Inspiration Wednesday - 02/05/20

Recap Monday - 2/3/20

Happy Monday peeps!!! Hope you all enjoyed the Super Bowl last night. I didn't have a dog in the fight but was glad the Chiefs pulled it off. So last week was another iffy week for me staying consistent, but better than last week. Here was my schedule - 


Monday - Strength
Tuesday - 60 min @ under 134 HR
Wed - 20 min @ under 134 HR, 20 min @ 134-144, 10 min @ 144-154, 20 min @ under 134 HR
Thurs -  60 min @ under 134 HR
Friday - strength
Sat - 120 min @ under 134 HR
Sun - off, had to drive my son to a college soccer ID camp

And my actual - 

Monday - Body Conditioning class
Tuesday - 60 min @ under 134 HR
Wed - took the day off
Thurs - did Wed's workout because intervals are sooo much fun, my favorite - 20 min @ under 134 HR, 20 min @ 134-144, 10 min @ 144-154, 20 min @ under 134 HR..... my new watch is taking some time to learn LOL
Fri - strength 
Sat - 120 min @ under 134 HR
Sun - at Webber University

So, not too bad, I only missed one day and I did all the others at scheduled. On for a new week... here's what is in store for me -

2/3-2/9

Monday -  Strength Week 7 Day 1 
Tuesday - 70m @ 134HR
Wednesday - 20 m @ 134HR, 20m @ 134HR-144HR, 20m @ 144HR-154HR, 20m 134HR
Thursday - 7 0m @ 134HR
Friday -  Strength Week 7 Day 2 (see attached)
Saturday - 140m @ 134HR

Sunday - REST.... Webber Soccer tryouts

How did you do last week? What's in store this week for you?

Inspiration Wednesday - 01-29-20

Recap Monday - 1/27/20

It's only the first month of the year and I'm already slacking on one of my goals, consistently blogging. So here we go.... let's try this again.

Here was my schedule for last week -

Monday - Strength
Tuesday - 60 min @ under 134 HR
Wed - 20 min @ under 134 HR, 20 min @ 134-144, 10 min @ 144-154, 20 min @ under 134 HR
Thurs -  60 min @ under 134 HR
Friday - strength
Sat - 120 min @ under 134 HR
Sun - spin

I did pretty good at keeping up with my calendar, missed a bit and changed up some things. Here's my actual week.

Monday - Body Combat class, strength
Tuesday - 60 min @ under 134 HR
Wed - 20 min @ under 134 HR, 20 min @ 134-144, 10 min @ 144-154, 13 min @ under 134 HR
Thurs - missed :(
Friday - strength
Sat - spin
Sun - 60 min trail run @ under 134 HR

So not completely horrible with being consistent. Now if I can just get myself to wake up and run in the morning instead of in the afternoon.

How are you doing with your goals? Still staying on track?

Wolf Branch Run Club

About a year and a half ago, a few friends and I were having a discussion about how our favorite brewery did not have a run club associated with it. I mean, every good brewery has to have a run club.... runners love beer. After a few months of planning, and discussions with the awesome folks at the brewery, we finally got our first run scheduled for February 20, 2019.

 

 

Not knowing how well it would do since we're in a smaller community than some of the brewery run clubs I have seen, we decided to keep it just once a month for a bit, but I'm happy to say that since October we have extended our meets to twice a month, the first and third Wednesday of every month. We now even have stickers and shirts that our members can purchase to show off that they belong to our awesome club.











We typically have around 15 - 30 runners at each
run and every time we have at least one new

person join, and to this date we have 95 members join since we started last February. Most of our members are runners, but we do have a few walkers.... some of those walkers have even been inspired by other members to start running.

There are 4 different route options that we suggest, a 1-mile, 2-mile, 5k and 4 1/2 mile. We all meet around 6, take our group picture at 6:30 and off we go. When we're done, we all meet back at the brewery. The brewery graciously offers $1 off every runner/walker's first drink, but most stay and have at least a couple drinks just so they can enjoy the camaraderie of all the other members. We have all made so many new friends and have had the opportunity to catch up with old ones.

 
 

 As our 1 year anniversary approaches, we are hoping to plan something wonderful for our faithful members that have stuck with us and are helping us grow into a successful run club. We are looking to maybe do some giveaways, or a silent auction, some brand demonstrations, and a shoe collection for one of our local middle school cross country teams.

2019 Recap and 2020 goals

It's the last day of 2019, so it's time to reflect on what I have done over the past year and what my new goals will be for 2020. 

So here were my 2019 goals - 

• Complete a 30k
• Crush Jack's 30k (my race I dnf'd at last year)
• Become an ultramarathoner (over marathon distance)
• Continue to strength train 3x a week and run 4-5 times per week
• Eat healthy 70% of the time
• Run 750 miles

So let's recap.... I completed 2 30k's last year, the Skunk Ape 30k and the 30K Lake Apopka Trail Run. Because of this, I signed up for Jack's 50k instead of the 30k.... and Jack's defeated me again. I dropped down to the now Jack's 24k and finished that. As for becoming an ultramarathoner.... SUCCESS!! I completed 28 miles during River to Sea's 12 hr race. I was pretty consistent with my strength training and running, eating healthy... eh, probably close to 70% of the time. And I ran over 950 miles this year. So I say I pretty much crushed my 2019 goals. 

So what's on the radar for me in 2020? I've taken a step back from racing to become a stronger, faster runner. I will still run River to Sea 6/12 hr Race, Jack's 50K and the Mt Dora Dora Double. 

• Crush Jack's 50K
• Continue to strength train 3x a week, run 4-5 times a week and spin once a week
• Eat healthy 70-80% of the time
• Run 1000 miles
• Continue to make Wolf Branch Run Club a successful run club
• Blog consistently
• Have a stronger relationship with God

How did 2019 treat you? Any new goals for 2020?

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