SNOW DAY!

Lambeau was not happy with the walking conditions. The amount of snow is taller than him.
I was very happy with the gym session. I brought my Nook along (EEK) and, well, we've begun a love affair. The time passed by so quickly while reading on the treadmill; way better than music.

Finally NYC teachers didn't have to trudge through the snow to teach 1/3 of the students that attend our schools! My plans? Oh, I thought you'd never ask...

1. Pancakes and eggs for breakfast

2. Gym

3. Macaroni and cheese for lunch...mmmm...

4. Catching up on Beverly Hills Housewives on DVR

5. More reading in my beautiful wonderful my husband is the best Nook

6. Cleaning...or a nap.

7. A nap...or cleaning.

8. Making a yummy dinner for my had-to-trudge-to-work husband.

9. Maybe a movie???

Grand plans. Just grand. Glad the run happened. It's set my day up for success!

Blog Shout Outs...

I want to give two blog shout outs to some fabulous people.

1. CONGRATS TO MELISSA ON THE BIRTH OF BABY COLTON! He is the cutest little guy, check his picture out! Melissa and her hb have had all of NYC on pins and needles waiting for this young man to join us! After many talks, trips to stores, errands, and belly rubs, he's finally here. Way to go, can't wait to meet him!!!

2. Our AMAZING photog Jennifer Kathryn posted some of our Central park Pictures. She did an incredible job, we're hoping to blow them up onto canvases....and perhaps snag them as Christmas card photos for next year....shoot...we may have leaked the big reveal 11 months early! Haha! Thanks again Jenn; what a great gift to have to forever remember our time in NYC!

What a weekend....

With TIRED LEGS! This is from the Jets game back in October. We won then. We will win now. Muahhhh.

This week was TIRING. Not only did we come off of a day off, I had Friday Clubs (Extra 2 hours at school teaching Yoga) AND Saturday school (3 hours of teaching). TI-RED. Tired Kristin, tired legs.

My long run got bumped because I was feeling a little sore. I split the elliptical and the treadmill and cut my miles just a bit. Upon reflection, I did a 7 mile run on a Sunday then an 8 mile run the following Saturday, tough schedule to keep up with all the Packers partying and hosting duties ;-) Wouldn't trade it for the world!!!

Week in Review:

Sunday: No running. Recovering from the previous night's festivities (Packers vs. Falcons)

Monday: No running. TONS of walking around Manhattan.

Tuesday: 3.1 miles (hills)

Wednesday: 3 miles (Tempo run)

Thursday: 4.3 miles (Easy COLD outdoor run)

Friday: Nunca. Pooped. Dentist appointment after a long day.

Saturday: 3 miles (Tempo)

Sunday: 4 miles elliptical, 2 miles treadmill

Monday: 3 miles

January Total: 53.3 miles!!!

*I've technically met my January goal...a week early...*

Now here's a question: I don't count my elliptical as running. Should I? Hmmm....

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS MY FRIENDS....

Run fast for your mother / run fast for your father

Woodson, Starks, Jackson, MATTHEWS, Rodgers, Double D's, Jennings, and Tramon, you better run fast this weekend! This is from our original Packers get together; this weekend was slightly more insane, late on Saturday night, and it got us closer to the SUPER BOWL! As always, dogs were "jersey'd up" and ready for viewing.

SO, I got really tired this week. My dad came in on Monday to visit and we walked all over the place, so I didn't work out. Got back into the game on Tuesday with hills which added to the exhaustion from a busy weekend. Wednesday I woke up EARLY (5:30am) and did some p90x arms to cross train, and it felt great. However, when I got home, a series of events was trying to convince me not to work out....

- I got home at 5:30 vs. my regular 5/5:15.

- Too late/dark to run outside

- Couldn't find socks

- Found socks but not favorite socks

- Found earphones for the ipod that worked

- Realized ipod was on RED battery level. Aka solowitwilldienow

- Got to the gym. Sohoticouldbeinasaunainstead

I wanted to go home.

- Waited 8 minutes for a gym (while certain individuals walked at a 2.5 pace without an incline. Walk. Out. Side. For. Goodness. SAKE!)

I wanted to go home.

- Got on the treadmill.

Things that went right since I fought the urge to just go home...

- Decided on a tempo run to make this workout end quickly.

- Ipod played some hot jams by Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Drake, and Florence and the Machines (Alphabetical order of course)

- Ipod survived the entire workout

- I survived the entire workout

Lesson of the day: Some sort of work out is better than no work out.

Song of the day: Dog Days Are Over by Florence and the Machines

Irrational thoughts that motivate...

So. WE WON! GO PACKERS! We had an epic party, lots of puppies....pictures to follow.

I thought I would post about my RANDOM thought patterns as I run, and how I convince myself to keep going. Above is Astoria Park, where I've been taking my long runs because it had hills and flats. And gets decently plowed after our bouts with snow.

Thoughts on a long run...

Mile 1:

• Darn crosswalk, turn to a walk signal! I need to get a good first mile in.
• I feel like mile 1 should be beeping its triumphant entry to me...
• Oh good. Drink water

Mile 2:

• Gosh this is a long second mile.
• I want to go fast.
• Why does my watch say 10 minute miles?!
• Oh good. Drink water.

Mile 3:

• Ok, I've been doing 3 miles run and so far I feel like I've run 5. 5 more to go. Ugh.
• Oh good. Drink water.

Mile 4:

• Half way there!
• Two more loops!
• Oh good. Drink water.

Mile 5:

• Ok just a 3 mile run left. I can do this. It's normal. I do this every day.
• This is so easy. 3 miles.
• Oh good. Drink water.

Mile 6:

• Final loop.
• Time to head home!
• Oh good. Drink water.

Mile 7:

• Why is my watch telling me I'm 1/4 mile away? I thought I measured it out right. I'm over a half mile from my house....
• Maybe I'll walk to recover.
• Maybe I'll run the extra distance.
• Maybe I'll walk to recover.
• Oh good. MILE 8! Drink the rest of the water.

Then I walk home thinking how, every single time I run in the park, I always end up at the right mileage far away from my house, even though I know the park is 1.2 miles from my house...

As you can tell, I'm constantly convincing myself that it's "Not that bad" and comforting myself by comparing and dividing my long run distances into my weekly run distances. Ha.

It works.

Feeling so fly like a cheesehead

If you want a laugh, watch this youtube packers video!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3pFD-xdPRE

This will be short yet sweet; we have company coming for the big game in just a few minutes! Completed my long run today...YAHOO! 8 miles in 34 degree weather, it's like my optimal running climate I'll tell ya. However, I forgot to put chapstick on before I left, and I couldn't stop obsessing over it the whole time.

Week in Review:

Monday: 3.1 miles outside (recovery)

Tuesday: 3.1 miles tempo at the gym

Wednesday: Exhausted, dentist appointment, no running :-(

Thursday: Went to see Lombardi on Broadway, no running :-(

Friday: 3 miles intervals at the gym

Saturday: 8 miles outside (long run)

January Total: 34.1 miles!!!