RSD: 164

2018 - goal, streak year. 

So far I'm at day 164.

I'm also back to doing crossfit 3-4 days a week since early spring when my friend got her garage gym up and running.  I need to do the same thing someday, her gym is awesome.

45 Days

45 Day Streak!

I hit all my September goals!  They were:

1.  No soda at all, no exceptions 
2.  Run at least 1 miles a day 
3. hit 10,000 steps every day 
4. weigh 157 by October 1st

I let myself have soda yesterday, and I didn't even really care for it anymore, so luckily that craving seems gone (it always takes me a few weeks to get past the soda craving when I stop drinking it). So I'd like to post some goals for October.

1. Run at least a mile every day
2. no soda (minus the one yesterday)
3. hit 10,000 steps every day
4. weigh 153 by November 1st (I need to get a new scale though ours got broken)
5. no added sugar with the exception of whole grain bread (this one is going to be so hard for me, SO HARD, so it's going to be the only new food related goal).
6. run 100 miles in October 
7. run The Fall Patriot Run (5k) in under 30 minutes (it's on October 21).

40 day streak yay! (I ran today already)

It's getting harder to fit in time in the evenings to run with the stroller because I don't like pushing it in the dark and it's completely dark at 7:30 and in the next couple weeks we turn back the clocks and it will be dark by 6:30... I hate winter just because of how dark it always is :(

next month goal run 100 miles :)

Sept 13, 2017 - Scottish Tablet Recipe

Just keep running...
just keep running...

Ran Sept 10, 8.4 miles with the stroller holy hell lol, also had to stop and nurse Cian in the Cemetery lmao

Sept 11 - 1 mile w/stroller
Sept 12 - 1 mile
Sept 13 - 3 miles w/stroller

I would love to do this 6 mile race pushing Cian on Saturday but I'm not sure Josh wants me to.  We will see what happens!

Streak 25 days




Oooh Recipe for something tasty and oh so full of sugar lol


Scottish Tablet (microwave):

1 lbs extra fine sugar
4 1/2 oz unsalted butter
6 oz evaporated milk

1. mix all ingredients in a large microwavable bowl (I melted the butter first)
2. microwave on high for 12 minutes, stop to whisk after 3 mins, 6 mins, 9 mins
3. after 12 minutes whisk until mixture starts to crystalize
4.  pour into a buttered tray or use parchment paper and stick in the fridge until cool

September 10, 2017

Since August 19, I've ran every day :)  Some days it was just a mile, but I got out there and did it.  I've also made a couple goals for September:
1.  No soda at all, no exceptions
2.  Run at least 1 miles a day
3. hit 10,000 steps every day
4. weigh 157 by October 1st

So far I've been doing it, and I have gotten down to 156lbs, BUT, yesterday I had a cheat day and ate whatever and I'm up to 158 lol, I anticipate that will go away in the next 2 days. On August 30 I weighed 161.6 so thats good :) My ultimate weight goal is to get back to 145ish lbs, the lowest I've weighed was 143 but my pre-pregnancy weight was 154, when I started weight lifting I gained about 10lbs, so I'm so close!! I am trying to not let anything stop me, I've been bringing Cian on many of the runs even ones that aren't short, I pushed him for over 5 miles one day and man that sucked hahahaha. I also am finally getting closer to my normal pace and the last few days have been running less than a 10 minute mile.  I want to streak as long as I can :)

8/19/17: 4.37 miles
8/20/17: 3.2
8/21/17: 1.5
8/22/17: 1
8/23/17: 3.13
8/24/17: 1
8/25/17: 1
8/26/17: 3
8/27/17: 2.38
8/28/17: 3
8/29/17: 1.61
8/30/17: 3.04
8/31/17: 5.15
9/1/17: 1.67
9/2/17: 5.46
9/3/17: 3
9/4/17: 3.1
9/5/17: 1.01
9/6/17: 4.41
9/7/17: 3.11 (1st time in under 30 minutes)
9/8/17: 4
9/9/17: 6.21

Streak 22 days

August 19, 2017

I did a 5k walk this morning with the kids at the Lisbon Homecoming.  I think it was a little bit too far for Kellen and Trent, they were pretty slow at the end, but we did it!

