tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87300095474545670402024-03-14T04:12:33.518-07:00Run Happy Run HealthyKaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-17755673654086327372015-09-25T11:23:00.002-07:002015-09-25T11:25:22.887-07:00AliveHello,<br />
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I am still alive contrary to the activity on my blog. So much has happened in the last few months and I will tell you all about it as we go along. In short, I completed my first Olympic triathlon (hardest thing ever), I ran a half marathon 5 days later (recovery time is more important than I realized), I turned thirty (officially an adult now), I started training for my first marathon (long runs in the rain and 90 degree weather while on vacation), I got injured (first time every), I had to drop out of my first marathon (tears and tears and MRIs), and now I am just a walking fool while I try to regroup and figure out what is next.<br />
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Other than that I am back to work after a lovely summer off with my husband and doing pretty good. I am missing blogging so I will be back to writing very soon.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KvUjj7JKw1M/VgWRYVoNM2I/AAAAAAAABOw/cUL75c2UDMg/s1600/15%2B-%2B1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KvUjj7JKw1M/VgWRYVoNM2I/AAAAAAAABOw/cUL75c2UDMg/s320/15%2B-%2B1" width="320" /></a>Miss you!Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-10393133091432400452015-06-01T11:52:00.000-07:002015-06-01T11:52:00.561-07:00Running RecapHello, I have been a bit quiet lately due to super busy work and lots of training but I am still around and running lots. I am working on my race report for the Gold Nugget Triathlon but until then I have lots of new fun stuff to tell you.<br />
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<u><b>Training</b></u><br />
Training is going well, I have been keeping to my 6 day a week schedule and while I am feeling a bit rundown and tired/grumpy today if you had talked to me this weekend I would have told you I am finally feeling the increase in strength and ability from all this hard work<b>.</b> Last week was a little different due the the holiday but basically looked like this:<br />
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<b>Monday</b> - Long run: 10 miles<br />
<b>Tuesday</b> - Swim & 13 mile very hilly bike ride (no cross fit because my back was sore and I was scared to injure it)<br />
<b>Wednesday</b> - Rest (Softball - I had a great hit!)<br />
<b>Thursday</b> - Ran 5 miles, walked 1 due to a feeling of imminent puking, reason - hot day& bad hydration.<br />
<b>Friday</b> - Swam 1000m in 12:13 500m splits<br />
<b>Saturday</b> - Biked 2 hours on trainer, ran 5 miles on hot hilly route<br />
<b>Sunday</b> - ran 10 miles in AM to beat heat<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elevation on Tuesday night bike ride</td></tr>
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The highlights of the week were the total miles, the brick on Saturday and the awesome swim splits on Friday. The low lights included my really slow paces on Saturday and Sunday and the fact my quad does not feel awesome right now. Missing cross fit was a bummer but completely the right choice. The grumpiness I mentioned earlier mostly has to do with my lack of sleep lately and embarrassingly slow paces. I am currently planning for some faster runs this week and some speed work in my future training schedule, it kinda got edged out of this one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of napping needed to combat training exhaustion which can lead to bad cases of the grumps, example - today</td></tr>
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<u><b>30 Goals</b></u><br />
My 30 goals are going really well actually. I turn 30 in less than 3 weeks and while I haven't made progress on all my goals, I have made awesome progress on a couple and that makes me really happy. <br />
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To start with I joined a softball team which was part of my engaging with new groups/making new friends and while I still get insanely nervous when I have to bat its been pretty good for the most part. I also started going to some group triathlon training which again makes me super nervous but also connects me to some awesome people. Another big success has been the fact that I am rocking my nutrition and have lost about 10lbs this month, so yeah that's awesome! And obviously my exercise is going well as shown above.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Softball treats</td></tr>
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The part I haven't made much progress on are the mental health which is actually because the natural state of my mental health has been really good lately so I haven't been inspired to really work on it. I know I should be working on it all year so January/February doesn't hit so hard but lately with the summer sun and lots of exercise endorphins I have felt very positive and happy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got my wetsuit ready for the lake swims!</td></tr>
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<u><b>Upcoming Races</b></u><br />
I have made some big commitments to some upcoming races, 30 is going to be a really fun year! In October I am going to be running my first marathon in Portland, in April I will be competing in the Olympic Triathlon Lavaman in Hawaii and in June we will be going for the big 70.3 Ironman - location undetermined at this point. That sentence scares the crap out of me because I know it will be a TON of hard work but also totally worth it!<br />
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Happy Racing!<br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-84891909158628248022015-05-11T15:23:00.001-07:002015-05-11T15:23:43.668-07:00Long Runs in the Sun and Other Outdoor Fun!This is a year to remember, I live in Alaska where the snow covers the ground usually about half the year, but this year has been unique. You may have heard me complaining last winter about the lack of snow for winter recreation but that same lack of snow is making for a nice summer. Yes I am calling it summer already - when it hits mid 50s to 60s in Alaska it's officially summer. Snow has been gone for a while and the weather has been beautiful! Perfect for long runs.<br />
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This past week was a good one for workouts I got most if not all of them in and it looked like the following:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Grand Plan</td></tr>
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<li>Monday - 3 mile tempo/timed run (not really sure what to call this - I am just doing three fairly steady miles to see if I can get more used to running 3 miles hard and improve my time.</li>
<li>Tuesday - Crossfit & 5k pub run @ SUPER easy pace</li>
<li>Wednesday - Rest Day & Softball</li>
<li>Thursday - 2 miles of speed play </li>
<li>Friday - Very reluctant swim (my practice was canceled due to pool issues so my husband had to drag me to a local high school pool where I reluctantly swam some random laps resting in between almost all of them :) )</li>
<li>Saturday - Brick - 5 mile bike and 1 mile run in the rain</li>
<li>Sunday - 8 miles, 4 were great, 2 were good, and the last two uphill were rough!</li>
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This week looks pretty similar except my swim schedule changes to Tuesday morning and Friday night, I will miss the pub run for a musical date night with my husband, and I am going to aim for another bike ride somewhere in there. Really not sure where since I may up the Thursday run then go to a running seminar. I need more days in the week!<br />
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As I mentioned my weekend workouts went pretty well, my brick on Saturday got abbreviated as we were heading out of town to a party my friends put on called the Chickaloon Olympics. Its a fun day of fun outdoor cabin games that are rewarded with "Olympic medals" made out of tree rounds. I did not do well at the axe throw and was just shy of the podium in the target practice, but was on the Silver medal team for Jandal or however you spell that. See photo below. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jandal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to compete</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My bake-off contribution - Oreo peanut butter sandwich in brownies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olympic Medals</td></tr>
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<br />During the brick on Saturday it rained cats and dogs which led to me being covered in mud and sloshing in my shoes, but I felt pretty strong so I was happy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new running shoes!</td></tr>
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Sunday I started out running the first few miles of my long run at a 12:30 pace and felt really good. At mile four I saw my husband who had driven out to a park 8 miles away and left the car. He ran home and I ran to the car, and we swapped keys in the middle. We both hate out and backs, so this is how we long run :) Mile 5-6 were okay but Garmin was saying I slowed a bit to a 13 min mile. It sure didn't feel like it though! I pushed myself to run to 6 before taking a break in order to redeem myself from my terrible 6 mile long run two weeks ago. When I heard Map my Run give me the mile marker for 6 I was really glad to stop, my tummy was not happy. I felt like I may throw up. I drank a bunch of water but it was warm and had nuun in it so it didn't taste super good. The heat and my lack of hydration probably were the reason for this. I started mile 7 by walking up a huge hill then when I forced myself to run I felt the stiffness that comes from a long time away from long runs! Mile 8 was also rough with some huge hills but finally I finished right by the car with an awesome view. Map My Run route planning said I needed to go a bit further, Map my run app said I was good, and Garmin was behind both before I stopped it to talk to my husband and forgot to start it again. Grr. Does anyone else have this issue, MMR and Garmin do not see eye to eye when it comes to distance!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hill was much worse in person</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a bad view</td></tr>
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Apart from exercise I have been doing well eating healthy meals and tracking my food which has been represented in a downward trajectory in my weight. I also have been working on meeting new people as you may remember was one of my 30 goals. I played softball last week and was super nervous to show my lack of skills but it ended up going okay - I have my second game this week - go me!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite veggie lover lunch</td></tr>
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Here's to another fun week!<br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-21184386474354304502015-05-04T15:10:00.000-07:002015-05-04T15:10:25.131-07:00Bike 4 Women Race ReportIt was a busy weekend of races, after coming home from our Tri in Seward I got a good nights sleep and got up the next morning to head out to the Bike 4 Women in Chugiak. It was another beautiful day so I was looking forward to getting back on my bike, which was surprising after the race the day before.<br />
