My marathon is on Halloween, which is about 3 weeks away. I have a different feeling about this one that I did my first one. Things are going well as far as training and I'm pretty sure that I will make it to race day without having any injuries but this has come at a price.. weight gain.
When I signed up for the Marine Corps Marathon I decided to suck it up and go 'down' to a Novice III program from Hal Higdon instead of the Advanced I that I did before. My main reasoning was because Novice III had me running 3 days a week as opposed to 5 and it had me training longer (24 weeks instead of 18). This meant that I would have less wear and tear on my legs and I would get to rest them more. What I didn't realize was that it would mean essentially mean that I was doing steady state cardio for 4 months on top of not having as much time to workout due to my crazy schedule.
Hence, 6 lbs. I weigh more than I have in years and I'm highly disturbed by this. At this point, I have 3 weeks of training left and I am injury free so I don't want to start doing all kinds of crazy intense plyo to get the weight off. I just want to make it through the marathon and then I am going back to plyo, intervals, weights, and running 5 days a week. I can't wait to get back into it. I'm sorry to say no more marathons for a long while. I will be doing some halfs but those are manageable. I may be hanging up my marathon shoes.. it kind of makes me feel like a failure to say that but then again it's not too shabby to run 26.2 miles twice, 20 miles 4 times, 18 miles 3 times, over 15... countless.. 13.1.. pssshhhtt.. that's nothing.
I will let you know how MCM goes.. I suspect I will be just fine.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
No Time
I haven't blogged in a long time... why? Because I have no time. Having a full time and a part time job becomes quite the time sucker. I don't have time to cut my grass or do any of those other necessary 'around the house' things. I had to have someone cut my grass for me yesterday (it looks f-ing AMAZING.. I LOVE a good edge).
This past weekend I drove up to Virginia Beach to run the Rock N Roll half marathon. It kind of coincided with my week in my full marathon training schedule that had a half marathon training run. The trip was pretty uneventful. I missed the post race concert of Pat Benetar because of parking issues and managed to hear all of her best hits from my car on the Blvd. I might as well have had my Ipod in.. sheesh. The run went well I guess... I'm never really happy with my performance. Overall I finished in 1:50:15 which equals out to 8:25 per mile. I wanted 1:45:00 but my stupid legs just wouldn't go that fast. I just got my email about my race photos which I am always excited about to see if they got my infamous 'disney' pose.. the answer is NO. Not only did they NOT get my disney pose.. they hardly got me at all. I had 3 crappy images of me at the finish line and that's it. I saw NO photgraphers along the course whatsoever.. come'on people! This is what I got:
Where's WALDO??? There were two others but this was the 'best' one. I'm sorry but that's lame. I paid 85.00 for this shizz and I DIDN'T get to see Pat Benetar and I didn't get any race photos. I did get a cute medal and Shannon, Josh, and Nate managed to get some pretty good photos of Me, Sarah, and Nancy post-race.
Overall we all ROCKED the Rock N Roll half marathon. It was Nancy and Sarahs first experience with the half marathon. Awesome job ladies!
Full marathon training is at it's peak.. meaning 20 mile runs. I have one set for tomorrow. Me, a treadmill, some gummy bears, and gatorade. Sit back folks, I'm going to be here for a while.
That's all for now.. toodalooo
This past weekend I drove up to Virginia Beach to run the Rock N Roll half marathon. It kind of coincided with my week in my full marathon training schedule that had a half marathon training run. The trip was pretty uneventful. I missed the post race concert of Pat Benetar because of parking issues and managed to hear all of her best hits from my car on the Blvd. I might as well have had my Ipod in.. sheesh. The run went well I guess... I'm never really happy with my performance. Overall I finished in 1:50:15 which equals out to 8:25 per mile. I wanted 1:45:00 but my stupid legs just wouldn't go that fast. I just got my email about my race photos which I am always excited about to see if they got my infamous 'disney' pose.. the answer is NO. Not only did they NOT get my disney pose.. they hardly got me at all. I had 3 crappy images of me at the finish line and that's it. I saw NO photgraphers along the course whatsoever.. come'on people! This is what I got:
Where's WALDO??? There were two others but this was the 'best' one. I'm sorry but that's lame. I paid 85.00 for this shizz and I DIDN'T get to see Pat Benetar and I didn't get any race photos. I did get a cute medal and Shannon, Josh, and Nate managed to get some pretty good photos of Me, Sarah, and Nancy post-race.
