Hello! I had a fun Saturday running and eatin’ and all that…

I’m headed to Palm Springs for a party and wanted to check in first. I currently look like a complete mess in a dress since I decided to try these big air roller things. My hair would NOT stay curled in Vegas last weekend so I’m attempting to give it a little push. I was about to take them out to go to my mom’s and then I realized I should just wear them on the drive.
But then I had to get gas. Like this:

Oh well, I just want to have fun.

So my favorite blogger in the world Tina from Carrot N Cake tagged me in a fun survey –
4 fun facts:
Four names that people call me other than my real name:
- Monic
- Red
- RunEatRepeat
- a bad word
Four jobs I’ve had:
- Starbucks barista
- Production Assistant
- Writer
- Researcher / Recruiter
Four movies you’ve watched more than once:
- Anchor Man
- Talladega Nights
- Because I Said So
- Forest Gump
Four books I’d recommend:
Four places I’ve lived:
- In my mom’s belly
- Pico Rivera
- Maryland
- Orange County
Four Places you have visited:
Four places I’d rather be right now:
- Running and/or Eating
- On the beach in Costa Rica
- Getting a massage
- At a comedy show
Four things I don’t eat:
- “real” sushi – I always order the baked rolls, not raw stuff.
- That’s it! Ha!!
Four of my favorite foods:
- Watermelon
- Eggs
- Pizza
- Fro-yo
Four TV shows I watch:
- 19 Kids and Counting
- 30 Rock
- Housewives <- considering giving this one up!
- Breaking Bad
Four things I’m looking forward to this year:
- Eating all the food on Thanksgiving
- Getting my life together
- Eating all the food on other days
- Doing my first Jello shot (tonight!)
Four things I’m always saying:
- Betch!!!
- It’s tragic…
- I’m hungry.
- …. <- nothing. I just hang up the phone at the end of conversations and forget to say bye. This drives everyone crazy but it’s like a reflex or something.
Four people I tag to answer these questions:
- Julie from PB Fingers
- Katy Widrick
- Carissa from Fit 2 Flex
- You!

Okay. Now it’s time to check in and set your goals for the last week of Pile on the Miles!!! These week’s prizes include $100 gift cards to some of my favorite places on Earth!! So be sure to come back every day this week to check in and be entered to WIN.
Question: What is your Pile on the Miles goal for this week?
Did you workout today?
I am probably resting…
Oops! Forgot to comment on this post… Goal: move every day!
This week I need to get 3 runs in & at least 1 weight training session. One run down so far!
Goal for the week is to run a 5ml turkey trot (without dying)
3 workouts would be awesome.
My goals are to work out every day- 5 days this week
My goals are to get 3 runs in this week. Did a 5k Sunday.
Goals this week: 2 yoga classes, 3 long walks (3miles) , 1 weight night – I’m on the recovery from pneumonia but I think getting active this week will help me feel stronger. Hot yoga tonight!
Hoping to get in two interval runs, one long distance run and maybe a Zumba class this week.
My goal this week is to move every day, and I’m not talking from the couch to the fridge. I’m bringing my running shoes to the family thanksgiving weekend festivities. I’m gonna run or walk that food off!
This week’s goals are again 4 days of hip/hamstring exercises plus my usual 5-6 days of cardio, and 3-4 days of weights. Let’s do this!
Rest day today. Next week’s goal is 55 miles.
10k steps per day. With 4 days of running those days are a given. So I’ll make sure my Black Friday Shopping isn’t a run day that takes care of day 5. The others I’ll just have to walk.
I struggled through a boot camp class #toomanybloodymarys
After throwing a birthday party for my daughter on Saturday, I did 13.1 miles on Sunday! My own little unofficial half marathon! My goals for the week are 5 on Tuesday, 3.1 with my son on Thursday, and 14 on Saturday or Sunday. A total of 22 miles for the week!