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I arrived at the race course, chatted with some friends, shed some layers and got in line to start the race. This race is a stagger start so at about 10:45 I was off. I hit a couple hills right away and just told myself I was banking them for later in the race - the beauty of out and back courses! The course is pretty hilly with quite a few sharp corners, but the volunteers were amazing about warning you where the big corners and cracks in the road were.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another great year</td></tr>
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At about the half way point I was feeling pretty good until my pedal just stopped, it wouldn't budge! My chain had gotten stuck so I un-clipped my shoes, jumped off and spent about a minute getting things righted. I was so thankful it was just a stuck chain that I could easily fix, I didn't want my race to be over! Continuing on I hit the biggest of the hills and that is where I really felt the work I had put in the day before, my legs were tired. I was hitting my lowest gear much sooner than I should had. I just told myself "Okay Kayse its all you now!" <br />
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Pushing hard to the end I was able to pass a lot of people and finish with a 1 second PR ;) Hey it counts right? I will definitely count it since I had the chain issue. After the race I got a free coffee (Thanks Kaladi) and some licorice and loaded my bike up to head home to sit in the sun and ice my shins. <br />
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This race is to raise money and awareness about gynecological cancer or cancer "down there" and is one of our amazing women only events in Anchorage. It inspires me so much to see happy women being active and cheering each other on in events like these, we have an amazing community up here!<br />
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Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-33570745852796861642015-05-04T10:22:00.001-07:002015-05-04T10:22:25.252-07:00Pink Cheeks Triathlon Race ReportFriday night I left work and ran home to get all of my stuff together so that my husband and I could head out of town that evening and stay the night in Moose Pass, Alaska so that Saturday morning it was just a short ride to the start of our triathlon in Seward, Alaska. We had a beautiful drive down and since the race didn't start until 11am we were able to wake to the beautiful scene below and then just laze around in the sun for a while. Awesome start to the weekend.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good Morning!</td></tr>
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Saturday we arrived in Seward, said hi to some friends and got our transitions set up for the race. This race is a backwards triathlon due to the weather at this time of year. Normally it is still pretty chilly with possibilities of snow in April/May (it snowed the day before my first triathlon on May 18th several years ago). But this year it could have been a normal race as the weather was amazing and hot - well for AK standards. Regardless we set up for the backwards race then went to warm up with a jog around the parking lot.<br />
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The race started with a 5k run run. I committed the crime of running in brand new shoes but thankfully I didn't have to do the time, my feet felt great. My legs however were a bit heavy feeling, the run was pretty hilly or at least had a grade each direction. I felt a bit bummed about the run part but the next day when I got my time - 35minutes, I felt a bit better when I realized that was 11 something minute miles. While my PR time is 32 so it felt far off, for where my legs have been lately it actually was better than I thought. I do however need to do something about my running - I'll get to that later.<br />
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After powering up the last hill with steamed up sunglasses and sweat flying off me I ran into transition and got my bike shoes on for my favorite part of the race. I had been warned ahead of time that the bike section had lots of turns and gravel. Gravel is the enemy of a road bike but off I went. True to the advice the course had LOTS of turns and 3 rough sections of big chunky gravel that you had to go through several times. Regardless the bike is my strength so I enjoyed picking off people who passed me on the run. As I powered up the last hill the race folks yelled that I had to dismount and then run over the timing mat which was a bit of a pain, but I made it through the 10k course in 28 minutes. <br />
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After finishing the bike the time stopped and I went to get changed for the swim. The swim was interesting to say the least. I waited in the pool area for probably a half hour or more and then finally got my turn to run over the timing mat and jump into the pool. The swim was a double snake swim, if that makes any sense at all. That means we swam two laps in the first lane and then swam under the lane marker and continued this pattern through each of the 6 lanes in the pool. There were many things that made this swim funky, the timing - last event in the race - the snake swim, the fact that it was a 25 yard length pool, and the fact it was my first real swim race since I learned to swim! <br />
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Anyways I jumped in the water when my turn came and I was off. The first thing I noticed is that there was something funky with the pool and my new goggles that made everything wavy - like a house of mirrors. I had almost no depth perception and kept rubbing against the wall on my first laps. Also the pool being yards had me come in hard on a couple turns. But the thing I noticed most was the fact that my legs were stinking tired. My arms ended up doing most if not all of the work, it was a bit rough and honestly my thoughts at the start were F*** this sucks. I paid for this. I signed up for more of these. I signed up for an Olympic distance of this! F*** But I got into a slight groove as time went on and I could hear my husband cheering for me on the side so it got slightly better as I progressed. I did however have some issues with a fellow swimmer. There was a guy who was faster than me in the water but liked to take breaks on the ends of the pool. So according to the rules I would let him pass me if he touched my toes during the swim but then after he passed me about a length later he decided to stand at the end of the pool to rest. I was coming in for my turn under the lane and saw him standing there and decided to go for it. Turns are a strength of mine and I was tired of stopping for him, so I did an underwater turn under the lane and passed him. If your going to stand and rest, I'm not going to wait for you! My husband said the guy threw up his arms in anger when I did this, but I stand by it. This guy also tried to pass someone mid -lane and ran into me and again was upset when I accidentally smacked him in the face. Again your issue dude, dont pass unless you have the power to do it without swimming into oncoming traffic. So if you got the theme, it was a bit of a shit show, but it worked. I powered through the end and got out and crossed the timing mat and fell right into the arms of my husband. It felt good to be done, my arms hurt so bad! Darn you legs - where were you???<br />
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Overall I would have loved some speedier times, the swim was 600yards and my swim time was 14:30. I was really surprised, I felt like it should have been so much shorter, my current 500m is 11. But due to the circumstances I suppose all in all it was pretty great. My overall time was an hour and 20 minutes which put me at 78th out of 116, but 8th in my age group. My husband had a great race and I think finished top 20. He could have been top 10 if he didn't take a wrong turn on the bike course! <br />
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The race was a really nice community event and you couldn't beat the amazing weather so I think it is one we will do again. I will remember its the first race of the season and just a fun one to get the race season started and enjoy. <br />
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My next triathlon is in 2 weeks!!!<br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-21054350962144461922015-05-01T11:57:00.003-07:002015-05-01T11:57:52.152-07:00First Annual Auntie/Nephew Heart Run 3k Race Report<br />
For Easter this year instead of filling a basket with candy for my 4 1/2 year old nephew Ezra I decided to make a little voucher for a very special Auntie and Nephew race. At first Ezra didn't seem super excited by the little piece of paper but understandably he was being spoiled with not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 other Easter Baskets other than mine. This kid needs some siblings or cousins, there is too much attention on just him!<br />
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After the sugar rush resided Ezra and I talked more about what race we would do and if he would be able to complete a 3k race. He was confident that if he wore a cape and his special running shoes he would have the power to make it through. Done. I signed us up for the Heart Run 3k and we were set.<br />
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On race day Ezra showed up at my house with his cape and his running shoes and we were off. I decided since the race is really close to my house and parking was a nightmare we would get dropped off and walk home - this will become important later...<br />
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We got to the race and Ezra told me it was really important to stretch so that we could run really fast. I obliged and then we were off! The race started like a herd of turtles...in peanut butter. It is a huge race and Ezra kept asking me when the race would start, I had to tell him it already started but I don't think he believed me since we were hardly shuffling forward.<br />
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<br />Once the crowds thinned out we started the typical kid style sprint...walk...sprint...walk...sprint...walk It was pretty fun to see him so excited to run. I love the energy of a race, call me sappy but its all love and active people coming together to move their bodies and cheer each other on, what is better than that? About half way through the race Ezra slowed down a bit and asked we could just walk together. So hand in hand we continued on having great conversations about how races are hard but they are worth finishing! I had to watch myself because I realized I was anxious to get to the finish rather than just enjoy the time with Ezra. I guess most races I am just anxious to get to the finish - I think there is a lesson in here :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auntie my feet are getting tired - me too dude, me too.</td></tr>
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The race ended up being a bit longer than expected so I was very proud of Ezra when after 2.5 miles he ran over the finish line. He had the biggest smile after he got his medal!<br />
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We recuperated a bit with some Great Harvest Bread and then I broke the bad news to him that now we needed to walk home. Even though my house was only a mile or so away, my grand plan was seeming a bit ambitious at this point. <br />
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Ezra didn't complain but he did tell me his feet were really tired so I loaded him up on my back and off we went, superhero and his ride. We took a quick break to play at a lake on our way home and made it home over two hours after we started. My fitbit said I walked 13k steps so I can only imagine how many steps Ezra's little legs took. During our walk he told me he liked the race and wanted to do it every year but next year maybe we should try the 5k! He is an ambitious bugger!<br />
