Friday happies

  • The Victoria Day long weekend / official kick-off of summer begins at 5 p.m. this evening and I cannot wait. We will be spending time with family, friends and each other which is the perfect weekend line-up but even better, it is the start of the summer season!
  • This morning’s spin class was redemption for yesterday’s crummy run. The class was challenging but doable and I was thrilled to see that I clocked 35 km in the 55 minute ride.
  • After months of talking about it, we have finally planned a Saturday dinner date to a new-ish Mexican restaurant in the city. They don’t reservations and the line-up is often long but I figure we can go early, put our names on the list and find somewhere for cocktails. I mean, there are worse ways to spend a Saturday night.

I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend!

They can’t all be good

This morning’s run flat out sucked. My legs felt like bricks, I felt nauseous and my IT bands were screaming. What makes it even worse is that yesterday was a rest day. It has been months since I have had this crummy of a run, I think the last time I truly wanted to quit running was last November when I ran hungover, in 35 degree weather in Cayman.

I know that I can’t expect to bang out sub-8 minute miles on every single run but I am competitive and I felt like this morning I wasn’t event close to performing my “best”. I think I need to take a few days off from running to give my body and my brain a break - running is meant to be head clearing, not frustrating.

I am sure I will be back on the pavement in a few days but in the meantime, I will spinning, resting and yoga-ing.

A few weeks ago I posted about Firedaughter Clothing, an etsy shop that sells inspirational and adorable work out tops. I ordered a few and last night I took one out for a five mile run - I am in love! The fit and colour are perfect and the burnout style means it is very light, perfect for summer runs. I do need to flag that it isn’t made of wicking material but since the fabric is so light, I really wasn’t bothered by it. There are a ton of sayings, styles and colours available online at Firedaughter Clothing, they are all around $30. High-res

A few weeks ago I posted about Firedaughter Clothing, an etsy shop that sells inspirational and adorable work out tops.

I ordered a few and last night I took one out for a five mile run - I am in love! The fit and colour are perfect and the burnout style means it is very light, perfect for summer runs. I do need to flag that it isn’t made of wicking material but since the fabric is so light, I really wasn’t bothered by it.

There are a ton of sayings, styles and colours available online at Firedaughter Clothing, they are all around $30.

We are looking at investing in an espresso machine as our many, many trips to Starbucks are adding up and I am wondering if anyone has a Nespresso machine? It seems like a good option that won’t totally break the bank and I love how it looks. I think we would go for the model that includes the built-in milk frother as I love my cappuccinos! 

Any comments would be appreciated!

So I knew I pushed myself during yesterday’s race and I was in pain / about to vomit as soon as I crossed the finish line but this picture so clearly depicts how was feeling. See how my mouth is wide open? I am pretty sure that is because I was moaning in pain, it hurt to stop moving and I felt very, very nauseous. I actually remember seeing the camera and thinking I should close my mouth… obviously that didn’t happen! Feel free to laugh, you better believe I did!

So I knew I pushed myself during yesterday’s race and I was in pain / about to vomit as soon as I crossed the finish line but this picture so clearly depicts how was feeling. See how my mouth is wide open?

I am pretty sure that is because I was moaning in pain, it hurt to stop moving and I felt very, very nauseous. I actually remember seeing the camera and thinking I should close my mouth… obviously that didn’t happen!

Feel free to laugh, you better believe I did!

A new 10km PR!

This morning I ran my first 10km race in more than five years and I am happy to say that I crushed my old PR of 52 minutes and change. In fairness, my fitness level was significantly lower five years ago, as was my overall drive so I knew I had a PR in me and my ambitious goal was sub-45 minutes.

I seem to have grown wings over the last few weeks because I crossed the finish line in 43:02, exactly one week after running a sub-1:40 half-marathon. I do need to call out that it is very fast and downhill 10km race route but at the same time, the weather was crummy today and there were 27,000 people running the race. I am very pleased with my time and quite happy that I beat my older brother by two seconds - sibling rivalry never dies!

After two hard races and no races on the horizon I am looking forward to getting back to twice-weekly spin classes, boot camp classes and tennis. I obviously won’t stop running but I will cut back on the intensity, although I have to say, PRs can make racing pretty addictive.

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful mum. Even though we already celebrated in person, I can’t let this big day pass without some acknowledgement on my blog! I hope that you’re having a great day celebrating your mum or enjoying being spoiled by your kiddos :). High-res

Happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful mum. Even though we already celebrated in person, I can’t let this big day pass without some acknowledgement on my blog!

I hope that you’re having a great day celebrating your mum or enjoying being spoiled by your kiddos :).

Excited to be running tomorrow’s 10km with my husband! He says I am too competitive to run with (probably true) but at least we are both participating. #10kmrace High-res

Excited to be running tomorrow’s 10km with my husband! He says I am too competitive to run with (probably true) but at least we are both participating. #10kmrace