Day one went splendidly! My training plan was to do 2 miles today. Well on Monday I had a slight issue while pounding away on the treadmill. Lets just say at 2.5miles I had to run to the girlies room! By the time I got back there was no treadmills open and only a few mins til iron started. So I ran 0.5 on the track. So to make up for not doing 4 then I wanted to catch up today!
Today ended up being pretty out so I rushed home from work, geared up and set out to do 4, 2 more than my plan! It was great.
Split
Hours:Minutes:SecondsTime
MilesDistance
Minutes per MileAvg Pace
Summary
37:27.4
4.00
9:21
1
9:29.2
1.00
9:29
2
9:24.1
1.00
9:24
3
9:23.9
1.00
9:24
4
9:07.9
1.00
9:08
5
:02.5
0.01
7:18
Sorry that is much bigger than it needs to be but I have no idea how to do it better! Either way go me!
Its that time of year again when some religions take the time to give something up they see as a sacrifice. I don’t actually belong to such a religion but in college I had many catholic roomies. So its been something fun to keep doing after college. Last year I gave up potatoes. All forms. My greatest love is potatoes. I actually did really good last year. But of course I went right back to my love affair after lent was over.
This year I wanted to try something a little different. I have decided for Lent to give up rest days. I use rest days like a complete crutch. I take them like its my job. And I take that job very seriously. But I have been completely in a funk lately and I am looking forward to this challenge.
The rules will be pretty simple. I am in the middle of getting ready for races so I have a nice set plan for my running. The hard part will be the 3 days of the week when I don’t have runs planned. So pretty much other days, I need to do 30mins of exercise. It can be some Wii fit action or the Nike app at home.
I am pretty excited for this challenge. Let the games begin!
I have noticed a difference in the classes I take at the gym the past couple of weeks. At first I assumed it was because it was getting cold out and many were taking up their new years resolutions early. Well last night it finally clicked. A chain of gyms in the area closed their doors recently. When I had heard this news I thought nothing of it, except glad its not my gym. Last night I came to the iron class I have been going to for the past 2 years and it was full with new meat heads. I am guessing their old gym had body pump and they owned that class and had big plans to come take over our class. I was annoyed from the first minuet when they were loud and not even trying to listen to Ali(my favorite instructor ever). Then the one old lady throws a fit because she wants to use the "body pump" weights over the "iron" weights. Lady just because on is in lbs and one is in kgs doesn't mean you cant switch! So she takes up even more of our workout time making Ali try to find more bp weights for her. THEN she doesn't even use them! I did have a good laugh because she would load up the bar then not be able to lift it. The entire class I had to listen to the couple of males grunt and holler and sing along. It was beyond annoying.
So maybe I am a little touchy and don't like for others to just come along and act like they are important. I never claimed to be good at playing with others. Except puppy dogs. I play real well with them :]
Besides Iron this week I made it to the Dance, Dance. Such a hoot. If you leave that class in a bad mood then you just have a crappy life. There is nothing like the laugh you get from either yourself or the others in the class. Between the non coordinated and the overly serious ones I spend most of the time giggling. I also ran 3 miles on Monday and 4 miles on Wednesday. I have been making sure to keep my pace at a 6mph constant pace then bump it up slightly at the end to beat the 10min miles. I hope to bump up my constant pace in the next week to 6.2 and see how that goes. I have a great desire to run faster. It also helps that I downloaded every episode of Veronica Mars to entertain me on the dreadmill! I know I watched most of the episodes back in the day but for the life of me I cant remember what happens.
Today I am off work to take a trip south to the outlet malls with D. An extra day off work is super exciting to me. And maybe find some gifts for the family!
3 shows I want to download and watch while running
3. Veronica Mars. Done. There were only 3 seasons and I am up to episode 8 of the first season. Who killed Lily Kane is killing me!
2. The OC. Loved this show until they announced they were cancelling it. Then I quit watching it in rebellion. I did finally watch season 4 but I would like to start all over again.
1. Its always sunny in Philly. This is a show I catch here and there but would like to start from the beginning.
Last night my great friend Nikki was driving pretty much across country with her boyfriend and since they were on 70 they would be coming right through Cbus. Our original plan was to meet for dinner and they would head the 6hrs home to Nikki's. They ended up getting a late start and didn't actually make it to Cbus until almost 11. So instead the plans changed and they stayed the night here. I had never met her boyfriend CB before so I was excited to have them. I felt bad because I was half asleep when they arrived. And CB had his dog, Belle, with him! A french bulldog I believe. So cute. My first pet visitor! They got up early this morning and I saw them off. While I like CB I don't think I that he is going to make Nikki move even farther away but NC is wayyyyy closer than WY! I see some beach trips in our future.
Me and Nikki at the Penn State game
So now my day is going to be a long list of things I just want to get done. Such as the gym. Go to Kohl's and get some shopping done. Maybe run to my mom's house and bother her. I use to have some carhart bibs when i was in high school and I would really like to find them so when CG ask me to do stuff at his place I can. And I need to get my tree up!
3 must dos today
3 Gym!! I will be running and iron. Feel like it would be good for me and my schedule.
2 Shop. Even if only online I need to get some done!
1 Decorate. I need to figure out what I even own! But I have the perfect spot for the tree.
Last night I got to dabble in working 3rd shift again. Right out of college I got hired to work 3rd shift at the lab. I did that for 2 1/2 years before I took the job I am still currently working. I didn't mind 3rd shift. The pay was good and the people weren't too bad...well most of them. I got a lot of reading done and puzzle books! But I also froze to death every night.
