Happy New Year!

Two accomplishments:

*New Year's Eve the Captain and I earned our t-shirts in the Winter Warrior program at the SMAC. 30 consecutive days of working out....well, minus Christmas Day because they were closed.
 

*Then year #3 of the New Year's Day Run to End Hunger Run...this is what I get when all the rest of the runners party all night...I get 3rd in my age division.

And now it is time to eat the split pea soup I have been waiting for. I used the ham and bone from the Christmas ham to make some delicious crock pot split soup...and I turned off the crock pot, put the crock on the stove to cool so I could put it in the fridge....and then promptly went to bed- leaving it out all night. So this is round 2 of the split pea soup....had to buy a bone and a slab of ham...but it is smelling soooooo good right now.

HAPPY NEW YEAR MY BLOG FRIENDS

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH

 HARDER*HAVE A HEALTHY, HAPPY NEW YEAR*

11 to go...

Since I have been sick- finally on a round of antibiotics that are clearing my ears- I have begun the push to make 300 miles this year...running miles that is. I know, sounds pathetic...in college I probably ran that in a summer....and I have friends who do that in a month- but seriously it was my goal this year since I would not make 1,000 biking miles.

It has been insanely cold here...and dark in the mornings...so I have resorted to a treadmill. I have only been on one once at physical therapy- talk about boring. Plus the fact that I apparently cannot run a straight line and watch the overhead TVs....I keep stepping partly on the side on the machine that does not move causing me to trip and look like a moron. BUT I am down to 11 miles left!

SMAC, where The Captain and I work out has the WINTER WARRIOR program in full swing. 30 days gets you a t-shirt- 60 days a fleece and 80 days free dues for a month! Last year I only missed 1 day for a conference in Santa Clara that I wasn't about to drive home for...and the same will happen again this year....so I keep plugging along 2 miles a day on that silly George Jetson contraption and should reach my goal next week. By then my ears should be clear and I should have enough energy to swim!

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH HARDER*MAKE A GOAL FOR 2014*

WINTER WARRIOR DAY #60

I don't weigh any less...or run any faster...but my arms have less 5th grade teacher sway underneath...and I can hoist myself out of the pool a without dangling from the ledge...and I feel pretty good...but best of all...

 

I earned my WINTER WARRIOR SWEATSHIRT TODAY!

60 consecutive days of working out!
20 more days to paid dues for a month!

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH HARDER*OH BOY I GOTTA SWEATSHIRT!*

The Mail Carrier is a thief!

I am disappointed to say the least- this link is a news clip about the local mail carrier who was stealing our mail....

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=8932539

...and my sister sent my kids gift cards to In N Out Burgers for Christmas and we never received them....so this a$$hole probably enjoyed several meals meant for my kids. Several years back another A$$ on our street stole mail and the police told us that we should have locking mailboxes...and we haven't had a problem since...until now.

On a happier note-

The Captain got his WINTER WARRIOR t-shirt today. I had the smart idea of swimming a mile...it wasn't raining and the pool was on Olympic lanes (long course,) which I really like because you don't have to flip turn every 25 yards...and I felt really good swimming but now I am feeling a little stiff...but I will help myself to some white chocolate covered Oreos for my extra burned calories.

 

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH HARDER*I HOPE THE MAILMAN

GOT FOOD POISONING!*

Day 42/80

I got my WINTER WARRIOR shirt on Christmas Eve...that made 40 consecutive days of working out. After 8 days of swimming in a row I told The Captain we had to mix it up...so now we alternate swimming and lifting. I must say my arms are losing that 5th grade teacher look!

Christmas Day was a gift of rest- no workout :) Today was day #42. It was day #38 for the Captain who was in Utah for the first 4 Winter Warrior days and therefore is behind me. I won't get to day #80 without missing a workout because of the California Kindergarten PK1 Conference over M.L. King weekend...but I will make it to 80. The next level is day #60 when I will get a hoodie. There are 91 scheduled days and leeway of 11 missable.

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH HARDER*

I AM A WINTER WARRIOR*

I AM a WInter Warrior!

Today was day 20 of the Winter Warrior work out at the college gym. I have worked out 20 days straight and earned a mug...that you cannot see in the crappy cell phone picture...I left the phone in the car so this was taken after the swim as we ran to the car because the dressing rooms are under construction and it was cold in our bathing suits covered with towels and sweatshirts....

BUT the bonus was the sky....it was amazing....like the sky in Starry Starry Night or the Scream...

(I would post the photo here but once again Picasa says I am out of space- even though I have deleted 2 dozen photos and it did allow me to post the photo above. As soon as I get a chance I am starting anew.)

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH HARDER*EARN A MUG*WORK OUT

FOR 80 DAYS*