Workout Times?

So, the new job. 
My hours are a little crazy and a little sporadic. 


From what I understand, it is pretty typical for chiropractor's office to be open Monday, Wednesday and Friday and have limited hours Tuesday and Thursday. Until I get the nutrition/weight loss program off and running, my hours are going to be very unpredictable. 
Mondays and Fridays will be full days - usually 7:45 until about 6:30... with Wednesday being until about 7:30. 
Those are long days... especially coming from a 9-5 job where about 6 hours of those hours were spent goofing around on pinterest. 
Tuesdays are going to be days where I come in for a few hours and help with any insurance and/or cleaning of the office. And, for the next couple weeks, I'll spend about 5 hours at a training center, learning about the specific weight loss and nutrition program I am going to be running.... eventually, hopefully soon. 


Now, the question and main concern I have with this schedule, as would any crazed, type A marathon runner would have, is when the heck do I work out??


Tuesdays and Thursdays are no-brainers. 
It's the MWF that has me in a bundled mess of nerves. 
Especially when I can't get into a steady sleeping groove.... 


I could get up super early and attend a 5:30am spinning class at my gym on those long days... which I would LOVE to do..... however, I've yet to wake up at 5:00am and not fall back asleep..... hmmm


Or, I could wait until after work...... which is just totally not my style.... at all..... BUT, I pulled one out from left field on Wednesday and got in a run after work.....

Don't worry mom.... and roommate.... I had reflective gear, cell phone in hand and no music... perfect late night running.
I did a nice little 5 mile run and returned home to eat a quick dinner at 9:00.
Again, no worries... I salvaged my 85 year old woman tendencies and was in bed by 10:00.


Between all the holidays, it will probably take some time to get into a good exercise/workout schedule.... but, I have a job I'm in love with and I don't spend 40 hours a week plotting to eradicate all things related to jeggings and plaids... so I can deal with the after work workouts :)


Be Happy... it's Friday!

Post-Marathon

If ya'll remember from like 2 posts ago, I ran a marathon 10 days ago? errr, yes, 10 days ago... and while you think I would be past my "post marathon blues" ...I feel like it's just started.

I'm attributing the delayed onset to my busy week last week.... between an ochem midterm, my best friend from home visiting, my alien brother occupying wall street in NYC and making my sister's halloween costume... there was no time to be in a funk....

Then the weekend came. With no plans and no commitments and no roommate.

I went for a premeditated 4 mile run Saturday morning that turned into a miserable 2 mile limp due to excrutiating pain in my hip... not a happy camper.
Despite my failed run, I tried my best to stay positive and busy for the rest of the weekend and week... I cleaned, I organized, I dusted, I spent time with one of my best friends.... but still felt, and still do feel, like something in my life is missing.... blah.

It's crossed my mind more than once this past week(end) that I should devote my entire life to running marathons. You know... so when I'm done with one I can just jump on the training schedule again and run another one, and just all together skip the whole post-partum running depression gig.... but then I realized that I look forward far too much to weekends full of friends, laughing and oops, alcohol and pizza...

hello friends....  :)

.....and that's probably not condusive to running multiple marathons in a year.

I'm hoping thinking that a weekend of potential halloween excitement, new fitness adventures and possible future job opportunities will jumpstart my mood.

Now if my body would just get to normal ... I could start running again!

Past, Present and Future

Hi Guys!
This morning, for your reading pleasure, I provide you with a look into the things I'm loving of the past, present and the future...

The Past:
I found these gems last Saturday at a vintage store in the Short North (Flower Child):

They were a little expensive for my liking ($18.00) but not only did I fall instantly in love with them, but they also fit my feet perfectly - match made in heaven if you ask me :)

The Present:

Check out this weather I had this morning on my 6 mile run:

Man, was it perfect! I've had sort of a blah week and this run totally turned everything around. I love how running can do that. My marathon training called for a tempo run and usually these are hard for me to actually complete.... but my pace was actually faster than my past runs!

And... to make my morning even that much better.... BREAKFAST!

Oats in a Jar! LOVE! I've really been straying away from oatmeal breakfasts lately because of the relentless heat and humidity, but with a cool run and an almost-gone pb jar... it seemed like the right choice :)

And on top of a perfect run and a perfect breakfast... I got to look at these flowers from our back patio:

And what could be better then realizing I have a full day at work wearing leggings:

Yes, I complain about my job... but I can't complain that I can wear basically whatever I want :)

The Future:

Remember in my recent post that I said I played tennis in college? Well, I also LOVE to watch tennis... and I get to do just that next week with my only favorite sister. Besides the Cone, the only good thing about living in West Chester (the suburbia of Cincinnati) is getting the privelage of having a world class tennis tournament in your backyard, well, ok... 15 minutes away from your backyard...

Needless to say, I am very excited to hang out with my sister (and probably mom - she always seems to sneak free tickets to this thing), watch tennis, and drool over shirtless tennis players....aaaand I suppose it will be nice to see the other part of the fam... dad and brother... we'll see if they even know I'm there :)

It's almost Friday!