And the verdict is in!

I'm skipping Running Wednesday this week, but it will be back!

Today's workout:

Run 3 miles in 26:46

30 min shoulders and abs

So, as promised, I wore my Old Navy running shorts and here are my thoughts on them:

Pro's:

• lightweight
• comfortable
• cute
• reasonably priced

Con's:

• ride up if they're too big
• the sizes run big

I think the shorts would not ride up if they fit correctly.  The Old Navy shorts fit a bit looser than my Nike Tempo shorts and those shorts do not ride up at all.  We'll see what the ole dryer does for them! 

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I went and saw Captain America last night.  I loved it!  I wasn't much of a Marvel fan ever, but after Iron Man, I was hooked.  I didn't think any of them could top Iron Man, but it did for me...by a hair.  For Captain America they added in some WWII history.  I know most of it was altered to add in the Marvel aspect, but the fact that they used real people from that time period did it for me!  I really enjoyed the movie!  Ladies...even if you don't like the Marvel movies and your man does, there's a bit of eye candy if you join him.  

Happy Wednesday Ladies!

Another weekend...and confession...

Friday night, I was a really awesome wife and cooked a delectable dinner for John (and I).  He LOVES spaghetti.  I could live the rest of my life without ever eating a spaghetti noodle again.  I love pasta...hate spaghetti.  No, it doesn't make any sense...and no I can't explain it, I just hate it.  But, we hadn't spent much time together this week, so we had a little date night and I made us chicken parmesan 

It tasted great...minus the spaghetti.  You can find the recipe I used here.  It was pretty quick, easy, and yummy.

I've been having a lot of trouble getting motivated for long runs during marathon training.  I get my week day speed and tempo runs in all awesome-like, and then the long run comes and I. can't. run.  I realized why I vowed to never, ever, ever run another marathon.  I hated the long runs and how I felt the whole weekend after my long runs.  I mean, don't get me wrong...it feels awesome (to my ego-athletic side) to be able to actually run 20 miles, but I'm then shot the rest of the day...and playing catch up the rest of the week because of it.  So Friday, I decided I to bump myself down to the half marathon.  

I know myself and if I'm already fighting the "long" runs, I'm screwed.  It's not that the 13 miles I was supposed to run makes it a hard, long run...it's the anticipation of those much longer runs.  So...I'm going to be moving myself down to the half.  I can run one of those right now...so my goal will just be speed.  I felt like I didn't want to just give up, but a marathon is no joke and if I'm not all in, I'm going to fail.  Props to those multiple marathoners...I ran one...and one is probably all I want to run. I told John if I get all over-zealous again to take away my credit card - ha.  I won't say never, but I realize it's not something that's working in my life anytime soon.

Saturday morning, we woke up and biked 22 miles instead of the run we were supposed to do, since now the half marathon is the goal.  Biking 22 miles is a breeze compared to running it.  Plus, I'm apparently pretty fast on the bike.  John was totally jealous of my skillz...  Ok, not so much jealous, but I was pushing the pace.  I have an awesome burn line on my back due to the sun-that-hid-through-the-clouds-that-made-me-think-I-didn't-need-sunscreen...what kind of Floridian am I?!  Ugh, it's still painful today.  I'd show you a picture, but the shirt I have on today does not allow for an ideal image of those lines.  I am at work...trying to be a professional here :-)

Saturday night, we had a Harry Potter movie night.  We watched 

and John and I made Harry Potter cupcakes for our friends.  I like to theme things...I'm not that big of a HP fan, although I do enjoy the movies.  We needed to catch the boys up to Part 1, so we can all go see Part 2 this week!

These were my inspiration...from here.

Sunday was a day of fun!  We took the boat out for a while.  It was not so sunny so it wasn't quite as hot as it has been, but it was a beautiful day out with friends.  Then, we went and saw 

I thought it was pretty funny.  That about covers recent evens in my life.

Catch me up on you!

Did you see any movies this weekend?

If so, what?

How were your runs or other workouts?

Have you ever changed your plan part way through training for a race?

Oh Friday, I love you!

This week has felt like it has dragged on f-o-r-e-v-e-r (you gotta say it like The Sandlot did)



 Well, this week has been my first week of training from Run Less Run Faster and it's gone pretty well. I got in all my weights this week, plus my runs...minus the run I have to do this weekend.

I know, 13 miles isn't that far.  But that is my ideal race distance.  It's just so hot and humid...and weekends are sooo good for lazy mornings.

But, Ham told me I have to train...

I told him there was nothing wrong with running like a girl.  Just ask Wendy Peffercorn...

