Only 24 Hours in a Day??

My days have been cut short. When did the days start having only 24 hours in them? My days have been getting lost. I get almost everything I need done, done. But, I haven't be able to get in a real workout. This is how I fill my days:

I hang with my little man all day. While he naps, I dig more in the backyard (and front). I still have 3 more 18" deep holes to dig. I know the hole seems small and not that bad, but it takes forever and my arms kill afterwards. I guess this is still a great workout! #SpartanUp

Have you been getting all of your workouts in? What are you training for?

Get in My Stomach!

This little face always makes me smile. Love his little tongue sticking out.

Now, to get on with business, of food. I love food. I'm not shy to admit it. That's one of the reasons why I workout. I like to be able to eat what I want. I don't follow a diet. I'm not always healthy. I don't always eat horrible food, though.

Grimmway Farms sent me one of the best things I have ever drank (no exaggeration!) Their company is great! They are organic, they grow green and have the most natural ingredients in their juices. Their staff is the best, too! They are so nice and quick and have the best service! In addition to their juices that they sent, they also sent me a shirt (which I am always wearing, because it's super comfy). I loved it so much, that I asked for one for Jason and they sent it the next day!!

The True juices are so creamy (in a good way) and smooth. You can tell the ingredients are natural. I can't wait to stock up! I think my favorite is either the bunched greens or blended blue. I can't decide. The carrot one was a little too much carrot for me. 

What else have I been eating to fuel me during my tough Spartan training? Well, I have found that there is more than one type of cantaloupe (I didn't know that). I bought it for Lars' food and had left overs. I tried it and it was so good. I wanted more. I've always hated that fruit, but this type (Italian or something) was so good, I'm going to buy more!

My desserts have been toast with peanut butter and a little bit of chocolate chips on it. It hits the sweet spot for me. And, of course, bagels are always on the list. I actually haven't had a bagel in a month or two, so it tasted so nice when I did eat it.

What have you been eating lately? Do you follow a diet or just eat what you want?

Best Spartan WOD

Before I get start with the sweaty details, I thought I'd show you a picture from our family photo shoot a couple weeks ago. Of course, as usual, Lars froze when the camera came out. This is the best smile he gave the entire time. Can you tell he's sucking on his first tooth?!

A few weeks ago, TMI inc., mailed me some awesome workout gear to try out! They sent me some great medicine balls (2 weights),

A Disc 'o' Sit cushion (I use as a stability workout with weights). I know I can get a great workout in with these. I really work up a sweat with the medicine balls!

And even something for Lars. This is called Rody horse. It's meant for kids over 3, but he loves bouncing on it so much! This was mid happy squeal. All of these items are made in Italy and are latex free. 

Another workout that I do is running. I love running and have run a few half marathons, a lot of 5k's and some 10k's. I think half marathons are my favorite distance. It gives you time to get your head in the game, before the race is over. I'm not training for any half marathons (for the moment), but I (of course) still run. This is my view while running (and people that I see's view). Lars loves going on his morning run.

We are getting some trees delivered today (5 in total). We're trying to help our grass stay green (which it dies every year about this time) and cool off our house. A great spartan workout is digging 5 18"deep (by 4'wide) holes in our front and back yards. It's taking a crazy amount of time to do this. The ground is so hard, even after soaking it over night. The backyard hole finally got finished yesterday.

I can't wait to plant them this weekend! I'll post after pictures. Al this digging is really giving me stronger arms (and shoulders) and a great thigh workout. Using the maddox and then shoveling while Lars sleeps. I think I'd call that the perfect Spartan race. 

What is your perfect training? Do you like running? What's your training of choice?

How to Jump Rope

The other night, I made this really, really good dinner. Since it's been pretty warm here (90's), I was craving a salad. I went to one of my favorite websites (Six Sisters Stuff) to see what they had. Of course, I came across something that sounded delightful! I made chicken burrito bowls. It really hit the spot. I'm really loving black beans and avocado lately!

