Mother nature gave us a glimmer of hope last week. We had 50 degree temps in february. Things started melting. One could even see brown grass exposed on hillsides and from the window at work. I went for a glorious 3.1 mile run in a t-shirt. Everyone in Minnesota was walking with a little more spring in their step; a sparkle in their eyes. But alas, it was a ruse. Mother Nature was just giving us hug before she smacked us across the face with a snowstorm. We got 19" of new snow here in my 'burb. Our temps are plunging back down below 20 degrees. Just a reminder that winter truly is still going and that we aren't ever out of the woods until May.
Along with this snow, my motivation slowed a bit. I was all pumped to start my strength training and up my number of running times up to 2-3. Well, its been since Friday that I've run. :( I got down to the hamster wheel and redeemed myself a little. But I have yet to continue my plank and strength training challenge. Probably because I hate strength and flexibility training more than I hate running on the treadmill. No matter how many times I hear on the news that strength training regularly throughout life helps decrease the risks of osteoporosis, it still is like pulling teeth to get me to do it. Maybe this spring will be different.... maybe.
Upcoming races:
-- Get Lucky 7K March 19th : This one should be fun! I know many people doing it including my co-worker. I get a medal and a hoodie for participating. There's free beer tickets too!
-- MDRA 7miler on March 26th: I get this one for free as a member of the Minnesota Distance Running Association -- $25 got me 3 free races, a calendar, invites to parties and a monthly magazine, a pretty good deal to me! -- Even if I can't actually run the whole thing it would be foolish not to go and try.
-- Autism 5K on May 14th: knowing several people raising kids with autism, this is a favorite race for me. Maybe this year I can do it in less than 30 minutes. Last year I ran it in about 40...
-- Go Commando 5K adventure race on June 25th-- Its a bootcamp style 5K with mud, water, obstacles. More beer abounds and you get to get all dirty with friends!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Where have I been?
Busy busy busy. Lets see, since Jan 1, I've run a 5K in almost 0 temps, worked 48-55 hrs/week, planned and attended a convention for 220 some women from around the state, had a further excision of a suspicious mole -- which gave me the 1 and only week I didn't make it outside for a run.
I've been adjusting to the new job. They really like me and feel I'm catching on quickly. In fact, I'm picking up more hours here and there which is awesome! Extra hours there = a lot more money than I made at the coffeeshop!
Oh yeah, I'm still working there. In fact, the next 3 weeks of my life involve working every single day at one or both jobs. As of February 13th, My next day off is March 12! I'm kind of nervous about working that many days in a row. The only thing that's saving me is that most days I don't work til afternoon and because he's got me on full weekends, I'm working less 5am shifts during the week at the shop.
The other things in my life are still hapening so during that time I'll be ramping up the wedding planning, continuing to train for the Get Lucky 7K and the MDRA 7 miler on March 19 and March 26th respectively. Oh yeah and my women's group stuff. So when I say I'm busy, I'm not kidding!
Everyone has their own form of busy though. Everyone has their stuff so I'm not complaining, I'm just explaining. When I start getting down about things or when I start feeling like I need to whine and be all "woe is me" I'm trying to remind myself that everyone has their own drama going on. Mine is by no means any more or less important than anyone elses.
The coolest thing with running is that my pace is holding at between 10 and 11 minute miles. This is pretty amazing to me. I may not be running 5 miles, but I'm doing 2.5-3 at a pretty good clip. I'm looking forward to taking that speed with me and increasing the mileage for those longer races and picking out my half marathon for sometimes between August and October.
Wedding planning: well.... it needs to happen. I'm hitting the 100 days mark. Yikes. So much to do, so little time! My ring is being resized so my finger is naked! I had to put on my class ring in order to not feel off.
I've been adjusting to the new job. They really like me and feel I'm catching on quickly. In fact, I'm picking up more hours here and there which is awesome! Extra hours there = a lot more money than I made at the coffeeshop!
Oh yeah, I'm still working there. In fact, the next 3 weeks of my life involve working every single day at one or both jobs. As of February 13th, My next day off is March 12! I'm kind of nervous about working that many days in a row. The only thing that's saving me is that most days I don't work til afternoon and because he's got me on full weekends, I'm working less 5am shifts during the week at the shop.
The other things in my life are still hapening so during that time I'll be ramping up the wedding planning, continuing to train for the Get Lucky 7K and the MDRA 7 miler on March 19 and March 26th respectively. Oh yeah and my women's group stuff. So when I say I'm busy, I'm not kidding!
Everyone has their own form of busy though. Everyone has their stuff so I'm not complaining, I'm just explaining. When I start getting down about things or when I start feeling like I need to whine and be all "woe is me" I'm trying to remind myself that everyone has their own drama going on. Mine is by no means any more or less important than anyone elses.
The coolest thing with running is that my pace is holding at between 10 and 11 minute miles. This is pretty amazing to me. I may not be running 5 miles, but I'm doing 2.5-3 at a pretty good clip. I'm looking forward to taking that speed with me and increasing the mileage for those longer races and picking out my half marathon for sometimes between August and October.
Wedding planning: well.... it needs to happen. I'm hitting the 100 days mark. Yikes. So much to do, so little time! My ring is being resized so my finger is naked! I had to put on my class ring in order to not feel off.
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