My apologies for not updating as I promised - things have finally started to calm down. To the point I even had a chance to clean a few rooms in my apartment! Such a great feeling!
Now on to the runs! Last week we had an 8 mile run. Eryn kicked butt and ran 98% of it. I ran about 95% of it but I am not going to lie - I struggled! I had to walk a few short bits but I am proud to say I made it up and down every single hill (and believe me when I say there were many, many tough hills on this run!) so at the end of the day, that made me happy with my final turnout. I ran 7.61 miles in 1:38:04 which blew me away. I couldn't believe that I'd managed to make it that far - I wasn't expecting to run past 6 miles but somehow I pulled it out and did it.
We ran our Monday and Tuesday miles in the gym. My Tuesday run didn't record on my iPhone (still learning this app) so I was disappointed but I know that I made my 3 miles so I was good. We decided to run Thursday early morning as neither of us would have time Thursday evening to do the run. It was wonderful - a breezy morning in the mid-70's - couldn't ask for a better day!
Today we had a step back long run - 6 miles. I set my personal goal to achieve this run (without walking) and make it back under 1:15:00. I did it!! I finished today's 6 miles in 1:05:29!! I was so proud of myself. There were some decent sized hills but nothing like last week so it was a nice break. Above is what I've run since I started keeping it on my phone. Eryn's is a little more up to where we really are - she is at almost 200 miles on her phone and since we run together almost every time, I know I'm close to her numbers.
Best part of today - was enjoying my first bagel in forever after as well as some delicious watermelon!! We treated ourselves for our hard work and enjoyed some delicious Panera.
I guess when I finally leave my job I'm going to have to break down and invest in a iTouch so I can keep running and tracking it. I don't want to switch to iPhone (don't like them very much) but want to keep using the app because I really do like it and prefer using it over iMap My Run.
In other news, we're gearing up for some super fun races soon. Eryn and I will be running the Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure 5k on September 17th together. After that I am hoping to run the Tulsa Zoo Run on October 1st with some of my wonderful staff members and the Tulsa Run 15k (my longest race yet!) with Eryn before we finish our training with the Route 66 Half Marathon on November 20th.
It's kinda overwhelming to see the distances becoming greater and greater - I think the random 5k's will help. I am also considering adding the Oktoberfest Lederhosen 5k on October 18th - haven't made my final decision on that one yet. I'll have to talk to Eryn. The nice thing is if I register I get free entrance to Oktoberfest which I'll definitely be going to anyway. : ) The only sad thing is I can't do the Skirt Chasers 5k again since it's the same day and time as the Race for the Cure and I promised Eryn we'd do that one instead.
It's definitely going to be a very costly few months but I just paid off a huge credit card I've been working on so the money I used for that each month can now go towards my races for the next few months. Pretty excited about that. Not to mention the fact that because of all of my running and gym time I got the 50% discount on our gym so only $75 will be pulled from my paycheck this year for my membership. AND my awesome big boss gave me a free pass to a gym class so I used it for a $50 yoga class and only had to pay for my $45 Zumba class. Between running/training, Zumba, Yoga and cross-training during the week I'm going to be SO fit it's gonna be unbelievable!! I'll just have to work as hard when I am done training. I'm hoping Yoga makes me more flexible and helps me work on my stretching as well as making me more relaxed during the week.
Cross training has been a slow process - being out of the gym for 3 weeks has been hard and I'm feeling the pain today. I did some machines yesterday as well as free weights for my arms and some free weights with crunches on the balance board and I can feel it in my abs when I move. But, no pain no gain so I'm just gonna keep on moving because I know what I want my end result to be. And it will be worth it!!
I was able to take part in Banana Republic's 50% off family and friends sale as well as a few other sales over the month. Figured I'd share some of my new purchases. : )
If you couldn't tell already, I have an obsession with BR. But, as I've learned from a good friend, when you spend the little extra for good clothing and take good care of it, your clothes will last a lot longer than something you pick up at Target or Old Navy.
