This week I set my alarm to get up at 7:00 every morning and yet, not once did I actually get up at that time. It's so hard when the bug gets up multiple times during the night. I'm so tired! Therefore, I did a little scrambling to get in my workouts but I made it work.
Monday - 3 miles treadmill, 0.25 hours strength training
Because I didn't get up when the alarm was set for (shoot, I turned it off in the middle of the night), I had to take the baby to the basement with me to run on the treadmill. He dozed off in his swing while I put in the miles. I also did a little strength training: 7x clean and jerk at 55 pounds.
Tuesday - 1000 yard swim
Again I tried today to get up at 7:00, but didn't. I asked Dave if he would give me an hour, put the baby in the swing while he worked, and I headed to the pool to do 1000 yards straight just to get back in the pool. I was surprised how easily this swim seemed. Good thing...there's an open water swim race in a few weeks.
Wednesday - 4 miles (35:49 - 8:56 pace)
The hottest day of the year and I did this run at like 10:00am. I thought I was going to melt. I went a little faster than my ability level right now, but I have a hard time slowing down once I establish a pace.
Thursday - Off
Friday - Off
Saturday - 4 miles treadmill
Dave's been going to the group runs and since I can't put the baby in the running stroller yet to actually run, I could only do the run on the treadmill. Unfortunately this time he did not doze off and I probably hopped off the treadmill about 100 times to put his pacifier back in his mouth.
Sunday - 5.25 miles trail run (51:56 - 9:54 pace)
There is a metro park right around the corner from us that has some trail running. Not many trails, but I was able to double up on the trails to get in a pretty good run. I kept telling myself to run a conservative and easy pace, but I really only have one pace. I only had one mile over a 10:00 pace.
Totals:
Running - 16:25 miles
Strength training - 0.25 hours
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The '80s Vomited on my Running Clothes
I went shopping today and got vomited on.
You see, one of my trail races, the 50K, is held during deer hunting season in Ohio and there is a disclaimer on the race website: "We have carefully worked with the park staff to ensure the safety of the runners and that the entire race course is not in any area permitted for hunting. Although we do not anticipate any issues, it is recommended that you do not wear anything white during the race and are encouraged to wear bright colors, especially orange."
Hmm, I don't have anything orange or really anything in a bright color.
Luckily, the '80s are back and there are lots of running clothes right now in neon colors. So, I loaded up my $100 from mother's day, a little birthday money, and a coupon, and headed down to the sporting goods store. And boy did the '80s vomit on me. I walked away with an orange tank, orange shorts, pink tank, black shorts, yellow t-shirt, and a yellow jacket. The race is in December so who knows what the weather will be. I scored all of this for $170 which I paid in cash.
No one is going to miss seeing me on the trails.
You see, one of my trail races, the 50K, is held during deer hunting season in Ohio and there is a disclaimer on the race website: "We have carefully worked with the park staff to ensure the safety of the runners and that the entire race course is not in any area permitted for hunting. Although we do not anticipate any issues, it is recommended that you do not wear anything white during the race and are encouraged to wear bright colors, especially orange."
Hmm, I don't have anything orange or really anything in a bright color.
Luckily, the '80s are back and there are lots of running clothes right now in neon colors. So, I loaded up my $100 from mother's day, a little birthday money, and a coupon, and headed down to the sporting goods store. And boy did the '80s vomit on me. I walked away with an orange tank, orange shorts, pink tank, black shorts, yellow t-shirt, and a yellow jacket. The race is in December so who knows what the weather will be. I scored all of this for $170 which I paid in cash.
No one is going to miss seeing me on the trails.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Foto Friday
I've been internally debating how much I want to post about the baby. It's not his choice to show up on my blog. And I don't want any weirdos creeping on him, ya know? So, I've been taking daily pictures of them and posting them on Instagram as I have it marked private. If you are interested in having access to my Instagram, send me an email and let me know you're a real person and I'll give you my username and most likely accept your friend request.
But today's picture I took is too precious not to share. Seriously, I make cute babies.
But today's picture I took is too precious not to share. Seriously, I make cute babies.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Thursday Thoughts
With the plans coming together to take on trail running and some longer races later this year, it's time to load the iPod up with some good tunes with which to train. Yes, I wear an iPod when I run. The problem is I moved, or I tried to move, my music from one computer to another and basically lost everything. I went from about a gazillion songs to about 147. And I don't know where those other bajillion songs went to. So, I need your help. What are some good songs to run to? What do I absolutely need to download? Help me load up the iPod. There are miles and miles to run!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Fixed!
