Well it's Tuesday however my body isn't sure what day it feels like. I searched and searched for an outfit in this town to wear for my race this month. However no luck I refused to pay 35 (that's sale price) for a pair of non name brand capris that I know will get stained and maybe ruined with the mud and water.
So I got on walmart.com and looked around found a pair of shorts, tank top and a dress all for less than half of what the one pair of capris were! That's crazy and even crazier its the Danskin brand and the store I had looked at had that brand as well and was triple what walmart's price was. Not sure if the shorts will work if not I will order the capris I saw that I liked. We were told not to wear anything made of cotton which don't sound that hard until you need capris/shorts and shirts like that. I have several shirts that aren't cotton but I don't want to ruin them on this race either.
Still need to figure out socks so if any of my readers has any suggestions on socks that are good for mud water and running please let me know.
The weekend was a long one for work I went to work at 8am Saturday and got home at 8pm on Sunday. It was a good weekend we weren't busy but yet its still exhausting. I need to get better at cooking more during the week to have plenty of left overs to take with me to eat during the weekends of work.
Last night we had our monthly fire training meeting and we learned how to use our new air bag system. Its pretty neat system yet slightly complicated to hook up. We were there from a little after 6 until almost 10 so once I got home i had to fix myself some dinner and get things ready for today.
Its the last full week of school for Blake and I am GLAD!! I am getting tired of the early morning rush and him not wanting to get up and moving. We will still get up early once school is out but it wont be the crazy rush to daycare to catch the bus.
I work Friday night at my second job and get off at 8 am on Saturday I hope the weather is nice enough I REALLY want us to take the boys to the zoo. Blake has only been once when he was 1 and Nathan has never been. I have only been the one time that we took Blake. It will be an exhausting day after working the night before but its my ONLY day off in the month that we can do something with the kids and as a family. Then I have to go back to work at 8 am on Sunday and work 12 hours.
The following weekend is my race but its also the annual Pig Roast. The kids are counting down the days and I got lucky and was able to swap some hours around and be there with my family and friends part of the day on Sunday to eat and visit before heading to work that night.
A few weeks ago when we drove past where the pig roast is the boys got excited and they discussed the right way to kill the pig. Blake said first you corner it and then shoot it in just the right spot behind the ear. Then you hurry up jump the fence and stick it so it don't flop around. I will miss out on the pig shooting but the boys are happy that their dad is taking them and Blake secretly thinks he's big enough to shoot it. I know that once his turn comes and he's old enough I won't miss out on that! Heck I wouldn't mind getting to shoot it one year.
The Missouri weather is finally switched from winter to summer! It was 35 on Sunday morning and there was frost in places, today its going to be in the 80's! But I am ready and planning a walk at noon on a path with lots of hills. I haven't done hills for quite sometime and I better get a few in before the race on the 25th.
I am NOT ready for the race and I am going in to it just like every other race I have done. I will just wing it yes I know that one day this will come back to bite me. But with an obstacle course race where you have no clue what will be thrown at you its hard. I don't have a rope and wall to practice climbing up and not sure what exercises would have helped me do such thing. So I will go in to this probably not adequately trained and see how it goes.....
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Weekly Chase
Wow another week has came and gone already!!!!!
Last week my goals were:
Goals for this week: On the bring a friend along well I am lost on this one. I don't have many friends and the ones I have aren't fitness conscious.... I did find a friend to do the obstacle course race with me which totally made my day on Friday!. Well the first friend I found to do the race backed out but mid week I found another friend so its all good.
The goal this month is to bring a friend along. I got an unexpected friend request from a girl I took emt class with last year. Anyway she wants to do some races with me and we are looking in to doing the Warrior Dash later this year. She lives not far from where I work so I hope that maybe schedules work out and we can do some lunch time workouts together.
1-Stay away from the soda and continue to drink lots of water. Success!! I think I may have had two sodas total this week most of those were watered down with tons of ice.
2-Bring my lunch daily and make clean healthy meals for dinners. Did great with this as well. My boss bought lunch one day and it killed my stomach just a reminder I can't eat that stuff any more.
