Author: marathonmelissa

Hello Spring Temperatures!

Good things on this Friday:

  • I get to see one of my besties tonight! It has been 2 months since I last saw her. Far too long considering she’s only 45 minutes away from me.
  • It is GORGEOUS here. We’re flirting with the lower 70’s next week. I’m a real big fan. I met a former co-worker downtown over lunch to pick up some things from her and the walk there was amazing. I didn’t want to come back to work. 
  • With daylight savings and the nice weather next week I plan on doing all of my runs outside! The treadmill can suck it. 
  • I’m currently listening to anyone I can youtube Greatest Hits Albums. The music has rapidly gone downhill as I’ve gone with the bands they’ve suggested. I have listened to a lot of lite pop/rock from the 70’s and 80s today. Good stuff.
  • Have a great weekend friends!

Stuff and fluff

  • I’m in week 10 of the Hanson’s Half Plan. 4 Tempo miles were run before work this morning. Nothing too exciting to report about this week’s runs except that I’m at 18/40 miles for the week.
  • I got a call from another sponsor this morning and they committed to $3,500, up $1k from last year. I was pretty excited, and then about 30 minutes later, the phone rang again. It was a brand new sponsor, who told me he was so excited to talk about sponsorship that he couldn’t wait to call me! He committed to at least $5000, but would like to leave his options open to adjusting that level to $10,000 as the year goes on. Um, yes please!?
  • So then I totaled my committed levels and I’m at $35,500/$50,000.  BOOM.  Feels good. Feels real good.
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  • I’m having dinner with a college girl friend tonight. We lived next door to each other our freshman year and have been friends ever since. She has lacked some direction in her life and next month she will join the Air Force. I’m proud of her, but don’t think I could do that!
  • In other news, I made an effort with my appearance today and couldn’t quite put a finger on who I reminded myself of:

And then it hit me: 

Minnie Freakin’ Mouse! (Minus the yellow shoes and hair bow!)

Halloween Costume ideas?!?!

Happy Friday Eve everyone! 

Wednesday

  • Can’t we all just be kind to one another? thatsminethankyou is experiencing the same sorts of things today, it appears. Turmoil and conflict make me uneasy.
  • In other, more fun things: Do you know your Fitness Age? This quick little test gave me the results below. I have the fitness of a TEENAGER!! I’m a real big fan of that! Teenage Melissa did not even have the fitness of a teenager! Funny stuff.
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  • I woke up to about a half inch of snow on the ground this morning. I shouldn’t complain, especially with this 10 day forecast:
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Reasons I like Nebraska: if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute, it’ll change. I’m really excited to run outside next week…and to do my 12 mile long run outdoors in 60 degree weather this weekend!

Happy Hump Day Friends!

Left: 2008, 90ish Lbs heavier. Right: Today

  • Sometimes, you just need a little perspective. I found some today via the photo on the left. I’m doing just fine on this whole weight-loss journey I do believe. 
  • Evidently I just needed the Nutrition Store guy to make me feel bad about myself a few weeks ago, because as of today, I’m down 8 Pounds! I don’t think I really don’t need to lose the 20 pounds he said I do, but as I’ve documented here, I’ve been trying to lose about 10 pounds for awhile now. I’m so close to my goal, it’s awesome. 
  • I found out on Friday that my work travel has doubled this summer! So far I’m going to Arizona in May. I hope to meet this-incredible-journey​ too! Then Seattle in June for 4 days, and 10 days after that I’ll head to Orlando, FL for a work conference for another 4 days. After that, it looks like I’m going to Sequoia National Park for a trip with some of the members in August for a week. I’m so freakin’ excited!
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  • I have to run 40 miles this week. Ooof. That hurts. Oh Hanson’s and your cumulative fatigue. 
  • I’m getting another sports massage on Wednesday. I’m hoping that this one does not put me down for the count like the one I got last month did.
  • My weekends are beginning to fill up again…baby showers, bridal showers, and my birthday is 2 weeks from today!!! 
  • The time change is this weekend! I like that extra hour of sunlight in the evenings! It makes it so much easier to get outside and run.

That’s all I have for you today…Have a great day friends!

Sunday-Runday-Funday

  • Long 10 miler on the treadmill. This run was awesome! I was in the zone and had such a good run. I needed this to be a decent run–the past 8 or so had pretty much been crap. 10 miles on the treadmill messes with your head, but it was good today. 
  • Walk the Moon’s “Shut up and Dance” was put on repeat for much of the last 2 miles. I know this-incredible-journey knows how perfect that song is to run to! 🙂
  • I love that shirt I’m wearing. That’s the outline of the state of Nebraska for those who may not know. I got it at the Lincoln Marathon Expo last year.
  • Then I went shopping and found the above dress on sale, regularly $75, on sale with another 60% off. I got it for $26!!! It fit so perfectly I HAD to buy it. For our conference this year, we’re having a Golden Anniversary Gala with Formal attire/black tie invited. I think this will fit the bill?
  • I got mail today! I am impressed with the United States Postal Service. Sunday Delivery is a thing? That’s cool. I ordered a new phone case on Friday via Amazon Prime and it arrived this afternoon. I’m a fan.
  • Look at those steps, baby! I earned a “Trail Badge” for my efforts of hitting 30k steps in one day. 

I’m currently planted on the couch, soaking up the last moments of the weekend. Here’s to a great week ahead friends!!

Friday in Photo Form

  • Today is my big brother’s birthday. I made the above collage and posted it on Facebook. For the next 2.5 weeks it looks like he’s 4 years older than me. I don’t let him forget that! 🙂
  • It is BLOODY COLD in my office today. I’m currently wearing a sweater AND a fleece jacket, and I’m still shivering. I’m ready for warm weather and sunshine. I’m done with this whole “winter” thing. My friends say I either have ice in my veins or am dead inside as I’m always cold. Whatever, I’m just cold.
  • There’s a going away party tonight for a reporter at The Ocho. It starts at 10pm. The dress code is “Oh you fancy, huh?” (Seriously, that’s what the FB invitation says!) I refuse to wear a dress in these cold temperatures. I’m going with leggings I think.
  • I got up and did my Easy 5 miles before work this morning. The scheduled called for Easy 6 today and Easy 5 tomorrow. I swapped them. I will survive.
  • My phone is fine shrinkingmomma! Thanks for your concern! I really do need to be more careful, but sadly, that’s not the first time I’ve dropped it…
  • In other, random news, when I went and was weighed a few weeks ago the guy at the nutrition store told me I needed to lose 20 pounds. Short of cutting off an arm or leg I’m not confident on how that I can make that happen. Except this week alone, I’ve managed to lose 7 pounds! Water weight FTW! Melissa is a happy girl.
  • It is Friday. It is the freakin’ weekend. Life is good. 

Have a good one friends!

This is why Melissa can’t have nice things.

While I was running tonight I picked up my phone to skip the song it was playing and managed to get tangled in my headphone cord. The phone fell and the case broke in the same spot where it broke a few months ago. My dad had superglued it so I know it’s fixable. I’m just irritated with myself. Get it together! Sheesh.

4 tempo miles tonight. I think this is W9, D4? I’m getting there. May is coming. This training may kill me before then, but we shall see.

Happy Friday eve friends!