tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26665925053035164752024-03-05T12:40:05.547-06:00Those Last 75 PoundsWelcome!! A little background . . . I have struggled with my weight for 14 years now and I don't want to do it anymore. I have gained and lost 75 pounds twice and I'd like to lose it one more time and never gain it again. I'm trying a blog to help me stay on track with my goals, accountability, and my life along the way.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-38543595961222845952014-09-01T16:46:00.002-05:002014-09-01T16:47:24.624-05:00The Rest of the WinterIn keeping with my goal of 13 races in 2013, I ran my 13th race the morning after I arrived home from NYC. So 4 hours of sleep later, I was suddenly running the Santa Shuffle 5 km in -45C temps. Toss in some windchill for good measure. Soooooo GOAL ACCOMPLISHED!!<br />
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While I was on my super duper amazeballs crazy awesome NYC birthday vacation, my sister who was pregnant with twins was put on bed rest and they needed help with life in general and my two year old niece. So five days after arriving home, I took a two month unpaid leave from work and went to Calgary to stay with them. It was so great staying with them for that long and being able to help my sister and then seeing two itty bitty teenie weenie babies arrive safely and come home two days later. And I got to hang out every day with little BFF. And spend Christmas with them.<br />
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And now for the babies!!! First came baby girl weighing 5 lbs 1 oz, then a few minutes later baby boy weighing 5 lbs even.</div>
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And now we are sort of almost caught up to current, I think. :) Well at least, to mid Feb.</div>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-61070171738999973022014-06-30T19:04:00.000-05:002014-06-30T19:04:36.881-05:00NYC Part 10! Last Part!It's Friday, December 6th. Last day. I have to be at the airport by 3 and I have to somehow manage to fit everything into the suitcase I brought with me that was already kind of full when I arrived. But I wanted to use every last minute and have one last wander around. It was alternating between drizzle and raining. I'm so so so happy that it was raining the evening I arrived and the day I left and not once in between. I mostly just strolled around the area, got a coffee at Starbucks and went to Times Square. <br />
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I ordered the lobster bisque and the lobster roll. And here too, they packed it like a lunch! I got an orange, a bottle of water, and a Lindor chocolate in the bag. There was nowhere to sit where you wouldn't get rained on so I just started walking back toward the apartment. Then I saw some outside sheltered seating outside a deli and no one was using it so I sat there to chow down.</div>
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I went back and JAM-PACKED my suitcase. I knew it was overweight but there wasn't anything I'd be able to do about it so I was prepared to pay. I said goodbye to my sweet awesome host Beny. He even said he didn't have anyone staying again till the next week and told me I could stay a few more days if I wanted. I wanted to so bad!!</div>
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One word of advice when heading to the airport. Look at your ticket and see which terminal you are flying out of. When I arrived, it didn't matter, there's cabs everywhere. However, when you are leaving, it helps to know that. The cab driver asked me which airline I was flying and I said Westjet so he drove up to a terminal and I paid and hopped out. I get in there cutting it a little too close for time and I'm running up and down the terminal looking for my airline. I finally find a map and realize I'm in the wrong terminal. I get shitty directions from staff, get lost one more time, then finally find the shuttle. I run up to the Westjet gate, dangerously late considering I still had to get through security and I'm pouring with sweat and about to cry and then the agent says that my flight from NYC to Toronto has been cancelled and they've booked me on the next one. Which still puts me into Toronto in time for my connection. I was so relieved to now have a few spare minutes to get myself together. But on the other hand, if I'd known that flight was cancelled, I would have tried to change it to Sunday and stayed with Beny for two more nights!! On the plus side though, my bag was very overweight and she said today they weren't going to worry about that. Phew!! Also, once we were on the flight, seeing as how the majority of that flight had been bumped, they gave us a free drink. </div>
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This is kind of a funny story for me anyway. On the second flight from Toronto to Winnipeg, there was a grumpy woman behind me and I heard her order red wine so the flight attendant opens the bottle and hands it to her with a cup and says $8 and right away she said "no, it's free." He said it wasn't free and only non-alcoholic beverages were free. She said it was supposed to be free because our flight was cancelled and he said that was the previous flight and the flight we are currently on left on time as scheduled. So she handed it back to him. Then he came to me and I ordered a diet coke. He finished his rows off and then when he was coming back, I guess because I was in a row by myself, he leaned over to me with the bottle of red wine and said that no one else ordered it and asked if I wanted it :) Hell yes, I want free wine especially free wine that was from the grumpy woman behind me!!! Hahaha! It was delicious.</div>
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BUT . . . BEST TRIP EVER. Best idea I ever had. Wouldn't change a thing. </div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-12849661495508652682014-06-15T21:43:00.000-05:002014-06-30T15:29:46.489-05:00NYC Part 9 of 10, I promise.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thursday, December 5th, my last full day in NYC. I had a bunch of little randoms and a few big ones to get done and was hoping so much to fit it all in. I got up and headed straight to Bryant Park which is next to the NYC public library. I checked out the park while waiting for the library to open. I so wish I had time to skate, I wanted to skate on the Rockefeller Rink, Bryant Park rink and the Central Park rink and so far I hadn't on any!!! <br />
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Once the library was open, I went over. I have always wanted to be inside this building.</div>
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Vanilla ice cream, dulce de leche, sea salt, and chocolate dipped.</td></tr>
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I was on my way back to the apartment to get ready for the evening's events when I noticed that HELLO DELI was open!!! Every other time I walked by it was either closed or a huge line. So I went in and Rupert Jee made me an egg salad sandwich!!! His wife took my order and what's even cuter is they put it in a brown paper bag with an orange and a candy. Like they just packed my lunch. Then I quite timidly said "do you think I can get a picture with Rupert?" and she was so sweet. She said "oh yes dear. RUPERT, NICE LADY WANTS PICTURE" and he popped around the corner for a picture. So funny. This is totally his smile. Every other picture I've seen with him looks like this. Hahaha! So I didn't take it personally. If you never watched Letterman, you'll have no idea who he is.<br />
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IT WAS SO AMAZING!! I could see this show over & over again. Next up, VERY IMPORTANT BUSINESS. I'm now down to my last 16 hours of time in NYC and I need to fit a night of sleep and packing and cabbing to the airport in there. But more importantly, I want desperately to skate on the Rockefeller Rink . . . AT NIGHT. Anytime really, but night would be optimal. And that night was my only option. No skating on the night the tree was lit and I'm leaving the next afternoon. Last skate of the night starts at 10:30 pm. I got out of Kinky Boots and RAN to the rink. It was hard to figure out with all the people where the people watching and where the skating line was so because I was just one person and everyone was confused about where the line was, I just kept inching forward and when they came out to clarify the line, I was in it! YES YES YES!!!!! IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. I'm pretty good on skates so I basically just weaved in and out of falling and slow-moving people. Then one lady asked if I was from Canada, bahahaha!! The stereotype lives on. Then another girl stopped me and asked if I would take her picture. She laughed and said that I looked least likely to fall while holding her very nice camera. We chatted a bit and she was also travelling alone and she was from Switzerland!! I can't imagine going to Switzerland by myself. Maybe one day I'll be brave enough to travel overseas by myself. </div>
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Seeing as how I was having the time of my life and I was exhausted, I decided I should just keep going. It's my last night!!!! I'd been there for 9 days already and I still hadn't had cheesecake and since Junior's was still open for a few minutes, I ran over there. It was so warm out (14C - 57F) that there were quite a few of us sitting at the patio tables with cheese cake. It was delicious.</div>
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And then also because it was my last night, one more visit to Times Square at night. :)</div>
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And now that I've seen a man playing guitar in tight whitey's, cowboy boots, and a hat, I'm ready for bed!! I plan to be up early for my last half day to take advantage of every last moment I have. :)Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-58888643237391256972014-05-30T23:50:00.000-05:002014-05-31T08:48:57.296-05:00NYC Part 8 of . . . <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Don't worry! I promise this is almost done! And then I'll get back to weight I'm not losing ;) Now I'm at Wednesday, December 4th. The forecast was originally supposed to be cloudy and I woke up to a stunning sunny day and pretty warm too. Especially considering I'm from the Canadian Prairies. I headed straight to Central Park. Although Central Park was walking distance from my apartment, I wanted to be further uptown to check out the upper part of the park so I took the subway there and made my way all over the place on foot after that. </div>
