Tuesday, August 31, 2010

august 2010

week in review (8/23 - 8/29) total miles: 39.15 (40 planned) time spent running: ~ 6 hrs 28 mins avg hr: 165.20 avg pace: 9:42/mile off days: 2 for the record, saturday's 17-miler put me at just shy of 40-miles and i didn't know it until later. i was not going to go out for a .85mile run on sunday just to round it up and i did not really need to push the mileage seeing as how i ran 29 miles last...

Monday, August 30, 2010

bright ideas

sometimes i get these brilliant ideas that seem fun, until it's actually time to do them. like once i talked my best friend into getting up at 2am to drive to the beach to watch the sunrise*, or the few times i talked her into running a marathon without sufficiently training, or most recently -...

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

how to get a six-pack

forget endless situps, hours of cardio, and watching what i eat - this is so much easier...

Monday, August 23, 2010

grounded

week in review (8/16 - 8/22) total miles: 28.89 (33 planned) time spent running: ~ 4 hrs 26 mins avg hr: 171, aka through the roof avg pace: 9:06/mile off days: 1! victory. the michelin 5k went pretty well on saturday. i've lost a lot of speed, but hopefully it'll come back... it was warm (low 80's) and humid. i was a solid 2 minutes off (slower than) my pr, but surprisingly i had consistent splits....

Sunday, August 22, 2010

cookie monster

i did really well with counting my calories for two days, and then friday josh and i made these awful, awful banana-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookies (thanks to some inspiration from jess). they were so awful they only lasted until saturday. i know, my self-control is out of this world. i think i would...

Friday, August 20, 2010

committed

unlike all you crazy racing addicts (ahem aron and marlene!), i've run in a whopping three races this year. three! i wasn't even remotely near my a-game for any of them either. it's time to pull my head out of the sand and (wo)man up. i've been very slack at running races for months now because a) i don't want to register in advance and wind up injured/unable to run and b) i end up not-training because...

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

calories schmalories

sometimes being in denial is just plain easier. this morning i stepped on the scale and caused an earthquake over near the philippines. i know i've been all "i need to get back on track" for an eternity now, and today's weigh-in was more than enough of a wakeup call. hello ten pounds, it is sooo nice to see you again. i certainly can't hide behind denial anymore. like glenn, i use "lose it" on my...

Sunday, August 15, 2010

moonin' my honey: tahitian run

we awoke thursday to a slightly overcast day. we lounged around until lunch, walked over to tupuna pizza for a tahitian pizza, only 1500xpfs (~$17US). i learned the word “maururu” (thank you, pronounced mau-ru-ru) from the pizza guy. josh called me a dork for learning "hello" and "thank you". more bungalow-lounging after lunch, laid out on the deck, had afternoon coffee, and went for a run around...

Friday, August 13, 2010

trouble in my zones

i recently bought jillian michaels' "no more trouble zones" dvd because i needed to spend a few more bucks at drugstore.com to qualify for free shipping. logical, i know. when the package arrived, i popped the dvd in and noticed "recommendations" on the menu, before the workouts. hmm, recommendations? what could that be... oh just a warning for newbies: "beginners, complete as many circuits as you...

Thursday, August 12, 2010

square one

after those gruesome 23 days off in july, i decided i needed another 8 9 days off for good measure (i promise, it wasn't complete laziness, my health had a bigger say in the matter). on tuesday, after 32 days off (with 3 whopping days of running sprinkled in there), i finally made it out for a run. i now know how people on "biggest loser" feel when they first start working out; i even had the urge...

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010

moonin' my honey: paradise

i'm (still) waiting on our pro pics to come in so i can include some in the wedding recap. since i'm (still) not running, we'll just skip ahead to the honeymoon pics for now...

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

practice makes perfect

[i feel kind of weird recapping my wedding/honeymoon memories like a race report, but i know i will want to re-read about these days in the future. plus, most of you want pictures for some reason....

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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