Running for dessert.

I'm finally feeling 100% better :)

I know you were sooo worried

No stomach bugs around here!

Training has been going great!

Wednesday was supposed to be CT day.

But since I failed to do the 3 miles on Tuesday, 

I ran a quick mile plus 30 min of elliptical!

Decided to push myself while on the treadmill and ran on an incline of 1.5

MAN!

That really DOES make a difference!

I was exhausted feeling a bit tired after that.

Wanna know the real reason I pushed myself?

I baked on Tuesday night. (Baking is awesome makes me feel better)

I made these amazing brownies.

Knock You Naked Brownies they're called.

How could you NOT make them!

 

That is not my picture, it's from The Pioneer Woman. She's amazing!

Mine weren't nearly as picturesque as hers.

Gooey. Just really really gooey!

You HAVE to make these.

They are amazing!

Did I mention they were amazing?

And delicious, scrum-diddly-umptious, you name it!

You're welcome in advance :)

Just a fair warning. They are definitely a PMSing/don't give a sh hoot what I eat today kind of brownie :)

Back to training.

Today. Despite feeling like a fatso wanting to curl up in a little ball and die, I got my butt up and to the gym BEFORE work.

Yes. Before.

Even I almost fainted at the sound of that :-p

And let me tell you.

It felt amazing!

3.3 miles in 38:00 minutes (with warm up & cool down)

I should do it more often!

Now I have my whole day free :)

I'll be baking more tonight!

Pumpkin Rice Krispy Treats for our Church's Bazaar this Saturday!

I will share more tomorrow!

That is all.

Brownies.

Lesson Learned!

I loathe being sick.

Especially on cool crisp fall days like yesterday and today.

(insert cry baby face here)

But luckily (?) it was only a 1 1/2 day thing.

I blame it on Mimi's chili. TMI

So about that 10k training?

Yeahhhhh.

Today I was scheduled to do 3 miles.

Only did 1.

I read somewhere that any run you can fit in is better than nothing?

I hope so.

Cause I felt like crap afterwards. 

Probably shouldn't have done it.

But my legs felt amazing during that mile! I couldn't believe it! 

The stomach on the other hand...not so well

I learned something tonight.

It's fall...

The sun sets A LOT earlier than it used to.

Still had some daylight. But not a whole lot.

(Yes I wore bright colored stuff...safety first!)

And...

I was listening to Pandora...

Rob Zombie.  Pandora.

WTF was I thinking?

Nothing like setting the tone of my run with a dose of Paranoia.

Constantly looking over my shoulder because I'm running on a not so well traveled road, at dusk...in October, the scariest month of the year...no streetlights...stupid squirrels rustling through the leaves...making me think there is a mass murderer lurking behind the bushes...waiting to attack me...

Ok.

You get it.

I freaked myself out.

As much as I love your rock n' roll Mr. Zombie.

You are now x'ed from my running mix.

I'll stick to the "fo shizzle my nizzle" music for now.

 

Back from the dead.

I'm a terrible terrible person.
I've kept you guys out of my boring life for over a month!
I'm truly sorry :(
During that month....not a lot happened.
Except.
I was persuaded to sign myself up for another race. But this time...
its a 10k!
Dun. Dun. Dunnnnn.
I can do it. It's just the matter of motivation. I'll share more about my training later on.

Ugh. But lately I can tell you that I have been exhausted.
Deprived of sleep.
Stressed out beyond belief. T
he bad moods overtake my good moods.
I need a vacation. We need a vacation. But that won't happen.
Any time soon anyway.
Here's why...

I started this blog during the summer. Summer, like school kids, is my time off. Fall and spring are filled with my "extracurricular" activities. Orchestra. Church choir. PV Choral Society. I love music. Love playing the violin. Love singing.
But man.
I. Am. Tired.

I can't "not" do them either. I don't want my fingers to go all rusty nor my voice go horse. But I do want time with my wonderful husband and friends and family. Not to mention have the energy to train for my next milestone race! I totally wish there were more hours in a day.

I have to tell you of some more recent happenings....
One of my "side jobs" is being a violinist for weddings.
It's awesome to be apart of someone's special day :)
The money isn't bad either ;)

Yesterday I was able to play with my lovely sister and cousin at a friends' wedding.
It was cold for an outside ceremony but we did great!

We also had our very own purse holder :-p

Tehe ;)

All in all it was a fun night! My legs are killing me!
Running 3 miles in the morning followed by a night of dancing...
Probably not the best idea for me.
Ha.

Gosh. I love us :)

Special shout out to this amazing runner on her Marathon Day! She is going to kick some booty!! :)