february recap

february

runs/miles: 12 runs/69.32 miles
bike miles: 99 miles
swimming: 3 swims this month, 2.5 miles total
races: 3 (kinda)-
mid winter classic 10 miler (ran on my own)- 1:19:12 (7:55 pace) 10 mile PR
polar bear 5k- 22:59 (7:24 pace) 2nd in age group
hyannis half marathon- 1:48:45 (8:13 pace) half marathon PR

# of half marathon PRs: ONE! :) (see above)
# of times i fell over in pain cuz of a massive calf seizure (is that even a thing?): 1. and it sucked.
# of times ive gone back and forth about running a marathon (again): 4 (getting better)
# of times ive almost pressed submit on a marathon registration page: 0 (down from 2 last month)

favorite run: mid winter classic... its a tough course but it was a beautiful day and despite feeling rather puke-tastic towards mile 7, i was glad i got out to run it since i couldnt make the actual race (its tough without your fellow runner buddies around sometimes)
least favorite run: the 10x800s on the treadmill (at 4:30am). wowza, those things were craaaazy. but ill probably do it again. were slightly stupid like that.
favorite pin: (yes, im still slightly obsessed... favorites tied for two...)

id probably say the latter

hahahahaha

goals from february:
 - ride more miles than feb 2011 (45 miles): got up to 99 this month! id say thats more than i expected, but of course when i added it all up i was pissed to see that i could have just gone one more mile...
 - 525m swim in 11 minutes (current time: 11:20): got down to 10:20, took a whole minute off!!
 - plank a day: i successfully completed this (some days were better than others)... within the first week of the month i did a plank a day in 6 different states: maine, new hampshire, massachusetts, pennsylvania, missouri, and illinois, and one 30,000 feet in the air (we practically had the entire airplane to ourselves on superbowl sunday). i tried to remember to do the plank when i woke up in the morning but that rarely worked out, so id be laying in bed and remember. one plank i did in my bed cuz i literally was too lazy to get up. but alas, i completed it.

march goals:
 - 100 bike miles
 - run the tough 12 miler again that i did a few weeks ago (it wasnt that bad...)
 - 800s on the track. like outside. headlamps optional. (sarah youre not getting out of this one)
 - go to reds now that its open (thank you to my brother for texting me last night with this info)
 - make monkey bread (and try not to eat it all)
 - figure out proper fuel & hydration so as not to crash in april at great bay
 - less. coffee.

ok, enough of that. and no more of this "you need to do something every day thing" (other than this, cuz its my resolution and all... which i already have difficulties keeping up with).

and because i skipped "fun fact friday" yesterday, here are a few just for fun:
1. i have this great fear that one day im going to lift the toilet seat or open the washing machine and a huge snake will be coiled to in there. im not even sure there are huge snakes like that where we live but it still worries me.
2. ill fully admit it (for meg)... im making a quilt for my cat. trust me, no one else will want this thing (my first quilting attempt), and she will truly appreciate it.
3. the square root of 127521 is 357.1... clearly you all would be lost without that info. (thanks john and clint for this lovely information!)
4. we now have 6 bottles of pinnacle vodka in my house after yesterdays addition of cookie dough. yes, you read that right. cookie.dough.VODKA.
5. yesterday while roaming around rite aid i tried out a color of nail polish that i must have. only my thumb is painted (clearly i needed to try it out first) and i have yet to take it off. but i refuse to spend $8, so im waiting for a coupon.

the color matches my watch!

(essie: turquoise & caicos)