"You Have a Lumpy Butt"
Happy Freaking Thursday! As usual, I'm waaay behind on these posts (if anyone is actually reading them). I'm always busy and things just fall by the wayside...whether it's laundry, work, or whatever. So...the workout train has been inconsistent as hell the last month and my check-in on the challenge has been delayed for lame reasons: more work, more sewing, more husband time, etc. The good news: I'm down 12#. The bad news: I'm only down 12#. Yes, it's a small victory, but the stagnant pace at which I'm working this off has to change. I now have less than four weeks to the SFO Nike Women's Half-Marathon* (shit) and about three and a half months to get the rest off to WIN the challenge.
Problem #1 - you haven't jogged more than a mile since your last football game, where you tore a ligament in your hand and have been sidelined since.
Problem #2 - running those motherscratching hills is NO FUN with this extra weight.
Solution #1 - resign yourself to the fact that you're probably going to have to walk the majority of the 13.1 miles...so get your ass on the treadmill, at an incline, for at least an hour a day!
Solution #2 - get your lumpy butt to the gym and work it out. Theoretically, 8-10 pounds could melt off before the race and take a lot of stress of the ol' body. That's right, Chubs...I'm coming at you like a spider monkey!
*If you've never done this race - put it on your bucket list. 30,000 runners line up in San Francisco's Union Square for the half and full marathon. It's become so popular that you have to win a spot by random lottery drawing. The first draw is the amazing scenery...picture this: you're running along fisherman's wharf and smiling at the Golden Gate bridge. You say to yourself, "oh, what a beautiful course"...then as you draw your attention away from the bridge and the Ghiradelli chocolate factory, you see the change in course. What the foxtrot? Yep, six miles of straight hilly hell through a gorgeous neighborhood.
But, then...it gets really lovely again. You get to run downhill along the highway and you get to stop at some chocolate stations along the way. Yum. The BIG finale is at the finish line, where a fireman in a tuxedo hands you the NWM Tiffany necklace. By the time that happens, you've already forgotten about the hills...almost. They host a hell of a race and the goody bags, yoga, massages, etc. at the end are amazing. After the race, the fun begins...these five Alaskans will enjoy some delicious food at the Stinking Rose and maybe hit a winery. Awesome!
Problem #1 - you haven't jogged more than a mile since your last football game, where you tore a ligament in your hand and have been sidelined since.
Problem #2 - running those motherscratching hills is NO FUN with this extra weight.
Solution #1 - resign yourself to the fact that you're probably going to have to walk the majority of the 13.1 miles...so get your ass on the treadmill, at an incline, for at least an hour a day!
Solution #2 - get your lumpy butt to the gym and work it out. Theoretically, 8-10 pounds could melt off before the race and take a lot of stress of the ol' body. That's right, Chubs...I'm coming at you like a spider monkey!
*If you've never done this race - put it on your bucket list. 30,000 runners line up in San Francisco's Union Square for the half and full marathon. It's become so popular that you have to win a spot by random lottery drawing. The first draw is the amazing scenery...picture this: you're running along fisherman's wharf and smiling at the Golden Gate bridge. You say to yourself, "oh, what a beautiful course"...then as you draw your attention away from the bridge and the Ghiradelli chocolate factory, you see the change in course. What the foxtrot? Yep, six miles of straight hilly hell through a gorgeous neighborhood.
But, then...it gets really lovely again. You get to run downhill along the highway and you get to stop at some chocolate stations along the way. Yum. The BIG finale is at the finish line, where a fireman in a tuxedo hands you the NWM Tiffany necklace. By the time that happens, you've already forgotten about the hills...almost. They host a hell of a race and the goody bags, yoga, massages, etc. at the end are amazing. After the race, the fun begins...these five Alaskans will enjoy some delicious food at the Stinking Rose and maybe hit a winery. Awesome!
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