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We got home and he ate a ton of food then promptly slept for 2 hours. Sounds like the perfect day to me! I really believe kids should do whatever they want for fun activity but I still love that Ezra experienced running with us since he was an infant and now wants to be involved himself. Maybe he will keep running maybe he won't but our time spent together is priceless and I will always treasure those moments.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ezra's first Heart Run when he was about 5 months old</td></tr>
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-72220086861780689482015-04-27T11:42:00.000-07:002015-04-27T11:42:14.242-07:00Recovering from a Rough RunGood Morning,<br />
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This blog has a bit of a different tone from the last one, after a great week of success I went out on my 6 mile long run on Sunday and it was one of those runs that was rough from the start. <br />
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My legs felt like lead, my shins sparked with the old familiar feeling of shin splints and even a mile felt like an eternity. Oh and I had to pee the entire time. Sounds super right?<br />
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About mile two my legs started to lighten up a bit but by that time I was worried about my shins so I was walking part of every single mile and getting sadder by the moment.<br />
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I notice that when something like this happens in my head I start to play a dialogue of how I am going to tell this story of my awful run to my husband. This time I stopped myself from writing a sad story before the run was even over! I started repeating a strong/light mantra in my head and focused on not stamping this run as terrible before it even ended.<br />
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That helped a bit, at least my head felt better even if my bladder and shins did not. I told myself I was awesome for trucking on then I focused on keeping an eye out for moose. I had two moose encounters on the run which got my heart beating fast!<br />
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At mile six I stopped running and stopped my watch which read an embarrassing 14 min/mile average pace and I took a big breath and gave myself a way to go. It may have not been an awesome run but I did it, I finished 6 miles - well 7 by the time I got to the car, slight miscount there! <br />
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I am really proud of myself for not only finishing but for also keeping a positive head about the run. While it is still hard not to look at my training schedule this morning and doubting the process, I know that tough runs happen. Its not the end of the world, it doesn't mean that I am not going to be able to run my race, it just means it was a tough day.<br />
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I have a few days of cross training/weight lifting coming up and I am hoping my new shoes will arrive during this time and I can fend off the dreaded splints. I will look forward to my next run knowing it will be much better than last weekend :)<br />
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How do you deal with tough runs? Anyone else struggle with letting them get you down?<br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-29268907426240622262015-04-24T11:48:00.001-07:002015-04-24T11:48:22.523-07:00Swim Breakthrough & Kickass BrickGood Morning,<br />
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I hope you all are having a great Friday, I am super excited for this weekend and am loving the warm weather we are having up here in Alaska - it is supposed to hit 55 today!!!<br />
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Before I get to the future fun I want to share an awesome achievement I had with you all. It started last Friday at my swim class, something just felt like it clicked. I have really been trying to reach my arms out and get that early catch with a strong straight forearm that doesn't wobble through the water. I also have been thinking about my kick, I think its very weak which stems from it originating from the knee. <br />
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So, last Friday I was felt like I got in a groove with some good strong forearms and an awkward but solid hip kick. I told my husband after class that I think I made a good breakthrough because I just felt like I was on top of the water more but I wasn't sure. Well this Wednesday at my technique class we did a 15 minute swim for distance in which our instructor would also mark down our 500m time. So out I went trying my new technique not really sure if it was doing any good. I was alone in the far lane so at times I couldn't even see people but when we finished and my coach went down the line telling us our times she got to me last and said "Kayse I think you made a big breakthrough" My heart just jumped and then she told me my time was 11:05! To give some perspective I think one time I got a time that started with an 11, otherwise my fastest 500m in a race is 12:50. I cut off about 45 seconds from my time and got very close to a time that starts with a 10!!! That was my big goal that I didn't think I would reach this season. I am so stoked and proud of all my hard work - making progress is awesome!<br />
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I also had a great weekend last weekend in terms of exercise. On Saturday I did an impromptu brick workout with my husband. We took our bikes out to a local high school which has easy access to the trail that is along the highway. This trail is often used during races and is fairly flat so is a great spot to do some speed work on the the bike. We left planning on training separately but ended up biking pretty close because I was killing my speeds. My average speed was 15mph but I had some solid 20s on the way back where I got down in third position and just let it all out. It felt amazing! Well until I came home later and realized my lady parts felt like the<br />
y had been hit by a baseball bat repeatedly - note to self - remember to use my bike shorts next time.<br />
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After the bike I went out on some very hilly trails to work through that terrible feeling when you run after biking. Not having any experience in this area I still maintain I think its close to what an epidural must feel like. I know I have legs and I know they are moving but I can hardly feel them! My trail run was 2 very slow miles on soggy hilly trails but it was good. I was so proud of myself afterwards!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow free trails are so lovely!</td></tr>
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The fun continued on Sunday with my first long run of the season. It was only 5 miles and it was harder than it should be, but I did it and now I can move on to 6 miles next week!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First long run done!</td></tr>
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After this exciting and successful weekend my week wasn't the best in terms of exercise and nutrition, lots of excuses that I will spare you from but suffice it to say I can do better :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foam rollin with Parks and Rec</td></tr>
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This weekend however I am really excited to run my first race with my 4 year old nephew. We are doing a 3k together on Saturday. Then he is going to help me get things ready for my husbands birthday game night also on Saturday. I think if I clean the house tonight after swim I can get a brick workout in between the 3k and the game night. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My goal photo - looking good and strong Kayse!</td></tr>
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Finally for the weekend its a long run (only up to 6 miles right now) and lots of work. I have a project due on Monday that I have not had time to get to. I am hoping that a miracle will happen and my new running shoes will come in before my long run on Sunday. I tried on some cushy Aasics yesterday and loved them. Unfortunately they run narrow so they had to order me the wide size. If they don't come in before this long run they should be in before my race next week. What is that you say about not trying something new for a race? Ehhh whatever I have done it before...and it didn't work. OK so I'm not a quick learner :) <br />
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Happy Running!Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-61035851392449345632015-04-17T11:06:00.001-07:002015-04-17T11:06:35.105-07:00The Important Things in LifeHello,<br />
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I had intended to write this post about my progress on my goals but all I really want to tell you about my goals is that I am making progress and feeling good. Am I hitting every mark? No. Will I make my super strict weight goal before I turn 30? Probably not, I didn't leave any room for error. Is this important? Kinda. But in the long run will it matter if I weigh 10 pounds less than I do now? Not really. <br />
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Why all the questions? I have had one of those weeks that puts life in perspective a bit. Without going into too much detail in a span of a week I found out a 2 year old relative was feeling a bit sick over Easter weekend and when his mom took him to the doctor on the following Monday they were told to go straight to the hospital because he has Leukemia. Now their life and the lives of their other three kids has been turned upside down by transfusions, hospital stays and chemo.<br />
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The next Monday I signed onto Facebook to learn a friend from High School was driving with her husband and 8 month old baby when a large piece of concrete fell on their truck and killed them all instantly. <br />
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Life is so precious and can change in a moment. I know that one moment I could be obsessing about how much my life would be better if I just lost 30lbs and then the next moment I could be wishing to be back in a space when my biggest issue was a jean size. <br />
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I want to be the best me I can be, but I don't want to waste time fretting over things that are so insignificant in the long run. I know I am very lucky that some extra weight is honestly the biggest issue in my life. I am fairly certain that means my life is pretty smooth and I am extremely grateful for that. I stress out over if I will be last at a race when I should be happy that I am able to participate in these events.<br />
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I will always continue to live the best life that I can live and love as much, and as hard as I am able, but I will also take time to enjoy the present and give myself a break once in a while. In the end all my anxieties probably wont matter and I dont want to look back and wish I was nicer to myself and enjoyed life more.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by :)<br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-55891540478240224692015-04-10T09:51:00.001-07:002015-04-10T09:51:20.477-07:00Week 2 UpdateHello,<br />
