Great day today!! Ran outside...wanted to do more than 4 miles, but really wanted to have time to do abs. So, ran 4 miles, then did 15-20 minutes of abs.
Miles Run Today: 4
Total Miles Run for 2010: 611.7
Wednesday:
Ran for one mile, then did free weights and leg exercises for about 40 minutes.
Miles Run Today: 1
Total Miles Run for 2010: 607.7
Tuesday- I did 45 minutes of spinning..it was intense. But Brittany's Circus album got me through it!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
30 Day Shred
Woa Folks...Gillian Michael's is kicking my BUTT. I am seriously so sore,and my calf muscles are super tense. Day 2 of level 1 and 2 of "The 30 day Shred" I don't know if I can do this again tomorrow because I'm so sore! I think I need a day to recuperate! Is that allowed? I'm not sure what to do!
I'm also STARVVVVING. Because it focuses on interval training, I def. feel my metabolism kicked up and my hunger is out of controoool. Trying to eat healthy, high protein things to keep me full. But feeling good!
I'm also STARVVVVING. Because it focuses on interval training, I def. feel my metabolism kicked up and my hunger is out of controoool. Trying to eat healthy, high protein things to keep me full. But feeling good!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Biking!
I've been woefully inactive since the race. I'm embracing it and telling myself it's ok..but seriously, I need to get back into a routine now. I can't become lazy especially with the holidays and the "winter slump" coming up...not to mention my wedding dress fitting in January! I've decided for the remainder of the year, I will devote this blog to my "work-outs" and not focus soley on my runs or how many miles I did. I still plan on running and hope to adapt to running in the colder weather. But I realize just how good of a workout I can get doing other things, too.
This morning I FINALLY woke up early and did levels 1 and 2 of Gillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD. It was frickin fantastic! I was sweating so much and I can tell my metabolism is spiked because I'm so hungry today!! It felt great to get up even with it still being pitch black out, not have to rush to the gym and get my work out done at home. For 3 years straight, I went to the gym before work. Each night, I packed up my bag, packed breakfast AND lunch, got up the next morning and rushed to a 6:30am train. And....I'm just kind of done with it. I've been so embracing getting my work outs done at home. I can make breakfast on the fly and not spend time the night before packing up my gym bag. I just wish I had more equipment to get even better work outs. However, I do think I've decided it's time to cancel my gym membership, or at least put it on hold. I haven't gone there in about 2 months now!
In addition to this morning's work out: This past weekend I was home in PA and did some pretty awesome bike rides with my dad. Seriously, my dad NEEDS to create his own blog with all the best biking trails in our area. He knows all of them, the best time to go, how long they are, how hilly they are, etc., etc., etc. This weekend's weather was beautiful and perfect for a bike ride.
Sunday afternoon we rode in Walnutport
All in all on this day, we completed 16.04 miles and rode for 1 hour and 33 minutes!!
On Monday we got up at 7am to go for another brisk Fall morning Bike ride before my dad headed out to work. We did another 11.5 miles in 54:22!! I felt this ride a lot more, there were more hills and since I already knew this trail...I felt more comfortable going at a faster pace.
I can't wait to try out some more bike trails with my Dad as he discovers more and more. I'm home again briefly this weekend, and hope I can get myself out of bed early enough on Saturday to do another ride!!
This morning I FINALLY woke up early and did levels 1 and 2 of Gillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD. It was frickin fantastic! I was sweating so much and I can tell my metabolism is spiked because I'm so hungry today!! It felt great to get up even with it still being pitch black out, not have to rush to the gym and get my work out done at home. For 3 years straight, I went to the gym before work. Each night, I packed up my bag, packed breakfast AND lunch, got up the next morning and rushed to a 6:30am train. And....I'm just kind of done with it. I've been so embracing getting my work outs done at home. I can make breakfast on the fly and not spend time the night before packing up my gym bag. I just wish I had more equipment to get even better work outs. However, I do think I've decided it's time to cancel my gym membership, or at least put it on hold. I haven't gone there in about 2 months now!