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This day is about to get super cool. As if it wasn't fabulous already. Oh . . . and I'm a geek. Don't say you weren't warned.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If they keep winning best pizza, you gotta stop!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carrie's stoop from Seasons 1 - 3 of SATC. What? I told you I was a geek!</td></tr>
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While I was sitting at the counter eating my fish & chips, I noticed a whole bunch of movie trucks out front. I didn't see any action so I didn't think much of it. I finished up and headed in the direction of the High Line. I'd walked about three blocks when a young woman touched my arm and asked me to wait in a minute because I was about to WALK INTO THE SHOT! Um . . what??? Then I hear "ACTION!!" Shut up seriously?? I look over to where everyone else seems to be looking moments later Rose Byrne and Jamie Foxx burst out of a restaurant and to an SUV followed by movie paparazzi. Then they are followed by Cameron Diaz and Bobby Canavale who proceed to have an argument on the sidewalk. So cool!!! They were shooting the remake of Annie!</div>
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Today must have been Celebrity-day because on my way to Wicked! I saw the guy who plays Riggins on Friday Night Lights. I thought it was him, he walked so close to me, we brushed shoulders as we passed each other. This happens a lot in NYC in the theatre district and probably everywhere except, hey, famous people. So anyway, I thought it was him and did a double-take and then a few teenaged girls behind me freaked out. Baha! Yep, it's him. I googled later just to see if he was in NYC and he was for a premiere the night before. And this is exactly what he looked like minus the Starbucks and the sunglasses. </div>
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Now Wicked! This was the most incredible show and I know I don't have a lot to compare it to but wow wow wow. Do it. You won't regret it. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Now, this brings us to December 3rd. I woke up with a mission. That mission being Krispy Kreme. I had looked up Krispy Kreme locations before I left and found that there was just one location inside Penn Station. Penn Station here I come!!!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The funny thing about this too is that I wandered around Penn Station for a good 20-30 minutes looking for it. I was walking past the same stores and same food places and same food court. Finally, I googled "where exactly is Krispy Kreme in Penn Station?" and I actually hit on a post from someone else asking the same question and having the same problem. Thank you Google!! And someone actually answered with specific directions from a certain entrance and I found it about five minute later. I wasn't coming to Penn Station and leaving without the damn donut.</span></div>
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I came out of Penn Station and noticed the post office. I had no idea that whole saying about the sleet and rain was actually engraved on the building! I thought it was pretty cool. "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Well, you know, except Newman. :)<br />
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Grand Central terminal is HUGE. I took the subway from here to the next destination and I felt like I was walking through tunnels forever before I got to my platform. It's just so crazy!</div>
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Of course, I couldn't come to NYC and not have Serendipity on my list! Loved the movie and wanted to try the famous frozen hot chocolate. It was funny when I got here because there was a line of people right up to the door so I pushed my way through to put my name in to wait. I heard her say to a party of 4 that it would be about 45 min - 1 hour and then to a table of two that it would be about 30 minutes - 45 minutes. Then it's my turn and I say "for one" and she says "oh hang on a second" and comes back a moment later and says "right this way". Baahaha! Oh the benefits to being a solo diner.</div>
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And then I was off to see Sarah Jessica Parker and Blythe Danner in a play written by Amanda Peet. It was so good and the moment that they walked onto the stage I was "omg it's really them omg it's really them". It was just so cool. </div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-54043014484590897762014-04-13T13:06:00.002-05:002014-04-14T18:57:19.336-05:00NYC Part 6 of . . . <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/03/nyc-part-1-of.html" target="_blank">NYC Part 1</a>, <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/03/nyc-part-2-of.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/04/nyc-part-3-of.html" target="_blank">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/04/nyc-part-4-of-my-40th-bday.html" target="_blank">Part 4</a>, <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/04/nyc-part-5-of.html" target="_blank">Part 5</a> . . .<br />
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I woke up this morning feeling like I hadn't stopped since I got there and was so excited to still have another 4 days to see & do more.<br />
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Started off this morning with the best bagel I've ever had in my life and then headed to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) not to be confused with the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMoA) that I went to last week :)<br />
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I enjoyed MoMA today more than MMoA last week. They are both amazing but MoMA just seemed to be more my speed and wasn't so hot and seemed more open. And again, I felt a little star-struck standing in front of Starry Night. When I walked around the corner into the Monet room I was shocked. I had no idea they were so huge and impressive.</div>
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After the museum, I was in dire need of some caffeine and I needed to charge my phone. Starbucks! We were both only 1% charged. Holy bags and lines under my eyes!<br />
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I was feeling a little too cultured and mature after the museum so I wandered up Fifth Ave in search of the toy store. Not just any toy store. THE toy store. F.A.O. SCHWARZ.</div>
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And I was here for the THE BIG PIANO!!!</div>
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There were a few kids in line in front of me and then a couple kids behind me and three women about my age after them. They let people on a certain number of people at a time and you get 5 minutes I think. So we just let all the kids go on together first and then I went on with the other women and we had so much fun. We each took each others pictures really quick and then spent the next couple minutes trying to play a song and sliding around. So funny. And I'm so happy that they happened to come up behind me!</div>
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It took everything in me not to leave with these peanut butter cups.</div>
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From here, I walked to Central Park to spend some more time wandering it. It's so amazing and so beautiful and I hadn't yet walked the The Mall.</div>
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Then I walked through the upper west side a little more and into Riverside Park. Same park I was in yesterday for the race but about 10-15 blocks south of there for the You've Got Mail last scene.:)</div>
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I headed to Times Square to see if I could get tickets to anything at the TKTS booth. There weren't many shows playing. My choices were partial view seats for Rock of Ages or a show called Newsical the Musical. That was sold as sort of comedy news thing in the style of SNL. I went with that but really wish I'd gone with Rock of Ages. I didn't think the show was that funny and it was much too short. Although, if you're not enjoying it, I guess that's better, haha! Thankfully, I knew the next few days of shows were going to be amazing and I already had the tickets. :)</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-12327412792225685822014-04-07T18:03:00.000-05:002014-04-11T22:32:29.070-05:00NYC Part 5 of . . . NYC <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/03/nyc-part-1-of.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/03/nyc-part-2-of.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/04/nyc-part-3-of.html" target="_blank">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/04/nyc-part-4-of-my-40th-bday.html" target="_blank">Part 4</a> . . .<br />
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Waking up this particular Sunday morning was exciting. I had a goal to run 13 races in 2013. Once I knew the dates that I was going to be in NYC, I started googling races. I mean, how cool would it be to not only run 13 races in 2013 but also have one of them be in NYC. I missed the Jingle Bell Jog by a day. But I was registered at home for the Santa Shuffle the same day so there was no sense changing my plans for that. But after frequent checking I found the Riverside Park Hot Chocolate Run. There was a 5 km and a 10 km. I did the 5km. Figured since I'd be walking all day every day, I didn't need to run 10 km. I was a little worried about finding my way there and finding the start in the park but it turned out to be a breeze. <br />
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Waiting at the subway.</div>
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I got off and saw other runners! I'm in the right place! I followed them to the park entrance.</div>
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Beauty park.</div>
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Ready to go!</div>
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Almost there!</div>
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Hell yeah I did!!!</div>
