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2012 Goals

2011-12-21T00:30:00.005-05:00

Becka's 2012 Events January 1 - Polar Dip - DONE! January 29 - Half Marathon Miami May 26 - ORW 10k June 3 - Spartan Sprint 5k June 23 - Emilie's Run 5k September 16 - Nepean Trail 3k October 7 - Fall Colours 10k November - Cookie Run 5k December 31 - Resolution Run 5k Kiddo's 2012 Events May 13 - Mother's Day 1k May 19 - Dow's Lake 1k June 23 - Aviation 1k August 4 - Surf N Turf September 1 -

It's been a while

2011-12-21T00:30:00.000-05:00

but I'm still at it I promise :) 38 days till the Miami Half. Yep. The Half! I decided to just push ahead and drop down to that distance and do it. It came from a lot of thinking and some emotional push from my bootcamp friends. Yes I don't enjoy that distance, but it's not something I cannot do. I've had enough "I can'ts", it's time to change that. I'm now 4 solid months into SoF. December

Fall Colours Half-Marathon 2011

2011-10-09T17:45:00.000-04:00

OMG it was awful. The sun baking me didn't help (man i'm so glad i didn't wear the black tech shirt today-lol-), but I have a bad chest cold which did me in for the whole run. I couldn't get my breathing right, so my pace was wrong, my legs got sore fast (my right foot is still painful/numb in some places). My friend Amanda got me through it all, I would not have finished without her but

2011 Army Run Recap

2011-09-19T17:04:00.000-04:00

So yesterday was the Canada Army Run. What a fantastic and uplifting race that is. My goodness the atmosphere of that one is just amazing. After a month of SoF and 2 weeks of solid miles on my legs I felt really good about going into this 5k and bringing home a PB (better than 2010 Resolution Run 33:32). Or at least damn close to it, which would be 10 minutes off my current average time for

2010 Miami Marathon Course

2011-09-08T12:59:00.000-04:00

Feeling pleased about things

2011-09-08T12:39:00.000-04:00

Since bootcamp ended, I've been getting out and walking/jogging 5k nearly every day. I've been doing pushups of all sorts, burpees and knee highs. I walked up the stupid hill for fun last Friday and last night while out on course with SoF for photo day, I ran the entire time we were moving. When the troops were down doing exercises I was stretching, getting up and down doing photos etc. For 2.5

Putting Miles On

2011-08-30T22:50:00.000-04:00

5k yesterday with the kiddo 60/40 walking/jogging. He has been off the past 2 weeks with a mystery illness, so he's pretty flat in the energy department because he's not been eating. Tonight did 2:1s with A, finishing our 5k in 43 minutes. I'm hoping to get at least 5k walk in every day between now and Oct 1, when I dig in for serious running time. As of yesterday 4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days...

SoF-Day12 Final Mission

2011-08-26T22:46:00.000-04:00

Roughly 3k run through the arboretum to the pavilion with 1 misery, 2 6gallon water tanks, 3 sandbags, 3 rebar and the stretcher oh and 2 tires (ran halfway with stretcher/water tanks and then with rebar). At the pavilion, tires had to go back and forth between points 3x, 100 rebar situps, 30 clean presses or whatever the fuck they're called with the sandbags (did these and ran with tires)

SoF-Day11

2011-08-24T16:47:00.000-04:00

Warm up lap around the hill. 10 burpees because people were late. Up and down the hill. Equipment had to go up/down 5x: 2 Miserys, stretcher with sandbags, and 2 water jugs. After that we got to run on the beach with all the equipment - when the whistle blew (approx. 30 second intervals), had to drop and do 2 spider pushups and then carry on. at the end of bringing equipment back to

SoF-Day10 Game Day!

2011-08-22T21:55:00.001-04:00

Tonight we played field hockey. Started out with a warmup lap, followed by 2 sprints to decide teams. We also did 10 burpees for people talking. Having never played hockey of any kind before i was a bit unsure about all this stuff but it was easy and fun! While we were on the field, 1 person from each team had to carry the tire from the field to the fence and back 2 time - when they

SoF-Day9

2011-08-19T21:34:00.000-04:00

so we started with 25 burpees (because there were missing recruits), warmup lap, equipment to gazebo, 50 ranger kicks, 30 pushups, 50 mountaineers, equipment drag to plaque, 30 jerk crunches, 50 ranger kicks 20 diamond pushups, 50 mountaineers, equip drag back to hog's back hill base, all equipment up and down 3x, then equipment back to RV. we then did 3 rounds of fast feet/high knees (

SoF-Day8-SPA DAY!

