Hi hi.
I've had a gap week...sorry about that! There has been a lot going on. Rob has accepted a position as an engineer in Sugar Land, TX, just outside of Houston. He will be starting on April 22 (basically as soon as we get back from our honeymoon.) So, between the end of last month and today, we have had to put in our resignations from our jobs, get the house ready to sell and put it on the market. We listed our house on Saturday, and two couples came to look at it that same day. Both made offers on the house and we sold it yesterday! That process was so much less painful than I had been expecting! I can only say that it was an answered prayer for both of us.
My "last" day of work will be the 22nd, but I'm using my two vacation days on Thursday and Friday, so my last day will really be the 20th. That will give me two days to do any last minute wedding things, and I will be able to spend that whole week after our wedding packing up the house. Rob and I are going to visit Sugar Land the weekend following our wedding to look at houses and I'm going to interview for a nannying position.
So, a really quick recap of the last week or so:
Last Saturday I ran 7 miles in the snow. I'm not going to lie: I felt pretty hardcore. The snow wasn't sticking, but it was windy and stingy and surprisingly kind of fun. Maybe I'm just a masochist.
Monday's CrossFit session was intense. It was a hero WOD called "Murph", which consisted of a 1 mile run, followed by 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, and 300 squats, parsed however you pleased. I did 10 rounds of 10-20-30. I used the biggest resistance band to help me with the pull-ups, and I did 190 of the push-ups on my knees. The workout concluded with another 1 mile run. It hurt.
Tuesday I rested, and Wednesday was a weight-lifting day. Not surprisingly, my performance was quite pathetic. I lifted the lowest weight of anyone in the class in every single exercise... even lower than the pregnant lady! I guess you have to start somewhere though.
Thursday I got up early and did a 3-mile run on the treadmill. Some guy next to me said, "you were a sprinter when you were younger, weren't you?" I laughed at him and told him "no, but thanks for the mistake." Then he told me how "awesome" (and I quote) I was anyway. I almost asked if I could hire him to just follow me around on my future runs and tell me how great I am :p
Friday was a CrossFit WOD called "Fran". Everyone had warned me that Fran is particularly awful. She was pretty bad, but I think I was more sore from "Murph." I probably should have used a thinner resistance band for the pull-ups, since I'm not all that heavy to begin with so I don't REALLY need 100 lbs of resistance.
Saturday was an easy 5 mile run. I ran with a 9:45 average, which for me is excellent. This weekend is supposed to be a 9 mile run-- that has me nervous. I know I've run it before, but it just seems like I'm hardly running at all anymore...so the distance is a little more daunting.
Today we did the workout in the video below (I'm the one in the orange). It was a partner workout, and I really enjoyed it! We had to move all of the plates outside, then back in. While one partner was running the plate, the other is hanging from the bar. I have pretty serious blisters from hanging, which was a lot harder than you might think.
Thanks for reading/watching, everyone!