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Week two is complete on my plan and I am definitely starting slow but I would rather start slow and ramp up then start fast and fizzle out. So here is to consistency!<br />
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I didn't weigh myself this week because I started to obsess a bit and I am a firm believer that numbers are not everything. But I have been running more and thinking about race plans this week. I got a great workout at CrossFit this week so exercise has been ramping up a bit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anyone up for a slow fun run while listening to This American Life?</td></tr>
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Food on the other hand has been tough. Does anyone else have a hard time keeping themselves focused when their life seems unfocused? My work is still a bit nutty and while I love it and want to be amazing at it, I still need to have my own life!<br />
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I did make a bit decision this week which may seem a bit counter productive but stay with me, I quit my running team. For two seasons now I have been running with a women's running team which I was actually a board member for last year. But this year I decided that I was going to separate myself from the team. Last year the team got quite a bit smaller due to some other local running options opening up and it seemed like the folks that remained were all fast. Every time I went to practice they would try to pair us up to run together but nobody would be my speed so I would just feel awful about holding people back, or they would write paces on the board and mine wouldn't be listed. I know I am a slower runner but the team was supposed to be open to all. I just got tired of feeling bad about myself every week. I had to avoid a handful of practices which were off the track because I couldn't run with everyone else so I just got left behind. I cried at several practices last year, and this year I decided I don't need that. I am never going to be a super fast runner, I honestly don't care enough, I actually just like to run and I don't want to start feeling bad every time I go out for a 36 minute 3 mile run!<br />
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Also I get to run in beautiful places, check this out :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running on Turnagain Arm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this trail!</td></tr>
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-50481636151223037512015-04-06T13:14:00.002-07:002015-04-06T13:14:44.157-07:00Progress - Week 1 (Delayed!)<u>*I started writing this post last Tuesday the 31st, but it took me almost a week to finish it, look for week 2 shortly</u><br />
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Hello,<br />
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I am officially calling this week one. Last week I had a partial week by the time I got started and while I started making some progress on setting habits, but this week I feel like I hit my stride and I am ready to roll.<br />
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Again I did a great job prepping my food and tracking my exercise and meals. I am tracking food on My Fitness Pal and giving myself stars and smiley faces on my calendar. I got my steps for about 1/2 of the week- I am still working on feeling motivated to get my exercise in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Death was near at crossfit...</td></tr>
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I also hit about 50% of my goals in tracking my meals, so there is progress being made!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Healthy Meals were had!</td></tr>
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I did however get to see some scale victory as the 50% good part of my week has been the last four days, so that bumped me down a couple pounds.<br />
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I am finding journaling and the mental health part a bit tougher which is something I want to focus on as I think it is really important to my ability to hang with this plan!<br />
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I am finishing this update up because I realize its almost time for the next update, so Ill keep this short and say look for Week 2 coming tomorrow!<br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-56727258053637390552015-03-26T09:25:00.000-07:002015-03-26T09:25:44.383-07:00Tough DayYesterday I had a tough day, work was really long - about 11.5 hours- and I had 7 meetings where I spoke the whole time. My throat was sore and my mind was stressed due to some huge financial deadlines coming up as well as having a couple more meetings this week that are contentious and probably going to be a bit heated.<br />
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But that's life, that happens sometimes. Work gets tough, bodies get sick, minds get stressed. How did I deal with it? Well I'll give you a hint, it wasn't by exercising and eating healthy meals. I did have a nice vent sesh with my sister and some red wine, but otherwise I "fell off the wagon" a bit. <br />
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Later last night as I sat on the couch knitting and thinking about my day I didn't beat myself up. I thought about my choices, I thought about how EVERYTHING I do is under my control. I thought about how awesome I am and how awesome my life is, but also how I am letting things hold me back, and I am stronger than that.<br />
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So I went to bed with a calm mind and decided that tomorrow is a new day and I can do anything I set my mind to!<br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-62275553314550717662015-03-24T09:16:00.000-07:002015-03-24T09:16:06.131-07:00First Update on the Big 3-0 PlanGood Morning,<br />
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This is my first update on my Big 3-0 Plan. While I have only been working on my new plan for a few days I wanted to get in the habit of making weekly updates to see my progress along the way.<br />
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To lay it out so far the first few days were a bit rough as I was still sick and wondering if I should be making the large declarations I was making, but then with the support of some awesome folks I just decided to stop thinking and start doing. So for today is day 4 of me kicking some booty!<br />
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<b>Goal #1 - Improve Overall Physical Health</b><br />
I made a one notable change to my steps under my physical health goal. As much as I don't want to count calories my entire life (I was seriously scarred by Weight Watchers and tracking points all for a number on a scale that I didn't feel accurately represented my health) I did switch back to using My Fitness Pal to track my food instead of writing in in my journal. The swap was two-fold, one I am more consistent when I use my phone to track things, lets be honest it is ALWAYS with me. And two, while I hate the idea of diets, I am trying to lose some weight and while I'm not doing anything nutty that I wont maintain forever, I do need to find a good way to reign in my eating and focus it on healthy good foods and I think this will help.<br />
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So like I said I am 4 days into tracking all of my food, and while I have definitely tracked a cupcakes and bacon I haven't had any big binges and have stayed mostly in my calorie range. I am starting the habit of tracking and then Ill work to fine-tune the nutrients. <br />
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This week I also set myself up for success by making an exercise plan and prepping my fridge with yummy healthy foods. Today for lunch I am having sweet potato, broccoli and cauliflower, its so delicious! I also tried a new lemon lentil soup that was so warm and yummy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prepped and Ready!</td></tr>
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Lastly I also followed my plans and got some good cross fit and running in over the past few days. It has been sunny which has made getting outside and getting my steps a lot easier!<br />
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<b>Goal #2 - Increase Positivity and Confidence</b><br />
For my mental health goals I have been good about journaling daily but haven't started any mediation or affirmations just yet - coming soon!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I believe in Me!</td></tr>
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<b>Goal #3 - Increase Connections to Fun People and Groups</b><br />
No real progress on my outlined steps in this area yet but I did attend a community event, and ask a friend to hangout this weekend but it fell through due to a sick kid. More progress soon!<br />
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So as you can see I am getting the wheels turning and am really excited about the possibility of seeing some real change in these areas! Keep thinking good thoughts for me and Ill keep you updated!Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-39662085714535981972015-03-20T10:21:00.000-07:002015-03-20T10:21:05.154-07:00Scary DeclarationsI am excited to have put my goal post up and and be making positive goals and declarations about my life. Its really scary to put these in writing but I think its good to set goals and see where you go. Failure is not an F-word, well it is, but not a bad one!<br />
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After posting my Big 3-0 goal post I thought more about what I wanted to do and my goals. One thing I didn't post and maybe I should explain is that I have a couple larger long term goals that have been in my head for a while and I am starting to feel time pressure on them.<br />
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So in the spirit of laying it all out there. You may have seen in past posts that a previous goal of mine was to run a marathon the day before I turn 30. I had this whole plan to lose the 15 love pounds I gained after our wedding to make it easier on my body and run that race in homage to the end of my 20s. <br />
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Then my husband started doing triathlons with me and I mentioned to him that some day (far in the future) I wanted to do a 70.3 Ironman. I meant someday like when I actually do it I could die happy, way in the future. He took that to mean next year. He's very literal. So I stated to think maybe this could happen. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to get racing!</td></tr>
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So another thing I should add is that my husband and I have summers off (ironmans require summer training and travel) and we had planned a big international trip to Africa or Russia and we wanted to do all of this including the race in the next two summers because as of July 2016 we are in baby making mode.<br />
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Okay again if you haven't caught on that I am a crazy planner, time to get on that boat.<br />
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SO after lots of swapping we decide Ironman 70.3 in summer of 2015 and Africa/baby making in summer of 2016. This all coincided with a trip to race and see family for a reunion. No we do not do things small. Then our tri coach broke the news to us that we were nuts and while we were both capable of the distance we really needed some more open water experience and more Olympic distance race experience to make the ironman more enjoyable.<br />
