Coffee difficulties, AKA "Stupid Barista!"

This morning I was hurting from lack of sleep. Well not so much a lack, I did get 7 hours which is great for me. However, my sleep was restless. My body was still rebelling against my awesome PDR yesterday. I went to bed still feeling a little sick which luckily has gone away. I did unfortunately wake up in extreme pain. My calves were cramping like crazy and they woke me up.

When I woke up I of course had to pee and jumped out of bed. BAD IDEA. My legs almost gave out. And my knee screamed at me. Stupid knee! Needless to say, I had a hard time getting back to sleep. (I feel fine now. Just normal muscle soreness)

Short story made super long, I was in dire need of coffee this morning.

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I was too busy getting ready for school  hitting snooze that I didn't get to grab some at home.

Enter story about my anxiety of ordering coffee at a shop.

First there are way too many choices of what to get. Then once you finally decide what you want they ask

"What size?"

I swear my heart rate increase tenfold when they ask (maybe one day I'll wear my HR monitor and test this out)

For the life of me I can't remember the fancy names for the sizes. Yes I am a blonde.

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So I ordered a Medium.... enter stupid barista, 

"You mean a grande?"

Yes you idiot I said medium! (Don't worry I just thought it)

It's finals week starting tomorrow so give me a break for the crankiness. Maybe I need more coffee.

Or maybe I am cranky that I have to cram (yes, cram b/c I waited till the last minute to study) for a final at 8 AM (WHAT?@!!) tomorrow.

But I don't want to study!

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Do you procrastinate?  

Do you have a problem with ordering coffee or any other issues you would like to rant about??

PDR, heck yes!

What an awesome gloomy, rainy day. It was nasty outside and although I really should have been studying for finals, I did what any sane person would do... I went for a run. I got all geared up and decided to knock out my long run today. I have a race on Saturday so I wanted to make sure I got the long run in.

When I left the house, I wanted to do at least five miles but was hoping for six (which was my furthest distance to date). I had been feeling in a distance rut lately. I have gotten very comfortable running five miles.

Of course as soon as I left the house, it started to rain. But I embraced the rain. After all, it did keep me cooler.

I really tried to channel my inner child and enjoy the rain.

Despite the rain, I found myself pushing to go faster. And then I was pushing myself to go further. Each time I got to a turning point that would head toward home, I opted not to take the turn.

Once I got to six miles, I almost started to cry. I realized the moment my GPS six miles, every additional step was a PDR. I could have quit at 6.1 miles and still been happy. But something inside me was on fire.. I channeled EMZ and her mantra.. "you.FREAKING.got.this!"
I wanted to push myself. And push I did.

7.2 miles!!!!!

The last half mile, I started to feel a little dizzy and mildly disoriented. But I finished it out strong.

As soon as I got home I jumped in the bath to make sure my legs got some love. I wish I could have taken an ice bath, but I have never taken one and I am so scared it'll be painful and really cold.

For some reason, I have felt so sick all night since I have gotten home. Very nauseous. I think from now on, if I run that far I will need to take some type of fuel with me. I'm not sure what though. Just a gatorade? Something solid? Anyone have any tips as to when to fuel and what to fuel with? I have never even brought water with me. But I think the delirium was a clue that 7+ requires something.

My next goal:

What's the furthest you have run? How far is your long run scheduled for this week?

Any tips on fueling during long training runs?

The cost of healthy

Random post of the day... blog about running still to come.

First off, I lost a follower today :( If you guys have any recommendations for blogging ideas, pass them along.

Now to the real post, as I have mentioned a few times now, the hubby is home from his deployment. With that, brought a lot of adjustment.

While he was gone I really focused on eating healthier. More fruits, veggies, and lean protein.

The first week he was home, we had a difficult time figuring out what to eat. I didn't want to give up my healthier foods, yet he wasn't convinced he needed or wanted to eat healthier.


Fast forward three weeks and he is hooked on eating healthy. His words this morning were, "I'm getting really addicted to eating healthy. I couldn't imagine anything else."






     And I have actually seen this change in him. It is so exciting when someone you care about comes to a healthy living conclusion on their own. I mean my hubby went from being the guy who packed a hotpocket to eat during his night shift to packing fruit, almonds, ect.

     What I don't like, is the cost of eating healthy. Especially the cost of fruits, veggies, and most importantly, greek yogurt. Ooo Greek Yogurt how I love thee... I think I have an addiction. We seriously spend like $15/week on greek yogurt alone. On yogurt people... that's nuts!!!

     I think I might need to get a job to keep buying my beloved yogurt. (Who am I kidding, me work?)

Am I the only one experiencing this nonsense? 

Something New

   Are you sensing a theme on my titles here? Totally un-related posts but the tittles worked. This title should properly be named "I LOVE my husband!", but I thought that was too mushy and worried you guys wouldn't read it.

