So I let a complete stranger convince me that I should do a Mud Run. Rose did a blog post about her Mud Run adventures and she had fun so that means I'll have fun too, riiiight?
What is a Mud Run you ask? Here is the description on the registration page:
Course is a 6.2 mile, Military Style Obstacle Course with over 30+ obstacles for runners 12 years and older. Runners under the age of 18 must have waiver signed by an adult and must be accompanied by an adult during the entire race.
6.2 miles isn't scary to me (obviously) but I lack some serious upper body strength and with obstacles with names like Hole to Hades, Gorilla Ropes, Mine Field, The Wall, Web of Lies and Stairway to Heaven, I might end up crying at some point. I also might lose my contacts and end up going to work the following Monday with mud caked in my ears. Awesome.
Rose put together tips and tricks for a Mud Run, which I fully intend to use! But this post is really what sold me....look how much FUN! I've got one friend on board to do it with me so far and I'm trying to convince my triathlon team that they should do it too! If you are going to be in C-bus on May 28 and are interested in getting dirty, let me know! :)
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
That Evil Track Workout
My triathlon coach must hate us. Or he's trying to improve our speed. I'm not sure which. He's doing a 1/2 Ironman this weekend and a full Ironman in July. So he might be a masochist and he just really does hate us. Kidding....but I sure wish my abs and quads didn't still hurt.
This is what went down on Sunday afternoon (after I was full of Mother's Day cookout food):
1200 warm up (that's 3 laps around a track for the non-crazy people)
4 x 100
4 x 200
4 x 400
2 x 800
(there were 100 recovery runs in between each rep)
And here is some commentary on the above.
1200 warm up = Tough because I've only been running about one day a week right now.
4 x 100 = Hard but not sooo bad.
4 x 200 = My competitive streak forcing me to try to keep up with a team mate for one of the reps. Bad idea because I wanted to puke.
4 x 400 = Me hating the coach. And running. And tracks. And the world.
2 x 800 = Me wanting to cry and quit.
But I didn't cry. I didn't quit. And even more importantly, I didn't puke.
The Pilot tagged along to document the training. I had final decision over which photos were saved. I noticed a few things from the photos. I look just about as bad as I feel when I run. There are still some jiggly bits that hide my muscles so I still have lots of work to do. I also tend to be inflicted with a problem that Rose over at Eat, Drink and Be Meiri blogged about a couple weeks ago. Click on the link above because I won't repeat the problem since my mom and future in-laws read this blog. The future in-laws might wonder what on earth is wrong with the woman that their only son is about to marry. ;)
Why am I smiling? This must have been early on in the workout...or I was delirious.
Yes, definitely delirious by this point.
I was about 100 meters from seeing Care Bears like Tom Hanks in The Money Pit.
OK, so I don't really hate the coach. And I don't hate running. But you could probably figure that out. And I'm sure the coach doesn't take it personal...do ya, David?? I do know that I got a crazy hard workout in and my abs (?!) and my legs are STILL feeling that workout. It's back in the pool tomorrow morning and I'm sure I will hate the coach and swimming tomorrow. See ya then!
This is what went down on Sunday afternoon (after I was full of Mother's Day cookout food):
1200 warm up (that's 3 laps around a track for the non-crazy people)
4 x 100
4 x 200
4 x 400
2 x 800
(there were 100 recovery runs in between each rep)
And here is some commentary on the above.
1200 warm up = Tough because I've only been running about one day a week right now.
4 x 100 = Hard but not sooo bad.
4 x 200 = My competitive streak forcing me to try to keep up with a team mate for one of the reps. Bad idea because I wanted to puke.
4 x 400 = Me hating the coach. And running. And tracks. And the world.
2 x 800 = Me wanting to cry and quit.
But I didn't cry. I didn't quit. And even more importantly, I didn't puke.