Overall we all ROCKED the Rock N Roll half marathon. It was Nancy and Sarahs first experience with the half marathon. Awesome job ladies!
Full marathon training is at it's peak.. meaning 20 mile runs. I have one set for tomorrow. Me, a treadmill, some gummy bears, and gatorade. Sit back folks, I'm going to be here for a while.
That's all for now.. toodalooo
Friday, August 20, 2010
Berry-tarian
Hi my name is Jeanette; I LOVE strawberries and I hoard them. If I am at a wedding, a party, a dinner and there are strawberries present.. you can bet that I am there taking them and going back for seconds. Strawberries as a garnish are also subject to my obsession, once upon a time I took strawberries off of the top of a wedding cake (in my defense I was too enticed by the strawberries to notice that the white chocolate box that housed them was the cake.. and I LOVE cake!).
I have come the decision that I could very well be a Berrytarian. I could eat nothing but berries all day (this includes raspberries, blackberries as well but strawberries are my all time favorite). I'd probably have to work in some protein shakes, but that's cool because I can make them with strawberries.
Now, imagine my happiness when I got a job working at a hotel only to find that this place has a seemingly endless supplies of strawberries, even outside of strawberry season (also known as HELL). I can walk into our cafeteria and find a huge bowl of strawberries just sitting there for the taking. Chocolate covered strawberries constantly habitate the dessert fridge and they call my name. I always pretend like I am going to share the chocolate covered ones with Elizabeth, but she's not quick enough on the draw and I eat 5 and she eats 1. Often I will be eating my lunch and a huge tray loaded with bowls of strawberries and blueberries (I forgot to mention those above) will appear out the kitchen with rays of light from God (or Chef Paul). At that time I make an immediate move to stake my claim; I am always the first up but that COULD be because I knock people over on the way to be first. I find this normal, however I've discovered that other people do not. Apparently not everyone thinks that strawberries are the most delicious and wonderful fruit ever to be in existence in the Universe. Yes UNIVERSE! And not everyone thinks you should take all of the strawberries, and not everyone thinks that getting your turn at the strawberries is worthy of running people over.. what terrorists!
Also, I have found that it's not normal for people to imagine that somewhere in the hotel there is a large room filled with nothing but strawberries and to daydream about finding that room and eating them like this:
In reality they would be more smashed all over my face but I couldn't find a picture to depict this, note to readers DO NOT google images for 'strawberry face' it is not fruit related and it is not pretty.
I don't know what I was robbed of in my childhood to make me love strawberries so much. I also always feel like I DESERVE the strawberries more than anybody else and that I have a right to take as many as I want.
If I could only find that secret room here at the hotel... I'd eat my pay in strawberries and probably stay relatively thin. I suspect that soon I will get lured to this 'room' only to find my family, friends, and people who have been trampled by me waiting with letters about how much they love me.. they will say what they have to say and then I will say what I have to say.
I have come the decision that I could very well be a Berrytarian. I could eat nothing but berries all day (this includes raspberries, blackberries as well but strawberries are my all time favorite). I'd probably have to work in some protein shakes, but that's cool because I can make them with strawberries.
Now, imagine my happiness when I got a job working at a hotel only to find that this place has a seemingly endless supplies of strawberries, even outside of strawberry season (also known as HELL). I can walk into our cafeteria and find a huge bowl of strawberries just sitting there for the taking. Chocolate covered strawberries constantly habitate the dessert fridge and they call my name. I always pretend like I am going to share the chocolate covered ones with Elizabeth, but she's not quick enough on the draw and I eat 5 and she eats 1. Often I will be eating my lunch and a huge tray loaded with bowls of strawberries and blueberries (I forgot to mention those above) will appear out the kitchen with rays of light from God (or Chef Paul). At that time I make an immediate move to stake my claim; I am always the first up but that COULD be because I knock people over on the way to be first. I find this normal, however I've discovered that other people do not. Apparently not everyone thinks that strawberries are the most delicious and wonderful fruit ever to be in existence in the Universe. Yes UNIVERSE! And not everyone thinks you should take all of the strawberries, and not everyone thinks that getting your turn at the strawberries is worthy of running people over.. what terrorists!
