Friday recap and facts

I can't believe it is Friday already....
As I talked about yesterday though, at some point we must carry on.
As a part of the running community we run on and never forget what happened,
but honor it by moving forward and standing together in support.

Quick recap of the week so far

Monday:

Work both Jobs all day

Night time run (4 mi)[7:56,7:41,7:25,7:25]

Tuesday:

Morning run (4 mi)[8:12,7:56,7:41,7:35]

Work all day

Afternoon run (4 mi)[8:20,7:58,7:47,7:47]

Studied/relaxed all night

Wednesday:

Work all day

40 minute ride outside (11.38 mi)[17.1 mph]

Play date with a 4 year old (J's nephew)

Studied for Series 7

Wednesday's post-ride

Thursday:

Work all day

Afternoon run (5 mi)[8:05,7:42,7:37,7:23,6:56]

Studied all night for my Series 7

Sweaty Thursday! 78 and sunny!

Today marks 1 month until marathon #5 , I've said it before and I'll say it again, I am not going to be prepared as I should for this. The last few weeks have been off and I know that will affect it.  I am not going into the race with a PR goal (but that was always the plan for this race), it's another marathon and another long run. After lots of thinking, and bouncing ideas off some people... my plan for the next few weeks is to just be consistently running. I do NOT plan on tapering much for the race, maybe a few days (with the exception of biking, I most likely will not bike the week of the race, need fresh quads). Cleveland is not my goal race...Musselman 70.3 is(July), therefore killing myself  for a better time in Cleveland next month wont do my any good.

As for the duathlon I am doing next weekend, let's just say it won't be pretty. I'll make it happen, but I am very ill-prepared for it. I won't make excuses like some people will do, I will simply say I haven't been dedicating enough time for it lately and that is at the fault of no one but myself. My goal is to finish, and hopefully not fall on the bike or during transition.  If I can do that, I'll be a happy girl.

Weekend plans:

Friday:

Work all day

Afternoon run planned (3-5 mi)

Afternoon ride planned (30-45 minutes)

Spending night playing games with J and his friends 

Saturday:

Morning run planned (maybe 10 mi) with Hollie and Jen

Baking some yummy stuff for tomorrow

12:30 meeting with a possible wedding venue on Keuka Lake(eek!)

2pm Seneca 7 pre-race meeting/packet pickup

Spending the night on Seneca lake with the rest of our Seneca 7 relay team!

Sunday:

Seneca 7 relay! (my first road relay!)

I am runner #7, so I run legs 7,14 and finish it off with 21.

I will be running a total of 10.9 miles 

(each person runs 3 times, with a total of 9.4-12.1 miles)

My first leg is 4.1, 2nd is 3.1 and my final leg is 3.7

Cheer for team "Sloppy Sevenths!" :):):)

Some Friday Facts:

• 1 month until Cleveland Marathon
• 86 days until my first Half-Ironman 
• 505 days until our wedding (tentatively!)

• Fact: I heard a girl last night at Barnes & Noble telling her friend that she went to go for a run, and collapsed at 1 mile and had to call for a ride. Then she said how she 'googled' it and found out it was because she ate a salad before she ran, and that its a common problem among runners and that it happens to elites all the time when they eat salads before they run....I kid you not, I smacked my forehead and wanted to pull her hair for this. Seriously ladies, don't make yourself sound like an idiot, I highly doubt you read that on the internet, and if so, you need to learn to judge quality of info! [my assessment: she got tired at mile 1 and called for a ride, due to the fact that she is overweight & out of shape and it was extremely hot yesterday...keep running, it will get easier and you will get healthier and not have to make up stupid excuses why you can't run more than a mile. I am not trying to be insensitive or mean, I'm simply stating that it won't get easier until you keep working at it, and making stupid excuses isn't fooling anyone]

• Less than a week until I get to see my baby nephew again! Isn't he just the cutest thing EVER! ( No, I am not biased...he really is the cutest)

Boston Tribute Updates: I am loving all of the planned tribute runs around the country, makes me proud to be a runner. I am implementing my own small little tribute...I am going to be making some blue/yellow ribbon pins to wear at races over my heart.... something little but sentimental. Let me know if you want one or have any ideas (I'll post a picture when I get one made up)!

What are your plans for the weekend?

Have you ever done a road relay (Ragnar, etc.) before?

Whats the lamest excuse you have heard before regarding someone's workouts?

Facts Friday

Schedule today will be different than normal, working for a little bit then heading to a local surgical center. J is getting another knee surgery, & I will be there for a few hours then home playing 'nurse Laura' for the rest of the evening! :)

[Basically an excuse to sit in bed with him and watch movies and write down all of the funny things he says while on pain killers... ( I could write a book on the things he said last time!)]

So instead of a 'typical' post, I decided to go with something different, a whole bunch of random facts....enjoy!