2011-08-17T23:26:00.002-04:00

kidding.. sort of-lol- Today's funtimes included 50 pound bags of sand that leaked, shifted and generally got everywhere. My running joke was, this was Instructor's way of making sure we cleaned up well tonight. Just add soap, a bit of water and scrub! Perfect exfoliation! 25 burpees - punishment for people not attending without notice 10 pushups - punishment for not getting into rank fast

Xerox 3k Race

2011-08-16T22:54:00.000-04:00

It went really well. It's funny, this race was 5 minutes slower than Mother's Day of the same distance - yet Mother's Day was the WORST DAMN RACE I have run yet. This one was good. I ran the whole thing with no walk breaks and for me right now, that's better than time.

SoF-Day7: Fitness Test

2011-08-15T22:27:00.000-04:00

I went into tonight with a bit of dread. Being that I'm on M/W/F we don't do a whole lot of focus on strength building on it's own (pushups, situps, squats etc) and our fitness test comprised of a 1 mile run, pushups till failure, 1 minute of situps, shoulder presses (with a 45lb plate) and chinups. We did not get to the chinups or shoulder presses due to running out of time. The warmup lap was

Sof-Day6: Buddy Day

2011-08-13T11:54:00.002-04:00

Tonight J-bear joined me on course for Buddy Day. I was eager to see how she would do because I know the girl is strong and has way more to push with than she (and others including myself sometimes) thinks. Girl fucking killed it last night. She was such a beast carrying 2 sticks of rebar (approx. 75 pounds) over head several hundred meters and back for a water retrieval (never leave your

SoF-Day5

2011-08-12T15:51:00.001-04:00

Misery and the hill. Had to take misery and the rebar to the hill to go up and down it three times while our "suspect" (continuing the murder mystery) and her accomplice drug the tire as far as they could get. Once the equipment had gone up/down 3x we were able to send our 5 fastest to catch the suspect while the rest of us brought the equipment back to RV. I did rebar on the hill and toted

SoF-Day4

2011-08-08T21:46:00.000-04:00

tonight's course was relatively simple. 3k run carrying Misery, playing tag between 2 squads. If your Misery was tagged you had to run to the one instructor, get a card, and then do 50 of whatever was on that card. we almost won - there was a language argument between the instructor and one of our squad's recruits. So yeah Misery was handled wrong we had to put Misery down

SoF-Day3

2011-08-06T00:50:00.001-04:00

We met Misery today. Misery is an approx. 10 foot solid steel pole. We got to carry her to the park and then up and down a giant hill 3x. If we weren't on Misery detail, we were carrying 2 sticks of rebar. Once we were done with that, we got to carry Misery to the "fitness area" of the park, do 15 chin-ups (more to detail on that in a bit) and then carry Misery/bars up and around the bridges 2x.

SoF-Day2

2011-08-04T10:02:00.000-04:00

I die. Christ this is hard. I hate it. I hate every damn second of it but I know it will get easier even as every session gets harder. Already this evening on our last loop, I had enough to push through a sprint. I'm starting to think I'm build for short bursts of speed not long distance *L* This may be forgetting some things but roughly tonight's workout Recap 1k Warm Up Run (15

SoF-Day1

2011-08-01T23:12:00.003-04:00

Anxiety level code red! But I got myself out the door. I went. I survived. I made a friend and holy shitballs I'm exhausted and getting stiff. I will need a hot bath tonight before bed and some serious stretching. Recap 1k Warm Up Run (15 minutes-ran all of this. it sucked but i did it) Stretching 10 minute fitness test (approx. 1 k in distance. 6 loops - walked half) 15 pushups 15 diamond

Measurements

2011-08-01T23:11:00.005-04:00

Weight: 198 Body Fat: 39.2% Neck: 15" Left Bicep: 14.5" Right Bicep: 14.5" Left Wrist: 6.75" Right Wrist: 6.5" Chest: 44.5" Waist: 37.5" Hip: 42.5" Left Thigh: 26.5" Right Thigh: 26.5" Left Calf: 15.5" Right Calf: 15.5" Left Ankle: 9.5" Right Ankle: 9.5" I know it's a lot but I like lists -lol-

Soldiers of Fitness - Ottawa

2011-08-01T23:11:00.002-04:00

So.. in June I decided to type in a URL I kept seeing on posters around Ottawa for a "military style bootcamp". It looked pretty intriguing. I kept coming back to it throughout the week to check it out some more. I have done a boot camp before through the City's enrichment programs etc and well, I quit 1/4-1/2 way through because one of my camp mates got hurt really bad. The injury was a direct

Back from Vacation

2011-08-01T23:10:00.002-04:00

truth be told? I did a whole lot of nothing :P I got some swimming in and some walking when we were out and about in town but over all? I slept in, did a lot of reading and just absorbing the quiet bliss of cottage time.

