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H&F Monday Randoms
Doing the "how long can you hold a plank" exercise at CrossFit today right now was kind of hilarious and futile. It was like working against a 5 pound counterweight made up of angry squirrels.
Peanut Butter Cheerios + milk + chocolate whey protein powder = awesome.
Your turn.
Re: H&F Monday Randoms
my feet are so sunburned that I cannot wear shoes today. photographed a road bike race yesterday and got burned to a crisp despite using half a bottle of sunscreen. I will have to see if I can put my cycling shoes on tonight.
Sorry for typos. I am on my crappy Blackberry.
Southeastern Cycling
My Nest Bio and Cycling Advice
"5 pound counterweight made up of angry squirrels"...I love that. SO much.
I have been sitting on the couch for the last hour, desperately trying to motivate myself to go on some sort of a run. This is not happening for two reasons: 1. yesterday's hot, sweaty miserable six miler (with a pit stop at home after 3 miles for water and a few mins with my head stuck in my freezer) is far too fresh in my mind and 2. I really am just not in the mood to cover myself in sunscreen again. #1 means I really need to get back in the "run at dawn" routine...and #2 means its going to be a LONG summer.
So instead, I'm sitting on the couch. Nesting, eating popcorn and pepperjack cheese (what?), and drinking a Pepsi Max. At this point, I'll be lucky if I make it to the gym.
My coworkers asked about my 5k time and asked me if I took a nap mid-course. I was kind of upset about that. They are your typical jock-guy types stuck working in IT.
Dude, you just gave birth. Take it easy on yourself. It took 9 months to put it on, and it can take 9 months (or more) to take it off.
two years!
after two losses, now happily expecting baby #1 09.16.12
Brie Fit Blog | BFP Chart
both my kiddies are sick but I'm still going to take them on a run in the stroller.. the fresh air and some sun is good right?!?
I feel like I will spend all of this week working off a the junk I ate amd drank this weekend but it was so worth it!
Im going out of town for a wedding this weekend and Im seriously considering not drinking at the wedding so I can get up and go run by the beach.. who am I?!!
What a bag of diicks. I'm sorry.
two years!
after two losses, now happily expecting baby #1 09.16.12
Brie Fit Blog | BFP Chart
I'm with you. 10 weeks PP and 14 pounds to go. I also feel gross. My belly, hips and thighs are so squishy. And I worked out hard all the way up to my C-section.
Asshats. I would venture to guess they have never run a race in their lives.
GO! St. Louis Half Marathon-2:32:13
Omaha Half Marathon 9.23.12
We went to costco this weekend and I bought 3 costco-lulu tanks and a pair of capris. I want to go back and buy all the other colors now too.
I brought chicken breast and greek yogurt with me for lunch today, but I really want pizza instead.
GO! St. Louis Half Marathon-2:32:13
Omaha Half Marathon 9.23.12
I know. I know. I'm looking forward to exercising in two weeks.
I had such a great H&F week last week, it really lifted my spirits.
I ran a half on 4/29 and killed it, PRing by almost 4 minutes, then this past saturday night I ran the 5k of a local running festival (took my time and really enjoyed it), then yesterday morning I ran the half marathon for the same running festival and got my 2nd best half marathon time. Yesterdays half was much harder than last weeks (even though the course was easier), but mentally it was a lot tougher, by mile 2 I knew it was going to be a long race. I stuck it out though and am extremely happy with my time. I've never ran 3 races in a week, so I wasn't sure how tired I would be yesterday. I took a nice nap when I got home
What kind of protein powder do you use?
GO! St. Louis Half Marathon-2:32:13
Omaha Half Marathon 9.23.12
That is awesome!
2012 Goal: working towards pre-pregnancy speed!
04/15 KI Metric Marathon/16.3 m (2:05:55, 7:43 pace)
05/06 Frederick 13.1 (1:41:09)
11/04 NYCM
Yeah, this.
2012 Goal: working towards pre-pregnancy speed!
04/15 KI Metric Marathon/16.3 m (2:05:55, 7:43 pace)
05/06 Frederick 13.1 (1:41:09)
11/04 NYCM
I'd like to bring salads to eat for lunch at work, but I can't figure out how to pre-make them and have them not end up soggy by lunch time. I'm not willing to go through the effort of bringing each ingredient in a separate container and then mixing them at the last minute. That's just way too much work.
For some reason I read this as you had a 25-lb baby! LOL, I am slow on the uptake today.
So I'm still bitter about getting sick and missing my 10K yesterday. They posted the race results and there were only 3 people in my age group! And I could have easily beaten all three of their times! (And I'm not even that fast!) Oh, well, at least the race was the only thing I missed out on over the weekend. The next few weekends are going to be crazy busy, so at least I was sick over a not-so-busy weekend.
Running and recipe blog
Whatever's cheapest at the store. I think I have Target brand currently, but I'm not picky about ingredients and sweeteners and the like.
two years!
after two losses, now happily expecting baby #1 09.16.12
Brie Fit Blog | BFP Chart
No, that's just it. They are runners, but they have been for a long time. I took up running 6 weeks ago.
Go to walmart/target/homegoods and see if you can find a salad container that at least has a little cup for dressing.
http://www.fit-fresh.com/products/transportation/saladshaker.php
I have something similar to the above that I found at homegoods for around $8. I put everything in my sald except for dressing and never have a problem with it being too soggy. I eat salad almost every day for lunch and love this thing.
Can you just add the dressing at the last minute? Also, with the vegetables/other stuff, add a paper towel to the bag/bowl/container. It can help absorb some of the water to help keep stuff fresh.
Bazinga!
Liz's Yarn
I just ate a small scone and a piece of sweetbread. I wasn't hungry, and they weren't all that good. Fail.
I really really need to implement "If it didn't come to work with me, It's not leaving work in me" on non Friday BBQ days. Ugh.
Bazinga!
Liz's Yarn
I made those and they never formed balls when I tried to. I thought I used enough honey. So, DH and hate them in spoonfuls.
Speaking of running, DH and I flaked on a birthday party on Saturday b/c some of the people there are a bunch of jock runner asshats. They have made fun of DH and his lack of running. Diicks. Um, my husband does not run. I have told you that over and over again. Period. He hates it and I am not going to force him to do something he does not want to do. Also, yes, I am aware I do not have the typical "runners body" but stop telling me I need to eat more veggies. Fck you.
Mind you, we are talking about 30-40 yrs olds here. Not high schoolers.
In other H&F news, I went on a new running trail yesterday and I loved it! It was so quite and peaceful. I think it may be my new running spot during the warmer months.
This kind of stuff just makes me shake with rage. Especially the 'runners body' stuff. Seriously, anyone can run. Some will naturally be better at it because of genetics, but that doesn't mean that the rest of us can't. Don't have to win the race to run it.
Asshats *hugs*
I wish them years of runner's trots, then.
two years!
after two losses, now happily expecting baby #1 09.16.12
Brie Fit Blog | BFP Chart
Now they are even bigger asshats in my mind. I hate those kind of runners
GO! St. Louis Half Marathon-2:32:13
Omaha Half Marathon 9.23.12