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Week 49 Recap- Double Digits!

Ok, for the week but we’re getting somewhere right?? 🙂

Last week was weird and long and rough and short -all wrapped up into 7 days. My boss said it best- when you wake up Monday thinking it’s Friday, you know it’s going to be a long week. While I wasn’t quite that bad, I was pretty close. Part of my issue was vacation brain. I was trying to get everything done that I had to do before I left. I wanted to try and leave nothing behind when I left for 2 weeks. It didn’t help that open enrollment for our health insurance fell during the 2 weeks I am gone. Well, that’s not good timing. Grrr. But as of 6:30 Friday I am on vacation! Ask me again in 3 days if I am still liking this vacation thing. 😛

Monday- Rest Hmmm, I can’t remember anything particularly special about Monday

Tuesday- Rest Same as above

Wednesday- 3.1 miles Another night run. Farthest one yet! I was bundled up and in reflective gear. Or at least I hope it was reflective. It’s not like I stopped a car and asked and I received no helpful cat calls this time. On the plus side, Christmas lights are going up and every light helps to run to! Then I went and did some shopping for the Toy Bank and that was nerve wracking. When did toys get so expensive?? If you follow me on Twitter, you know I was asking for help. 😛

Thursday- Rest I’m giving my lungs a chance to adjust to the 4o’s and only running at night once a week and I just couldn’t force myself to go to the gym just yet.

Friday- Last day of work! Also, my mom’s birthday. I made poor food choices throughout the day. Oops.

Saturday- 4.7 miles Farthest and fastest run in a month! Which is awesome and kind of sad all at the same time. I set out in the middle of the afternoon and I quickly realized how over dressed I was. The plan had been to run to the high school where my mother was having tennis practice then we’d run some errands. I was hoping to run 5 miles but unfortunately all of my sugary, carby food choices made over the last few days came back to haunt me while I was running across the bridge. The fact that that was also my fastest mile in well over a month and a half probably didn’t help either. I spent that last .7 just trying not to be sick. That put me right at the high school and I figured that was good enough for the day.

Oh, and for the first time in the 30+ years I’ve lived in this town, I went to the Christmas Parade! We froze- 70 floats?!!- but it was super cute. The announcers on the other hand- they needed help. They either thought they were funny or were a little deeper in their cups then they should have been.

Sunday- 3 miles Ooof. I had a headache in the morning and a dinner plans with the family in the evening so I headed in the early afternoon. Maybe I should have skipped it. My Garmin died 1/2 mile in. My lungs never got on board the run train. I took a ton of walk breaks. Near as I can tell, I completed 3 miles around a 13:00 pace. Say what? 3 miles is 3 miles right? My legs felt fine, my lungs and head had other plans. It is what it is, right? I brushed it off before joining the family for dinner at Olive Garden. Breadsticks, anyone?

Just barely over double digits for the week, woo hoo! Food choices on the other hand got a little screwy by the end of the week. With work having donuts on Thursday, a celebratory lunch on Friday, my mom’s birthday Friday and my dad’s birthday Sunday, I’m feeling a little fluffy and bogged down. I didn’t even feel like this after Thanksgiving.

How was your week?

Any vacation tips?

Outside of my Box

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Food is my weakness, my Achilles heel- guilty pleasure, comfort food, way to celebrate, when I’m sick, when I’m bored, yadda yadda. I know I have a dysfunctional relationship food, I’ve mentioned it here a few times. I have a very angsty post on the back burner too but that’s not the point right now. Laziness is also a weakness- I eat out way too often. I try not to think about how much money I spend on food. Side note- I did set up my online banking to track pizza spending once—holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!

I am trying to change things up though so when the opportunity came up to try Luvo Inc, I thought about it. I liked the convenience but was concerned about the food. I have so many diet restrictions I have troubles remembering what is what. Then there is the fact of how picky I am outside of the restrictions. But I spent some time perusing the website and decided to go for it. Good time to step outside the box right?

So, first things first- I went with a few of restrictions but not all. So the items I received had no soy, no nuts, no fish and I no dairy? I think, not sure about that last one. Not too bad right? I received-

They looked equal parts yummy and scary. There were a few things in each meal that I was little stymied by, I won’t lie but I was looking forward to trying them. They are super easy to cook- place the bag in microwave to steam, let sit for a minute, cut open and slide onto a plate. Done!! Want to know something sad? I use my microwave so rarely, I couldn’t figure out how long to cook the meals! It got worse when I tried to use the work microwave that is about 12 years old! 😏

Once I got past my ineptitude with the microwave, I discovered that I really like the meals I got to try. The Red Wine Braised Beef is my favorite. Well, except for the brussels sprouts, I can’t stand brussels sprouts. 😛 It was also my first time eating Polenta. Sadly I had to google what it was first but I like it! I only wish the meals were a little bigger. I felt really good about my dinner choice though!

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I liked that the meals were all natural and better for me than my usual dinner choices. They were super convenient and took very little time to prepare. Plus, they look pretty on your plate so I felt like I actually accomplished something. They have an Orange Mango Chicken and Chicken in BBQ Sauce that I would love to try.

Do you cook every night?

How often do you eat out?

Have you tried Luvo?

Mid Week Musings 8

Frak, it’s Friday. How did that happen? Don’t get me wrong, I am looking forward to it but wow that was fast.

