Tuesday I couldn’t get out of bed so I waited until after work to run. Unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate with me and it was POURING when I got home. I decided to scrap my hill repeat workout in favor of a 4 miler on the ‘mill. I decided to try and increase speed every mile and end with the last mile under 10:00. I succeeded! (Woo-Woo!) Despite my legs feeling a bit heavy I went for it:
Mile 1 10:47; Mile 2 10:31; Mile 3 10:10; Mile 3 – 3.5 9:52/3.5 – 4 9:30!
There was a very lanky, very runnerish looking guy next to me probably running twice as fast with half the effort BUT I made it! I think having President Obama giving his address to Congress helped keep my mind distracted.
After the run, I decided to give Jillian’s 30-Day Shred a try. I thought, 20 minutes can’t be that bad right?! WRONG! Wowza, that little 20 minute workout packs a big punch. I made it through the 20 minute workout okay but I was dripping with sweat, probably a mixture of running sweat and shred sweat. I will definitely be using this video again. If that is what level 1 is like, I’m scared for level 3! Double workout #1!
Yesterday, I had to be AT work by 6:45am and around midnight decided that getting up at 4:30am to swim was not going to happen. PLUS, the Shred and run left me mighty sore. My work day was great, busy but productive. One of those days where I was flying around 100 miles a minute, traveling to meetings and working non-stop. Those days make the work hours fly by—that’s the best part!
Last night was our February PDX runner (and Julianne, who is now an honorary PDX’er with all her work travel) meetup! She told us her really exciting news! She was accepted to be a participant in the Hope Runs 777 Challenge…7 Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 Weeks! All I can say is WOW! She is running for a charity that benefits AIDS orphans in Africa. This challenging event will also break a world record if all goes according to plan. Julianne has a hefty sum of money to raise for her journey but we all know she can do it. We were brainstorming fundraising activities last night. Sometime in the next year, there might be some sort of silent auction/raffle in PDX to help support her cause. We will be brainstorming…
Speaking of brainstorming…we all decided that we need a better name for our little running group! We haven’t come up with anything yet but here are a few I came up with, what do ya think groupies? Our group keeps expanding too, I love it, we have Cindy join us last night! She's super nice and has amazing taste in footwear!
RoadBlazers (Actually, Julianne came up with this one)
TechRunners
Foot loose and flying feet
Chicks & Dicks with Kicks
This morning I started off the day with a pokey-ish 5 miles. I was supposed to do 5 miles @ tempo pace (which for me is about 9:50-10:15)…I ended up bouncing around with the speed a lot and had to take a walk break at 2.5 miles (I was superduper thirsty!). I finished in 52:40 which isn’t horrible but not a tempo run really. Then, I met up with HTC and did an hour spin class. I haven’t been to spinning in ages so I KNOW I will be sore tomorrow! If I’m not totally dead tonight I’ll try to Shred again and it’s my night to take the Zoe-dog for a long walk.
Now that I’ve wasted several minutes working on this post, I best get back to the grind.
GOOD LUCK to racer Julianne this weekend as she completes the Napa Marathon! The PDX crew will be there in spirit cheering along with the ROHO's!
26 comments:
Oh the doubles. Death to me. So excited for SD!
I am fond of Chicks & Dicks with Kicks!!!! lol
Nice job on all the workouts!!! No wonder you're so sore!!! Doubles will be my life from now until SD!!!
I hear you on the Shred. I wanted to punch that B in the face when she said "Come on! I have 400 lb contestants that do this" GAH! It's killer!
Nice job on the progressive negative split four miler! Sounds like you've been doing a LOT with the running, shredding, and spinning...and long work days. Great job keeping up with everything. The PDX group, whatever its name may become, looks like lots of fun!
Love the blogger meet up pics! The chicks & dicks name is pretty funny. I think I have to check out this Shred DVD since everyone keeps talking about it!
And yes, I am definitely planning to do the Nike Half and am pretty sure I will do CIM.
sounds like you've been a busy chica! all that fun. great runs, and i know that spin class will do the job.
btw, i posted my training plan today so you can download it if you want a copy.
Those are serious double workout days! Yay you! And how much fun to have a blogger meet up like that. I want to visit Portland!!
CDK??? I kind of love it. Seriously.
CDK i say that has to be the name. How fun that your group is growing and way to go on getting in the miles!
not the cdk! no!
*just died*
LOL! c&d+k has my vote! not to be confused with the running group chicks with dicks and kicks...
I love that you have a cool Pacific Northwest running group! I'm totally jealous!
I vote fot C&DwK!
Jillian rocks!!! I need to get that for post-baby time! :)
Awesome workouts!!!!!
I like C&D+K too!
Roadblazers sound sooo boring compared with Chicks and Dicks with Kicks. Not Chicks WITH Dicks, of course! Cindy is hilarious!
OMG, the blogger meet up was so fun and so was the Carlyle!!! I loved it. AND, thank you so much for the support. I LOVE PDX bloggers!! Although, Maritza just threatened me and told me I am a ROHO forever so... But I love being an honorary PDX'r. Hehe.
Oh and great job with all the running and workouts!!!
I think it is so cool that you have a PDX runner meetup! I am jealous over here.
Love the blog layout!! :)
I REALLY want to try the SHRED video. I love Jillian.
Yay for doubles!
Isn't the Shred awesome? I love it! Have you tried Jillian's No More Trouble Zones? That's good, too!
great job on the double workouts! Also, everyone loves this Jillian Shred... I must try soon.
I vote: Chicks & Dicks with Kicks
That is cool that you have a group to run with.
It sounds like you are a busy person. That is cool that you still make running a priority.
I vote for chicks and dicks with kicks-how funny is that!!!
What a weekly workout you've had! Awesome woman!!! I'm impressed and feel like a fat slob now!
Penny
I've been going 30 Day Shred for a couple months, and it's a pretty good workout.
See you next week!
Leah is already quite the little runner! When I take her hiking, I have her run next to me to make the pace of the hike faster. She can run for about 10 minutes before getting tired, which is impressive for a 2 and 1/2 year old! :) Today I took her hiking to some waterfalls--about a 30 minute hike, and she did great.
Thanks for finding my blog - I love new ones to read!
The 30 shred seems so hard! I almost bought it this week, but figured that marathon training my be enough punishment in itself.
I like the sound of C&DwK or CDK. Other people won't know what you're referring to, but they don't have to! It'd make me laugh every time I typed it.
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30 day shred is no joke :) great job on the workouts!!!!
you guys do need a name :) i want to go to a portland blogger meet up!!!
In regards to your group name: My group of high school buddies needed a group name to put on our yearbook page. Since there were 5 girls and 5 guys we wanted to be called "Chicks with Dicks." It was nixed by the yearbook committee. We even tried "Chicks with Dix." No go...
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