Happy Hunger Games…and may the odds be ever in your favor!
Kidding! Well, sort of!
Yesterday was the movie release of Catching Fire and I am so excited! My co-workers and I are going to see it after we finish with work for the day. I’m also going to have my first Chick-Fil-A Peppermint Shake of the season before the movie. Cannot wait!
Currently training for: Woman’s Half Marathon - December 8, Louisiana
Rock N Roll New Orleans Marathon – February 2, 2013, Louisiana
Saturday – 10 mile training run
Sunday – Rest Day
Monday – 3 mile solo run (with negative splits); Squats/Lunges Routine
Tuesday – Squats/Lunges Routine and 30 Day Core Challenge
Wednesday – 4 mile run – Madalynn made it to 2.5 miles! Squats/Lunges Routine
Thursday – Squats/Lunges Routine and 30 Day Core Challenge; also spent 45 minutes climbing up and down the attic ladder (taking down Christmas décor).
Friday – Squats/Lunges Routine and 30 Day Core Challenge
Tomorrow, I’m hoping for a 12 mile training run for the Woman’s Half. It’s coming up so quick and I cannot wait!
Monday, I challenged myself to run three miles with a negative split each mile. All miles had to be under a 9 minute pace.
1st Mile – 8:48
2nd Mile – 8:36
3rd Mile – 8:25
It gives me satisfaction to know I am pushing myself, I just don’t want to over-do it because I’m so over that injured wagon. Whomp whomp.
My watched died mid run with Madalynn on Wednesday, so I don’t have any pictures….but I can tell you that this girl was WORN out after her run! She made it to 2.5 miles and did great. She loves to run, but always lets me know when she’s finished and needs to stop. (Definitely a good thing – we don’t push it distance wise!) On Wednesday, when our 2 mile loop was complete, she wanted to keep running…so we did!
Another exciting thing going on over at my house is Christmas decorating! I began taking the boxes out of the attic last night and I set up all of the non-tree items.
This was hard work, I tell ya! My husband was at work and I wasn’t patient enough to wait on him so I got them all out of the attic myself. The only thing I needed his help with was the Christmas tree.
I decided that 45 minutes of climbing up and down the attic ladder with heavy boxes and nasty, hot, humid weather outside equaled a 2 mile run (at least). :0)
My newest collection, a mug tree! I love it!
Last but not least, peppermint is everywhere! Yogurt Mountain recently released their Christmas flavors and “Candy Cane” is on the list…along with peppermint topping! I mixed my Candy Cane froyo with “White Christmas” (white chocolate) and it was the perfect combination!
Have a fantastic weekend! Any fellow Catching Fire fans? Who’s putting up their tree this weekend? Anyone running a race?
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I cannot WAIT to see Catching Fire! Not sure when I will get to see it but I'm excited! We will put up our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving....or at least that weekend. It's a tradition! Happy weekend Karen!
ReplyDeleteIt was so good! We really enjoyed it - Jason even said he can't wait to see it again! Love family Holiday traditions...so much fun and very memorable! :0)
DeleteI'm hoping to get 6 miles in this weekend, but with the weather and my IT band, I'll be on the treadmill. I hope you enjoy Catching Fire.
ReplyDeleteHope your run went ok! Sorry about your IT Band. :0(
DeleteYay! Happy Hunger games! I hope to see "Catching Fire" too. I thought the first Hunger Games movie was so accurate to the book, that I didn't bother reading the second one and thought I would just watch the movie. So with that being said, I hope the second movies doesn't leave anything out!
ReplyDeleteI don't shop on Black Friday, but that is my day to get the Christmas decorations out and start wrapping gifts. We do artificial tress here and weuse to put up a HUGE one, but like you, I always needed my husband's help with it and I would become inpatient! So to fix that problem, a few years ago I went and bought 2 smaller trees that I can manage on my own!
Yes!! The second movie was very accurate as well! :0) Smart girl, I love that you put up two trees!
DeleteWhoohooo! Pretty excited for the movie too. We're going next Wednesday. I think you just gave me permission to put my Christmas stuff up. LOL
ReplyDeleteYes I did! Hah! Hope you had fun!! :0)
DeleteWe are getting together as a spouse group to watch the first movie next week then go out to dinner and see the 2nd one after the movie theater settles down ;)
ReplyDeleteJealous of all your decorations!
So much fun!! Hope you guys have a good time and enjoy the movies! :0)
DeleteI can't wait to get Christmas decorations up this weekend!
ReplyDeleteYay! Hope you had fun! :0)
DeleteI never read Hunger Games so I probably am in the minority in not caring about the movie. However, I am obsessed with all things peppermint and Christmas so this post was lots of fun to read! You are doing great with your running and should have a good chance for a PR at your Louisiana half. I will be out on Black Friday getting my snow globe! Race you to JC Penney! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pam! I sure hope so...I'm starting to get antsy! YES for snow globes!! Cannot wait!
DeleteI'm excited for Catching Fire. I think I'll go next week during Thanksgiving break. The tree isn't going up until a week or two before Christmas. I get tired of looking at it if it's up too early.
ReplyDeleteGood idea! :0) Hope you enjoy the movie!
DeleteThe hubs and I can't wait for our VIP showing of Catching Fire tomorrow night at the IMAX!!!! So excited! Awesome job on your training this week and the negative splits! :)
ReplyDeleteFUN!!! I bet that was amazing! Hope you guys enjoyed it! Thank you! :0)
DeleteI love THG, but I love Jennifer Lawrence more! I want to be her best friend :) Tree's up next weekend. Have fun decorating!
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree...she's awesome! Thank you, we did have fun! :0)
DeleteGreat round up of workouts! I am pumped for the Hunger Games and for Christmas decorations, but mine go up the day after Thanksgiving :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I hope you have a great week and enjoy decorating this weekend! :0)
DeleteI am definitely NOT putting my tree up this weekend or the next or the next. Maybe the one after that. Like the previous commenter, I get tired of looking at it if it's up too early. and i'm always anxious to get it back down before new years!
ReplyDeleteNot me! I have so much stuff, I don't like putting it up only to take it down a few weeks later! It's too much work! Hah! Hope you had a great weekend!! :0)
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