Starting to feel a little more grounded after being home for at least a day this week. Went running last night and did a quick and easy 4.5 miles (OK, maybe easy.,... quick is relative) and got a lot of things worked out in my head. I was all over the map yesterday with my thoughts and emotions so it helped to think it through and gain a little bit of clarity. I love running!
Tomorrow is a long run (10 miles) with 2 of my workers and boss who are also training for Chicago. I am getting it out of the way early and then meeting someone for brunch at my most favorite place in all of Charleston. Yes, another date. This whole dating thing is very tiring but I am accepting all setups from my friends and family and chalking it up to a social experiment. Perhaps I should start a new blog to outline the weird things these people say and do, such as a guy last week that retorted when I said I was training for a marathon to say, “Like that’s hard! I’ve done like four 5K’s before!” Amateur.
So, I am feeling good today. Last day of the month. Last day of the quarter. The office is abuzz. Beautiful weather outside. Pay day. I am wearing a new outfit.
Could life be better?
Friday, June 29, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Errrgrrggaggreekrkkkacpapppsttgnggspt!
I finally got home from Kansas City last night around 1:30 AM and I am TIRED. It has been nonstop! Luckily, I am in Charleston til I leave for San Diego next Saturday for a work conference. Then it all begins again- weeks upon weeks of travel ... with an 8 day vacation to the Dominican Republic... and MY BIRTHDAY...sprinkled in. I can make it!
Running lately?
Decent.
Have been following my Hal training plan while on the road and it really hasn't picked up yet- he even had a stepback week last weekend for the run long that was only 5 miles. What?!? Anyway- this weekend picks it up and things are going to get a little more difficult. I slept in this morning (much needed rest after a night at the blackjack tables on Tuesday) and I NEED, NEED, NEED to run tonight after it cools off. I am even sitting out on a night to the baseball game with the running club. I cannot be social EVERY night :)
I just looked back on my traveling schedule for the last 6 weeks and realized I hit the following cities.... Chicago, DC, Vancouver, Chicago, Phoenix, NYC, Philly, Boston, Kansas City... traveling almost 22,000 miles in this span! I am already Platinum on Delta again for NEXT year and U.S. Airways matched my Delta status as I have been flying them more too. Saaaaaaaaaaaaad.
Running lately?
Decent.
Have been following my Hal training plan while on the road and it really hasn't picked up yet- he even had a stepback week last weekend for the run long that was only 5 miles. What?!? Anyway- this weekend picks it up and things are going to get a little more difficult. I slept in this morning (much needed rest after a night at the blackjack tables on Tuesday) and I NEED, NEED, NEED to run tonight after it cools off. I am even sitting out on a night to the baseball game with the running club. I cannot be social EVERY night :)
I just looked back on my traveling schedule for the last 6 weeks and realized I hit the following cities.... Chicago, DC, Vancouver, Chicago, Phoenix, NYC, Philly, Boston, Kansas City... traveling almost 22,000 miles in this span! I am already Platinum on Delta again for NEXT year and U.S. Airways matched my Delta status as I have been flying them more too. Saaaaaaaaaaaaad.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Phew!
What a week! I flew into Louisville this afternoon from Boston to attend a wedding tomorrow (no, not mine David) and am recovering from a whirlwind few days earlier this week.
I am happy to report that I have stayed on my running schedule despite the craziness and travels- squeezing my run in yesterday among my other appointments. I am also happy to report that I went BACK to Macy's and totally went ballistic again with shopping. I picked out 3 more dresses, some skirts, perfume, shoes, etc. I finally opened my Macy's charge account and saved an extra 20%!! I wore a new wrap dress and a new "capelet" out last night and felt like a total rock star- especially when I ended up capping the night off with some bowling. The capelet is just adorable!
Tomorrow is my long run which I will do here in Louisville. I have quite a few options for running routes which is great! Variety!
Hope everyone has a stellar weekend... and yes I will be the one hiding from the bouquet toss festivities tomorrow night... HA!
I am happy to report that I have stayed on my running schedule despite the craziness and travels- squeezing my run in yesterday among my other appointments. I am also happy to report that I went BACK to Macy's and totally went ballistic again with shopping. I picked out 3 more dresses, some skirts, perfume, shoes, etc. I finally opened my Macy's charge account and saved an extra 20%!! I wore a new wrap dress and a new "capelet" out last night and felt like a total rock star- especially when I ended up capping the night off with some bowling. The capelet is just adorable!
