Random Fun Day Friday Facts

Thank goodness it's finally Friday.  This week has been a wild week for sure.  Work is hetic and crazy.  But in all that madness, I have managed to run 26 miles since Sunday and I'm super excited about that.  I ran 10 on Sunday, 4 on Monday, 6 on Wednesday, and 6 yesterday.  I've also started the Fab Ab February Challenge and my abs are super painfully today but it's a good pain.  I'm loving it.  I did take a pre-picture and will be posting it just as soon as I can get ahold of our computer at home.

Here's my random facts of today.

1.  I'm so enjoying this video at the moment.  Kristen Bell is one of my all-time favorite actresses so to see her be like this makes me feel like we could be best friends.  Kristen, if you read my blog, I would so love to be your best friend.

It's so hilarious to me.

2.  I have 12 miles on tap for tomorrow and I'm super excited about them because it'll be my first long run ever ran with someone else.  I do all of my runs solo.  I'm happy doing them solo but sometimes having a friend along is fun.  She's already warned me that she's a 12:00 per mile runner.  I told her not worry about it.  This run is about getting the miles in and not about speed.

3.  Speaking of speed, I'm not exactly sure what's gotten into me lately but Wednesday's 6 miler was run in 50:57 and last night's 6 miler was ran in 48:23ish.  I do know it was an 8:03 pace.  I'm loving the speed and I'm just going to continue running on this speed wave for however long it let's me stay on it.

4.  I started the Fab Ab February Challenge yesterday and OMG am I feeling it.  I did Wednesday and Thursday's workout in one.  That meant 25 situps, 9 pushups and 25 seconds of a plank hold.  I'm so loving the sore feeling.  It's a hurt so good feeling.

5.  Bud Light has released a new beer called Bud Light Platinum.  It is really, really good.  But it packs quite a bit of punch at 6% so I'll have to drink it slowly.  I'm really looking forward to having one after tomorrow's 12 miler.

6.  With the Super Bowl being this Sunday, I'm going to try some new pinterest recipes I've gotten over the past few days.  It's going to be a lot of fun to eat, even if I don't really care who wins it.  Now if the Carolina Panther's had made it, I would be pulling for them all the way because yes, I'm a HUGE Cam Newton fan.

7.  I've noticed quite a bit of difference in my attitude this past week and I know it's because I've actually worked out instead of just lazing around.  I feel amazing and I've been a lot nicer because of it.  Now I've just got to get back up to doing it before work and I'll feel a lot better off.  I feel a little guilty when I exercise at night after work because it means another hour lost of spending time with my girls.  My youngest really made me feel really guilty the other day when she said, "I feel like I haven't seen you much this week."   Thanks kid, that really punched me straight in the gut so next week, I'm going to make it a point to push myself out of bed.

That's it, that's all I've got for today.  I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Love,
Angela :)

Fab Ab February Challenge

I was on pinterest, my new favorite place to be, and came across the Fab Ab February.

The concept is for the whole month of February you will do a set amounts of situps, pushups, and planks every day except Sunday. 

I've decided to add this to my running routine and will start today with Day 1 which is 10 sit-ups, 4 push-ups, and 10s plank and Day 2 which is 15 sit-ups, 5 push-ups, and 15s plank. 

I'm game for the challenge, are you?  I'll be posting a before picture tonight and then an after picture on Wednesday, Feb. 29 to see if the results.

Angela :)

Happy Hump Day

Can't believe that this week is almost over.  It has just flown right on by.

I took yesterday as a rest day.  My legs told me thank you and I enjoyed just relaxing and playing some WOW last night instead of trying to get my workout in.  Yes my husband has turned me into a WOW nerd and a second computer has been ordered for our home so we can play together along with our other friends.  We are all starting over with new characters and will go through the levels together.  It's going to be so much fun and I'm already wishing the computer was here. 

I'll be turning the Big 31 on the 12th of this month.  For some reason I'm having a harder time adjusting to the fact that I'll be 31 in 11 days than I did when I turned 30.  I accepted that age bracket with open arms but I just can't seem to do the same for 31.  It's crazy I know.  What's crazier is I went and got my belly button pierced about 3 weeks ago.  I guess I don't really want to let go of my younger side.  I'm holding on like crazy.

In running news, I'm feeling great with how this week is going.  I'm planning on hitting up the gym this afternoon for a 6 mile run on the treadmill and will be (finger's crossed) getting up in the morning to get my 6 miler done tomorrow.  I've made a date for Saturday to run 11 miles with a friend who is training for her first half marathon even though I've got plans for 12, I'll run a mile before she gets to my house and then run the 11 with her for a total of 12.

I'm really excited about Saturday's run, even though she runs a lot slower than me, it'll be good for me to get the miles in and get to run with someone.  I never run with people, so I'm hoping this run will go well.

Have a wonderful Wednesday.

Angela :)

Monday's 4 Mile Treadmill Run

Yesterday I said I was going to run 4 miles.  So when I got home and the hubs wasn't home yet, I said, "Okay girls, we are going to go to the gym."  Just as I getting ready to walk back out the door, in walks the hubs.  So I tell the girls they can stay home, get a small snack, and off to the gym I go.

I hop on the treadmill and begin to run my 4 miles.  I start off at a conservative pace (8:57) and pick it up 30 seconds for every mile.  I end up running the miles in 33:30.  I was pretty pleased with my pace and happy with the run. 

I'm having a small problem with my toes though.  My third toe is digging into my middle toe causing it to bleed and bleed bad.  It looked like I chopped my toes off last night after my run.  I'm not sure what's going on because I keep my toenails clipped so I won't cause problems like that.  Oh well, I'll get it figured out before Wednesday morning's 6 miler.

