Week in Review (January 31 - February 6)

Tuesday (12,978 steps) - Barre class at noon with Laura. She changed up the formatting a bit and I'm sad to say that I just did not like it as much as I usually do. Which is sad, she is my favorite instructor! It was Jackie's last day, so that was super depressing. And THEN, I got an alert that my credit card number had been stolen. GRRRR!! Took A to gymnastics, she had testing again and will remain in Level III. She has improved a LOT (especially her form in handstands) and she wasn't too upset about where she is at. Quick stop at the store on the way home since we are out of food. Womp. Made some spaghetti and it was fabulous. Of course we didn't even sit down to eat until 9:00, so it was a crazy late night. Again.
Wednesday (20,082 steps) - Not nearly as warm as it was supposed to be today. Went to run club and ran alone with Colfax since Heather decided to just hang out at the store. The run was pretty exciting because we saw a fox!

We ended up running 3.5 miles and it wasn't terrible. A sold some cookies and by the time we left the weather had taken a turn for the worse. It was SUPER icy and cold when we left, and of course I had to stop and get gas. Another late night for dinner.
Thursday (15,903 steps) - Woke up feeling OFF. I think I have finally come down with the cold that everyone else has been passing around for months. On the way to A's school we almost got in a nasty wreck. The roads were still incredibly icy and my car would just NOT stop. I pulled the e-brake and Bee Rad slowed down... but turned perpendicular into the fast lane. Thank goodness no one was behind us and we managed to safely get where we needed to be. Stupid winter. Spent the morning taking cold medicine and sneezing. Run club at Lakewood - which was a special event with Anton Krupicka.

Prancing on the grass - the sidewalk was literally a sheet of ice!

He is one cool dude! A and I skipped going to Rocko's because 1). we are trying to save money and 2). decided to have chicken noodle soup instead. Again, not eating until 9! We did at least manage to get most of our packing done for the weekend.
Friday (13,673 steps) - Tossed and turned ALL NIGHT LONG. This damn cold is miserable. Actually got my taxes back, which was MUCH sooner than expected. Since we are trying to "minimalize," I didn't even spend any of it, other than to pay off the credit card. Picked up A and took her home so I could take a barre class right after work. I wasn't optimistic, but working out actually made me feel better. We had some last minute packing to do, tried to go to bed early.
Saturday (13,687 steps) - Drove down to Heather's to get there by 7:00 to drive to the Centennial airport. H2 drove with us and we got there right after Mo, Jandy and her daughter Mady. We left a few minutes late and arrived in SoCal with no issues.

Went straight to the house on Newport Beach and then walked over to Starbucks (although I just wanted to get out, didn't want coffee).

We later went to Woody's Diner for lunch and then later to the expo. In the afternoon everyone else went to the beach, but I felt terrible, so I stayed back and took a nap instead. No real recollection of how the night was spent, but we ordered some delicious pasta for dinner. The portions were ginormous and me and A shared an entree and still had some left over. In bed early-ish.
Sunday (33,126 steps) - Actually slept, but was woken up when Lisa and Jandy left for the race - they were running the marathon and H2 was driving them to the start since they had to be there more than an hour before we did. Perks of staying at a place right down the street from the race start! After Heather G. arrived we went headed over to the start. Ran Surf City half.

We actually brought our IDs, so we got some beer at the finish line. It was chilly and overcast and we decided to just go back to the house to shower. The Heathers picked up In-n-Out for lunch and we prepared to watch the Super Bowl. I dozed off on the couch on and off throughout the day.

At least A made it out onto the water for a bit

Watched the game, which actually turned out to be pretty exciting. Picked up pizza and beer for dinner. Passed out on the couch EARLY.
Monday (13,414 steps) - Stupid gloomy morning. It was windy and rainy all day, so all of us were in pretty terrible spirits. A was upset that we would not be going to the beach. We ended up going to the mall and walking around, which is especially boring when you don't buy anything.

Team picture - Year of the Rooster!

Late lunch at Yard House and ordered food to go. Plane ride back was bumpy and we arrived a bit late.

By the time we got to Heather's house to pick up Bee Rad and get home, it was almost 10:00. Super late night and long/short weekend.

Stats:

• 110,563 - I'll blame this on being sick most of the week. I just could NOT get motivated to try and get more steps.
• 17.9 miles run
• 2 barre classes. Being sick plus being out of town lowered this from my usual 3-4 a week.