My calf is screaming these past few days. Grrr. Monday night saw some drama and I ended up waiting in the ER with my mom and brother for 6+ hours. He’s ok now. My legs did not appreciate running then immediately sitting in a horrible, cramped chair for hours. We also got new chairs at work and I haven’t adjusted yet. I now realize just how crappy my original chair was. And I cleaned my car last week (finally) but I’ve had some trouble getting my seat back into the right spot. In heels I’m fine driving but am way too far away in flats and it’s aggravating it. I’ve moved it but still. I am rolling and stretching but I have adjusted my running plans this weekend. Double grrr.

I am obsessed with my new hat- seriously the best-

Work is having an employee appreciation day today- they’re buying lunch. I love my coworkers- they picked the BBQ place. Tri tip for the win! Bonus- they now sell cornbread too. You can bet I am trying that. Carbs be damned. Especially since it’s cookie Friday. 😝

Something about summer time makes me turn a little country. I don’t what it is. Country used to drive me nuts. Well, truthfully some of it still does. The point to this is I turned early this year. My first new download was in April. What is happening?

This week’s tempo kicked my ass. I hit my paces but it was seriously hard. I wanted to quit the entire time. Surprisingly it wasn’t my calf that was the problem. I was just tired. I swear I need a just a week to sleep. Can I be a Harry Potter nerd for a moment? A time turner would really come in handy right now.

How many colors/ patterns can I wear at one time?

I have a new Fitbit Charge HR. Let’s just say some of the numbers are freaking me out. I’ve been a little numbers obsessed the past few days. I’ve been wearing the Fitbit and my Up band. Holy discrepancies Batman. I think I will post more on that next week.

Ok, think that’s enough randomness for one post. I should go foam roll again.

How was your week? Tell me something good.

What are you doing this weekend?

Mid Week Musings 4

Happy hump day!! And –

It’s Harvest Marathon week!!!! Dude, race planning is stressful and I’m not even really doing anything. 😁 I feel bad for the others.

With the time change coming and my race in 17 days (yikes!) I decided to do my usual Slacker thing until mid-November. I don’t want to change things too much and likely hurt myself. I also want to enjoy the last few runs I can get in outside after work. I am not a fan of the time change, I am not looking forward to treadmilling it 2-3 times a week. It kills my motivation. I’ve thought about the options for running in the evening or mornings outside but there are a few problems there. Yes, the biggest one is how lazy I am in the mornings. But beyond that, the roads I run in my neighborhood are trashed. I almost tripped 4 times on Saturday in broad daylight, low visibility may break me. There are 2 streets with sidewalks but the sidewalks are hinky- uneven and varying heights. Equally dangerous for a klutz like me. 😛

I realized I’ve become a middle of the pack runner. Which is cool because I used to be towards the back but all the people!!! I was always used to crowds thinning out at races. My average pace at races this year meant people were always around. Sometimes it’s cool and sometimes it’s overwhelming. Surf City never thinned out and City the Sea felt similar but there was about an 18,000 person difference between those two! For some reason I thought Big Sur was around City to the Sea size- it’s not. It averages 8500 runners. In my world that’s a lot. And 6:55 AM start time- waah!

I’ve been running without headphones lately. No real reason other than I keep forgetting them. It’s actually not horrible, I kind of like it. Not sure I could do it for a longer run or race though.

And now it’s Thursday. The Slacker strikes again. 😛 Actually it wasn’t my fault. I tried to work on the laptop but instead I had a lap cat. I blame Kimi.

There were 3 days in between Saturday’s run and last nights. I felt like I hadn’t run in forever. It’s interesting how your perspective changes the longer you’ve been running. When I first attempted running, I often still felt sore 3 days later. Granted, I had hell-acious shin splints which in turn led to a 2nd degree ice burn but that’s another story. 😝 I used to take a month off after a half marathon now I feel like I haven’t run enough in the last two weeks. I’ve been eating like I ran an ultra though and that’s not good. Well the food was yummy. 😉

And in good news, check out this weather forecast-

No 90+ temps in sight! 30-40 degree changes but that’s normal out here. 😃

If you made it this far after this rambling, drawn out thought process, thanks!

What are your plans this weekend?

Anyone racing? Long run?

How many days off before you feel twitchy?

When the pain begins

So I followed through and went for a run this morning. Getting out of bed was so hard to do; sleep was not my friend last night. Finally managed to drag myself out and hit the road. I could feel my ankle as I started down the driveway, uh oh 😦

I did a route from my house and my mother came too. Usually she walks most of it while I run ahead, usually circling back to her again. She has been adding more running into though, nice! I was dragging today. My ankle hurt, I was tired and it was already getting hot at 9:30 in the morning. Seriously? On the upshot, I got to test my new shorts!

The run route takes us by a cemetery, up a few hills, and down a few hills. Then there are alleys to run through as well as a school, with a few more inclines. I really should be better at hills than I am.

Today’s run was very slow going, but I completed just about 5 miles. While I may wish it was faster, (a lot) it still adds to my training. 😦 I also completed the required 155 squats for the squat challenge that I started on July 1. What was I thinking? I then spent part of my day slacking and icing my ankle. The pain needs to go away.

I was planning on running a few tomorrow but I may push that back to Saturday. My town is currently being invaded by the barely controlled chaos that is the fair. BBQ, funnel cakes and carnies abound!!! I have tickets to a concert tomorrow so I am going to walk down do the fairgrounds and wander around for a couple of hours. That counts right? Ha! Maybe if I wasn’t also planning on consuming one of those afore mentioned funnel cakes. 🙂 And maybe a pretzel. Eating healthy can get back on track on Saturday too. I thought it was hilarious that Word Press chose to highlight the last picture in my last post. All that yummy, fatty goodness right up top 🙂

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