My child woke up at 5:30 this morning, for no apparent reason. She was crying when I walked in bleary-eyed and was going on and on about Nemo. WTF? Consequently, I’m tired today. Really tired because, of course, I went to bed late. Why? Because I’m incapable of watching just one Buffy episode (which I watched after Lost). I had my usual 1/2 cup of coffee at home, but I needed another when I got to work. Much to my surprise there were leftovers from a meeting in the break room and I scored a lovely pastry.
In order to justify that ooey, gooey cherry pastry I ate, I thought I’d let you know what I’m doing, training-wise, for my big half marathon in April.
A typical exercise week looks like this (from here on out anyway – my birthday celebrations put everything on halt):
Tuesday: 1 hour Zumba class (with a teacher that I have quite the story about*)
Wednesday: 1 hour yoga session taught by my lovely friend who blogs about television shows over here
Thursday: 1 hour walk with my hoop trainer
Saturday: a brutal hoop walk training that will be at least 2 1/2 hours long from here on out (last week was 7 miles and I think we’re doing 7 again this weekend)
*So, my Zumba teacher. There’s no other way to put it: she’s hot. Doing Zumba 5 days a week means she has an incredible body (and she has 3 kids! what an inspiration!) and I happened to mention it to a few people. I made the joke that if I played the other team, she’d be in trouble. Well, my big mouth got me in an embarrassing situation because one of the friends I was telling this to? Not only does she know my teacher….she’s her freaking sister! So embarrassing, especially because she of course had to tell her sister about what I said. Oy. There goes Victoria T.M.I. Winters again. We all had a good laugh and nothing was awkward with last night’s class – don’t worry.
For the half marathon I think it would be really cute to run in a jogging skirt – a pink one to match my hoop. It’s super girly and silly, I know, but I am hula hooping a half marathon after all! Can’t get more girly and goofy than that! I’m starting to research prices now. Here are some that I like – I’m hoping for one under $40. Drop me a line if you have an recommendations!
March 3, 2010 at 2:55 pm
supercute….but watch for thigh rub….owwieeee
March 3, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Regina – it’s supposed to be better than shorts because nothing rides up. But, yeah, thigh rub needs to be accounted for. I like the ones with bike shorts underneath that would both stay put and protect from the rub!
March 3, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Just be sure you buy whatever you’re going to wear for your half marathon and wear it on a training run (hoop?) first. You don’t want to get three miles into your big day and realize you’re chafing in your cute new skirt.
March 4, 2010 at 10:04 am
Deanna – Oh yeah. I certainly will be buying my outfit (shoes and socks included) ahead of time and breaking them in!
March 4, 2010 at 9:55 am
I second Regina’s observation about the thigh rub. I have a couple that I love for my shorter runs, but gave me grief on my long runs (I ran a half marathon last spring). They did have bike shorts underneath, but perhaps because my thighs are *ahem* on the larger size? The bike shorts rode up and hence the chafing. I’ve seen a new combo which is the skirt with a capri-length pant underneath. I can’t wait to follow your progress on the hula-hooping. How fabulous!
March 4, 2010 at 10:05 am
Angie – thanks for stopping by! I’m excited that others are going to follow my hooping the half progress! It keeps me motivated. 🙂
March 5, 2010 at 7:55 am
What is the Zumba class like? I have been wanting to try it at my gym but am worried it involves too much dance, and I really don’t know if am willing to go out there and show everyone my lack of dancing ability!
March 5, 2010 at 9:17 am
Zumba varies widely from place to place. Where I do it happens to also be the hoop studio where I took hula hoop classes and the teachers are AWESOME. One, the hot one I mentioned, is much more salsa-esque in her approach while the other one is much more hip hop. I’ve also done it once at the gym at work (read: free), but that lady was awful. All she did was grapevines for an hour (yawn!).
It’s very dance oriented and I suck, but it doesn’t matter. It’s just about working out, building up a sweat, and having fun while doing it. You really should try it!
March 5, 2010 at 2:25 pm
The Zumba class I tried was too full and you couldn’t move around. Kinda killed the aerobic work-out, but it was still fun!
I would check out Athletha and Title Nine Sports for cute clothes, although there was limited sale stuff when I just checked because we’re just going into summer.
March 5, 2010 at 2:29 pm
$20!
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/,2085J_Moving-Comfort-Hopkinton-Skort-For-Women.html?color=03&cm_sp=CC-_-2085J-_-03
March 5, 2010 at 2:32 pm
I love you!! 🙂