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Reflecting and Goal Setting

Now that I have had time to fully recover from my race I have become a lazy lady.   We went immediately from the race into vacation mode then the day after we got home from vacation we had visitors from out of town.  I'm still recovering from having company and feel like my house is a disaster (really it isn't any worse than a normal Thursday but we do have more laundry that needs done than normal) but I also know that I have to get my butt back into gear. This weekend hubby and I will getting back into the grove.   Hubby is doing the West Virginia Beast in 3(?) weeks and I need to set some goals for myself.  I'm probably not going to do another Sprint this season but I do fully embrace the fact that it was way too hot during my sprint for me to determine if I enjoyed it or not, especially since despite the heat I hated it significantly less than running a 5k. So back to reality we go.   Today I started cleaning up the house and this weekend we will get caug...

I am a SPARTAN!!!! Aroo Aroo Aroo

Well I survived.  It wasn't pretty, and it was way too damn hot, but I struggled through and I made it.  My final time was 3:05 and change, which given the heat I am ok with.  Today I am significantly more sore than I was yesterday but most of the pain is more stiffness than anything else. I survived the barbed wire, but the rocks we were crawling/rolling over tore my knees up so I have some beautiful cuts and bruises from that, but no cuts from the actual barbed wire, which is a bit disappointing. Now to decide how I feel about the idea of putting myself through this torture every again....

Not at all ready

I am so not ready for Saturday.   They posted the map and I am counting on burpees for the monkey bars, multi rig, and twister, since I can't do monkey bars to save my life.   I also realized last night I have never even attempted a rope climb, so there is that.   Other than those 4 I believe I will be able to muscle my way/get help to complete the other 18. Wish me luck! :)

OMG 9 days!!

I'm moderately freaking out.   I don't feel like I'm ready but I have faith that I will be able to finish and not die.   Last weekend I over did it and ended up with a migraine from the heat/dehydration so I've been taking it a little easier this week.   I've still been doing my burpees and am going to continue my training schedule next week but more importantly I have plans to up my hydration.  I'm going to add 1 extra Advocare Rehydrate to my day starting Sunday (or more if I feel like it) and I'm going to up my general H20 intake, wether with rehydrate or just straight water by 20-40 ounces through Wednesday and doubling my normal intake on Thursday and Friday. I'm SOOOOOOO excited :) Wish me luck.

The struggle is real

it is 4:00 am and I am wide awake.  I have no clue why I’m awake but I’ve laid in bed for the better part of 30 minutes before I even picked up my phone trying to fall back asleep. This is just one reason Spartan training has been difficult for me.  I’m sticking with it and continuing to try but when you don’t get enough sleep it’s hard to get out of bed to train in the morning. My alarm goes off in an hour and a half.  Maybe I’ll be able to get some more sleep tonight so I can kick tail this morning. What do you do when you’re awake in the middle of the night?

One Day at a Time

Well I'm five days in.  It's been rough but I have stuck to my meal plan 98% (my period started yesterday, I had a dark chocolate bar). I'm taking it one day at a time in hopes that I can follow my plan until we leave to head to Kentucky for the Fort Knox Spartan Sprint.  I know I'll have to waiver some while we are traveling since we will have to eat on the road and won't always have control but if I can take it one day at a time and eat according to my plan then it will be easier to stick to healthy choices while we travel.  Wish me luck :)

Well that was scary

Recently I received the opportunity to have a plethora of functional –medicine style tests ran courtesy of BLUEPRINT fit by Quest Diagnostics.   BluePrint Fit was the daily sponsor for Charity miles about a month ago and I received a promo code to get these tests ran for free.  I figured knowing more about your body is always a good thing and these tests would be a great way for me to get a baseline for various things like nutrient levels, how my metabolism works, my hormones and other magical numbers.  I didn’t anticipate any numbers coming back outside of the normal range with the exception of a few hormones (I was diagnosed with PCOS about 3 years ago so my hormones can be all over the place sometimes) Surprisingly my hormone numbers were all within the normal range, but a few other numbers came back that were a bit concerning.   When I was in my mid-20’s my doctor ran a routine blood screening to test things like cholesterol and my ...

