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Soooo. . . I came in 3rd place among women participants in the 15k run. Okay, so there were only 7 women, but still. . . I am proud, haha :p. I am going to incorporate more speed workouts this month to really see if I can improve my overall pace. We are going to my friend's house for the...

Hey guys, I have been keeping up with my workouts, but it has been a crazy week. Thursday was my rest day. Friday I ran 3 miles and then went to CF. This morning I went to CF again. Tomorrow I am doing a 15k run. It is not a really a race, but a run. Anyway. . . I am down three pounds...

Hey guys. I didn't have time to check in yesterday, but I did go to Crossfit. We did Squat cleans. I did 55# barbell. Then we did 3 rounds of 15 shoulder to overhead presses with barbell, I did 60# and 200 single unders for each round. The weight seemed a bit light, lol. I definitely could have...

Hey guys, Today was my weekly long run. . . 8 miles. . . so funny how just a few months ago my long run would've been double that or more. Anyway. . . I was a bit slower today. Not sure why. I think it is my diet. I eat well for 5-7 days and then I completely fall off the wagon. I meal prepped...

Hey guys, Today I went to CF. The workout was tough. It was a hero WOD, a workout that they dedicate to a fallen American hero. Today was a firefighter who died in 9/11. He was 28 years old. The workout was intense: 21-15-9 reps of power snatches and sit-ups with a 35# barbell Then 15-12-9...

Hey guys. Today I did a 3 mile run and then went to CF. I At CF we did deadlifts and I PR'd on my weight. . . 215 pounds! So psyched! Deb- It was nice here too! I ran in a long sleeve shirt, no layers, no gloves, no hat. I am loving this mild winter. Belinda- I am glad I don't have to see his...

Hey guys. I ended up getting a cold and was out of commission Tuesday and Wednesday in regards to working out. I am a little stuffed in the nose today, but I ran 4 miles, and I maintained an 8:55 pace, which is great, despite the fact that I don't feel 100% yet. Tomorrow I will run 3-4 miles and...

Sorry I feel off the radar. Work was crazy this week. I did go to CF a few times, but Thursday, Friday and Saturday were all rest days. I have 3 boys who were suspended. . . hopefully long term. Two were suspended for jumping another boy in the hallway during passing time. They knocked him out...

Hey guys. Got a quick 3.5 miles in today. That's about it. Not much else to report. Deb- we actually found an old-style movie theatre that charges $7 for tickets all day and night. The food is also pretty good: large popcorn, 1 candy, 1 soda- $7. The seats are not leather and reclining, and...

Hey guys. Today at work was pretty awful. . . I am having just a bad year, I think. Speaking with the other 7th grade teachers, it seems to be this group of kids this year. A good number of them are just disrespectful and rude and it just gets to me. Hopefully next year will be better. . . or I...

Hey guys. Just came back from my long run, 8 miles. I was slower today, but I am going to chalk that up to the wind and I didn't eat very well yesterday. I didn't really eat dinner. Just some wings during the football games. We were watching the wild card games. Anyway. . . not much going on...

Hey guys, Well, back to reality for me. I went back to work yesterday and strategically planned that as my rest day. Today I ran five miles after work. My pace was really good again. I am beginning to think about goals for running this year as far as pace goes. I am going to test myself out...

Happy New Year! Yesterday we went to CF. In addition to the workout, I did 75 burpees to add to our team. Our team won by the way, lol. The workout was an AMRAP (as many rounds as possible in 31 minutes): 12 sit-ups 20 cal assault bike 19 dumbell snatches 12 sit-ups 20 cal assault bike 19 front...

Hey guys. Today was a CF workout. We worked on bench press 1 RM. I got 105# for my 1 rep max. My arms were shaking, but I did it. Then we did 5 rounds of 15 thrusters and 15 pull-ups. I used a 35# barbell for the thrusters and did the banded pull-ups. My upper body is pretty fried. Belinda-...

Hey guys. Quick check-in. I did a 9.5 mile run with a small group out east at the paved trail I love. It is closed for the month of January due to hunting season. Cannot wait to go back in February. I had my fastest run there yet with an average pace of 8:50 a mile! The ten mile race in March is...

Hey guys. Man, did this week fly by or what? Of course, if I was working it would still be Wednesday, lol. Yesterday I did a speed run workout. 5 minute warm up that 1 min fast, 1 min slow for 15 minutes. I ended up with 2.5 miles in the end. I also did a bit of abs yesterday. This morning I...

Hey guys. Cannot believe Christmas came and went. We had my dad, sister and brother over Christmas Eve, along with their spouses and kids. It was a full house. The kids all played well together and we had a great time. Then Christmas Day was just us and my dad. My dad slept over and watched the...

Hey guys! Quick check-in before I get ready for my family to come over later this afternoon. Yesterday was so nice to not have my alarm go off. DH and I went to the 10 o'clock CF class. We worked on front squats at 85% RM, which for me was easy to calculate, 85#, haha. Then we did a quick...

Hey guys. I did my long run today with the group I ran with last week. I tried to keep the three fastest runners in my sight the whole way and ended up running 9.3 miles with a 9:02 pace, my fastest 9 mile run. I am thinking of signing up for a 10 mile race at the end of March. If I keep this...

Hey guys. I made it to Christmas break!!!! It was the never-ending week at work, but I survived. I feel like if I survive this year, nothing will get me down. Now I have a week and a half off. My boys have two full weeks off, I'm kind of jealous, but thankful to have this time off, I was really...