No Excuses

This past week was a very busy week, we had the kickoff of our big campaign on Wednesday and I know that launches always mean very long hours and very little sleep.

But I was determined to not let it ruin my workout regimine, it just took a little adjusting and determination.

Each morning this week (with the exception of Friday), I was at the office by 7am the latest.

Here's how I still managed to get in all my workouts:

Monday: 12pm Slash workout

Tuesday: I got up early and got to the clubhouse treadmill at 5am for a very quick 2 miles. It wasn't a long workout, but the way I figured it... at least I did something, right? And it's a good thing because we skipped Jiu Jitsu at work due to so much work to be done for the launch.

Wednesday: LAUNCH DAY! I got barely 2 hours of sleep off and on the night before. 12pm came around and I had the choice to go to Slash or not. I knew it'd either energize me or completely wear me out and it'd be a huge mistake. BUT I WENT! And it did make me feel good and especially on such a stressful day. (and I didn't even really start to crash till about 4:30pm)

Thursday: 12pm Slash

Friday: Jiu jitsu at 12:30 with my co-workers.

So while I wasn't really able to do my normal early AM workouts, except Tuesday's quick run, I am still proud of myself for making an hour of time during this craziness to keep up my hard work!

The Treadmill Phenomenon

Yesterday was a very, very rainy day here in South Florida. Dan and I had a nice morning together, but he had to go into work around 11am.

I did some major house cleaning which felt awesome, and then I was finally able to finish my book. (Which, by the way, was the perfect atmosphere for reading. I was curled up on the couch, lights dimmed, candle lit, and listening to the rain and rumbling thunder.)

There was a little tiny break in the downpour and I thought, "If I don't go now... I"ll never go." But then another little voice in my head said, "But it's sooo cozy in here! You haven't had a day off of work outs since the 1st of the month."

But the foreshadowing of that feeling AFTER I finished my workout won out and I drove myself over to the clubhouse.

I ended up running a 5K in 29:26. But this is when my "Treadmill Phenomenon" comes into play.

I am able to run SO FAST on a treadmill. I upped my speed at each mile and by the end I was running a 8-something mile.

I can't do this outside! I don't know if it's because of the air-conditioned controlled environment, the ability to manually choose my pace and stick with it or what. I used to hate the treadmill, why would I want to stare at a wall for that amount of time when I could be outside in the fresh air?!

But somehow, someway.... the treadmill is winning me over.

Boo Marlins

I took the day off from work on Wednesday to go to Marlins Park for the Braves/Marlins match up with my dad & Dan.

Both my dad & Dad made comments prior to us arriving alluding to the fact like, "Could you imagine if today's Kids Day at the park?"

Welllllll, it was.

And it was miserable.

We started out in our regular section, upper deck, first row in right field. It was fun watching a few of the Braves on the DL take batting practice (including my love Evan Gattis; he was hitting bombs!) And a few kids started filing in.

We decided to take a nice little walk around the park, but WOW. Kids Camps everywhere. Lines of kids throughout every section of the park. We had to switch seats about 4 times and finally found a section kids-free.

Now, don't get me wrong. I like kids. I like baseball. I understand it was probably a really fun event for them. But as a grumpy 29 year old, it was terrible. There were only about 6 sections in the park not filled with groups of kids in similar colored shirts.

Also makes us wonder how many of those kids get LOST during the game?!

To add insult to injury... the Braves lost.

Here's an image of a peaceful park before the kids. :)