*This is a long overdue post. It did not take weeks to get our oven fixed.*
Dave and I are cheap. Well, thrifty. When our oven broke we tried to find the part we thought we needed locally, but came up empty. Instead we ordered on the internet with no rush on the shipping. Thrifty. We tracked the package which started out FedEx or UPS and eventually wound up in the hands of our mailman.
Our mail service leaves a lot to be desired. For starters, the gentleman who usually helps me at the post office is, well, dumb. I go to the post office a lot. He knows who I am because he always asks me about my running and races. I mail almost the exact same thing every time, yet he always asks me if I want upgraded shipping, insurance, tracking, etc. No! Do I ever mail anything except first class? No! Stop asking me those stupid questions and just mail my package! I even go up to the window and say, I would like this mailed first class. Same questions, every!damn!time! The person who delivers our mail might be the laziest mailman. Our mail service is a little dude in a truck that puts our mail into our mailbox at the end of our driveway. He does it all from his truck. I say he is lazy because I've seen him knock over every trashcan in the neighborhood just to get his mail in the box. He will not leave his truck!
Where am I going with this?
Like I said, we tracked our oven part and the day it was to be delivered a neighbor car got parked in front of our mailbox. Late in the day our flag was still up on our mailbox and I was pissed that our mail did not get delivered that day. Get out of your effing truck and deliver our mail! I was ready to call the post office and make a complaint. I went out to check the mailbox just in case. And luckily, the mail was there. The lazy bastard just didn't put down the flag.
Dave started to dismantle the electronics in the oven. It became pretty obvious why our oven was not working....
The good news is, the new part worked once Dave got it all put together. The bad news is that the clock did not peel off as cleanly as the internet said it would.
I don't really care how ugly the clock looks. The oven works and that's all that matters. If we ever move someday we will get a new clock face to make it look better.
Dave and I are cheap. Well, thrifty. When our oven broke we tried to find the part we thought we needed locally, but came up empty. Instead we ordered on the internet with no rush on the shipping. Thrifty. We tracked the package which started out FedEx or UPS and eventually wound up in the hands of our mailman.
Our mail service leaves a lot to be desired. For starters, the gentleman who usually helps me at the post office is, well, dumb. I go to the post office a lot. He knows who I am because he always asks me about my running and races. I mail almost the exact same thing every time, yet he always asks me if I want upgraded shipping, insurance, tracking, etc. No! Do I ever mail anything except first class? No! Stop asking me those stupid questions and just mail my package! I even go up to the window and say, I would like this mailed first class. Same questions, every!damn!time! The person who delivers our mail might be the laziest mailman. Our mail service is a little dude in a truck that puts our mail into our mailbox at the end of our driveway. He does it all from his truck. I say he is lazy because I've seen him knock over every trashcan in the neighborhood just to get his mail in the box. He will not leave his truck!
Where am I going with this?
Like I said, we tracked our oven part and the day it was to be delivered a neighbor car got parked in front of our mailbox. Late in the day our flag was still up on our mailbox and I was pissed that our mail did not get delivered that day. Get out of your effing truck and deliver our mail! I was ready to call the post office and make a complaint. I went out to check the mailbox just in case. And luckily, the mail was there. The lazy bastard just didn't put down the flag.
Dave started to dismantle the electronics in the oven. It became pretty obvious why our oven was not working....
The good news is, the new part worked once Dave got it all put together. The bad news is that the clock did not peel off as cleanly as the internet said it would.
I don't really care how ugly the clock looks. The oven works and that's all that matters. If we ever move someday we will get a new clock face to make it look better.
Monday, May 13, 2013
My Mother's Day
I had a great first mother's day.
The day started great when the little bug decided to let us sleep in. This was great as we had worked a photo booth event the evening before and had stayed up WAY too late. Then Dave surprised me by making me pancakes. I love pancakes. They're so easy to make and yet I never make them. After breakfast Dave took the baby and let me go for a run. I managed five miles. It wasn't pretty but I got it done. Dave, the baby, and Sloopy (my dog) got me great cards along with some flowers. Plus, they got me $100 cash to spend any way I want and to have the afternoon to myself to spend it.
I was still pretty tired from the previous evening so I decided to take a rain check on the shopping trip and take a nap with the baby instead. The day ended with a trip to Dairy Queen for some yummy blizzards.
Now I've got big shoes to fill for Dave's upcoming first father's day.
