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June in Review

I ran 75.9 miles this month. I had some wrong calculations when I said a few posts back I’d do over 80 this month…my weekly running schedule is off track from the calendar, so if I tacked on the rest of this week I would have been over 80. Regardless impressive numbers.

I also worked out 21 out of 30 days this month. Rest days are important, but it’s so much better to think of exercising as the rule and not the exception.

I’m only down 3 pounds this month, but I’m okay with that because I see and feel the changes in body regardless of what the scale says.

So looking ahead…

I’m pretty sure I’m gonna do the Virginia Beach Rock & Roll half marathon Labor Day Weekend

and I actually am also looking into a half marathon in New Orleans Halloween Weekend that a friend might join me for

Tomorrow I leave for Nashville and kicking off my 10K weekend 🙂

End of June Measurements

So last month I took my first set of measurements and here we are one month later, I knew it was going to be a big month and it was.

  • Chest: 36 (0)
  • Waist: 36.5 (-1.5)
  • Hips: 43.5 (-4.5)
  • Upper Thigh: 27 (-1)
  • Above Knee: 17 ¾ (-1.25)
  • Calf: 16.5 (0)
  • Upper Arm: 13 (-2)
  • Mid-Upper Arm: 12 (-1)
  • Neck: 12.5 (-0.5)
  • Wrist: 6 (-0.25)

That’s a loss of 12.75 inches – I counted my upper thigh twice and upper arm twice, but didn’t include the above knee or mid-upper arm measurement in my total. 

Seriously though I woke up one morning and my hips fell off. Really. I looked in the mirror and was like WTF. My bottom half is disappearing…I wish my middle would follow suit and soon!

I needed this, these numbers make me feel great seeing that my scale is the devil. I’m only down about 2.5 pounds for the month, but clearly I’m getting leaner and toner.

Huzzah!

P.S. The 3 miles I did this evening were great, if I have taken my water bottle with me I would have been up for doing a 4th mile. Sometimes it’s just getting your ass out the door….if there’s a will there’s a way.

Drained

Just got back into town a little while ago.

I planned on doing 5 miles today, but after 8 straight days of working loooooooooong (12-18 hour) days I know I can’t do 5. I was actually going to skip running today all together.

I started writing a post saying that after a month of running all my scheduled runs today I failed, but I couldn’t bring myself to “publish it.” So I went upstairs and put on some work out clothes and am going outside for a 3 mile run (which I planned to do tomorrow, but instead I’ll do 3 today and 5 tomorrow).

This run will not be pretty, but it’s happening. 

Thank you tumblr…see you on the flipside.

My test run in my 10K outfit went REALLY well yesterday. I think dri fit clothing has changed my life. Seriously though I felt so good in my gear and not like an overheated, sweaty, soggy mess. I actually PR’ed by nearly a minute on my treadmill 5K.

  • BCG dri fit tank
  • Nike Pro dri fit compression shorts
  • Adidas sweatband.

Also please note the pigtail buns!

I’m heading out of town for the night tonight for a work event tomorrow morning and I’m bringing my scale with me so I can participate in WIW tomorrow via my hotel (that has a rooftop hot tub and pool that I plan to hit up this evening).

I’m about to go to the gym for a 3 miler before I leave town and will be wearing my new 10K attire to test it out. I thought about running outside, but a mid-day run in 90+ degree weather in Alabama is a baaaaaad ideal.

Luckily I won’t be out of touch thanks to my BlackBerry (next month is me and my BBs 1 year anniversary)

Week 4 of 1/2 Marathon Training – SMASHED

I ran 9 miles within 12 hours.

I did my 6 last night.

And I needed to do 3 this morning.

I did NOT want to run. I was tired, but I was MORE determined. Today was the day I finished WEEK 4 of half marathon training – 1 MONTH. I can’t believe it. I owed it to myself to pound the pavement this morning.

I made the run more appealing by wearing my new ear buds and by wearing my sweatband (which was magical – no sweat in my eyes!!!)

Was it my best run ever….no, but I feel accomplished as all hell!

I only got about 8 hours of sleep last night (I try to stockpile sleep on weekends)and I have four 16 hour work days ahead of me (oh the joy of working in student affairs). So please keep me and my sore legs/body in your thoughts the next few days!

  • Week 4 Totals
  • Mon – Rest
  • Tues – 5 miles
  • Wed – 3 miles
  • Thurs – Rest
  • Fri – 4 miles
  • Sat – 6 miles
  • Sun – 3 miles
  • Total – 21 miles

SIX SUX :P

FIRST – THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR POSITIVE WORDS AND COMMENTS. It means so much. thank you thank you.

I got some 10K gear today. I bought a dri fit tank, compression shorts, a sweatband, and new headphones (thanks 365to30 for the recs). *pictures coming soon – I plan on doing a practice run in all my new gear this week*

Today was my 6 mile run as per half marathon training. I planned on running in the evening again today since the timing worked out well last time. I had a work event this morning and then laid out my the pool ALLLL afternoon. I didn’t eat enough all day, was tired, and sun stroked (haha). I ended up not LEAVING for my run until 7:45pm. I didn’t love the course I chose and was tired. The middle of my run I wanted to give up, but  a. I knew it’s only mildly physical, it’s mostly mental. b. I was too far from home and if I walked I would be LAAAATE getting home. I took a few walk breaks, but charged through. The last 2 miles of the run I actually felt really good. I ended up doing the 6 miles in 1:19:02. I’ll take it. My goal for my 10K realistically is 75 minutes (1:15:00), and in a fantasy world its 69 minutes (1:09:00). I think given the obstacles I had to overcome today it was a solid run and it feels great to have done 6 miles – it was my longest run to date.

SING WITH ME: “I Would Walk 500 Miles…”

I was crunching some numbers from my past 4 weeks of ½ marathon training and I came to realize that I’m on pace to have run over 80 miles this month.

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!

Miles Ran
January: 34.2
February: 31.97
March: 36.8
April: 53.7
May: 60.3
June: TBD – Going to be OVER 80.

Starting in July I’ll be running over 20 miles a week. WOW. I remember back in January/February when the thought of 10 miles a week was DAUNTING.

It’s really exciting that I’m on track to run well over 500 miles in 2010.

Ear Bud Recs?

I have been a sweating fool lately to the point where my RIGHT ear (only my right…weird) gets so sweaty that my ear bud falls out and the volume sounds off due to sweatyness.

Can anyone recommend some ear buds (not ones that hook around your ear – my industrial piercing is not a fan of that) that are under like $30.