Tomorrow is my long run which I will do here in Louisville. I have quite a few options for running routes which is great! Variety!
Hope everyone has a stellar weekend... and yes I will be the one hiding from the bouquet toss festivities tomorrow night... HA!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Boston Rocks!
Did a quick 4 miles along the Charles River with my boss this morn (he is also training for Boston). I say "quick" because lately I have been running all the miles around a 10:30/11 minute mile pace... and today we picked up the pace a bit and ran a 9:15/9:30 pace, capping off the last quarter mile at full sprint. It felt good to run a little faster as I have been not-so-concerned with my speed after starting Chicago training. Hmmm....variety is the spice of life!
You ladies will appreciate this... or even some of the guys ;)....
I went TOTALLY NUTS at Macy's last night! I spent several bills on new dresses, shirts, skirts, etc. Great deals too! I got a new LBD (little black dress duh) dress for my wedding in KY this weekend which I am totally pumped about. I felt like a kid in a candy store and for some crazy reason... everything I tried on fit and actually looked good! I wasn't even drunk!!! So, I am going back tonight for more and my boss is going with me to get some new suits. Sales are awesome!
ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
This week's travels...
Monday, June 18, 2007
It's Christmastime! And Santa is disguised as the FedEx man!
Hurray! I came home to work to find a huge box full of goodies from http://www.runningwarehouse.com/ (Yes, FREE 2 day shipping!)
My new loot includes:
- 24 pack of Orange GU
- Amphipod hydration belt
- 3 new running tank tops
- 2 sticks of BodyGlide
- A Running Warehouse CoolMax t-shirt and sweatshirt (combined price of both- $15... discounted because I spent so much)
- Free RW water bottle
ROCK ON!!!!!!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Another weird thing I noticed about myself today...
I was pumping gas today and realized I would NOT let it stop on anything other than a tenth of a dollar, like $25.40 or $19.80.I also became so increasingly fanatical about also getting it to stop on an even dollar or half dollar and finally gave in when it was like $28.50.
The weirdness continues....
Sunday loooooong run!
Today was my scheduled 7 mile long run (hell, in a couple of weeks- 7 miles will seem like nuthin'!) so I laced up and hit the road. My marathon training coworkers have been doing their long runs on Saturday mornings together so I am looking forward to getting back on their schedule when the travel slows down.
Speaking of...the wine tasting last night was awesome! I learned a lot about wine pairings and different types of wine that I would normally never try. I am anxious to show my skillz off at my next part-tay. The hosts were super awesome too! We capped off a fabulous night on the porch smoking some Cubans and enjoying the nice Charleston night.... already planning our next jaunt to Club Havana... perhaps Mendy and David can make it down sometime soon?!?!?
Alright, I need to get something off my chest. I am guilty- I did something horrible yesterday. I went to Walmart and picked out about 8 different greetings cards- Father's Day cards for all the men in my life, birthday cards, baby cards, etc. I put them underneath my pocketbook while I continued to shop and did not realize I forgot to pay for them until I got to my car in the parking lot. I did not know what to do!! I ended up not going back... am I a terrible person? (I also thought that I should have not been so cheap and gotten the $3.23 cards instead of the $.94 ones if I wasn't paying- HA!)
So today is gorgeous outside. I just threw on my bathing suit and plan to hit the pool. As I am writing this- I think I may head over to my parents' house to celebrate Father's Day and eat lunch and then hit their pool which is like 59 times bigger than mine. Yeeeeeeeeees. Pooooooooooool.
Happpy trails to everyone and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all you dads out there!!!!!!
Speaking of...the wine tasting last night was awesome! I learned a lot about wine pairings and different types of wine that I would normally never try. I am anxious to show my skillz off at my next part-tay. The hosts were super awesome too! We capped off a fabulous night on the porch smoking some Cubans and enjoying the nice Charleston night.... already planning our next jaunt to Club Havana... perhaps Mendy and David can make it down sometime soon?!?!?