Also, I have found that it's not normal for people to imagine that somewhere in the hotel there is a large room filled with nothing but strawberries and to daydream about finding that room and eating them like this:
In reality they would be more smashed all over my face but I couldn't find a picture to depict this, note to readers DO NOT google images for 'strawberry face' it is not fruit related and it is not pretty.
I don't know what I was robbed of in my childhood to make me love strawberries so much. I also always feel like I DESERVE the strawberries more than anybody else and that I have a right to take as many as I want.
If I could only find that secret room here at the hotel... I'd eat my pay in strawberries and probably stay relatively thin. I suspect that soon I will get lured to this 'room' only to find my family, friends, and people who have been trampled by me waiting with letters about how much they love me.. they will say what they have to say and then I will say what I have to say.
Monday, August 16, 2010
I'm BIG
Do you remember watching the Tom Hanks movie Big when you were growing up? I loved that movie. I think it was one of the first movies I saw that gave me an impression of what it would be like to be an adult and have a job. It was so cool that he got to go meetings, use a computer, sit in a cubicle, then have an office. He had to review reports, play with silly string, jump around on a big piano.... what a wonderful view of corporate America.
I realized a little while ago that this has become the point in life that I am at. Now I regularly use words like 'phone conference', 'meetings', and 'reports' and to be honest, I'm kind of disappointed. I remember when I couldn't wait to be able to use a computer for something. I literally used to keep a picture of a keyboard in my closet and I would pretend type on it because I thought typing was the coolest thing you could do. Now I type all the time (duh) but it doesn't seem as important as it did back then. I let corporate America sneak up on me uneventfully and I think it's kind of sad. I've done all those things (minus the big piano) that Tom Hanks did in Big. I've reviewed reports, gone to meetings, used a computer, had a cubicle and most of the time, I had no idea what the fuck I was doing, just like Hanks. In time, though, I've grown and I've learned and now I often do know what the fuck I am doing. I kind of miss that feeling of being excited to type on stupid magazine picture of a keyboard. I miss that feeling of importance because I had to go to a meeting (please don't make me speak though or else you'll know that I'm full of shit). Now I just do these things on a daily basis. I've become the corporate schmuck that Tom Hanks worked with in the movie. How do I go back to being Tom Hanks, and what was his name in that movie??? I could google it yes.. but I don't want to. I'm off to print out my color, glossy picture of a keyboard to hang on my wall.
That post made me think of this... and it made me laugh
I realized a little while ago that this has become the point in life that I am at. Now I regularly use words like 'phone conference', 'meetings', and 'reports' and to be honest, I'm kind of disappointed. I remember when I couldn't wait to be able to use a computer for something. I literally used to keep a picture of a keyboard in my closet and I would pretend type on it because I thought typing was the coolest thing you could do. Now I type all the time (duh) but it doesn't seem as important as it did back then. I let corporate America sneak up on me uneventfully and I think it's kind of sad. I've done all those things (minus the big piano) that Tom Hanks did in Big. I've reviewed reports, gone to meetings, used a computer, had a cubicle and most of the time, I had no idea what the fuck I was doing, just like Hanks. In time, though, I've grown and I've learned and now I often do know what the fuck I am doing. I kind of miss that feeling of being excited to type on stupid magazine picture of a keyboard. I miss that feeling of importance because I had to go to a meeting (please don't make me speak though or else you'll know that I'm full of shit). Now I just do these things on a daily basis. I've become the corporate schmuck that Tom Hanks worked with in the movie. How do I go back to being Tom Hanks, and what was his name in that movie??? I could google it yes.. but I don't want to. I'm off to print out my color, glossy picture of a keyboard to hang on my wall.
That post made me think of this... and it made me laugh
Sunday, August 15, 2010
More new stuff in life
Soooo I found someone to be my roommate ( I hope). This is another new venture for me, besides Amber I haven't really had a roommate before. I'm taking it all in stride, of course this means I have to move a bunch of furniture around my house. Essshhh. Ok really I'm kind of nervous, but she seems cool. Let's hope it worked out.
I ran 17 miles yesterday (Saturday). On a whim I decided to do this in my neighborhood. I can comfortably run 8 miles without having to pass my house too much. This time I had to pass my house about 4 times. It was tough but I kind of enjoyed being close to home. I put my gummy bears and G2 on my porch so that I could refill when I passed by.
