Friday Confessions

Here are my weekly confessions

1. I passed gas at Home Depot, and my in laws walked up right after and stood in it.

2. I ate the sticker off an apple.

3. I gripped a P for not brushing his teeth before bed, and I didn't brush mine the night before.

4. I hardly ever floss.

Fess up peeps!

Friday Confessions

Here are my weekly confessions

1. I passed gas at Home Depot, and my in laws walked up right after and stood in it.

2. I ate the sticker off an apple.

3. I gripped a P for not brushing his teeth before bed, and I didn't brush mine the night before.

4. I hardly ever floss.

Fess up peeps!

Goal time

Now that marathon season is over, I am finding that I need a new goal. These past few months without a goal I have found myself floundering when it comes to my running. My runs have been slower, shorter, and a bunch of junk miles. Nothing great, nothing to hard, and rarely pushing myself. Times need to change my friends.

One of my goals for this year is to PR in a 5K. I PR'ed in the half marathon distance earlier this year, and now I am ready to go for my speed goal. My goal into run a 5K later this summer in 23:00 or under. That will put me a little over a 7:30 mile, but I know that if I work hard I can do it. To be honest, this distance really scares me. I can run for miles at a nice and slow clip, and I am fine. I can do sprints all day long. As long as I can see the finish line and get a breather for a few seconds, I am good. This 5K distance is fun, but I am really wanting to put pressure on myself to PR. If I am being honest, I really want to finish in 21:00 minutes, but I am not sure if I can get to that pace this summer. But, I am going to bust my hump and try.

I am going to use Hal Higdon's advanced 5k training plan. That means lots of speed work, and lots of pain. It has one long run a week, but only one. This plan kind of scares me because I am worried about losing my fitness that comes with high mileage. I know it will be a major pain in the rump to get it back, but I know that establishing a faster base, it will benefit me in the long run to get a sub 4 hour marathon. Aww gripes, yes I just declared that there will be another marathon either late this year or early next year.

 

What fitness goals are you working to right now?

 

Body attack

A few Friday's ago, I hit up the gym after work. I didn't want to run because I was doing a long run on Saturday, so I started out on the elliptical, and after about 3 minutes I was bored out of my mind. I decided to try a class that was about to start called Body Attack, because I wanted to get my heart rate up and have so e fun in the process.

The class description was a bit vague, but I decided to try it out anyways. This was a big step for me because I am pretty hesitant to try new things and hardly every try new experiences by myself.

The class was a mix of 90's style exercises, (think lots of bouncing side to side, high knees, butt kicks) but my heart rate was wayyyyyy up, and I was sweating like a beast. There were some choreographed moves that I could not keep up with, and during the early part of the class I held back and told myself I looked so dumb, and felt like a douche. Yes, I know that's a horrible word but I felt so dumb and considered walking out. But, I decided to give the class a few more minutes and keep trying. As I looked around everyone else was having a great time bouncing, hopping, throwing there hands in the air and I was in the back with a sour face.

At that moment I decided to let go of my inhibitions and just have fun with it, even if I screwed up. The next thing I know, I am drenched in sweat, panting, and having a ball. It was an hour that took me out of my comfort zone, and away from my usual workouts. It was awesome!

Taking this class was a big stretch for me, and it has been great. I have gonea few more times, and after each class, I am exhausted, sweaty, and happy!

Have you changed your workouts recently? Have you tried anything new? How did that work out for you?

 

The Make Up Question

I have a question for all of you chicka's. Do you wear make up on a daily basis?

The reason that I ask is because I truly don't know. I wear make up to work, and that is pretty much the only time I wear it, unless we have a big event on the weekend.

The make up that I wear is pretty minimal. I use bare minerals and I only know how to do the basics. I don't line my eyes, or lips (do people still do that)? I wear bronzer and probably more blush than any respectable woman should in the day time. What can I say, I like really rosy cheeks. I also wear to much bronzer. Most days, my face and my neck are two different colors. I think its cool to look orange sometimes.

My mom wears make up every day.

I am a pretty casual person and unless I am at work, I tend to be in soccer shorts and a t-shirt. If we go out to dinner, P practically had to bribe me to put jeans on. Forget getting me in make up or out of the t-shirt.

What about you? Do you wear make up every day? Do you get dressed up on the weekends? Let me know.

Friday Confessions

Here are my weekly confessions

1.i kiss my dog on the lips.

2. I stole some m&ms from my co workers office when she went to the restroom.

3. I watched two seasons of the office in four days.

Fess up what did you do wrong this week?

Waking up with class

A few Saturday's ago, P had the opportunity to sleep in! While he slept, I piddled around the house and did some of my stuff. When I walked into the bedroom this is what I saw. And for the record, this happens almost daily.