Thanks for handling that Wendy.

Good luck on your training runs this weekend friends!  I'm out!

I ♥ Patrick Swayze

I got a Patrick Swayze fix today!  In the cardio cinema at the gym today they played

then...

while flipping through the tv channels I found

*gasp*

My favorite!

Nobody puts Baby in the corner!

What's your favorite Swayze movie?

Running, Movies and Life as I knew it this weekend...

Workouts:
Thursday: 5K in 25:41.  It was a tempo run day, but I didn't feel like running, so I figured I'd pump out a 5K.  Worked out rather well...8:17/mile pace.

Friday: Ran 12 miles in 1:59:28, 9:57 pace, instead of doing it Saturday.  I probably could have used a rest day because my legs were a bit tight from weights, but it wasn't a bad run. The kicker...this was on the treadmill.  Thankfully my gym has a cardio cinema, so it wasn't bad.  We saw Mao's Last Dancer

...pretty good and based on a true story.  It's actually a lot easier to run in on the mill...you just put your nutrition and water in the cup holders instead of trying to carry them...WIN!  We ran Friday because the waves were supposed to be good at the beach Saturday morning so we readjusted our schedule a bit...priorities you know...


Saturday: Walked on the beach leisurely 2.5 miles. 


Sunday: Does cleaning count?!  No?  It should....

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This was my view on the way to the gym Friday!  We FINALLY got rain!!!

Saturday proved to be a delightful, relaxing day.  I loved it.  We walked on the beach, swam in the ocean, ate Taco City, watched:

Yay Jason Statham!  The movie was pretty good if you like movies similar to the Transporter movies.  I do, so win for me.

Sunday was spent cleaning, getting the house in order and starting putting pavers down in the side yard.  Remember that rain picture from above?  That was our whole weekend.  Afternoon thunderstorms were back...score!  The bad part was, where John dug up the sod, where there was only dirt, turned into a swamp.  So...I'm hoping the sun dries the dirt so we can lay some pavers this week.

I also made some food in the slower cooker.  Yesterday, I made wings for dinner.  Then we put in a pork tenderloin to cook while at work today!  Yum!  I also prepared meals for the week, so hopefully I can stick to them and have good tasting and good for me lunches this week.

We ended our evening by watching:

I really liked the movie.  It's on more of the serious side...I can definitely see why it won awards.

PS: For all you iced coffee lovers out there...you have to visit the Pioneer Woman and check out her recipe for iced coffee.  I used Dunkin Donut's vanilla coffee to make it and I have been enjoying myself some superb iced coffee...plus, I've already drank my money's worth!

What was the highlight of your weekend?

Any good movie recommendations?

Are you more for running outside or on the treadmill in the summer?

Tidbits...

-Janae aka Hungry Runner Girl, is having a giveaway!  Check it out!!

Borrowed from Janae

-School buses are my nemesis.  Today, a school bus stopped to allow 10 buses to come out of a school and stop traffic for 5 minutes during morning rush hour.  We already have to wait on them on the road while picking up children, can't they just let us by and wait on us for once?!

-I wasn't feeling too well yesterday, exhaustion mixed with allergies I believe was the culprit.  I decided to run anyway, even though the couch was calling to me.  I ended up with a pretty decent easy run.  6 miles in 56:47.  I ran the first few really slow and started feeling a little more 'pick up the pace-ish'.  But by mile 6, my lungs started to constrict and I felt like the treadmill was pinned against my chest so I had to stop.  I wanted to get to 7, but when you start wheezing, it's no good.

-I wakeboarded for the first time this year on Saturday!  It was fantastic and once I got my footing again, I actually got decent air for myself :)  Yay summer!

-Right now, we've got a tent set up in our house.  We wanted to be sure that the tent didn't appear to have any holes before taking it camping.  I want to have a sleep over in it, but the cloud (my awesome bed's name) keeps calling me upstairs.  I can't wait to use it!  Hurry camping weekend :)

-Tonight, I'm going to see Something Borrowed with the ladies!

I can't wait!!!  Oh, and I'm having Chick-fil-A for dinner.  Life doesn't get much better for me than that :)

-Speaking of movies...we went and saw Thor this weekend.

I loved it!  I didn't have any expectation for the movie, I just knew that I like the Marvel movies and it did not disappoint.  It was a bit different just because the story line is a bit more mystical than a lot of their other movies, but I thought it was well worth it.  Minus the screen melting and ripping during the movie...oops.

-In about a month, serious marathon training starts.  Woo hoo!  I love having goals.

-Off to lunch.  I love lunchtime :)