Today, my workout included a warm up of jumping rope for 10 minutes. That killed me all by itself. I hadn't jumped rope in I don't know how many years. I had to relearn how to do it. I have no coordination. I had to get the timing right of when to jump and when to swing the rope. When I had about 30 seconds left, I finally got the hang of it. I haven't been that frustrated during a workout in a very long time!

My workout also included 10 burpees (falling in love with these again), 15 crunches and 10 laying leg raises. I repeated this 3 times and went for speed (taking a breather in between sets).  What a workout!! Talk about sweating bullets!

After my sweaty workout and I got cleaned up, I went to wake up Lars. This is how I found my little man (he's not laying of his face, his head is turned). 

He loves sleeping on his belly. For the first 2 1/2 months of his life, he would only sleep on me. Not even Jason. He slept with me for all naps and even at night. He loved sleeping on his stomach while he slept. Only way I could get him to sleep. Also, I sang "soft kitty" from the Big Bang Theory. 5 months later, he still falls asleep when I sing that song. 

When was the last time you jumped rope? 

Besides running, what's your favorite cardio workout?

How do you prefer to sleep? I prefer my belly, as well (but I can't because I'm breast feeding)

Disco Donut 5K & a Winner

Disco Donut...

Don't those words put together sound like the perfect 5k? Music along the course, a donut hole eating station at mile 2 and an all around great time!! Sounds like the perfect 5k fun run to me! I can't wait to party along with my friends and have a great time! They "put the flavor in fitness". They have runs all over the place. You're bound to find one near you.

Join me to day and like them on facebook and sign up for the race. Sounds like a groovy time!

This week, one of my many, many workouts was: warm up: 5 minute jump rope. For each, last one minute: plank, wall sits and then see how many you can do of each: squats and burpees. Here are my results: (squats) 33, 36 and 39. (burpees) 13, 14, and 17. Not too shabby, getting better as the workout went on. Hopefully it gets better each time I try this. Tomorrow I have a timed 2 mile run on the schedule. Let's see how I do. 

Hello from my little family

Time for the winner. It may be no surprise, but Seth is the winner. Please email me at runnersfuel(at)hotmail(dot)com. I'll email you the code. 

Doesn't the Disco Donut 5k sound great?

Have you ever done a run that involved food?

How's your training going?

Just Can't Get Enough

When I was about 5 months pregnant, I stopped going to the gym. I didn't have the energy to workout, after working 8 hours. So, I cancelled my gym membership. I still haven't renewed it. I have some weights and medicine balls and mats at home, and  I've set everything up in my closet.  I just pull out the needed equipment and getting my sweat on

I absolutely love working out at home!! Lars and I go for our morning run and then when he goes down for his afternoon nap, I head outside to workout. What's in my closet: 5 lb weights, 7 lb weights, 10 lb weights, 15 lb weights, 6 lb medicine ball, stability ball, leg weights, jump rope, yoga mat and a thick, padded mat. I can do so much with all of this equipment!

Yesterday, to train for my beast spartan race in October, I did my max amount of push ups in 2 minutes and max amount of sit ups in 2 minutes. I did this 3 times. For push ups (my weak area), I did: 30, 21, and 21. Sit ups: 83, 62 and 53. I'm going to keep track of my progress and hopefully the numbers get better and better, especially in the push up area.

On Friday, this little guy turned 5 months!

Lars is getting so big! He's very eager to walk. He really want to skip crawling and start walking. He loves laying on the bed, staring at the ceiling fan, kicking, laughing and squealing. Lately (within the last few days), he's been blowing raspberries, making funny faces at us, to get a reaction (and it works), he loves his new activity saucer and loves being outside as much as possible (which is what I like too). He's just a great kid!

DON'T FORGET ABOUT MY AWESOME GIVEAWAY!!!

Do you workout at home, the gym or just outdoors?

What is your go to workout?

If you have kids, how old are they?