3-Get in at least 3-4 workouts on my lunch break this week Fail I got one lunch time workout in this week, between errands that needed ran and the weather it just didn't work out.
4-Do at least 2 workouts at home even if that means running around the yard with the kids. Yes and no on this not real break a sweat workouts but was active almost every evening doing something.
5-Start figuring out what to wear for the race this month. Have ideas nothing set in stone yet. I am doing a shirt in memory of a friend who lost a baby 13 years ago. With the race being on memorial weekend I thought it was a good way to remember her and her daughter.
Goals for this week:
1-Challenge goal- Continue to find friends in real life to join in with workouts and healthy food adventures.
2-Drink more water than soda.
3-Focus on getting workouts in this week even if its just something simple as wall pushups, squats and planks.
4-Spend time with the kids of an evening this working 7 day a week is taking a toll on me and I am sure them as well.
5-Make next Saturday fun and special for the kids and take them to do something fun. I work Friday night and all day on Sunday so since Saturday is open I want to make it count.
Last week my goals were:
Goals for this week: On the bring a friend along well I am lost on this one. I don't have many friends and the ones I have aren't fitness conscious.... I did find a friend to do the obstacle course race with me which totally made my day on Friday!. Well the first friend I found to do the race backed out but mid week I found another friend so its all good.
The goal this month is to bring a friend along. I got an unexpected friend request from a girl I took emt class with last year. Anyway she wants to do some races with me and we are looking in to doing the Warrior Dash later this year. She lives not far from where I work so I hope that maybe schedules work out and we can do some lunch time workouts together.
1-Stay away from the soda and continue to drink lots of water. Success!! I think I may have had two sodas total this week most of those were watered down with tons of ice.
2-Bring my lunch daily and make clean healthy meals for dinners. Did great with this as well. My boss bought lunch one day and it killed my stomach just a reminder I can't eat that stuff any more.
3-Get in at least 3-4 workouts on my lunch break this week Fail I got one lunch time workout in this week, between errands that needed ran and the weather it just didn't work out.
4-Do at least 2 workouts at home even if that means running around the yard with the kids. Yes and no on this not real break a sweat workouts but was active almost every evening doing something.
5-Start figuring out what to wear for the race this month. Have ideas nothing set in stone yet. I am doing a shirt in memory of a friend who lost a baby 13 years ago. With the race being on memorial weekend I thought it was a good way to remember her and her daughter.
Goals for this week:
1-Challenge goal- Continue to find friends in real life to join in with workouts and healthy food adventures.
2-Drink more water than soda.
3-Focus on getting workouts in this week even if its just something simple as wall pushups, squats and planks.
4-Spend time with the kids of an evening this working 7 day a week is taking a toll on me and I am sure them as well.
5-Make next Saturday fun and special for the kids and take them to do something fun. I work Friday night and all day on Sunday so since Saturday is open I want to make it count.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
I WILL
So after reading about it on Facebook and on every ones blogs I decided to check out what's beautiful. I am still trying to figure out the team part and challenges, but it looks like fun.
You post what your goal is when you create your profile and after some thinking I decided on my goal. I will do the 9-11 Stair Climb I read about it last year but missed out on the cutoff to register. This year I will do it even if I have to do it alone (although I can probably talk a friend or two in to doing this as its not a half marathon or obstacle course race!). But its something that does mean a lot to me and I am glad that there is events out there like this.
I thought about picking a half marathon but I have done one of those and know I can do another and how to train for it. I have never done a stair climb and know it will take more than just cardio and pounding out miles. It will take core strength and lots of leg muscles!
I will post more on this challenge as it goes along and as I figure out how to participate in the teams and such.
You post what your goal is when you create your profile and after some thinking I decided on my goal. I will do the 9-11 Stair Climb I read about it last year but missed out on the cutoff to register. This year I will do it even if I have to do it alone (although I can probably talk a friend or two in to doing this as its not a half marathon or obstacle course race!). But its something that does mean a lot to me and I am glad that there is events out there like this.