August 18, 2017

Aug 17 - 5 miles

Aug 18 - 1 mile
     8 minute AMRAP
          5 hang cleans 95lbs
          25 double unders
     *then* 8 minute AMRAP
          10 deadlifts 95lbs
         10 box jumps
*finished - 6 rounds each @75lbs,  my back has been so messed up since Cian was born I didn't want to go higher especially on the deads.  It's so hard to push yourself when you are working out alone :( I miss my workout bff*

Work work work work....

 July 31 - 4 miles
August 2 - 8.53 miles
August 5 - 3.59 miles
August 6 - 20 Min AMRAP 65# all - 7 cleans, 7 push press, 7 back squats, 200m run (I ran my driveway twice in a circle which was 700ft so a little longer than 200m), I did 5 full rounds, not super quick but I'll take it!

Change!

So many things have changed in my life in the last 2 year, including forgetting about this blog that I barely ever used.  The biggest change is that we have our little rainbow baby!!!! He was born 6 months ago and my heart is so full <3  I've continued to run since my last post, just not on a daily basis.  Since having the new babe I've been getting back into working out regularly, I did work out until about November but I had to stop running at 22 weeks during a Ragnar because the round ligament pain was way to intense while pregnant.  The good news is that my first longish run post baby was in May maybe, and I ran 7 miles no problem, just slower.   Tomorrow I plan on doing a local 4 mile race if the stars align.  I'm about 20lbs heavier than I was 2 years ago (post baby weight) so that slows me down a bit, I'm hoping all 20lbs of that is boobs and boob juice haha!  Anyway, I am going to use this as a running workout blog and try and keep myself accountable to get back in great shape post baby :)

Aug 24, 2015 - Streak Day 110

I made it past 100 days of streaking, woot woot! My only problem is fitting in a run longer than a mile most days... not good especially since I have a big race coming up next weekend. I haven't ran longer than 9 miles, and that 9 miler was in July and it was rough. So I'm prepared to want to die during the race lol. It's the 18.12 Challenge and this will be my 3rd year running it. So yeah, we will see how it goes next week. I'm still going to try and finish in under 3 hours like I did last year. This is going to be pure mental grit.

Streak day 73 Woot woot! Only 292 days to hit a year lol, no big deal.  I ran the boilermaker and it was rough, I felt horrible.  I hadn't been training any distance longer than 3 miles and I didn't eat enough, and it was the dreaded day one of my cycle (yeah TMI sorry but for women it is the worst day to work out, you have zero energy). Regardless, I finished in 1:31:30 I think? A minute slower than last year dammit haha!  That was my third Boilermaker yay!  Next up the 18.12 Challenge for the third time.  time to start training for real.

2015

Sooooo yep I haven't written in a really long time, obviously. I went through a slump in the late winter/early spring where I was still working out all the time, but, not running. So in May I started streaking, running at least a mile every day. It's been 66 days now as of the run I just finished, and I haven't counted the days until today because I just didn't want to make a big deal out of it. I haven't ran more than 6 miles at a time, and that was only once. Most days it's 3 miles or less, there have been a lot of 1 miler days. But, at least I'm running, right?