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After this revelation it was winter and I started burning out so the marathon never came back around until now...<br />
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Now its March and I am thinking boy do I want to do a race. But instead of spending the last 6 months trimming down to race weight I have gained about 15lbs - well done Kayse.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No possible way this contributed to my extra pounds...</td></tr>
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So last night I decided I am going all in. While I am not doing the marathon the day before I turn 30, I am going to try to lose all this weight I gained, a whopping 30lbs if you counted, run the half marathon the day before I turn 30 and then run a full either in August or back up plan in November down in Seattle. <br />
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I will admit I love the symmetry, I turn 30 in three months and want to lose 30 lbs. It feels meant to be! Yes I am a person who can start a training journal mid week or tracking food mid day, or anything else that's not perfectly aligned, why do you ask?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See you at the finish line!</td></tr>
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Long term plan (my family thinks I'm insane for my plans but I love them) is to do 1-2 olympic tris this year, get out in the one lake we have that you can swim in, and then do a 70.3 next May/June with my husband before heading to Africa to make babies. <br />
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Writing it down seems insane but honestly I feel sometimes like I am waiting for life to start and right now (and always) I have an opportunity to take my life by the horns and do some fucking amazing stuff. Or I could sit on the couch watching netflix and tear up over other people's race reports.<br />
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Umm I choose option A!!! Please don't tell me I'm insane (unless its in a good way) and cheer me on even if you think I may fail. And if I do, then cheer me on as I find Plan B.<br />
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Regardless of what happens I am all in - I'm doing this!<br />
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Excuse me while I go throw up...<br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-49911516467462827832015-03-18T17:40:00.001-07:002015-03-19T14:59:00.790-07:00Turning the big 3-0 In approximately 95 days - okay in exactly 95 days - I will leave the word of my 20s and begin what I feel like is the inevitable adult phase of my life. I feel like no matter what your circumstances are if your age still has a 2 in front of it you can claim to not be an adult yet - married with kids in your 20s? You can still claim to be a kiddo. When you hit the 3 I think its time, no matter if your mom still does your laundry or not, you become an official adult.<br />
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Okay my point here is I am turning 30 in just over three months and it has caused me to take stock of my life a bit and ask my self the big question "Am I happy with where I am at?" as well as "Am I make the best use of my life?" I am a firm believer that at 30 I am not even quite to the 1/3 mark of my life because I am obviously going to live long into my 100s. But I still want to to make the best of all of it.<br />
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While my life has not turned out the way I planned and that is 99% for the best, I can still answer that first question with a resounding YES. I have a wonderful life and while there are still things I want to do, overall I am pretty darn content. I think the second question about making the best of my time where I can see a few cracks I want to work on. This is the process right? We look at ourselves and make goals in the future to be the best us we can be?<br />
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Well I think that is a common process all the time but even more during milestone events in life. 30 is my milestone event so here we go...<br />
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I broke up my lovely life into a few categories that I wanted to take a deeper look at and then after looking at each category I choose the areas I want to work on and hopefully enter my 30s with at least a start at a different outlook/situation.<br />
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At this point if you think I am a nutjob who loves lists, highlighters and sticky notes...well you are right :)<br />
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Physical Health<br />
Mental Health <br />
Romance<br />
Career<br />
Family<br />
Friends<br />
Community <br />
Faith<br />
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Here's what I am thinking about each of those areas:<br />
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<b>Physical Health: </b>Way to start with the doozy - Long story short this is the area in my life which I struggle a lot with. I am a strong able bodied woman who has a nice figure and the ability to do many things like running races. However I have gained quite a bit of weight in the last two years and I am just not super comfortable with my size. This will definitely be one of my 30 goals.<br />
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<b>Mental Health</b>: I have struggled on and off with mild depression and anxiety depending on the phase in life or the time of the year (January is often tough), but for the most part I am a fairly positive person. I definitely will have some goals around this as I believe it is always a good idea to keep tabs on your mental health and keep your anxiety on the low side.<br />
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<b>Romance:</b> Check, Check and Check. I have a fantastic husband and a wonderful marriage. I think I hit the jackpot 3 years ago and I love every second of our life together.<br />
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<b>Career:</b> I have a very interesting job working with both federal regulation and rural Alaskan villages. Overall my job situation is pretty great, good pay, decent benefits and summers off. I have however been pretty pressed lately and have had some anxiety as a result of my work life and I think that connects back up to mental health and an area I need to work on.<br />
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<b>Family: </b>This is another easy one for me, I have good relationships with my family and love spending time with them. Moving on...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">@ the Zoo with my parents, gramma and my husband</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging with my nephew at a size I would like to go back to being!</td></tr>
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<b>Friends: </b>I have some wonderful friends here in Anchorage as well as some keepers that I have kept in touch with from travels and living around the world. However the part that I feel like I am missing is the really close lady friends. I have friends I see in groups but not many friends I see one on one. This means while I feel like I have deep friendships with some of those "group" friends I don't really have people that I call just to chat or when I'm having a tough day. I find making friends as an adult is really tough, everyone has kids and families and I feel like its hard to ask someone to do something when you know all they are juggling in their life.<br />
<b><br />Community: </b>I think it is really important to be a part of your community. I have had mixed success in this area. I am currently on my way to a lunch and learn on candidates for our upcoming mayoral election and I really like the idea of being involved in local politics. I am not involved in my community council but really want to be. They meet during my book club time so I need to change that! Change the book club not the community council :) I also really struggle with getting involved with volunteering which I think is very important. I have struggled to commit to some organizations that I like which want a 2 day a week commitment and I'm a bit gun shy about committing my time at that level.<br />
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<b>Faith: </b>Eish where to start...long story short I was raised Lutheran, had a really terrible experience with a church, found an open and accepting Church I loved in South Africa, was baptized and now have very liberal beliefs about different religions. Anyways my liberal beliefs do not fit well into most Churches but I still would love to find a way to engage and share in that part of my spirituality. Not sure if I want to open that box of worms yet... <br />
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<b>Goals: </b>Okay so now you know my life story including all fears and personal issues, now its time for goals! I started out with about a million but realized that was silly and unproductive so I narrowed it down to a top 3 and then figured a couple small ones that are more like steps themselves.<br />
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<b>The Big Three Goals for My 30</b></div>
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<li>Improve Overall Physical Health</li>
<li>Increase Positivity and Confidence</li>
<li>Increase Connections to Fun People and Groups</li>
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Obviously those are pretty big and vague so here some specifics (remember to make your goals SMART - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time Bound).<br />
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<b>Improve Overall Physical Health</b><br />
Specifics:<br />
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<li>Lose weight</li>
<li>Gain Strength</li>
<li>Create good eating habits</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biking 30+miles around Anchorage</td></tr>
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Steps:<br />
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<li>Make an exercise plan - document in training journal & with stars on calendar</li>
<li>Write down food in training journal & document with stars on calendar</li>
<li>Eat foods that are whole and healthy - </li>
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<li>Prep on the weekend so its easy to make these choices.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A yummy bowl of healthy foods high in good fats and protein!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old star chart - yes behaviorism works on adults :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A well prepped fridge is key to my success!</td></tr>
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<b>Increase Positivity and Confidence</b><br />
Specifics:<br />
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<li>Improve my positive self talk </li>
<li>Decrease work stress</li>
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Steps:<br />
<ol>
<li>Journal daily </li>
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<li>write down food issues, anxieties and things I am thankful for</li>
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<li>Start out the day with positive affirmations such as:</li>
<ol>
<li>All I have to do is be me</li>
<li>I like/accept myself exactly as I am at this moment</li>
<li>You are...(strong, smart, awesome, etc.)</li>
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<li>Mediate - Start out with a few times a week and aim to increase to daily. Use podcasts</li>
