Three Things Thursday

Yay! It's my virtual Friday!!! Bring on the holiday weekend.........

1) We had a TNT track workout in 85º and sunshine and people showed up!!! WTF???? I tried telling them to not go out so fast but who listens to the coach??? By the third set most of the times were dramatically slower and the recovery portions longer. When will they learn???

2) I am down eight pounds in the Biggest Loser contest at work! This is almost becoming fun in a competitive way. I'm actually making good food choices because of the contest. Who knew?

3) I am going to make a conscious effort to get in my 64 fluid ounces of water each day! I have a water bottle at work, I'm bringing in G2 and I have a lemon to add some flavor. So now I expect to make more trips to the restroom, can I log them in my daily mileage???

Wednesday's Why????

I will not complain about the weather, I will not complain about the weather, I will not complain about the weather!!!

As Nelly once said, "it's getting hot in here".........

Another warm day and I missed my early morning run due to early meetings at work!!! Now I'll have to brave the heat and get in some slower miles.

Why is it that I can run 26.2 miles but hate walking 3/4 miles to the grocery store?

I've come to the conclusion that I am walking around constantly dehydrated. I was talking to a friend and it dawned on me that I didn't have any fluids during the day at work!!!

Give me some ideas to get fluids in me! They won't let me drink beer at work,, the MAN always wants to keep me down..........

It's Gittin' Hot in Here..........

We are having some gorgeous weather and I want to be out in it constantly!

I'm talking about temps in the eighties for a lunchtime run!!!!! No, I'm getting my runs in before work and it is absolutely beautiful that time of morning. Now mind you, I'm not a real morning person but it's a great way for me to clear my head and get energized for the work day.

We had our last TNT team training run for the group doing one of our local events in Traverse City, Michigan. It never fails as the season comes to an end the team gets smaller and I get to keep everyone together and we talk about everything that transpired over the season.

Hey, I'll actually be able to sleep in on Saturdays and stay up later than the ten year old neighbor girl! I'm really finding sleep to be a value commodity in my training....

Does anyone else get more than seven hours of sleep?

I'll be one of the coaches on the course next Saturday in Traverse City, trying to inspire the participants to glory. This will be my one and only event for 2010, so I'm going to make the most of it and probably do a lot more miles than normal.

Okay, time to get out and work on my tan..............

Three Things Thursday

1) The weather is forecast to be Summer-like in the high-five state. That's sunshine and blue skies and a chance to work on my tan for the next week!

2) We had an awesome track workout yesterday with alumni form different years coming out to get in on the fun. It was a little warm and I could see their times starting to slow, so being the good coach, we cut the session short and didn't run the last 400. Boy, I'm too nice to them.........

3) I'm thinking of strategically scheduling some rest and relaxation vacations days for the summer. I'm talking about going to the park and running, cycling and picnicking. I'm going to try and enjoy as much of the summer as possible. Is that Christmas decoration in the Macy's window???

Wednesday's Why????????

Our local area has the pleasure of having quite a few specialized running stores that really help the running community. One of those shops is the Hanson's Running Shop where we hold our Team in Training clinics.

They also oversee group training runs and speedwork sessions for runners of all abilities!

So last night I just happened to have a open time slot in my busy schedule and decided to join in on the fun of speedwork!

So, there lies my question of the day, 'what the hell was I thinking?'.....................

Why did I have the need to punish myself and run like I was in shape???

Actually is was almost fun and I got an opportunity to see a bunch of older running friends that I hadn't seen in months. It is truly amazing what we'll go through to shave a few seconds or minutes off of our race times.

On another note, I noticed that Nathans sells 'Power Shower Refreshing Wipes', aren't those called 'Baby Wipes'.......

Weekend Recap

Okay, I know that today is Tuesday but Monday was a complete bust for me!

Remind me to never party with my TNT teams, oh my aching head!!!!!

Finally got out to a Detroit Tigers baseball game and it was a terrible game. The Red Sox had two runs before we had sat in our seats. I'm amazed at the number of people that bring cameras to baseball games. I forgot mine, stupid me.........

Saturday was one of the last group runs for my spring team and the beginning of the Fall 2010 team. Here's a photo of Sandy's group of newbies.

The interesting thing about this photo is the blue sky and sunshine. We've been having rain and wind almost every weekend!

It still makes me smile to see the looks on the faces of the newbies when they have their first group run. Now I remember why I come back each year.

Okay, I need a nap! I wonder how many brain cells did I kill????????????

Weekend Recap

Okay, I know that today is Tuesday but Monday was a complete bust for me!

Remind me to never party with my TNT teams, oh my aching head!!!!!

Finally got out to a Detroit Tigers baseball game and it was a terrible game. The Red Sox had two runs before we had sat in our seats. I'm amazed at the number of people that bring cameras to baseball games. I forgot mine, stupid me.........

Saturday was one of the last group runs for my spring team and the beginning of the Fall 2010 team. Here's a photo of Sandy's group of newbies.

The interesting thing about this photo is the blue sky and sunshine. We've been having rain and wind almost every weekend!

It still makes me smile to see the looks on the faces of the newbies when they have their first group run. Now I remember why I come back each year.

Okay, I need a nap! I wonder how many brain cells did I kill????????????