Streak - 66
2015 miles - 250.90

February 2, 2015

Laundry.  I've been thinking a lot about who I am and what explains who I am.  The answer is laundry.  I have more dirty laundry than anyone in our house.  Some days I go through 3 or 4 different outfits. Today, for example, I discard my pjs and change into running clothes.  I go for my run and it's cold, really cold. It's week 3 of marathon training and well I really haven't been doing much running so I've got to start getting up early to make sure I have time to do it.  My eyelashes had ice cubes (balls?) on them. It was pretty rough.  Anyway, I get done and those clothes go in the dirty laundry.  Next in the basket, my dirty towel.  This afternoon I get to change into crossfit clothes and workout at home, followed by another shower and towel.  Then I'll probably toss on jeans and t-shirt and that will be it for the day.  Some days though, I add in zumba and right there I have an entire load of laundry all for me.  I think I need a live in maid.  What's this say about me? I work out, a lot.  I love to work out.  I'm passionate about it.  I'll try any workout once, and I enjoy mixing it up and being challenged.  I'm now starting my third year running and I don't foresee any quitting in the future!  Run fast, run hard, run on!

Frozen #2

Ran the second frozen foot 4 miler on January 11, 2015.  It was so cold and slippery!! My time was 32:57 I think.  I tried to get the crossfit crew to go, but they chickened out because of the weather.  The next frozen foot is about a week away, if I remember correctly.  After finishing the next one we get our t-shirts!

December 29, 2014 1000 Mile Goal

TA-DA!!!!! I completed 1000 miles of running this year! Yay me! I've been streaking and will continue at least for now, so this isn't a final number for 2014 yet, but here is a picture from yesterday when I completed the 1000 miles :)

Random update: remember my horrible gross bruised tonail that got shut in the car door? Well here is a picture of the day it happened and then what it looks like right now, 7 months later and still not normal lol.

December - Frozen Foot - 1000 miles goal

It's finally December and time to see if I fulfilled my goals! I've run a race every month this year and I'm just 22 miles shy of my 1000 mile goal, which I'm totally hitting.

Frozen Foot

A freezing cold 4 mile run in Canton, NY. The cost is only $5 for all 3 races, so that's great for the wallet.  I did well and felt great even though it was a big icy! 

Yay for making goals and completing them.  Time to think about next year!

November 2014 - Hobble Gobble & Turkey Trot

So yep, I've been really bad about blogging!   Still running and I have completed my year or racing one race per month.  In November I ran two races, the Hobble Gobble 6 miler and the Turkey Trot 5k.

Hobble Gobble

Well it was a freaking cold day and I was sick.  I had a temperature of 102 and felt like barfing ever second. Buuuut well I just can't stay home and rest!  LOL! So I went and ran and then left directly after eating a bagel.  I had barely eaten anything and I did ok for the first 4.5 miles and then I felt like death and my pace dropped a lot. But, I finished! And, I got a medal and a cool shirt :). I actually ran with Molly Ladouceur and Chelsea Bill for much of the race.  Chelsea ended up falling behind while Molly pulled ahead in the last leg.

Turkey Trot

This race starts right in my town and the cost is simply a donation to the local food bank.  So I brought my donation to the Fire Hall (.3 miles from my house), but I had the times wrong and showed up an hour early. So I went back home and waited a bit before heading back.  It was another cold day, of course... November in NY and all that.  But I ran pretty well and finished about 5th overall of the women. It was definitely fun :)

October - Halloween team Marathon

Toward the end of October I ran a team marathon where we each ran about 5 or 6 miles at the same time to complete that 26.2! It's was fun and low key, they didn't have a big turn out but I would totally do it again! Our team included Kristine, Molly, Eliza, Chelsea and myself. They even gave out a certificate, water and a banana, and a goody bag with Halloween candy at the end. I scored my awesome caped t-shirt at walmart for less than $10!