So I’m way behind on posting. Let’s see- Thurs was rest. Fri ran 7 mi. Sat & Sun turned into rest days because I’ve been sick 🙁 Hopefully today I can get 7-8 in and some abs!
Rest day for me (travel day). This week is the Turkey Trot, so I’m winding down for that.
I love this post idea. I might be snagging this for my blog. I have the Atlanta Half Marathon this week! Woohoo!
I ran 5 miles in the rain!
I got a walk in Sunday. My goals for Thanksgiving week is to get a walk in 5 days and to keep up with my PT program (including the rest) so that I can get better (I need to keep telling myself that….)
Sunday was beautiful in the amazing state of South Dakota! Almost 40 degrees! We ran 6.25 miles and it felt great!
I’m hoping to run 35-40 miles this week. Started Sunday off with 6 miles.
45 Minute walk with my dog and then a 30 minute Kettlebell workout in my basement!
Goal: Kill it at my Thanksgiving day race!
It’s a shockingly warm day here in MD so I’m hoping to get 4 miles in at lunch today!!
Heading to Florida for Thanksgiving, so today is a travel day. My goal this week is to not go crazy and to stay moving. Hoping to do 15 this week.
Goal this week- run 3x, spin 1x, PiYo 1x and pump 1x. Let’s do it!
Goal this week is thirty miles.
Last week….BOOOOOO!!!! Loved doing this again this year 🙂 My goal is to not eat myself into oblivion and run/wog at least 3 xs/week. I’m hopeful! Happy Thanksgiving!
Ran another 6+ miles yesterday to make up for my ONLY 6 miles on Saturday. This week I hope to run at least 24 miles to make my goal of 100 miles this month!
Couldn’t run outside Sunday since it rained all day but did a cross fit workout this morning at the y.
This week is 3miles 2 days; boot camp ( if gym is open Wed.) Lots of walking on our trip to Portmouth NH, and PiYo 2days. And always….daily walks with the pups!
I did an hour of spinning 11/23 and then went to see Mockingjay with my 2 older boys. 11/22 I did a 5K Turkey trot with the family.
Sunday is for pilates! Plan for the week: try to run as much as I can in order to reach my unreachable goal, 100km. I’m at 62 now, Let’s see…
Today is a rest day. Shooting to run 4 days this week. And take a few barre classes.
got a nice looooong walk in this morning.
I went to the rec center at my college and did 45 minutes of cardio (stairclimber/running) with some abs and stretching at the end. Good stuff! I got new shoes as well and it felt a lot better.
6.5 miles today…..planned my mileage so I could end at Starbucks, Sunday mornings call for lattes.
Going to get in 3 more runs this week…ran 3.5 miles this morning 🙂
5k plus a yoga class today! Goal is 4 days of running this week!
Yup, cross training day – Mondays are always cross training days after the weekend’s runs. Today was chest & pec strength training………………………………………………………………….at 6am. I need a life! 😛
I went to a Level 2 yoga class this morning. I tried to do a side crow pose but did not quite make it. I did get a nice oblique work out though!
yep ! 13.5 miles which is the longest i’ve run in over a month… i have a feeling i’ll be sore tomorrow…my goal is to do a local half early thanksgiving day and lots of stretching and yoga between now and then 🙂
My goal this week is to run every day! Today was 11 muddy trail miles. It was fun, but the mud stuck to our shoes like clay so it was like having ankle weights on!
I got tagged in this one too! It’s so much fun!
Ran 3 miles tonight. My goal for the week is 30 miles.
My goal is to run 35 miles this week and eat a LOT of turkey!
It’s the home stretch, and so far I’ve hit all my goals (at least 30 min exercise a day and at least 25 miles a week). Today I ran 12 miles!
Got to the pool today for a swim workout. This week I’m planning on doing PiYo 5 days and swimming only once since the college pool will be closed for break.
Rest day today. Hoping to get in 20 miles this week.