In addition to this morning's work out: This past weekend I was home in PA and did some pretty awesome bike rides with my dad. Seriously, my dad NEEDS to create his own blog with all the best biking trails in our area. He knows all of them, the best time to go, how long they are, how hilly they are, etc., etc., etc. This weekend's weather was beautiful and perfect for a bike ride.
Sunday afternoon we rode in Walnutport
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| So gorgeous! We rode right along the water |
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| Waterfalls |
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| On my mom's fancy new bike! |
All in all on this day, we completed 16.04 miles and rode for 1 hour and 33 minutes!!
On Monday we got up at 7am to go for another brisk Fall morning Bike ride before my dad headed out to work. We did another 11.5 miles in 54:22!! I felt this ride a lot more, there were more hills and since I already knew this trail...I felt more comfortable going at a faster pace.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
DIVA Half Marathon!!
The weekend I had been training for for the past 12 weeks finally arrived! My dear friends Mandy, Kate and I ran the inaugural DIVA Half Marathon in Eisenhower Park on Long Island. I trained really hard up until the last 2 weeks. I got lazy for some reason, and found it hard to get up in the morning now that it's dark out! But, no matter what...that couldn't stop me from running what I signed up for months ago, trained really hard for 10 weeks, and paid $75 to do so! We met up on Saturday to get our race number, race t-shirt and score some freebies!
Afterward, we went back to our house with my parents where we had an "Around the World" meal prepared by Chris' mom of grape leaves, spring rolls, dumplings, and ZITI!! I was mostly excited for the ziti so I could get my carbo-load on before the big race. After dinner we three girls went for a walk to help digest a little bit, watched some tv, went in the hot tub to relax and all of us were in bed a little after midnight! Not too bad for a Saturday night!
At 6:00 Mandy's alarm went off our in our living room and I literally popped wide awake. My alarm hadn't even gone off yet, but I was up and ready to go! My anxious nerves kicked in immediately. We quickly got ready and went out to my car to drive to the park. It was freeeeezing and still rather dark outside.
When we got close to the park the traffic was terrible! It was backed up for what seemed like miles! (I was one of "those people" who drove up to the front and then cut in...yea...deal with it.)This was intimidating to be behind as we were waiting to park:
We finally parked and had about 20 minutes to get warmed up for the start. Lots of people were walking to the start line:
We took our places. We all heard that 4000 women were running but it apparently was only 2080. Still a good number, but it wasn't nearly as packed as I thought it was going to be, which was nice. What was miraculous was not only did the race start right on time..but we were pretty much right up front and started about 30 seconds after the race actually started!
Throughout the race a number of things crossed my mind. Firstly, I felt great. It was soooo cold that morning, but it actually was the perfect temp. in which to run a race. I had to take my brand new (thanks mama!) green running jacket off by mile 2, which proved a bit difficult since my number was pinned to it! Little lessons learned. But as soon as the race started, I could tell that I was going to be in the zone for this one.
I was glad that I took my electrolyte jelly beans before the race and I had one gu packet at about 6.5 miles. This was good for me and helped give me the energy I needed. I only took water from 3 water stations along the route...and that was in the last half. I didn't have any water until after 6 miles. If it was hot, I definitely would have needed more...but that was what I did during training and so that's what I did with the race. I didn't want to get bloated, or have water sloshing around in my stomach. Plus, I can't drink water and run at the same time and I didn't feel like stopping to drink water unless I really needed it. I looooved listening to my 175 beats per minute podcast. It's a 6.5 mile session and listening to it twice took me through the whole thing. It kept me on an even pace the entire time and definitely helped me achieve the time that I did. I'm addicted to these podcasts!
