Drowning in Sweat

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Today started off with an early morning run. I wasn’t too much in the mood to go out and almost justified not working out since I have a big paper due tomorrow, but I haven’t moved in the last couple of days and I knew I would feel better after. And, as always, I didn’t regret lacing up my running shoes :).

Even though I was out decently early, it was HOT HOT HOT and I thought I was going to die for a good portion of my loop. I’m still happy with my times, though, and am looking forward to going on some cooler night runs this weekend. Hopefully I won’t drown in my own sweat like I did today 😉

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I’m loving the Run Keeper app. It does such an awesome job with accurately tracking my runs and I’m a sucker for the stats it shows me. Oh, and it sends me the BEST emails after every jog I go on.

Too cute!

Too cute!

After my run I worked on my essay before eating a pretty standard breakfast with Kyle. Nothing like a PB and J banana.

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Then it was back to work until I had to leave to go to class. I love the weather now (as long as I’m not running!)

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I didn’t shower after running ;). Shhh.

I also had an exciting moment where I checked my Pinterest and saw that someone had repinned one of my workouts! It’s the little things, right?

The plan for the rest of the day is to finish writing a copiously long history paper and then grab some dinner with the boy friend. I can’t wait to get that bugger done!

Have a great day!

xoxo Christine

 

 

A Speedy Workout and Death of my Cookie Butter

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Today started off with a quick 2 mile run at a little under an 8:20 pace followed by breakfast and then a speedy 35 minutes of leg weight training. I had to cut it short since I had a History lecture to go to, but I was able to get a pretty decent workout in. Usually I do full-body weight lifting sessions 3 or 4 times a week, so it felt weird concentrating solely on my lower body! A rough detailing of what I did:

  • 3×20 walking lunges with a 60lb dumbbell
  • 3×10 squat with overhead press with 55lbs dumbbell
  • 3×20 calf raises with 115 lbs (holy burn!)
  • 3×20 jump lunges
  • 3×10 deadlifts with 80 lbs dumbbell

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I’ve been having trouble getting out of the door quickly enough in the morning to get some longer mileage, so I’m going to try to be better about that in the future! I feel bad for everyone who sees me on a regular basis since I basically live in workout clothes. It’s a big deal when I make the extra effort to put on some real clothing and actually have my hair down!

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Class was filled with tons of notes (plus a little side of blog reading).

IMG_2083Other than that, my day has revolved around signing up for classes next year and studying for my chemistry midterm this Wednesday. Also, I tragically finished my jar of cookie butter. RIP :'(

Thou shalt be missed.

Thou shalt be missed.

What type of workout do you do when you’re in a rush?

xoxo Christine

 

 

Out in the Sun

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Today started off with sleeping in till 8:30, quite a feat for me! I guess the last couple of days have started to catch up to me. While I didn’t have time to get in a workout since I slept later than usual, today involved lots of walking as I attended a concert called Extravaganza put on by my college. But first, brunch!

Brunch:

Oatmeal with raisins and some honey, a banana and dollop of crunchy PB, egg whites with ketchup, and enough coffee to drown a small town. I love brunch. It’s like breakfast on steroids!

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After eating I went to go make a masterpiece of a poster for my friend’s birthday before heading home to slather some makeup on :).

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gettin’ crafty! (not really)

The weather was perfect for a day in the sun and I can tell from my horrible sandal lines that I got my tan on despite all the sunblock I put on. I can’t wait to get that “glow” that only seems to come with summer.

happiness.

happiness.

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We ended up not staying too long because the music wasn’t all that great, but we made up for it with some delicious nachos that were out of this world! Cheese, chicken, steak, guacamole, pico de gallo, onions, and pinto beans? Sign me up! We didn’t eat till around 3:30, so that baby has been keeping me full all throughout the evening. I also saw and caught up with an old friend which is always lovely :).

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971405_10151681545286913_807625857_n Once I got home, nothing sounded better than a nap (so much sleep today!) and I woke up around 6:30 feeling a bit out of it since it was so late. “Dinner” was a bowl of cereal since I was still stuffed from the nachos.

Apart from that, I finished a French essay and watched the new Game of Thrones episode with Kyle on my laptop via HBO Go. Coffee and chocolate were a must!

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Although it’s a  bit late, I think I’m going to try to get some studying in for my chemistry midterm on Wednesday so I feel more comfortable and prepared. I absolutely hate feeling like I’m not ready for an exam and I’ve already procrastinated enough for today ;).

Catch ya’ll later!

xoxo Christine