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Race #12 of 13 done!!</div>
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After the race, I was walking to the subway to get my day started . . . or so I thought. Just when I was thinking that nothing looked familiar, I saw this. Monk's from Seinfeld!!! AAAAAAHHHH! This was on my list of things to see but I had no idea how close I was when I headed to the race and I wouldn't have found if I hadn't walked uptown instead of downtown when I left the park. So happy!!</div>
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Within minutes I was at the counter.</div>
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When I left, I was taking a few more pictures and a garbage truck pulled over to empty the cans on the corner and the two guys started talking to me. One of them was a runner so he was asking about the race and then they asked if I wanted them to take my picture. Umm okay!!</div>
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From here, I headed back to the apartment on the train to shower and get ready for the rest of the day. Here is the block I was staying in and my little grocery store that I frequented.</div>
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I had a day of wandering planned. I wanted to hit a few movie/show stops and the most incredible bookstore. First up, some randoms as I was getting to my destinations.</div>
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Then the bookstore!!! It did not let me down. 18 miles of books!</div>
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Aisle after aisle looking just like this one.</div>
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And I bought this super cool subway map reusable shopping bag. Everything I've read says that New Yorkers always have some sort of subway map on them. I even saw a few iPhone cases that were subway maps. So cool. I'd seen this bag too so when I saw it at the Strand, I had to have it. I folded it up and used it the rest of my trip too. Hehe. I bought other souvenirs here too. I may have to do a short souvenir post at the end. I figured I'd just come home with my favourite magnet which is what I usually do. THAT. DID. NOT. HAPPEN.</div>
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Walking distance from the Strand was the Starbucks from the SATC movie :) I went in, had a coffee, and charged my phone and used the free wifi.</div>
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Then I headed over to Dean & Deluca -- Felicity anyone?? Of course I bought the t-shirt. OF COURSE!!</div>
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And because I'm a huge Girls fan - if you don't know what I'm talking about, it's an HBO series.</div>
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Next up, I did a little shopping. Went to the Union Square Christmas market and a couple huge shoe stores in search of boots. Ended up finding an Aerosoles store that was still having a sale so I bought my black boots in dark brown and some nice low black boots for work. <br />
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I headed home with all the purchases that were now weighing me down! I had no idea what to do that night. There are very few if any shows on so I ended up heading to a movie (Delivery Man) and having a big bag of popcorn and a giant drink for supper. It was really weird to be watching a movie set in New York while in New York, hehe. I was home and in bed at a reasonable hour and it was so nice to know I was going to be rested up for the next day!!</div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-51191306695516924222014-04-03T22:23:00.000-05:002014-04-03T22:23:26.522-05:00NYC Part 4 of . . . (my 40th bday!!)<a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/03/nyc-part-1-of.html" target="_blank">NYC Part 1</a>, <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/03/nyc-part-2-of.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, & <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/04/nyc-part-3-of.html" target="_blank">Part 3</a> . . .<br />
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Once I woke up, I thought, holy crap, I'm 40. 40. FORTY. I lay there for another ten minutes and then thought IT'S MY 40TH BIRTHDAY AND I'M IN NYC!!! <br />
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I got dressed and headed into the kitchen to get coffee and this is what I found . . . how sweet is this!!<br />
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Once I enjoyed my breakfast my first stop as it should be was Tiffany & Co. And I knew just what I wanted. Originally, I was undecided between the Tiffany bean necklace and some pearl studs. Then I got the Tiffany bean for my birthday from family so that narrowed down my NYC purchase. Pearls!! It was pretty busy in there being the Saturday of the busiest shopping weekend there. I didn't have to wait long for a salesperson though. She was super friendly and asked what & who I was shopping for. I said "for me for my 40th birthday because a trip to NYC just wasn't enough". Hehehe. She laughed and asked when my birthday was and I said TODAY!! I told her my price limit and she pulled out the pearls that were in my range. I was kind of expecting to go with the biggest ones within my limit but I didn't. I actually liked the smaller ones better. I paid and then remembered that I wanted to buy some cleaning solution and cloth for my necklace so I asked for those and she came back with them in a bag and handed them to me and said "happy birthday!". SO NICE!!! I LOVE birthday freebies!!!</div>
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It was emotional being here. The sheer size of the memorial ponds is impressive. And even though I was glued to the news during 9/11 and after and I was aware of how many people died and all the firefighters and paramedics but seeing all of their names on the memorial was sad. My dad is a firefighter and my brother is a paramedic so to see all the rows of different fire halls and paramedic stations hit close to home. </div>
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Once I'd gotten ready, my plan was to head to Times Square and check out the TKTS booth to see if there were any last minute tickets. I had previously looked up tickets for my birthday but because it was the Saturday night of the long weekend, tickets were SO EXPENSIVE and weekday tickets were much more reasonable so I'd booked all weekday tickets. I had heard horror stories about long lines at TKTS and I walked up and ever window was just four people deep. I got a front row ticket to Little Miss Sunshine off broadway!! </div>
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With some time to kill before the show I went to Sephora at Times Square to get my free birthday gift. Then I went to Starbucks to get my free birthday drink! I also get the NYC Starbucks mug because it is so damn cute. When he asked for a name for the cup I said "happy birthday Michelle". The place was packed and then the barista calls out "I've got a grande caramel latte for happy birthday Michelle!" I ran up to get it and the group waiting for drinks kept wishing me happy birthday. Bahahaha! It was so awesome. </div>
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The show was AMAZING. I loved every minute. They were all fabulous and I'm amazed at what they did with so little on the stage. After the show, I was starving. I hadn't had much to eat and on the walk home I was considering some 99 cent pizza and then I came across a diner. All of a sudden I just wanted a big burger. And that's what I had. A fantastic burger (I love when they ask how you want it done) and fries and a beer. </div>
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Friday morning. Another beauty day. Chilly but not cold and not raining. :) In other words, perfect Michelle weather. Especially if I'm walking a ton and wearing a jacket. My plan this morning . . The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMoA). I need some culture yo. Since I'm not a museum-y person, I'd pre-booked a tour that looked like it was not your typical museum tour. Don't get me wrong, I love art. But it's like I only like the art I like and the rest of it bores me to death. Add in a dose of "it's too quiet in here" and another dose of "why is it so f*cking hot in here?" and I'm running for the nearest exit. If I can find it. Those damn places are a maze. Designed to keep you hot, exhausted and looking at art while you ponder "what the hell is that?" I digress. My tour, put on by <a href="http://www.museumhack.com/" target="_blank">Museum Hack</a> was awesome. Loved it. Our guides were awesome and they switch off halfway through so you're not listening to the same person the whole time and they traipse you all over the place so you've seen a little bit of a lot of the museum. </div>
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When I arrived, I went in a little too far and was waiting by the wrong Egyptian mummy. Of course I'm not kidding. My tour time approached and was two minutes past so I started wandering and finally found the group. In short, I'm a dork. I walked past a super obvious mummy to find the mummy I hung out with for 10 minutes. The group seemed fun and right away I spot a guy wearing a CBC t-shirt. Turns out half my group is from Ontario. They lumped me in with that group of 6 and we were on our way. It wasn't until the end of the tour that our guide found out we weren't all together. Ah, Canadians. Love 'em. We were all buds by the end of the tour. <br />
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We checked out some weird stuff and some cool stuff. Most of my pictures are weird stuff hehe. Like this for example. A walking stick/musical instrument made out of a narwhal tusk. <br />
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After the tour was over and we parted ways, I ran back into the museum so I could see the impressionists. Particularly Monet. Of course I grew up with Monet posters on my wall with sticky-tack. Thankfully I've evolved to posters in IKEA frames with Command hooks. So you know, totally the same as these.<br />
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These paintings make me want to go to antique stores and find totally elaborate frames for my posters. Really step it up. I loved seeing these in real life. It was a little surreal. </div>