DAYS UNTIL......

2 Days until next race 

3-10 Days until my Sister's baby is born (she's convinced he will be early)

8 Days until I get to run with Hollie and eat fabulous food after

36 Days until my first Duathlon

58 Days until Marathon #5

72 Days until my first Triathlon

114 Days until my first 70.3

198 Days until Marathon #6

395 Days until my first Boston Marathon

533 Days until Our wedding*

Good old Google to the rescue! So excited! 2014 is going to be EPIC.

RANDOM FACTS ABOUT MY LIFE

2=Number of Knee Surgeries my Fiance has had in last 50 days (today being #2)

5=Number of people who live in our house at this moment

1=Number of bathrooms in our house(See above statement...yes I'm serious)

3=Average number of chocolate milk glasses I drink I week

4=Average number of PB&J sammies I eat a week

13= Number of times I have checked the weather for Sunday's 30k between last night and this morning

23=Age I was when I ran my first Marathon

4= Number of tries it took me to BQ (based on new standards)

27=Age I will be when we tie the knot (My birthday is 2 days before the wedding!)

3= Typical number of espresso shots I have each day

3= Number of total nephews I will have come June (they're all getting spoiled!)

7= Number of things on my to-do list right now

 3 RANDOM MARATHON FACTS (Reference)

*In 2012 42% of all marathon finishers were female

*In 2011 there was an estimated 518,000 marathon finishers (highest ever)

*In 2012 the Chicago Marathon had the highest number of finishers out of any marathon that year(world-wide)

RANDOM FITNESS FACTS

*Running places up to seven times your body weight in pressure onto your feet. (Justification for expensive supportive shoes...)

* On average, 1 pound of muscle burns 9 calories/day where as 1 pound of fat burns only 2 calories/day. (reasons to be fit....)

*For every minute you spend walking, you extend your life by 1-3 minutes (get moving!)

*Underwater swimming is the only time you should hold your breath while exercising! (I forget this when I lift weights sometimes)

*Regular exercise is linked to better sex, because it can improve body image, energy, self-esteem and overall fitness ( just saying...)

*It only takes 100 too many calories a day to gain 10 pounds/year. (That's not that much...at all...watch what you eat!)

RANDOM HEALTH FACTS (Reference)

*Temperature can affect appetite. A cold person is more likely to eat more food  (Mother Nature, you're a bitch. Winter be gone!)

*Americans collectively consume approximately 900 billion calories each day (That's a lot, like a real lot)

* 2/3 of American's are overweight (We hear this a lot, but not nearly enough..)

*Eggs contain the highest quality protein (good thing I love omelettes)

RANDOM FACTS ABOUT GOOGLE (the all knowing machine) (Reference)

*Google was first incorporated as a private company on September 4, 1998 (that's my birthday!)

*In Feb 2002, Klingon became one of Google’s 72 language interfaces (Seriously??)

*In January 2003, the American Dialect Society voted the word “Google” as the “most useful” Word of the Year for 2002 (I think I say Google at least 10 times a day, if not more)

*“Google knows more about you than your mother.” (so true...)

*The first Google storage was made from Legos. Google needed an expandable and cheap way to house 10 4GB hard drives (as a Lego Lover, this made me proud)

*Google offers full-on gourmet meals three times a day for its employees. Free food is so tempting that Googlers risk the “Google 15” weight gain, which is similar to the “Freshman 15.” (eek, don't let me work there!)

RANDOM FACTS ABOUT WEDDINGS (just because...) (Reference)

*Early Roman brides carried a bunch of herbs, such as garlic and rosemary, under their veils to symbolize fidelity and fertility and to ward off evil. These herbs served as a precursor to the modern bridal bouquet.(Guess I better put some basil in my Bouquet)

*Wedding rings are often placed on the third finger of the left hand because ancient Egyptians believed the vein in that hand (which the Romans called the “vein of love”) ran directly to the heart (aweeeee)

*Nearly all cultures have showered the wedding couple with symbolic food. For example, the French throw wheat, Sicilians throw wheat bread and salt, and the English throw pieces of cake. Early Romans or Greeks threw nuts, dates, and seed-bearing plants. Bulgarians have thrown figs (glad I am not English or Bulgarian...oww my eye! oh that was just a fig)

*Queen Victoria’s wedding cake was three yards wide and weighed 300 pounds (mmmm cake.)

*Because eyebrows are considered intensely alluring in the Orient, historically the bride’s eyebrows were shaved entirely, rendering her powerless to attract a man (All I can think of is Tierra on The Bachelor..."I can't control my eyebrows!" ohhhh the drama!)

Some of these may have been helpful

Some of these may have been useless 

But I hope some were at least entertaining!

Have a great weekend! :)

What are some random facts about you, your life or anything in general that you know??