<li> Set aside specific work time for the tasks as well as dedicated time to manage. </li>
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<li>Focus on leaving work at work - only bring it home if you HAVE to!</li>
<li>Remember that its just a job and you have a daily opportunity to make a difference :) </li>
</ol>
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<b>Increase Connections to Fun People and Groups</b><br />
Specifics:<br />
<ol>
<li> Make a friend! </li>
<li>Find a Community group or Volunteer opportunity</li>
<li>Try out the Unitarian Church</li>
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Steps:<br />
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<li>To not be too creepy I wont name names but I have a friend in mind I will ask to hang out soon - I feel like I'm asking someone on a date... </li>
<li>Decide which volunteer group to attend - someone just handed me a League of Women voters flyer so who knows what I will choose!</li>
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<li>Current options that interest me are : United Way Emerging Leaders, League of Women Voters, Kiwanis, Lions club, Teaching ESL, Mentoring at risk youth or joining my neighborhood community council.</li>
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<li>The last one is simple, pick a day and walk two blocks to the Unitarian Church - harder task is seeing if my husband will come with! </li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was invited to a women's poker group this winter and even though I was a bit intimidated I did it and I love it!</td></tr>
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Okay this post turned into much much more than I was thinking it would but there you go. There is my life and my goals. I am going to post weekly on the progress so keep in touch!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this photo, I'm on the right and I look like death, but I was the fittest I have ever been and was finishing my first half marathon!</td></tr>
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-80443770623210221782015-03-08T11:07:00.003-07:002015-03-08T11:07:51.177-07:00Frostbite Footrace 5kA Rondy tradition, last weekend I competed in the annual Frostbite Footrace 5k. This race occurs during our Fur Rondy festival which is two weeks of fun winter events that culminate with the ceremonial start of the Iditarod. It is a really fun and crazy festival that usually is accompanied with lots of snow and cold winter weather.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to run!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My vote for the winner Aily Zirkle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immunize your kids!</td></tr>
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Not this year. This year the snow had to be brought in for the mushers, another dog race was canceled and the snowshoe softball was just softball.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowshoe softball minus the snowshoes</td></tr>
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Nevertheless again this year I got my costume ready to run a completely untrained 5k. Its a fun family tradition and also the first 5k I ever did, so there is some sentiment there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frostbite 5k</td></tr>
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This year my sister and I spent more time on our costumes than we did training for the race. We were really awesome scuba divers complete with air tanks, flippers and a mask. It was awesome.<br />
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The actual race was pretty close to normal for me. I think every year when I run this my race time is similar, its my untrained 5k time which is pretty consistently around 36 minutes. I finished the race melting hot due to the warm weather and my costume requiring a black ski hat with goggles to hold the heat in, but good times were had by all.<br />
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I have another 5k coming up which I am similarly untrained for but what the heck, racing around here is fun no matter if you are fast or slow. At least I think it is... I always fall into the latter category!<br />
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Run Happy :)Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-10616008844439986462015-03-08T11:02:00.000-07:002015-03-08T11:02:30.918-07:00Planning to Plan to Plan...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I always have a plan, do they work out? Not always, but in the past probably more did workout than didn't. I don't believe that is because of anything more than the fact I am pigheaded and stubborn. Now days my plans work out less and I am working on being okay with that. My life has not ended up where I thought it would and that is probably the best thing that has ever happened to me.<br />
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Anyways I'll stop from getting too philosophical about life and say that I am in a moment of planning. This planning may deviate from my big plan but I think this detour will in the end make the big plan better. <br />
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Do you all have big plans? Am I just nuts? I feel like probably not everybody knows when they want to have a dog, kids, job change, big dream race, etc.<br />
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Never mind don't answer that, I prefer ignorance over the realization that I am truly nuts.<br />
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Back to the plan. I haven't been able to say it aloud but we are all friends right? Or at least if we are not than maybe we are nothing but internet air and my mind and that would be okay as well.<br />
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I am planning to commit the next 6 - 9 months to health. You may ask how this is different from anything else. Hear me, I did not say running or training or racing, I said health. I am feeling unhealthy and I dont like it. I am feeling physically uncomfortable which is impacting my mental well being. I also think this will get in the way of my larger goals over the next few years (Ironman,kids etc.). <br />
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Most people probably think my training and racing fit well into a plan of overall wellness but for some reason for me they do not. I am still open to the option of racing but it will not be my number one training goal. My exercise will be focused on strength and losing body weight and then with any extra time I will continue to bike and run at much lesser amounts.<br />
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I think overall improved strength and less weight will be just as beneficial to my training as running more frequently. If not its one year of missed races in exchange for many years of overall health, wellness and increased performance in future races.<br />
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How does that sound? Sounds pretty good to me. Wish me luck and I will keep you updated on my progress on the "Plan"Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-42922638483459957582015-03-03T15:30:00.000-08:002015-03-03T15:30:31.049-08:00Still Here...Hello,<br />
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I know it has been a while since I last posted something. I started a few blog posts but didn't follow through. Maybe I'll do a couple wrap ups of the last two months, but right now I want to talk about what I am currently up to and 'Ill get to the past events later on....<br />
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Okay so I'll start with the honest truth, January sucked. While I love fresh starts as much as I love blank planners and new notebooks, I seem to get in a funk every year at this time. Last year I really thought it was just the post wedding resettling of life but this year its the same. It didn't help that I came home from my vacation to find out one of my staff had died. Long sad story short not only did we lose a friend and coworker who was with our company for 25 years, I also became solely responsible for a job I didn't know very well which included large financial implications for our already very tight federal grant budget. So for the last two months I have put in insane hours, forgone workouts all while trying to work through my normal slump month. Folks its been rough.<br />
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But in the realm of moving on, I am pushing forward and focusing on what I need to do to be happy and healthy. My usual response to issues like above is to make a plan. I love plans and lists, they focus me and help push me through the fog. My plan right now has multiple facets including both physical and mental health. I am a believer of using visual ques so I often use a calendar and stickers to see my progress on training plans, this time I also have reminders set in my phone to help me with my progress as well as a journal to chart and document my course. <br />
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Physically my goals have not changed, I feel best when I put whole clean foods in my body when I am actually hungry (ie no eating cookies cause your sad) and moving my body frequently through out the day as well as using it to lift heavy things :) Eat clean, move your legs, lift...repeat. While I do have weight loss goals I do not want to spend my life analyzing the calories in a food product. I want to build healthy habits and eat the fresh foods that my body craves. <br />
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I slapped my fit bit back on my wrist yesterday to help me get my legs moving and see how my desk job affects my health. I also started going to a weight lifting class to build muscles and begin to remember what it is like to feel strong.<br />
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All of this fun coupled with some vitamin D, lots of water and positive self talk will hopefully even out some of my recent ups and downs and help me to feel calmer and more like myself. <br />
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I chose what I do with my body<br />
I chose to be my truest self<br />
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I suppose its always a journey and I would like to think I have learned from each bump in the road, I guess I will only see the growth when I get up again.<br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-15468904697080561272014-12-15T17:33:00.001-08:002014-12-15T17:33:27.374-08:00Step Challenge & Christmas Cookie Extravaganza!Good Morning,<br />
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10 more days to Christmas if anyone is counting :) I am not really counting the days until Christmas this year because I just love the season so much I dont want it to be over! I am however counting the days until Christmas Eve (9 days) because that is when I finish my challenge! I am so proud of my progress right now, I have been killing it!<br />
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This morning even though my fitbit said I slept a ridiculously small number of hours I got up and had my quality time with Jillian. My husband laughed the other day when he walked by and heard her say "I want you to feel like your going to die" She's such a sweetie :) I think tomorrow I will switch to level 3, so I'll be ready for a new burn! Otherwise progress is still going well with the exception that my extremities are so tired I am not running or swimming very fast right now. I ran 3 painfully slow miles at the Pub run on Tuesday and added .45 seconds to my timed swim on Wednesday. Bummer :( But I am so proud of myself for sticking through this, Ill have to post my sticker chart that I use to motivate myself for my Challenge Wrap up blog.<br />