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After the museum, I didn't have any hard and fast plans for a little while and I was right at Central Park so now was the time for a stroll. I meandered at times using google maps to show me exactly where I was in the park. It's massive.</div>
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From here I realized I was really close to Shake Shack and I was also starving. That's the weird thing. I was walking so much, usually briskly and there is loads of places to eat but so often, I just wanted to see as much as possible that I usually ended up with just breakfast and a late supper. Maybe a snack in the middle. Walking down the street I saw the American Museum of Natural History. This was on my list of things to do and it is still on my list of things to do. I never made it back. </div>
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Next stop . . . The Circle Line!!! Haha! I had heard of the Circle Line before from the movie One Fine Day with George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer. Their kids had a field trip on it and they were late so they literally missed the boat. I, however, did not. It was a very cool cruise. By that I mean it was cool and it was also FREEZING. It's a semi-circle cruise around Manhattan and when we headed out it was still daylight but quickly the sun started to set so we got both views of Manhattan. </div>
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Once I could tell we were pulling into the dock, I decided I was done with pictures and just frozen enough to head inside. I rode up top outside for the whole ride. We started out with about 60-70 people out there and by the end there was about a dozen hard core people out there. I'm cold but hey, I'm from Winnipeg. We are <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-deep-freeze-as-cold-as-uninhabited-planet-1.2479967" target="_blank">colder than Mars</a>. Pretty sure I can take 40 degrees warmer than it was at home. I headed inside and while the boat was docking I struck up a conversation with a couple people. Turns out she lived in Jersey City and he was a friend of hers visiting from Texas! We were joking around and chatting about our trips and they invited me to come to Lucky Strike with them for drinks and appetizers. Of course, I'd love too!!! We headed across the street to the bar/bowling alley and had some delicious calamari and fish tacos and beer! When they asked what I was doing there and why I came by myself and I said it was for my 40th it was drinks all around and they treated me! </div>
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I actually did a little shopping too. I bought some super thin, super soft long underwear at UNIQLO. I'd never heard of it but really nice store and I love the long underwear. After that, I had to part ways but we made plans to meet up again the next day to go to the 9/11 Memorial. </div>
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I had to leave them because I had a ticket to the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular!!! I bought the latest showing so that I could have the most of the day. At first I wasn't going to go to this but after I got to NYC, I got an email pop up for sale tickets. Yes, I'd love to, especially for half price. </div>
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I can't believe this was all in one day. Aaaaaaannnnddd, it was the day before my 40th birthday!!</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-83918290378996740732014-03-25T15:46:00.001-05:002014-04-06T12:20:06.461-05:00NYC Part 2 of . . .You can read Part 1 <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2014/03/nyc-part-1-of.html" target="_blank">here</a> . . . I wake up on Thanksgiving Day and it is a beautiful, crisp, clear day. I had looked into going to the Macy's parade but heard that you pretty much have to save your spot at 6 am and stay there for hours till it's over. In a tight crowd. Not really my thing. My aunt had previously mentioned that no matter what my plans, if I had a clear day, I should head to the Empire State Building because you never know if the rest of your stay will be cloudy. And hey, if every other tourist is at the parade, no one will be at the Empire State Building. I got ready quickly and headed out. And I was right. No lines and I was one of about 20 people at the Empire State Building. <br />
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Now I'm off to the Brooklyn Bridge which I loved loved LOVED. Walking across it was one of the top hundred favourite things I did. : ) On my way to the train, in my wandering I walked past the NYC Public Library and Grand Central Station. (I did go back and do a proper visit of both).</div>
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Walking back across the bridge to Manhattan, I just couldn't believe all the buildings and the amazing blue skies. </div>
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Then like a mirage, I see the Waffles & Dinges cart. I'd sent them on Eat St or some other show like that and it looked tasty. It was.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Turtle - waffle, hot fudge, dulce de leche, icing sugar.</td></tr>
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And now the sun is setting and I have to move fast to get back to the apartment as my hosts Beny & Wes invited me to join their Thanksgiving dinner! I had so much fun and it was so delicious. A couple bottles of wine and dancing (yes, dancing) and I had a bunch of new friends. :)</div>
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Once dinner was over, I went upstairs to my room and decided I was going back to the Empire State Building. When you go during the day, you get a free same day admission after 10 pm. I wanted to see it at night! Off I went!!! Night pictures don't turn out that well but it was so beautiful.<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-89775177717240092842014-03-24T09:42:00.001-05:002014-03-26T19:12:43.481-05:00NYC Part 1 of . . . Let me just preface this by saying that this is SO LATE because I spent 9 weeks following this trip taking care of babies and my sister. I'll explain that after too!!!<br />
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Let's back up . . . Sometime in the summer I started thinking about what I wanted to do for my 40th birthday. I knew without a doubt that I just did not want to be here. I wanted to do something really great. Like a trip. By myself. I started googling places to go it alone and New York kept coming up. Could I do this? Could I go to New York BY MYSELF? I decided yes. I kept it pretty quiet. Partly because I didn't want to be discouraged by other people from doing it and partly because I just didn't want anyone to come. I wanted to do whatever I wanted to do when I wanted to do it. And I didn't want to not do things I wanted to do because someone else was with me or they thought it was stupid. (i.e. all the wonderfully cheesy movie scene stops!) <br />
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Next, I searched what was happening in NYC around that time and discovered that Thanksgiving fell late this year so November 28th and then the tree lighting was December 4th. My birthday is November 30th. So that clinched the dates for me. November 27th - December 6th. I gave myself an extra day because I really really wanted to skate on the Rockefeller rink. Once I had the dates, I went to airbnb and found a ton of places available for rent to stay. I narrowed it down to a top ten based on price and location and started emailing people. Once I had that down, I checked flights every single day before I went to bed and finally caught a seat sale. :) IT WAS HAPPENING!! <br />
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As I grew more excited and started preparing my packing list and wardrobe choices (haha see second last post for boots, coat, and skinny jeans), I also grew a little more nervous. What if this turned out to be a terrible idea? What if I was too scared to leave the apartment?? Actual fear I had. <br />
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I made lists of everything I wanted to see. I searched what Broadway shows were going to be on while I was there and figured I'd go see one. I couldn't narrow it down to one and then thought, screw it, go for it. Do everything.<br />
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Sooooooo . . . November 27th . . . terrible weather. I made it out of Winnipeg and got stuck in Toronto. The time on my flight kept changing. I was so worried that I was going to get in super late and I'd done all this planning to arrive during daylight hours. We finally took off and it was my second scariest flight. Weather weather weather. Now I'm at LaGuardia and I'm at the luggage carousel waiting near four women who flew in for the long weekend and to see a show and they knew where they were going and what they were doing so I just followed them from the baggage out to cabs and followed what they did. Beats the hell out of stopping to ask people all the time! I was trying really hard to not look like a tourist. My airbnb hosts even told me what to say when I got in the cab. Which was so awesome. <br />
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The cab ride was crazy. What a wild ride. It was still raining and we were flying through traffic weaving around and we were whizzing past all these places that only now seemed real to me. <br />
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It was now 5 pm, I was supposed to arrive at 1:30. It was now getting dark and it was still raining. I was thinking that maybe I would just take my time unpacking and start exploring the next day. I was watching the street signs and knew we were getting very close to the apartment (I studied maps a lot before I left) and then I saw this . . .<br />
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We pulled up in front of the apartment and my host Beny was waiting outside. So funny meeting a stranger that you're about to share an apartment with. I got out of the cab and he sort of squealed and yelled "are you my girl?"and ran in for a hug. I knew from that moment on, staying with him and his partner Wes was going to be a breeze. (As an aside, Beny & Wes actually had two apartments so I basically had Beny's all to myself). Beny quickly showed me around and asked me what my plans were and gave me phone numbers to text or call in case I ran into any trouble or needed anything at all. I put my stuff in my room, unpacked a bit, changed and grabbed my coat and umbrella and left. It was now probably almost 7 and I wanted to try to stick to my initial plan for that evening so I could cross a couple things off my list. </div>
