Tag: #RWRrunStreak

Last Week’s Workouts Recap and Weekly Wrap (12/21-12/27)

Christmas week seemed to go by fast. It was a fun and busy week. I ran at least a mile each day for the Runner’s World Run Streak. Sunday marked day 32, so five more days left. 🙂 Here’s what I did last week:

Monday – Ran 3 morning rainy miles. Tuesday – Ran a mile to continue the run streak.Wednesday – Worked out with the hubby, which was nice. It’s been a while since we worked out together. 21 Day Fix Extreme – The Fix Challenge was a tough but good one!  I also ran a mile to continue the run streak.  

Thursday – Ran a nice 4 miles.Friday – Ran a Christmas mile for day 30 of the #RWRunStreak.  Saturday – Ran 3 miles.

Sunday – Ran 1o miles. It was nice to have the day off and get a good long run in, since I usually work Sundays.

I ran 23 miles last week. So I think it was a pretty good week. Wednesday, Christmas Eve was when all the fun began. I took the day off since we had family coming later in the day. We went and saw an early showing of Star Wars, The Force Awakens. It was awesome!

On Christmas Day, the kiddos were up early and excited to see what Santa brought them.

They enjoyed playing with their gifts. The play doh from Grandma and Grandpa was great. My youngest made the two minions in the middle, which I thought was pretty good.

We played Star Wars Monopoly. It was beginner’s luck for my 5 year old since he won.

The day after Christmas, my in-laws wanted to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens so we saw it again.

We also braved the mall and went shopping.

Today we went to the Factory Outlet Stores, where the kiddos always enjoy the tree house they have there.My kiddos are so into Star Wars right now.

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Well, hope you had a Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
How’d your week go? Are you a Star Wars fan? Any plans New Year’s? Have a Happy New Year!

I’m linking up with HoHo Runs and MissSippiPiddlin for the Weekly Wrap.WeeklyWrap

Last Week’s Workouts Recap and Weekly Wrap (12/14-12/20)

Last week was a busy week with work, running errands to get ready for Christmas and all, and runs/workouts. I managed to get 17 miles of running. I’m still doing the Runner’s World Run Streak and Sunday marked day 26. There’s just twelve more days to go until New Year’s Day! Here’s what last weeks runs/workouts looked like:

Monday – Ran a mile on the treadmilll.Tuesday – I didn’t feel like getting out of bed but ran a morning mile to continue the #RWRunStreak.

Wednesday – I ran my 5k virtual race from Running On the Wall. I hadn’t run a 5k in a while and wanted to see how fast I could go so I ran it fast. I ran my fastest 5k! 🙂

Thursday – I did the Long and Lean BOSU DVD workout which is a yoga and pilates routine. I liked it!I also got my mile in to continue the #RWRunStreak.Friday – I only had time for 3 miles before having to pick up the kiddo from preschool.Saturday – Ran 7 treadmill miles. I also got some burpees, squats and push-ups in for a video promoting the Mommathon race fitness challenge. I did this race and fitness challenge last year and it was fun! If you’re in the PDX area you have to come do this one! 🙂

Sunday – Ran a mile to continue the run streak.

So workout wise, it was ok. Just happy I’m doing something active each day and at least got a mile in for the run streak each day. I found out on Wednesday that I’m a nuun ambassador for 2016. I’m so happy to be a part of the nuun family. Love nuun! I’ve been using it on my long runs as well as races in my simple hydration water bottle.

My youngest also got his purple belt. Look how happy he is. 🙂He surprised me with his push-ups during his private belt test.

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We did some shopping and finished off with with some Bubble Tea.

How’d your week go? Are you excited for Christmas? Happy Holidays!

I’m linking up with HoHo Runs and MissSippiPiddlin for the Weekly Wrap.WeeklyWrap

Last Week’s Workouts Recap and Weekly Wrap (12/7-12/13)

It was another good week of workouts. I’m still doing the Runner’s World Holiday Run Streak and Sunday marked day 18. Here’s what the week looked like:

Monday – I started off doing Insanity Max 30: Tabata Power. I woke up late and only got 18 minutes of the 30 minute workout because I wanted to get my mile in before work too. 18 minutes was better than nothing.
Tuesday – Ran 3 wet morning miles.  Wednesday – Ran 3 miles again before work.Thursday – Got some strength training in and did Focus T25 Gamma Extreme Circuit. Also, got my mile in for day 15 of the #RWRunStreak.   Friday – Ran a nice 5 miler in the rain.  Saturday – Had a good workout with the BOSU and did the Fuse workout. It’s a good balance and strength one. Also, ran my mile for day 17 of the #RWRunStreak.Sunday – Ran 10 miles. I was happy to run a long run outside since I had the day off of work. 

