Where am I? What day is it?

Lord, what happened to the last two weeks?!

I knew this would happen, and yet I am still shocked.  I knew once I went back to work life would become a blur once again.  And indeed it has.  The good news is that I am not traveling, which I like. 

I really enjoy this job; but I am new at it and trying to figure it out.  And to buy a home.  And to train for a marathon.  And carry on normal life duties.  And read, learn, eat well, etc, etc, etc....... See why I said Life got crazy all of a sudden?

Speaking of running, I am going to do Weight Watchers.  I am lean, but I really should drop 10 lbs or so to run more efficiently.  Running efficiently is difficult when you are carting extra weight.  A work colleague explained the whole Weight-Watchers-point concept and I thought it sounded like a lot of fun, so I am going to do it!

This Saturday we do 9 miles.  Thank goodness.  last week was 11 miles so I was stressing about doing more than that since I missed the run last Saturday.   But I will prevail!

My parents are in Iceland right now; I can't wait to hear how that trip went.  They're so funny...and so active!  I do all I can to just keep up with them.

Well, all this aside, the plan for the rest of this week is pretty low key.  I am going to run on Thursday, and that is pretty much it until the long run on Saturday.  I am detoxing my system this week meaning that I am resting, eating right, and working a lot on chores around the house instead of taking off to run/swim/cycle/whatever.  There are just too many chores to be done, I need a few days off.

I'll check in soon.  Tah, :)

Misery...I mean, Running....loves company!

I found running buddies today at work!

The new project is to run during lunch.  We will run mostly outdoors around downtown Houston, but I was caught in a bind of trying to find runners to run with.  Running by oneself is soo, so boring.  Some people can run alone for 10 - 25 miles.  But I cannot.  I get bored and don't last farther than 2 miles on my own.

One of our trainers, Jeff, referred some runners to me who run my pace.  One of them, Karen, and I ran today.  My friend Elaine, another intern from last year, also sporadically joined us!  And she is training for a half marathon this fall, as well!  This will be fantastic.  Now we all have running buddies!

Today we ran 3 miles indoors, and yesterday I took a pyro class and went to swim practice.  Yes, this was the day after the Danskin triathlon.  The triathlon was inspiring in that it has motivated me to get back in shape.  But then, we've all heard me blast this tune before!

Danskin Triathlon

Today Jerrah and I participated in the Danskin triathlon in Austin.  It was awesome!  Did I train for it and was I in shape?  Not at all.  It was actually quite liberating....since I am out of shape, I was under no pressure to do well.  It was basically a long workout.:)

Jerrah did awesome and I am so proud of her!  She blew everyone away in the swim.  Of course.

This afternoon was Kiley's bridal shower.  Ah.  From a triathlon to a bridal shower.  And then an allergic reation.  What a day.  Hence, vegging out in front of the TV with my laptop.  I think I am going to take this coming weekend off.

The Danskin Tri was awesome to get back in the swing of things...it was a very good motivator to get my out-of-shape rear back in gear and focus!  The thing is, with being new at work and figuring out what is going on, I have been more focused on work and trying to get the dust settled there than triathlon training and swimming.  But that's OK.  It is worth it!

Fast Times at EP High

I find it hilarious that the last post was about getting back on the wagon. Obviously that did not happen.;)

Work is craziness. It is fun; I am thankful and learning so much....but I feel like I am in over my head!

This weekend is the Women's Danskin Tri in Austin. I am going with one of my swim teammates, Jerrah. This is Jerrah's first triathlon and she is really nervous so we are going to go to all of the talks, check in early, etc. It is going to be awesome! We are excited.

As usual, I have not trained as much as I would like to. At all. But it is a little sprint, and it will be a lot of fun.

This morning I ran with the Nelsons and others. It was awesome considering that it stormed last night. There were 7 of us and we ran 5 miles. Marathon training starts soon. I found some running buddies at work so I am excited to get that going.....

Tomorrow I am going to [try to] go to spin class AND swim practice after work. And then tomorrow night is Ozen and Fraraz's wedding....in which we are doing our dance! Saturday is traveling to Austin, and Sunday is the triathlon!

Wish us luck!

Back on the wagon

I took about a month off from running to give my knee a break.  I am pretty sure that the knee pain is from the swimming.  Particularly the hard kicking.  But I ran 3 miles yesterday and was huffing and puffing.  This is not good for the marathon-running-plan.  Especially since I would like to run outside during lunch at work.

That means it is going to be super hot during this summer.

I am debating joining HoustonFit in order to train for the MCM.  I am too nervous to try all those long runs by myself.....hmmm....tough decisions.

Where's my stapler?

This was the first week of work.  And it was busy.  And I am already wiped out!  Haha.  Already I am overwhelmed.  I have been trying to break down the projects into bite-sized pieces so I can manage them effectively for the duration of them.  I am glad to be in Marketing.  I think (and hope) I fit there.  I hope I am not a disappointment!  I am grateful to be there and hope I can contribute in any way.

This is Week #1 and already I can feel the pounds coming on.  I haven't quite figured out the gym/swimming regimen yet, but there is plenty of time for that.  This week's regimen was:
3X Swimming (M, T morning and Thursday afternoon)

That was it.  Other than that, it was running around Houston...catching public transportation, practicing the dance for Ozen and Faraz's wedding...it was madness!

This weekend and week, the plan will be:
1.) Swimming - Sunday, maybe Monday, and at least 1 other time = 3 times total
2.) Spin class - at least one
3.) Running - Sat. morning; 12 miles, and at least one run at work = 3 miles

The training for the Danskin triathlon begins!

Hello there, old friend.

My, how long it has been. I am so sorry for neglecting you.  Life speeds by sometimes.

I graduated on Friday!  Can you believe all the activities that have happened in the past three weeks?  Graduation was this past Friday!

Besides all of the graduations parties and activities, I went to California for a week to visit Sean and SURF.  It was awesome.  I am officially counting it as training.

Again, getting back to the point of this blog: Training-wise, all I have been doing is swimming.  A few spin classes here and there, but I have been too scared to run due to my knee.   The Danskin triathlon is in three weeks, so I need to get back in the swing of things.  I am not worried about the swim at all.

I downloaded a marathon training plan for the MCM marathon.  The good news is that I don't need to start the plan until the end of June.  The bad news is that that is going to be SO hot!

I don't have a game plan for this week.  This week is my first week at work, so I am making this up as I go.  It is wonderful to be back in the adult world again!