I got my feather boa and tiara a little before mile 12 and tried so hard to power through the last mile but my knees were hurting me so badly by then, it was really hard to concentrate on anything else. I usually stop to stretch my knee once or twice but they really didn't bother me until the last 3 miles and I figured at the point..I could just power through it. I put majooor strain on them doing this race, mainly because my quads aren't as strong as they should be. Next race, that has to be my main focus so I don't completely wreck my knees at the tender age of 25. I crossed the finish line at 2:03:36 but my official time was 2:03:06 because I didn't start immediately with the clock. My goal was 2:10 and I am so happy! This also give me a new goal: to break 2 hours! I can def. do it, I was so close!! Kate and Mandy both did amazingly well and I think it's safe to say that this will not be their last half marathon. They've both got the bug!
After the race we were greeted by firefighters who handed us roses (and I got a hug from mine!) champagne (no thank you), our huge DIVA-esque medal (picture coming soon) and brown paper bags to fill with bagels, bananas, luna bars, popchips, wheat things, fruit bites, etc., etc. I downed my bagel and it was soooo amazing. We got our picture taken for our medals and then waited and waited for Chris and Billly to arrive.
Unfortunately, Chris and Billy had quite a bit of trouble finding where the race was. They actually walked about 4 miles of the actual half marathon trail in order to find us. It was a bummer...but we can't say they didn't try. And they got a nice morning walk in! Nick DID get there in time to see Kate finish, brought her a blanket to warm up, AND a Jelly doughnut. Major props to that kid!
All in all it was a successful day, we're all still feeling the repercussions of putting our bodies through that. My quads and knees really hurt, Kate has a huge blister on her foot, and Mandy is at Duane Reade getting a bandage for her foot as I type this. It's true we're DIVAS through and through, but hey! We just ran 13.2 miles...Booyah!!
I reached 600 miles for the year!
Miles Run Saturday: 13.2
Total Miles Run for 2010: 601.7
Afterward, we went back to our house with my parents where we had an "Around the World" meal prepared by Chris' mom of grape leaves, spring rolls, dumplings, and ZITI!! I was mostly excited for the ziti so I could get my carbo-load on before the big race. After dinner we three girls went for a walk to help digest a little bit, watched some tv, went in the hot tub to relax and all of us were in bed a little after midnight! Not too bad for a Saturday night!
At 6:00 Mandy's alarm went off our in our living room and I literally popped wide awake. My alarm hadn't even gone off yet, but I was up and ready to go! My anxious nerves kicked in immediately. We quickly got ready and went out to my car to drive to the park. It was freeeeezing and still rather dark outside.
When we got close to the park the traffic was terrible! It was backed up for what seemed like miles! (I was one of "those people" who drove up to the front and then cut in...yea...deal with it.)This was intimidating to be behind as we were waiting to park:
We finally parked and had about 20 minutes to get warmed up for the start. Lots of people were walking to the start line:
We took our places. We all heard that 4000 women were running but it apparently was only 2080. Still a good number, but it wasn't nearly as packed as I thought it was going to be, which was nice. What was miraculous was not only did the race start right on time..but we were pretty much right up front and started about 30 seconds after the race actually started!
Throughout the race a number of things crossed my mind. Firstly, I felt great. It was soooo cold that morning, but it actually was the perfect temp. in which to run a race. I had to take my brand new (thanks mama!) green running jacket off by mile 2, which proved a bit difficult since my number was pinned to it! Little lessons learned. But as soon as the race started, I could tell that I was going to be in the zone for this one.
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| Mandy finishes! |
Unfortunately, Chris and Billy had quite a bit of trouble finding where the race was. They actually walked about 4 miles of the actual half marathon trail in order to find us. It was a bummer...but we can't say they didn't try. And they got a nice morning walk in! Nick DID get there in time to see Kate finish, brought her a blanket to warm up, AND a Jelly doughnut. Major props to that kid!
All in all it was a successful day, we're all still feeling the repercussions of putting our bodies through that. My quads and knees really hurt, Kate has a huge blister on her foot, and Mandy is at Duane Reade getting a bandage for her foot as I type this. It's true we're DIVAS through and through, but hey! We just ran 13.2 miles...Booyah!!
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| We did it!! |
Miles Run Saturday: 13.2
Total Miles Run for 2010: 601.7
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