Home and Away

Back from Cabo. Home for one day and leaving tomorrow afternoon for Denver!

It's time for the Denver Skirt Chaser 5k!!!

I'm so excited to see my Denver pals and meet up with some new ones - Running Moore (aka Running Duff), Vanilla and whoever else wants to meet up for a post race drinkie poo.

I got a nice 4 miler in today and will do yoga before I leave. I am dying to get into the yoga room and sweat out some of this extra 4lbs I put on in Cabo (all on my stomach!). Honestly, I gain weight SO easily. I didn't eat really bad in Cabo. A couple chips here and there, but nothing outrageous. I did get a couple runs in, a couple ocean frolicky swims and one $50 yoga class. (Yes, you read that right). Plus it was so damn hot and humid that I was sweating thru my clothing ALL DAY LONG.
4 lbs just hopped on my body so easily. I know it will come off just as easily, but it's just annoying that I gain when I'm not being vigilant and pyscho about it.

So, back to being psycho.

Song of the Day: Hot N Cold by Katy Perry

Breaking Ze 100

Zola My Peeps.

I track my runs on breakingthetape cuz they is the bomb. You can keep track of your shoes, miles, pace, all that boring shit that us runners are obsessed with. (By the way, what the hell was I doing in Feb? NOT running, that's for sure. )

And I am so happy to announce that my lazy butt FINALLY broke a 100 mile month. 110.63 to be exact. HOLLA!!! And actually I am about 9 miles short of ze plan cuz there is no way in hellz that I was going to 14 on the dreadmill today.

There is a lot to be said for routines and sticking with them. Being away from home for all this time is starting to wear on me. I miss my routine. Crazy, huh? 2 more days here. Tomorrow I am getting an 80 minute massage and 50 min facial - zat is how I rollz.

Zat is all.

Lessons In Cabo

Things I've learned so far

* Tequila drinking does not count as cross training
* Remembering Spanish is not like "riding a bike"
* Wealthy people dress much nicer than me
* Chips and guacamole does not count as a balanced diet
* Eating like crap makes me feel like crap
* My pants are tight

Es Todo.
Gracias.

How The Other Half Lives

Hola de Cabo.

Just checked into my fantabulous room at The One&Only Palmilla. Wowsers. I have a personal butler who will unpack and iron my laundry! I bet he isn't used to ironing clothes from Target. ha ha. Also, my patio is HUGE with a big bed type thing on it. The room is a suite that is bigger than my apartment at home (and decorated MUCH nicer). It's cool to see how the other half lives sometimes. I wish I was here for fun in the sun. Oh well, better than being tied to my desk at work.

Have a meeting in a moment but wanted to check in with my peeps.

Running? What is this running you speak of?
I have not hit the pavement in a couple days and I'm feeling wretched about it. My plan is to wake up early and use the treadmill at the gym. It's way to hot and humid to run outside.

Wish me luck.
Not sure when I will be able to post again.

Adios. Livin' La Vida Loca.

Almost Famous

I felt like Penny Lane last week on two occasions.

The first one was funny. My girlfriend just got her Ph.D. from Brown. I have no idea why such a smartie pants would want to hang with me, but that's another story (Hi Dr. B). Anyway, one of her friends from the East Coast saw me on her facebook page and was like, "Does your friend Jessica write a blog?" To make a long story short (ok, it's kinda a short story, shorter) she has been reading my blog for a while and I just thought it was cool to actually be recognized by someone who doesn't know me in person. (Hi Trina!)

My second brush with fame was when the lovely and talented Amy from RunnersLounge contacted me and asked if I would do an open mic interview for their website. I was completely flattered, although I don't know if people would really want to read about me. So anyway -please check it out so Amy doesn't regret asking me for the interview. Just go over there and leave a little comment so I know you were there. My Open Mic Interview

Vegas was a blast. I completely lost my voice. I swear it wasn't from screaming at the Thunder Down Under men. The show was actually comical. I spent a lot of time laughing and having fun. Saturday night I danced my fair share of calories away. But I think the AC blasting at the hotel really messed up my throat.

Going to Cabo tomorrow, so my blogging will be sporadic for the next week.
Peace Out Homies.

Obsessive 21

Hi Peeps
Gotta make this quick as the Men from Thunder Down Under are expecting me in a few hours. (God, save me).

So you might be wondering how that little 21 miler went this morning.
Let me just recommend out there to anyone who is considering taking up running - LEARN TO PRAY PEOPLE.

I had 2 goals this morning:
1. Not to chip the French Pedicure I got yesterday.
2. Keep it a sub-9 min/miles

I think I was a little obsessed with #2 on the list because I was glancing at Big G every 10 seconds. But it worked.

21 miles = 3:03:30 (you think I should bet on 3 in Vegas???)
That's 8:44 min/mile average!!!!!!

I just spent 20 mins trying to download a pic of Big G from my cell to no avail. Now I'm running late.

Have a great weekend.

Little Miss Scatterbrain

So, this is what is up next to my desk. It is Ze Plan - my long run scheduled for the BIG DAY! As you can see, I have 21 miles tomorrow. I have to be out the door by 5:30 am to get this done in time to hit the road to Vegas.



