Speed Work

Did my speed work out yesterday and I'm a little sore, but overall feel really good. He has us do 2 miles at 10 sec per mile slower than 5k pace, then a rest, 1 mile at 5k pace, then rest, 1/2 mile at 2 mile race pace, which was supposed to be 5 sec faster than half of the mile we ran), rest, 1/4 mile at 5 sec faster than the pace of the 1/2 mile we ran, rest, 220 all out, rest, and finished with another 220 all out.

I'm still not fast, but I am still able to do the workout running - jogging to the gazelles out there! I signed up for Sarasota Half in March. Couldn't resist. Check out the bling!

Did I share my new bling holder? Love it! Well, gotta go, field trip to go on! Enjoy the day!

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You can be my super hero for the day!

Nice Sunday Outing!

So, got up this morning and headed to Oars & Paddles. Great day for a run. I only did 7, but it was a good 7. 

Michele had only planned to do 4 today since she is still wearing her ankle/foot support. So, Helayne and I walked the first 2 miles with her, before they turned around. I continued on and actually caught up with Barry to finish the 7 miles. We kept a pretty good pace. I am feeling great about running the entire half in DC. I was able to run the 7 pretty easily and I just signed up for the Sarasota Half on March 17th. Hoping I can run the whole thing. We'll see. I just need to keep with my training schedule and I will succeed.

Tomorrow I'm going to take a rest day and do some yoga. I haven't been in a while, so it will be good to get some stretching in.

Well, think I'm gonna chill out in front of the TV now. Have a great evening!

Hey, don't forget I'm running the Nike Women's in DC to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Donate today at my Team In Training website:

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Escape From Planet Earth

Took the kids to see Escape from Planet Earth. Not the best kids movie, but it was entertaining. Soooo expensive to go to the movies though. It's like $80 or more to take 4 to an afternoon movie and get drinks and popcorn. Geez! I don't know how kids dating can afford to go to the movies. Absolutely ridiculous. And that was an afternoon movie price and I had a free small soda.

Anyway, it was a fun afternoon with the kids. Well, gotta go so I can cook dinner! 8 mile run schedule for tomorrow. Should be a tough one since I haven't been running in a while. Meeting old friends to run with  and breakfast afterwards. So that will be another good day!

Sicker than a dog !

Sicker than a dog last night! I can't remember the last time I felt that bad. Literally thought I was going to pass out because of how bad I was feeling. I must have ate something rancid because I was - well, you don't need the details. Let's just say I felt horrible, but I'm much better today.

By the way, where does the phrase "sicker than a dog" come from? I've used it for as long as I can remember, but really don't know where it started. Guess I'll have to Google.

Been really super busy with work today. In fact, gotta get back to it, just wanted to take a little mental break and check email, FB, etc. 

Have a great weekend everyone!

Barbarville - Awesome!

Great field trip today with Katie's class. It was a perfect day to visit Barberville. Luckily it was shady, otherwise it would have been really hot. The only down of the day was on the way home we had to pull bus over because one of the buses in the convoy broke down and so we were about a half hour late getting back to school. Oh - I'm guessing you may wonder what Barberville is. It's a pioneer village experience that teaches you about pioneer life, hardships, etc. The kids got to experience weaving, turning wool into thread, candle making and more. 

Very good field trip. Lots of interesting facts, but the presentation was a little lacking, a little dull, but overall, it was a good trip and the kids seemed to have fun.

Hooray!!!

Hooray!!! Whoop Whoop!!!

The car search is over. Thank you!! Jake decided on a Mazda3 and is currently at the tag office getting it registered. Of course, dealing with getting the insurance in his name, him off our policy, etc., etc., was a true pain in the posterior, but it's all taken care of. Hard to believe that it's actually cheaper to have him on his own policy than to have him under a family plan. Who'd have thought?

Anyway, I'm again going to attempt to make it to yoga tonight. Unfortunately, tomorrow and Friday are field trips so I will not be able to get back on a workout schedule until the weekend or next week, but whew! nor foreseeing any new problems, I will be back on schedule. Can I get a Hallelujah?

Back to work for now . . .

No Car - Schedule is Off

Okay, so we thought we had a winner of a car, but the people owe money on the car and they don't want to negotiate on the price, so I'm thinking we may have to keep looking. Such a shame, it is a really nice car, but sounds like a big hassle when it comes to getting the title and transferring everything over.

Bright spot of the day. I managed to get a 3 mile run in this morning. I know - only 3 miles - but since my schedule has been way out of whack because of the car shopping, I was thrilled to get that done. I'm really falling behind on my workouts and haven't even been near the yoga place in the past week and a half. Arrrggggh!

Need car, need to get back on schedule. And, as if car shopping isn't enough of a headache, I have two field trips this week with the kids. I have got to get back to my workout schedule!! Well, that's about it for today. More tomorrow . . .