cookies

not so much a training post as a fundraising one...

bake sales are fun, making cookies is time consuming but enjoyable (and there are lots of beaters to lick) watching little kids eat your creations while their parents feel good about donating to a good cause is even better. However, one word of advice, frosting and direct sunlight do not go together....my cupcakes got a little on the saggy side about 35 minutes into the sale, and by the end, the frosting was kinda squishy (though the cookies were warm and soft like fresh from the oven!) the cupcakes left over got scraped and re-frosted to sell tomorrow at work. So far, I have raised about $65, so we'll see what the total is after work. I'm doing another sale on the 3rd of November when my friend Dr. Lauterbach, who owns the office where I had the sale today, is having an open house, and the gourmet pet place next door is having their one year anniversary extravaganza which they have been massively advertising and I am going to ride their tails like a flea.

here's what my sign said....

"These cookies cure cancer! (and the cupcakes aren't bad either)"

catchy, huh?

six miles and counting

yeah! on saturday morning i went six miles! of course, at 5 to 5 1/2 i was feeling a little wobbly and tired, but once i saw the finish line it was all downhill. well, actually it was uphill, but i was walking with my coach and we dug in and gave it a little extra steam and started the chant....."CUTE BUTTS! CUTE BUTTS!" i told her that she was now quoted bi-coastally and that I would work on getting it both to Tampa and eventually to Arizona so she can improve her brand identity.

one side note, raisin bran is NOT a before endurance walk food. although the tummy stayed satiated, the intestines picked up speed around mile 3. and normally i walk alone and can release any building gas that shows up once peristalsis kicks in (usually midway on the course) but since my coach was there the whole time, i had to seem lady-like and keep my gaseous nature a secret. a shout out and blanket apology to the Shell station restroom on Old Ivy road. RIP, you never knew what hit you......

long time, no blog....

ok, let's play catch up. went out wednesday the 3rd for a 3.5 mile walk, then did 2 miles on thursday. the thursday one was actually pretty eventful, I was on the track and I decided after the 1/2 mile warm up on the walk to the track that I wanted to work on speed. so when I got to the track, which is broken up into 100, 200, 300, and 400 yard sections, I decided to try jogging from 0 to 100. well, about 2 paces into it I was not feeling it, but instead of stopping and walking, I decided to try something new. I felt like I was spending so much energy trying to get the next foot in front of the last that I wasn't really moving very well, so instead I focused on "pushing" the ground out from underneath me with each step. I actually was picturing when Shelby takes a poo in the yard and then does the kick kick thing, that was my model for moving my legs (which, had I been able to breathe would probably have really made me laugh!). All of a sudden I took off like a flash! I was really trucking! when I got to the 100 yard line, I slowed to a quick walk which I took around the rest of the track until I got back to the start line and I kicked it in to a run again. I repeated this all 4 laps around the track to make a mile, in total running 1/4 of the mile!!! and the coolest part was that my time for that mile was 13:56, I actually broke 14 minutes!!!

Sunday was my next outing as I was in California so my schedule was a little thrown off. Frank, Lisa, Miranda and I went up to Mt. Tam and did the "plank walk" which sounds easy but wasn't (actually in hindsight it sounds pirate-y) but was REALLY fun! we went 1.5 miles up to the top of the peak of Mt. Tam to the ranger's station. At the top part, it was really rocky and rough, but we all made it to the top. The next day, Lisa and I went out for a 3 mile walk around her neighborhood and those El Cerrito hills made for some cute butts!

When I got home on tuesday night it was WAY too late to walk so I put myself to bed. Yesterday I got in 3 miles and tonight was 2.5. Tomorrow is a rest day and then on to bigger and better numbers on saturday (6 miles I think). Will update when I see what the legs feel like after the distance day!

happy training to all and to all a good night!

3.5 miles, good time, happy feet

today was a fun walk, i needed to get in 5 miles between today and tomorrow, either 2 today and 3 tomorrow or vice versa. i headed out for a nice walk and actually really got my speed up to a comfortable but rapid pace. i was on one of the hill laden areas, so i am considering today a hill training day. my coach Sarah says that when you are going up a hill, especially the long, slow grades, you should think about what a cute butt it's going to give you, so that was my mantra for today. "cute butt, cute butt, cute butt" all the way up the hill, good thing there was no on nearby to hear me, might have been accused of harassment! i went around a loop today instead of heading out and back which is what i normally do, but i was planning on ending up at ed and denise's for dinner, so i built that into my route and ended up, sweaty and hungry at their table. what a great way to end the walk! the only bummer was that i actually felt that i could have gone more because i took it a little easy last week and feel renewed this week (plus, i started wearing better shoes to work so my feet aren't dying by walk time!) but since i had plans and didn't want to hold them up for dinner, i headed over without adding any additional distance. none the less, i ended up with 3.5 miles, so technically tomorrow only needs to be 1.5, but i'm pretty sure i will do at least 2 (maybe more if i feel this good tomorrow!)

happy trails and GO TEAM!