People always want to know how my run went. I understand this is a question of interest in what I am doing but really? How can you gauge running 17 miles? How does it go well? How does it not hurt? I hate it when I am 15 miles in and I pass by some person walking and I'm grunting and panting. I know they think that I'm weak and I'm slow and I just want to yell at them "I'VE RUN 15 MILES ASSHOLE, STOP JUDGING ME!!!". I never do because I'm just delirious and insane. I remember during my last marathon training I had this point where I had run out of gummy bears, my G2 was running dry, and I started to have shooting ankle pains. Like any normal person I started speaking into a pretend dictaphone as if I were writing my own memoir. How I would love to actually have that recording now. I wouldn't share it with you, but I would listen and laugh at myself. It was after that run that I learned to hide my gummies and G2 along the way for refills so I didn't get all Into the Wild again.
In a few weeks I will be running the Virgnia Beach Half Marathon. Pat Benetar and REO speedwagon will perform in the post race party. I hope it's not nearly as boring as the Myrtle Beach half marathon post race party. Marathoners are a bunch of BORES, that party was a 1 out 10 on a scale of fun where 10 is the most fun... and it had free beer and food!
Anyway, that's all for now. It's late and I have to go to bed. I have to teach bootcamp in the morning. I'm not spell checking this blog either so deal with it.
I ran 17 miles yesterday (Saturday). On a whim I decided to do this in my neighborhood. I can comfortably run 8 miles without having to pass my house too much. This time I had to pass my house about 4 times. It was tough but I kind of enjoyed being close to home. I put my gummy bears and G2 on my porch so that I could refill when I passed by.
People always want to know how my run went. I understand this is a question of interest in what I am doing but really? How can you gauge running 17 miles? How does it go well? How does it not hurt? I hate it when I am 15 miles in and I pass by some person walking and I'm grunting and panting. I know they think that I'm weak and I'm slow and I just want to yell at them "I'VE RUN 15 MILES ASSHOLE, STOP JUDGING ME!!!". I never do because I'm just delirious and insane. I remember during my last marathon training I had this point where I had run out of gummy bears, my G2 was running dry, and I started to have shooting ankle pains. Like any normal person I started speaking into a pretend dictaphone as if I were writing my own memoir. How I would love to actually have that recording now. I wouldn't share it with you, but I would listen and laugh at myself. It was after that run that I learned to hide my gummies and G2 along the way for refills so I didn't get all Into the Wild again.
In a few weeks I will be running the Virgnia Beach Half Marathon. Pat Benetar and REO speedwagon will perform in the post race party. I hope it's not nearly as boring as the Myrtle Beach half marathon post race party. Marathoners are a bunch of BORES, that party was a 1 out 10 on a scale of fun where 10 is the most fun... and it had free beer and food!
Anyway, that's all for now. It's late and I have to go to bed. I have to teach bootcamp in the morning. I'm not spell checking this blog either so deal with it.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Bootcampin It
I started instructing my first bootcamp on Monday and let me tell you.. it's tough to gauge how much someone you don't know likes or dislikes the level at which you are kicking their ass.
Since Monday I've gone back and forth hoping that they appreciated it and they are sore but not so sore that they never want to come back. Have I ever told you all that I tend to worry about anything and EVERYTHING???
Tonight is day 2 for this week. I hope see all 7 people return but I would be happy with the original 5 who signed up for the month. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
NEXT weekend I am hosting a free meetup bootcamp in Goose Creek for all ladies who would like to attend. It's at 9:15 a.m. at a park in Crowfield (have I already blogged this? It sounds really familiar!) If you're interested send me an email at fitlowcountry@gmail.com. I also have a website that I've created. Please don't be appalled at my website building (or lack thereof) abilities. I HAVE LIMITED TIME PEOPLE SO BACK OFF! (www.fitlowcountry.com, you can click on ads there too but I found out that I don't get paid until I have $100.00 worth of clicking. Right now I'm at $10.00 so I'm not holding my breath)
New random subject:
Today is grocery list day. Wednesday is the day that all the stores come out with new sales.. how frikkin' exciting! I have a list for Publix and a list for Harris Teeter. I'd like to give a big shout out to Bi-Lo for having NOTHING TO OFFER THIS WEEK! I do have .05 off my next purchase of gas though *Fist Bump*. It looks like it will be Harris Teeter London Broil and Ground Turkey on the menu this week. What healthy recipes shall I conjure up?? Sheesh.. who knows!