The Pilot tagged along to document the training. I had final decision over which photos were saved. I noticed a few things from the photos. I look just about as bad as I feel when I run. There are still some jiggly bits that hide my muscles so I still have lots of work to do. I also tend to be inflicted with a problem that Rose over at Eat, Drink and Be Meiri blogged about a couple weeks ago. Click on the link above because I won't repeat the problem since my mom and future in-laws read this blog. The future in-laws might wonder what on earth is wrong with the woman that their only son is about to marry. ;)
Hey, coach, you aren't supposed to beat us off the line every.single.time
to make us feel bad about ourselves. ;)
Also, I got the memo to wear a blue shirt like the other ladies but I must have missed the part
about wearing tight capris!
to make us feel bad about ourselves. ;)
Also, I got the memo to wear a blue shirt like the other ladies but I must have missed the part
about wearing tight capris!
Why am I smiling? This must have been early on in the workout...or I was delirious.
Yes, definitely delirious by this point.
I was about 100 meters from seeing Care Bears like Tom Hanks in The Money Pit.
Thanks to The Pilot, we now have this glorious video to commemorate our team's first track workout....and me giving my sentiments on the whole thing at the end of the video.
OK, so I don't really hate the coach. And I don't hate running. But you could probably figure that out. And I'm sure the coach doesn't take it personal...do ya, David?? I do know that I got a crazy hard workout in and my abs (?!) and my legs are STILL feeling that workout. It's back in the pool tomorrow morning and I'm sure I will hate the coach and swimming tomorrow. See ya then!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
It's not a competition....
It's been a busy seven days. I had a work event on Friday and Saturday that went really well professionally and for the step challenge. I got in 13,000+ steps just on Friday! No other workout is included. What it does include is at least a dozen trips across a hotel lobby/atrium/ballroom. There were several other staff on site and we kept checking our pedometers to see who was ahead. I must have been pacing because I seemed to keep a pretty strong lead.
Yesterday had a high step count also. I had 5200 regular steps plus The Pilot and I enjoyed the AMAZING/rare weather with a trip to Highbanks Metro Park for a hike. It wasn't strenuous by any means but our work challenge does give a step equivalent for hiking so that racked up 10,520 steps. We also planted a bunch of flowers in our bed out front of our condo so that equaled 7,860 steps bringing Monday's total to 23,380! (You can read more about the flower planting over at The Pilot's blog.)
I have to admit that even though it was a wonderful afternoon with The Pilot, the highlight of the day was at 11:00 am...
My mom went with me to pick up my wedding gown! It finally arrived (We bought it back in January!) and it was time to try it on and take it home. So naturally I had to spend a few minutes spinning around in front of the wall of mirrors checking out the dress from every angle. My step count should actually be higher since I didn't have anywhere to clip my pedometer on my wedding dress! I fell in love with the dress all over again and it's driving me nuts to keep it a secret from The Pilot. I am horrible at keeping secrets (unless I am specifically asked to not say anything, it eats me up inside to keep secrets!) and I don't have any secrets that I've kept from him. Luckily we are only about a little more than 2 months away from the wedding and I can debut the dress for everyone!
You'll notice that I skipped over any mention of my steps from Sunday. I did a track workout with my triathlon team so I definitely got a lot of steps in for the day. I did this post as my reaction from that workout. I'll probably do another post about the specifics of that workout since The Pilot was kind enough to take lots ofunflattering action shots. I'm just waiting to do that post until I no longer groan every time I stand up or try to shift positions. I'm afraid if I blog about the details of that workout, it won't be very positive since I am still crazy sore. :)
Yesterday had a high step count also. I had 5200 regular steps plus The Pilot and I enjoyed the AMAZING/rare weather with a trip to Highbanks Metro Park for a hike. It wasn't strenuous by any means but our work challenge does give a step equivalent for hiking so that racked up 10,520 steps. We also planted a bunch of flowers in our bed out front of our condo so that equaled 7,860 steps bringing Monday's total to 23,380! (You can read more about the flower planting over at The Pilot's blog.)
