Weekend Recap + Sandwich idea!

This past Friday I ran the Vine to Wine 5k at a local vineyard. I got to see my good friend/Disney buddy Hannah who was also running. It seemed like the humidity had gone down by 6:30, though I still decided to run in a sports bra and shorts. The course started at the vineyard, took us to the main road and then turned back.

The first mile I felt great....2nd mile is when the humidty hit and I was really glad I wasn't wearing a top and wishing there was more than 1 water station....3rd mile my thoughts were holy shit it's hot, I wish I had run with water, and where did the shade go?. Yes a 5k is short, but it can be tough! Especially on a gravel road in the sun.

The water at the finish was so refreshing. Oh yes, as was the wine!

I put on my Crozet Running shirt afterwards to represent the store who was also a sponsor! 

This race was put on my Corkscrew Running who does various other races in vineyards and I would love to do another one! 

Sandwich Idea

I found this sandwich idea online a few months ago and finally got around to getting the ingredients and making it today for lunch. So delicious! It left me satisfied and not feeling full & heavy like some sandwiches do. Also, it was very refreshing! Chives& onion spread with tomatoes, avocados, and cucumbers! I meant to get a picture but it was a bit messy....and I was really hungry! 

50 reps!

Greetings yall!

After a humid 3 mile  run yesterday with my mom (though now I get a sneak peek on what to expect on Friday for my 5k), I enjoyed getting inside for my workout today. I did 20 minutes on the bike. I'd much prefer biking outside on an actual bike than on a stationary bike. While on the bike, I searched on my phone to find a workout that stuck out to me. I have done one of Peanut Butter Finger's 50 Reps Workouts and found she had another one that looked good! 

I was nice and sweaty after this!! 

Old Pinterest Pin

I don't know what made me think of this, but I decided to go back to old pins on Pinterest to see what workouts I saved. I found this one from my senior year at Radford when I first discovered Pinterest. I skipped the warm up part listed and did my own.

I did a cardio blast to start out with 20 minutes on the elliptical then 15 minutes on the stairmaster. After standing on the pool deck for 6 hours last night, my legs were a bit sore this morning and doing the stairmaster definitely added to it.

Now back to packing for the beach this weekend! 

Shoulder Burning

As I type this, I am enjoying the AC of my house before venturing back to the pool later for a meet....in temperatures with a heat index of 103!! Yikes!

After sweating it out during coaching this morning, I headed to the gym and soaked in the cool AC. I warmed up with 20 minutes on the elliptical then went to the weight area to do some shoulders and back exercises. I repeated the below workout 2x through and also added in one legged tricep dips.

 

 

Finished out at the gym when some lower ab attack!

 

Stay cool my friends!

It's feeling a bit like Summer...

Yesterday after laying out by the pool, I went home and had lunch, then went by the library to checkout some books. This all reminded me of my summers as a little girl when my mom would have me to do the library's summer reading program (when I would read x amount of books and get excited over a new book marker haha). I have already read one book last night (The Smart One by Jennifer Close) curled up in my bed.

Today started out with 3 hours of coaching (where it was already 90 by 11am) and then a good hour in the gym. I started out with 30 minutes on the elliptical and then did this circuit workout for the rest of the time. My body temperature felt really high so I took advantage of going slow on the elliptical to cool back down.

New healthy snack! I found this online and decided to make it as a post-workout snack and it was quite yummy! My mom added bananas to hers. A peanut butter-fruit-chocolate chip wrap! 

Swim workout

My gym was closed from 8-4 today so I decided to take advantage of working at a pool and do some laps after practice. I haven't swam since before my half in April and it felt good to release the inner swimmer out, but I was so tired after this!

Recommend this to all my swimmer friends! 

"School's out....

for summer!!!"

I must've heard this song at least 5 times today at school. Now I can't get it out of my head.

As for my gym routine post last day of school, I started out with 20 minutes on the Stairmaster. I then went through some old workouts I haven't done in awhile and found this circuit. I was really feeling it in my hamstrings from yesterday's workout and then the Stairmaster.
*If you don't have access to kettleballs, dumbbells work as well.

I had some little time left before I left for coaching so did a quick Arm Workout set. I was kinda surprised on how tired my arms felt when I feel like I haven't done much with them lately. 

Morning practices begin in the morning which I like so much better than afternoon because of the heat! It'll feel much nicer standing out from 8-11 rather than from 4:30-6:30, less sweating thank god. Night ya'll!