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First up, I walked to Gray's Papaya. I was starving by this point so a famous hot dog from a famous hot dog place that's been in both Sex & the City and You've Got Mail was going to be awesome. On my walk, I passed Lincoln Center.</div>
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Then Trader Joe's! (I actually went in and waited in a Thanksgiving Eve line to buy my friend cookie butter. I'm a good friend.</div>
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And then there it was! Gray's Papaya! It seems so silly but I had SO MANY moments like this. Where things really didn't seem like real places until I saw them with my own eyes. And it was a delicious hot dog and the papaya juice was fantastic. Just enough to tide me over until dinner seeing as how I hadn't eaten since breakfast at the airport 12 hours before.</div>
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Next, feeling energized by the hot dog, I decided it was time to conquer my irrational fear of the subway. I don't know why but the subway scared me. We don't have a train here. We have only busses. Above ground, stopping constantly busses. I walked across the street to the station and decided it was a positive sign that the station was the one featured in the Michael J Fox show opener. :) And it was also at Verdi Square where Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks are both walking on either side of it. :)</div>
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I could have walked to my next place but I decided to just do it. I bought my unlimited 7 day pass at the terminal and then my first run through the thing, it didn't open and beeped and people were coming through the opposite way so I panicked and jumped back. (like a TOTAL DORK) As people rushed past me, an older woman coming through the opposite way glanced up at me and didn't stop moving with the crowd as she shouted "down and to the left a little slower this time, GET IN THERE!" I laughed, that was so awesome. I knew exactly what she meant and jumped in and it worked. The train came in about 2 minutes. I did my best to look bored but inside I was thinking "I'M ON THE TRAIN IN NYC! I'M ON THE TRAIN IN NYC!" Hahahaha - such a dork. I don't remember if it was one or two stops but then I got out, walked a couple blocks and got here. Cafe Lalo. Yes, of course it's from a movie! You've Got Mail! Kind of felt like I should have brought a book and a rose. :)</div>
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I had a delicious grilled brie and whatever sandwich with roasted potatoes and a salad. It was so tasty. And another small fear was eating in restaurants by myself. The place was so packed that it was hard to even tell if anyone else was by themselves but it didn't even bother me and I was enjoying myself. So much atmosphere and it was loud and the music was cool. Oh, and I was in NYC. :)</div>
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Once I finished up there, it was 9ish I think. I walked back to the subway and got on and was looking at the rest of the stops on the line and saw Times Square. I knew Times Square was walking distance back to the apartment so why not! By then it wasn't raining anymore. Now, Times Square. When I climbed the stairs out of the station and saw the bright lights of Times Square, it was unreal. I kept walking towards thinking that all the movies, shows, pictures I've seen, nothing can capture it. It's crazy. I took so many pictures but none could do it justice. It's crazy that such a thing exists.</div>
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From here, I realized that I needed to find an Apple store because I needed a charging cable adapter. I googled and the largest Apple store was one subway stop away and was open 24/365. I headed that way. Such an unassuming giant store. You walk into this glass cage and down the stairs to a huge store.</div>
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THE TREE!!! Soon it will be lit!</div>
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And with that -- I walked another couple blocks to the apartment. There was a little corner grocery right across the street so I stopped in and bought granola bars, bananas, a 6 pack of some delicious apple type beer. My bedroom had a double bed, wall mirror, big tv, empty dresser and night stand, empty closet and a mini fridge. I unpacked completely and put my suitcase away. I showered, grabbed a beer and crawled into bed. I checked things off my list and checked the weather and figured out what I wanted to do the next day and then slept like a rock.</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-19751605358320961652014-03-12T20:01:00.001-05:002014-03-13T03:30:40.555-05:00Gone Gone Gone, She Been Gone So LongWell, well, well, it's been a while. Quite a while. And it was so busy. Crazy-like. And I wasn't at home for nearly three months of my absence. On November 27th, three days after my last post, I left for what I think was the best trip of my life. No really, I can't imagine a better trip and I'm not even sure I could have made this one any better. It was for my 40th birthday and I'm working on a post about it so I can catch up. I'll give you a hint . . .<br />
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P.S. I also ran race number 12 of my 13 races in 2013 there. :)</div>
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It all started innocently enough. My friend Tracie just had a baby a month ago and she was saying how she's an awkward size and too small for maternity clothes but too big for her old clothes. She was going to go shopping and I said "wait, I have so many clothes, I'll find something for you". I have four wardrobes. One might think spring, summer, winter, fall but it's more like 10, 12, 14, 16 and a mishmash of seasons. Now, I have been meaning to go through my closets (yes two single closets) for ages and had done a little bit here and there. I knew I only wore about 10% of what I had. So I started, at first I was just looking for stuff for her but then I started literally, trying on every item and making many decisions, do I wear it? will it be good for Tracie? does it fit? do I love it? if it ever does fit again would I really wear it? I got ruthless and I couldn't be happier!!!<br />
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It didn't stop there either. I went through EVERYTHING. In the end, I dropped one big moving box full of clothing at my friend's place. And 5 big moving boxes at the Salvation Army, mostly clothes, some housewares etc. There's a 7th box half full in my living room and I keep adding to it. I can't even explain what a weight has been lifted. I feel like I had SO MUCH stuff. What's crazy is that I can't believe all that stuff actually fit in my closets. I can't imagine how much stuff is in a house on Hoarders considering what was actually in those closets. I also made two jewelry organizers. One for post earrings and one for hanging stuff. The earrings one just sits on my dresser and the other is hanging behind my bedroom door. It's just a box from the dollar store and in it, I cut strips of grey foam insulation and stuffed them in there and glued them in place. The hanging one is just an IKEA frame I had that the glass was broken form. I used chain from the hardware store and leftover square hooks from my running medals/bibs display.</div>
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27 summer tops</div>
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25 sweaters</div>
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3 pairs of shorts</div>
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3 button down tops</div>
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5 dressy tops</div>
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5 pairs of jeans</div>
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1 pair of cords</div>
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1 pair of dress pants</div>
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It's incredible how much easier it is to find things, get ready for work etc. I've always wanted a wardrobe with simple pieces that I can mix & match and that is not what I had. I had a mess. I did find a few items that I now fit into that I had in my "smaller clothes" closet so I've added those to my good closet. I also know that there is very little that I need at the moment and I most definitely do not need any workout wear. Holy crap is there a lot of it!! </div>
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And with all the trying on of clothes, I got brave and finally finally finally wore skinny jeans and boots. With one of the tops and one of the sweaters that I found in the other closet. :)</div>
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So Nicole finishes about 35 minutes before me. She gets her bag and then comes back to the finish line to wait for me patiently. Then she says "hey do you mind if we head over to the auditorium for the awards? I may have won something". Ummm what? OF COURSE! Hehe - if she can wait 35 minutes for me to make my way to the finish line, I definitely have time to see if you won something! We couldn't find a race result posting so we just went to the auditorium and waited for it to start. They did a few little speeches and then started with the 5 km top 3 finishers of female and male and then here it comes "For the 10 km, top three finishers, in third place Nicole Speedypants!" Yes, I whooped super loud and then cheered like crazy as she ran up to collect her extra medal and swag. 47 minutes and change. And that wasn't even her fastest, she was first place female summer before last in a 10 km race at 43 minutes. It was also 38 C/104 F that day. Hotter with the humidity. I'd have died, surely. <br />