I thought about picking a half marathon but I have done one of those and know I can do another and how to train for it. I have never done a stair climb and know it will take more than just cardio and pounding out miles. It will take core strength and lots of leg muscles!
I will post more on this challenge as it goes along and as I figure out how to participate in the teams and such.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Wednesday Thoughts
Some random things that are running thru my head this week:
-My Fugitive Run is 18 days away. Last I posted I had a partner well she backed out. I may have cried a bit stressed a lot and by yesterday afternoon I had another partner (had one girl want to do but also backed out last minute). My new partner is signed up and paid her fees no backing out :)
-I have never met the girl I am doing the race with we had a mutual friend I sent her a facebook message out of the blue a couple weeks ago and since then have been messaging back and forth. She finally took the plunge and registered. She is way older than me but very much in to working out and being healthy. Hope that we meet once before race day but if not its all good. Did find out I work with her son at my second job ya small world.
-Seriously woke up this morning and had to lay there about 5 minutes to figure out what day of the week it was! 10 more days and I will have a partial day off :)
-Going to start working on getting up by 5 and get outside and get my cardio in. Its daylight enough by then I can be on our road and be seen and its also about the only time of day our road doesn't have lots of traffic.
-Got to work on upper body strength ALOT in the next 18 days.
-Still doing the clean eating challenge and also doing the sugar detox challenge this week. However don't look at what my breakfast of choice was today it isn't clean and its full of sugar. But lunch will be back on track!
-The Freezin for a Reason race was in January and I am still finding pink glitter in my car (I didn't drive my car the day of race) and finding it in the house here and there.. But I always smile when I see it as it brings back happy memories of the race and of the evening making the costume with one of my best friends.
-Really need to find some more local races to do and bite the bullet and sign up for the rock n roll half again.
-Use what few days I have off this month and do fun things with the boys. I get off at 8am next Saturday and I want to use the day to the fullest and take them for something fun and exciting. I have to go back to work on the 19th at 8am so can't be to wild.
-My Fugitive Run is 18 days away. Last I posted I had a partner well she backed out. I may have cried a bit stressed a lot and by yesterday afternoon I had another partner (had one girl want to do but also backed out last minute). My new partner is signed up and paid her fees no backing out :)
-I have never met the girl I am doing the race with we had a mutual friend I sent her a facebook message out of the blue a couple weeks ago and since then have been messaging back and forth. She finally took the plunge and registered. She is way older than me but very much in to working out and being healthy. Hope that we meet once before race day but if not its all good. Did find out I work with her son at my second job ya small world.
-Seriously woke up this morning and had to lay there about 5 minutes to figure out what day of the week it was! 10 more days and I will have a partial day off :)
-Going to start working on getting up by 5 and get outside and get my cardio in. Its daylight enough by then I can be on our road and be seen and its also about the only time of day our road doesn't have lots of traffic.
-Got to work on upper body strength ALOT in the next 18 days.
-Still doing the clean eating challenge and also doing the sugar detox challenge this week. However don't look at what my breakfast of choice was today it isn't clean and its full of sugar. But lunch will be back on track!
-The Freezin for a Reason race was in January and I am still finding pink glitter in my car (I didn't drive my car the day of race) and finding it in the house here and there.. But I always smile when I see it as it brings back happy memories of the race and of the evening making the costume with one of my best friends.
-Really need to find some more local races to do and bite the bullet and sign up for the rock n roll half again.
-Use what few days I have off this month and do fun things with the boys. I get off at 8am next Saturday and I want to use the day to the fullest and take them for something fun and exciting. I have to go back to work on the 19th at 8am so can't be to wild.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Weekly Chase
Well it is now May and time for a new challenge with the Weekly Chase this months challenge is bring a friend along
It's also a new month and Molly has a new challenge for us! It's called Bring a Friend Along. We want you to bring a friend into part of your goal making...whether it be for exercising, sanity, prayer partners, etc. We all know how important goal setting is...let's get our friends involved with us!
