hoodie runs

Holbrook

2013-05-17T09:32:00.004-04:00

Last night I shredded my hands doing pull ups. I iced them by drinking an ice cold pint at The Chill. That made them feel better.

Here's what I did to shred my hands.

Hero bench mark workout: Holbrook

10 Rounds:
5 Thrusters (Rx 80lbs, I did 55lbs)
10 Pullups (first round Rx, next 6 rounds with red band)
100m sprint
1 min rest

This is what this workout looks like:
(Just watch the first 1:00)

So a couple of things about this workout were particularly challenging for me. First was the sore shoulder I woke up with yesterday. I think a combination of Wednesday's workout (see below), volleyball on the weekend and the way I've been sleeping lately conspired to give me some tightness. A lengthy warm up and keeping the weight down (I think I could have done 70lbs) helped the shoulder, because it feels good today. The other thing that was tough was the pull ups. I can't quite string together kips. Kipping pullups aren't quite what the guy above is doing. Those look like butterfly pullups. Here's what I mean:

I can do them one at a time but not able to just bang a bunch out. I swing too much and that wreaks havoc on my hands. They blister and pop after about 30. It's really gross.

What's awesome about this workout? Thrusters and running. I like!

Wednesday's workout.

Halting Deadlift (3sec)
8-8-8 (I was working at 75lbs, really working to keep my form)

AMRAP 9
1 Hang Clean & Squat; (Rx 115lb, I did 75lbs)
2 Lateral Burpee (jumping over the bar)
2 Hang Clean & Squat
3 Burpee
3 Hang Clean & Squat
4 Burpee
… continue ladder by adding 1rep each round until time completed (I completed 6 rounds)

This was a schweaty workout. Wee lateral burpees! Nothing like the fear of tripping to make you jump!

Ups and downs

2013-05-14T20:56:00.000-04:00

Warning: this starts out a pity party but gets better. I promise.

I was lazy with the eating and boozy on the weekend. Bad combination.

I played four games of volleyball on Saturday, and ran 5K, hungover, on Sunday with @bigbrnz, and Mr and Mrs Gonger. The run happened to be @bigbrnz 's longest consecutive run ever! Very pleased to have been part of that milestone! Congratulations buddy! 21.1, watch out!

I called my Mom and wished her a happy Mother's Day. I felt crappy not seeing her and that, compounded with some birthday doldrums, I was feeling blue on Sunday. I did get to do bedtime stories with Miss K and that funny Amelia Bedeila had us both giggling. Back to organizing some stuff for work and my stress level rose. Cue emotional eating and subsequent bloat and poor sleep.

Monday started out with stewing about the crazy weather (snow?! minus temperatures?!) then a bad day at work, a less than spectacular round of golf (however, with the bestest company) which left me frustrated and finally it ended with another night of poor sleep. This equaled more emotional eating.

Today I was wiped and dragging. More bumps at work and my poor car was feeling under the weather too. Between running around trying to get a handle on things and worrying about the car, by four PM I was shut down. I didn't want to go to CrossFit or cook a meal. I wanted to lay on the couch with the kitty and watch Sherlock. Lucky for me, my friends and loved one provided the up I needed one more time to get me out to work out and motivated to cook something Paleo friendly (mostly, except the bit of dairy).

See the common theme through the pity party? My circle of people that time and time again, pick me up and send me back out to carry on. Thank you for being you and for being there for me.

I love you guys.

So tonight's workout:

4 rounds:

3 strict pullups with 3 second descend

Max effort (as many as you can until you fall off) chest to bar. - did a scaled work out of pullups.

WOD (16 min cap)

50 double unders

20 hand stand push ups

20 toes to bar

50 double unders

15 HSPU

15 T2B

50 double unders

10 HSPU

10 T2B

I scaled this workout too, doing dive bombers and knees to elbows instead of HSPU and T2B. I did, however, do dbl unders.

I finished the set of 15 HSPU. Bloody T2B shreds my hands. I swing too much when I kip and I think I'm a wimp.

Not my best outing but I'm feeling better about it now that I've had dinner (pork loin, asparagus wrapped in prosciutto, cucumber, tomato and a bit of cheese) I'm feeling better. So glad that I got out and did it!

And I'm up!

It's been awhile...

