Life Lately 2/6/15-2/13/15

Hi friends!

This past week has been filled with fun & workouts per usual. Bae and I have been nailing this Yoga Six challenge and I'm still managing to fit my runs. All and all, its been a good week here in sunny San Diego. We're very fortunate to have some of the best weather in the county right now.

Friday 2/6/15- Slow Flow Yoga @ Yoga Six

Saturday 2/7/15- Y60 Classic and Deep Stretch Yoga @ Yoga Six

I cheered on my good friend, Amy, at the Mermaid Half Marathon on Mission Bay on Saturday! She returned the favor later that weekend at the San Dieguito Half. Runner friends are the best.

Go Amy!

I highly recommend this race if you're trying to PR. It's flat and beautiful, plus the race medal is a necklace!

Race Necklace

Sunday 2/8/15- San Dieguito Half Marathon & 1.5 hour endurance ride @ The RUSH

At the Start of San Dieguito Half Marathon

The San Dieguito Half Marathon is a great run and very beautiful. However, it's a challenging and hilly course. I ran it as a training run rather than a race, which was a little upsetting. I'm not ready to be racing half marathons at this point in my training. 

The course runs through some of the most expensive neighborhoods in San Diego County and I found myself dreaming of lavish lifestyles as I trudged up hills. Every year at mile marker 1.5/11.5 an older woman dresses up as the Queen of England and cheers runners on with British accent. She was pretty delightful to see during the race. Amy met me at mile 9 and gave me a boost to power on to the end. When I finally saw my boyfriend at the finish and I gave him a big sweaty hug. I always think of him during the last few miles and can't wait for our embrace. He always tells me he is proud of me even when I don't think I ran my best and I love him for that. 

San Dieguito Half Marathon Elevation

Monday 2/9/15- Slow Flow Yoga @ Yoga Six

Tuesday 2/10/15- TRACK at Balboa Stadium with SDTC 4 x 5 min @ threshold pace with 30 sec break in between 

I'm really starting to enjoy Track practices with SDTC. It's one of my goals this season to become faster and I'm determined to avoid the couch and brave the traffic every Tuesday night to make it to Balboa Stadium.

Wednesday 2/11/15- Rest day and the wonderful Carmel at Maida gave me some new hair. I love having a fresh new cut and color. We tried to do a natural look and she used a picture of me from when I was 10 years old as a guide. I'm really digging this new balayage technique.

Thursday 2/8/15- 4.5 mile Trail run at Lake Hodges with Bae and Jon- Marc

It was dry and hot but we still had a great time and enjoyed the scenery.

This weekend's update will have to go into a new post. Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day and weekend! xoxo

Hello February and January Recap

We're officially 5 days into February, another one of my favorite months!

I love February because you can practically feel the love in the air...

I think a January Recap is in order, since my last post was January 15th. Seriously, who am I? Worst blogger ever.

Thankfully, I've been writing down my workouts!

Since last we left off, I decided to take more rest days and get back to a real running/workout schedule, in fear of getting injured or over training.

I did attend 16+ spin classes at The Rush during January and got a sweet shout of on their Instagram. I also get $25 toward my next purchase at The Rush. yessssssss.

Friday 1/16/15- Spin Class @ The Rush
Saturday 1/17/15- 6 miles with SDTC + Spin class @ The Rush
Sunday 1/18/15- OFF and babysit Macy!!

Monday 1/19/15- 6 miles + recovery yoga
Tuesday 1/20/25- 4 miles speed work (Half a mile on/off)
Wednesday 1/21/15- Spin Class @ The Rush
Thursday 1/22/15- 6 miles + Runner's World recovery yoga 
Friday 1/23/15- OFF
Saturday- 1/24/15- 7.5 miles with SDTC
Sunday- 1/25/15- Spin Class @ The Rush

Monday 1/26/15- Spin Class @ The Rush
Tuesday 1/27/15- SICK. I went to the doctor and found out I had a sinus infection. Yay for antibiotics!
Wednesday 1/28/15- Spin Class @ The Rush... yes, I coughed through the entire class and probably wasn't the best idea to go.
Thursday 1/29/15- Spin Class @ The Rush ... AGAIN yes, I coughed through the entire class and probably wasn't the best idea to go.  I have a problem.
Friday  1/30/15- OFF
Saturday 1/30/15- SUPER RUN  10k (in honor of Superbowl Weekend) + Spin Class @ The Rush . I decided it wasn't the best idea to "race". I knew I wouldn't be able to run my best. I paced my friend, Bianca, instead. I'm really happy I did. It was her first race ever and she was very grateful we were together.

Sunday 2/1/15-  Superbowl Sunday! Classic Yoga (heated) @ Yoga Six

Bae and I started off the month with a yoga challenge! We both joined Yoga Six in 4s Ranch and jumped on board for a month filled with Yoga. 

We'll be taking on 20 classes each or some combination of 40 classes. :)

Superbowl was celebrate at Bae's house with her husband and all the snacks you could have ever wanted.

Monday 2/2/15- 6 miles and Deep Stretch Yoga @ Yoga Six
Tuesday 2/3/15- TRACK at Balboa Stadium with SDTC 4 x 800s with calisthenics in between
Wednesday 2/4/15- Spin class @ The Rush
Thursday 2/5/15-  6 miles and Deep Stretch Yoga @ Yoga Six


Hope everyone is having a great week!

xoxo Kate