Last weeks goals were:
1-Challenge Goal continuing to spend time with the kids and hubby. It will be another long weekend of work have an auction Saturday and then supposed to work on the ambulance Saturday night. Did ok with this for the kids but my hubby worked late a few nights so I had lots of time with me and the kids.
2-Challenge goal work on the negative thoughts and turn them to positive.This has improved a lot and I have a couple friends that call me out on it if they hear me say something negative about myself.... I got a text late Saturday evening and it said by the way you were being negative again today... I hadn't realized it and had to scroll back thru the texts to see what they were talking about. This is something I need to continue to work on.
3-Drink less soda and more water. I am starting the clean eating challenge May 1 so I need to get soda gone again. Success.. I have been drinking unsweet tea instead of soda and more water. I did have a couple sodas this weekend while I was at work.
4-Get in 3 workouts this week its a month until my obstacle course race and I need to cram in workouts and cardio to be ready. Got in 3 lunch break walks this week! Not lots of miles but it was a start to getting back in the groove of doing it daily.
Goals for this week: On the bring a friend along well I am lost on this one. I don't have many friends and the ones I have aren't fitness conscious.... I did find a friend to do the obstacle course race with me which totally made my day on Friday!.
1-Stay away from the soda and continue to drink lots of water.
2-Bring my lunch daily and make clean healthy meals for dinners.
3-Get in at least 3-4 workouts on my lunch break this week
4-Do at least 2 workouts at home even if that means running around the yard with the kids.
5-Start figuring out what to wear for the race this month.
It's also a new month and Molly has a new challenge for us! It's called Bring a Friend Along. We want you to bring a friend into part of your goal making...whether it be for exercising, sanity, prayer partners, etc. We all know how important goal setting is...let's get our friends involved with us!
Last weeks goals were:
1-Challenge Goal continuing to spend time with the kids and hubby. It will be another long weekend of work have an auction Saturday and then supposed to work on the ambulance Saturday night. Did ok with this for the kids but my hubby worked late a few nights so I had lots of time with me and the kids.
2-Challenge goal work on the negative thoughts and turn them to positive.This has improved a lot and I have a couple friends that call me out on it if they hear me say something negative about myself.... I got a text late Saturday evening and it said by the way you were being negative again today... I hadn't realized it and had to scroll back thru the texts to see what they were talking about. This is something I need to continue to work on.
3-Drink less soda and more water. I am starting the clean eating challenge May 1 so I need to get soda gone again. Success.. I have been drinking unsweet tea instead of soda and more water. I did have a couple sodas this weekend while I was at work.
4-Get in 3 workouts this week its a month until my obstacle course race and I need to cram in workouts and cardio to be ready. Got in 3 lunch break walks this week! Not lots of miles but it was a start to getting back in the groove of doing it daily.
Goals for this week: On the bring a friend along well I am lost on this one. I don't have many friends and the ones I have aren't fitness conscious.... I did find a friend to do the obstacle course race with me which totally made my day on Friday!.
1-Stay away from the soda and continue to drink lots of water.
2-Bring my lunch daily and make clean healthy meals for dinners.
3-Get in at least 3-4 workouts on my lunch break this week
4-Do at least 2 workouts at home even if that means running around the yard with the kids.
5-Start figuring out what to wear for the race this month.
Friday, May 3, 2013
5 Question Friday
So it's Friday or at least that's what my calander and phone tell me. I am not sure what day if feels like.
It was warm and in the 80's on Wednesday and today its 35 and raining and parts of Missouri got quite a bit of snow last night. Bring on spring soon please.
1. What is your next home improvement goal? Having my hubby build his shop/garage so he can move all his junk out of our 3 car attached garage.. Then maybe just maybe I will get to park in there.
2. If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be? No religious texts (ie Bible, Quran, Torah, etc, etc)... Don't have much time to read these days but I would probably pick a book that has a series so you could have 2 or 3 to read over and over.
3. What is on top of your refrigerator? Dust I'm sure. We have cabinets right above the fridge and well there is a two inch gap between the two. Need to get the swiffer up there and dust. Our old house had all sorts of random things stored up there. Like my hubbys budweiser collector beer bottles and plastic beer cup things we got on our first anniversary concert we went to.