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In addition to Jillian I also have my step challenge which has been going well, lots of quality time on the treadmill which led me to say yes to an additional weekend fit bit challenge that my friend invited me to. Oh my goodness I dont think I should do those in the future. If your not a fit bit person let me explain, fit bit allows users to invite their friends to these small challenges, they can be workweek, weekend, one day challenges etc. So my friend invited me and since I have been leading my step leaderboard lately I confidently said yes. Saturday was good, I ran and skated and then was just super active as per normal Saturdays so I got over 20k steps. Then I realized Saturday night that my friend was also at 20k steps and the next morning she got all of her step goal before 8am. What the heck? By now I felt too committed to bag out so away I went walking and running around like a crazy person until I had what I hoped was a sizable lead. My husband laughed at me as I ran in circles around our house while my cookies baked. Am I competitive? Nah! It wont declare the winner until 12pm today but I am fairly certain I blistered my way to a weekend victory. Next time I swear I will say no.<br />
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On the sugar front I baked about 12 batches of cookies to deliver to our friends and family this weekend. One of our favorite Christmas traditions is going door to door with cookies and seeing the look of surprise and delight on peoples faces as we drop off sugared goodness. Its a really good way to get in the holiday spirit! I think I still have a few more batches to go, but majority of the hard work is done! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yum!</td></tr>
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-80754074000975148312014-12-08T10:40:00.003-08:002014-12-08T10:40:56.377-08:0030 Day Challenge UpdateGood Morning,<br />
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I am on day 14 of my 30 day challenge, almost half way through so I thought I would do an update as to my progress. I completed 12 days of the Shred DVD level 1 before I was pretty bored and decided to move to the next level. I wasn't sure when to make this jump as I was not "perfect" at level one, but now seeing level two I understand that the idea is not to be perfect at any of the levels before I move on, or I would never move on! Having said that, level 2 is a real ass kicker! I did it yesterday and this morning and I am one hurting lady!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterdays stats, no actual exercise just a busy day</td></tr>
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So half way into this process, I haven't lost 10lbs yet (the claim is you will lose 20lbs in 30 days), but I do feel stronger and that is what I was looking for. I am never going to be a waif, nor would I want to be. I feel best when I feel strong and with this extra bit of weight I am carrying I have been missing that feeling of strength. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last week I was at 110k, but now my husband is beating me!</td></tr>
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The other half of my challenge is to get 12k steps each day. This has been the easier side of the challenge in that it is more enjoyable but does take up more time. However I love to walk so I dont mind spending an hour on the treadmill walking and watching TV. I am really proud that I have kept this up for 14 days when I looked back at my daily steps for the past few month and saw how low they had gotten! This challenge is just what I needed to pick me up and get me going! I have had a few days in a row where due to illness or forgetting my fitbit, I went into the evening with 2k steps so I basically spent my entire evening on the treadmill, but I got it done! The only downside I have seen to the new fitbit charge is that it is not waterproof so none of my swimming counts :( <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Scandal with my walk/run</td></tr>
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I also mentioned I had two other sideline goals and those were to track my food every day at least in my journal and 5 days a week in my Spark People. I also wanted to drink at least 64oz of water a day. I have not been highly successful at these goals, but I am thinking that now that I am in a groove with the exercise maybe this is the time to spark the food motivation! So mini goal time, for the next 5 days I will track my food and drink my water! I proclaim it aloud so it shall be!<br />
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Any one else like to do personal challenges?<br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-57972941039501866742014-12-01T12:33:00.002-08:002014-12-01T12:33:49.565-08:00Thankful for FunGood Morning,<br />
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I am absolutely exhausted this Monday morning after the long weekend. Not to be too cheesy but I had so much to be thankful for this weekend. We had an absolute blast, let me recap.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I completely agree!</td></tr>
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On Wednesday I was really thankful that I work for such a great company that cares about the moral of its employees. One of the ways they do this is to call "Sun Days' which are essentially extra bonus hours of paid leave that our Executive Director grants us unexpectedly a few times a year. It is so much fun, everyone cheers when he comes on the intercom and announces a paid afternoon off. So on Wednesday I used my time off to finish cleaning and making my pies and stuffing for Thanksgiving. I am also so excited that the rest of the world is now ready for
Christmas (like I have been for a month) we were naughty already and
opened the double wedding ring quilt my grandma made us for our wedding
and put it on our bed. We were supposed to wait until Christmas but I
was too excited, isn't it beautiful!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double Wedding Ring Quilt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She makes such nice labels!</td></tr>
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On Thursday I woke up early and went off to complete my 30 day shred before cuddling in with some coffee and the Thanksgiving Day Parade. My husband joined me on the couch for a while before we got ourselves together and went out for a nice 3 mile Thanksgiving Day run. This year we decided to save the 70$ and forgo the organized turkey trot for a cheaper version of our own. Since both of us are on the 30 day fit bit challenge and we knew getting the rest of our steps may be tough that day we finished our 3 mile run with a 3 mile walk. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first ever apple pie</td></tr>
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We spent Thanksgiving dinner with some good friends and their children. It was pretty wonderfully typical of Thanksgiving, good food, good company and lots to be grateful for. After dinner we came back to our home and welcomed some friends over for an evening of games, pie and cocktails. It was an absolute blast, we played a new game called Concept and ended the evening with some long deep conversations on life.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture was actually earlier in the week, but my second week playing poker and look what I won!</td></tr>
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Friday we were pretty unimpressive. I think we needed some recuperating. I honestly cant even remember much of what we did, I believe there was some biking/walking and a little shopping. We are not black friday people but Kris needed some new swim goggles so we went to REI and he picked those up while I snagged a winter hat that has a pony hole. We then went to our local running store where I heard smart wool socks were on sale. I am in love with Smart wool PHD running socks, they are amazing! Oh and I completely forgot, we got pedis! Yes I have a husband that will get a pedi with me now and then, he likes how it keeps his feet feeling good for running. To finish the night we went to our town's annual tree lighting. Its a bit cheesy but we enjoyed singing Christmas Songs and seeing the lights. This year due to the lack of snow Santa had to come in on a low budget sleigh with wheels. Normally we have a beautiful sleigh that is pulled by real reindeer! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not one of our best pics, but I tried!</td></tr>
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Saturday morning brought a wonderful surprise, SNOW! I was like a little kid who jumped out of bed and flew to the window to see if the weather man was telling the truth and there it was in all its glory. I got my 30 day shred out of the way and went out to meet a friend for a run. We had decided this week to end our 3 mile run with a couple miles of ice skating on the lagoon. It was absolutely perfect until I got overly confident in my skating abilities and went down. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa! Santa! Santa!</td></tr>
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My swollen knee didn't hold me back from trying out my new snow bike for our first actual ride in the snow. It was so much fun! It is such a different ride from road biking, I am still getting used to the different feeling, its more like strength training! We took it really slow as I was nervous for my knee but it was great to just ride around the woods and smile at the snow.<br />
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Saturday night we went to some wonderful friends' home for Catan and drinks. The lady of this couple is from England and is by the best (fanciest) hostess I have ever met. I tried pate at her house, and actually liked it a bit!<br />
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A late Saturday night unfortunately didn't translate into a lazy Sunday morning, we got up around 8 to continue our tradition of going out to breakfast before heading out to play again. Kris has been meeting some guys to go snow biking on trails around town and I have been tagging along then going for a run (I cant keep up with them on bikes yet!) so that I get out on different trails. This Sunday was a beautiful snowy run through some really fun single track, but I was dragging pretty bad. I don't deal well without sleep, not sure how I am going to have kids yet! We came back home and I napped for a few before we had to head out again for a school function with Kris's students. I finished the day with some cleaning and cooking before heading to bed at 8pm! <br />
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While this weekend was extremely exhausting, it was such a blast. I am so grateful to have such wonderful friends and family who love being active and outdoors. I know what a blessing it is that I am able to do all of these fun things and share that time with those that I love! I am also thankful that I dont work on Tuesdays and before my rolfing and hair appointments I will have time to take a long nap!<br />
