February Miles and My Weekend Wrap-Up

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  Here’s my Weekend Wrap-Up:

Saturday’s Mood:

I was so excited to meet up with my Country Music Marathon Group for their first 20 miler of this training season!

Great minds think alike, because Jenn and I showed up in matching outfits!

Is this the longest route sheet you’ve ever seen?  Too funny!

This group makes 20 miles so fun!

My Rock n Roll Tour Pass showed up in the mail!!  My 2015 race calendar is starting to feel real…eek!

Don’t forget to use code: JENCHOOSESJOY (all caps) to save $15 off ALL Rock n Roll Marathons and Half Marathons!!

As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, I’m working with Ah Ha Creative to update my little blog.  Amy (the owner) sent me the perfect surprise in the mail.  She gets me. 🙂

Sunday:

I hopped on the treadmill for 7 early morning shakeout miles.  First at the gym!

Fave treadmill song of the moment….Uptown Funk!

I met up with J for breakfast.

Apparently Jimmy Fallon and I had the same weekend plans.  No spoilers.  I’m still watching, but Season 3 of House of Cards is really good!!

Oh, and my girlfriend Shyla sent me this gem!!!  How do we make this happen?  Runners unite.  Let’s form a Chipotle team!

And lastly, another month is in the books.  It feels so good to be back to my regular run schedule!!!

February Miles: 330

YTD: 547

Did you race or long run?  Share!!

House of Cards?  Did you binge watch it?

Were most of your February Miles outside or on the treadmill?

#choosejoy

Weekend Wrap-Up

First things first, pour a cup of coffee and let’s catch up:)

Like many of you, we had some cold weather in Nashville.

I saw this little gem floating around social media.  Crass…yes.  Hilarious…yes.

Thursday:

My heart is always happy when I meet up with The Breakfast Club!

Followed by some time on the Devil Bike.  That’s my pet name for the stationary bike while my Achilles heals.

Friday:

The devil bike is relatively new to me. I’m pretty sure this is an example of what NOT to do…

In my defense, that hill was kicking my butt!

I made this yummy PB&J smoothie!  It has frozen berries, Vega Bodacious Berry Smoothie Mix, Chobani Greek Yogurt, a splash of almond milk, and Coco-Nut Butter…SO GOOD!

Saturday:

It was cold!

I was so excited for to kick-off Country Music Marathon Training with my Fleet Feet group!  Pacing is my favorite way to run:)

Here’s a post on Reasons to Train with a Group and another on Guidelines for Leading a Group Run.

Followed by some core work…

I finalized my Rock N Roll Marathon Series Races.

I wanted to do so many of them, but these are the races that worked for my schedule: Country Music, Virginia Beach, and Vegas Baby!

Sunday:

While recovering, I’m running less and thought this was a great time to try my hand at pull-ups.  Guess what, I can’t even do a chin up.  I’m sure you’re shocked.  Here’s my first attempt (with a boost) and yes I was stuck.

I’m inspired to get a pull-up bar for my house, because obviously I have my work cut out!

And I ended the day with a slice of chocolate cake from Whole Foods!!

Do those door frame pull up bars work?

Can you do a chin up or pull up?  Tips?

Do you make smoothies at home?  What’s your favorite?

What was the peak and pit of your weekend?  Peak: Getting to pace the marathon training group!  Pit: My Achilles still hates me.

#choosejoy