Breaking up

2011-08-01T23:10:00.000-04:00

is hard to do. Fibre1 bars - Oh how i loved you. tasty filling breakfast bar that gives me the fibre my innards need and love. However last month at Costco I just happened to look at the ingredients for the first time. Number 1 on your list? High Fructose corn syrup. I'm not going to lie and say that I am super healthy clean eating and all that other jazz. I put some crazy shit in my body

Going on Vacation

2011-07-24T10:48:00.000-04:00

Going on vacation - quiet and simple. I am so excited to leave later today :) I do plan on running while I'm up at the cottage, lots of swimming, we are taking the Wii so I'll be able to dancedancedance too. I'm hoping the general swing of things with food being slightly limited (we're not going too overboard, taking the basics, getting lots of veg from the local market) will help me shed a few

Still here again.

2011-07-15T19:04:00.000-04:00

It's been a strange month of non-progress of anything. My weight is stalemate, my running is stalemate. I had the Emilie's Run on June 25. The weather was wet and both A&I had mentally not there issues - I also had a leg issue. I stupidly tried to do a TurboFire HIIT15 workout on the Wednesday which was awesome, but it also made my right shin very ping-y by the end of the night. Well during

still here... still here....

2011-06-21T19:29:00.000-04:00

been forcing myself to get out and walk every day. i was blessed this weekend to have 2 walks with great friends and hopefully tomorrow will have another with my 2 homeslices. been tracking like a fool over on myfitnesspal, bought a new little camera to document my walks etc with, had my first counselor meeting yesterday - wasn't expecting to get one so soon, more thoughts on that later, bought

Hey thar!

2011-06-11T10:18:00.005-04:00

I've been eating breakfast every day! My body at first has been rebelling in the most painful and annoying way. Nothing says good times like spending the first hour of your waking day sounding like a bathtub draining :P By Thursday however my innards have adjusted themselves and I have been tracking my calorie intake on myfitnesspal.com I am a normally a spark people user but I wanted to

Getting down to business

2011-06-03T16:37:00.000-04:00

According to my ticker, Miami is now 7 months, 3 weeks and 5 days away. It's time to get down to business. I spent some late hours last night/this morning putting together a cross-training plan to really start to get the weight off as well as my marathon training plan that will start the first week of July (of course right when I'm on vacation!). But some other things first... A week and a

Ottawa Race Weekend pt3

2011-05-29T21:22:00.001-04:00

I live (as does A)! I owe finishing to her who pushed me through to the end because man I was DONE at 7km. Done done done. My official chip time was 1:28:11.6 which was only a squeak faster than I was expecting but overall it ended up being a really good fun race :) A's was 1:28:10.8. I had a lot of fun and it was great running with her. I saw a few friends including Miss J along the way

Ottawa Race Weekend pt2

2011-05-28T14:42:00.000-04:00

I've told K to stay home with the kiddo. He's been sick for over a week now and just needs to rest. I don't want him having a long afternoon exhausted, sick and chasing after the kid. So it'll just be A & I. J is coming to the halfway mark to cheer us on. I've got all of my stuff together. I should have tried my teeshirt on at the store, a large is kind of er, fitted *L* But I am hoping that

Ottawa Race Weekend pt1

2011-05-28T00:21:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow A & I set out at 6:30p for the ORW's 10K run. There have been...issues, (that I will touch on a deeper level at another time), that have pretty much run any training I had planned for this weekend into the ground. Right now, I'm banking on friendship, inspiration and sheer stubbornness to get me across that finish line in under 1:30 (or at all really). I picked up our kits today as

Jumping Rope for Healthy Hearts

2011-05-18T10:11:00.000-04:00

Over the past few weeks, the kiddo has been on a "it's healthy for my body right?!" kick. At first we weren't sure where it was coming from, but with the appearance of the Jump for Heart packets it all became clear. Watching kids learn to jump rope is highly amusing as well as heart attack inducing. OI. I'm so very proud of my little minion doing this as well as wanting to be healthy. We

Oh Blogger You fiesty minx

2011-05-15T15:33:00.000-04:00

Apparently Blogger went out on an all night bender and threw up all over the place last week. Lots of my fellow bloggerfolks lost posts - I think I lost one too, but it obviously wasn't that important as I don't remember what it was about. I've been doing a lot of thinking about my weight. No matter what I do, I cannot seem to break the 190 curse. I eat a good range of calories, I don't eat a

Mother's Day / Orleans Run 2011

2011-05-08T11:13:00.003-04:00

Amazingly enough it wasn't my back or my ankles, or my upper legs that let me down today but my calves. There were a LOT of freaking hills. Like WTF Orleans, you got every damn hill in Ottawa or something. The race started out from the park and ride nice and flat, got to the first light and PHEW downhill, then i had to race UPHILL to get to the pathway, the turn around was at the bottom of a

