{Indy Half Marathon}

Hello there blogging friends! I hope your Mother's Day Sunday is treating you well:)
I finished the Half Marathon yesterday and am really paying for it today:)
I am super sore and ended up with a yucky sinus infection.....
but....it was WORTH it!!
There is nothing like having a goal and achieving it.

We went to Indy for the whole weekend and we had a lot of fun:)
We went down with our friends who also ran the race. My friend Jamie is a certified personal trainer and she ROCKS!!! She ran the race in 1 hour and 36 minutes.....AMAZING:)
Anywho....I had to have a little glass of vino the night before the race.....
Just one though:)

Got up in the morning and headed down to the start line....
It was FREEZING and WINDY....

I had my husband/cheerleader with me!! What a trooper to go and sit out there in that weather for me:)
Oh and he got his own personal best....
the first to get a wrist band for the beer garden!!! He was tailgating our run!
Here I am getting ready for take off:)

I look like such a dork!! My hair was just crazy. Owell....I never worry about what I look like when I workout! I was just excited to do the run:)

Do you worry about how you look when you workout?!?!

And the AFTER!
I was so darn proud of myself....I may have shed a tear when I crossed that finish line! That is what I love about doing things like this!
There are times in when I am training that I feel like ...... why do I do this....
But then when you meet your goal......there is NO feeling like that in the world:)

My only goal for this run was to do it in a 10 min/mile pace ....

And I did....and that was even with stopping for a bathroom break! I know it's not super fast....but not too bad for my first half marathon.....well really it was my second but my first one I walked the whole time....
I just couldn't believe I actually did it!
and I have already decided that i'll do another one with a different goal in mind! I'll keep you posted!

After all that.....it was time for some lunch and you guessed it.....VINO:)

After lunch we got ourselves cutesified up and went out on the town:)

fun....fun....fun!!! :) :) :)

There you have it! Don't ever give up on your goals and dreams!! With a little hard work and determination they will come true and you'll be so proud of yourself:)

It truly is the little things in life that make me the happiest!

Hope you have a really wonderful week! I know i'll just be hoping I feel better soon:)

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."
~Eddie Robinson~

{See you on Sunday}

Hi there...
Just thought i'd pop in real quick to tell you.......
See you on Sunday....i'm getting ready to head down to Indianapolis for the half marathon!!!!

Wish me luck!! I am going to need it......looks like it's going to be a super windy day:(

The wind and I just aren't friends.....we are almost as unfriendly as hills and myself:)

I think the wind just about killed me last year when I rode that 75 mile bike ride.....so I somehow doubt tomorrow will be easy!

See you with lots of photos when I get back:)

“Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people”
Nido Qubein

{runner girl}

Hello & Happy Humpday!!!
That's no joke:)
Is it wrong to enjoy a glass of vino after running?!?! Haha..
I starting my preliminary training for the half-marathon in May on Monday....
Ran a measily 3.25 miles and am still sore today!
I am always amazed that I can kill myself in spinning...do p90x legs {it's hard}...do 45 minutes on the elliptical and STILL be sore from just a simple little run!! Owell...that's why I am starting to build my base before actually starting to train!!
I don't enjoy distance running as much as I love cycling so we'll see how it goes:)
And.....

That's probably more the reality!
Have a happy rest of your week!!!!!!!!!!


"We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by." - Will Rogers

{Fresh Friday}

Hello & Happy Friday!! You know how I love Friday's:)
So...how are you doing on your get fit and healthy goals from New Year's??!!
By now....people have often given up and moved on!! but DON'T let that happen to you!! Once you have a dream or a goal you have to get a plan formulated!!
I know life can get in the way of healthy eating or working out.....
But there are always a million "excuses!" If I waited until I was in the mood to workout I would almost NEVER workout:)
And if I ate pizza every time I wanted to eat pizza it would be EVERYDAY:)
I am not perfect by any means.....but I do know that you have to have a plan and it takes work to get to where you want to be! Whether it's a professional goal, a health and fitness goal, a relationship goal, or any other goal you may have:)

Personally....I am still working towards my ultimate goal.....if {rather I should say, when} I get there....you'll be the first to know what it was!! For now it's top secret:)

Remember, you are the only person you need to be accountable to! If you eat naughty foods in the privacy of your home and aren't happy about it...then make yourself accountable!
The girls at work always ask me how I deal with temptations.
Well...I am definitely NOT perfect....but I just stop and think about if what I am about to put in my mouth is worth how I will feel after I eat it!!

And I have also become really creative at making even naughty foods, healthy!!

OK.....I also have a little motivation area on my refrigerator...It's a compilation of things i've done....goals yet to come and little motivational quotes that I like!
It needs to be updated but it still does the trick:) I look at it before I reach into the fridge!

Trust me there are plenty of not so healthy foods in my home!! My husband is not all that concerned about what he eats:)

Also, I just added my training schedule for the half marathon I will run in May:)
For me, I work better with a plan!!
As i've heard "fail to plan & plan to fail"!

Here it is... I like plans...they help me focus!

Now I am not perfect and I am sure I won't stick to this schedule exactly but I have no doubt i'll stick to it pretty closely:)

Ok...so enough about that!!

Now to the FOOD:)

I think if one is to be healthy about eating then they have to have simple but yummy go to foods that still satisfy! Now that was a mouthful:)

One of those go to foods for me is guacamole!! It feels like i'm eating something unhealthy but it's chock full of healthy fats and paired with Guiltless Gourmet Chips it's not too bad for you!As i've said before....don't be afraid to experiment!
Add what you want and delete what you don't like:)
{edit.....I just looked through my blog and realized that I have posted about guacamole before:)

I guess I really want you to make some!!!! If you do let me know~}

~Guacamole~
avocado
red onion
tomato
jalapeno
cilantro
{chop it all up and throw it in the food processor}
then add a little
lime & sea salt.

Wallah....Now that looks delicious....at least in my opinion~
Another simple thing to whip up in a hurry are

~Refried Black Bean Tacos~

Don't they look yummy?!?!? I used little low carb tortillas {only 50 calories each}

refried black beans
avocado
tomato
onion
cilantro
And instead of sour cream.....
Greek Yogurt with chili powder & cumin

and you definitely know by now that I love my vino and enjoy it with many evening meals:)
Now...this looks like a lot of food and for me it WAS!!! but calorie wise...all three tacos were less than 500 calories!!!
So see....you can get a lot of tasty food for not that many calories!!

And now just to show the reality of my house...
Here's my husbands take on Taco's~

That hurts my stomach just looking at it!!
Ground Beef
Full fat cheddar cheese
Taco Sauce
Full fat sour cream

Now that would not be a healthy option meal!! but I guess every once in awhile if you insist!!!!!

Oh and........
my husband surprised me with a Flip Camcorder last night!!
So stay tuned for some videos!!! If you don't think they're too dorky!!!Thanks honey:)

Have a really great weekend!!!!
And let me now how your fit and healthy goals are going!!!
I love to hear your comments:)

"When people say to me: "How do you do so many things?" I often answer them, without meaning to be cruel: "How do you do so little?" It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever." ~Philip Adams