Anyway, on to the running!!
We received our team shirts. I didn't want a tank at first but after receiving it and wearing it on Thursday for our morning run, I really like it. Here's a look at 6am...
It's very fitting, light and breathable which is exactly what I want in a tank top when I am running long distances. I will have to wear my white bra and sports bra underneath but that's fine. Eryn and I felt "hard core" when we wore them for our run that day (not planned) with our matching water bottles.
The water bottles were one of the best investments I've made since we started training! It cost under $30 with tax and holds a good amount of water. It took about 30 minutes to get used to and now I use it every run - not matter how long we go. The non-id side has a pocket which I tend to carry a G2 packet and a granola bar in case I get hungry or need some extra umph during my run. If you run and you don't have something like this - you need to invest in one!! They also have sets where it's a bottle in a hand carrier if you prefer that more.
We ran our Monday and Tuesday miles in the gym. My Tuesday run didn't record on my iPhone (still learning this app) so I was disappointed but I know that I made my 3 miles so I was good. We decided to run Thursday early morning as neither of us would have time Thursday evening to do the run. It was wonderful - a breezy morning in the mid-70's - couldn't ask for a better day!
Today we had a step back long run - 6 miles. I set my personal goal to achieve this run (without walking) and make it back under 1:15:00. I did it!! I finished today's 6 miles in 1:05:29!! I was so proud of myself. There were some decent sized hills but nothing like last week so it was a nice break. Above is what I've run since I started keeping it on my phone. Eryn's is a little more up to where we really are - she is at almost 200 miles on her phone and since we run together almost every time, I know I'm close to her numbers.
Best part of today - was enjoying my first bagel in forever after as well as some delicious watermelon!! We treated ourselves for our hard work and enjoyed some delicious Panera.
I guess when I finally leave my job I'm going to have to break down and invest in a iTouch so I can keep running and tracking it. I don't want to switch to iPhone (don't like them very much) but want to keep using the app because I really do like it and prefer using it over iMap My Run.
In other news, we're gearing up for some super fun races soon. Eryn and I will be running the Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure 5k on September 17th together. After that I am hoping to run the Tulsa Zoo Run on October 1st with some of my wonderful staff members and the Tulsa Run 15k (my longest race yet!) with Eryn before we finish our training with the Route 66 Half Marathon on November 20th.
It's kinda overwhelming to see the distances becoming greater and greater - I think the random 5k's will help. I am also considering adding the Oktoberfest Lederhosen 5k on October 18th - haven't made my final decision on that one yet. I'll have to talk to Eryn. The nice thing is if I register I get free entrance to Oktoberfest which I'll definitely be going to anyway. : ) The only sad thing is I can't do the Skirt Chasers 5k again since it's the same day and time as the Race for the Cure and I promised Eryn we'd do that one instead.
It's definitely going to be a very costly few months but I just paid off a huge credit card I've been working on so the money I used for that each month can now go towards my races for the next few months. Pretty excited about that. Not to mention the fact that because of all of my running and gym time I got the 50% discount on our gym so only $75 will be pulled from my paycheck this year for my membership. AND my awesome big boss gave me a free pass to a gym class so I used it for a $50 yoga class and only had to pay for my $45 Zumba class. Between running/training, Zumba, Yoga and cross-training during the week I'm going to be SO fit it's gonna be unbelievable!! I'll just have to work as hard when I am done training. I'm hoping Yoga makes me more flexible and helps me work on my stretching as well as making me more relaxed during the week.
Cross training has been a slow process - being out of the gym for 3 weeks has been hard and I'm feeling the pain today. I did some machines yesterday as well as free weights for my arms and some free weights with crunches on the balance board and I can feel it in my abs when I move. But, no pain no gain so I'm just gonna keep on moving because I know what I want my end result to be. And it will be worth it!!
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