Everything Else:

• Girl Scout cookies are upon us - and taking over!! 
• I mentioned it in a previous post, but A and I are taking steps to eliminate all the "unnecessary" clutter in our lives - which also means cutting back on unnecessary purchases (of course). This will be a time-consuming process, but we are looking forward to life on the "other side."
• I'm having SO MUCH trouble getting motivated! I was doing so well with my training at this time last year and this year all I seem to want to do is sleep. I haven't even picked my "A" race for the year yet.

Week in Review (June 10 - June 16)

Tuesday - Run club was hosting a special "Leadville" night and I convinced my dad to bring A to my work so she could go with me. We ran a bit, missing most of the rain. There was pizza, beer, and a panel of past LT100 winners - including Anton Krupicka (swoon). Sadly, we had to leave before it was over, but it was a fun night.

With Laurie, another INB ambassador and her fiancee. She is running going for her TENTH LT100 finish this year.

Anton

Wednesday - I got up early and did a 3 mile run around my neighborhood. Which, apparently, is pretty hilly. It already felt VERY hot and humid, even being out at 5:30 in the morning. At night, I went to BodyPump, which was HARD after two weeks of NO strength training. (Let this be a lesson...)
Thursday - Got up VERY early and did a 7 mile run on Clear Creek trail before work. I probably should NOT run alone that early, but it was one of my last chances to get a weekday run in before work, so I did anyway. It was humid and a bit rainy at times. Not the worst ever.

With all the rain we have been having it was a bit muddy

After work I went to REI for yet another attempt at a new watch. I took it out for a quick run in the neighborhood and I think I love it.

Friday - Nada. Pizza.
Saturday - Up early to run on the Apex trail before it got too hot. I was running by just after 6 and it was quiet and peaceful for the first hour or so of my run, as I didn't see anyone else out. By the time I was finishing up, there was a decent number of cyclists, runners and hikers. It felt sweltering hot by the time I got done. Turns out, it was only in the mid 60's. Did a bit of summer clothes shopping for A and then took the kids roller skating.

It's a tad hilly at Apex

Sunday - Up early AGAIN, this time, for volunteering at the Boulder Ironman 70.3. My sister's training group FastForward was manning the first bike aid station. We had to be there by 6:30, and it was about a 45 minute drive from my house. Quick stop at Dunkin for coffee before the drive, which was uneventful. The theme of the aid station was the FUNK Station - and A was thrilled to be able to wear a wig:

This was my first attempt at volunteering on the bike portion. It is INTENSE. The pros don't slow down at all, and if they miss a grab they scream at you. The mid-back of the pack cyclists are super polite and at least slow down for the water and GU/bananas. Pretty stressful.

Team FUNK (from FastForward FB page)

We helped with the clean up and then drove into town for a quick lunch before heading to spectate the run course. We had just missed my sister on the run portion, so we drove around to the finish area to wait for her to finish. She finished in 5:53 (a time she was "meh" about, but under her goal of 6 hours) and then hung out in the finisher area waiting for her friend. I was able to get a free beer (yay!!). We headed to her house so she could shower, and then we went out for dinner and drinks. LONG day.
Monday - CHAOS is back at the gym... I think it had been about a year since they got rid of it, and I was excited to go back. EXCEPT, I seem to be coming down with a cold, so all day long I was debating if I wanted to go or not. I ended up going, and it was INTENSE and fun. Basically, CHAOS is a combination of HIIT, circuit training and weights. An overall great total body workout.

Weekly Miles Run - 21.45 (No treadmill, no races)
Minutes of Cross Training - 60
Minutes of Strength - 60

Weekly Loss - Back where I was 2 weeks ago (121.4)

• I might as well just put my weight in there. For reference, as long as I have been "tracking," my peak weight was 129.8 last April and my low weight was 111.0 (as recently as October).
• Again, I'm clearly not TRYING all that hard, but I think my ideal weight is around 115, so we will see if I get there or not.
• Mostly on track this week. Pizza overdose on Friday night and burger/beers on Sunday were really the only splurges of the week.
• I'm still tracking during the week, but again, everything falls apart by the weekend. Oh wells.

Everything Else 

• Still trying the "online dating" thing, although, I guess it's not really dating if no one is interesting and you don't actually go on a date. So, there's that.
• Work is busy of course. My raise FINALLY went into effect on my last paycheck.
• I still have heard NOTHING from the person whose car I hit over two weeks ago. No call, no text, nothing from my insurance company. I looked this morning and it has not been fixed (or washed for that matter). I wonder how long I am going to have to wait/wonder if they are going to come after me for money... Stressful.