Man it’s been FOREVER since I wrote a blog post. So here are the top 3 “athletic” things I’ve
done since my last post.
1.
Striker Life 10K – This was actually supposed to
be the half marathon, but after 4 half marathons in 5 weeks I was just
done. I was actually dreading running
that half and decided the night before to switch. I was never so happy to “downgrade”. I ended up having a great race and actually set
a new 10K PR by a few seconds. I was
really surprised because I didn’t feel like I was trained for that race at all…but
my 10K PR is pretty slow even for me. I
haven’t done very many of them. The race
took place at the Whiteman Air Force Base – home of the Stealth bomber which
was really cool. They even had a Stealth out on the runway where you ran part
of the race. Overall it was a good time
and the medal was pretty epic!
2.
21 Day Fix – This is a BeachBody DVD series that
is 7 different workouts for 21 days. Of
course you are supposed to basically lose like 50 pounds in 3 weeks lol. But I did really enjoy the workouts and it
was nice to do something different from swim, bike, run. As many of you know last year was just an ultra-stressful
year for me because I lost both of my parents and I developed some really bad
eating habits to help deal with stress and grief. Those bad eating habits
followed me in to 2015 and before I knew it I had gained 20 pounds. I did the 21 Day Fix, mainly because I knew I
could stay focused for 3 weeks and if I did I would hopefully break some
habits. It worked out perfectly and has catapulted me back into eating much cleaner
and finally losing some weight. I’ve
been back to a cleaner diet and incorporating new workouts into my
routine. I’m down 10 pounds!! And I
haven’t had a soda or a Starbucks in a month!
I’m still trying to do different workouts 3-4 days a week on top of my
tri training. I’m only planning a couple
of sprint tris this summer so it’s not too difficult to do. I still have a long way to go, but I’m staying
focused. Jim and I head to Hawaii in just a couple of months and I want to be
looking and feeling great!
3.
Stars and Stripes 5K – Jim and I have done this
local 5K since it started 4 years ago.
It is a great little race and is always held on July 4th. I am definitely not in “fast” running shape
right now, but I did ok. One of my
friends joined us this year and her son also ran the “Little Firecracker”
run. Everyone seemed to have a blast.
That’s all for now. I’ll try to be better about updating,
but my work schedule has just been crazy lately. I also post on Instagram almost daily! So if
you miss me stop by and follow me @slowtrigirl.