October 29, Empire State 1/2 Marathon and Fall Fun Team Marathon

October 19 was the Empire State 1/2 Marathon. I had wanted to do another serious race and I have been wanting to PR my 1/2 marathon time and so I signed up to run this just days before the race. We made an appointment to get our ipad fixed on saturday (cracked screen not from an impact, and we ended up with a brand new ipad for free!), so I woke up that day and went and did cross fit with Nicole and Craig Thornhill and then did a little zumba before heading home, late oppsie, to shower and change. I was definitely rushed out the door. We went straight to the mall to get the ipad fixed and Josh ran in while the kids and I waited in the car (I am not interested in taking 3 kids into that huge and busy mall). During that time I realized that I had forgot about 1/2 the stuff I wanted to bring for the race... yeah not cool. So after we left the mall we went to the race expo and I got my goodie bag and shirt and bought new arm sleeves, arm band, headphones, jelly beans, and spibelt. Yep, there goes all my money :( We stayed the night at my mother-in-law's who lives just a few minutes from this race. For once, I actually got a full nights sleep, going to bed at 10 and waking at 6:15. I got dressed and left for the race stopping for coffee, a bagel and a water on the way. It was cold and rainy! YUCK!! Once I got there and wandered around a bit I saw there was a vendor selling winter hats, so a grabbed one for $15. It's actually a really nice hat too, thankfully.



So I never finished this and never posted it and forgot a lot of the details lol. But, what I basically remember is that it was cold. I ran my little heart out trying to pace myself fast, but yet the first mile, for once, was my slowest. I held up my time for the duration of the race finishing in 1:59:05, keeping my net pace at 9:06 BUT according to map my run app all my miles were under 9 minutes with the exception of my first mile at 9:10. Still, I'm so happy I squeaked by getting my goal of finishing in under 2 hours :)

I bumped into a couple of women I graduated with too, and watched them finish their first 1/2 marathon! They did an awesome job and it's always great to see people you know getting out there and having fun and being able to cheer them on.

I don't really remember much else, I guess I should have finished posting this in October instead of the end of December hahahaha!

October 4, 2014 Ragnar Relay ADK

Last weekend I ran a Ragnar Relay in the ADK. This is a 2 day, 200 mile (approx, ours was actually 197), relay running race from Saratoga Springs to Lake Placid, NY. Luckily, it ended 2 hours closer to home then it started because we were tired. It was seriously stressful to get this off the ground and share the work of getting everything good to go with Kristine. STRESSFUL. In the end we brought one team down (we originally planned on bringing two) and three volunteers (Emily, Brian, and Mama Kath).

Team NO[rth] FEAR
1. Alexis
2. Kristine
3. KatieM
4. KatieT
5. KatieN
6. Jacki
7. Tom
8. Sam
9. Blair
10. Eliza
11. Mark
12. Amanda

We brought my vehicle as one of the two team "vans." I left my house at 1:30am Friday morning and picked up KatieT, Alexis, Kristine, Tom, KatieM and KatieM. On the way down we saw a moose in the middle of the road acting all drunk and crazy; I believe we were down near Long Lake at that point. There were more people out driving then I expected during the night! Once we got on 87 south we passed two other vans on their way to Ragnar all decorated and realized we should have decorated our vehicle too! (Next time for sure!) We got to the start and used the porta potties, got our bibs and shirts and got all ready for Alexis to start us off. She started at 7:15am and kept a good pace. While she ran we drove to a Dunkin Donuts where they were less than friendly. KatieN asked what kind of bagels they have and was told "their on the second shelf" or something like that, indicating she could bloody well look for herself. hahahahahaha that woman hated her job!! We then drove the van to the 1st exchange and got the next runner ready to go and then waited for Kristine to start her first leg. Right before our 5th runner started we met up with the other van quickly to drop off some of their gear and Tom (he was riding with them and participating from their vehicle as one of the 2nd set of 6 on our team). When KatieT finished this leg she told us that she had stepped on a pair of poopy running spanx *blech* someone must have crapped themselves and wiggled out of them and left them... ugh. I was runner 6 and I ran the last leg for our van. My leg was partly on a pretty rough trail, which I wasn't expecting, and through Saratoga and some residental areas (aboutu 5.5 miles). At the first van exchange (when I finished, the last person in our van) we got something to eat (I had a pulled pork sandwich and a soda, I went omnivore for the weekend, back to veggie now). Some of the women noticed that Boniband (sp?) had left free headbands on people's van mirrors and so we went and stole lots of them hahahaha! Then we drove up to the beach where we got to take a few hours off and shower, nap, and just relax. I took a shower but forgot a towel and so had to use my sweatpants to dry off!! At this point we also let another team tag and decorate our vechile and in turn they let us use their markers to add some of our own things to our vehicle like the names of the people in our van and boxes to check off after each leg.