We had some holiday fun this week. The kiddos had fun decorating their gingerbread house.We put up our tree and decorated it. Love how they were so excited to put up the ornaments, especially my youngest.They also went and visited Santa. They both made the nice list. I took my little guy’s pic a little too early. 😛

How’d your week go? Have you finished your holiday shopping? Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

I’m linking up with HoHo Runs and MissSippiPiddlin for the Weekly Wrap.WeeklyWrap

Last Week’s Workouts Recap and Weekly Wrap (11/30-12/6)

Last Monday ended the month of November, and I finished the month with 102 miles. Woohoo! I reached my 100 mile goal. I’m still doing the Runner’s World Holiday Run Streak. Sunday marked day 11 of the streak. I’d say it was a good week of workouts. I ran 22 miles and did some cross training. Here’s what I did:
Monday – Ran 1 mile and then did some yoga from P90X3.  Tuesday – Ran 3 morning treadmill miles.Wednesday – Ran the virtual #EarnYourTurkey 5 miler from Running on the Wall and had a good fast run. Always earned, never given is a great saying. I really loved how this virtual race came with a medal holder! Such awesome swag!
Thursday – I tried 21 Day Fix Extreme Dirty 30 workout. My little guy joined in for a little bit. This was a tough one and I liked how it used weights. I was sore the next day.I also ran a mile to continue the run streak.
Friday – I ran a nice 5 miler while the kiddos were in school.  Saturday – Got 7 afternoon miles on the treadmill.
Sunday – Ran one mile to continue the streak.  
A fun thing my kiddos did this weekend was go to the Holiday Stackers Workshop for Kids at Home Depot. I love how they have this free activity for kids to do. This was my first time going to the Home Depot workshop. Lowes has a similar program. I like how they were able to use paint to decorate the stand for the blocks. The kiddos enjoyed it. I’ve already signed them up for the next event in January, which is a Kung Fu Panda 3 Spinning Box one.

  
We also went to my kiddo’s elementary school for their holiday bazaar and book sale. I ended up buying some books.
How’d your week go? Any races coming up?

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Last Week’s Workout Recap (11/23-11/29)

It’s the end of November. Time is flying. I’m still getting over the cold I had. I just have a little cough left. Thanksgiving marked the beginning of the Runner’s World Run Streak. I’m doing it again this year and am on day 4 so far. Here’s what I did last week:

Monday – 2 morning treadmill miles.Tuesday – I overslept and didn’t have time to run before work. I got first break for work and ran 3 miles on the treadmill.Wednesday – 3 morning treadmill miles.Thursday – 4 Thanksgiving miles to start the #RWRunStreak.  Friday – 5 miles on the Burke Gilman Trail.
Saturday – Ran 3.7 miles in Kirkland.  Sunday – Nice 6 miles on the Burke Gilman Trail.
I ended up with 26.76 miles for the week. I wasn’t able to get any cross training in though. I’m planning on changing that this week. It was nice to be able to run outside four days in a row. Also, I loved running on the Burke Gilman Trail and in Kirkland.

It was nice to go up to my brother’s house for Thanksgiving! Always great to spend time with family and enjoy yummy food!
On Friday, we tried a new place for me, Boiling Point. If you like hot pot, this is great! I thought it was good and I like the idea of being able to choose your own hot pot ingredients. There’s a good variety of soups you can get with different ingredients like a Korean one, seafood one, and Angus beef one. I chose the beef and it was delicious.

On Saturday, we went to downtown Kirkland and walked around. I ran along the waterfront while they walked around further. We also went to the Google Campus. It’s cool they have a walking/running trail, the Kirkland Corridor that goes through it. I ran a little on the trail. There was also a fun zipline the kiddos enjoyed.

We had a nice lunch at Homegrown, a sustainable sandwich shop that features organic ingredients. The chicken pesto sandwich was really good!! 

That was just some of the fun weekend. I watched my 7 yr old nephew play in his first tennis tournament. He did awesome and took 2nd place! We also had a great dinner at the Facing East restaurant. It was my first time there and was pretty good. I don’t have Taiwanese food very often and it was good. I liked the pork burger they had as well as the chow mein. I forgot to take pics. Today, was mostly spent driving home and listening to the Seahawks game on the radio. Go Hawks!

How’d your week go? Any races coming up?

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Last Week’s Half Marathon Training Workouts Recap (4/13-4/19)

It was another busy week. It’s hard to follow the Nike Coach now that I’m working and don’t feel like working out or running after a 12 hour shift. It’s either I wake up early on the days that I work or I won’t get that workout in and it’s tough. I did get about 26 miles in last week so that’s not bad.
Here’s what I did:

Monday – Didn’t get run in.