Yes, I am a little bit stressed. Ok, a lot a bit stressed.



I am also dealing with work stress, client dramazzz, etc. My client doesn't know I will be out tomorrow, so I will be working in the car via blackberry.



I leave Tuesday for Cabo where I am scared I won't get my 14 miler in. I am going to be a SLAVE TO THE MAN that entire week and probably won't have time to do more than a 3 or 4 mile run (if I'm lucky).



My other big debate is if I should do yoga tonight. I really want/need to for mental reasons. But I'm scared that my muscles might be sore and I will lose too much hydration if I go. If I can slip out of work early, then I will go. This way I can get home by 6pm, start to rehydrate and have a little carbo dinner. But if I can't slip out early, then I will just head home.



Sorry about the boring post today, but all this crap is overloading my mind.



I still need to:

• Prepare for long run - get all the goodies packed in the belt, find my moleskin to cover blister from stupid new shoes, charge iPod, charge Garmin, etc.


• Pack for Vegas - clothes, shoes, makeup, products, healthy snacks (fruit, nuts, etc.), camera, iPod docking station, work shit, BIKINI cuz I am hitting the mofo pool.


• Cook dinner


• Ride new bike to friend's garage so it doesn't get stolen

Damn... I feel like this girl today:

Non-Scale Victories

Yesterday was quite a challenge for me - work wise. I had planned on doing Bikram after work, but by 5:00 pm all I wanted to do was check out, pick up some wine and hit the couch. I was tired, grumpy, negative, sad, pissed, frustrated - you name it. Bad day all around.

As I headed home, I was in the turn lane toward my 'hood. It's a long light that I usually have to sit through 3 times. There was a definite internal battle as to whether I should go home or do yoga. At the last minute, I pushed my thoughts to the more positive of the decisions. Then I left it to fate. I didn't have water with me so I would have to buy one. So IF there was $3 in my wallet (I NEVER carry cash) then I would go to yoga. If not, I would hit the liquor store with my ATM card and get wine. And guess what, there was $13 in my wallet.

The light turned green and I skidded across 2 lanes to change directions toward the Bikram Studio. The moment I walked in, I started to feel better. As the first bead of sweat dripped from my arm off my elbow, I knew I made the right decision. Class was hard, but I kept thinking that with every drip of sweat, I was rinsing away all the stress and negativity that found itself in my body.

I walked out feeling like a new woman. I felt so amazing and mostly proud for making a good decision.

Then my mom, who has been struggling with her weight, called me while I was driving home. She shared a non-scale victory with me too. She went for a 3 mile walk and turned down and invite to go out for ice-cream. I was really proud of her and just KNEW that today's topic had to be NON-SCALE VICTORIES! (Don't you just love when blog ideas get laid your lap like this?)

You might notice that I removed the "digits" section in my side bar where I accounted for my weight. Since I've managed to stay in maintenance mode (between 128-131) for a while, I have decided to remove that bar. You know my crazy ass will still weigh myself every couple days, but there's no need to post it unless things enter into the danger zone again.

Right now, I'm going to revel in non-scale victories and I urge you all to do the same. Share one in the comments section. I swear it feels really good!

Song of the Day: Don't Know Why (remix) by "My Fitness Music" on iTunes

Feast or Famine

My life has always been in a FEAST or FAMINE mode.
Whether its dating, traveling, family events, I either have too many or nothing at all.
It is ALWAYS like this.

Here's a glimpse of the highlights:

Friday - 21 mile run - then hop in a car to go to VEGAS for the weekend.

Sunday - come home hung over and exhausted.

Home for 1 day

Tuesday - leave for Cabo for 7 days (not fun - trust me - all work)

Home for 2 days

Thursday - leave for Denver - fun with friends and 5k

*In the midst of all this I have to work, run, and try to squeeze in yoga for my sanity.

It's only Tuesday and I'm already starting to stress about the upcoming weekend - and weeks. It's gonna get hairy people.
Real hairy.

So if you read this blog, you know what I do when I'm stressed (besides run, yoga and wine)

I MAKE A PLAN!

1. Operation Hydration - back in full effect. This will help me with my run on Fri and get thru a weekend of drinking. I will drink 100 oz a day until Friday.


2. Yoga in Motion - get as much yoga in as possible - which means today, wed and thur. Hopefully I will be super mellow and sane and therefore not rip any heads off.


3. Pre-plan - Start packing early. Get 2 suitcases going. Vegas will be easy to pack (2 little black dresses-check), but Cabo needs some planning (since I will be working and have to dress nice in 1,000,000 degree heat).


4. Don't Be Crazy. I am not adding anything else into my plans for the next couple weeks. Practice saying "no."

Song of the Day: Crazy by Violent Femmes

Words of the Weekend

This about sums it up, in alphabetical order:

BBQ
Beach
Bikram
Crab Legs
Dancing
Drinking
Fillet Mignon
Lockout Mode
Movie
New Asics
Running
Sun
Tattoo Guy
The Detective
Wine
Yoga Party

Song of the day: I take all the blame by Tegan & Sara