My goal for the week is to maintain training plan schedule all while managing gorging myself on Thanksgiving deliciousness. 🙂
So I have to confess I can’t remember the last time I checked in – I think I tried when the site was down, and then the weekend got away from me. But I did what I set out to do last week! 7km run on Friday (although I cut it short – I wanted to do 8.5-ish, but my knee started hurting), Rest Day on Saturday, then a long run (for me at the moment) of 12km on Sunday morning.
This week is about getting back into the routine. Started well with about an hour of weights that has ALREADY made me sore … I could be in some pain tomorrow, but it will be oh, so good pain!
This week: turkey trot 5k and getting back on the trails. At least one spin class
I was one day shy of meeting my running goal last week (run 4-5 days), thanks to a stomach bug. Yuck. I only strength trained 1 day and I intended to 2-3 times. Darn sickness.
This week’s goal is the same as last! Run 4-5 days and strength train 2-3 times. Looking forward to a great week and some time off from work 🙂
Finished my goal for the week, also ran 3 miles today and walked the dog for an hour. Goal this week is to run 11 miles (to make my monthly goal) make it to Pilates and yoga as well as eat clean!
ran 7 miles this morning. when i woke up, i felt like being lazy and not running. i knew it was going to be “warm” (60’s) so i wasn’t really looking forward to it. thought that i could just add today’s 7 to tomorrow’s 3 and do 10 tomorrow. but, as soon as i got out of bed i automatically started getting ready to run…YAY!
This week isn’t going to be as intense due to the holidays. I hope to get at least 45 min of cardio every day including Thanksgiving.
My goal is to run 25 miles, with at least 1 run of > 8 miles. I must start building mileage back up after my Marathon…
I got in 1 hour on the Stairmaster at the gym this morning-what a killer workout! My goal for this week is to run 25 miles and to go to a Body Pump class twice this week including a class on Thanksgiving. Gotta make some room in my tummy for all of the eating! 🙂
It was a balmy 50 out 5 miles outside finally!
My goal is to be active every day and get 25 miles in. I am going to need it after feasting hard on Thursday!
5 miles of hills today for me.
Rest day!
Rest day today. I didn’t complete all my miles last week. I’m going to make up my missed miles tomorrow!!
10,000 steps per day!
I love the big curls! My goal this week is to run 20 miles total!!!! I’ve got my coldgear ready!!
Sunday long run .. 16 km
“Because I Said So” is toootally one of my secret faves. I got it for my mom for Christmas one year — not because she is a control freak or ever bothered me about my relationship status, but because I just loved the mother-daughter relationship in it.
I got in my 7.5 miles today, although it was tough after yesterday’s 400 repeats AND in this weird, unseasonal humidity we’re having. FLORIDA.
My goal is to try to get at least 9 miles in this week. I’ve been out three days because my foot and leg started acting up again. :-/ If I can’t, I’m hoping I can get myself to do some yoga or other workout.
Rest day. I have a strong desire to scrap all my to-dos and just laze about and doing nothing productive. I think this is what I’ll do. 🙂
I love this idea. I might just do this post on my blog!
Going for 30 miles this week, including a turkey trout! Can’t wait!
This is usually a rest day for me, but I took my first ever Pure Barre class today. 55 minutes of awkward, small pelvic movements never felt more profound.
My goal for the week is to work out at least 3 times! Two Crossfit, one long run. Hopefully I can not only meet, but exceed that goal!
Do you live in the OC?? You should be a real housewife of the OC haha 🙂 you would be great entertainment!
Cross trained today. Planning a run tomorrow before work, and goals are to work out T-W-TH and turkey trot saturday
5 miles in a monsoon.
Just got back from 3 miles on the treadmill. Goal for this week is 15 miles and putting together an actual training schedule for my 10 k race in a couple weeks.
12 yesterday as a pace mentor for Women’s Academy and then I’m hoping for another 22 this week (5 tues, 5 thurs, 12 saturday.)
