to be when the time clock was BLANK!! This was the most disappointing thing ever! Then we went inside only to find out that they were having "technical difficulties" with the timing system. We waited and we waited and still got no answer. There was talk about how our numbers and names weren't going to match up with our times. Then a list was finally posted! But again to our disappointment, with no times on it. Vanessa and I felt pretty good about things and even though this race kicked our butts', we felt like we gave it our all and had to of shaved off at least one minute from our last race. After too much waiting around and no answers we decided to just leave. We had our sweatshirts, finished the series and were proud of what we had accomplished. We had completed our first season of winter running!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many hours later I decided to look on the website and see if they were able to resolve their 'timing issue' and see what my final time had been. And unfortunately, I have to say I disagree with the final timing! It had both of us coming in about 20 seconds slower than our last race :( AND it had Vanessa and I finishing 12 seconds apart from one another with someone finishing between us when we strongly crossed that finish line together. So it was kind of a bummer. And normally I'd suck it up and face the fact that I can't set a PR at every race I do but because of all the technicalities I'm not sure if I trust their times. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With all that being said I need to not worry about my time and really embrace all the things I listed at the beginning of this post. This race symbolizes sooo many accomplishments for myself and I should just be proud of that. And now I have my Half Marathon to solely focus on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm more than midway through my training and this is where it's going to start to get grueling. My easy days aren't going to be so easy anymore and I don't have anymore quick 20 minute work out days. I've been able to stick pretty close to my training schedule still with the exception of adding in an extra rest day. Not only is it hard to physically try and work out 6 days a week but it takes a toll on you mentally too. I feel like all I do Monday thru Friday is work, go to the gym, eat something, sleep and do it all over again. It's forced me to miss out on things and spend a little less time with my friends so hopefully it's all worth it in the end! I know one way to change some of this would be to start doing my workouts in the AM but at this time the thought of getting up and working out for an hour before work sounds just completely awful. I don't know how people have the energy to do these types of things before a 9 hour work day! Plus it's still so dark out in the mornings...excuses, excuses I know. Maybe, just MAYBE once our days become a little longer I will try and become a morning runner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From here on out I'm going to continue to try and write more about my Half Marathon Training which I should be able to do BECAUSE I FINALLY BOUGHT MYSELF A NEW LAPTOP!! Yes, it's official. We just celebrated our one week anniversary yesterday. We had a rough night one day this week when we were trying to sync my phone and iTunes library but we pulled through it and are very content with one another :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ok, that's it for now, until next time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-1903701652460682352011-02-28T12:48:00.000-06:002011-02-28T12:48:59.017-06:00The Big Chill 10K COMPLETE!4 down, 1 more to go! And what a relief it's all going to be! This last run was TOUGH on many levels. First of all, it was supposed to be 2 Sundays ago but was postponed because of the nasty snow/ice/rain storm that had hit. Which I suppose was a smart call on their end since they were just looking out for our safety but I honestly think we could have ran it and completed it before all the bad weather hit. The last 20 mins of the run would've been a bit slippery but it was dry and clear out that morning right up until the end of the event. So I was kinda bummed that it was cancelled. I had really psyched myself up for the run that weekend and even made a great spaghetti and meatball dinner that Saturday night. Plus I knew that now that it was going to be rescheduled the following Sunday I'd have to think about it for another full week, psych myself up for it again, eat more carbs and let it kinda put a damper on any real fun weekend plans. But I did it. Made small talk all week long about the upcoming run. Ate another carb filled dinner Sat night and laid low for the most part saving up whatever energy I could for Sunday morning. <br />
