Tag: hanson’s marathon method

Weekend Happenings.

  • Look at the beautiful Erin Condren Life Planner my wonderful momma got me for Christmas! (I’m covering up my last name with a strategically placed thumb!) I’m obsessed. My new job requires a bit more life planning out of me, and I wanted a beautiful planner to do that in.
  • I baked banana bread Friday night. This is perhaps the most perfect loaf of banana bread I’ve made yet. I could eat it all. So, so good.
  • I ran a bunch of miles this weekend. Training is right on schedule for the Lincoln Half. An easy 3 Friday and Saturday at 12:00/miles. And an easy 4 yesterday at the same pace. Today is a rest day. I shall honor it with a class at the gym and a viewing of The Bachelor. Solid life choices.
  • So I had 2 dates with 2 different guys this weekend. (Like how I slipped that into the middle of this update? Me too.) Friday night the new guy from the wedding texted and asked me to come out for a drink with him and his friends for a birthday. I met up with them (and ended up meeting all of his friends!) They were vetting me to “make sure I was good enough for [redacted].” (one actually said he wanted to make sure I was awesome enough for him!) He had told them about me, and called me “Mel” to them. That name is usually reserved for people I know really well. Like my family, besties and one of my Ex’s. Which led to this conversation. We had a good time, he texted the next morning, and we made plans to see each other again this week.
  • At one point in the evening, when new guy went to grab a drink, his friend said to me, “Get over here, Gorgeous.” I smile, flipped my hair and came over to chat. He laughed at the hair flip and I told him that it’s a patented move. (for realz!) 
  • Another one of his friends came up to me, put his arm around me, and asked if they had scared me off yet. I told him no. He said good, and then told me that I had “Great teeth.” I told him I would tell my Dentist he liked them. We all had a good laugh. My life is so random sometimes.
  • Then Saturday I went out with the guy I accidentally said yes to a date to. We were going to go to get Mexican, then ended up at a really nice steak house and drinks after. It was fun, but I think I effectively friend-zoned him. I’m just not attracted to him.
  • I suffer from Migraines with Auras and so I take Topomax every day to stop them. It usually works, and if I get one, I just get the pounding headache and my eyes burn, but I don’t get the aura. I think I had one yesterday. I couldn’t stay awake around 5pm and ended up napping on the couch for an hour until a text (luckily) woke me up at 6:15! Whoops! I felt better though! 🙂

It’s a busy week here at work. Our leadership is in town for meetings and we’re working on a bit of restructuring our titles in our office. Should be a good time. Have a great week friends!

Friday Five!

  1. My OOTD. Don’t judge that I’m wearing this sweater twice in one week! It’s warm, comfortable, and it sparkles. It is 10 degrees here. I’m cold. Also, #longhairdon’tcare
  2. Look at my fabulous mint lace boot cuffs! I got mine for Christmas from my parents, but you can order some here. I love mint colored anything, I even have a pair of mint boat shoes.
  3. 3 Easy Treadmill miles tonight, followed by 3 more tomorrow and another 4 on Sunday. Sounds like a solid weekend.
  4. Half of the office is out sick today. When you only work with 3 other people in the office right now, that means it’s verrrryyy quiet in here. And the students don’t come back to class until Monday.
  5. One week post wisdom teeth surgery today. My mouth is starting to feel better. However, getting bits of food stuck back there SUCKS. The Oral Surgeon told me it would likely be 6 weeks before I’m fully healed. THAT’S something that NOBODY bothers to tell you when they talk about getting their wisdom teeth out.

Have a great weekend Cats!

Lincoln Half W2, D4 Easy 3. Target 12:05-12:55, Actual 12:00

I was going to run this morning. But I overslept so that didn’t happen. So After work it was. It was a decent run. 3 miles, non-stop. I was listening to my latest song obsessions and generally having a decent run. I like that.

I was all set to tell you that I’ve been in a pretty bleak body head-space lately. I feel very out of control because I don’t know why I gained the 10 pounds I did last year. I didn’t change any of my eating habits. And yes, I will agree some of it is muscle…but not all of it. I’ve kept up my running and I eat generally well, so this loss of control has me feeling awful. I don’t like it. 

And then my roommate, the sweet girl that she is, in the middle of a conversation about something completely unrelated, said to me, “you look really skinny.”

It was totally out of the blue, and I was inwardly thinking, My gut is pushing out more than before. My hips and thighs are HUGE and my butt is so jiggly, I’m so gross. Hand to God. Those thoughts were streaming through my head at that exact moment. And then she said that. And it was like a weight had been lifted. I’m strong, I’m powerful, I’m a woman. And I’ve lost an ENTIRE HUMAN BEING in weight off my body. Get it together Melissa. You are NOT gross. You are fine. The world doesn’t see all of your imperfections like you do with such a close up microscope. Get over yourself. Sheesh.

And it also helps, that as I was getting the mail out of the mailbox (which is right next to the street which is a busy street here in Lincoln) a man double honked and waved at me from his car! Hey guys! I’ve still got it! Even dressed as Nanook of the North!! 😉

In other news, I think I accidentally agreed to a date for Saturday night! Whoops! And no, it’s not with the new guy from the wedding! I’ll keep you posted.

As my co-worker says, The most random things really do just *happen to me!

