Hello! I am super super proud of all you. The Pile on the Miles check-ins have been awesome. Keep it up!! We’re getting to the end of WEEK 2. Are you going to hit your goal for the week? Make.It.Happen.
I am still getting over the last of my soreness and really trying to do my best. It’s not easy, but I’m doing what I can.
Since it was Veteran’s Day I realized my mom and lil brother had the day off and headed to the house. My mom had brought home a watermelon that my aunt and uncle found growing in the backyard of their new home. We had no idea if the previous owners had taken care of the lil watermelon patch or if it was good or bad or what.
But since I am OBSESSED with watermelon my fam gave it to me.
Sadly, it was either super not ready to be picked or not watered enough or something because it was basically like a cucumber inside. Womp womp womp. I was bummed.
The lil puppies wanted to see what all the fuss was about though.
After that lil bump in the watermelon road I took my little brother (who is actually like 5”10 at this point) to the mall to play in the arcade.
There are so many mountains around here! I love SoCal.
I walked around the mall while he played and scored some new workout clothes. I’m pretty excited about that. Merry Christmas Monican!
And to balance out the watermelon sadness, we shared a soft pretzel.
I think hot pretzels and puppies cancel out any watermelon sadness, don’t you?
Pile on the Miles Thursday Check In
How’s it going? Are you piling on miles today or did you get your sweat on some other way??
Watermelon and puppies can indeed make your day awesome. Sorry you couldn’t eat your watermelon though. I hate when I get excited about something and it doesn’t turn out the way I hoped it would.
2 days of gym classes and three days of running! It got dark fast in NY so the runs were short 🙂
I got my boot camp on and hit my 5 miles on thursday!
Cardio day 3 in with a 3 mile run. 1 day of strength and 1 day of cardio left to goal!
5 more Treadmill miles today.
Spin class this morning and a 2 mile walk with the dog!
Rest day today! Was so ready for it 🙂
POTM Check In- I did 3 miles today and a body weight workout at home. Going to do another 3 miles today! 🙂
3.28mi walking with a stroller + little man 🙂
Today I was painting my son’s room. lot’s of work, didn’t get to exercise.
I dreamt 2 nights ago that I ate an entire watermelon. It was very detailed , convincing. So when I woke up I was just amazed that any local stores were still carrying watermelon this late. LOL
3 quick miles at lunch. Less than I had planned, but I got to see my best friend and decorate the farm for a party tomorrow night. So overall a happy day.
I went for an hour long walk today. Then I walked for another hour picking up pecans. I am meeting my goal of 30 mins of walking or running a day. But I had wanted to run more this week than I did last, but my leg is not allowing that. 🙁
Plyometrics today.
I walked four miles this morning and did the elliptical for 45 minutes this evening. I am up to 26k steps so far today. My goal is 30k!
5 mile run this morning!
7 miles at 7:53 pace this morning! Wahoo
I’ve been stinking up my 15,000 step #potm15 goal. However, I’ve hit some other good targets this week! I started a detox on Monday and have not had any added sugars in 4 days! #HUGE all that leftover Halloween candy in the house. Down 3 lbs! And today I made time for a 3 mile run/walk. Everyday is a new day!
A well deserved rest day for me. I did make it to the gym for a weight class
but other than that, I’m chilin’.
Hiit class at the gym this morning. Can’t stand getting up early but love being curled up on the couch for the evening 🙂
POTM: cross train day! body pump class
I don’t know what makes me more sad……the poor watermelon or the Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving!!! I haven’t been to a mall around here lately, I am guessing our malls are decorated too but I dislike it. ;-(
Haven’t run yet, but planning on 3 miles after work! And walked one on my lunch break.
Ran 4 miles this morning!
SHARE a pretzel…what is this nonsense. you dont SHARE a pretzel, you eat the whole thing and then kick yourself for doing so! I envy your self control, I love soft pretzels too much to share them 🙂
POTM check in: I got 2 of my 4 runs complete so far this week and I walked 60 minutes on the treadmill – its cold here!
went to a barre class at 5:30 am. woo!
Got in 3.4 miles in despite it being chilly and drizzly (usually I’m looking for any excuse not to go). 🙂
today was the last day of my ‘break’ to regain breathing functions again thanks to a sinus/cold thing. I did a RockinBody video instead for some cardio, but am eagerly aiming for a 4miler minimum tomorrow.
I will need to run some bonus miles this weekend to get back on track, but I’m still aiming for my monthly goal!
Pile on the miles, 4.5 miles with run group last night.. the pace was harder than usual, I felt like a slug but at least I pushed through! Sorry about your watermelon, so depressing! 🙁
I’m on track for my weekly goal. Ohio weather was perfect yesterday and I got in a 6 mile hilly run. Hit the gym today for a great shoulder workout and have a run planned for tomorrow.
I ran 3 today but bailed on my workout yesterday. I didn’t get out of bed when I should have and just didn’t get in as the day got away from me. Boo…but today I got it in.
Working from my home office today, and am about to take my four-legged kid for a walk, followed up with an arm workout.
