Recap From the Week

School and running have consumed my life. Therefore blogging has been put on the back burner

I will do a short recap of my running for the week for those who it interests.

Monday

Morning slog: 2 Miles in 17:57 [8:58 per mile]

Afternoon easy run: 3 Miles in 25:35 [8:31 per mile]

Weight lifting

Tuesday

Hard workout: 24 x 400m with equal rest

1 mile warm up, .5 mile cool down

Afternoon: core and smoothie king

Wednesday

Morning slog: 2 Miles in 18:47 [9:23 per mile]

Mid week long run turned into a regular run: 5 Miles in 42:57 [8:35 per mile]

Weight lifting after

Thursday

Morning slog: 2 Miles in 18:40 [9:20 per mile]

Regular Run turned to Mid week long run: 6 Miles in 48:59 [8:09 per mile]

8 x 150’s after: at around 26ish-28ish pace

Friday

Morning run before leaving for Nashville: 5.5 Miles in 45:49 [8:19 per mile]

Slog when we got to Nashville: 2 Miles in 18:12 [9:06 per mile]

Saturday

RACE DAY

warm up: 1 mile

cool down: 2.5 miles

RACE = 3K = 1.86 miles

I’m going to keep you in suspense of the race because I’m going to recap it later once I get pictures.

 

Today’s run will be about a really easy 8 miler

So mileage for the week looks like this: 49.1 with slogs

Without slogs: 41.1 miles

 

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Thursday: no run - off day

Friday: 2.78 miles in 23:52 min @ 8:35 min pace

Saturday: 2 miles in 16:00 min @ 8 min pace

                Incredibly windy outside so I ran on the indoor track with Brent.

Sunday: no run – off day

               Played Racquetball with Brent.

 

Week overview:

 

This week’s running plan:

Monday: 3 miles

Tuesday: 3 miles

Wednesday: 4 miles

Thursday: no run – off day

Friday: 3 miles

Saturday: 2 miles

Sunday: 5 miles

Week Full of Highlights

Tuesday

I experimented with a new bracelet pattern. This one includes beads and I think it’s probably one of my favorites, but also the most time consuming. These will be $6 because of the beads.

  

Then I packed/gathered up my things to head home!!

    

I’m really loving my Nike Backpack we got for Track. It’s actually made for soccer, but it works so well for track as well because the ball holder is a great holder for shoes. If you need a gym bag, you definitely should check these out. They are actually on sale at Nike.com and they have a zipper side pocket on each of the sides as well as a long mesh pocket on the side for a big nathan bottle or any bottle in general. I fit over a weeks worth of running clothes into this bag if that tells you how big it is on the inside!

Then my other bag is my GoLite “Travelite Wheeled Carry On” bag I won from GoLite’s giveaway contest. It is probably the best traveling bag for me since I’m so small and let’s face it, not very strong. I also fit a weeks worth of clothes in this bag. It also can strap onto your back like a backpack which is nice if you are in a rush and don’t want to wheel it around.

 

For dinner we went to Old Spaghetti Factory which in my opinion has THE best tortellini ever. It’s Spinach tortellini with alfredo sauce. Definitely try it if you haven’t.

Wednesday

Nothing too major went on except Chili Mac for lunch!!!!

 

 

Thanksgiving!

We always go to my grandma’s house for thanksgiving. My dad cooked everything and it was all amazing. We had a lot more than what’s on my plate, but I’m not a big fan of Thanksgiving food besides the mashed potatoes, turkey and rolls. Yes, I am weird. But most of Thanksgiving food involves vegetables and I don’t like any of it. I’ve tried all the Thanksgiving food in the past and just don’t like it :/

After my grandparent’s, Alex and I went to his grandma’s house and just sat with the family. Alex’s car broke down and wouldn’t start at his grandma’s house. :(

Friday

Went to my local running store at 8am to check the sales for Black Friday. Found a cute shirt that says “She runs, She Walks, mile and miles, for a cure” For Susan G. Komen. I bought that for $9 and it’s a tech short sleeve, even better!

Then we found some great deals at JCpenneys. I got 3 pairs of running capris, and two amazingly soft jackets.

Lunch was pasta roni or Turkey Sandwiches. I wanted Pasta Roni since I eat Turkey Sandwiches at school all the time.

 

We got some pretty bad/scary news. Alex’s dad had gone to their farm the night before and so he was there with a friend fourwheeling. His dad was going really fast and hit a stump in the ground and flew off. He was taken to the hospital in town but then airlifted to the St. Louis hospital. He is incredibly lucky to be alive right now but is in a bit of pain. Thankfully he can feel his arms and legs. Unfortunately he is banged up pretty bad inside with a few broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a lot of inside bruising on his adrenal glands and kidney. If you could, keep him in your prayers for a full recovery. He deserves it.

 

Saturday

My last day at home, since I was going to Alex’s house that night.

My mom made Flautas which is one of my all time home favorites!

