Strickland5 Returns to Battle

[shaar]

Oh my goodness bourbon barrel aged pumpkin ale!!!! Worth my last two drink of the week!

Say WHAAAATT!! [emoji54]

[Strickland5]

Yep from Lexington, we found it at our local beer growler shop

[Strickland5]

2014-09-21

Sunday was a day ... cause I needed it

 

2014-09-22

Today at bootcamp we did the long run ... I was given the option of being in the "fast" or the "middle" group. I went with the middle as I didn't want to push my knee too much so soon after Saturday's long run. With a lot of "go to the back" and "push to the fronts" I managed 4.1 miles which I'm happy with. 

[Strickland5]

2014-09-23

 

So I biked this morning, all of 5 miles around the neighborhood.  Can't decide if I dislike biking or dislike biking around where I live or just need to muscle up as hills happen. Either way I did it so I'm proud of myself

[Strickland5]

2014-09-24

 

Today was a boot camp day and the workout was "Strength Around'.

 

Its a pretty simple workout, you sprint a given route then do ~1 minute of strength/core work before sprinting the route again.... rinse and repeat till they tell you to stop. Though it turns more into a hard run rather than a sprint towards the end.

 

Here's what that looks like via runkeeper. I did run a mile before camp too so yeah that was nice.

 

Other updates ... my wife has been in California since Monday so I've been fending for myself - which I THINK I'm doing okay at, nothing at the house has burned, exploded or the like. I've cooked meals and kept the kittens fed&watered ... so yeah go me!

[shaar]

Keeping everyone alive is a big accomplishment!  Maybe more than the sprints - I think that might do me in... *hack*cough*die*

[Strickland5]

Thankfully the kittens are pretty self sufficient ... they just need the whole food/water/poo box cleaned sort of things.  

 

I, on the other hand, almost completely forgot to eat Monday night as I was simply not hungry ... not sure why as I'd run 4 miles that morning and am typically ravenous after such things.

[shaar]

I often have to remind my boyfriend to eat too, so you're not alone.  Some days he just won't eat lunch because he just "forgets" about it or something and isn't hungry until his bodily functions fail or something.  Me on the other hand, I'm watching the clock while my stomach sings me the song of its people... XD

[Strickland5]

2014-09-25

Good news: I ran 4.15 miles ish this morning 

 

Bad(ish) news:  I manged to ALMOST get hit by a BMW who didn't stop nor look as they pulled out of their apartment complex. I even had time enough to slap the rear quarter panel of the car as they speed away ... ugh! 

 

Nifty news: Had a Terrapin Guano Loco last night which was a rather interesting, slightly spicy, and tasty brew. 

 

 

 

Now I'm hungry .. ugh

[shaar]

 

Bad(ish) news:  I manged to ALMOST get hit by a BMW who didn't stop nor look as they pulled out of their apartment complex. I even had time enough to slap the rear quarter panel of the car as they speed away ... ugh! 

 

Nifty news: Had a Terrapin Guano Loco last night which was a rather interesting, slightly spicy, and tasty brew. 

 

 

Sometimes, I just hate people.  (And their automobiles!)

 

We had Guano Loco a few weeks ago, luckily split it with a bunch of friends... yeah... it's 'different'?  Spicy beers really aren't my thing but boyfriend loves a little pepper/ancho/spice in a chocolate beer.  Blech.

[Strickland5]

Sometimes, I just hate people.  (And their automobiles!)

 

We had Guano Loco a few weeks ago, luckily split it with a bunch of friends... yeah... it's 'different'?  Spicy beers really aren't my thing but boyfriend loves a little pepper/ancho/spice in a chocolate beer.  Blech.

I was less than thrilled ... thankfully I saw them and adjusted for it.