4. What are your favorite or most used phone apps? Facebook, weather, instagram, pintrest and my running/fitness apps.
5. What's the one thing you hate most about your spouses job? Not really anything I hate. Dislike the late nights some weeks, not enough money for the work and hours he puts in. But still really decent for our area.
I'm sure if he had to pick something about my jobs it would be me never being home.
It was warm and in the 80's on Wednesday and today its 35 and raining and parts of Missouri got quite a bit of snow last night. Bring on spring soon please.
1. What is your next home improvement goal? Having my hubby build his shop/garage so he can move all his junk out of our 3 car attached garage.. Then maybe just maybe I will get to park in there.
2. If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be? No religious texts (ie Bible, Quran, Torah, etc, etc)... Don't have much time to read these days but I would probably pick a book that has a series so you could have 2 or 3 to read over and over.
3. What is on top of your refrigerator? Dust I'm sure. We have cabinets right above the fridge and well there is a two inch gap between the two. Need to get the swiffer up there and dust. Our old house had all sorts of random things stored up there. Like my hubbys budweiser collector beer bottles and plastic beer cup things we got on our first anniversary concert we went to.
4. What are your favorite or most used phone apps? Facebook, weather, instagram, pintrest and my running/fitness apps.
5. What's the one thing you hate most about your spouses job? Not really anything I hate. Dislike the late nights some weeks, not enough money for the work and hours he puts in. But still really decent for our area.
I'm sure if he had to pick something about my jobs it would be me never being home.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Its MAY.... 24 Days!!!!!
Today is May 1st which means my big huge scary race is in 24 days!!!!!!!!!
I need to find some challenges to do this month to keep me motivated and to build more muscle.
I found an ab challenge on facebook that I will try.
Also doing a 30 day clean eating challenge on Facebook and a challenge for burning 500 calories each day in May with workouts. However not sure how I will do with that since I haven't figured out much about my new gamin yet.....
So if any readers know of any good challenges this month please let me know. I need to be busy and working out and keeping my mind off the scary race. If you want to see how scary it looks check them out on Facebook... The Fugitive Run.
Here are a few pictures from a pre event they held a few weeks ago to test out the course.
You jump off a rock cliff and in to water. This scares me in so many ways for one jumping off something high... In to deep water oh and fully clothed with heavy shoes....
Did not know there would be lots of swimming over long distances which really really freaks me out I haven't swam in YEARS and have never swam in open water like that. Hope its not really deep all the way but I've never been to the place this will be.
Oh and this would be electric fence strung across you crawl under while climbing up a hill.
I am open to any and all suggestions on how to train for that one. They have advertised over 200 obstacles and a hundred hills that have obstacles at the top of half of them..
Still haven't found anyone I know that is doing this race and looking at the pictures they are all super skinny fit people. Not your average everyday person. I am trying not to get freaked out or back out because I think it will be a good thing to try but I am worried that going alone I will be at a huge disadvantage on some obstacles where you need help. That along with me being only 5 foot tall already has me at a slight disadvantage.
I need to find some challenges to do this month to keep me motivated and to build more muscle.
I found an ab challenge on facebook that I will try.
Also doing a 30 day clean eating challenge on Facebook and a challenge for burning 500 calories each day in May with workouts. However not sure how I will do with that since I haven't figured out much about my new gamin yet.....
So if any readers know of any good challenges this month please let me know. I need to be busy and working out and keeping my mind off the scary race. If you want to see how scary it looks check them out on Facebook... The Fugitive Run.
Here are a few pictures from a pre event they held a few weeks ago to test out the course.
I am open to any and all suggestions on how to train for that one. They have advertised over 200 obstacles and a hundred hills that have obstacles at the top of half of them..
Still haven't found anyone I know that is doing this race and looking at the pictures they are all super skinny fit people. Not your average everyday person. I am trying not to get freaked out or back out because I think it will be a good thing to try but I am worried that going alone I will be at a huge disadvantage on some obstacles where you need help. That along with me being only 5 foot tall already has me at a slight disadvantage.
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