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Race morning. It was cold! The weather channel said it was going to be 37 degrees but it was probably more like 17. It was also super overcast...gray...dreary...and there was a fresh blanket of slush on the ground from the rain/snow the night before. Then the gunshot. The running commenced. The first mile felt L-O-N-G! But the second mile felt even LONGER!! I was exhausted at this point and was seriously terrified about being able to finish the rest of the race. It didn't help that 2 out of the 3 mile loops were a gradual incline the. entire. time. boo! So needless to say miles 2-3 and 5-6 were the only two miles of the course that I enjoyed cause they were the downhill bits. The second half of the race were still difficult but somewhat better since the finish was closer in sight. Not going to lie though, I was tempted to veer off to the left to finish the 5K instead of stay going straight for another loop for the 10K. Then at one point Vanessa did turn to me and ask me if I wanted to walk and while panting out of breath I managed to utter the words "no" back to her so we kept going finishing our 3rd 10K without walking and by managing to set new PRs! I don't know how this happened but I was able to cut another 2 minutes and 9 seconds off of my 10K time making my new record 1:02:15! I was super excited and happy about this especially considering how awful I felt the entire time I was running. Just means that my time at the gym has been paying off!<br />
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We have one more race to go in our 5-Race Winter Run Series which is the Luck of the Irish Race on March 19th and then we'll finally get our sweatshirts that say we completed the series! Sad that getting a sweatshirt that communicates that I'm now a runner has been my motivation to complete this series but hey, it's worked and has kept me running!<br />
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As for my Half Marathon Training, I can honestly say that I've been pretty good about keeping to the schedule. I have made slight adjustments here and there either flipping work outs, changing my rest days and because that 10K was rescheduled but nothing too crazy. I have also been combining my Sunday Strength work out with one of my Easy Runs to allow myself another Rest Day during the week because my body has been begging for some rest. This past week, especially with my weekly mileage escalating, I've been getting more and more sore adjusting to this amount of running. One thing that has been a bit surprising for me since I've joined the gym and started my training program is that I'm actually really enjoying running on a Treadmill. And it's actually been hard for me to run outside in this cold weather! Even though I probably already made it through the most frigid part of our winter weather while I was only able to run outdoors! I think I just like being able to track and control my speed and not to mention the TV factor. I can turn a show on and tell myself that I'm not allowed to stop til this show is over. Overall though, going to the gym has been going well and I'm beginning to feel somewhat more fit. My weight has pretty much been staying stable but I just keep telling myself that some of that has to do with my fat turning into muscle and muscle weighs more than fat! <br />
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So that's kinda what I've been up to and how I've been feeling. Remember you can always keep track of my training progress by clicking on the link in my last post. I update it regularly with what my weeks of working out look like. <br />
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Today, I'm debating on taking the day off and adjusting my Rest Days. I'm a bit more sore from yesterday's 10K than I was hoping to be. OR if I do go to the gym it will be to primarily do some upper body strength. I'll keep you posted!<br />
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Until next time!meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-64037585987209362552011-02-14T12:12:00.000-06:002011-02-14T12:12:44.840-06:00Half Marathon Training ProgramSorry about the delay my friends but it is finally here. Here's a look at what my 12 week training schedule looks like for my upcoming Half Marathon in May.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5fsf6uix4JaSU6Bkv7l66N9dMy-stYEoKuFjLCKPF2yHIUILs0cX4sovAZdUtVx433XGF7lAIpNHxbqtKvIcy-HUF8WBXnW9IpsvuTTJLWA6JXw0rDOMedGLrXW8tk2_hJ4dyZ7-7OL5/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-14+at+8.03.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5fsf6uix4JaSU6Bkv7l66N9dMy-stYEoKuFjLCKPF2yHIUILs0cX4sovAZdUtVx433XGF7lAIpNHxbqtKvIcy-HUF8WBXnW9IpsvuTTJLWA6JXw0rDOMedGLrXW8tk2_hJ4dyZ7-7OL5/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-14+at+8.03.32+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div>Here's the link as well:<br />
<a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AulSuwqp37F5dDQ5ZGVwUUZsNzhqWThBUmdfRFB0aEE&hl=en#gid=0">Half Marathon Training Program</a><br />
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I seriously started following this program during week 2 (which was 12 weeks out from my run date). So I've successfully completed week 2 as well as Sun and Mon of this week. And so far so good! I'm beginning to have a little more confidence in my running ability. Although, anything over 7 miles still scares me and seems so impossible. <br />
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I have another 10K this upcoming Sunday (#4 of 5 for the Winter Run Series! We're almost finished!) so I'll write more in depth about it afterwards.<br />
