21 Day Fix and Planning for 2015

Wow, I cannot believe I am already planning races for Fall 2015! It's very important to me that I follow my marathon training, so it is also important that I don't register for a short race on a long run day. I know that many people will do the short race and then run extra miles afterwards, but I have not been successful with this yet, so I am not planning anything short on my long run days!

I also hope to avoid too much overnight travel. It is so expensive, and the teenie starts college next fall! Oh my heck, where did the time go?

My calendar is shaping up nicely, and I should be adding two or three new states to my map of half marathons! 

I will be adding Delaware and Ohio, plus maybe one or two more New England states. Maybe. I still have to check my calendar, and my training plan, for good race weekends!

I will be updating the race calendar page soon. I spilled water on my lap top so I am sharing with the boy, which limits my use!

I have started the 21 day fix. I am mostly following the food plan, and have done the first three days of workouts so far! The Cardio Fix killed me, especially since i was still sore from the bicycle scavenger hunt! 

On Tuesday I did  Upper Body which wasn't too terrible. I also ran four miles and walked all over creation and ended the day with 20,000 steps.

Today I did Lower Body Fix.

It was very painful, and I modified some of it, but still got a killer workout! My calves are still very tight, but walking around every little while is helping to loosen them!

Three weeks until Disney, and the Wine and Dine half marathon!

Have you ever done the 21 Day Fix?

Bicycle Scavenger Hunt

Last night the hubs and I participated in a bicycle scavenger hunt at our Beach Club. We invited his sister and her boyfriend to round out our team of four. It was for fun, not fundraising for anything, so it was only $10 per team to participate.

There were about 50 people taking on the challenge so we weren't really thinking of winning at all, just wanting to have a little fun and get some exercise.

We were given our packet, which had pages of pictures to take, videos to make, items to find, and hidden business cards to locate.

You could also spy on the other teams and if they separated, and you had proof, it was worth extra points.

We had two hours.

Our original plan was to find the business cards, but once we got to two locations and missed getting the card we focused on the videos. 

They were mortifying, embarrassing, and basically had us running to local businesses all over town and do silly things. On video.

Did I mention it was mortifying?

We also took some amazing photos.

So exciting!

The hubs and I did this one. Impressive, right?

Finding a house number with a five and a seven is harder than you imagine.

We were supposed to do this at Walgreens but we got creative.

Moonlight at the end of the race.

The only awkward moment? The lady at the Dollar Tree did not like so many teams coming into the store and she called the cops. For real. The poor guy had to tell us to behave better next time but you could just tell he didn't really think we did anything wrong. After he lectured all of the teams, they tallied the points.

I was totally shocked when we won second place! It was super exciting I must say, and we each got a gift card to Dunkin Donuts. 

We all had a really great time, laughed way too much, embarrassed ourselves, and easily covered about five miles during the challenge. 

Have you ever done a scavenger hunt?

Friday Five Miler

It's amazing how much you miss a good run when you have been injured! Two months of sporadic pain, and another month easing back into it, and I can finally say that I am running without pain!

 

I love the view at mile one! 

Same time, but looking to the right!

I ran five miles today, and although they weren't super speedy, they were pain free! A few aches and pains several hours later but nothing some ice after work won't fix. Honestly, I think it was the three trips up and down some stairs that brought on the aches!

I am finally enjoying my runs again, and look forward to marathon training this Spring!

I love the reflection of my phone in the watch face!

I will not be racing this weekend, unless you count the bicycle scavenger hunt I will be doing at our Beach Club on Saturday night! We will be riding all over town, so it will be quite a workout. I will be sure to take lots of pictures and share on Sunday. 

Next weekend is the Atlantic City Marathon but I bumped down to the Half since I couldn't properly train.

I hope everyone that is racing stays healthy and has fun!

Are you racing this weekend?

Wordless Wednesday #WineDineHalf edition

It is four weeks away! Let the final countdown begin! 

It's actually 31 now!

It will be my 14th this year and my 30th in 30 months!

And I will get to watch my daughter perform in Downtown Disney the next day!

Will you be at Wine and Dine in November?

Planning My Next Marathon

I was devastated to have to cancel my Fall Marathon this year due to injury. My friends all rocked it out, and in addition to being so very proud of them all, I was also just a wee bit jealous!

Okay, full on wicked witch green with envy!

I decided to start planning my next marathon, which I will run next October in Delaware. Not only does it look like a lot of fun, it also benefits the Wounded Warrior Fund, so how can I go wrong?

I have made out my training plan already, and will start training in March. Sooooo far away, but it gives me time to plan next year's races, so that I don't miss any long runs!

I purchased the marathon training plan for my failed attempt through Run the Edge, and basically copied it into a new journal. At first, I planned to just white out my training entries, but I got more than halfway through, so that wouldn't have worked!

It looks like RuntheEdge.com is having a sale today, now I am tempted to buy a whole new one! Hmmmmm.....

I really love this plan and I look forward to following It to the end this year!

I also plan to use my lovely lime green Paceband along the way! I chose the one for a 5:30 marathon, although I would totally settle for a 6:00 marathon, and would love to finish sub 5:30. These will be my three goals for race day!

Are you planning any big races for 2015?

Race for the Cure, a DNS

Sunday was the Race for the Cure at Six Flags. It would have been my fifth but I woke up with such horrible stomach pains that I stayed home.

The teenie went with her school friends and did the walk, and she picked up my tee for me.

I don't believe in wearing shirts I haven't earned, so this morning I did my own virtual Race for the Cure. I didn't wear the tutu though, sorry!

It was a perfect day, and I loved every mile!

Best one mile marker ever! I got a surprise there, too:

Score! I had to stop for a selfie as well. I need to learn to lift my chin!

Had to salute my boys for winning last night! 

That first mile was my fastest mile, but it was definitely one of my best runs in awhile. 

Most of my runs have been at least a minute slower per mile! My foot had no pain, and I have noticed it cramps up less, and there hasn't been any pain at the end of the night! I'm trying not to get too excited, but it feels like I am finally on the mend. 

I earned my shirt, too, which makes me happy!

Flat Mama Friday, Komen Edition

Sunday will be my fifth Race for the Cure! I'm so excited! This year I am also on the Pink Honor Roll for last year's fundraising efforts. I didn't fundraised this year because I added the race last minute when I couldn't do the Wineglass Marathon.