My goal is to workout before work M-W, rest Thurs, workout F-Sat.
Today I walked 5 miles and did some abs.
I cannot believe November is almost done! Hahah
Today I ran an 8 mile tempo. Hard. As. Crap!
Happy Sunday!!
My goal is to run 4 days this week and cross train 2. And I need to get back to eating like a normal person after eating a lot of crap this weekend.
Today is a rest /stretch day. My goal this week is 8 miles, at least one spin class, and three strength sessions. Also to not go overboard with thanksgiving 🙂
Today is a rest day for me. My goal this week is 6 miles and 4 strength workouts.
5.5 miles this morning!!
I ran 5 miles today, and walked 1 mile. My goals for next week are 2 days of spin class (20 mi each, give or take) and at least 15 mi running.
Rested yesterday so got in a 6 mile run and an hour of yoga today!
My goal this week is to do a tempo run! Today I did 5 miles of intervals.
Let’s see…this week is 15 miles, including a Turkey Trot 10k on Thanksgiving! Going to try to get 3 ST sessions in this week too, if I can handle it with all the holiday craziness. Rest day today though, ST starts tomorrow. 😉
Oh, and #1 goal: Try not to eat ALL THE THINGS and subsequently gain 10 pounds…
35 miles for my goal this week!
I ran my tenth half marathon today. It was a trail half and holy heck it was hard! 13.19 miles done!
No workout yesterday. Goal for this week is to work out 4 times. Went to the gym this morning and did BodyPump
Due to some lingering soreness, I’m scrapping the plan to get back to running short mileage this week, and will focus on light cross training instead. I’m shooting for four workout days next week.
I rested today. Up for another goal of 4 workouts this week and excited for one of those to be a turkey trot on Thanksgiving!
Goals: running intervals x2, 2 sessions of strength-training PT at 80 mins each, and not eating my weight in Thanksgiving dessert
Rest day
Run as much as I can. Walk 10000 steps the other days.
Thanks for the challenge.
Happy Thanksgiving!
3.3 mile run this afternoon. Final goal is 10 miles for the week!
Same goals as always, eat healthy, run enough (but not too much) and try some other stuff (mainly yoga, spin, etc.)
I drank all the wine in Columbia last night and woke up too hungover for my run this morning 🙁 But my goal was to work out 4 times this week and I reached 5, so I’m gonna say it’s still a win!
Today is a rest day 🙂 my goal this week is to do yoga 2x, run 3x and full body circuit’s 2x.
My goal is to move 4 times this week!
Ran 5.5K in the slushy snow this morning. Bringing total this month to 97.8K, Goal for the week is to crush my monthly 100K goal as much as possible.
Strength training and kickboxing
I did not work out today and I am hoping to do some cross training and strength training this week while I deal with this knee pain 🙁
Resting from the beast of a half yesterday! Made the bf rub my legs because I’m too poor/lazy to schedule a massage.
Today was light cross-training/strength-training…I did the weight circuit at the gym along with 35 min. on the stairmaster and 45 minutes of incline walking on the ‘mill. Back to running in our rainy Wisconsin weather tomorrow a.m.! I’m hoping to squeeze in 20 running miles this week…
I’m still walking my way around disneyworld!
According to my pedometer, I’ve walked/run 16,540 steps through airports in Zurich, DC and Phoenix today.
today was an hour on the elliptical and upperbody strength training. goal for the week is 45 miles.
resting today..hoping for 20 miles this week!
My goals for this week are to get several long runs in, go to a thanksgiving morning workout, and not overeat (or drink lol).
Jello shots…YUM!!
Planning on walking today.
10.5 miles today. Longest run ever! Miles wise and time wise. Proud and tired…. Good night….
Foot is healed and back in action! I’m so ready to run again this week after a full week and a half off. 10k Turkey dash on Thursday.
Quick 3 miles this morning.