I have to admit that even though it was a wonderful afternoon with The Pilot, the highlight of the day was at 11:00 am...
My mom went with me to pick up my wedding gown! It finally arrived (We bought it back in January!) and it was time to try it on and take it home. So naturally I had to spend a few minutes spinning around in front of the wall of mirrors checking out the dress from every angle. My step count should actually be higher since I didn't have anywhere to clip my pedometer on my wedding dress! I fell in love with the dress all over again and it's driving me nuts to keep it a secret from The Pilot. I am horrible at keeping secrets (unless I am specifically asked to not say anything, it eats me up inside to keep secrets!) and I don't have any secrets that I've kept from him. Luckily we are only about a little more than 2 months away from the wedding and I can debut the dress for everyone!
You'll notice that I skipped over any mention of my steps from Sunday. I did a track workout with my triathlon team so I definitely got a lot of steps in for the day. I did this post as my reaction from that workout. I'll probably do another post about the specifics of that workout since The Pilot was kind enough to take lots of
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Squat and give me 200
There is a blogger that I started following and she cracks me up with her obsession for sweating and her "secret office fitness." She made a post today about doing squats and push ups in her office. There is a 100 push up and 200 squat challenge floating around out there and while I've seen it before, my curiosity wasn't peaked until Rose posted photos of herself doing the 200 squats. Right out of the gate this animal can do 200 squats. So all day I thought to myself, I've never really tried to do a bunch of consecutive squats, I wonder how many I can do.
Apparently I'm not sleeping again tonight, so I gave it a try.
Here I am, not squatting.
There we go!
100 squats before I felt like I was going to lose my dinner (which, by the way, was a bagel and broccoli cheddar soup) or I was going to fall over and land on a cat who couldn't figure out what the h-e-double hockey sticks I was doing.
Now it's your turn, how many squats can you do??
Apparently I'm not sleeping again tonight, so I gave it a try.
How does Rose get all those pictures of herself??
Here I am, not squatting.
There we go!
100 squats before I felt like I was going to lose my dinner (which, by the way, was a bagel and broccoli cheddar soup) or I was going to fall over and land on a cat who couldn't figure out what the h-e-double hockey sticks I was doing.
Now it's your turn, how many squats can you do??
Randomness
My head is all over the place this week. It's an event week for me so my head is swimming with little tiny details. On Saturday afternoon by 1:00 pm, I can do a complete brain dump and start fresh. Because of all the things floating around in my head, I couldn't sleep last night. My brain was alternating between "did I follow up one last time with all of the speakers for this event?" and random wedding logistics like "how will we all get to the church but not end up with too many cars at the end of the night?"
The Pilot is away and because of my weird schedule this week and his always weird schedule, I didn't get to talk to him today. That always bums me out, even though it doesn't happen often. I keep thinking that I'm getting used to this airline lifestyle but then there are times when I just miss him like crazy and want him to be home.
I did get a great distraction for everything this afternoon though. I got an email from the bridal shop that said my gown is ready to be picked up! I haven't seen the dress in person since January when I picked it out! I wanted to jump up from my desk and drive straight there...but I'll have to wait until Monday. Boo! It works out though because I have the day off and my mom was available to go with me so she'll be with me when I try it on again. I can't wait!!
So in honor of my head full of random thoughts, I'll share some completely random photos.
The Pilot loves me and I can see his love for me in the twinkle in his eyes when he looks at me(do I hear a collective "eeeew" from my followers?). So I felt pretty uneasy when I saw that twinkle in his eyes when he wasn't looking at me. We were at the grocery. And he was looking at a display of Oberon and cheese. I think his favorite things in the world (Besides me of course) are Oberon and cheese. I'm jealous of the cheese.
Here is our dinner from Sunday night. The Pilot made Triple Corn Squares with Bean Sauce. His plate looked much prettier than mine so he took a picture of it. I had mine without cilantro and I'm a little neurotic about my food and I like my salad in a bowl instead of on the plate with the rest of my meal. You can read more about our dinner over at The Pilot's blog.