Race Weekend Approaching

2011-05-05T14:30:00.000-04:00

It's only fitting that I've been plagued by aches and pains since my run Sunday right? It's literally been enough to keep me from moving. My right hamstring is sore, my left quad is sore, I've been having these shooting pains in my right ankle. Like wtf body? Today, while looking for something in the crawlspace, my back went all tweaky on me. I am NOT impressed. Combine that with I'm still not

bleh. slumps

2011-05-01T13:14:00.000-04:00

so with the weather changing and a good round of gastro raging through the house - i have totally flopped out of my running. I did get my new running skirpris and tank top. I have them on RIGHT NOW with my VFFs so that I can go for a run here in a few minutes with my Ottawa Race Weekend 10k buddy Amanda. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about these here skirpris. I think I'd prefer a more "

Minto Run for Reach

2011-04-10T13:25:00.002-04:00

oh mah gah i was so warm today in those damn pants *L* it's 60 out right..I even got a sunburn on my face. overall this race fucking kicked ass I wish I could pull it together like this for every one. It was 3k and I ran it in 20minutes flat. Someday this will be my 5k time! My timing was pretty awesome (and I love my Garmin for being able to tell me this). From 0-2.5k my average pace

26.2 Quest - Road ID Giveaway

2011-04-07T17:17:00.002-04:00

There is another RoadID Giveaway going on! Enter now for your chance to win!

Running Clothes!

2011-04-07T08:50:00.000-04:00

yay! I just placed my order for this azure tank top and this running skirt/capris. I wish they'd be here for this weekend but no dice obvs. That's ok though because I'll have it for mother's day :)

LLOTL - Running Skirt Giveaway

2011-03-29T20:58:00.000-04:00

Long Legs on the Loose is having a running skirt giveaway! Head on over there to find out how to enter to win a skirt from RunningSkirts. I've been shopping around and I really need to get one soon because it's warming up. I found running today in my winter pants a biiiiiiiiit too warm!

Day 4&5 - Marathon Training

2011-03-29T19:12:00.000-04:00

Suffer thee from the laziness. I totally didn't do my long run this weekend. I said I'd do it Saturday, but then I was working on photos for a client, then I landed firmly into MyAssIsRootedToMyChairLand and it just wasn't going to happen because I was going out that night. Then Sunday rolled around and I was just too tired from the night before (read hungover...). Lame. This week I'm tacking on

Run Zoe Run! - Road ID Giveaway

2011-03-29T11:00:00.000-04:00

Run Zoe Run is doing a Road ID giveaway! Road ID is a fantastic way to carry identification on your runs without bogging yourself down with multiple cards, phone numbers and other important safety information like allergy and other health complications. I've been looking at getting one of these lately because of my longer solo runs as well as going out with the kiddo (he will get one as well).

Day 3 - Marathon Training

2011-03-24T16:39:00.008-04:00

Did again the short run with the kiddo, we're picking up speed as he's adjusting to going out with me. The wind was a bit brutal and I just wasn't feeling the running with my chest tightness from the cold. We did about 50/50 for walk/running. I wore my normal running jacket today instead of my freebie from the ResRun. I stayed on the cooler side of things but I didn't suffer from the wind

Day 2 - Marathon Training

2011-03-23T11:01:00.001-04:00

Today I hustled my buns up and out of bed into most of my running clothes so that I could head out right when I dropped Lucien off on the bus. I however forgot my headwarmer band thingie so I changed my route, came home to get it and nom a few of those gummy energy thingies from PowerBar. I figure now is the time to start figuring out what works with my finicky stomach, especially with the rest

Day1 - Marathon Training

2011-03-22T18:24:00.000-04:00

SO day one is under my belt. With some pushing from Kristy I got myself dressed and out the door with the kid. It was nearly the same distance that I normally do with him and I could have done the full 3k, but I used the excuse of my nasty cold to just follow the program distance :P I did run 3/4 of it though which was more than I expected to do. I need to start going on my outings when the kid

Weak as a day old kitten

2011-03-21T21:43:00.000-04:00

I got about 10 minutes into Cardio Recovery before I was hellishly weak and my heart rate was jumping around. I figured it was best to stop. I will try again tomorrow (Cardio Pylo) for as much as I can. I also have to attempt a 1.5m run tomorrow. It'd figure that I'd get through winter with barely a sniffle but yet right when spring hits.. I get hit.