The day started great when the little bug decided to let us sleep in. This was great as we had worked a photo booth event the evening before and had stayed up WAY too late. Then Dave surprised me by making me pancakes. I love pancakes. They're so easy to make and yet I never make them. After breakfast Dave took the baby and let me go for a run. I managed five miles. It wasn't pretty but I got it done. Dave, the baby, and Sloopy (my dog) got me great cards along with some flowers. Plus, they got me $100 cash to spend any way I want and to have the afternoon to myself to spend it.
I was still pretty tired from the previous evening so I decided to take a rain check on the shopping trip and take a nap with the baby instead. The day ended with a trip to Dairy Queen for some yummy blizzards.
Now I've got big shoes to fill for Dave's upcoming first father's day.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Week in Review
So much for easing back into things. I went full-throttle this week. It's been six week; I'm allowed!
Monday - 4.25 miles run/walk; 0.50 hours of weight training
I actually did two workouts today. I started the day with three miles of 3 minutes walking, 2 minutes running. The walks were in the 14:00/mile range and the runs were in the 9:00/mile range. Then in the afternoon Dave joined me for a little weight training. We did 5 rounds of 400m run (treadmill) followed by 15 overhead squats. I did my 400s really conservatively, greater than 10:00/miles and did my overhead squats with 35 pounds. My core - abs and back - were torn apart from pregnancy so it's going to be a long process of getting them back.
Tuesday - off
Wednesday - 3 miles run/walk
Again today I followed the plan of 3 minutes of walking followed by 2 minutes of running. The walks were in the 14:00s and the runs were sub 9:00s. The last two minute segment I averaged an 8:27 pace.
Thursday - 3 mile run
And this is when I said enough of this walking shit. Walking takes too long and I just wanted to get the workout done. The runs from earlier in the week were started to feel more and more normal so I thought that I would just run. And I did without any walking, no garmin, and no watch. This was a great run.
Friday - off
Saturday - 1.5 mile run; 0.5 hours of weight training
This was one combined workout of 3 rounds of 800m run, 50 back extensions, and 25 sit-ups/crunches. The sit-ups were supposed to be full sit-ups and I was supposed to do 50 of them, but I just couldn't manage them. I did the first round as sit-ups, second round as crunches, and the last round back to sit-ups.
Sunday - 5 mile run
Five miles might have been a little advantageous. Nevertheless, I did the run with minimal breaks and a good pace - 9:00/mile.
Totals:
Run/Walk - 16.75 miles
Other - 1 hour of strength training
Next week I hope to get my buns to the pool. After all, there is an aquathlon on the schedule in three weeks and if I don't practice swimming it's probably going to suck.
Monday - 4.25 miles run/walk; 0.50 hours of weight training
I actually did two workouts today. I started the day with three miles of 3 minutes walking, 2 minutes running. The walks were in the 14:00/mile range and the runs were in the 9:00/mile range. Then in the afternoon Dave joined me for a little weight training. We did 5 rounds of 400m run (treadmill) followed by 15 overhead squats. I did my 400s really conservatively, greater than 10:00/miles and did my overhead squats with 35 pounds. My core - abs and back - were torn apart from pregnancy so it's going to be a long process of getting them back.
Tuesday - off
Wednesday - 3 miles run/walk
Again today I followed the plan of 3 minutes of walking followed by 2 minutes of running. The walks were in the 14:00s and the runs were sub 9:00s. The last two minute segment I averaged an 8:27 pace.
Thursday - 3 mile run
And this is when I said enough of this walking shit. Walking takes too long and I just wanted to get the workout done. The runs from earlier in the week were started to feel more and more normal so I thought that I would just run. And I did without any walking, no garmin, and no watch. This was a great run.
Friday - off
Saturday - 1.5 mile run; 0.5 hours of weight training
This was one combined workout of 3 rounds of 800m run, 50 back extensions, and 25 sit-ups/crunches. The sit-ups were supposed to be full sit-ups and I was supposed to do 50 of them, but I just couldn't manage them. I did the first round as sit-ups, second round as crunches, and the last round back to sit-ups.
Sunday - 5 mile run
Five miles might have been a little advantageous. Nevertheless, I did the run with minimal breaks and a good pace - 9:00/mile.
Totals:
Run/Walk - 16.75 miles
Other - 1 hour of strength training
Next week I hope to get my buns to the pool. After all, there is an aquathlon on the schedule in three weeks and if I don't practice swimming it's probably going to suck.
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