Before heading into work I had to cook this chicken that CGs dad had given me. He went in with a buddy and raised a bunch of meat chickens and was passing them out the other day. I got one and there was no way it would fit in my freezer so I stuck it in the fridge to thaw out. So I googled a good recipe and cooked away. I followed Glamour magazines "engagement chicken" recipe. I have seen this recipe for years and figured it would be a good time to test it out...ya know see if it actually works. Well it was a success...at least as far as taste! I will link it once I figure that out but feel free to google it.
Big plans this weekend involve relaxing and decorating. Maybe some arts and crafts time too. I also hope to hit up the gym. I made it there Tuesday and Wednesday so far this week so Saturday and Sunday are 2 days I need to get to my 4 for the week.
3 exciting things from this week
3 .The chicken. I was impressed with really how good it was! I am a professional chef. :]
2.The big project I finished up at work. I have had this one going on for a while so getting it done was a huge pile off my desk. Granted working over night wasn't all that great but it was nice to get done.
1. The OSU vs dooke game. The Buckeyes were on point! I enjoy college basketball greatly, easily more so than football and when the Buckeyes are looking this good in December...I can only wait for March madness.
Its been 2 weeks since I have hit up the blogger but finally I am sitting down to post! The floorset went fine. I was even able to stay awake until 4am without whining!
Other things going on include going to Dance, Dance and Zumba at UA with Jessica! Those classes are a hoot. I of course would rather kill time ticking away miles on the treadmill but I do enjoy the different workouts.
This week was a good one work wise since it was Thanksgiving making a nice 3 day work week! On Turkey day morning Cable Guy and I took off to Dublin to run the Flying Feather. This was our 2nd time running this race and I really enjoyed it more so this year. You get a nice tech long sleeve shirt and a bottle of wine at the finish! Last year I hadn't ran but a few miles since the half and was feeling completely worn down and burnt out. I finished in 2010 in 43:00. CG finished in 43:53 so at least I had beat him. It took me a few more 4miler tries to beat it due to one 4miler being on the hottest day EVER. I had no idea how I would be feeling for this race but I was just going to enjoy it.
Last year CG took off at the start of the race and if it had been a 2mile race he would have smoked me. This year he pulled back and I told him I would keep our pace at 10min miles. I was quite happy to realize I could have been going at a quicker pace. Around mile 2 I checked in with CG and while he asked me to stay back and run with him, he also would like me to not keep talking or he would punch me :]. Side note...the last time CG ran was last year on TG. He was such a trooper. Around mile 3 I started to pull away a little and had my final mile be by far my quickest.
Split
Hours:Minutes:SecondsTime
MilesDistance
Minutes per Mile
Summary
39:15
4.03
9:45.0
1
9:55.0
1.00
2
9:53.1
1.00
3
9:56.4
1.00
4
9:17.1
1.00
5
:13.7
0.03
This is actually from 2010 but I had on the exact same outfit so it will work :]
Thanksgiving was a great treat after a nice burn from the run. My grandma Jones and my mom came over to my place and we had all the fixings! I then spent black Friday at the mall, not shopping but working at AE. I worked from 7-5. Yeah that is more hours than I put in at my real job! But it wasn't too bad. I was stocking the floor and running items from the back room the entire day.
Now I am needing to pack up my fall decor for my winter/Christmas ones! But I also need to finish up some arts and crafts too!
Tomorrow should be busy of fun stuff. Arts and crafts will be done and some laundry! And a trip to the gym. I was hoping to go when the Bengals game was on but I just realized that I think the game is blacked out. Annoying.
3 things to get done!
3. Laundry! My pile is about waist high!
2. Christmas wreath. This one is yarn with felt flowers. I just cant make up my mind on it!
1. Go buy a usb cord for my Kindle fire!!
I am guessing it will fit in when I make the time. Make it a priority. But right now I am trying to make working out a priority. My friend Jess from work just joined my gym so its nice to have a workout pal. The past 2 weeks I have been able to make it to the gym/run 5 times each week! And this past week I went to iron on Tues, Wed and Sat!
So while I want to keep this journal/blog up I think once I settle into the working out plan I can safely learn to add in to my day.
And so maybe so catch up for the past what 3 weeks?! yikes.
Nah lets just move on.
Today I had a nice Saturday breakfast of eggs and turkey bacon with a piece of toast from last weeks home made loaf of bread. After some couch time I hit the gym. It is member appreciation month at the gym and today had something to do with pets. I was about crazy because there were 2 Aussie Shepard there and I really had to control myself from grabbing them both to snuggle with for the rest of my life! I want a pet so badly and CG is still anti inside dogs. I don't know how on earth to change his mind but I really hope i manage if we move on in life. After 45mins on the AMT I took the iron class with Kristi. That chick is hard core and I worked up a sweat!
Since then I have been completely lazy today in prep to do a floorset at AE tonight. I have no idea how I will stay awake!
3 snacks to help me stay awake
3. Beef jerky. Yumm.
2. Clif bar. A mojo and maybe a regular one too
1. Smoothie! The bigger the better!