So I never got around to starting Insanity

2011-03-20T20:26:00.002-04:00

I'm not really shocked but it took my longer to recover from Winterman than I figured. Then there was some sickness kicking around, then I had a race.. excuses excuses. Tuesday I start my marathon training. It's a 30 week program by Hal Higdon that will take me through to my half marathon in October. A week of recovery and I'll then have 18 weeks to swing into a program that will take me well

Warmer weather clothing & Race Accessories

2011-03-20T17:06:00.000-04:00

I've been doing a lot of looking at warmer weather clothing. Capris, compression/non-compression, skirts, tank tops.. I sort of know what I want! Well unless something else presents itself through asking around/internet digging, I do actually have my choices made.I DO know I want something that goes at least to my knees tights wise. I have fat thighs and I dislike (as most of you who are heavier

St. Paddy's Day

2011-03-12T11:36:00.002-05:00

Today did not go as well as I would have hoped, but I still had fun doing it. I'm recognizing fellow faces in the crowds as I run - we may not know each others names but we know enough to say hi and have a chat *L* I got a temp tattoo on my face, and headed out to the start line. I got lucky and the boys were parked near the road, so I hopped in the car for a hug before hitting the pavement to

It'll be fun

2011-03-11T22:59:00.001-05:00

Because I have no other way to think about tomorrow morning. Glamour, earrings, nailpolish, huge smiles... FUN. Out of the darkness, I came the farthest Among the hardest survival Learn from these streets, it can be bleak Accept no defeat, surrender, retreat ...Bring it on morning, I will own you and the road.

Crap weather ahoy!

2011-03-07T16:25:00.001-05:00

This morning Saturday's forecast was looking horrible. High of 4, 60 % mix of snow/rain. It's looking marginally better I suppose now we're at "Periods of rain. Low plus 4. High 8". So at 9:15a it probably won't be all that warm but I'm hoping Thursday and Friday's rain will clear the roads of lingering ice from this weekend and that the rain will you know.. just not happen for the half hour

Wrapped up this year's race registrations

2011-03-07T10:12:00.001-05:00

I'm all registered now for this years races with the exception of Cookie Run and Resolution Run as they're not open yet to register. I added a short run on Mother's Day for myself before Kiddo's 1k run and removed the National Capital. It's the weekend that we'll be lounging at a cottage so I'll be relaxing :) August is missing a race, but that's because there is nothing local (Somersault has a

Swimming lessons

2011-03-04T17:01:00.001-05:00

I had my first swimming lesson last night. Man was it ever exhausting. I'm by far the most comfortable and knowledgeable in the water so I spent most of my time watching what the instructor wanted and then practicing on my own so I had a good solid 45 minute workout in the water. I cannot WAIT to be able to do this on my own with more precision and speed. There is a public swim M/W that I could

Marathon Training starts in a week.

2011-03-03T18:21:00.003-05:00

I'll be following Hal's 30 week Novice Supreme program. It'll take me right up to the end of September. There are a few weeks this summer, where running will be compromised (oh hai cottage time! and visiting my folks) but I'm hoping at that point I'll be so damn addicted to running I'll still do SOMETHING. This will not only get me ready for Miami next January but prep me for my half marathon

In comparison

2011-03-02T12:38:00.001-05:00

March 2005/July2008/Feb2009/April2010/March2011 See Bigger March 2011

Changed my mind

2011-03-01T14:39:00.002-05:00

This is not your-ami, it's MIAMI <3

Feeling on the edge

2011-02-28T21:59:00.001-05:00

of making and changing plans. Feeling actually pretty fired up about it. More details to come after I sleep on these thoughts and discuss them with K.

Making a habit

2011-02-23T19:17:00.000-05:00

Getting into habits when they're healthy can be incredibly hard. Bad vices are easy to come by, that's why they're so much fun *L* The past 2 weeks I've been struggling myself into a habit of daily movement. I'll be honest, I'm not training for anything right now other than getting my ass out the door in some fashion. Today's workout felt great; I spent 45 minutes on the treadmill, with 30 of

Winterman Photos

2011-02-22T10:19:00.000-05:00

Here are some pics that I purchased from ZoomPhoto when they became available. One of my good friends was a photographer that contributed to the race pics and I was not surprised that the best pictures of me from the day were from him :) He really made me laugh during the race and got me running to the finish line ("RUN DAMMIT! I'M NOT TAKING PICTURES OF YOU WALKING!!"). And oh the finish line

It's getting insane up in hurr!

2011-02-21T14:32:00.001-05:00

No really, it is :P I've fallen into the web of Insanity and I think I like it. Last year I attempted to get into P90X but the lack of space/availability for using equipment put a damper on things. I had no secure doorway for a pullup bar, I tried using resistance bands but I felt that I didn't have enough height from the closed door to use the bands effectively. I hated having to swap between

Recovery Day= A whole lot of stretching & yoga

2011-02-21T12:11:00.000-05:00

Oh I have some strange aches today -lol- My abs are killing me and my hips ache. I for sure was running differently yesterday, I was trying to take longer strides to compensate for my lack of speed. I couldn't really find my pace because every time I did I'd come around to where the wind could whip up off the river and steal my breath. God that was so painful - on the skin and in my lungs.