    Before I get to the good stuff, lets cover some back ground info first.

    I am a slacker.......

I also tend to quit things when I don't see the results I intended to. These two horrible traits together have many times resulted in me quitting a fitness program. I have always had short term goals: getting bikini ready, weddings, photos, ect.

   When I decided to start running I had no short term goals other than distances. It was no longer about the numbers on the scale which to be honest I still check habitually, but I feel nothing when I see the numbers. It's also not about my pant size (I mean I wouldn't mind being smaller, but that's not my focus.) My goal is to be the healthiest I can be and to enjoy any activity that helps me get there.

   With all that said, I still know my bad traits are still just under the surface. That's why, when I started to pursue my running goals, I told myself I didn't get to buy all the sweet swag I wanted up front. So I set distance goals that I had to meet in order to buy certain things.

• First 5k race resulted in a visit to the Nike Outlets and the purchase of a new outfit.
• Sticking with running for two month garnered me new running shoes and special socks.
• For my first half I had planned to buy a Garmin or similar..... Enter story about AMAZING hubby.

    On Saturday afternoon I had to spend hours studying for my oral spanish exam with a partner. Hubby had a few errands to run so he took me into town. Hours later when my head hurt from studying too much and the hubby came to pick me up. With. A. Present.

   Lovely hubby had picked me up the Polar FT60 G1. Heck ya! Heart rate monitor + GPS!

                     O geez, that's a lot of electronics... I'm going to be picking up alien frequencies!

   I tried it out Sunday. Did I like it? Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. We'll save that for my next post..

What's the best running-related gift you have received?

Something Borrowed

Since the hubby finally has to go back to work on Sunday, (he's been on leave for 2 weeks following his return from deployment) we decided we deserved a date night.

That gave me a chance to get all dressed up and put on something besides workout clothes.

Note the stacks of shopping receipts... guilty!

This also meant we got to go out to eat. And I was mostly a good girl, but I mean it was Red Lobster and they have had delicious biscuits!

And then we went to the movies. We saw "Something Borrowed" 

We both really liked it and they did a decent job of sticking to the storyline of the book. I'm curious if they will make a movie of "Something Blue"....

So, speaking of something borrowed... I need more blogs to follow. So who's your favorite? For those newish runners like me, who do you find inspirational?


Did you see "Something Borrowed"? Did you like it?

Fantastic Friday

     What an awesome day. I LOVE Fridays! I don't have class and since I don't work, I get to do whatever I want (I should be studying for finals... can we say procrastination???)

     The day started off with yummy eggs and veggies while we caught up on the latest episode of "The Real World." That show is soooo stupid that I have to watch it.

     Then it was time to hit the gym. Instead of being a lazy bum, I decided I would run to the gym. This idea spurred the idea of having the hubby take action photos. It didn't go well. I look like a crazy person when running. But here is the best take. We'll have to work on this.

    The 2.5 mile run was a good warm up for my weight workout, as well as a good way to loosen up some sore muscles. After completing my workout, the hubby wasn't quite ready to go. So crazy person that I am I jumped on the treadmill. It wasn't a long run yet it was fantastic.

    I alternated running at 5 mph for 1 min. then 8 mph for 30 sec. It was crazy to see that by the end 5mph felt sooo slow to me and 8mph felt good. It was a total confidence booster! To be honest when I set the treadmill to 8mph the first time I was a little uneasy. But hey, it was only for 30 sec. at a time. But it's good to know that my body is able to run that fast. I felt strong. Like really strong. Like wonder woman.

What makes you feel strong? A specific workout, a certain distance?

Buns of Steel

     In an effort to strengthen my muscles and improve my running, today I focused on weight training. The last few weight workouts I have done felt monotenous. Like I was going through the motions. So before heading to the gym I googled. I love google, I mean how did people really live before google?

    So I consulted Runner's World and compiled a list of moves deemed "Runner-Specific."
 Then we were off to the gym. To avoid over-training, I decided to do some cycling to warm up. And to avoid boredom I brought a book.

        To be honest reading this book, I could have cycled all day. I was worried about reading and cycling because I thought I would slack and go to slow. Nope, not the case. I was so enthralled with the book, I was in a zone and going fast.

   Once I warmed up, it was time to see how my list of weight-lifting moves panned out. Verdict is..... I feel amazing. I think my specific words to the hubby were "that was one of my best workouts EVER!"

   Needless to say, my booty is sore already. O well, bring on swim suit season!

    I totally used to put on my Mom's sports bras as a kid and work out to these videos. They made me feel soooo grown up!

   It has been a good week especially after a rocky start on Sunday. I want to mention how awesome Tyly @ OneMileAtATime has been. She is constantly commenting and ensuring that I don't take my accomplishments for granted. If you don't already, go follow her. Her story is amazing! And she looks great.

    Who is the most inspiration blogger you follow and why? I'm looking for new inspiration so hook a girl up.