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Next up, Race #11, my first Halloween themed race. This was a Twilight Run - Spooky Series - 5 km. Thankfully, the only spooky part is that it's dark out. Like black. We are out on a trail in the forest and the only light is our headlamps. No people jumping out at us so phew!! My Disney ears got used my friend Steph and I made myself a crayon. The run was good. I was slower than normal. I caught up to a girl from my previous clinic and she was struggling so I just started walking when she needed to walk. I had a moment where I considered just wishing her well and running on but it's SUPER DARK and although we were safe, I didn't want to leave her alone out there. It was the right decision because the next day, she wrote on our run club facebook page how much it meant to her that I stayed with her and it was just what she needed. Definitely made the right decision. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: large;">Now Race #12, I haven't added to my race page yet because it will be part of another post that is super exciting (I think) and involves my upcoming 40th birthday!!! </span><br />
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I have loved reading all the race recap posts lately. Fall is heavy race season and with so many people running big ones that just passed and big ones coming up, it's so inspiring and has me thinking about a full marathon. One day. One day. I just have to pick which big one I want to do and what year i want to do it. I'm looking at Chicago and New York in particular. Maybe even Toronto. Chicago and New York are top two though. </div>
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Next, was a quick stop at Scheel's looking for race fuel and an ear warmer -- success on both counts. I tried a new fuel (totally not supposed to do that on race day, I know). I forget what they are called but they are almost like jujubes and I think they are made by GU. I will definitely use them again. Then back to the hotel to lay out our stuff for the early morning. <br />
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This is when we both started wondering what the hell we were thinking when we were packing. We knew it was going to be cool and possibly raining. All the forecasts said that. And yet, NEITHER of us packed our running jacket and Steph didn't have a long sleeved shirt. (Luckily, the race shirt was long sleeved so she ended up wearing that). What's even funnier is that I actually packed two garbage bags for us. The last time I showed up at a race where it was raining, I noticed many had garbage bags they were wearing until the start and then they peeled it off after the race started so they didn't get wet and cold while waiting. So yes, I had garbage bags and no jacket. <br />
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After shopping, we unloaded our purchases at the hotel and headed to Buffalo Wild Wings for supper. There was a 40 minute wait so we sit in the lounge and it's pretty much the same as sitting in the restaurant. I love those deep fried pickles. And I got a delicious wrap and a Redd's Apple Ale that tasted like punch. I could have sucked another one back for sure. The next day was a Target stop and then hit the road home. Always nice to get away for the weekend.</div>
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Now for Onederland -- the scale was playing all kinds of tricks with me. UP a bunch then down a bunch and then down a few more and I'm at 199.2 this morning. It's funny because I'm excited to be under 200 but I really need to get further away from it in order to be more excited. I've hit it a couple time in the last year or two and only for a short time. I think I'll get more excited when I'm 5 - 10 away from the 2 mark. </div>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-41293980751657119382013-09-25T20:08:00.004-05:002013-09-25T20:08:54.665-05:00Zumba Love & Weigh InTuesday is my weigh day and start of my new week of points. I weighed in at 204.2, so down 2.2 pounds. YES! I was really needing a good loss mentally because if I'm working my ass off and not seeing it on the scale, I get discouraged and it makes me want to eat, because what's the point! So to see the scale go down was just the boost I needed. <br />
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At lunch, I did the 45 minute Sculpt class and then in the evening I had run clinic. Our distance was 5 km steady run and I actually did it. No walk breaks, just 5 km straight running. Slowly, but still. That's the longest I've ever run without a walk break. Even before when I was covering distances shorter or longer, I was always running 10 & 1's. It was funny because the more the time clicked away, I just kept checking my Garmin for the pace rather than 'when is my walk break?' It also seemed to make it easier to keep going knowing that I wasn't going to walk. I just have to keep going and stop when I'm back at the store. <br />
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As far as my goal for 13 races in 2013, I'm on track. However, tonight I was registered for a small fundraising run. It wasn't a set distance, you choose your own number of laps around the park. I was falling asleep on the bus home and when I got inside, I set the alarm on my phone for 30 minutes and I lay down on the couch. I woke up 2 hours later, run already in progress/over. Sigh. I think I am still, even with losing this one tonight, on track to finish the 13 because I registered for a Halloween run. It's a twilight spooky run 5 km. I just need to come up with a costume. I'm thinking something easy that I can make and that I can run in.</div>
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Meal regret - I had lunch plans with some work folks and I had previously looked at the menu and chosen what I was going to have. The veggie goat cheese omelet with side salad. Then we got there and the girl at the next table had a crazy awesome looking burger and then everyone at my table ordered the burger and before I knew it, I was ordering the burger. . . with fries. Don't get me wrong, it was delicious. And I counted it, overestimating as I do when I'm not sure but I really think I would have liked the omelet just as much. Must remember that for next time. Choose ahead of time, don't open the menu. </div>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-50934079727245886732013-09-22T10:40:00.003-05:002013-09-22T10:43:35.784-05:00Start Where I AmI worked out a lot this week. And I ENJOYED it. I've come (finally) to the realization that if I don't enjoy it, I'm going to dread it, and ultimately, I won't do it. This little transition happened over the last couple of weeks. I signed up for a 5km/10 km running clinic just to keep myself running. I signed up for the 10 km portion which was probably a mistake. The first two weeks of weekday runs were awesome. I usually take frequent walk breaks and the first night we were encouraged to take it slow and run as long as we could before a walk break. 14 minutes!!! Then the following week, I ran the whole 4 km straight. The weekday runs have been between 4-5 km and I'm loving the distance. Then I ran a longer Sunday run and my shin splints started to pop up again. This is my body telling me that I'm increasing my distance or speed too quickly. Then I realized that this is why I stop enjoying running. I enjoy it for the first while but then whatever clinic I'm signed up in moves up to longer distances before I'M ready for it. So the plan for me, is to stick to the shorter distances from now until the end of January. And enjoy running. In the past, I've always moved on to the longer distances and struggled because I've never gotten to the point where 5 km was a so-called "easy run". Haha - that being said I am registered for two 10 km's. Once next weekend and one in mid-October but i'm okay with that. Run what I can, walk the rest. It's how I've done them all in the past. And hey, maybe my 5 km time will see an improvement. I know already that my ability to run straight without walk breaks is improving and I'm loving it. I think I'm loving it because that's where I am. It doesn't make me feel bad that I can't do more yet because that's where I am.<br />
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This morning, I woke up thinking that I didn't want to run. But I'm really trying to earn activity points every single day through exercise. I thought about it for an hour. I could have been out and back in the time it took me to think about it!! Finally, I jumped up, got ready and was out the door in 7 minutes. I told myself I only had to do 20 minutes but I had to try to run it straight AND I DID!! It was so nice and brisk this morning. 6 degrees. Dang, that is my kind of running temperature. I also wore my fargo half marathon race shirt. It's the first race shirt that I've loved AND selected a good size. Baha! I should actually check the size and make sure I select the same again for May 2014.<br />
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Super quick race recap - I ran the 10 & 10 on September 8th. There's a 10 miler and a 10 km, I ran the 10 km. I remember the first half being okay and the second half being really hard. I knew I wasn't out there trying to get a personal best or anything so I just enjoyed the scenery. It's a pretty course through an old area of HUGE beautiful unique houses and lots of mature trees.<br />
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When I crossed the finish line, I was about to mow down the food tables (sponsored by Subway) and then I remembered that I was doing WW and while completing 10 km does give me activity points, it doesn't give me unlimited points. So I grabbed a 6" veggie sub and put some mustard on it. I took a water and I skipped the chocolate milk, the juices, and the cookies. <br />
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Tuesday - Sculpt class - 45 minutes. Run club 3.87 km, 32:00.</div>
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Thursday - Zumba - 45 minutes.</div>
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Saturday - Zumba - 60 minutes.</div>
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I leave you with Sweaty Saturday Zumba face. :)</div>