You chop up onions, cube ham, and put refried beans and cheese all into a bowl and microwave it to get a bit hot. Then you mix it all up and fill tortillas with the mixture then fry them. They are amazing!

 

I also wanted to make some Puppy Chow to take back to school, because come on, it’s so good!!

 

We decided to watch Eat Pray Love and I was not a fan. This movie just dragged on and on. I felt like she was in India for the majority of the movie. It was already 1 1/2 hours into it and she hadn’t even gotten to Bali yet. So I guess it was a bit slow if you want to say that. Won’t be buying this one.

 

As far as running goes, I ran 4 out of the 7 days. I was supposed to run 5 days but on Friday I was running all around town and spending time with my family that I just didn’t have time until it was getting dark out.

Monday: 2 miles in 14:30 @ 7:15/mile
Tuesday: no running
Wednesday: 2 mile in 16:15 @ 8:07/mile
Thursday: no running
Friday: no running
Saturday: 2 miles in 15:29 @ 7:44/mile
Sunday: 2 miles in 14:56 @ 7:28/mile

 

Keep reading throughout the week, I should have a giveaway this week or next!!

Eat, Run, Study

Had a 2 mile “time trial” in my jogging/walking for fitness class. Today was my off day from running, but coach said an easy 2 miler shouldn’t make a difference too much.

Of course I didn’t race it like a time trial, I just took it easy for a training run.

2 miles in 16:24 (8:12 pace)

Then I took an ice bath since I got to leave right after and I had extra time between my two classes.

Had this right after.

Salisbury Steak, rice, potatoes and green beans (yes green beans)

 

The outside of the steak was really tough and hard. The rice was incredibly spicy. The green beans were hard/tough and the potatoes were only good when eaten with the steak.

Got some spaghetti and meatballs.

And got full. (I want to admit that I just typed fool for full. Wow)

* Study for Chemistry Test
* Read chapter on Lipids
* Study Lipids for Nutrition quiz tomorrow
* If time: catch up on One Tree Hill and Hellcats
* Mentally prepare for tomorrows workout (survival of the fittest basically)

Oh Big Brother!

When I did my Erio’s post I totally forgot to show you my picture of my tortellini! I forgot to add it because I forgot I took a picture!

hah forgive my forgetfulness and bad blogging skills! Doesn’t it look delicious?

moving on to today

Ran at 10am so it was really hot and humid with the sun bright. If the sun wasn’t out it would’ve been gorgeous!!

Run: 2.53 Miles in 20:18 [8:01 per mile]

splits went as follows

8:15
8:02
4:02 @ 7:41 pace

Breakfast was in liquid form hah. Gotta love chocolate milk for recovery after a run! So refreshing.

My brother’s in town and wanted St Louis Bread Company/Panera for lunch so I went with him and we got it to go since Dad wanted to stay at home. So I got french onion soup for lunch. I ate it all…almost!

We watched Big Brother US while eating lunch. I LOVE BRITNEY hahaha she is so funny. Her interpretation of Brendan had me laughing.

 

Go to 1:16 in the video!! You’ll see what I’m talking about!! She’s so funny. (if viewing in reader, there’s a video here and you’ll have to come to my blog to see it)

 

Blue Bunny Vanilla Storm ice cream. Probably the best ice cream ever.

Ate this while watching

Totally never thought Toby was really bad. But he does creep me out a bit at times.

hah this show is so addicting and intense. If you aren’t watching it, then you are crazy. Just because it’s good suspense. And fills 45 minutes of my day.

Went to Pink because they are having a deal that if you buy a Pink product you can get a laptop case for $5 and I need one since I’ll be travelling with the team at school. Also I had a free coupon for some lotion with a pink purchase and a $10 off $50 coupon! So here’s what I got!

Most expensive item but it was my “I need to hit 50 dollars to use my coupon. So I don’t feel bad spending 22 for this shirt when really it’ll be 12 with 10 off” and come on it’s my school colors!! :)

Summery pants, they have beachballs and ice cream cones and you know how much I love ice cream!
18.99 marked down from 32.

back and front of pants.
also 18.99 marked down from 32

The cute laptop case! My laptop just barely fits in it, which is okay I guess haha I was hoping it’d fit better but my laptop is wider than most.

free lotion except it is 2.5 fl oz not 6.7. Smells pretty good.

So I got all of that for $60! Yeah I know that shirt put me a lot over, but it’s worth it. They don’t really sell much for under $10  dollars except underwear and I don’t need that. I also didn’t know how much tax would be, but I like my shirt!!

Obviously an after shot. I don’t normally sweat so much BEFORE a run haha!

Ran again at 8pm. It was hotter than this morning at 10, but felt a lot better since the sun was gone. About 98 degrees out.

Run: 3.5 Miles in 28:29 [8:08 per mile]

splits

8:23
8:10
8:04
.5 - 3:53
bit of some negative splits there.

Recovery

Powerade because I’m saving the Gatorade mix for school.

Put them zensah sleeves on right when I got back! Can you tell by my vein-y feet post run.

 That’s all folks!

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