A Good Week Behind Me and A Good Week Ahead

Happy Monday!

I hope your weekend was fantastic.  I didn't make it to New Orleans as planned, but my weekend was great none the less.  Because my trip didn't happen, I had time to grocery shop, spend time with my sweet godson, prepare a Paleo feast that even some non-Paleoers enjoyed (recipes to come soon), and lay by the pool and read 8 magazines.  Yes, 8!!! (2 Self, Bon Appetit, 2 Food Network, Garden & Gun, Glamour, and Thrive - a local publication)

Last week, I got in a few really tough workouts. 

Monday - off
Tuesday - this WOD.  I PR'ed at 155#
Wednesday - off
Thursday - Painstorm.  Holy makrel, it was tough! My shoulders still hurt.  After my second break, I was really struggling.  A fellow CrossFitter who had already finished came over and did more GTO's with me until I finished.   He pushed me to finish before timing out and I don't know that I could have done it without him.  Have I ever mentioned how much I love the CrossFit community?!?!
Friday -Ran a 10K at CrossFit. Worst.time.ever!  I used to be good at running...what happened?!?
Saturday - "HOPE".  It was a fundraiser for St. Jude's Children's Hospital.  The entry to the workout was $20 and boxes all over the nation participated.  This was by far the toughest workout of the week, but was fun because you had a "teammate" keeping your score and cheering you on.  (BTW, girls prescribed weight was 55# snatches and 55# thrusters)
Sunday - foam rolled my poor shoulders and legs.

Also, I ate strict Paleo all week.  A good week of working out and eating right has me motivated going into this week.  I plan on winning the Durio Biggest Loser Challenge!

Here is the plan for this week:

Monday - run 3 miles 2 miles DONE! (Snooze was hit one too many times and I had to skip out on my last mile.)
Tuesday - CrossFit
Wednesday - rest
Thursday - CrossFit
Friday - CrossFit
Saturday - run 3 miles
Sunday - run 3 miles or rest


The heat/humidity is killing me on runs lately.  My pace is 1 to 2 minutes slower than normal! I did a little research and found that this isn't abnormal.  It takes time to acclimate to the heat.  See the links below for more running in hot weather information:

Tips for summer running via Runners World

The science behind heat acclimation via irunfar.com

How to acclimate via FitFluential

It's times like these I wish I was a boy and could run shirtless!


Do you move indoors to a treadmill when it gets hot?
What is your favorite hot weather workout gear?

Sweet Sunday

Sunday was a great and relaxing day, which is how Sundays should be!

There was one minor snafu: I almost passed out in church.  Somewhere between the "peace be with you's" and communion I started getting tunnel vision, really dizzy, broke out in a cold sweat, and my ears felt like they were going to explode.  The song book was used to fan myself as I sat while eveyone else stood.  So embarassing!  But very Gone With the Wind.  I kept thinking of the term "vapors", as in "I got the vapors!”

The moment passed and I recovered.  I think my vapors may have been brought on by head congestion and lack of coffee, so I took sudafed and drank coffee when I returned to my parents' house. (which explains why I didn't sleep well last night!)


When I saw ribeyes sitting out, intended to be our lunch, I was thrilled!  On my way to my parents' I thought, "I hope we are having red meat." I've been craving it and rarely cook it myself.   I considered making a ribeye salad, but instead had steak, a baked potato with full fat sour cream and cheese, 2 rolls, and a side salad.  Oh and a rice crispy treat with another cup of coffee for dessert. (Oops! My 3rd cheat on sugar free January.)  I don't regret indulging one bit....sorry I'm not sorry. 


After lunch, while my sister and mom played Family Feud on the Wii, I spent the afternoon reading the latest issues of my two favorite magazines, Southern Living and Garden & Gun.

Favorite article: one about new twists on spinach salads.  I couldn't find the article online, but I did find a few of the recipes.  Check them out here, here, here, and here.

This recipe also caught my eye.   The plum salsa sounds divine!

Favorite article: a New Orleans native wrote about to go cups and flasks.  It made my heart smile!  It's this type of article that makes me LOVE this magazine.

Runner up: Tie between this piece on Lyle Lovett (probably because this A&M alum agrees the Aggies should NOT move to the SEC) and the "50 Best Southern Bars".  I've decided to add every one of these bars to my bucket list!

My garmin actually read over 8 miles.

But the best part of my Sunday was the reinstatement of the long run.  My next half marathon is only a month and a week away, so I need to get serious about training.  8 miles on this humid, windy Sunday afternoon.


Since I'm pretty much bored with every bit of music on my ipod, I listened to a book on tape while running.  It made the almost hour and a half fly by!  This is what I listened to…

Hilarious!  Some of it reminds me of my own dad, which made me laugh out loud while running.  (I’m sure people I passed thought I was insane!) I think the funny short story format is perfect for running.   My next book on tape may be this one…

Max Tucker’s other book, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, was ridiculous, oh so funny, and very vulgar/offensive.  But I enjoyed it. 

Any David Sedaris would also be a good choice.

Do you ever listen to books on tape?  What is your perfect Sunday?