Winterman 2011 - A moderate success

2011-02-20T12:09:00.006-05:00

Holy crap it's cold out there. -13/-20w/windchill but I survived the Winterman 5k. Garmin time 42:36. I started it at the gun instead of the start line and didn't hit stop the second i crossed the line, so that times a guestimate. Official results I guess get posted later. The time was almost 10 minutes slower than NYE's Resolution Run, but about the exact same time as the Cookie Run. This race

Tomorrow is Winterman

2011-02-19T15:51:00.001-05:00

I am not ready. I have done NOTHING of good the past month and a half. My right leg gives me random aches and pains (I deep down want to blame Essure, but I am thinking I just need something to blame other than me not doing enough to bring my weight down and my body is saying EFF YOU. I mean it could be the Essure but things seem to be sorting themselves out body wise, so who knows. Not I.) I

Giveaways! How I love them!

2011-02-19T15:30:00.000-05:00

Racing with Babes is giving away a bunch of goodies over on her blog. A six-pack of Island Nectar GU Roctane One package of Nathan Power Shower Wipes A Nathan Wrist Runner A pair of Skullcandy earbuds A thin pink and white dot TMB Endurance Band A CD (or two) with my current running playlist Check out the giveaway and good luck! http://racingwithbabes.blogspot.com/2011/02/600th-post-giveaway.html

Inspirational Photos pt2

2011-02-13T18:18:00.001-05:00

(I graduated with Tim :) Found the pic in the Detroit Marathon search!)

Inspirational Photos pt1

2011-02-13T17:59:00.000-05:00

This time next week

2011-02-13T12:46:00.001-05:00

I'll be home resting up from my 5k in Winterman. I'm trying to not get excited about the weather, because it a)could change drastically between now and then or b)stay the same temps but deliver on the rain that is a possibility instead of snow. Depending on what source you look at, the temps are looking to be between 2-4C with periods of snow or rain. I'll take 2-4C with periods of snow or dry

Blogs

2011-02-09T14:09:00.000-05:00

I used to be an avid blog reader (and writer) back in the day. Every day would have 2 or 3 well written, thought out posts detailing my daily events, deep thoughts, political or world events commentary. Slowly but surely, I stopped reading and writing. My daily life was seriously just boring, who wants to read about that? I know I didn't. I still read the occasional online journal but it's

Magazines

2011-02-08T10:57:00.000-05:00

I picked up a copy of Running Times and Women's Running Magazine and I have to admit after getting through RT I was disappointed. I never really know what to expect when I pick up magazines. I'd say about 90% of the time I find them a waste of resources, but I was hoping to find some that I could pick up now and then to supplement my reading. RT definitely focuses more on the track and field/

Glub Glub?

2011-02-05T19:38:00.001-05:00

Hopefully not anymore! I'm taking swimming lessons :) I haven't decided yet if I am going to do the women's only session (it's split into 2 groups with 2 teachers: 1 group= those with no experience, 1 group=those with swimming exp. but need guidance into proper strokes etc) or the regular adult swim class. The only thing honestly that makes me think I shoudl do just the regular swim class, is

Reading Material

2011-02-04T12:05:00.000-05:00

I have a bunch of new books and new blogs I want to read yet no time this week. I've barely gotten my base training in as it is (and even THAT wasn't 100% to plan). I got a huge photo deadline to finish. There are 14 photos left to edit and an entire book to piece together and send to print this weekend to have a hope of IDK SOMETHING to have it by the 14th. I'm sure I'll be paying huge extra

First day of training

2011-02-01T21:29:00.000-05:00

it did not go as well as I would like. My knees are still very tight feeling from Sunday's hike, which in turn made my calf muscles (mostly the right side) ache and my foot because I wasn't putting forth the right stride. I have started to notice I'm finding how to walk in my VFFs. It's only taken a year *L* Unlearning 32 years of habit and muscle memory is HARD. I got my walk/jog in and I also

Finding new victories

2011-01-31T10:55:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I went out with a bunch of flickr friends and their dogs to a member's home. He lives out past Gatineau up in the hills, and MAN is it gorgeous out there. We were out tromping up and down the very very large hills for about 2 hours through some fairly deep snow, down and through the woods over glacier rocks, tree stumps, roots, limbs. It was EXHAUSTING - but never at one point did I

Training for Training

2011-01-31T09:56:00.001-05:00

No really -lol- Even though I've been doing a lot, I've decided to take a step back and start training from the ground up. I suppose this is kind of like Couch to 5k but less annoying. I am not sure what it was, but I found the C25K application (as well as mp3 tracks on other versions) irritating and I felt really off during the whole thing. The plan comes out of The Non-Runner's Marathon