And this made me smile the other night when The Pilot was getting ready to leave on a trip. His and hers lunch bags. Can you tell which one is mine??
Which brings me to my eating and step update. I won't bore you with all of the details of the weekend but I'll fess up to the small Diary Queen Waffle Crisp Blizzard. That is heaven in a paper cup if you ask me. We also ordered a pizza. I ate at least an orange, an apple and a banana over the weekend. Does that make up for the Blizzard and pizza? Probably not. I'll keep trying though!
I'm going to be eating pretty random through Saturday because of my schedule. I should have thought through each day a little more on Sunday night when I had the time and planned out each meal. Again, I'll keep trying!
I'm at 3,500 steps so far today. The night isn't over and my foot just fell asleep so I racked up 500 steps by pacing around the office trying to shake out the pins and needles. Not a great count but I know I'll make up for it tomorrow when I head back to our main office for the day.
The Pilot is away and because of my weird schedule this week and his always weird schedule, I didn't get to talk to him today. That always bums me out, even though it doesn't happen often. I keep thinking that I'm getting used to this airline lifestyle but then there are times when I just miss him like crazy and want him to be home.
I did get a great distraction for everything this afternoon though. I got an email from the bridal shop that said my gown is ready to be picked up! I haven't seen the dress in person since January when I picked it out! I wanted to jump up from my desk and drive straight there...but I'll have to wait until Monday. Boo! It works out though because I have the day off and my mom was available to go with me so she'll be with me when I try it on again. I can't wait!!
So in honor of my head full of random thoughts, I'll share some completely random photos.
The Pilot loves me and I can see his love for me in the twinkle in his eyes when he looks at me(do I hear a collective "eeeew" from my followers?). So I felt pretty uneasy when I saw that twinkle in his eyes when he wasn't looking at me. We were at the grocery. And he was looking at a display of Oberon and cheese. I think his favorite things in the world (Besides me of course) are Oberon and cheese. I'm jealous of the cheese.
Here is our dinner from Sunday night. The Pilot made Triple Corn Squares with Bean Sauce. His plate looked much prettier than mine so he took a picture of it. I had mine without cilantro and I'm a little neurotic about my food and I like my salad in a bowl instead of on the plate with the rest of my meal. You can read more about our dinner over at The Pilot's blog.
And this made me smile the other night when The Pilot was getting ready to leave on a trip. His and hers lunch bags. Can you tell which one is mine??
Which brings me to my eating and step update. I won't bore you with all of the details of the weekend but I'll fess up to the small Diary Queen Waffle Crisp Blizzard. That is heaven in a paper cup if you ask me. We also ordered a pizza. I ate at least an orange, an apple and a banana over the weekend. Does that make up for the Blizzard and pizza? Probably not. I'll keep trying though!
I'm going to be eating pretty random through Saturday because of my schedule. I should have thought through each day a little more on Sunday night when I had the time and planned out each meal. Again, I'll keep trying!
I'm at 3,500 steps so far today. The night isn't over and my foot just fell asleep so I racked up 500 steps by pacing around the office trying to shake out the pins and needles. Not a great count but I know I'll make up for it tomorrow when I head back to our main office for the day.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Saddle Time and A Port-A-Potty Update
It was a weekend full of time in the saddle! And my a$$ is feeling it.
My tri team had a group ride scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Knowing how slow I am and that not many of my teammates would be there, The Pilot tagged along to keep me company in the back. The first 8 miles were pretty enjoyable. Then we turned around....right into the wind. It also felt like it was uphill the entire way back. I kept falling further and further behind. Ugh. Finally, The Pilot realized how far back I was and pulled over to wait for me. True love, huh? To make it even more fun on the way back, I got a nasty cramp in my hip....one that lasted 5 miles. I really wanted to stop and stretch it out but I also really wanted to be done so I kept going. It was pretty slow, 16 miles in about 1:20 but that was the furthest I had been since last summer.