Since Monday I've gone back and forth hoping that they appreciated it and they are sore but not so sore that they never want to come back. Have I ever told you all that I tend to worry about anything and EVERYTHING???
Tonight is day 2 for this week. I hope see all 7 people return but I would be happy with the original 5 who signed up for the month. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
NEXT weekend I am hosting a free meetup bootcamp in Goose Creek for all ladies who would like to attend. It's at 9:15 a.m. at a park in Crowfield (have I already blogged this? It sounds really familiar!) If you're interested send me an email at fitlowcountry@gmail.com. I also have a website that I've created. Please don't be appalled at my website building (or lack thereof) abilities. I HAVE LIMITED TIME PEOPLE SO BACK OFF! (www.fitlowcountry.com, you can click on ads there too but I found out that I don't get paid until I have $100.00 worth of clicking. Right now I'm at $10.00 so I'm not holding my breath)
New random subject:
Today is grocery list day. Wednesday is the day that all the stores come out with new sales.. how frikkin' exciting! I have a list for Publix and a list for Harris Teeter. I'd like to give a big shout out to Bi-Lo for having NOTHING TO OFFER THIS WEEK! I do have .05 off my next purchase of gas though *Fist Bump*. It looks like it will be Harris Teeter London Broil and Ground Turkey on the menu this week. What healthy recipes shall I conjure up?? Sheesh.. who knows!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
New Venture
Well tomorrow starts my first official bootcamp class here in Goose Creek. As of now I have 5 women signed up. I've been obsessing, writing workouts, re-writing workouts, practicing workouts, obsessing. I'm feeling more confident now though.
I just put every piece of workout equipment in my car. I think that I will probably be getting worse gas mileage from all the weights, this could affect my 35.00 a week gas budget.
Anyway, if you want to come by and try out my bootcamp go to www.charlestonpersonaltrainer.net and sign up for a free one. I am also having a free weekend meetup bootcamp on 8/7/2010 in the park in Crowfield Plantation. I think it's for Ladies only as is my weekday bootcamp. Sorry dudes... no wieners allowed. You can find that RSVP at www.meetup.com, look for meetups in Goose Creek.
So the coupon-ing is going ok.. my buy of the week is .50 cent milk from Publix. I have to go tomorrow and get 2 cartons. On sale for 2.50 with a 2.00 off coupon... WHAT??? I haven't been too great with the budget overall. I've stuck to the grocery budget + 10.00. But I've been a little frivolous this week in preparation for bootcamp. I'm going to feel it next week. The gas budget is right on par but that's because I do the same thing every day.
Back to work tomorrow... bleh!!! Not that I don't like work I just want to get paid for sitting on my couch instead.
I have to go now and turn off the sprinklers. I have a bad habit of leaving them on all night.
Maybe next I will post about my lack of triathlon training and my complete hatred for biking...
PS. CLICK ON MY ADS... come back tomorrow and click some more. I am up to 3.98.. I'd like to at least get a chick fil a combo out of this nonsense. CLICKIE CLICKIE..
I just put every piece of workout equipment in my car. I think that I will probably be getting worse gas mileage from all the weights, this could affect my 35.00 a week gas budget.
Anyway, if you want to come by and try out my bootcamp go to www.charlestonpersonaltrainer.net and sign up for a free one. I am also having a free weekend meetup bootcamp on 8/7/2010 in the park in Crowfield Plantation. I think it's for Ladies only as is my weekday bootcamp. Sorry dudes... no wieners allowed. You can find that RSVP at www.meetup.com, look for meetups in Goose Creek.
So the coupon-ing is going ok.. my buy of the week is .50 cent milk from Publix. I have to go tomorrow and get 2 cartons. On sale for 2.50 with a 2.00 off coupon... WHAT??? I haven't been too great with the budget overall. I've stuck to the grocery budget + 10.00. But I've been a little frivolous this week in preparation for bootcamp. I'm going to feel it next week. The gas budget is right on par but that's because I do the same thing every day.
Back to work tomorrow... bleh!!! Not that I don't like work I just want to get paid for sitting on my couch instead.
I have to go now and turn off the sprinklers. I have a bad habit of leaving them on all night.
Maybe next I will post about my lack of triathlon training and my complete hatred for biking...
PS. CLICK ON MY ADS... come back tomorrow and click some more. I am up to 3.98.. I'd like to at least get a chick fil a combo out of this nonsense. CLICKIE CLICKIE..
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