I’ve eaten some sad watermelons in my past, but I have never come across one that looks like that!
I have realized that those puppies aren’t so little anymore!
Bummer bout the watermelon.
I get about 10,000 steps daily just in commuting and haven’t really done much else. This is not my potm success story year. Lol.
Ran 3.5 on trail.
POTM check in: 7 miles today and on track for the week – feeling good!
#POTH Check In….2.5 miles on the treadmill doing speed work!
I did really well yesterday with 30 min of yoga in the morning and my first run coming back from an injury (3 miles)! So today is taking it a little easy with more yoga
I had a rest day the past 2 days and will probably again today! I got a faint positive pregnancy test, so I imagine now I won’t be working out for awhile. (high-risk) We will see what happens.
I took a rest day today. That means I need to run tomorrow!
My 3rd run of the week is scheduled for Saturday, but I might squeeze in one more tonight because POTM!
7 mile tempo run yesterday and 6 mile speed workout today!
Sad watermelon situation … But LOVE mall pretzels 🙂
POTM-arms and back at the gym and 30 min run
mandatory REST DAY !! Half on Saturday
I went to the gym this morning for kettlebell/cycle class. I don’t think I’m going to make my goal this week though because I skipped my workout yesterday (which was supposed to be a run). My head was mentally somewhere else and I just couldn’t seem to focus on the motivation to get running…disappointing. However, I have been getting better with nutrition so it’s not a total loss.
I would have been so sad to open a watermelon and see that as well 🙁 Bummer!
Hitting up a boot camp class this evening. I am always sore for days afterward and it is blissful.
4 cross training miles: rower/elliptical + strength training today! Sorry about your watermelon… Boooo I had a recent experience w/a pomegranate – opened it up and all of the seeds were white (whaaa?)
Riding my bike to work today – 6.5 miles. Will I also ride home? Cliffhanger!
Did you?
Barre this morning. Heading out later for 4.
1 1/2 fast miles before work this morning, b/c it’s all I had time for. A liiiiiiiiittle behind schedule to hit 15 this week, but I will get there!
Today was leg day and I got in 45 minutes of leg exercises 🙂
strength (40min) and a 12k. Booya!
Walked 2.5 miles this morning, and will definitely hit my step goal by the end of the day.
I have met my goals every day this week but have been too busy to sign on and post. Oops!!
Today I used IFIT on the treadmill and did a Jillian Michaels walk/run routine. That was very crazy for me since I am not a runner in any way shape or form. Got it done and felt so good afterwards.
Today is rest day, thank the lord!
7 miles this morning! So sad about the watermelon, I would have been so upset. Seriously.
Heading out for 6 miles today. It’s still warm in the south…high of 81 today. I am ready for fall to show up!
definitely under ripe watermelon. We picked one too early from our garden once and it looked like that. The weirdest part? it smelled the best watermelon ever, but had basically no taste
I have 9 miles in so far. Tonight I will do two more with my boot camp group…plus a 30 min workout.
Ran 4 miles with a 400m sprint thrown in each mile
7 miles outside….and the humidity wasn’t insane for once. Thanks Florida!
I’m going to workout at the gym later and then do a yoga class. I try to do yoga at least once / week. It’s so good for stretching and mobility. I missed my usual Wednesday night class, so I have to make it tonight!!! I’ve been hitting my mileage each day (5 miles / day), but I’m concerned about meeting my goal today, so I’ll try to get some extra movement in at the gym later. It’s raining here and I’m stuck in a room all day administering a test.
That watermelon looked pretty gross.
10 miles for Thursday. Done!
A little more than 3 miles yesterday – on treadmill. I definitely prefer running outside, but it was too dark and cold by the time I could get to it… But I was able to watch my neighbors set off some fireworks for Diwali, so that distracted from the hamster wheel feeling.
Today is a rest day, but I’ll get a good walk in during the afternoon.
I was going to go for a quick jog around the neighborhood but decided to do an at home upper body workout!
Today is rest day for me as we travel to NYC, where I’m going to finish my miles for this week in Central Park!!
Yesterday was a rest day, but today I have 8 miles planned after work!
day 4/5 in the bag! taught bodycombat this morning, and am filling in a bodypump class in about 30 min! yippee!
Yesterday was a rest day but this morning I managed a 7 mile run while studying for a 2 hour work exam I just took and passed! Yay! Strength work later on this evening.
Today was supposed to be gym day, but since I have a sick little girl, I’ll get a walk in tonight instead.
Today’s my weekly rest day! So I’ll just be taking my dog for a longer walk 🙂
3+ miles yesterday and 3 on the agenda for today.
So sad about your watermelon! My father grows watermelon in our garden and the first year the same thing happened to us. We were shocked to see the inside so white. Turns out watermelon take a long time to ripen. I watched a Youtube video on how to tell when to pick them and we have been good ever since! 🙂 Urban farming at its best! 🙂
Thank you! We really had no idea what the deal was and I was bummed.
POTM check in: Okay, I wussed out yesterday (it was really cold!!), so I didn’t run. So I’m moving my 4 miles to today and adding some planks as punishment.