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I don't know about your race bibs and medals but my race bibs and medals have been living in multiple places. Piled in the junk drawer . . . stuffed in a cubby box . . . and most recently, stuffed into my last Nike shoebox. A couple months ago, I was staring at my pile of bibs and medals trying to think of a way to store/display them. I figured lots of people had the same system that I did but somebody out there must have a better way. Enter Google. Turns out there is lots of ways to store them! But my favourite way, was a wooden plaque I found on Etsy. The price was anywhere from $35 to $55+. Gulp. Plus shipping. I left it at that. I was going on vacation and would revisit it when I got back. I thought about it and decided to get it because what else would I do. Entered my order, all ready to spend $50 and then I see that they don't ship to Canada. Well crap. Kept looking for a place that would and then thought, wait, how hard can this be?? </div>
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Turns out? Not hard at all. Last night, I painted it. This morning I glued the letters on and put the hooks in and VOILA!!</div>
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I bought a 12 x 16 unfinished pine plaque with a fancy bevelled edge from Michael's. Michael's is a bit pricy so the regular price was $25 but they put coupons on their flyers so I had a 50% off one. I bought the already white painted letters from there too at $1.69 each. I had leftover blue paint from my bedroom and I bought square shoulder hooks in two sizes from, about $6 but I have so many in the packages, I could easily make some plaques for friends who have already expressed interest them. So for about $23, I made myself a display that I LOVE!! It was really quick too. The part that took the longest was measuring where to put the medal hooks so they were an equal distance apart. :) I could have bought a cheaper plaque that was 11 x 14 but that would have been a little snug. If you'd like to make it cheaper, you could cut a piece wood yourself!</div>
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And if you're not into DIY but you love the look of this, here is the Etsy shop where I saw the variety of displays . . . <a href="http://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/runningonthewall">www.etsy.com/ca/shop/runningonthewall</a></div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-88457354907728140182013-09-03T23:04:00.000-05:002013-09-03T23:04:37.813-05:00Oh Ankles, I've Missed You!I've had an on and off problem with my feet swelling. Being a side effect of hypothyroidism, I do experience it from time to time but most often during travel or heat. My feet started swelling on day two of my road trip at the end of June. We spent 17 hours in the car that day and covered A LOT of ground. I then walked Seattle for a few days and got back in the car, then walked Vancouver and got on a plane. My feet kept getting bigger and bigger. Then the heat wave hit and I noticed that even my lower calves were retaining water. I could actually make a dent. I was constantly trying to keep them elevated to alleviate. I felt like my whole lower half was larger than normal because my jeans that were fine, suddenly became tight. <br />
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I started counting my points last Tuesday and weighed in at 215.4. Two days ago, the heat wave broke for a couple days and I noticed things were starting to feel better. My jeans were looser and I could actually get my sandals on my feet. This morning I weighed in at 207.0. 8.4 pounds! I would bet that was 7 pounds of water and 1.4 pounds of actual weight. Here is a before and after of my feet. These pics are only two weeks apart. My pregnant friend messaged me that her feet were super swollen so I took a picture of my foot and said mine too. She replied with "Holy Sh*t! Why is that happening?" Haha - I said "Probably because I'm fat and it's hot." <br />
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In activity news, our new session of work classes started up and I'm loving it. I even got another friend to try the classes and she signed up for two a week. Love that I have one more friend going. I go Tuesday (Sculpt), Wednesday (Core & More), Thursday (Zumba). I also joined a 10 km clinic at the Running Room that started tonight so I cranked out just over 4 kms. Had to get back into running REGULARLY. Not just sporadic 5 & 10 km races everywhere. The heat has really killed me. Plus the foot swelling didn't really make it comfortable to lace up my runners and pound the pavement. Seems like a great group and the beauty of this clinic is that it will start off in heat (tonight was 27C/81F), and it will just progressively get cooler until it's Fall which is my favourite running time of the year. :)</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-47483941083792366312013-08-26T11:56:00.003-05:002013-08-26T11:56:22.736-05:00HOT! HOT! HOT!We are in the middle of a crazy heat wave. Days and days. In fact Saturday, it was 45c/113f with the humidity. Unbelievable. Thankfully it wasn't quite that bad for the River Run on Thursday evening. It was still bad though - for me anyway. It was 33c/92f. I slogged along and told myself I would just be happy with not being last and being under 45 minutes. Mission accomplished. I was not last. Close but not last and I finished in 43:17. <br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-61158328798928464922013-08-21T19:15:00.001-05:002013-08-21T19:15:11.848-05:00Out of the FogI've spent the last few weeks in a fog. Eating like it's an Olympic sport and I made the trials. Gaining weight like it's also an Olympic sport and I've won the gold medal. And couching like it's also, you got it, an Olympic sport. The new triathlon. Eat Gain Couch. <br />
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BUT!!! Today was a good day. It started off like all the others. But then I got to work to an early morning email that the race dates and course for the Fargo Marathon had changed. GULP! In an instant flurry, I was booking a new room at the hotel I had already booked at. Then thought about it for a moment, reviewed the new course and then hunted for a new hotel. Within moments I'd booked another one. Just in time to watch that hotel climb in price by $85 over 8 hours. I got in there just in time. Nothing like the feeling of getting a hotel walking distance to the start & finish line for badass price. Then I started getting excited about the race. It's a ways off and I have other races before it but this one got me excited again. I will be registering for the half marathon again. Definitely hope to better my time. DEFINITELY.<br />
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Twenty minutes later . . . because I was doing this blog post and I went to get that screen shot from the site, I noticed that the dates were different. I quickly went to the Fargo FB page and saw they just announced that they changed the dates back!!! OMG! So much for my good deal hotel room! Thankful that I didn't book an even cheaper NON-REFUNDABLE rate. I got the same hotel for a good price. Not as good as originally but still good. Phew. I'm not canceling the other one for months. Till I'm sure this is the last change. <br />
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Anyhow, so where was I - yes! I was getting all excited about running again and then I went to a workout class at lunch, Core & More. It felt so good to be active. It was hard, I felt huge, it's humid and hot here. But I felt good. Looking forward to Zumba at lunch tomorrow. <br />
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I also made some changes to my race schedule for the rest of the year. I added a 5 km and a couple 10 km's and I scrapped the half marathon and am doing the 10 km instead in October. I wouldn't be ready and it was a relief to change it. I feel good again. And tomorrow evening is my next 5 km race. It will be tough because I haven't run in a month and it will be hot but I'll get it done and it will only help my confidence. <br />
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My 26 year old sister just announced that she's pregnant. Ouch. For the second time. Ouch. With twins. Ouch f*cking ouch. You know what I've got? 40. I'm turning 40 in 4 months. I have no idea why some people get what they do and why others don't. But it's a pill so hard to swallow, it leaves a giant lump in my throat. I'm happy for her if she's happy. And don't get me wrong, I will be the Auntie that loves them the hardest, like I do this little sweet pea to the left as you've all known. My FB page leaves no doubt. And this is going to feel like shit for a while so in the meantime . . .<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-81014532820163136892013-08-01T17:37:00.000-05:002013-08-01T17:37:36.145-05:00Another Race Recap!Shorter this time, I promise. I forgot to mention this race in my catchup post. It wasn't until I transferring my Garmin info into dailymile that I remembered. This was the Manitoba Marathon on June 16th. I did this race as a relay in 2009 and it was a horrible, terribly hot experience and I swore I would never register for the half or more on this race. But here I go in my excitement to do 13 races in 2013 and I registered for the half in a moment of weakness. After my experience at the Fargo Half, I was so dreading this race. I was still doing it but dreading it. Then a few days before the race, a co-worker came up to me and asked if I knew about race kit pickup. We looked it up together and I noticed under the FAQ that that afternoon was the last chance to change events. OMG. I checked the forecast yet again and saw that it was supposed to be hot, humid, rainy. Same as Fargo. I thought about it for an hour and called and changed my race from the half to the 10km. I instantly felt overwhelming relief. I was now looking forward to this race. And it turned out to be the right decision. <br />
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My speedy friend Nicole picked me up that morning and we headed across town to the race. It started off a little gray and by the time we got there, it was bright and sunny. This year, they only had shuttle access to the site. We parked and the line for the shuttle was so incredible long, we weren't waiting. We opted to walk in. Add 3 kms. We figured we'd take the shuttle back after. <br />