Tuesday – Ran 3.8 miles on the treadmill.Wednesday – Didn’t get run in.

Thursday – Ran 7 miles. Friday – Ran 5 miles on the treadmill.  Saturday – I didn’t get the 12 miles in but got 10 miles on the treadmill. My longest run ever on the treadmill. It really helps to watch a show on the treadmill and I’ve just started watching Game Of Thrones. I’m still trying to catch up and am almost on Season 4.

How’d last week go for you? Have you seen Game of Thrones? Hope you have a great rest of the week!

Last Week’s Workouts Recap (12/29-1/4)

Last Week'sWorkouts12-29-1-4It’s been an okay week. I still wasn’t feeling that great during the week and still have a cough, but I still got the Runner’s World Streak done. I’ve also started half marathon training for the NYC Half in March. Here’s what I did:

Monday – Had my last run with my sister while at my parent’s place. We ran a mile for day 33 of the Runner’s World Streak.
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Tuesday – Ran three miles. It was a nice but cold day out.
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Thursday – Ran two miles for the official last day of the Runner’s World Run Streak./home/wpcom/public_html/wp-content/blogs.dir/77e/68168024/files/2015/01/img_1769.jpg

Friday – I ran three miles so continued one extra day of the Run Streak. I finished my first ever run streak and thought it was a fun experience. I can say I streaked for 37 days now. 😛/home/wpcom/public_html/wp-content/blogs.dir/77e/68168024/files/2015/01/img_1795.jpg

Here’s the Official Runner’s World Streak Finisher’s Badge.
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Saturday – Rest day.

Sunday – Ran 7.5 miles.
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How’d your week go? Here’s to a great week ahead! 🙂

Last Week’s Workouts Recap (12/22-12/28)

This past week started off great! It was Christmas vacation time and we travelled up to my parent’s place to spend the Holidays. It was nice because I got to workout and run with my sister from New Jersey who also came for the Holidays. I continued with the Runner’s World Run Streak but felt sick the last couple of days. Here’s how my week went:

Monday – Ran a mile with my sis for day 26 of the #RWRunStreak and then we all tried Insanity Max:30 Cardio for the first time. That was fun! I maxed out at 16:27.

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Tuesday – I had a nice three mile run with my sis. It’s nice to have someone run with you. Not just for the awesome company but because they can take your pic while running. 🙂
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Wednesday – Had a great Christmas Eve run, and ran five miles!

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Thursday – I continued the streak and ran a mile on Christmas with my sis.

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Sunday, I felt a bit worse but wanted to try to run five miles. I was breathing heavily after the first mile and decided that was not going to happen so I decided to do three miles. I’m hoping whatever I have is gone soon. I’m coughing and still have a little headache. Something is going around because my husband and son had fevers as well as one of my sister’s kids. My temp was a little elevated but luckily not that hot. Hopefully everyone feels better tomorrow. I’m almost done with the run streak. Day 32 of 36 day done!
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How’d your week go? Hope you have a great week ahead and a happy 2015!!

Last Week’s Workout Recap (12/8-12/14)

It was another pretty good week! I’m still doing the Runner’s World Run Streak and I’m also continuing with Insanity the Asylum. I’m almost finished with it…woohoo :). It’s a tough program but I can feel myself getting stronger. After Asylum, I’ll be starting Insanity Max: 30 and training for a half marathon. We’ll see how that goes.

Monday started off with a three mile run, day 12 of the running streak. Afterwards I did Insanity the Asylum Back to Core with my hubby.
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On Tuesday, I had a good five mile run. After my run I noticed an email alert that my credit card got charged from NY Road Runners….I realized I got into the NYC half!! I was surprised and happy!! I’m so excited because my sister got in too!! 🙂 It should be a fun one.

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On Wednesday, I ran a mile for day 14 of the #RWRunStreak and then did day 23 of Insanity the Asylum – Speed & Agility.
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On Thursday, I started off with Insanity the Asylum Strength and then ran 2 miles after dropping my youngest to Preschool.

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Friday – I ran a mile on the treadmill and then did Game Day + Overtime. I hate how that one is so long.

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Saturday – I ran a mile on the treadmill again and then did Asylum Vertical Plyo. This one’s so tough, but I do what I can.

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Sunday – I ran two miles. I’m on day 18 of the run streak. I also am on day 27 of Insanity the Asylum and did Back to Core. I only have two more workouts left and I’ll be done with that program!! I’m excited to try Insanity Max: 30.

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How’d your week go? Hope you have a fun and productive week!