Saturday: September Goals Recap!

It's SATURDAY! And it's October which is awesome because it is officially holiday season. All my favorite holidays back to back! YAY! It is also deadline day (D-Day 4 days ago) for my September Goals! Boy do I have an update for all of you.

I have so much to talk about! So let's start with my September Monthly Goals. If you read my blog last month, you saw my September Goals in my Friday Fab 5, but just in case here is a little reminder:

Goal One: Get more organized at work, home and in the blog world.

Status: Well, I have been somewhat successful with that. At work is a definite yes. At home, lets just say my house doesn't smell like hockey, basketball, dogs and running shoes anymore. If I haven't mentioned it before I live with THREE GUYS. And for the blog world, I am getting there so lets call this goal COMPLETED!

Goal Two: Run my 10k in 1:08:00

Status: Well I ran that race, but my time was 1:10: 22.8. So I was 2:22.8 off. Shouldn't of taken those two walking breaks!  But I am super happy with my time! For a recap of that race click here!

Goal Three: Read a book.

Status: I am in the process of reading Eat, Pray, Love. I am not done with it nor am I half way through it. But I am reading! YAY!

Goal Four: Start getting back into my workout routine.

Status: COMPLETED! I am doing great after my runners funk and joining a gym. I feel like a rock 

star!

Goal Five: Keep my calendar up to date.

Status: So far so good! I just need to stop leaving my agenda in the car...Hmmmm.

Well with September closing out 4 days ago. I hope your September goals where successful. Mine where 50/50 as you can see. Here is to October! 

Until next time everyone!

QOTD: How did your September Goals go? 

Friday Fab 5: Workin' on my Fitness

Happy Friday y'all! I am so happy that it is Friday! It has been a long week and I have bee slowly but surly getting out of my runners funk! It has been pretty awesome. And I know I am not the only one who know that when you start to work out again, you're pretty exhausted. That's me for sure. So here is my Friday Fab 5!

One: It's Friday

I am just happy it's Friday and I get to sleep a little tomorrow morning. I need it. I totally feel like Katy Perry in that song "Last Friday Night." When she is the geek. Ya that's me right now.

Two: I JOINED A GYM! 

I joined a gym on Monday to get out of my runners funk! It is going to be awesome and take my fitness level to a whole new level. I was never against joining a gym, but my "theory" was that I am a runner all I need is a pair of sneakers and the road right? WRONG! I am happy that I made this choice. 

Courtesy of lafitness.com

Three: No more runners funk! 

I think I may have my stride back! I actually ran 4 miles on Wednesday! It really felt awesome to get back on the road. It was raining the whole time. But I ran with no watch, no interval timer, no nothing to let me know how I was doing. I just rain.... With a bikini over my running outfit! 

Four: Paradise Coast International 10k  

I have my first race since Disneyland this Sunday! I am super excited to do a 10k. This will be one of the longest race I have done locally. I usually go out of town to do a local race. But Elite Events has been putting on some amazing races with some awesome distances. 

Courtesy of eliteevents.org

Five: It's Fall! Well sort of! 

It starting to feel like fall everywhere else, but South Florida. But I did do a little decorating the other night to get the feeling in the house. Next stop a pumpkin fall candle! Chris has no idea whats coming! YAY! 

Until next time everyone! 

QOTD: What is something great about your week? 

Training Tip Tuesday: Join a gym

I just wanted to send a BIG thank you and hugs to all the love I received on FB, Twitter and in my comment section on yesterdays post. I am glad I am not alone in my Runners Funk alone. You guys motivate me. So THANK YOU! 

Yesterday I made a decision. Mostly because I can't make it to my favorite trainer David class Wednesday nights anymore. (PS if you live in South Florida and EVER get to check out one of his class, I promise it would be worth it! Also check out his website! Click Here). So after work yesterday I scheduled a tour of our local LA Fitness. 

Chris has been a member of LA Fitness for a while. Some of you know that Chris is not a runner. He plays basketball, but that is because he is pushing 6'7. One of my favorite things to do it watch him play ball. It literally is like ballet for men. Every night Chris goes to the gym for a couple hour playing pick up games and I either run or cook dinner. 

I've been avoiding joining a gym. Not because of the money or cost, just because I get super nervous around big gyms. Mostly because I don't want to look like an idiot if I am using the machines wrong. I am a former crossfit lover So yesterday I took the plunge and took a tour of LA Fitness. 

I met with the manager Jake and he took me around the gym and showed me the machines and said that he would schedule me an appointment with a trainer, at no cost to show me how to do different exercises. I am some what limited at what I do because of my wrist. Some of you may know I had surgery in May on my wrist, and I have limited strength and flexibility but it is getting better everyday!

 

Jake showed me some of the different classes they have and the pool! I love that they have the pool, mostly because I was a swimmer in high school and college, And lifeguarded and taught swim lessons to kids for 6 years. He was an amazing sales man! I already knew I was going to join, but if I wasn't he would have probably swayed me. 

Needless to say I am now a member at LA Fitness. I am excited to get started and take my training to a whole new level. I have a meeting with a personal trainer, Joey tonight. Be sure to look our for that recap soon. Should be a good one! 

Some of you may have seen this picture on my facebook page last night, but I thought it was hilarious with my caption. 

I joined a gym.. and made a cake... and then ate the left over batter.

Until next time everyone!

QOTD: Have you ever been afraid to join a gym? How did you get over it?