The other van finished their first set of legs at the beach where we started up again and they got to take a few hours off. So we started up again around 6pm and knew that we would be starting to run our night section. At this point we all had to get on our reflective vests, headlamps and taillights, a safety requirement for this race from 5:30pm-7:30am. Right after the third person started to run we got in the car to leave and were sitting there when the van next to us started backing up, well, I thought we were backing up and sliding into the ditch and started to freak the fuck out. I was moving levers and hitting the brakes, trying to shut the car off... yeah we weren't moving. HAHAHAHAHAHA A little sleep deprived? At this point I had a total of 3 hours of sleep since Thursday night... it was now late Friday night. Unfortunetly, I wouldn't get that much more sleep the rest of the trip. That was the one big down side. During the nighttime run KatieM totally biffed it in front of a water station and scraped her hands up. Ugh. We could have all used MORE SLEEP!!! At the next van exchange I was exhausted, I had just finished my night run which was actually pretty nice (8 miles), the weather was perfect. I kept thinking I was running really slow because I kept getting passed, but, I kept an average of 10 minute mile pace, which is far from my best, but, decent considering the lack of sleep, and not enough food! This next, exchange was at Ticonderoga High School where you could pay $2 for a shower, $2 for a bathroom and $8 for a pasta dinner. Yep so I got the pasta dinner and it was seriously cafeteria slop just like we got back in school. BARF. I ate the garlic bread and drank a water and gatorade. I threw the rest away. What a waste of $8. So I was going to take a shower until I asked about them... KatieN said she had gone and paid $2 for the shower, walked in and realized it was ONE OPEN ROOM where everyone was openly showering naked. So she walked right out again and said, "Can I get my money back? That isn't what I expected. I will not be taking a shower." They gave her the money back hahahahaha. So yea, no thanks! I ended up using a porta potty and then catching about 3 hours of sleep in the car. It was not enough LOL. At some point during the night or early morning KatieT relized, as she went to the bathroom, that her undies were on inside out AND backwards hahahaha!!

So we drive to the next van exchange, which is a fairground and dropped off Alexis for her final run! My final run was very hilly. It started out on a long downhill were I averaged 2 8 minute miles. Then the hills started going th other way. I had to walk up 4 of the hills but I maintained an overall pace of 10 minute per mile which considering the walking up hills was great. The last downhill was crazy steep. I thought I would wipe out for sure!! Finally, after my, just shy of 9 mile, last leg our van was done. We headed toward what we thought was Lake Placid BUT was Plattsburg and lost about 30 minutes going the wrong way. But, we finally got on track. Toward Lake Placid we saw a runner down with an ambulance there, scary. We stopped to eat some pizza and everyone ordered their own medium pizza, except Alexis, and then we tried to scarf it all down. I managed to eat 5 pieces hahaha! I'm a pizza pig for sure. After eating we headed to the finish to wait for our team. We changed into our team shirts and got ready for Amanda. When she got to the finish we all crossed together and then got our picture taken. Afteward, we waited a bit for my mom and then divided up the people and gear into my vehicle and hers. I rode home with my mom and so did the Heuvelton people. Kristine and Tom drove my vehicle to her house and dropped off the Ogdensburg people.

It was so much fun, I would definitley do this again!! In fact, my suburban still has the writting on it a week later. One huge downside, I took out my diamond earrings so I didn't lose them on a run, placing them in a ziplock baggie. Yep, totally through them out :(