Summertime Shape Up!

Good afternoon!
One would think that summer would be the time I am more apt to post on my blog - but alas, that has not been that case yet. I have been just as busy if not more with my job and also a few other things added to my schedule. One of the things I've started in the last 2 weeks is a Beachbody workout program called the 80 DAY OBSESSION on Beachbody On Demand. It is not only an awesome 80 day workout regime but also there is a timed and portion controlled way of eating that goes along with it. As part of the eating plan I am drinking Shakeology each day (flavor of choice - Cafe Latte). In addition, I am training for my next (my 11th) Half Marathon which happens at the end of July. Because of this new regimen I am doing, I will actually be taking longer to complete the 80 day plan since some of my workouts will consist of a run in place of the workout planned and I still need to have (at least) one day of rest per week. So far I am 9 workouts in and about 2 weeks in on the eating plan and I am really loving it. It is a challenge in many ways (a lot less carbs than I'm used to and lifting heavier weights in the workouts than I've ever done before), but I love the organization of it, so have adapted fairly well to the regime. I am getting creative with my meals have been adding some new healthy subs for carbs into my diet.

Healthy carbs = Sweet potato "toast" with avocado and veggie egg scramble

Hello Fresh - Israeli Couscous, roasted chickpeas, brussel sprouts and feta

I also bought a new Garmin - the Forerunner35 and I am loving it. It has a few added features that my old VivofitHR didn't have (like Vo2 Max computations) and the screen is so much easier to read during a run (my close-up vision is really horrible now). I went with Garmin instead of another brand because I really love the Garmin Connect app that each workout/run automatically loads to. It also sync's with the MyFitnessPal app where I track my nutrition and workouts. Battery life is awesome and it connects quickly to GPS before a tracking a run. No complaints so far!

Garmin Forerunner 35

Looking forward to my upcoming family beach trip, my solo/girls trip to San Francisco as well as seeing the results of my 80+days of hard work at the end of the summer!

What are you most looking forward to this summer?

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Ragnar Richmond Recap!

First Ragnar Trail relay is in the books and boy, was it an adventure! Notice I said, "first"...I had originally thought I was "one and done" with these things (as I am with the full marathon) however, I think I could enjoy another go of one. Definitely a fan of the trail version and not interested in a road Ragnar though (the thought of sleeping in a van horrifies me more than camping!). I think I need to wait til 2019 (or even 2020 ) though - not ready to train for another in 2018! Gotta let the paint dry on this one...So, here's a detailed recap of our adventure: Proof that I CAN camp! Thursday 3pm-ish : 4 of us drove down to Richmond with all of the camping gear in order to set up our site and get checked in. This was a great plan because we were able to scout out a site and set up before the rest of the team arrived the following morning. Our start time was one of the earlier times on Friday (10am) so we didn't want to be worried about s

Summer running...happened so fast!

We are in the thick of summer humidity here in NOVA. My least favorite time of year to train for any races (Hence the reason I chose a March marathon last year, so I could train in the winter.) More than the heat, the humidity just exhausts me. It saps my energy like nothing else! (It is also the reason I am not doing another race until October.) And, as I was discussing with my friend on our soupy run this morning, just when I feel like I may be acclimated to the heat, it will be turning into fall here. (Fall is my favorite!) Regardless of the heat, I have still been running about 3 times a week (in addition to indoor cross-training and yoga) and trying to get in at least one "longer" run per week. This week it was an 8 miler with my running group. We did a "tour" of all the monuments and took photos along the way. It is by far my favorite way to see the monuments. This is our second year and second attempt at getting a good shot of us all jumping together!

Light me up!

Good morning and welcome to winter in northern VA. We are on our 3rd snow day here (as in school's cancelled) and I am trying to make the best of it. I did a long yoga practice (as my IT band is raging today and needed to stretch badly), ran errands this morning (before the so-called icy rain is supposed to arrive) and put the boys to work with homework and vacuuming. Now to update the Blog and get some research done on the Ragnar race. I hope to get in our times (we are not fast!) and figure the whole rotation out. I really need the help of someone who has done this before (preferably a former captain) so that I can have us well-prepared. Hit me up if you can help! For Christmas I asked for (and recieved!) lots of cool running gear. I have yet to use the three types of lights I got. The Nathan Headlamp is on sale at Rei. I did take it out of the box and charge it (as it does not come charged but is a rechargable device simlar to my Garmin Vivofit watch). I put it on and

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