I'm happy to say that I've ran 14 miles in 2 days and my hip feels good, my legs feel tired but good and I'm happy with how everything is holding up.  I'm still on the fence about whether or not I'm going to do the whole marathon, I'm going to take it down to the wire in seeing how I feel as I add on the miles in this last month.  Not the greatest training plan, but then again, I always do this and I end up fine. 

Love,
Angela :)

Relaxation is the Answer

This was one of the most low-key, relaxing weekends I've had in a long time.  I so enjoyed it and told the hubs last night that we need to have more of them.  As much as I love having friends over and a house full of children running around laughing, screaming and just enjoying each other's company, I also loved the quietness of just having my two girls and the hubs at home.  I was in bed at a really decent hour and was up early, feeling fantastic Sunday morning.  I usually feel like crap.

Anywho, let's move back a day.  Saturday morning I was suppose to go for a run but I moved the run back to the afternoon because I had to be at my sister's house earlier than I anticipated.  I had a blast hanging with my mom and sister.  We laughed, laughed and laughed some more.  We also watched The Hangover 2, which is HILARIOUS!!!! The girls had a blast riding their bikes and playing outside.  We didn't get home until a little after 4, so I decided to just move my run to Sunday. 

On Sunday I spent lunch with my dad and grandparents' and we just enjoyed each other's company and laughed, laughed, and laughed some more.  I laughed a lot this weekend, it felt good.

So at 2, I finally decided to go for my run.  Since I've almost decided to just drop down to the half marathon in March, I went for a 10 mile run.  I felt great during the run, finishing 6 miles in 49 minutes.  I looped back to the house to use the restroom and to grab my gel pack that I left on the counter.  Took that, use the loo, and went back out for the rest of the 4 miles.  I finished the whole 10 miles in 1:24 for an average pace of 8:25.  I don't know where that came from and was really excited about it.

This morning my legs are a little sore and I had some toe issues, not exactly sure what was up with them but when I pulled my sock off, my toes were bleeding.  No biggie, I just watched them off and went on with my business. 

Today after work I'm running 4 miles, I'm hoping to convince Bug to ride her bike while I run, tomorrow I'm taking an off day and will do Insanity, Wednesday I'm doing 6 miles, Thursday I'm running 6 miles and then Saturday I'll run 12 miles.  I'm not following a training plan, just doing what I feel like doing and do plan to go over the 13 mile mark before the race on March 3.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Angela :)

Random Friday Facts

I haven't done one of these in a while, so here goes:

1.  Ever since I started adding Insanity to my workout routine, again, my hip hasn't been bothering me as much as it did before I added.

2.  I take 5-hour energy shots all throughout the weekend.  I think I'm slightly addicted to them.

3.  My best friend and husband got into an argument last weekend and I'm being punished also right now.  It's not fair and it hurts my feelings but I don't feel the need to say I'm sorry because I did nothing wrong.  I actually tried to get my husband to not say anything to her last weekend but he's his own person and does what he wants.

4.  My running has suffered tremendously because of my hip problems but also because I don't like running in cold weather.   Lately it's been 75 or 80 degrees every day and I've been running more.  I so love this type of weather.  It's going to be cold again next week, so not looking forward to it.

5.  I'm in a weird place emotionally right now and I really have no one I can talk to.  I take that back I have one person I can talk to about it but that person is the reason I'm feeling this way.  It's a strange place to be.

6.  I'm having some boudoir pictures taken for the husband for Valentine's day.  Well I hope I can get them done by then.  My friend is taking them for me.  Even though he's not a professional, he wants to get into taking photography for a profession, so he said he would take mine for free.  Don't worry I've discussed this with the hubs and he is on board with it.  I also trust my friend 100%.

7.  I'm planning on running somewhere around the 2-hour mark tomorrow. 

8.  Yesterday I ran 4 miles on the treadmill.  I started the run at an 8:57 pace and by the time I got to the 4th mile I was running at an 7:30 pace.  I actually felt pretty good throughout the run even though it was tough to run at that pace, I felt I could do it.

9.  Taking into consideration I want to run somewhere around 2 hours tomorrow, I have to make sure I'm done early enough in the morning so I can take my girls to my sister's house tomorrow.  We are spending the day with her, her children, and my mom.  Should be a funny, laughing the whole time, lots of fun.  I love hanging with my mom and my sister.

10.  We are having pizza for dinner for the first time on a Friday night in about a month. 

11.  We don't have a Yogurtland but we did get a yogurt place called Swirl that is the same as Yogurtland.  I find myself thinking of ways to get to Swirl.  I could live in that place.  My favorite at the moment is the strawberry cheesecake with chocolate syrup, either cheesecake balls or cookie dough balls and other toppings.  I have to limit my  Swirl going to at least once a month or I become addicted, see No. 2 for my addictive behavior.

That's it, I'm done.

Have a wonderful weekend, I'll be back Monday with how my run went down this weekend.

Angela :)

I'm still here

Just not blogging as much because I really have nothing to say.  A couple of weeks back I hit 14 miles in my training and then my right hip basically told me to shut and sit the F down.  So I did.  I'm not taking any chances on it and will attempt to run a good solid long run of around 2 to 3 hours this weekend, if my hip doesn't bother me. 

I haven't stopped working out though.  I've been teaching spin classes here and there and have been hitting Insanity like my life depends on it. 

If this weekend's run doesn't go as planned then I'm just going to do the half marathon.  I know without a doubt I'm half marathon ready. 

I'm already planning a fall marathon, if this one doesn't happen, because I think I train better during the summer months than winter months.  So I'll let you guys know if I make it to the starting line of the marathon or if I drop down and do the half marathon.  No worries though, 2012 will be the year I run a full marathon.

Angela :)