Saturday, October 14, 2017

2017 OMaD - Week 41

Well... straight onto week 2 of getting back into a routine. And less than 3 weeks till the wedding! Life is getting hectic again, but thankfully, working is providing me with an outlet! Why did I ever take a break?

October 8 - 14   

Day 281:  4.12 Miles -Surprisingly, I work up (granted a little later than I had hoped for) and felt mostly fine and normal. Yay! No cold yet! M on the other hand might be getting the seasonal sickness. Anyway, I actually woke up right when he was leaving for work. I got to the park around 8:10. The temp was sooooo nice! Hello, 63 degrees! I also wore my new tank top, and it was great! I felt good enough over all that I ended up with 4 miles instead of the standard 5k. Yay!

Day 282: 0 Miles - Arm Day! I arms didn't ache as bad they did last week! Yay! Once M was at work I went to my mom's so that we could work on the wedding flowers!

Day 283: 3.12 Miles - I honestly don't remember this run! But I do remember it being chilly! I wore capris and a t-shirt!

Day 284: 0 Miles - I did a mini kettlebell workout cause I was losing energy quickly! I got off of work early so that we could meet with the wedding photographer.

Day 285: 0 Miles - I didn't run today. There was so much to do on my day off. M and I did some wedding work. Then I took the kitty cat to the vet for his check-up (he's healthy!). Then I had a hair appointment to get it all trimmed up and add new highlights. After that I met up with my friend HL to shop for some wedding make up. Whew! After we hung out for a couple of hours, I got the oil changed in the car and went to Hobby Lobby for some photobooth stuff. I finally rested at my Mom's house for a while before heading home.

Day 186: 0 Miles - This morning I was getting a little overwhelmed with everything. I just sat there and read the news instead of going to the gym or doing yoga. At one pointed I ended up in bed for a about 10 minutes to get away from the world.Work was very busy, thankfully! After being freed from work I spent the night with my best friends at Shakespear in the Park eating Chinese food. Mmmm!

Day 287: 0  Miles - Last day of the week! I'm so tired! I'm glad that the weekend is here, but I know that it's not going to be a relaxing one. Maybe I'll be able to catch a nap at some point!

Total Miles this week: 7.24 Miles -

Miles to Date: 301.94 Miles

Sunday, October 8, 2017

2017 OMaD - Week 40


It's OCTOBER! I have less than 4 weeks till our wedding. I wrote up a training plan to get back to 15k distance that will lead me to a half marathon distance after 10 weeks of the 15k training schedule. I don't start the training just yet, but I'm going to get myself back to the routine before I jump into it.

October 1 - 7  

Day 274:  3.12 Miles - I ran a 5k, and it was rough. I definitely feel out of shape. I need to get everything back! Ugh! My besties were suppose to come over for lunch, see our new home, and do some wedding shopping. But, alas, they couldn't make it. Boo! So I spent the day veggie in front of Netflix.

Day 275: 0 Miles - Upper Body Strength Training! Mondays are when I do my upper body now. I was so nervous of maybe having someone beat me to the gym and hog all the equipment. But I lucked out and I was practically alone. When I got back after 20 minutes I also did 50 sit ups. M had to massage my arms before I could even lift my coffee cup to my lips! During breakfast M and I worked on our wedding ceremony planning. Then! While he was at work, I went shopping and recon on other things to buy for the wedding reception. After everything I went to the grocery store started dinner. It was a LONG day!

Day 276: 0 Miles - I had no motivation today to go for my run. I got up early. Drank my coffee. Stared out of our living room window at the drizzly rain that was going on out there in the world. I have no one to be accountable but myself and maybe M. But, some days, that is not good enough. I wish I had a running buddy, like HC, that I could run with. But I don't (she's training for a marathon and is far past the limit of mileage that I can do.). Anyway, I pretty did not go for my run. And I totally regretted it later on... when it was too late for me to go. It sucked. Pretty much the rest of my day was crappy, but ended well. 

Day 277: 0 Miles - Kettlebell Day. I had my first "wedding related nightmare" early, early this morning. Pretty much right before my 6:15am alarm I had a nightmare where we were at our wedding venue (which really wasn't our venue) and I realized that I left my make up (something I typically don't wear) and accessories at home. My bridesmaids went out to collect everything, but they were lost and couldn't find anything. But my phone was some weird looking clicker with missing buttons. Basically, the entire wedding was running late. It was nasty and uber stressful.

So I forced myself up and I got my kettlebell workout in. The rest of the day I went well. I finally got all my bridal shower "Thank You" cards done during my lunch hour. After work I also picked up a couple items for our centerpieces to play with.


Day 278: 3.14 Miles - I got up before 7am and tried to stretch while sipping my coffee and catching up on the news. I was going a little slower than I should have and didn't get out to the park until a little before 8am. But it was not bad. I felt good running a 5k. I could tell my pace was fast but I wasn't overly tired and winded. I was definitely sore from working out earlier this week. My 5k time was 40 minutes and some change, which is not bad. M and I worked on some wedding plans before we both headed off to a crazy day at work! 

Day 279: 0 Miles - Another Cross-Training Day! Instead of going to gym to cycle, I decided to experiment with yoga. The reason? My muscles - from my arms to my hammies - were so so so sore it was hard to move at times yesterday. Last night M had massage my arm it hurt so much. Anyway! I tried out half of Runner's World's Class 5: Beginner Yoga and half of Runner's World's Class 1: Essential Yoga. So far, I'm liking Class 1 more (I should've gone with that one instead of starting with Class 5). I totally can tell that I do not have any finesse with yoga, but I'll still give it ago again! I can definitely say that my arms feel better, my legs may not be as sore. Though, I may have a crick in my back shoulder from one move.

After work I did, what felt like, a gobs of errands. I went to an Asian market to get some mung bean sprouts for dinner. Then I went to a Hobby Lobby to get some more stuff for the wedding. Last, I went to Dick's Sporting Goods to get a shirt that I saw the weekend before and a new running tank top. Then I was home for a quick break before I started making dinner, which was a Asian bowl with tempeh. I've never had tempeh before. It was actually really good, especially since we marinaded it in a sauce all day. We were still a little hungry after the vegan dinner so we had some Halo Top ice cream. 

Day 280: 0  Miles - Rest Day! I'm sure glad it's rest day! I woke up feeling sore, uber tired, and stuff going on in my sinuses that made me wonder if I'm finally catching the cold that's around me

Total Miles this week: 6.26 Miles

Miles to Date: 294.70 Miles

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