Confessions and/or Obsessions

1. Last week was a long week, so Sunday I relaxed and spent the entire day watching Dawson's Creek on Netflix. I may have watched the entire first season that day and am happily working on season 2.

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2. Because of my recent love for Dawson and friends, I have not watched the Olympics as much as I wish. Tonight I plan to hunker down and enjoy the Women's Gymnastics Team competition and join in on the FitBlog Chat.

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3. While I am very excited that my gym is done its year plus long renovations, I am bumbed that my favorite classes now overlap. There is no way I would miss my two favorite morning classes (HIT and BodyPump). Now I just have to find a new way to work cycle back into my life.

4. I learned a valuable lesson about fueling Monday. Sunday, I relaxed, I did nothing. As a result I didn't eat as large of a dinner as normal. Monday morning, my body could tell. Half way through my favorite group fitness class I got really light headed and had to sit a tabata out. It was slightly embarrassing, but my instructor was great about it and completely understood when I headed out early. Lesson learned, fueling properly for a workout is just as important as the workout itself!

5. I have mentioned this before, but Jay really wants to do the Disney Coast to Coast Challenge. We are really lucky because one of my best friends lives in Orlando. Last year we were blessed with the opportunity to run the Disney Wine & Dine Half and visit Charlotte. As we are starting to think about our next running adventure and trip to Orlando, it seems to only make sense to run the Disney Marathon.

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We have the exact number of weeks to train between our honeymoon and the race. The race is on Jay's birthday. The race puts us closer to the Coast to Coast Challenge. AND most importantly, we get to see Charlotte.

The jury is still out. I loved our Disney Race experience last year. It truly was worth every penny. Jay and I are continuing to sleep on it and hope to make a final decision before we leave on our trip.

What confessions or obsessions have you had lately?

What experience have you had when you did not properly fuel for a workout?

And have you run the WDW Marathon? Would you recommend that we run it?

Mileage and How it Changes

Jay asked me the other day if I would still work out as much as I do now after the wedding. The answer: ABSOLUTELY!!

His question, though, got me thinking about my personal workout habits. After the marathon last October, and prior to my crazy race schedule this spring, I assumed I would continue to run long distances. I love running long distances, but I also learned that I love long distance running because of the time it allowed Jay and I to spend together without any distractions (i.e. cell phones). Now that spring is almost behind us, I realize that while I love running, I am very content (and shall I say happy) with my current workout routine which includes mostly group fitness.

Prior to the marathon, I went to gym classes once, maybe twice a week. Now, I go to class 4 times a week and feel even stronger than I ever did running long distances. While I miss the time Jay and I spend together running, I love the community feeling of group fitness. The morning group is the same 20-30 people and we all know (and are interested) in what is going on in each others lives. This sense of community makes me want to get out of bed at 5:30 and head to the gym. My evening classes are also a lot of fun and I enjoy the instructor. I never thought I would say I love cycle class, but I truly do! And I look forward to going to it at the end of my work day twice a week.

As I mentioned after Jay and my last 10 miler, I am glad we have a break this fall. I am happy attending my gym classes and occasionally getting out there for a 3 to 7 mile run. I am also glad I am not devoting my weekends to longer runs and have time for things like hiking.

Do I think Jay and/or I will never run a long distance race again? No! I know he really wants to run the Disney Coast to Coast (which is actually 2 races) and I want to join him. I just don't think we will run such a long distance in 2012.

 

But, bring on the fun 5k and 10ks!!

How has your workout routine changed?