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Again, I was hoping for a personal best here. I was actually hoping for 1:15. I was on target to do that and then the sun hit me. This is a flat and shadeless course. What little bits of shade there was, I took advantage of. The last 2 km's though was wide open and I kept getting slower and slower. I ended up finishing in 1:21:02. Not 1:15 but still a personal best by about 4 minutes or so. I'm okay with that!!! My friend Nicole finished her half in an amazing 1:42. WTF!!! She is such a motivator for me. She is this totally fit, running, bike riding, spinning, weight lifting little dynamo. She's in fantastic shape and she's earned every little bit. Once I crossed the finish line, I made my way up to the stands and kept my eyes peeled for her so I could record her crossing the finish line. She blew past about 6 people in the last 30 feet of the race!! We then watched until the first female and male marathon finishers crossed. It was actually emotional watching people cross because this race is on Father's Day every year and there's a lot of kids running with their fathers and they cross the line holding hands, arms in the air. What a fantastic moment for the Dad and an awesome memory for the child. We walked out to the shuttle buses and again, the lines were crazy so we actually walked back out to the car again! Add another 3 kms! Great day though. <br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-81240177184535067432013-07-29T23:14:00.000-05:002013-07-30T00:35:09.082-05:00Half Marathon Race Recap & I'm Back (again :)Consider me your fair weather blogger. For you semi-anonymous bloggers, do you ever find that sometimes you think "sh*t, I wish I hadn't told 'insert name here' about my blog?" I do. Every once in a while. And it delays me sometimes from posting or maybe just not saying what I would otherwise. I don't even know if she reads it anymore. Hehe - I hope not. Anyhow, on with the business. I'm not going to catch you up on the last 2 1/2 months entirely, just the main highlights. So after my last race recap about the <a href="http://chubbygirlintraining.blogspot.ca/2013/05/race-recap-revelation.html" target="_blank">Wpg Police Relay</a>, two weeks later was the Fargo Go Far Challenge. Gulp. That would the 5 km on Friday night and the half marathon on Saturday morning. Silly? Yes. Glad I did it? Yes. Would I do it again? Probably not. It was a pain in the ass.<br />
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Friday afternoon, we drive out to the States and get there in time to hit the expo and check stuff out. I was looking for shoes, compression capris, and dual layer socks. I left with Toms. Go figure! I picked up my race kits for both races, headed to the hotel to check in and change and head right back. I was dreading it because I didn't know anyone else who was doing it. That was short-lived. I pulled in, wandered towards the start line and instantly found a group of about 10 people from my local run club. I was so happy to see them!!! I instantly felt better. We knocked out the 5 km which was super slow going because the majority of people were walkers and there was about 10,000. Wowsers. That would be medal #1.<br />
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Here's where my regret for the Friday night run kicks in. Trying to get out of the parking lot. Not one person directing traffic. I pulled out of my parking spot and then moved one car length in 40 minutes. I was starving. My friend was waiting in the hotel room raiding the vending machine because I had my car and she was starving. Finally, I kept seeing North Dakota plates heading in the opposite direction as all the out of towner plates. I spotted a cute guy in a truck heading the opposite direction and I yelled "HEY!" into his open window. I said "what don't I know?" and he winked and said "follow me". I pulled back into the spot I pulled out of 40 minutes prior and backed out in the other direction and followed him to a back exit to the parking lot. C'mon now!!! Mental note for next year. I got back to the hotel and changed quickly and then we headed out for supper. There we were at the Olive Garden, eating supper at 10 pm the night before the half. Ouch. <br />
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We wake up bright & early. 5:30am I think. We check the ever changing forecast and it just says "current condition: HEAVY RAIN". OH hell no. I run down the hallway of the hotel in my pj's to look out the exterior door and it's raining lightly and there are huge puddles. Ran into the maintenance man and he said the rain had been coming down hard. I did the best i could to prepare. We also got stuck in traffic on the way to the race. The interstate was backed up for miles and miles. I did some crazy little things to get past a whole bunch of cars to get my friend there because her 10 km started earlier. Again, next year, I'm not getting on the interstate. I'm going through town. I guarantee not one local was on that interstate. </div>
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Okay, the race. When we started it was cloudy and it was raining. Not really hard but enough to get wet. Then it stopped after about 20 minutes. It stayed cloudy for the next while. Part of the course is a bit out & back so when I was at mile 3, this roar of cheering starts and running towards us super fast and looking awesome is the first place male. We turned around to watch him go and I note that my sign says mile 3 and his says mile 9. HOLY SH*T. Then a smidge later, there comes the first place female. She looked amazing. AMAZING. I often thing that really elite female runners tend to look just way too skinny and this woman just looked amazing. Healthy, strong, fit, fast, amazing. She was a machine. I felt like I was doing fairly well. I was looking forward to a PR. At mile 10, the sun came out. And it came out hard. I felt like I was being steamed. With everything including the people being wet, the humidity was insane. This was the first time I ever felt like I wouldn't finish a race. Shortly after that, I started walking and judging by my distance on my Garmin, I did the math and figured out how fast I would have to walk the last three miles to get under three hours. I booked it, I kept to that time and under for the rest of the time and it wasn't until I entered the parking lot of the Fargodome that I realized I wasn't going to do it. You see, you have to stick the shortest distance possible on the course for you to travel 21.1 km. I don't always do that because I sort of abide by the "slower traffic keep right" so many of my turns, I'm swinging wide and so on. I hit 21.1 on my Garmin as I was entering the parking lot. I also hit 3 hours seconds after that. I still had to run around the Fargodome and down into the dome to the finish line. I was so sad at that moment. If only I'd run a little bit longer before deciding to walk. This was also the first race that I felt actually sick when finishing. I ran across that finish line so hard, in a daze, hearing my name being yelled by people's faces that I couldn't focus on. My eyes were scanning for the medal people as I did my drunken where's my medal stumble while taking note of where the garbage cans were so I wouldn't just barf on the pavement. </div>
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I actually got three medals. One for the 5 km, one for the half, and then the Go Far challenge medal for doing both. Again, I don't need to do this challenge again! Next time, I would much rather take my time at the expo, have a nice relaxing evening and supper and be in bed early enough. </div>
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We went back to the hotel and showered and got ready to then go walk like crazy doing the shopping marathon portion of the weekend. After all the cursing of the race that I did, our first stop was Scheel's and I bought some new runners and some Under Armor compression capris. Say whaaaat?? I don't need those, I'm never running again remember?? Pfft. </div>
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The next day, we settled in with our carload of shopping for the two hour drive home and let me tell you. I was moving okay. Slowly, but okay when I got in the car. However, we stopped to hit one more store and grab a bite about halfway home and when I tried to get out of the car, I realized I'd aged about 80 years in 60 minutes of sitting in the car. Holy crap. </div>
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1. Life Savers in a roll don't work well for fueling if it's raining out. Way too sticky. They need to be individually wrapped.</div>
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2. Nuun doesn't like me. I wanted to like it so bad because so many people do but it gives me terrible bloating and gas. TERRIBLE. Through trial and error, I realized that my body does not like sugar alcohols, namely malitol and sorbitol. Booo.</div>
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Oh and to add insult to injury, this was the flight of stairs I had to walk up after feeling like I'd been hit by a train just to get out of the dome. Mean people.</div>
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I promise the future updates won't be this long!! Thanks for sticking with me! Oh and I should mention, this half marathon was a PR but the slightest time. I really wanted under 3 hours but I should be happy that it was the teeniest fraction faster than the last. And I have another opportunity in September and if I can't get out of that race, then I'm registered for one in October too. :)</div>
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Oh and this is my dear friend Heather who recently just moved away from me. sniff sniff. She would come over on Monday nights for supper and wine and Bachelor/Bachelorette. This was her expression when I told I ran not once, but twice, that weekend. Hehe - this is why I do it . . . to horrify/impress people.</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823599878139163975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666592505303516475.post-80934745708698343052013-07-28T08:43:00.001-05:002013-07-28T08:43:15.709-05:00Gone So Long!Other than apathy and laziness, I don't think I have a reason. I just started catching up on some blogs I loved yesterday and wondered when & why I stopped. So I'm catching back up . . . things I would have blogged about and will likely blog about shortly . . .<br />
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The Fargo Half Marathon Go Far Challenge in May</div>
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Impromptu road trip in June/July to Seattle, Vancouver, then Calgary.</div>
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Then to Calgary to see my little sweet pea.</div>
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