Tick Tock Tick Tock

What am I doing to get ready for the Gold Slipper Challenge??  Bwahahaha....absolutely nothing.  I am so behind but it kicks into gear on October 1.  That is officially the start of the 10-week training program to get prepared for the 10K and Princess Half.

While I thought I would have so much free time with Connor at school all day, I was completely fooled and am scrambling constantly to juggle everything on my plate, let alone get my workouts in.  The plan is to do some rearranging and make sure I am at the gym 4 times a week during the 10 training weeks to make sure I am ready to rock and roll in February. 

Say wha?!

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I have rocked out the WOD.  Want to know what I did today??  Handstand push-up's.  30 of them.  Yep, I did and my arms and lat's and shoulders and back are KILLING me to prove it!  Now, if only I hadn't enjoyed that pumpkin french toast for dinner ;)

WOD

WOD is a term Crossfit followers use as a "Workout of the Day."  I have never been a "crossfit" person, probably because I have never really understood it. 

I walked back into the gym yesterday from my little sabatical and a girl walked up to me asking if I was there for the Functional Fitness class (The YMCA's version of Crossfit).  I said, well no because I don't know what I am doing and need to keep running on my cardio days and blah blah blah.  She had this amazing presence about her and said, "Just come try it out."  So I put down my notebook and joined in....and had a blast!!  What a workout...I was smoked!  My arms were so shaky and weak, I couldn't believe it.

I went early enough today to join the class and again....holy smokes- literally!  It was a 50 minute weight lifting circuit class that was a scorcher.  I think I have found a new love at the gym!

What a Mess!

Let's rewind about 2 weeks.  I was so excited because on Wednesday I ran my first 5K.  Keep in mind, it was in the treadmill but I was so proud of myself for running an entire 3.1 miles from start to finish....and it was in a decent time too.  I was eating really healthy, feeling really good, feeling myself getting stronger and then...

Connor, Alaina and I went in a bike ride to get the mail from the mailbox.  Here at Fort Drum, our mailboxes aren't in front of our houses but in a communal area instead.  It is enough of a distance to warrant a nice little "round the block" bike ride.  Connor came to a dead stop at the mailboxes directly in front of my bike (where I had Alaina sitting on the back) and my front tire hit his rear tire, Alaina wobbled enough that I lost my balance and the entire bike came crashing down on my left ankle.  Aye aye aye.  I was certain I had broken it.  I couldn't move at all to lift the bike off myself and poor Alaina was strapped to the back of the bike screaming her head off.  Luckily, some neighbors heard the screaming, came out and got Alaina up and out of the bike.  Connor went and got Ben and I hobbled back to the house.  I went about the normal "RICE" routine but when I was giving Alaina a bath that night I felt a pop and started getting really nervous.  Off to the ER I went and thankfully, it was just a Level 1 sprain.  I suffered through one of those aircast things for a couple days but don't want to worsen the injury so I have been taking it easy.

Diet, yeah, forget that one too.  Company visiting, school starting, football (really really messes eating healthy for a loop), among just plain laziness and the excuses are endless on my end.

Slowly getting back on track this week.  Went grocery shopping yesterday and my menu is not only planned, but my entire daily food intake is planned for the week.  Slowly getting back to the gym as well, taking it a little on the easy side.  Time is ticking and the days are just falling away getting closer and closer to the Princess.