To Be Chipped...or Not?

I saw this on my way to work:

Sorry for the not so good "I'm stopped at a stop light and trying to take a picture of the car in front of me cell phone picture". If you can't read it, it says "Nobody cares about your stick figure family". While I am not a fan of stick figure families I found this mildly disturbing. But I still laughed. Alone in my car.

So, this brings me to my question. If you do a race every year...and usually do fairly well, would you do it when you knew you weren't going to do very well?

I feel a lot of pressure at this race every year. It's the most nervous I get before a race - and it's just a 5K. I think the nerves stem from doing something I love in my personal life in front of my co-workers.

Race day is tomorrow. So I must decide before 1:00 tomorrow if I am going to wear my chip or not! What would you do?

Weekend Wrap-up (better late than never)

This weekend was a blur! Thankfully it was a FUN blur!


Cheers to Art:

GOTR 5K:

Birthday party at River Downs:

It was quite a whirlwind of meeting people and celebrations!

I finally went to the doctor yesterday after having a headache for 11 days. Darn sinus infection. I finally feel much more myself - it's amazing what the right meds can do!

A lesson in sass

Lakeview GOTR team showing their sass!

Obviously, I've had to rethink my goals recently.


At the beginning of the year I was planning to run a 50K in June. It is May 11th and running a 5K is not that fun (or fast) for me at this point.


I was hoping to run 4 marathons this year and so far have not run a single one.


It's time to focus on the future and forget about the past. Here is what I DO have planned:

1. GOTR 5K race is this weekend! Who woldn't want to run with these amazing girls pictured above?

2. Mudathlon in August

3. Air Force Half Marathon in September. I was fortunate enough to receive a free entry from a friend on the day after it sold out! 

Many other plans are in the works, but these are a few set plans that will (hopefully) help me stay on track and stay motivated.

The month of May will be dedicated to rebuilding my base. I want 3 miles to feel like a waste of changing my clothes, not hard like it felt this week.


It's time to learn a lesson from my GOTR girls and be sassy and confident while I run. And maybe I'll still do a 50K in 2012.

Back Up And Running

There has been a lot of change going on around here! 

How do you like the new home of RunnerB? I was blessed to have won a blog design from this amazing lady via a giveaway over at Story of My Life. She did an amazing job and I am so happy to have this fresh start. I think it's just what the doctor ordered!

May 2011 to April 2012 has been a year of constant change. I don't think anything is the same - new family dynamics, new job, new apartment, new roommate, new relationship. Thankfully, my friends have been a constant and unwavering form of support. Thank you.

And now, after a 3 month running hiatus, it is time to get back to it. Back to running and back to blogging! I am excited to once again share my running and life adventures with you!
 
Enjoy the ride!

There's a First Time For Everything

Saturday's workout:
15.5 miles. Hilly miles. I felt great until the last couple of miles. I totally forgot to bring any nutrition with me and I think for over 15 miles I need it. My tank definitely felt empty.

I was registered for an indoor triathlon today, but didn't go. It's the first time I've registered for something and not done it. I'm angry at myself, but there was no way I could have competed.

Yesterday was a rough day and I haven't been able to eat much or sleep much.

Here's to hoping things get better - SOON!

A New Season

Girls On The Run started again this week for the spring season!

I am so excited to work with another amazing group of girls. They all had bright smiles and positive attitudes this week.

Our first practice was on Valentine's Day so one of the amazing coaches made handmade valentine's for each of the girls so they would know how much we LOVE that they are part of our team this season.

We spent a lot of time trying to get to know each other and remember everyone's names. Time flew by!

I am looking forward to the rest of the season and can't wait to see what our fabulous team has in store for us!

Sometimes Life Gets In The Way

And that sometimes would be this week. Sigh.

I had planned on hitting over 100 miles for the month on Sunday - but that number still hasn't changed.

Workouts this week:

A couple at home work outs via Jillian Michael's 30 day Shred and Pinterest. Nothing too exciting. No cardio.

Sunday night I couldn't sleep. Which makes going to the gym at 5 a.m. nearly impossible. At 1:30 a.m. I reset my alarm for 6 and decided to skip the gym before work.

Monday night I watched the girls and was able to sneak in a pinterest work out.

Via

Via

Tuesday was Valentine's Day and a very busy day at work. No work out except for running around like a crazy lady. We celebrated Vday with a fabulous dinner made by Marc and a couple a few some glasses of wine.

Wednesday's plan was to hit the gym in the morning before hanging out with Tara for the day, however a sinus headache had other plans. I did sneak a Shred work out in the afternoon before our girls night out. More on that later!