WOOHOO!
I know that each and every one of my followers (yeah, that would be the 3 or 4 of you, including my Mom) hold your breath all weekend long in anticipation of...
MARATHON MONDAY-MONDAY-MONDAY!!
So what is happening in marathon trainer/blogger world, you ask?
Bad weather.
That is what is happening.
Winter is like that one friend that just hangs around too long. Can't take a hint.
Ugh!
Snow storms, pouring down rain, freezing temps, weird & warm temps, wind storms...
Umm...this was all within the last 4 days or so, no joke.
I was cool (no pun intended) with running all winter; freezing nose hairs and everything!
But icy patches and 45-50 mph wind gusts?
Uh...no.
To make it worse, today was Day 1 of the 14-week training program that I decided on.
Oh well, running will be here tomorrow and the next day. Yay! (seriously!)
You know you can always count on me for pics, right?
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| Me and my Hulk-like arms! Ha! |
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| I am delirious with sweat & hunger! |
Haha! This was after this mornings circuit. A little boxing, a little strength training, a little cardio.
When I say a 'little', it was an hour and I was audibly grunting.
Notice the fabulous band of sweat that I am wearing like a belt?
Sadly, you can't see that I am color coordinated from my lifting gloves to my shirt, socks and shoes!
I dress to impress!
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| I think she is trying to escape! |
See how impressed Cleo is? Haha!
Speaking of Cleo, I realized just recently that I spend a recordable percentage of my day on cat toy scavenger hunts and retrieval missions. She loves it, she gets down low and looks under dressers and things when I get out the flashlight and hangar that I need to fish her favorite toys out from under every possible piece of furniture in the house. Good times!
Today's muffin menu included a protein packed blueberry number...
I tore into it's little steamy insides just to get you a picture!
I will see about posting a recipe. I have lots of other muffin recipes for you to check out though!
This weekend I worked on this little experiment...
A peppermint patty muffin!
It was SO good!
I am going to perfect this one and get it posted.
I was too lazy to create a 'filling' on it's own. I added some of the muffin batter and that's why it looks sort of peanut butter-y. But it was minty goodness and made for a great snack on Saturday night!
Wow, I am going on and on.
I hope you enjoyed this weeks Marathon Monday!
How is your training?
What's your goal distance this year?
Like I said earlier in my post "February" is not my best month of training. I am running the half marathon in Cleveland. ( this is my tenth year in a roll running Cleveland ) I live near Lake St. Clair. --St. Clair Shores-- and we do get the winds and snow from the lake. What's good about a Spring Marathon is that it make's you train in the winter. Better than sitting on the couch all winter, which means weight gain.....
ReplyDeleteOh yeah...you get that lake effect stuff. Yuck!
DeleteLuckily I am far enough from that. Your 10th year?
That is awesome!
I am having trouble finding a hotel :(
Definitely looking forward to Cleveland though!
My training is going awful right now, but hopefully having a low key week with zero expectations is just what I need. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love peppermint pattys!!!!! You will need to share your recipe once you get it perfected.
I have been wondering about your training...I am going to stalk your blog here in a minute! ;)
DeleteI need to work on that muffin! LOL...
Bad weather here too, really gets in the way of marathon training :( You should come link up to Marathon Monday on my blog :)
ReplyDeleteThe weather is the bane of my existence right now! Ugh!
DeleteI need to remember to link up.
You may have to remind me!