 

Guano Loco and other spicy beers are good one offs, I won't buy a six pack or growler of them 

[Strickland5]

No boozing tonight, went to a work related event and they only had blah beer and wine selection, and I prefer to save my drinks for things I find more interesting

[Strickland5]

2014-09-25

Boot camp today was tough ... it was 5 minute core round w/ a sprint between each round BUT half-way through the sprint you stopped and did 10 push ups. 

 

Yeah good times!

[Strickland5]

2014-9-27

Long run day

I did a 10 mile run which I'm not super happy with but I got it done.

 

Knee wasn't happy with the hills and caused me to slow down a lot more than I thought ... oh well.

 

Afterwards I went and got food which looked like this

and was DELICIOUS! 

 

Happy Saturday all!

[Strickland5]

2014-9-28

No work out today, just a fair amount of walking at Atlanta Streets alive, doing some reading, and some football with a couple of beer and friends at a local tavern!

 

2014-9-29

My boot camp in on haitus this week so I did a run around my neighborhood which came in at 4.38 miles per runkeeper.

[Strickland5]

2014-9-30

My wife and I went to our boot camps second location which was on their 4th week. We did a 3 circuit workout with each station having a slighting different theme. One was arms - so push ups, dips, etc. Another was legs - wall sits, squat thrusts, jump squats., etc. The last was jumping/fast feet - step ups, curb jumps, toe touches. We ran/sprinted between stations.

 

Tough workout after my run yesterday but good to get out and exercise.

[Strickland5]

2014-10-01

No boot camp today so I ran solo ... managed 5.32 miles at a 9m47s pace which I'm happy with.

 

In other random news, the new Thor #1 came out today so yay!

[Strickland5]

2014-10-02

Again no boot camp so I ran ... got in 4.11 miles in 38m51s which I'm happy with considering how tired my legs were/are.

[Strickland5]

2014-10-03

Rest day ... my legs are TIRED after 3 days of running plus a boot camp day. 

[Strickland5]

2014-10-04

Long run day ... got lost and my 10 miler became an 11.19 mile run. Managed to do it in 1h4m55s which was a 9m23s pace.

After that was brunch with friends followed by an hour long nap ... yay!

We had a much overdue massage which was exactly what I needed to help with post run aches and soreness.

Dinner with friends followed at one of favorite spots ... so yeah it was a great day.

[shaar]

Naps + massage + great dinner = rules!! (Oh yeah, and the great run too! Haha )

[Strickland5]

2014-10-05

A rather social day, where I got pulled into brunch with some of my wife's friends which was nice but meant no biking for me.

Afterwards we went to see friends and plat board games. I won Betrayal at the House on the Hill thanks to pure attrition. Next was the Bonanza which I lost by 2 or 3 gold. Last was Kill Doctor Lucky which my wife won. Still a good time overall!

[Strickland5]

2014-10-06

Travel day ... spent most of the day traveling/working ... no running or real workout to speak of thanks to a rather early flight and late night.

 

 

2014-10-07

Managed 2.5 miles on the beach which was probably the hardest 2.5 miles I've run in a LONG time. Work today got me another 6 miles of walking ... ugh.

 

Food wise I'm having to adapt to 3-meals a day vs my 3 meals w/ 2 snacks between. So my meals are bigger which is weird for me. My water intake has been junk as I forgot to grab my water bottle from home. I've got a 32oz Gatoraid bottle now which I'll be using. Hopefully that helps get water into me.

[shaar]

Beach running is INSANE.  I live at the beach so I figured I'd try it once and UHHHH NOPE.  I think my calves tried to divorce me that day...

[Strickland5]

2014-10-08

No exercise today, had to be ready to head out by 7am and wasn't sure I could get a run in and get ready in time. I still managed over 5 miles of walking today for work which is good as we went out to lunch and dinner at tasty seafood spots. 

 

We've another early day tomorrow but I'm hoping to get moving straight away and knock out a few miles, even though I walked a lot today and yesterday I'm still feeling lazy. It is strange mental thing I know, but it happens. I'm blaming it on the lack of workout endorphins.