I Won the Dancing with the Stars War!

Tonight was the season finale, but somehow I managed to record the show, be productive and watch it later. Anyway I did get back on the treadmill and do my normal sprint sets to the taped Dancing with the Stars. Apolo won which I'm happy about but I really liked all 3 of the finalists. I'm really getting sick of the treadmill and how hot it gets in the basement when I'm running. Must run outside whenever there isn't a thunderstorm!

It's Official, I'm a Runner!

I don't know how or why it happened, but it did. I went out for a run not knowing where or for how long I was going to run. I ended up going 5 & 1/2 miles when I really only needed to go about 3! I just kept going and adding on sections to my run, including some not nice hills! I never thought in a million years that I would be to the point where I would just keep running and enjoy it! Seriously it was like, "I'm not tired at all yet so let's keep going, there's no reason to stop." I ran 5 miles fairly easily and dare I say, for fun? I don't think like that at all. This means I've officially morphed into a runner. I also ran all that way without water, which means I'm in better shape then I thought. I've also been really good about trying to keep my hydration levels up at all times. I don't think I've ever gone that far without water before. Not to mention that all of this happened after my last strength training session, which really killed me today!

Keane & Eager to Run

Seriously when will I learn that I need to schedule less during marathon training? I took Kristen to the Keane concert tonight, but not before running first. I got smarter from yesterday and jumped on the treadmill right after work instead of staying up uberlate again! This time I watched Dancing with the Stars Results Show. My favorite 3 are advancing to the finals next week! Double YEAH because my favorites are going and because then my battle with the TV schedule will be over!

Killer(s) Midnight Run!

Nothing like getting off the treadmill at 1:15AM! Yes that's right I got on the treadmill at 12:30AM and off at 1:15AM! Earlier tonight I went to The Killers concert with my cousin who is Africa bound in the morning. That's dedication! He's going to Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania for 3 weeks, living and working at a mission, rafting, and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro! So jealous! Oh and he also had the nerve to tell me that he's spending a whole day in London on the way over, but you know I hooked him up with all the info anyway. Back to running. I figure I'm too far into the training and too close to the marathon to be taking runs off anymore. So there I was running on the treadmill, in my basement, in the absolute middle of the night and watching the series finale of Gilmore Girls. What has my life come to?

20 Hours on a Train dose not Equal Strength Training

Taking a week off from strength training probably wasn't the best idea I've ever had, but what was I going to do? I was in Kentucky and nowhere near my training facility. Anyway, back to Discover Strength today for my second to last session which means the last time on all of these machines. Yeah this is the bad cycle for me! I powered through it, tornado siren and all! Yes there was actually a tornado siren going off as I was walking into the facility today! Oh that crazy Minnesota weather!

Stupid Cat!

My parents are out of town for the weekend which means it's just me and Tiger (my cat.) The only problem is that when you're the only person home with her, she needs to be near you at all times! This includes nights and she's a bed hog! If you move at all she'll meow at you, "get out of my space!" This makes getting out of bed nearly impossible since she pins you between her and the wall! Needless to say I was suppose to have a quite weekend at home sleeping in, but woke up at 7:45 Sunday morning and couldn't go back to sleep because the cat wouldn't let me get into a comfortable position! I resigned to my fate and got up. I had soooo much time to kill before I had to be at work that I jumped on the treadmill for a few miles watching Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest! Nothing like an unexpected Sunday morning jog to get the juices flowing.

P.S. I'm NOT a morning person!

2 Birds 1 Stone

I really loving this watching taped shows while running thing. I'm finally catching up from everything I taped while I was in Kentucky and I'm staying up with the training program. Tonight I watched Numb3rs and the Amazing Race finale. I've always liked running during the Amazing Race, but I needed more road time tonight.