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Until next time!meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-39193240451451106992011-01-31T13:01:00.000-06:002011-01-31T13:01:38.887-06:00Great Lakes Expo 10K Run...Check!Hiii! So it's been forever again since I last wrote. My bad. There just never seems to be enough time or when I do find time I'm reminded of how I still don't have my own laptop (goal is to still buy one by end of April!). I swear, I don't know how true bloggers find time to write EVERY DAY! So this post will be another recap of my past week of work outs PLUS an update on my latest 10K. <br />
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<u>Monday, Jan 24th</u><br />
32 mins of Total Body on the Elliptical at level 8<br />
32 mins of Random Hills on the bike at level 10<br />
30 mins of strength<br />
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<u>Tuesday, Jan 25th</u><br />
ran 4.35 miles on the Treadmill<br />
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<u>Wednesday, Jan 26th</u><br />
15 mins of Total Body on the Elliptical at level 10<br />
2.2 miles on the Treadmill<br />
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<u>Thursday, Jan 27th</u><br />
REST<br />
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<u>Friday, Jan 28th</u><br />
2.01 miles outside<br />
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<u>Saturday, Jan 29th</u><br />
REST<br />
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<u>Sunday, Jan 30th</u><br />
10K RACE DAY!!<br />
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Race day was here. I was EXTREMELY nervous/anxious/scared all at the same time since I hadn't ran 6 (or even 5!) miles since the last 10K a whole month ago. But I felt mentally prepared for this challenge. I laid all my clothes out the night before. Made a decision to lose one layer up top since I've been uncomfortable/getting warm the last few times I ran outside. Got directions to the race. Looked up and studied the race route so no big surprises awaited me. Ate a Carb-loaded dinner. And went to bed earlier than usual. I should also note that I had a lot of self control this weekend since we had Kara's big-Beiber-birthday Bash Friday night. I knew I had to limit myself of adult beverages and 25 cent wontons to not make the race any worse for myself than I was already anticipating it to be. <br />
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Race morning was chilly- 22 degrees and that is what it would remain for the duration of the race. There was a light wind, the sky was clear and the roads- for the most part- bare. I got to the race an hour early so I could stretch, go to the bathroom and had plenty of time to walk .4 miles to the starting line. The crowd for the 10K was not nearly as large as it was the last race. Probably about 250 people this time. Part of that had to do with the 5K starting 40 mins before the 10K to avoid over crowded trails. So after seeing the small-er crowd I began to pray that I do not finish DEAD LAST! <br />
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Once the gun shot, I felt good and ready to do this. I tried to remain as hopeful/positive/optimistic as possible. The first mile began and the group began to spread out with some disappearing way off into the distance ahead of me while there were a few others trailing behind. I felt good once I saw the first mile marker. 1 down and 5 more to go! Then mile 2 began to feel extremely looong. I knew that we got to loop back and head towards the start once I hit mile 2 so maybe all my anticipation made it seem a lot longer than it actually was. Then mile 2 came. And mile 3 came. And I realized I knew I had to do this entire 3 mile loop again BUT I remained positive about it. And I still actually felt pretty good. I wasn't dying of exhaustion yet. Then mile 4 seemed ridiculously long again. But then before I knew it I passed the 5 mile marker. 1 MORE TO GO! At this time I was starting to get the urge to want to walk a bit BUT I didn't! I hung in there. If I made it this far there's no way I could give up and walk now. Then before you knew it I crossed the finish line at 1:04:18! And I was shocked! This was almost 4 whole minutes off of my time from my last 10K!! And I didn't think I was going any faster than I usually run. In fact I could've sworn this race's time would be worse than last times because I wasn't feeling so tired and I didn't feel like I was going fast (or my version of fast which is prob pretty slow for most runners). So I was really, really happy with my results. Plus Brad was there at the Finish line taking pics of me and Vanessa (which are extremely unflattering so I will NOT be posting them) and it's always nice to know you have people there rooting for you. I mean, these runs have been HUGE accomplishments for Vanessa and myself! It's fun to share the experience with others. <br />
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So here I am a day after the race still feeling really pleased with my results from yesterday. And if anything I just feel more motivated now to begin my Half Marathon Training Program. I'm still ironing out some of the deets but once I have it finalized I'll post it. I definitely could not have ran another 7 miles after yesterday's race but now I'm beginning to think that it's definitely a possibility in the distant future (meaning May 1st, hopefully!). <br />
