Friday, June 7, 2013

May Recap!

YAY! A finish line photo from Quassy!!!
I look like I'm about to die.
Please note the awesome tan lines that I'm going to get from my most favorite bra (Oiselle strappy for anyone curious- GO GET ONE. Or two. I need many more!)
 
 

So what happened in May...?

Running miles- 107 (yes, this is 90 miles fewer then in 2012. I'm more fit now than I was then. And uninjured. And all around badass!)

Cycling miles- 96 miles. Not bad for a noob :-)  Needless to say, I'm going to beat that amount before the first 10 days of June is over from the looks of things...

Core/Yoga- NOT ENOUGH. I vow to really up the core work in June.
 
Cute outfits? MANY!!! Thanks Oiselle for a skirt a tough girl can wear!

Times I quit running- 2. And I REALLY MEANT it on one occasion. It didn't stick though. 
 
Times I puked on my shoes. Zero. But I really, really wanted to a couple times...
 
Races run- 1. My epic Duathlon debut!
 
Hence, ONE PR! Hah!
 
Longest run- 14 miles. LAME!!! I wish ALL long runs could be 14 miles though. Not gonna lie.
And I looked damn good after. Per the norm.

The big takeaway message from the month of May is that when I start getting really busy with work I end up suffering a lot more than normal when I workout. My job is pretty physical and for a couple of weeks until I adapt I honestly feel downright resentful of having to workout for an hour or more at the end of a relentless 10 hour day. Luckily, I get used to it and get over my LEGIT first world drama. I am lucky that I have the leisure to pursue my athletic fun, and that I have a job to keep me busy (and hopefully keep me from living in a cardboard box!)
 
I always feel like quite the little princess of whiney-ville during the times when training seems like a terrible life choice. (it is during those times that I can see- but still not really understand- how people can fall of the exercise bandwagon... not me though, not me...) The good news is that once I start acclimating to the heat/busy days/exhaustion running and I become very good friends again!
And this is a good thing. Because GCI is looming on the Horizon....

6 comments:

  1. Yay for lots of biking!!! We'll make a multi-sport athlete out of you yet! :-P

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  2. Just stumbled on your blog! Love the pics, and love training my core!

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  3. You "quit" running twice last month? As in declaring that you were done with it? For some reason that makes me laugh out loud. :-)

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    1. Yes. I quit halfway thru one horrible run (I literally halted, said F**K THIS NOISE" AND THEN....! kept going... I quit one other time out of sheer irritation (but this was after I was finished running, and I went out and did it again the next day.) Apparently, I am a terrible quitter. :-)

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  4. You are a terrible quitter. Ha ha!
    I'm going to have to start biking more to keep up with you! Love the strappy Oiselle bra...

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  5. Biking all the time!!!!!! When does the swimming start? I do not believe you when you say you never will. There is a tri in your future.

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