5k Turkey Trot, hit a new PR
Goals this week is to get all my runs in through the business of the week– starting with 17 manana.
Sunday is my rest day- running at least 15 miles this week!
8 miles with another goal of 20 miles this week 🙂 I hit my 100 miles this morning!
Goal is to workout 4 times this week! Today will most likely be a rest day
This week: a few easy runs, a Turkey Trot on my on time, and hopefully a slightly long run on the weekend for about 20 miles total!
This week I want to run >23 miles and do some yoga.
Ran a great 7 miles this morning!
I went for a walk today! A real one and everything!
Not running today.. Feeling kinda gross! 🙁 Next week my goal is to try running more miles. 🙂 More than just the normal 3 that I do.
My goal is to PR in a turkey trot 5k on Wednesday! I ran an easy 10k today.
My goal is to do something active each day, as well as complete my last half marathon of 2014!
My goal is to not bail on my 13 mile solo run sat. Also spin m,w,f bootcamp ties and trainer thurs
Ran 6.45 miles today! Yeah!! Furthest I’ve ever run! This week strength on my non-running days and lower mileage on my running days in preparation for my 10k run on Saturday! (I’m going to meet my goal and surpass it of 45 miles run this month!!!)
4 run days–33 miles and 3 gym days! Nothing today–first rest day in 2 weeks.
My goal is to MOVE everyday this week (at least 1 mile/day)
I’m shooting for 4 workouts this week, including a Turkey Trot! To make up for my laziness yesterday, I’m hitting the gym twice today with a 5 mile run and body pump!
I am on my way to my third yoga class this week…squeezing it in to make my goal of three classes/week! This week, I want to get in 3 solid workouts, but not sure what that will look like with thanksgiving coming up!
Today I did an insanity workout, easy 3 mile run with my husband and pup, and some pilates. My goal for this week is to run three times with a long run of 6.5-7 miles without knee pain.
Love these surveys! I did this one a few weeks ago too. You don’t like sushi? Too bad! You’re missing out. And I’m also looking forward to all the holiday feasting ahead. Have a happy Sunday:)
My goal is to run 3 times…one done today! 4.25 miles
Just walked my dog today. This week will be a little slow… Until next Sunday when I run my first 10k race!
My goal is to move every day. A variety of classes and walking.
My goal is to just get out there and get moving! I’ve been sick and haven’t done much in 10 days! Boo! Trying for 3 runs and 2 cross-training sessions.
Today, probably 6 miles.
This week – shooting for 30 miles
Goal – run at least 13 miles on Thursday so I can eat all the food.
Rest day today but am planning on logging 20 miles this week!
I have a short run planned for today. My goals for next week include 3 runs, 4 cossfit workouts and 3 good stretching sessions
4 miles for today’s run. goal for the week is to run at least 3 times.
On the theme of four…I choose 40 miles!
Did 6 miles today. Need to do 18 for the last week to reach my goal of 70 miles.
50 degrees in Ohio today, so out for 5 miles!
My goal for this week is to get in a short workout on Wednesday and Thursday despite being extremely busy preparing for the holidays. About to head out on a run now!
Today is a much needed rest day, that and its raining. Boo!
went on a long walk today and doing yin later. want to get at least 4 workouts in next week while traveling 🙂
Because I got sick last week I am still trying to catch up on my miles. I am going to probably only reach 50 instead of my 60 mile goals. Oh well! At least I still haven’t given up. I’m still out there getting some kind of workout.
Rest day today. Goal for this week is 5 days of cardio or strength and a day for yoga! Met my goal every week so far, planning to continue the streak! 🙂
As usually: 6 workouts/week. Though I will need to workout Friday morning and Friday night (instead of Saturday…early flight -> holidays!!!).
YES to Born to Run!!
13.1 miles earlier – PRd my half by 5 minutes!!
Not much on the schedule this week. Five miles today, a shakeout on Tuesday, and my 10k on Thursday! Then resting. Lots of resting.
