118 days to go

I ate a lot of junk this weekend...here's less than 1/2 of it....



Sake Bombs



Pho @ Boyfriends brothers grad party



Flat Bread



Birthday Cupcakes

Today was Mother's Day so I took mom out to a nice brunch at Season's 52 (SO GOOD!). I tried to eat healthy with my lemon grass salmon salad, butttt I also had a glass of wine, 4 pieces of flatbread with chipotle dressing and shrimp, and dessert. Yikes! The day before I went to my boyfriends brothers grad party and ate things like fried rice and pho. That night I drank lots of wine, ate spring rolls, ate sushi, did a few too many sake bombs, and ate birthday cupcakes for a dear friend of mine's bday. Just re-reading it makes me sick to my stomach. By the time Sunday was coming to a close I felt pretty defeated about getting a run in this weekend, but I knew it had to happen. Nothing exciting, but I ran 4 mi at the gym, which I'm sure didn't really offset all the junk I ate, but it's still better than nothing.

 

I really need to get on a schedule. I also really needed to have not skipped my run Saturday morning. Shit's about to get real up in my training schedule. I hope.

120 days to go

I missed my run this morning because I was lazy. My alarm went off at 7:30 and I didn't want to get up, so I didn't. Then my room mate woke me up 30 minutes later running around the house getting ready for Gold Cup. I should have gotten up then and went for a short run around the neighborhood, but again, I didn't. Instead, I cleaned up the kitchen, unloaded the dishwasher, and made coffee.

Anyway, then some other shit went down this morning, it's only 9:36am, and I want to go back to sleep.

121 days to go

Yesterday my car got hit by a bad driver who doesn't know the difference between drive and reverse. Don't worry, it didn't ruin my Cinco De Mayo plans, just my running plans for tonight....sigh. I really wanted to get a run in after work today seeing as the weather is so nice and I feel so good about my run from Wednesday, but unfortunately I have to take my car back to the parents house so I can take one of theirs instead. Looks like I'll either be driving that one for a week or a rental car.

I'm hoping to have the motivation to get a run in before my boyfriends brothers graduation party saturday afternoon. Hoping being the operative word. Maybe another one on Sunday after Mother's Day brunch.

Anyway - on a totally different topic...I just bought this "Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor". Nifty, right? Not only will it track distance and speed, but it also tracks the course and is a heart rate monitor. I'm hoping it will be a lot more useful than the ap on my phone that tends to totally drain the battery after a single use. I also bought one of those armbands that holds my iphone while I run so I can listen to music.

Bam! I'm going to start looking like a real runner in no time!

123 days to go (still...)

Pretty sleepy, but here's a recap of my night;

• Got in a fight with a coworker that caused me to flee to McDonalds and house a m&m McFlurry.
• Sara backed out of running because of a stomach bug.
• Rained on the way home from work so Meg and I decided to go to our seperate gyms to run.
• Then, instead, decided to go run outside anyway after the rain let up a bit.
• Got a little lost around the airport, but finally found our way to the trail.
• RAN 6 MILES IN THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER NEXT TO THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSET
• Came home, showered, ate carrots/hummus and 1/2 a broccoli/cheese lean pocket.

Now I'm in bed, watching Real World, and feeling pretty damn proud of myself. Tomorrow I will not feel bad about the multiple margaritas I drink with my closest friends and awesome boyfriend because I not only went to spin class Monday & Tuesday, but I RAN THE LONGEST I'VE EVER RUN IN MY LIFE TONIGHT!

Whoop.

123 days to go

I haven't been running since Saturday's race. No, actually, that's a lie. I ran 2 miles in the gym last night before spin class, but that's it. Also, it took me over 21 minutes. Really? Really.

Tonight I'm supposed to go running with Sara and Meg, granted the rain stops by tonight. It's supposed to. Hopefully. I really don't want to run in the gym, but I will if I have to.

That's all I really have to say for now. I'll report back tonight.

125 days to go

You know what the best part about running is? I'll give you a hint. It kind of looks like the picture to the left. You got it...

CARBO LOADING!!

The fact that I am almost required, nay encouraged, to eat a ton of carbohydrates the night before a race (or before any long run for that matter) makes me giddy with excitement.

However, Allison, this does not mean not watching what you eat at all...which is exactly what I've been doing. I'm telling you it's been pasta, bread, crackers, cheese, etc ever since I got home from Thailand/Vietnam and as much as I LOVE ALL THOSE THINGS WITH THE PASSION OF A THOUSAND FIREY SUNS....I need to throw in a vegetable or two seeing as these also carry healthy carbs with them.

However, with all the crap I've been shoveling down my throat recently, I was told on Saturday that it looks like I've been losing weight, which was the perfect topping to my Saturday muddy Run-A-Muck cake.

Maybe I'll try to make that recipe to the left one of these nights during the week. Whole grain linguine with a ton of veggies thrown in and maybe some shrimp? I like shrimp.

*Sigh* This sounds like what I eat every night. I need to jump on the potatoe band wagon and start eating potatoes with veggies, or beans with veggies, or actually, nevermind - I'm just going to straight up eat pounds of pasta by the handful...

Anyone have any yummy high carb recipes good for a pescatarian who attempts to run a lot?

Run-A-Muck 2011

How fun does this look??

Actually, if you can imagine, we started out looking like this...

Run-A-Muck 2011 was just as fun as expected and the weather was PERFECT for a nice run through the woods! Unfortunately, they had dredged the lake at the park the event is at so we weren't able to run through the water up to our waist. Oh no, this year was something much more fun.

This year we got to army crawl for 1/2 a mile through mud that was waist deep! I have never encountered something SO HARD in my athletic career! It took everything in my power to not scream "LEAVE ME HERE! SAVE YOURSELVES!!" when I could no longer move my legs because I felt like I was drowning in quick sand. It was so draining! Even more than the run itself with all it's lovely 45 degree hills in the sun. And to make it better?? Having to run with what felt like 10 lb weights on each ankle once you managed to drag yourself out of the mud.

Oh man, such a workout, but so worth it! I felt so good about how I did as well. Last year I had to stop a whole lot and this year I was moving right along like no big thing. Ok, maybe not no big thing, I may or may not have been huffing like a pregnant woman, but I still didn't stop and I felt really good about that.

I think our team finished in about 43 min, which is awesome if you think about all the hills, obstacles, and mud we had to endure! Next year I think Marisa and I are going to run as a costumed team of 2 and go as nudists with nude body suits and a little leaf covering our privates. Sooooo funny! If only 2 other CERTAIN SOMEONES thought it was funny and would join us! *Cough cough* Joey & Dom *Cough cough*. Oh well.

Anyway, check out my dear friends Maggie (and her friend Amanda), Ericka, and Michelle - another awesome team that ran the same race as us - great job ladies and super cute costumes!! (Also check out their blogs...).

So proud of everyone who ran and can't wait for next year!!