January's been slow for me

2011-01-26T17:50:00.000-05:00

I haven't felt like doing much of anything. There's been a bit of the plague in the house plus I've been really busy with getting a client's book done of a shoot I did last August. I finished blowing through the Christmas money I had. I bought a handful of running books(The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer, The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women, Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide, and Runner's

Insane activities

2011-01-17T23:51:00.004-05:00

I think that's what 2012 will be -lol- Along with the polar dip, I've discovered warrior dashes/Spartan races. Seems like something fun to work towards. I'll for sure need a pair of Treks for it though lol - Posted from my iTouch

LGP update

2011-01-17T23:48:00.001-05:00

Been doing the challenge exercises along with some random things thrown in for good measure. Wall pushups, some lifting at the gym, squats and lunges. It's amazing how much those hurt -lol-I'm done lost 3 inches all around, will update with those measurements in the am as the paper is downstairs. - Posted from my iTouch

My innards

2011-01-17T23:44:00.002-05:00

Ever since having my gallbladder out in 2002, I've had serious IBS issues. Over the years it's fluctuated in severity with going on medication for about 10 months in 2005. I had wild success with it however in early 2006 I found out I was pregnant. My medication was not safe to use while pregnant or breastfeeding. Thankfully all the hormones kept things at bay. In the past 2 years it's not

Recipes and things

2011-01-13T13:45:00.001-05:00

There have been some changes going on in our household job wise. Huge changes really - and scary but at the same time, it's been a wake up call to us about how we've been living. We've gone through these moments before where we've done the "oh time to cut back" "no more eating out" etc etc, but we're now actually faced with the possibility of not having that one contract that has been our main

Back to work

2011-01-12T23:01:00.001-05:00

Hit the gym tonight. It didn't feel good leg wise but I stuck with it. Warmed up things were fine but overall just tired muscles. 15min elliptical 1.25miles15min bike 3.85miles15min treadmill 50/50 walk-run 1.3milesBiceps 3x10 @ 25lbsTriceps 3x10 @ 25lbsChest press 3x10 @ 25lbsAbduction 3x10 @ 50lbsHeel dips 3x10 @ 15lbsLeg press 1x10 @ 75lbsRight now my thighs ache and the tops of my knees which

Reward? Reward...

2011-01-11T18:42:00.001-05:00

So I've decided that if I stick to running, excel in it and when I'm ready to run a full marathon - I'm going abroad. I've been looking at a bunch of different places, but right now Galway, Grand Cayman, Gold Coast, Australia or Reykjavik are the top contenders. If I do Galway or Gold Coast I can make it a proper tourist vacation as well so that makes it more tempting however Iceland is

What does XXX calories look like?

2011-01-10T14:46:00.004-05:00

Here are some links I've been digging up for ideas on 200-400 calorie eats. Spark People article on what calorie size looks like DietBlog.com meal ideas in calorie range 200 calories from wisegeek 200 calorie gallery Prevention's 400 calorie meal ideas A month of 400 calorie meals Food.com 400cal meal ideas 400cal Breakfasts 400cal Dinners 400cal Lunchs BBC 200-400 Calorie recipes Healthy

Encouraging the youth

2011-01-09T22:00:00.001-05:00

to be more active. One of my main things with being a parent is ensuring my son from childhood develops healthy habits. Eating, exercise, and being joyful. Last summer I started taking my son for walks/runs with me with the creation/paving of a wonderful path near our house. It's safe and open and allows me to take him out daily (when there is no snow) to exercise. He loved to run with me and

"Let's Get Physical" Challenge

2011-01-09T19:27:00.001-05:00

Measurements for the start of the challenge Waist: 37 Hips: 43 Thigh: 27 Calf: 15.5 Upper Arm: 14 Wrist: 6.5 Bust: 43 Total: 186 I had put the measurements into SP - I'm glad I did this on NYE as well because I removed the sidebar gadget with all my measurements thinking I didn't need it anymore. SO yay for SP and at least tracking it there. I've lost a few inches here and there which

Anxious to get moving

2011-01-07T10:20:00.000-05:00

Monday honestly can't get here fast enough. I'm anxious to get back into the gym and moving - even if it's just a walk every day. My mum headed home this morning, and as much as I'll miss her I'm glad to be having my life/house back. I can get my work done that is in desperate need to be finished up and head back to the gym without feeling guilty that she's here bored out of her mind. We

Essure Procedure

2011-01-04T23:06:00.002-05:00

Went very smoothly I'm glad to report. I arrived early at the hospital but that allowed me to get all the paperwork and questions out of the way. I was gowned and in a bed by noon - I finished my book and had a snooze. Shortly after 2 I was wheeled into the hall for the OR. I met with my nursing staff, my OB.GYN and the anesthesiologist team. My IV took some time getting in as it was the