Alright, I need to get something off my chest. I am guilty- I did something horrible yesterday. I went to Walmart and picked out about 8 different greetings cards- Father's Day cards for all the men in my life, birthday cards, baby cards, etc. I put them underneath my pocketbook while I continued to shop and did not realize I forgot to pay for them until I got to my car in the parking lot. I did not know what to do!! I ended up not going back... am I a terrible person? (I also thought that I should have not been so cheap and gotten the $3.23 cards instead of the $.94 ones if I wasn't paying- HA!)
So today is gorgeous outside. I just threw on my bathing suit and plan to hit the pool. As I am writing this- I think I may head over to my parents' house to celebrate Father's Day and eat lunch and then hit their pool which is like 59 times bigger than mine. Yeeeeeeeeees. Pooooooooooool.
Happpy trails to everyone and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all you dads out there!!!!!!
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Back in Charleston! Yeeehaw YALL
I know, I know... I did not blog this week. I am a bad, bad person. I did, however, travel to New York and Philly, deal with a lot of travel delays, lost luggage, and other assorted fun parts of my glamorous lifestyle.
On a happy note, I got a couple good runs in while in Philly, ran up the steps of the art museum several times, did my Rocky pose, screamed "YOOO ADRIAN" and kept running. Nothing out of the ordinary there. Came back late last night and had to tell my dinner date to push back our reservation til 9:30 PM due to canceled flights. Went on date and came to realization I did not like him either. Shouldn't a 40 year old man do his own laundry and not have his mom come pick it up and drop it off?? Don't even get me started.
So, tonight I am going to the wine tasting my friends are hosting. It is a good excuse to drink and be merry and feel like crap on my long run tomorrow night. Thankfully, I made it to my hairdresser this morning and am totally rocking my fresh highlights.
Well, my South Carolina running pal Mendy tagged me for "6 Random Facts about Myself" or something like that??
Here we go...
On a happy note, I got a couple good runs in while in Philly, ran up the steps of the art museum several times, did my Rocky pose, screamed "YOOO ADRIAN" and kept running. Nothing out of the ordinary there. Came back late last night and had to tell my dinner date to push back our reservation til 9:30 PM due to canceled flights. Went on date and came to realization I did not like him either. Shouldn't a 40 year old man do his own laundry and not have his mom come pick it up and drop it off?? Don't even get me started.
So, tonight I am going to the wine tasting my friends are hosting. It is a good excuse to drink and be merry and feel like crap on my long run tomorrow night. Thankfully, I made it to my hairdresser this morning and am totally rocking my fresh highlights.
Well, my South Carolina running pal Mendy tagged me for "6 Random Facts about Myself" or something like that??
Here we go...
1. I was a KY all star basketball player in high school but ended up going to college on an academic scholarship
2. My mom and I have the same birthday (July 18th!!! 32 shopping days left)
3. I dressed up in my friend’s mom’s clothes one night when I was 16 years old and bought beer in a gas station. My friend later that night tried the same thing, got busted, asked someone to buy it for her in the parking lot, and we got arrested when she put the beer in my car. I was grounded for months!
4. Seeing milk spilt on a table makes me gag
5. I was president of my sorority in college
6. I read the comics from the back page first towards the first page
I tag... everyone else that has not responded!
This pic makes me laugh- taken Tuesday night in Manhattan after a couple Irish car bombs and some sake. Yes, the guys in the pic are my boss and salesguy.
Wednesday morning was not pretty.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Hills??!?! In Central Park?!?! No way...
Damn, I feel great. I got into New York a little earlier than expected today after my fun visit to the dentist this morning to "repair" my crown. And by repair I mean he threw some crap on it and I don't come back til July 16th to get the temporary one put on again- and then 3 more weeks til I get my new permanent one. Why did I not just brush my teeth when I was 6 years old?!? Brush your teeth, kids. That is Tiff's advice for today.
OK, I am way off track. Totally awesome run in Central Park- I did 6.5 miles, had some fantastic scenery, and then came back to the hotel (one block away from the park- score!) for some abs and upper body strength training. I realized I was totally dehydrated and have since drank about 100 oz of water and I'm still going.
Yes, I feel good.
OK, I am way off track. Totally awesome run in Central Park- I did 6.5 miles, had some fantastic scenery, and then came back to the hotel (one block away from the park- score!) for some abs and upper body strength training. I realized I was totally dehydrated and have since drank about 100 oz of water and I'm still going.
Yes, I feel good.
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