On my way to Maui

I'm on my way to Maui today.  I can't wait for a week in paradise.  It's going to be warm.  We're going to snorkel.  And geocache.  And maybe paddleboarding. 

In Monday's spin class I tried to do it as Halloween themed as possible.  Since Wednesday was my birthday I added in an extra hill to really get our legs going.

I love sprints and hills.  I added in some tension focus while jogging.

Below is the playlist

Wordless Wednesday-Happy Birthday to me!

A couple of workouts

Last week I only made it to the box once.  And I went on Wednesday morning of this week. 

I can't wait until I'm at a closer to home box so I can actually train consistently and see those results I saw when I first started.

Friday's Workout

We practiced handstands for the first part of the hour.
Our WOD:

4 x 2 minute rounds, 1 minute rest:

10 pull-ups

10 DB push press, then

HSPU or handstand hold for remaining time

I did 10# dbs for the push press and held the handstand the entire time along a wall.  The times of holding the handstand ranged from 45 secs to 30 secs.  My shoulders were sore all weekend.

 Monday I taught a spin class for an hour and then muscle conditioning for 30 mins.  It felt great to be back on the bike.  I need to find more spin classes to teach.

Tuesday I went for a 2 mile run.  I've signed up for a 10k on Nov 11th and then a 4 miler on Turkey day.  Can't wait.

Wednesday was crossfit.

Front Squat

Here are my weights that I squatted

33(bar) 5reps

63 3 reps

83 3 reps

93 2 sets of 2 reps

98 2 sets of 1 rep

4 x 2 minute rounds, with 1 minute rest

10 burpees

20 double-unders

AMRAP pull-ups

I just realized as I typed this out-the time on the workout was the same as last Friday.  Again another reason that I can't wait to train consistently.  I managed 3 pullups, 2 pullups, 3 pullups and 3 pullups.  My double unders aren't there yet so I jumped 4x as many as the double unders.  The box is low on ropes and I would have liked to practice them but I had a really short rope that kept getting caught on my pony tail.

Today I'm planning on a run and Friday I'm back at crossfit.  Excited to have crossfit 2x in a week.

Wordless Wednesday-dinner

5k PR

The story behind my Wordless Wednesday photo.

My company was sponsoring a local 5k on Saturday I signed up the weekend before.  I just thought it would be a great excuse to actually get out and run.

I realized on Saturday morning the last time I had run was in August for the half marathon.  So I figured I'd just have fun and enjoy the run.  I knew the area well, I drive by there all the time.  Once I got there, I picked up my packet and went back to the car to drop off the race shirt.  I walked back over to the start line right before 8am when the half marathon was starting.  I got in line for the restroom and waited.  Then I heard that they were delaying the start of the half marathon since there was such a long line at the restrooms.  I was shocked.  I've never seen a race delay because of a bathroom issue.  Then I overheard a race director say the porta potties didn't show up at 7a when they were suppose to. They delayed the half marathon by 15 minutes and our 5k start time was pushed back 10 minutes.

The 5k was benefiting education, so there were tons of kids there.  All ages.  It was great to see them out there and excited for the 3 miles.  I set out in the front, to not trip or be tripped by the kids.  And I settled into a pace.  I had my garmin and my phone set to Nike Running.  After getting off the line, I realized that my garmin was set on bike mode.  Not run mode.  I'm not too familiar with changing the settings, as I don't do it that often so I ran the race in bike mode.

There was a small hill leading to a bridge and the turn around with an equal hill on the other side of the bridge.  My legs felt heavy.  The cool air made my lungs tight and it was a little hard to breathe. 

I didn't see any mile markers except for mile 1.  I'm sure there were some for the half marathon.  Once I turned around and was almost on the last stretch, I realized I would break 30 minutes again.  The first time I broke 30 minutes was in Memphis in July.  So I was happy.

Pushing it that last turn, I looked at the clock and it read 27:12.  I knew I started in the front of the pack so it had to be my time.  I was so shocked and happy.  I grabbed some fruit, water and a goody bag.  They also had chocolate milk for recovery.  I kept moving to make sure my legs didn't cramp up.  I then looked up my last 5k time which was in the 28 minute range.  I had set a new PR for myself.  WOOOT!!

Wordless Wednesday-5k PR

It was real?!!!!

This was amazing last night to watch

Blocked punt to put us at 1st and goal.

They miss a field goal.

Bironas kicks the game winning field goal.

From their twitter feed-https://twitter.com/tennesseetitans/status/256627764659113984