My goal,is to feel healthy- cold and foot wise for my turkey trot!
I ran 9mi in the sprinkling rain…I feel like a badass 😉
45 mins of pool running today … first time for that, we’ll see how it goes. Appt with the sport medicine doc tmrw to see what’s up with the pain in my leg. If he says I can run, then I am going for about 20 miles this week. Turkey Trot on Thurs… gotta move my feet before I eat (seconds)!
My goal this week is a PR in my last 5k of the year. Praying my knee doesn’t give up on me yet! One more race… We can do it!!!! Rode my bike 7.5 miles this morning to baby the knee. Hope it helps.
Active rest day today! Probably some biking 🙂
Next week: workout very day!
I didn’t know you lived in Maryland?! I live in Baltimore – Where did you live?
Only ran 3 miles this week Bc I was a bit under the weather!
Hoping for 25 miles
My goal is to just move this week. I flopped big last week bc life got in the way. I want to run both Monday and Tuesday in between parent conferences!!!
Today I’ll be doing some bodyweight exercises and a little yoga. My goal for the week is to stick to my training plan even though I’ll be traveling. Hopefully it won’t be too hard to do because this week is 4 runs instead of 5 and an extra cross-training day so I can get some extra rest.
Love Sundays there my rest days. Have fun in palm springs!
I am hoping for 4 days of 4 miles. Stating today with a hike in Joshua tree.
This week will be a step back with the holidays and all it was easy to schedule low mileage. I did 4 miles in the rain this morning, prepping for the annual Turkey Trot 5K!
I’m hoping for another 4 run week… The weather is going to be weird and I’ll be traveling for 2 of the days, so fingers crossed! Today is either going to be a rest day or a kickboxing/strength day… Depending on how my knee feels.
Just walked in the door from a 10 miler! Hit my goal of 25 miles this week! WooHoo!!! With thanksgiving and kids on break, I’m gonna shoot for 20 miles this week.
Goals: To run more miles than last week and to not gain 10 pounds in the next 7 days. It may be a challenge.
I’m heading to a personal training session right now. I’m actually late because chatting with you all is more important. Whoops!
7 mile run in about an hour then I’ll be at 45/60! Woo!
Sunday= LONG RUN!!!! I am shooting for 13.1 but if I feel good I might go for 14. It’s 50 degrees right now in Chicago and I need to take advantage of the warmth because by Monday night we will have snow on the ground. Boo.
This week is about getting workouts done. I need to run 3 times and strength train twice. I work retail so I work on Thanksgiving (BOO!!!!) and of course on Black Friday. I will need exercise to keep me sane 🙂
8 mile run in Mexico! Vacation time 🙂
Much needed rest day!
I’m gonna (fingers crossed) hit my 1500 miles in 2014 goal this week! Hooray!
I’m setting a goal of 25 miles for the week
I have 17 miles to go to hit my 100 mile goal for the month so that’s my goal this week as well as to fit in a yoga class. I have a 10K Turkey Trot on Thursday so that will be fun!
Saturday was 7 miles outside and hilly so Sunday will be rest after running 6 days.
I can’t believe you never have done a jello shot! How did you like it?
Last day of Susan Komen walk today and recovery week ahead!
My goal is to complete a 1 mile run on the treadmill!
About to walk out the door for 8.5 miles!
Ran 6 miles this morning
4x running, 2x swimming and no falling on the super slippery roads here. Keep the bones in one piece in this season 🙂
Rest Day, deer gun hunt in Wisconsin so not much outdoor running going on unless you are in blaze orange!
Goals: run minimum 20 miles, ST 3 days, 1 day yoga, walk 4x’s/week if my knee is feeling better
Aiming for strength training. I feel hungover. However, it is just the combination of a late night party and being pregnant.
Gotta get my runs in early this week, hoping for 15 miles or so…
Sunday- woke up with kind of a cold- I think my body is saying it’s a rest day!