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As for the rest of my week, I was going to take a night off tonight and recover from the race. I'm definitely feeling it in my knees and calves today. BUT we're under a Severe Winter Advisory until tomorrow and then a Blizzard Watch until Wednesday so if I don't go to the gym tonight I might not be able to get there for a few days. So tonight I'm hoping to get some good stretching in, some light cardio, and focus more on upper body strength exercises. <br />
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Ok, lunch is over. Back to work I go. Until next time!meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957856150879295096.post-76382519367613809992011-01-23T20:34:00.000-06:002011-01-23T20:34:17.928-06:00A Quick Catch-Up!Hi all!<br />
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My apologies for not writing so frequently. I've been extremely busy but haven't completely lost track of my running schedule. So I'm gonna give you a quick update on my last few work outs/days. <br />
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Beginning with last Tuesday! Last Tuesday I went to the gym again. I decided to try the "Random Hills" work out. I set it for 30 minutes with an additional warm-up and cool-down. This was good for me! There were times I was struggling and I had to slow the speed down for a bit but for the most part I was able to complete the work out with minimal adaptations being made. I'm still adjusting to treadmill speeds/inclines and trying to find the right levels for me for each work out. For this work out my max speed was set at 5.5 and max incline was 6.5. I ended the work out by running 2.8 miles of hills in 30 minutes. I was feeling pretty good after this so I did an additional 20 minutes of "Random Hills" on the bike logging another 5.6 miles at level 10.<br />
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Wednesday I surprisingly went on a run in sunny California! Although, the sun wasn't out anymore by the time I was able to go for a run. I was hoping to do a nice easy run and well, I suppose it wasn't too difficult but it turned into a 4 mile run. I guess I can't complain since part of it was through sand and the rest of it was along the beachfront. Plus it was an opportunity to run in 60+ degree weather! Who knows when I'll see that again around here... :( <br />
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Thursday and Friday were too busy or I was too exhausted to even think about going for a run. These 3 day trips with one FULL day of location shooting are exhausting BUT tons of fun! Then Saturday I flat out slacked. It was in the single digits when I was contemplating on going for a run and after being in warm weather for a few days I couldn't bring myself to do it. Putting on all those layers and venturing out there seemed like the worst idea ever. <br />
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Today I was struggling too. I really, really didn't want to run. So I killed time by doing a pilates DVD. By the time I was done with the DVD it had reached 10 degrees so I figured I better do it while the sun is out. Plus I figured this might be my only chance to run outside before the 10K Race next Sunday...eek! Oh, and I figured it would help justify all the yummy Game Day food I'd be inhaling for the Packer Game! Ha...oops. Surprisingly, I had a pretty pleasant run for taking a couple days off and eating lots of delicious but not so good for me food on location. I only had planned to do a 2 mile Easy Run and I ended up doing 2.76 miles instead. I used one of the "coaching" programs on the RunKeeperPro App and it worked out pretty nice. They give you updates as you run, tell you when you hit a mile and give suggestions for either speeding up, slowing down or even walking for an interval. I chose the "2 Miles with Rest" program and that consisted of a 5 minute warm-up, 1 Mile at a steady pace, .25 Miles at a slower pace, and 1more Mile at a steady pace. Like I mentioned before it was chilly out but the sun shinning and lack of wind played a huge part in the success of this run. It also helped that the sidewalks were fairly clear of snow or it was packed down so hard I felt pretty stable maintaining a good pace on it. <br />
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As for the rest of the week, I'm hoping to get to the gym Mon, Tues and Wed, take Thurs off, do a light, easy 2 mile run outside Friday morning (cause I have the day off, yippee!), rest Sat and 10K RACE DAY SUNDAY! I'm not sure what my work outs will be yet at the gym but hoping to do one run of at least 4-5 miles, another day of at least 3 miles and then either a shorter speed work out or some more random hills. I'm gonna try and add in some cross training if possible too but I want to make sure I don't over do it and have no energy left for this upcoming weekend's run. Also this week I need to finalize my 1/2 Marathon Training Schedule. If any of you have suggestions or have used programs that you really liked please send the tips my way! <br />
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Alrighty, that's it for now. Until next time!<br />
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PS: WAY TO GO PACK!!! SUPERBOWL 2011 HERE WE COME :)meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824812333902656852noreply@blogger.com0