Admittedly, it was a struggle for me to get back into my routine after vacation, but once I did it was all good. I started the next stage of New Rules of Lifting for Women, which is always fun, and dialed back my running distance to 3.6 miles to give my knee a break.
My Sunday and Wednesday runs went well with Wednesday bringing my best training pace at this distance yet, but Friday was pretty much complete misery. I felt totally blah and slow the whole run, yet my heart was racing anyway, and as a bonus, thanks to the warm weather, my shorts chafed the crap out of my right thigh. I nearly chased after a car that didn't stop for me in a crosswalk to murder the driver in my miserable rage. But if I feel compelled to look on the bright side: no IT band pain.
I lifted Tuesday and Thursday, and will tomorrow. There's nothing like starting a new set of exercises (even if you've done them before) to really kick your muscles asses'(?) (yes, my muscles have asses). I was still VERY store from Tuesday's workout on Thursday, and when I went to have an MRI on Wednesday (for a study) the worst part was that my sore butt got extra sore sitting on that table for 40 minutes. Thursday was a less successful lifting day. I managed to do my exercises out of order, despite having them in front of me on a paper, and then tripped over a metal box/bench, scraping the crap out of my shin because I am in fact the most graceful and least awkward person around. Observe:
In the food department: can't lie, I have been drinking on some weeknights. What? I like wine. And Guinness on St. Patrick's Day. It happens. Then I made cookies on Friday and accidentally had 3...but I didn't have 4! If I can hold myself to baking once per month, I think that's a good balance. I just had to make this recipe when I saw it. Now I just need to manage to ration the rest of them in a one per day sort of manner. I've been good otherwise, and made a tasty stew on Thursday as well, yum!
OK, I think that'll do for now. I'll probably have to wrap this up sometime the week after next while in Florida as I'll be leaving my apartment around 7am on Friday to head down to the airport where my dad keeps his plane.
Stay tuned for my first Hometown Tourist post soon (later today or tomorrow)!
2 comments:
You made those cookies?!?!?! HOW WERE THEY???? I'm so curious. You introduced me to that Blue-Eyed Bakers blog and now i'm hooked. Damn you. ;)
hehe- you're muscles have asses. Love it. Go kick those muscle asses! I LOVE starting a new "series" in my lifts. I get so used to doing the same thing for 4 weeks that I love when it's time to switch them up. Although I do find I have a shitty first day of new lifts usually. Oh well, it's "new"
And we are one in the same. I trip over things and get bruises and scrapes all the time. Blah. lol
And I've been drinking more lately too. I hate it... but I like it at the time. Moderation? ;)
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The cookies were delicious! VERY chocolatey, and I know they are supposed to be fudgey, but they were extra good when the chocolate was still warm and gooey.
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