Happy Friday Eve (as fromlazytolively says!) 🙂

Tuesday Things

Lincoln Half training W2, D2 easy 2, target 12:05-12:55, actual 12:00.

Decent run before work on the treadmill. I like these easy runs, but I worry that the speed I’ve gained will be lost. I know from everyone else’s experience that is not the case, but I still worry. Especially when I find myself really enjoying the pace of these runs!

Look how red my nose and cheeks are! It’s about a two block walk from the parking garage to the dorm where my office is located. Of course it was only 10 degrees this morning with light winds and I nearly froze my buns off on my walk over!

I wanted to go to weightlifting class tonight. (Full confession, I didn’t really want to go…but felt like I should since I haven’t been able to go for a month!) But then I talked to my mom and coworkers and they all strongly discouraged that as it hasn’t been a week since my wisdom teeth were pulled and my mouth aches pretty much constantly from about noon on. I feel like a slug despite running 2 miles this morning before work!

Is it sad that I’m really excited about New Girl and Mindy returning tonight? Well, too bad if it is! I’m snuggled on my couch and I’m going to enjoy them!

Oh. Some were wondering if I had an update on the new guy. Not really, no. He texted me on NYE, late enough that I’d made other plans. But then texted me happy new year around 1030pm just in case he was too drunk later to remember to text me. Then texted again on Saturday asking how my wisdom teeth went. And that’s been it. To be honest, I’m not really attracted to him and I kinda forget about him until he texts me. So clearly I’m just not that into him. Oh well. Time to move onto my next mistake! 😉

Have a good one friends!

Lincoln Half Marathon training W1, D5. Easy 4. Target 12:05-12:55, actual 12:00.

4 miles in 48:00 on treadmill. The treadmill and I had some issues today. Whereas the belt ripped and wrapped around the roller and caused the machine to stop! I performed some minor surgery and kept running.

I’m rocking my new running shirt that my bestie gave me for Christmas. I dig it.

I’m experiencing a lot more mouth pain today. The dentist told me Sunday thru Wednesday would be the worst. So far, he’s right.

I’m going back to work tomorrow for the first time since December 19th…It feels kinda weird!

Happy Sunday friends!

Lincoln Half Marathon training W1, D4 easy 3 mile run. Goal pace: 12:05-12:55, actual: 11:53.

Despite just getting my wisdom teeth pulled YESTERDAY morning, these miles still had to be run. And would you believe that I actually felt pretty good today? Oh, I’m sore. My mouth kind of aches, but running made it feel better. It didn’t hurt and I’m sure the cold air helped with that.

Good news, I saw a dog today!
True story. When I was cooling down and walking home I saw a dog running in the street, so I went up to it to try and corral it. It was muzzled and had tags on it. Soon another dog with a muzzle and tags came running over. It turns out they belong to a house down the street. A neighbor and I took them home and I like to think we saved their lives! They were all over the street.

I’m only allowed to eat soft food like pudding and ice cream. I actually don’t want that, I want real food. But the doc says not yet. Sigh. First world problems with Melissa.

Happy Saturday friends!

Lincoln Half Marathon training
W1, D1. Easy 3 miles, 12:05 goal pace, actual 11:48.

My first run of the Hanson’s regime! As you can see, I didn’t quite hit my goal pace. It was really hard to run that slow! I’ve been running sub 10:00/miles in the first mile of most of my last few runs so I had a really hard time slowing down. My watch kept beeping at me because my pace was all over the place. Whoops! I’ll get there, I’m sure. A bonus? I ran the whole way! Most of the time I end up walking a bit of the run, but not this one! That’s huge for me!

I had a low-key New Year’s eve: friends, boardgames, and food. Good times. The wisdom teeth come out tomorrow. And then I head back to work on Monday after 16 glorious days off. Booo.

Happy 2015 friends!

Tuesday things:

  • Brooke has me drinking the Hanson’s kool-aid. (Fun fact: Kool-Aid was invented in Hastings, Nebraska by a man named Edwin Perkins!) But, since I’m too lazy to actually read the book and make a schedule for myself, I asked her to do it. And because she’s the most awesome, she did. My plan starts the week of New Year’s. With a fitting 3 mile run on the first day of the New Year. A good way to begin I think. 
  • She mapped it all out so that I have no excuses. Crap. 🙂
  • Today is my Friday. I’m having a rough go of focusing. Get your head in the game Melissa.
  • I gained a bunch of new followers after this post. Welcome new friends! A little bit about me: I’m Melissa, I work for a non-profit that deals with Honors programs. I used to be in TV News for 10.5 years. I’ve run 10 Halfs and 1 Full Marathon. I have a crazy dating life and probably should write a book about the weird men I’ve gone out with. Tell me more about you! I won’t bite! 😉
  • Today’s OOTD. I really like stripes. I wear them a lot. Mint strips are one of my favorites though! 
  • I got up and was on the treadmill at 5:15am for 2 miles this morning. AND I’m going to the gym after work for my weight lifting class. Two-A-Day FTW! 
  • In other news, my 8-year-old nephew is texting* me now! It’s so fun! I love that kid. And, like a true man, he never replied to my last text message that I sent him, asking him a specific question. Apparently, texting mind games start early with some boys! 🙂

Talk soon friends!

*The 8 year old has a cell phone because he walks home from the bus stop each day and has to call my brother while he’s walking. Safety first!