New Week New Things New Me

So this week I've started doing a weight training program on my lunch break and then still training for a marathon all awhile trying to eat healthier. We are on day 4 of this and it seems to be good. Training for the marathon is getting tough and I often wonder while running how I did this before. - I still have no answers, but my heart still wants it to happen. This Saturday will be my first run with the running club I just joined and I'm excited/nervous. I don't know why though. I mean, really, why? My body is sore from the weights but I'm hoping that I will get some great results by November and be in hopefully, the best shape ever. We will see. 

This is the look of exhaustion. From heat, from running, from controlled breathing, from hard work but it's also the look of relief of accomplishment, worries and life's crazyiness.

I did speed work at the gym Tuesday and ended up burning 595 calories, pretty cool!

Malibu in the Making

Oh HI! It's been a quick minute since I've written, I KNOW! But here's the deal, I now have a phone and I'm back at work with taking notes, burning calories and logging runs. This week will mark my second official week of training for my next marathon. First week was tough, I have opted to do good this time around which means cutting out a lot of things I eat, drink and smoke for leisure. The weekend came and I failed at the drinking part on one evening and boy did my body hate me on my long run day. Under different circumstances, drinking would not have been an issue but hey, I enjoyed seeing friends and being the sober one for the most part, I let loose a little on Saturday but boy did I pay for that Sunday and Monday. Note to self: don't do that shit.

I forget that when training how hungry you become. Everything looks good, but the good thing is my body self consciously wants to eat healthy, because unhealthy means feeling sluggish and believe me, that's the absolute last feeling you want to feel when running miles upon miles.

In a nutshell, I eat 5 small meals and snacks a day. Water is my new best friend, I drink 4 liters a day. Chicken breast and peanut butter are my top two choices of proteins and I still can't get two vitamins swallowed without holding my nose and still gagging. I have given myself a bedtime and my mornings are hard because I want to stay in bed. I keep thinking how rewarding November 11th will be for me and to be honest, I can't wait, but I physically need to, because I am nowhere near where I want to be in my training just yet.

Got nailed on my first training run, boyfriend had to use the pliers to get this baby out. Almost got my blister.

Stretching is a new hobby.

The cutest tanks for the chicks running the half marathon in Malibu, KC & Paris.

Week one... wore my ass out!