I was supposed to do a brick workout today (a ride immediately followed by a run) but due to time constraints and the cranky hip, we opted for just another ride. The Pilot and I headed out to the Rail Trail where I spent A LOT of time during my Goofy Challenge training. It's close to home, straight out and back and it's FLAT.
Before we got started though, I pumped up my tires and snapped the valve off the rear tire when I went to remove the air pump. Swell. Luckily it was holding air, I just didn't have a way to put more air in. So we headed out anyways and kept an eye on the tire. I'll have to replace the tube before I head out for another ride.
Yes, I was so thrilled that The Pilot captured me snapping the valve off my tire. And captured me wearing my Crocs. Yes, I am aware that they are ugly shoes but they are so versatile! I wear them to the pool and on my way to a ride before I change into my cycle shoes. I simply cannot be bothered with tying and untying shoes. :P
Like yesterday, it was a nice 6.25 mile ride out but when we turned around, it was right back into the wind. Boo. On our way out though, The Pilot decided to visit the world's cleanest port-a-potty. He provided an update for me. "It was last serviced on April 28 so it was pretty clean, but there is some weird mold growing on the ceiling." I wanted to ask why he looked at the ceiling but I decided against it. So while he was checking out the facilities, I was taking pictures of my feet and of The Pilot entering where it clearly says, Do Not Enter.
Our 12.5 mile ride took about an hour but that's also because The Pilot decided to check out the video feature on his new camera.
The weekend is coming to a close and my a$$ and my hips are sore. That's the sign of a good weekend, don't you think??
The bike rides plus the regular putzing around put my step count at 35,435 for the weekend!
My tri team had a group ride scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Knowing how slow I am and that not many of my teammates would be there, The Pilot tagged along to keep me company in the back. The first 8 miles were pretty enjoyable. Then we turned around....right into the wind. It also felt like it was uphill the entire way back. I kept falling further and further behind. Ugh. Finally, The Pilot realized how far back I was and pulled over to wait for me. True love, huh? To make it even more fun on the way back, I got a nasty cramp in my hip....one that lasted 5 miles. I really wanted to stop and stretch it out but I also really wanted to be done so I kept going. It was pretty slow, 16 miles in about 1:20 but that was the furthest I had been since last summer.
I was supposed to do a brick workout today (a ride immediately followed by a run) but due to time constraints and the cranky hip, we opted for just another ride. The Pilot and I headed out to the Rail Trail where I spent A LOT of time during my Goofy Challenge training. It's close to home, straight out and back and it's FLAT.
Before we got started though, I pumped up my tires and snapped the valve off the rear tire when I went to remove the air pump. Swell. Luckily it was holding air, I just didn't have a way to put more air in. So we headed out anyways and kept an eye on the tire. I'll have to replace the tube before I head out for another ride.
Yes, I was so thrilled that The Pilot captured me snapping the valve off my tire. And captured me wearing my Crocs. Yes, I am aware that they are ugly shoes but they are so versatile! I wear them to the pool and on my way to a ride before I change into my cycle shoes. I simply cannot be bothered with tying and untying shoes. :P
Like yesterday, it was a nice 6.25 mile ride out but when we turned around, it was right back into the wind. Boo. On our way out though, The Pilot decided to visit the world's cleanest port-a-potty. He provided an update for me. "It was last serviced on April 28 so it was pretty clean, but there is some weird mold growing on the ceiling." I wanted to ask why he looked at the ceiling but I decided against it. So while he was checking out the facilities, I was taking pictures of my feet and of The Pilot entering where it clearly says, Do Not Enter.
Our 12.5 mile ride took about an hour but that's also because The Pilot decided to check out the video feature on his new camera.The weekend is coming to a close and my a$$ and my hips are sore. That's the sign of a good weekend, don't you think??
The bike rides plus the regular putzing around put my step count at 35,435 for the weekend!
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