Where's the Beach?

Day at the Track This weekend went by entirely too quickly, though, don't they all. Saturday I ended up waking up around 7 am. I was sitting on the computer watching the marathon training group run past my house (house is just about 9.5 miles into the race), even saw my running partner fly by. Of course this made me feel pretty lazy, so I geared up and headed out for a chilly, but great run. My goal was to do an easy 4 miles. I kept either ended up running with parts of the training group or sometimes opposite directions from them. I got plenty of weird looks like "um, you're going the wrong way" or "where'd she come from." I ended up meandering down towards the river, putting myself way over the intended miles, like double the miles. But I kept them much slower, which was really needed. So, 8 miles done. After the run, I spent some time stretching before getting ready for the day. We headed to Hot Springs to go to the race track with my sister an...

Race Recap I love that you guys take the time to share a fun fact or two as well. I love getting to know you better! Now, about that race...The weather couldn't have been much better. It was cloudy, which meant it was cooler. The wind did kick up unfortunately. That felt great at the end of the race, but made for a few long, hard stretches running into it. We got to the race site right at 6 pm to pick up our packets and goody bags. I forgot to take pics of the bags - but they were recyclable bags from Whole Foods. They will get tons of use in our household. Here are a pre-race picture of my sister and me. Isn't she too cute! We warmed up with an easy run then a few drills just to get the legs moving and nerves out. The race started at 7 pm on the dot. I knew what I needed to hit at each mile marker. Mile 1 I hit at 7:20, I was feeling great but that was just too fast for me; I knew it but kept going. I was feeling great, like flying. It's really the best I've felt run...

Workout Shakeup (or shift) Today I was itching to do weights even knowing that it'll be the insane high rep workout (2 sets of 18 reps). Guess that's what a good rest day will do for you. But, I'll behave myself and wait until tomorrow. I feel like I don't have too much to talk about since I'm not posting weights. My cardio will be a run, so that's not too exciting...or...it could be. I won't be running at lunch, it'll be after work. Yep, after work on a Friday?! What, no happy hour, no pizza, but a run. Serious crazy talk I know ;-) My sister is coming up to stay the night though. Very excited about that and should have pictures to post tomorrow. Fun Facts Friday So, I suppose I'll do Fun Facts Friday again. It seems like everyone enjoyed it, and I really enjoyed your fun facts (that's a hint to play along of course). I have a bizarre fear of wearing dresses (I wear them mind you) for fear that I'll come out of the bathroom with the ...