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Lincoln half marathon W6 D6 & D7

Easy 5 & Easy 9. Target pace 12:05-12:55, actual 11:49 & 12:26.

A perfect weather weekend. Mid 50s and sunny. It’s amazing how running outside is so much better than running on the treadmill. I’m a big fan of all this snow melting away.

My legs were tired when I started running today, but when I hit 5 miles it felt like I had just started running. I like those kinds of runs.

When I was about 2.5 miles in to my run today a couple of guys whistled at me as they drove by. I waved and kept running. Thanks for noticing dudes.

Happy Sunday evening friends!

Tuesday Things

  • First Speed work of my Hanson’s plan tonight. 12X400 which works out to 8 miles with a 1 mile warm up and cool down. That’s a lot of miles on a Tuesday.
  • I have a massage scheduled after work today. I’m pretty excited about it. My hamstrings, glutes, lower and upper back are on the menu. My masseuse is a sports masseuse and has seriously strong hands. I can’t wait.
  • Mileage seriously jumps this week. From 28 miles to 37. It’s week 6 guys. Week 6. The Lincoln Half Marathon is May 3rd. We are less than 3 months out. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming.
  • The Runger I’m experiencing is REAL guys. I can’t seem to satiate this beast inside me. The more I run the more I want to eat. But I don’t eat too much or eat junk so I suppose that’s a win?
  • I’m on the hunt for new books to read. Any great recommendations? I like fiction, memoirs and most recent pop culture works.
  • I think New Guy (and his inappropriate friend!) are out of the picture. I haven’t heard from either one of them since the thigh incident. Whew!

Have a good one friends!

Lincoln Half Marathon training W4,D6. Target 12:05, actual 11:43.

I switched today’s easy 5 for tomorrow’s easy 6 because the forecast for tomorrow is cooler and much windier. Then I accidentally miscalculated my distance so I ran an easy 7 instead of an easy 6. Whoops!

It was a pretty perfect 50 degrees and overcast. Ideal running weather. Look at my cute new vest! It’s great to run in this time of year.

Today is for relaxing and cleaning the house and enjoying my weekend.

I have a love life update…life is so random!

Have a good one friends!

Lincoln half training. Week 3? D7? I don’t know where we’re at. I know two-o-nine knows though! 🙂 easy 5.

A pretty perfect day for a run here in Nebraska. I ran a little faster than prescribed, but I felt good. Whoops!

I got chased by 2 dogs. One even nipped at my heels! Come on people! Keep your dogs on a leash in town!

My phone plays a tune when I hit my step goal…even right in the middle of a song.

I went to the Ocho’s Christmas party today. I even got a prize! A $25 gift card to a local store. How nice is that?!

I’m off tomorrow. And i have a date! I’ll keep you all posted!

Today by the numbers:

60-degrees outside! In the middle of January! I’m a fan. This weather is expected to last through Monday.

4-miles ran before work this morning. 12:00/mile. Training for the Lincoln Half is coming along nicely.

6-days I get to work this week. I’m grumpy about that. But tomorrow should be done by noon so I can run outside!

2-miles I walked after work. Another long day of meetings and another dinner tonight with my co-workers and work leadership means I didn’t have time for a run and shower, so I opted for a walk.

3-times I got honked at during my walk tonight. The last guy even waved at me. Thanks random dude.

I’m glad I get Monday off, but this long weekend is pretty much shot. Sometimes I hate having plans!

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!

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!) 🙂

Sunday-Funday-Runday

When the weather is this great, you go for a run. Even if your schedule doesn’t really call for a run today. But perfect winter running days are few and far between here in Nebraska, so you take advantage.

You know how sometimes, during a run you can’t wait until that run is over? And then when the run is finally done, instead of being grateful that it’s over, you think to yourself, “maybe I should just go for another couple of miles?”

Yeah, me neither. 🙂

28° this morning. Sunny and a little breezy. So what does any normal person do before they head out of town for a work conference for 8 days? Do they sleep in? Nope. They go for a run!

2.05 miles in 21:16. A pretty great run. The cold air felt great on my lungs and I was pretty good about staying around a 10:31 pace.

Now to shower and get ready to head to Denver for my first conference (that we put on! I’m a bit nervous!)

Happy weekend friends!