Stretching & Oven Bacon

Thursdays are hill days for me. The plan called for atleast 4 miles this morning but it wasn't happening. My tummy had other ideas and my legs were super tight. I am starting to realize the hard way the importance of stretching after running and foam rolling on a regular basis. I only got in 2 miles before the floor and roller were calling my name. 

Disappointed, definitely! But I ran so I need to be grateful for that. Two more runs this week are on the books. Saturday I plan on going to Corpus to run the trail we are running for our race next month. I want to have an idea of what exactly I got myself into! 

Gym selfies are usually not my thing but I wanted to show off the tank that I got! #TexasStrong came about during the Floods of 2015. I bought it because all the proceeds went to help the victims around the Wimberely area from the floods during memorial Day. Unfortunately they still have yet to find two children from the Corpus Christi area which just breaks my heart. 

I wanted to make breakfast today and skip my shake so to kill two birds with one stone (get ready and make food) I tried to make bacon in the oven. I had seen others do it but hadn't tried it myself yet. 

I used my Le Cruset griddle that we got as a wedding present and it was great! I didn't time how long I had them in there but I did end up broiling them for maybe 3 or 4 minutes just before I pulled them out to make sure they were crispy. I hate floppy bacon!

And breakfast is served! Scrambled eggs, bacon, and coffee! 

Rise and Run

This week started my change of schedule to start running in the mornings instead of after work when the South Texas heat and humidity is almost unbearable. 

I took last week off to focus on my flood relief donations efforts and deliver everything we had on Sunday. If you haven't kept up with the floods that are going on all around Texas, then I would google it or you can check out my posts on it HERE and HERE. For my husband and I, the floods that hit the hill country really hit home for us since I am from the north side of San Antonio and he is a Texas State Alumni. Also, Corpus Christi had three local families that were swept away in the flood and as of this morning three members of those families are still missing. 

I did start my week off right thanks to my sister in law! We stayed with them Sunday after an long day so Monday morning I woke up early and went to CrossFit Seguin with her.

 
Tuesday I was sore...not gonna lie! But I got up at 5 AM and made it to the gym for a short 2 miles and abs. I am trying to make that a habit as well...every time I run, I do abs. Not only because having a strong core helps with running but because I would like a more toned tummy!

Wednesday was national running day but it was also my rest day. I got into running later in life...maybe a few years ago. It is a challenge for me to try to reach the goals I set for myself but I do enjoy. I am not the fastest, or the cutest in my outfits, nor do I run the longest but I am a runner in my own right and I will continue to run until my body tells me no more.

Thursday, oh Thursday! I seriously turned off my alarm at 5 and rolled over to go back to bed before the voice in my head started yelling me to get my ass out of bed! I am so glad I did. I got it another 2 miles and ab series. And for me the best part of getting up early and getting my day started is breakfast and coffee!

YUMMO!

Flood Relief Hiatus

I know I resurrected this blog and haven't posted anything in a while but in the great state of Texas everything south of Dallas is in a state of emergency. I have been diligently working on collecting items for the flood victims in my husband's college town of San Marcos. We are working to collect items for 38 families of Travis Elementary School. 

Next week I will be back to training!