Where's the Beach?

2 on Thursday - Running & Legs This morning the alarm went off terribly early (5:15). Part of me wanted to reset the alarm and just run later. But, we got out of bed and got ready in a fog of early morning sleepiness. Maybe it's for the best that way. Not awake enough to even balk at the idea of running at that hour. I am glad we got it done. It was already a very muggy 70 degrees at 5:40 am. Today I did have a harder time settling into a pace than I did on Tuesday. My legs felt pretty heavy, but that usually happens by Thursday. So it makes sense that our splits were all over the place. The first one was 9:48, then 9:08, then an 8:58 (which is nuts because that one included a no-joke hill) then slowed back to a 9:16. Talk about inconsistent. We sort of meandered a little off our usual route, this is how we came upon an unexpected hill...or three. And it's not the kind of hills you just power up quickly. Nope, these are those sneaky long inclines that never seem to e...

Hummus Quesadillas Last night I ended up using some of that Artichoke Hummus for quesadillas. I just spread it on some whole-wheat tortillas and topped with a small bit of Daiya Vegan Cheddar, spinach, and roasted red bell peppers. Yum.   We enjoyed the quesadillas while watching The Social Network. I had heard really great things about the movie, but I had no expectations. It was really pretty good though. Nothing exactly earth-shattering, but it kept my attention for the most part. Spring? No It's Summer Today was another almost summer-like day. We've sort of skipped spring and jumped right on into the beginning of summer with low 80's. I knew I wanted to get out for a run. But it was super windy, and did I mention 80 degrees? But the sunshine was calling my name. I couldn't imagine doing a workout indoors. Note to self, running when it's 80 degrees, gusting winds after taking a Zyrtec D = tough. I felt dehydrated from the get go even though I had been chu...

Hill Repeats and More Kickboxing This morning I got up to run again. I really didn't have the heart to run my usual route twice through (3 miles). Sometimes it just gets soooo boring. And, there is one stretch that is a steady incline (not steep mind you) that seems harmless on the first lap, but by the second lap it starts looking really steep. So, I decided to just do 1.5 miles as a warm up then do hill repeats. I did try to push myself and took the first lap at a faster pace. Oh, I have my crack...I mean heart rate monitor back. I did 20 second sprints up a hill then recovered and repeated 8 times and finished with another .5 miles It took right at 31 minutes to complete. Hill repeats have a way of sneaking up on you, or they do me. The first few sprints feel great, then I start feeling it the legs. I would say that I'll be sore tomorrow, but that's a given as I'm already sore. Today was rather stressful and busy at work. It was a long 9-hour day because we had ...