Kettle clogs & marathon training

Happy Monday!  It was back to work for me today.

I was definitely a bit out of this morning…..  I forgot to bring my sneakers with me to kettlebell, so I had to do the workout in these……

Ain’t those puppies sexy? 

I was a bit paranoid when walking the dog this morning, as I fell outside last night at the bottom of our entry steps (definitely bruised right below my knees, so far they seem ok just sore to the touch).  I wanted to make sure I had my super gripper shoes on this morning so I wouldn’t fall again.  They are NOT the sexiest, but they have big ol’ treads and are warm.  They have gotten a bit “decorated” over the years, as I have thrown them on while doing some winter renovations…… I’m not a neat painter.

So yep, I did my kettlebell workout in my snow clogs.  Oh well.  The instructor was highly amused, every time he looked at me he laughed.  Good confidence booster there.

WORKOUT- 1 minutes of work, 30 seconds rest, repeat sequence 3 times
Press (30 seconds each side 12kg bell)
Snatches (30 seconds each side 10kg bell)
Goblet Squat (14kg bell)
Russian Twist (8 kg bell)
Dead Clean  (14 kg bell)
Figure 8 to a Hold  (14 kg bell)
Cross Body Mountain Climber

That was a doozie.  I was a drippy sweaty mess at the end.  Also was finally awake by the end. 

My dad headed out this morning to head back to his place in the northern Adirondacks.  Of course he leaves the day its snowing pretty much his entire route home.  Fortunately he made it home safe & sound.  I am happy to get our house back to ourselves though and get back to our normal routine…. at least for a couple days.

BREAKFAST- Hodgson Mills Multigrain Cereal w/ almond butter, dried cranberries & few walnuts

Unfortunately it didn’t hold me over all morning…. I required a snack!  I never was able to find the Stoneyfield Pumpkin Yogurt, I live in NH, yet people in the south can find it….. ggrrr…..  Target’s Archer brand to the rescue.   Would prefer Stoneyfield, but I had to try some Pumpkin Yogurt and was not disappointed (and it was on sale for 34 cents!!).  I added some organic maple granola…. delish!

LUNCH
For lunch I was seriously in need of some veggies, so I hit up the salad bar in the cafeteria at work.  Of course I had to have some brussel sprouts, but added in a few other items…… field greens, cabbage, carrots, broccoli and black olives w/ a little drizzle of Italian dressing. I had my salad with some of my homemade turkey vegetable soup. It was from the last container I filled and had more broth than anything else but it was yummy! My mother-in-law helped me with boiling off the remnants of the turkey, we ended up with a great broth and lots of meat. I just added some onion, carrots & celery to the soup.

Once again I started to look what my day will be like tomorrow so I decided to hit the gym tonight for a run.

WORKOUT #2
* .25 mile @ 9:30 pace
* 6 miles @ 8:34 pace
* .35 mile @ 9:30 pace
followed by stretching

I hate how sweaty I get at the gym, it needs to be cooler in there or something.  I swear the rest of the people there must be barely working out if they aren’t sweating.  I’m drenched and the folks around me are just lazily walking on the treadmill.  Oh well.  I always do feel GREAT when I’m done, sweat and all!

I also got the hubby to the gym too!!  Yay success!   He has been so busy with work that he really hasn’t made the time to workout lately.  But he wants to do it more so I hope to get him to the gym more with me and hopefully to the kettlebell gym too. 

DINNER- More soup & a salad

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So today is the start of my 16 week training plan for the Boston Marathon!!!  I have posted my training plan in the Workouts & Training section.  You will notice I have quite a few races mixed in to my training.  I am a HUGE fan of including races in my training.  It helps not only with speed & pacing, but it also helps keep me motivated through the often LOOONG  New England winters.  It reminds me there are other crazy people like me out there pounding the pavement and getting ready for a spring marathon.

Hopefully for those runners out there my blog will be more interesting again as I’ll be back in training mode.  Let me know if you have any questions about my training plan, what I eat, what I wear, etc.   What I have to offer is 15+ years of running experience, 12 marathons to my resume and many other shorter distance races.

I’m not perfect with my mileage every week.  My mid-week runs can suffer at times, but I always strive to get my weekend long run in if possible.  I keep it flexible, as I do live a busy life and still like to enjoy myself.  I just try to plan accordingly and make changes as needed without sacrificing too much mileage/training.

Are you training for anything right now?  If not, will you be training for something soon?  How often do you take breaks?

Hope your week is off to a great start, working or not!

Britt

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