What I'm eating

OMG my lunch today was amazing. I made this  chocolate hummus with a couple of modifications (extra maple syrup and cocoa power please!) and had it with strawberries and pretzels for dessert... It was amazing!

Keep on keeping on

I'm still working on getting into the habit of working out every day.  My husband and I have been going on walks the last few days and it has been wonderful. Over Memorial Day weekend we went to Gatlinburg, TN with some friends from college and went on a 6 mile hike.  It was wonderful - but I think it was also a good check in for me to get a baseline of where I am as far as being prepared for our Spartan race.   I think my cardio is in a better spot than I give myself credit for-as long as I can stay hydrated and don't run too fast to need to really catch my breath I'll be ok but my upper body and core strength need more focus.  So I am going to work harder on getting my burpees in and making the effort to go to the local park to hang from monkey bars and pull ups. Wish me luck!

Still on the right path

Yesterday's Girls on the Run 5K was a blast.  What a wonderful organization I am so honored to be able to support such a worthy cause. Today I had a meeting after work and I planned on getting home around 8 or 8:30 so I expected it to be a rest day, so when I got home before 7 I decided I had to take advantage.  I grabbed the leash, grabbed my dog and we took off on a gentle 2 mile run/walk.   Did great even though I was a little sore from yesterday.   My dog isn't great at running with out you know, stopping and sniffing, and trying to go the other way sometimes since he's you know, a dog...and we still finished in less than 1/2 an hour. Tonight I'm reviewing my original training plan and adjusting it from the 3 months I had expected and make it a 6 - 8 week plan instead :) Wish me luck!

If at first you don't succeed.

One day...I made it one day into my regular blog updates before I forgot I set up the blog. One week...I made it one week into my training plan before life happened and I fell off the wagon.  Well, not completely off the wagon, but I certainly wasn't checking off all of my workouts the way I had planned. So, back on it we go.   Tomorrow I am running a 5k with Girls on the Run as a Sparkle Runner.  What is Girls on the Run ? GOTR is an organization that works to inspire young girls through programing that culminates in a 5K run at the end of the program.  What is a Sparkle Runner?  A Sparkle Runner is an adult volunteer who runs with the 5k to help cheer the girls along their way.  Each girl has a running buddy, but sparkle runners are running without a specific running buddy to help cheer the girls and run with girls who may be separated from their buddies for safety purposes. This will be my first year serving as a Sparkle Runner but I love the idea ...

Training Day 1

It's always important to start with a benchmark so you can measure progress.  This evening I started my training after work with a couple of benchmark workouts.  My results follow: Current Weight 180 pounds 2.4 Mile Run/Walk - Total time 32:12, average pace 13:09, fastest mile 12:13 1-minute timed workouts:  situps - 15  high knees - 90  jumping jacks - 62  pushups - 17 How long to hold full plank - 33 seconds How long to hold modified plank - 50 seconds (on knees) arm hang - 7 seconds How much weight - 10 rep bicep curl - 15 pounds I also started working my way towards 100 burpees by May 31.  Today I started with 10 burpees (2 sets of 5) that you can check out in the video below. This is totally my favorite running shirt - it 100% expresses exactly how I feel about running :) 

Spartan Training Underway

Once upon a time I had a blog that was active and I did a great job of posting regularly.  Then life happened and I got out of the habit.  Now that blog sits sadly, rarely getting updated.  If you are curious about my past feel free to go check it out  Modern Meets Traditional  so neglected I only just realized that the custom images I paid to have uploaded to my blog design are no longer available so it appears I will need to give it a face-downgrade in the near future! I am normally a fairly active person.  A few years ago my husband and I set out to live healthier and loose some weight and I lost about 15 pounds that stayed off for over 3 years.   Then in January of this year I started having some problems with my feet, life got busy, and I went through a bit of an emotional funk.  These forces combined and translated into me gaining back 10 of the 15 pounds I had kept off for over 3 years.  Last year my husband discovered Spartan...