Category Archives: Let the Sunshine In

9 miles… or sleep in ’till 9am…?

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So, I had all the intentions in the world to run 9 miles this morning to celebrate my official first day of complete freedom.  No more shortened summer work schedule, no more assignments due in school, just FREEDOM… But when my alarm went off at 6am, I set it back 15min.. then another 15… then another 15.  At 6:45 I decided “Who am I kidding? I need to sleep!”  So, instead of running 9 miles, I slept in until 9am. (Which I haven’t done in a long, long time.  Not even on the weekends!)

But tomorrow I’m hitting the pavement and I’m hitting it hard.  Because my dreams of running a sub-two-hour half marathon aren’t going to become a reality unless I work at it this summer.  I’m so close I can taste it.  Gonna make those 9 miles MINE!

 

Kick-A$* Morning Run!

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Run 6-12-14

Check out my pace in my third mile this morning!!  8:06! Great way to start what turned out to be an amazing day.  I was productive at work and at school, I had a wonderful lunch with lovely friends and I had a yummy dinner with my mom.  Can’t beat that!

I’m so happy that I’m getting faster!! 😀  Next Step:  Adding mileage!!!!

 

Run, Work, Errands, School, Cook, Study… Pass-OUT!

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OK, folks.  I was about ready to go to bed when realized that I haven’t written in a couple of days.  I’m very proud to say that I have achieved my goal of keeping up with my fitness despite my crazy work/ school schedule.  I am now on a lax summer time schedule at work and don’t have to start my days until 9am and get to leave by 2pm.  I ran this morning, I’m going for a bike ride tomorrow, I’m almost finished with my classes, and I’ll be done with work for the summer by next Monday.

Life is good…. If I can just get through the craziness of this next week, It will all be worth it!  Today I Ran, worked, did some errands, went to class, cooked myself some dinner, studied for test, blogged and will now pass out.  In the words of Ryan Seacrest “Cristy, OUT!”

New Friends, New Trails, New Adventures!

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So, once again, I went on my 7 mile run this morning.  Only this time, I met up with my friend Samantha for a bike ride afterwards!  We had such a blast riding through a trail I had never done before.  We enjoyed seeing cool iguanas and turtles, did some strange people watching and, of course, had some awesome girl-talk time.  What a great way to end the weekend!  Actually… what a great way to start my Sunday!  A reverse brick workout, LOL.  Now, I gotta start getting serious about cycling and running back to back… but in the correct order.

After Samantha and I finished having a yummy breakfast, I took my bike to the shop to get it serviced, have the handle bars re-taped and buy some road pedals and cycling shoes. I’m looking pretty legit now on that bike, LOL 😉  Ready for my months of training ahead.  Gonna be awesome!

 

June 6th: First Day of Summer Vacation

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So, although it was officially a “Teacher Work Day” I took Friday off to go for a run and disconnect before tackling the daunting task of creating the schedules for my middle school students for next year.  Once I’m done, though, I’ll be completely off for the summer! Good thing is, my work day starts later and my office will be quiet and calm.

I decided to celebrate the end of a great year by doing my routine 7 mile run and follow it with a veg-out session at the beach.  I may not have run it fast but, I went out there and did the mileage with no excuses.  My reward was that I had gorgeous views of the beach and practically had it all to myself because of how early I arrived after my run.  Summer-time, I missed you!

Check out my splits!

first day of summer run

And other gorgeous views of the beach 🙂

You got this…

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Compared to what life brings us, running a few miles is nothing. We can accomplish any goal, suffer any disappointment, survive any turn in the road… ‘Cause running reminds you, “this totally sucks, but, you got this!” 😉

June 3rd: Back on it!

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Run 6-04-14

Check out my splits from tonights run!  I’m tired and still not with it 100% but not too bad if I don’t say so myself.  I averaged almost 8 minutes in my last mile 🙂

Maybe I needed those 6 days off to regain some energy and confidence…. There are only a few more days left until school lets out for summer vacation!  I won’t be completely off from work but, at least I won’t have to get in as early and will be able to run in the mornings!  I’m so excited I can hardly contain myself!!  Summer here I come!

Falling off the Running Wagon?

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Well, I officially had my first weekend off from running in months.  I have been so incredibly consistent that I feel very disappointed in myself.  That being said, I really needed to sleep in this both days.  My body just didn’t want to get out of that bed and my stomach didn’t feel right either…  I tried to make it up in the evenings but, unfortunately, I wasn’t able to because of a full belly on Saturday night and rain on Sunday night.

Excuses, excuses… I know.  I’ve been in a funk and I’ve felt overwhelmed by work, school and life in general but tomorrow, I’m back on it full force.  5 miles or bust tomorrow!  I’ll keep you posted on my time.

Work + School + Running = Exhausted

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Today I’m grateful that I completed an exam successfully at school, after a full day’s work, then came home and ran a 5K before showering and zonking out on the couch with the pups.

Well, its officially been 8 days since I’ve posted anything and I have to say that I’m exhausted and overwhelmed.  I’ve been keeping up with my training despite it being the end of the school year AND I’m taking classes myself.

There’s so much to do!  Regardless, I’ve been averaging under 9 minute miles just as I’ve wanted to and I’ve been running 3 times a week.

Once school ends next Thursday, my schedule will be fee to run in the mornings and I can increase that to at LEAST 4 times a week (preferrably 5)

Summer, why can’t you get here sooner!!!!!???????

This Week’s Long Run

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Check out my average pace per mile this morning!  I was not feeling well and woke up still feeling pretty exhausted but, I forced myself out the door and struggled through the first 3 1/2 miles.  After the turn around, though, I felt a little lighter and less disinclined to be out there.

It was another gorgeous morning and I was just glad to be out there and enjoying it. Plus, I was passing people who looked pretty legit so, that motivated me even more, lol.  My average pace of the entire run was 8:59.  I was tired and don’t think I could have kept going.  I’m not going to get disappointed, though because my average pace and time for the Wings of Life run were pretty consistent with this and that was only a couple of weeks ago:

wings of life splits

 

I am so happy to be making progress on my goal to become faster.  If I keep this up, I’ll be able to achieve my sub-two-hour half marathon for SURE!!