Daily Archives: October 4, 2011

Week 9 to 26.2

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9 weeks down, 9 to go!

I honestly can’t believe I’ve made it this far. While it’s been extremely time-consuming (and quite the weekend commitment!) I haven’t missed a single run or workout. It hasn’t been unbearable and to be honest, its pretty cool to see yourself adapt to running longer mileage, and feeling everything get stronger. I guess when you set your mind to something (and in my case actually see it through!) you really can do anything.

Now that we’ve gotten through the sentimental (I understand if you’re rolling your eyes) part of this post, let’s get on with the Week 9 training recap!

Week 9 was a “step-back” or recovery week. After logging 37 miles in Week 8, last week’s mileage jumped down to 22. (Or in my case 24 because I apparently can’t read didn’t notice Wednesday was a 5-miler and not a 7.)

Monday – Cross Training – Rode the upright stationary bike at the gym (Hill Program, Level 10) for 45 minutes and obviously caught up on my celebrity gossip. (Jessica Simpson is pregnant? Nicole Richie’s “enhancements”? I now know all.) For the record, since Nick Lachey got married first, you knew Jessica was going to be the one to have a baby first. Girl has to win at something.

 

I love reading about Kate Middleton, but reading about her “dramatic” weight loss I do not love. I would imagine she leads a fairly busy life and possibly has more stress than the average person. Just venturing a guess. Let’s focus on the hard-hitting journalism, like the fact that Kim Kardashian did some light shopping over the weekend.

Tuesday - Pilates Reformer Class + 4 Mile Naked Run

Wednesday - Kristine Didn’t Read Her Training Plan and Ran 7 Miles in 85 Degree Heat Instead Of 5 And Almost Collapsed. The one negative about warm weather? 65 … With 1 Exception” href=”http://runningonhungry.com/2011/09/28/85-65-with-1-exception/”>Running in it.

 

 

Thursday - 4-Mile Treadmill Run (I wasn’t taking any weather related chances) + Pilates Reformer Class

Friday- 13.1 Mile long run, or my “half-marathon”. I have an actual half on the schedule in early November and ran one in late August so I did a long, slow 13.1 mile run.

 

 

Saturday/Sunday - Rest! And by rest, I mean dance for 4 hours each night like a crazy person, carbo load with wedding cake and hydrate with every type of beverage known to man. Weddings, I love you. (I am still convinced it was fate that the ONE WEEK I have 2 rest days on my training plan is the weekend I have 2 weddings to attend.)

 

 

You say tomato, I say tequila…

This week’s mileage jumps wayyy up… bring it on Hal, bring it on.

The Tuesday That Felt Like a Monday

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Hello hello!

Hope your day went well!

SF started off rainy/gloomy/cloudy, then the sun came out around 10:30am, and now we’re back to cloudy/gloomy/rainy.

Luckily it’s supposed to clear up by Thursday… the Blue Angels have some serious flying to do for Fleet Week this weekend!

By far one of the best weekends of the year in SF.

After our whirlwind double wedding weekend (If you’re at all interested in checking out the beautiful, beautiful weddings of our very good friends that we attended you can do so here and here) to say I’m exhausted is an understatement.

Friday = run 13.1 miles, work all day, errands, pre-wedding BBQ + bars = out until 3am

Saturday = sleep until 11, wedding at 4, out until 1am

Sunday = sleep until 11, leave for wedding at 1, wedding at 3, out until 1am

Monday = Smoothie King (the best smoothie place in the entire world) for breakfast, Plant Veggie Burger for lunch for me, sashimi for boyfriend, breakfast for dinner, do not leave couch all day long (60 minutes on the elliptical for cross-training for moi (weights for boyfriend) and Trader Joe’s for groceries as the only exception)

After drinking my body weight in champagne, prosecco, wine, beer, and liquor this weekend, I’m sure I smelled like a mixture of a brewery/distillary/vineyard as I sweated out 75% of my water supply on the elliptical last night.

I digress. It was so, so worth it. :)

I woke up this morning ready feeling completely not-rested, but ready for some nutrients.

Obviously a smoothie was in the works for breakfast.

1.5 c Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (I’ve been using this in lieu of regular milk because I think it tastes delicious in smoothies, really no other reason)

1 Scoop Chocolate Sun Warrior Protein Powder

Frozen Blueberries

Handful of Spinach

Packet of Starbucks Via Italian Roast

It was exactly what I needed to start the day after a weekend of indulging!

Post work, I sucker-punched my to-do list:

  • completed 4 miles on the treadmill (it was raining and I had a new Us Weekly to read… my priorities are in check)
  • went to a Pilates Reformer class and got my booty kicked (literally)
  • 4th load of laundry is currently in our extremely overpriced washing machine (goodbye $20 in quarters) :(
I’m watching Glee and I’m a bit underwhelmed. Mr. Schuster singing makes me cringe and just feel generally uncomfortable. Can we all agree that he doesn’t get to sing with the high school kids anymore? It’s just creepy.
Britney however, was fantastic, as usual.

Time for New Girl! It just got picked up for the full season and I could not be more excited. This show is GOLDEN. 9pm Fox.

I promise you will not be disappointed. (If you are, I take zero responsibility.)

Have a great night!