Run Paco, Run!

What a great week! Sun, fun, and weight-loss. Does it get any better than that? Absolutely not. My body feels incredible and it’s getting stronger and healthier with every passing minute.

I had another successful week in the gym. I completed all of my 10K training and then some (in the shape of disc golf, of course!) Today marks the start of week three of 10K training and has been my most invigorating session yet. I completed 3 min/2 min run/walk intervals @ 5mph/4mph up from 4.7mph/3.8mph last week. My goal is to slowly increase my speed over time, starting with my interval sessions and hopefully seeing a lift during my distance sessions.

I think it’s working.

I decided to pick up a shift at the warehouse (I work for an online retailer) on Saturday when a co-worker (and friend!) of mine asked if I was interested in working. Did I want to wake up early on a Saturday morning and deal with a Black Friday-esque crowd thirty minutes out of my way? Sure, why not. I knew my friend needed the extra money and had limited transportation options.

Verdict? We ended up leaving two hours later than planned and sat in traffic on the way home. Oh, Cape Cod. You are so wonderful, but really, the traffic you cause is horrendous.

Needless to say, I was beat by the time I got home. After a quick lunch, I decided it was time to lace up my sneakers and head to the Y. Sort of. I figured it might be nice to ‘take it easy’ and hit the track up @ the end of my street rather than running spending an hour on the Hamster Wheel. To my utter surprise, I ended up completing my 2.5-mile jog in less time than I ‘normally’ would have on the treadmill. OK, OK. The time difference was marginal, but it was FASTER. AND. Unassisted! No moving grounds forcing me to clod-hop at a designated speed. It was just me and the tartan. Amazinggggggg.

My day away from the gym tomorrow has been replaced by a day at the gym since I will be going out for birthday margaritas and Mexican food on Wednesday. Woo! I am excited (…mostly because 90% of the people I will be in the company of have not seen me since before December). Oh, and it’s The Girl’s friend’s birthday. Yes. That, too.

I plan on indulging in margs, but only dabbling in the cuisine. Yum, yum in my tum!!