Happy 3 Day Weekend!

Saw this little guy walking into an account. Don't forget to appreciate the beautiful little things!

So excited for the long weekend. I have nothing planned and it feels amazing!

Throwback Thursday

These pics of my pups when they were suuuuper little makes me smile. Dallas was a meatball and Luna had major attitude and was always in trouble! Not much has changed!

Pink all day long

I'm the annoying person who wore head to toe pink at the gym today. Deal with it! :)

Annapolis 10 Miler

I allllllmost signed up for this race in a state of delusion until I came to my senses and realized it was exactly a week after Iron Girl. I'm sure many would have done both...I just didn't want to train for distance on top of the Tri. I was too focused on improving my time. Clearly, it worked! :) Maybe next year.

Unfortunately, the weather wasn't favorable for the racers, Straight up downpour at the start! Luckily we were able to take cover during the race to wait out the ugly weather.

It ended up stopping long enough for everyone to finish the race. I can't imagine the amount of blisters that popped up from soaked shoes and socks!

I was able to snap the first pic before the sky opened up...

A break in the storm

Failing to plan is planning to fail!

Unfortunately, with my job I never know exactly where I'll be when I need to eat lunch or how much time I'll actually have. I rarely have access to a microwave or a fridge. I used to just gab whatever was around and I wouldn't pick the best options especially if I didn't get anywhere around food until 2pm. Now thinking back, going from breakfast at 6:30am and not eating a bite of anything until 2pm sounds CRAZY. It's no wonder I inhaled every single piece of food in sight and didn't stop until I was uncomfortable.

That definitely had to change when I started training more serious at the beginning of the year. I now pack a cooler full of options for mid morning sacks, lunch, and mid afternoon/pre workout snacks. Everything is prepared the night before so I can just grab and go! It has changed my eating habits for the better and I no longer reach for the unhealthy foods when I'm away from home.

Here's a snapshot of my turkey, spinach, and cilantro jalapeño hummus wrap. Eating healthy doesn't have to be difficult or boring!

The difference a year can make!

This is the best before and after picture that helps prove you can't get all weird and bulky from weight training. The pic on left is from one year ago at the same event. I trained completely different last year. I focused more on the cardio aspect and used weights here and there. It was my first sprint triathlon and I was just happy to cross the finish line.

Fast forward to this past weekend and I not only improved my time by over 14 MINUTES, I felt amazing after the race and have minimal soreness a few days out. I focused more of my training on weights and plyo to help strengthen my body and help with endurance. Cardio definitely played a part, but my main focus was on building lean muscle.

So excited to see just how far I've come in a years time with how my body looks and the positive effect it has on racing. Just when I think I am not seeing progress I will have to remind myself with these pics. I've come a long way. Change won't happen overnight. Be proud of the little things you accomplish. I can't wait to see where I'll be a year from now :)

Iron Girl 2012

I'm so excited about this years race results! I improved my time by over 14 MINUTES! All the training and hard work definitely paid off. I am already thinking of things to work on for next year!

We were blessed with such amazing weather. It was high 60s at the start and we had cloud cover throughout pretty much the whole race. The temp didn't get above 80.

I'm so lucky I am able to compete in such an amazing race among other strong women, and even more lucky to share this experience with family and friends.

All in all, I couldn't ask for a better weekend!

Truth.

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