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So my first goal is to complete the Julian Michael's 30 day Shred DVD. In the past I have had serious issues with this as its not highly sustainable but since i just want a jump start and want to go into the new year (and Mexico) feeling strong I decided to go for it. I have been in an ongoing debate with myself about strength training, so I thought this may help me get started. I actually really like how I feel when I strength train and I think my body type is much more suited to strength training rather than running! I naturally carry more muscle mass than I think most women do, Ive always been good at weight training, so why not use that to my advantage and build back some muscle!<br />
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My second goal is to reach my 12,000 step goal every day for the next 30 days. I just got the new fit bit and now that I have a treadmill in the house this goal shouldn't be extremely hard to reach. Before I got the treadmill for my birthday this year I used to walk circles in our house to finish up my steps for the day!<br />
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I also have two other unofficial challenges to myself but I haven't really gotten started on them yet, one is to drink at least 64 oz of water a day and the other is the track my food in my journal or my food counter on my phone. My main focus is getting strong and being really active but I know if I want to change my body composition I need to look at my food!<br />
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Wish me luck!Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-64313018896692882532014-11-24T12:09:00.002-08:002014-11-24T12:09:56.763-08:00Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!Good Morning,<br />
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It is a very unusual winter morning in Anchorage, Alaska. It is the end of November and we have no snow. Seriously? While I know the weather in the East right now is very serious and scary for them, those of us who are used to that weather are very envious. We dont live in Anchorage because we hate the winter. It is amazing actually not only how much Alaskans love snow, but how well we are set up to handle it. It can snow several feet overnight and life just continues like normal, school is on time, races are not canceled, its just another day. Its really fun to live somewhere that is so proficient in snow management, it helps us wish for more snow because we know the consequences wont be so bad. Of course there are still accidents and things happen, but not on the widespread level that we are seeing on the East Coast.<br />
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Anyways while I do not always LOVE running in the snow I do love skiing and now that I have a pretty new fat tire snow bike sitting in my house I am really ready to bike in the snow. I was talking to my husband the other day about training and how antsy he is feeling about not training for a race and I told him I feel just the opposite. I think I put too much pressure on myself during the racing season, or actually I feel pressure to put pressure on myself, if that makes any sense. During the season I feel bad about running just because I like running, I feel like I should always be racing, silly I know. Now that its off season I am loving running because I want to run, not because I have to. The last couple weeks I have run a few miles each Saturday morning with a friend and it has been a blast. We don't care about pace, we just run and talk the entire time. I start my weekend feeling good both mentally and physically, its wonderful!<br />
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While I enjoy the off season, snow or not, I am thinking forward to next summer and throwing around ideas of how I would like my next season to go. This past year the theme was quantity over quality, next year I would like to reverse that a bit, but am not sure if I am focusing more on triathlons? I have a hard time saying no to races so which of my favorites will I keep and which will I pass on. <br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-48273946459037867442014-11-10T09:45:00.001-08:002014-11-10T09:45:55.234-08:00Frightening 4K Race ReportGood Morning,<br />
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I am a bit behind on my blogging lately but I do have a race to report. On the 25th of October I participated in a local Halloween themed 4k. I was hesitant to do the race as I had signed up for it while working in a village with sketchy internet. As soon as I signed up and paid my $30 I found out that none of my friends were going to run it after all.<br />
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Up until the day before I was still wavering on actually participating. I don't mind doing races alone but this was more of a Halloween party than a race so I felt kinda funny. Finally my husband told me the shirts were really neat and while he had to be in a training that day, he encouraged me to go for it.<br />
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The race started later than normal at 11am but I went down to the registration and picked up my shirt. Which was neat, but when you sign up for a size I expect to receive that size. Especially for $30 which is a bit high for a 4k. I grabbed my shirt and headed back to the car to drop it off, at the car I seriously thought about driving off and forgetting the whole thing. <br />
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Instead I told myself to buck up and get back out there. The race was backed up to our local trick or treat in the street so it was lots of kids and lots of very elaborate costumes. I wore a shirt I made for my first half marathon which happened to be our Fall Zombie Half so it was Halloweeny themed. <br />
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We started the race and I resigned myself to just enjoy a good run. Every 1k of the race was marked with people giving out candy which I intended to grab some, but by 2k I realized I was hitting some good paces so I decided to push through the candy drops and finish with a nice average 10:30 miles. <br />
<br />I did doubt my thought to race this race when part way through I ran through a fog machine enclosed area. Not awesome on the lungs. But overall I felt really good about my run and people seemed to have a lot of fun. Also even though I didn't get the shirt I wanted, it does fit ok :)<br />
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However, not to be a downer, but there were several things I didn't like about this race and I think it really comes back to for profit racing. We have a local running shop up here which most people love, and Ill admit I flip flop a bit. Skinny Raven does provide great opportunities for racing in our community but they seem to have dominated the race timing and now racing opportunities with mostly for profit races that are not cheap! Yes it is fun to have a really nicely prepared race with all the goodies, but I really like more low key local races that support a good cause. Paying $30 for the early registration for a Turkey Trot that doesn't even benefit a food bank is kinda a bummer! I don't mind paying more when it goes to a charity, but when your the only running game in town, I already pay you enough for my running shoes and other gear! The other issue I have with these races is that they don't have kid rates. I think its important to encourage families to exercise and play together, but a Turkey Trot for a family of four would cost you $120! We don't even have kids yet but my husband and I decided to save our $60 and go for a run ourselves on Thanksgiving.<br />
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Am I complaining too much about a wonderful sport, probably? I guess I am just a small community race fan at heart! <br />
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<br />Kaysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703080413636568693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730009547454567040.post-71865868751091012852014-09-29T10:50:00.003-07:002014-09-29T10:50:39.582-07:00Run for Beans 10k Race ReportSaturday my husband and I ran the Run for Beans 10k here in Anchorage. This is the second year I have participated in this race and I really think it is a fun race! This year it was my husband's first 10k and the furthest he has ever ran, so he was a bit nervous, but I think small friendly local races like this one are just the place to get those nerves out!<br />
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We got up early Saturday morning, and Ill admit it was really nice not being the only one who had to get up early to eat and take care of business. Once we got to the race we went through the motions of getting bibs, hitting the pottys and meeting up with friends. There was some confusion over who was starting when (you got to start early if you had a costume) but it all got sorted and we were off! My husband (the shark) was running with my friends husband (who was in lederhosen), I was running by myself and couldn't find my costume and my friend and her mother in law were walking the 5k with her new month old baby.<br />
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Once I got running I knew my friends named shin splints were going to join me for a while. I had shin splints for the first time this spring and since i ramped up my mileage a bit the last couple weeks they have come back. So its back to ice, stretching, massage, Epsom salts and all that jazz for me. However in a run I know the discomfort will fade after about 2 miles, so on Saturday I was able to press on. The race route snaked along Cook Inlet on our Coastal Trail with a slight detour where the bridge fell in this past year, I hope they get the new bridge finished soon! It was an out and back course so I got to see all the crazy fast people and my husband and our friend, Kris and Chris. Another friend's girlfriend was running so its always fun to see her, she is super fast. She has won multiple races and again got first female with a time of somewhere around 38 minutes. I think I have ran a 5k in that time, but who is counting :) <br />
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As I ran I realized that while the 10k is one of my favorite distances, this race was only my third ever! It is not an extremely popular distance up here for some reason so the races are few and far between. My PR for a 10k is an hour 6 minutes and I came close to that with an hour 8 minute race earlier this year. I was hoping to come in around an hour 10 minutes on this race and finished just a few minutes behind that with an hour 13 minutes. I didn't push this race too hard, just enjoyed the run so I was happy with my time.<br />
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Afterwards we all met up to hear the award winners and oogle over my friends baby who they gave a kids metal to when her and her mom finished the race. Isn't she adorable! After the race Kris and I went to breakfast to celebrate and talk running. I love that he is more into running now, even though I sometimes have to temper the urge to kick him for being so naturally good at it, it is a fun new dynamic to our relationship!<br />
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Lastly, I cant forget to mention, that while I love running races, I also love running races with a good cause behind them. The Run for
Beans is actually a fundraiser for our local soup kitchen and shelter, <a href="http://www.beanscafe.org/">Beans Cafe</a> and <a href="http://www.cssalaska.org/html/programs/brother-francis-shelter.php">Brother Francis Shelter</a>. They are amazing organizations that work incredibly hard supporting our very large homeless population. I have gotten the privileged of serving food and supporting their work several times and am always so impressed with the grace and respect they have for people. They are truly wonderful people.<br />
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