Activity Calendar

2011-01-03T14:17:00.000-05:00

A visual reminder of things done in the day or what is coming in the future for not only myself, but my son who has his own races this year. Every day we will mark down what we did and keep track of our activities. I have currently all our registered races written in it as well. It's a beautiful and simple calendar by Andrew Zuckerman of Creatures. Amazing how if you just wait a few days into

Plans for 2011

2011-01-01T23:18:00.006-05:00

Well Running plans anyways :) I've been doing a lot of thoughts about running and I've decided to do approx. one a month. So i sat down with the two race schedules here in Ottawa and worked up a plan. I'm going to train this year hard and do a half marathon in October. February 20 – Winterman 5km -REGISTERED April 10- Minto Reach TimHo 3k - REGISTERED May 28 - Ottawa Race Weekend 10k -

2010 Resolution Run - Results and Thoughts

2011-01-01T23:18:00.005-05:00

So I ran. I ran like a bat out of h3ll for the first 10 minutes. IT.FELT.AMAZING. With the Cookie Run, I think I just wasn't sure of what to expect. How long 5k was, how long I perceived it to be. With last night's race I had a 100% expectation of the distance, where it fell along the road we raced on, I knew exactly how far. However, I did NOT expect the turn around loop to come so

Personal Health, Reflections & Crap - SP CrossPost

2011-01-01T23:16:00.000-05:00

Sunday, December 26, 2010 So january 4 is the big day for my Essure procedure. I cannot wait but i will admit i'm incredibly nervous too. My mom will still be here so I'll be able to rest/be a vegetable on drugs for the day after I get back. With all the work related stress, holiday stress and colds running through the house, I've gained nearly 15 pounds since

First Timed Race Under My Belt - SP CrossPost

2011-01-01T23:15:00.001-05:00

Saturday, November 06, 2010OK the deets We were at the location for the 2010 Cookie Run (11th i think) entirely too early, so we spent 40 minutes in the car chatting and then spent another hour outside freezing our tooshies off. My friend Leon was there because his wife Mel and her friend Cresent were running as well. I hope I get some pics off Leon as he brought out both of his big guns to

October Sum Up-SP CrossPost

2011-01-01T23:14:00.003-05:00

Sunday, October 31, 2010Haven't done a whole lot every day, I had a nasty cold and was swamped with work so it made the motivation to get going every day really low. It's also getting colder and darker, I feel my mood starting to shift. Time to break out the LiteBook and spend some quality time basking in the light. People always tell me to go outside for 15 minutes everyday and you know

10 yrs in Pictures-SP CrossPost

2011-01-01T23:14:00.001-05:00

Sunday, September 26, 2010 Click the link for the full size image, beware it's a big file.. but it's the past 10 years of me. farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/5028495552_30a08f1332_o.jpg For the record, I really miss my long hair.. and I miss those plaid pants.

Cross Posting from Spark People

2011-01-01T23:10:00.001-05:00

I will be posting some blogs that are cross posted from SparkPeople. I stayed active for most of 2010, but it was the last 5 months that I really made progress.

Another New Year

2011-01-01T18:29:00.003-05:00

I've cleaned up the blog, left a few posts from the start of 2010 to use as a base to describe in short what 2010 was like physical and mental wise which in turn leads up to how 2011 is starting. So far so good.More to come obviously, but dinner is almost ready and I need to play Memory with the kid before that.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T22:42:00.002-05:00

or something like that.I consumed way too much food and booze last night, but it's all good now. I ate somewhat poor today but I had a salad and lots of green beans witih dinner so that counteracts the pizza for lunch right?I also have drank 120 ounces of water. I feel pretty awesome because of that. Usually the day after a night like last night, I feel horrible all day, but I think I've been

2010 Physical & Mental Resolutions

2009-12-30T23:31:00.001-05:00

- 365 project : just a photo a day that isn't a snapshot- Stop drinking calories : I'm drastically reducing the amount of calories I drink. No more juice, if I have an alcoholic drink only one or two a week, etc. Morning coffee with only be with milk, no sugar.- 30 sit ups a day : it can be more than that, but at least 30- Serving of veggies with each meal including breakfast

Thoughts on 2010 goals

2009-12-28T15:21:00.000-05:00

I've been giving some thoughts on what I'd like to do for resolutions for 2010 and of course many of them as they do with most people deal with losing weight. This year I'm not resolving to lose weight, but to further change my eating habits and strive to obtain healthier lifestyle choices.1) Stop drinking calories. I find that I drink entirely way too many calories during the day. Juice, milk,

New Year Approaching

2009-12-26T23:00:00.003-05:00

Which right now means a new start. I've been tweaking my habits over the past few weeks to change my eating habits (type of food, caloric intake, meal times etc) and I'm feeling pretty good. I've lost several pounds just by doing that. I also am contemplating joining a gym that offers childcare, because my biggest problem with going to the gym (and my eventual failure in going to the gym) is