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Missed First Spin Class February 2, 2010

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I completly underestimated traffic. That coupled with my over-confidence in my general sense of direction made me more than a little late for my first spin class. :(
I did at least have foresight to call. By the time I did finally find the place I was 40 minutes late for the hour long class. I decided it was worth hanging around to meet the instructor and see if I could roll over the credit to another class. There I was in my red dress, stillettos, and up-do having come straight from the office. Yup, I looked ridiculous standing outside the room. On the upshot, if you are going to look ridiculous you might as well look fabulous doing it.
I did meet the 2 instructors. The one is the head of the Tri Club. I talked to him for a while and he encouraged me that he thinks with my background I’d be ready for a Sprint at the end of April. I’m going to try to attend a Monday group swim next week and see if he’s lying or not. Still haven’t heard back from the one swim instructor.
I also talked with the spin instructor. Super nice guy. He said I could have come in with 5 minutes left and he’d still be happy to see me. Maybe that was because of the outfit though. Who knows. He was also very encouraging and now I’m jazzed.
Maybe this Wednesday will be better. I at least know my way better now and perhaps I can jet out of work a wee bit sooner.

Guts & Guns Isn’t The Same w/o Me February 2, 2010

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So my favorite person decided to “mix it up a little”. Sure she did. Two other people got to lead my workout and let’s just say I am and always will be the master of the Guts. I think I might just do my own guts routine at home tonight.
I’d say I’d go for a run, but it’s the premiere of Lost tonight so not getting out of work til evening anyway means I’m cutting into crucial moments of television history.

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Field Maneuvers a la Katie February 1, 2010

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I opted for the vet workout this morning. Last night I thought that was a wise choice. That was before I realized Katie is a saddist who likes to torture people. I looked in at the instructors who were doing the info session with the new campers. They were just leisurly sitting around listening to my favorite lead(heavy sarcasm) give an expose on bootcamp. Then, the PT.
Not to say that the PT isn’t hard, but honestly…when you are sitting there doing sprints, squats, then air chair, you re-evaluate your options. Option A) PT, Option B) Torture. Suddenly Option A is looking alot more interesting.
Seriously though, I loved the work out. For the first time in months I finally feel like we’re really living up to the Bootcamp hype.

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Overly Perky 26 Year Old January 29, 2010

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So it wasn’t the fastest mile, and it wasn’t the longest run, but it was pretty inspirational. It was Final PT day for the campers and as usual I was doing TLC (which I actually like for Final PT day).
It was fun because Randy is an older guy and I can tell that he doesn’t always appreciate my overly perky 26 year old self. That’s ok though, because when it comes time to get his butt moving I’m there in his ear to bug him. Lucky him.
Every time there was a downward grade (I wouldn’t say downhill because it’s definetly not a hill) I would push him to run just a little bit faster. If he started to slow I’d say “Keep up your pace, you’re doing great!”. Then, when it came time for that last little bit, just when you think you have nothing left, I said “There’s the finish! Let’s sprint to the end! Meghan’s waiting!”
Randy may have hated for for about 9:30 minutes, but when the time was called he had a big smile.
I guess overly perky 26 year olds are good for something after all. Great job Randy!

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On Your Six Indoors January 27, 2010

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Officially sore for Five Star General, but always up for a good woopin’ I couldn’t wait to see what Jodi would do to us this month with On Your Six. This time was insane. The stations she picked were very challenging. I started with Superman at the end thinking it would ease me into the rotation. WRONG! The next two stations were Mountain Climbers and then Burpees. Ugh. Just when I was about to rejoice that I had finished the Burpees I sprinted to the end to find that my next station was, guess what….Mooorrreee Mountain Climbers. Yowsa.
Jodi also came up with this really cool air chair game. Okay…I’ll be honest, while my quads were screaming at me I wasn’t loving it. After though, knowing that it was a great workout, how can I complain.
Two days in a row of being sore. I’m glad I’m starting to be challenged again as an instructor.

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5 Star General January 26, 2010

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I remember the first day I did this workout in Piedmont Park. It was mass caious and wicked hard. When I saw it on the schedule I shuddered to think of what it would be like indoors.
Emily lead it and I can honestlysay it was an awesome workout and very well organized. My arms were completely sore.
Emily said her heart rate monitor registered 500 some calories burned. I’d believe it. I might have to invest.

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6 Miles w/ Cindy January 23, 2010

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Today we had the second outing for the running club. We met again at the bike depot. We had 4 or 5 people that were aiming to increase their distance in preparation for half marathons. I jaunted out with them.
Cindy is one of my favorite people. She and I set out at a pretty good pace, but it wasn’t long before Brian the Bullet caught up with us. He and his wife Erika are definetly the fastest people in the group. We all decided that 3 out and 3 back was the perfect distance.
We had such a good time running and talking. We actually kept a pretty good pace. Our time was better than my last 10K. I think It was Cindy. She kept me going at a good pace.
I am feeling a bit sore now though. I think my body is ready to get back to running after these last few weeks of taking it easy.
Sadly I think I’m going to have to pick another marathon to train for. I’ve already missed some early milestones to train for Nashville. :( I could force myself to jump up, but it just wouldn’t be wise. I have a half in March and April planned, so I am trying to find something in June/July time frame. Yes, I know that’s going to suck with the weather, but what else can I do?

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Jump Rope January 20, 2010

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To be honest, jump rope is not my favorite workout activity because I’m completely uncoordinated. Combine that with the fact that it’s 6am in the morning and I haven’t had coffee yet, the goal is really to look the least stupid.
This time was really fun though. Tommy lead it, and it was the perfect balance of jump rope and strength training. He had us do Mission Impossibles through the parking lot with our arms out. After about 3 minutes of that my glutes were burning. Then back to jump rope. Sphew. Sore!!!
I’d also like to announce, that if I was 1 when I started jump rope workouts I have progressed to at least a 4. Not great, not good, but definetly improved.

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Sprints January 19, 2010

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20-20-20 January 18, 2010

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