2013-05-07T08:33:00.001-04:00

I've been busy! (see: golf with Hoodlet, ripped hands, sunburn and dirty legs)

A couple of weeks, early in April were spent in Jamaica, sunning and rumming with some of our bestest friends. Such fun was had! Some minor nudity, lots and lots of dirty bananas, beach, cliff jumping, jerk chicken, jerk fries, jerk pasta, and tons of belly laughs were all highlights. @Wardy_, @keilshammer, @Leslie_Morton, and CM75, thank you so much for so much fun!!! I (we!) love you guys!!

The rest of April has slipped by with running and CrossFit. I'm working out 3-5 times a week and enjoying myself immensely. This seems to really help me keep my sanity and I am likely the changes I'm seeing in other sports. For instance, the little Hoodlet and Hubcap came down on the weekend. We golfed 18 and I was *crushing* my drives. Easily the longest drives of my life and straight! I certainly like the strength I've accumulated!

Friends from work are encouraging me to do an obstacle race and that seems like it'd be super fun. Just terrified of the work I need to do to be competitive. Please, send me encouragement. I'll do it... just need some gentle persuasion.

I love lamb

2013-03-21T10:29:00.000-04:00

(Any movie nerds get it? My girl KJ would have gotten it in a snap... explanation below...)

Remember the other day how I made Moroccan Meatballs? I made them with lamb and they are mega delicious. So delicious that they are all gone and I will be making another batch tonight, only sadly, with beef because I'm out of lamb. Nom nom nom. If I remember to take a picture before I stuff the balls in my face (heh, I crack myself up) I'll post it later.

Last night's CrossFit class was a bit rough. My forearms are crispy. Thank you bigbrnz.com for that term.

1RM OHS (15mins to establish) - 65 lbs (not really my 1 rep max though, my partner was slow so didn't really get a good run at this)

WOD (14minute cap):
50 Double Unders

5 Rounds
10 KB Snatch + Lunge; 12kg (8kg instead because we ran out of 12kg bells)
5 Chest to Bar Pullups (I did unassisted pull ups)
10 Thrusters (8kg, see above)

50 Double Unders

I am mad about the double unders. I suck at these. I did 10 d/u in the first set, then completed the rest as single skips and in the second set, I did 25 d/u before time was up. Tetz finished this workout, Rx, in 11mins flat. What killed me was the damn skipping. Grrr.
In brighter news, I'm pumped because I did unassisted (no bands) pull ups and managed to kip a couple! Progress!

Tonight... the dreaded wallballs. Thank you 13.3.

I love lamb

SWOD, WOD, CWOD and Tuesday whinging

2013-03-19T12:01:00.000-04:00

18 March class summary.

S(trength) WOD:
Strict Press
5-5-5-5-5
Here's how my presses went down:
5 - 55
5 - Failed, completed 3 reps at 65
5 - 60
5 - 65
5 - Failed, completed 2 reps at 70

WOD:
5 Rounds for time
3 Deadlifts; 205lbs - I did 155lbs (still more than my body weight!)
10 Lateral Over Bar Burpees

My time was 7:16.
I'm happy with this outcome despite having really thought that I could totally deadlift 205lbs. Given I can fireman carry my husband, I thought a few more (~30) lbs wouldn't be a big deal. Then I actually tried to deadlift 185lbs from the ground and realized that it's a very different movement. One interesting observation I had about the deadlift to burpee transition was that I felt so good after finishing each set of deadlifts and my legs felt super energized. That feeling quickly went away though, don't worry. In fact it really only lasted about two or three burpees each round. However, each time I felt so good. Is there such a thing as a lifting-heavy-things high? You know, a CrossFit sibling to a runner's high?

After CrossFit I did a cooking WOD since @Ed_Markwards had supper ready for me! An awesome meal of chicken breast in Schezwan sauce and corn on the cob was inhaled in about six minutes flat. I know... not Paleo friendly. It was delicious though!

C(ooking) WOD was comprised of:
breakfast sausages
"Moroccan Meatballs" from the Well Fed cookbook
"Moroccan Dipping Sauce" also from the Well Fed cookbook
Avocado, tomato and cucumber salad

Done in about an hour, including clean up of the kitchen, some TV watching and standing in front of the fridge saying "Sh_t. ME! Can you please add [a random assortment of ingredients that are kind of essential to almost EVERY RECIPE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD] to your shopping list?"

The salad was brought for lunch today and drizzled with the Moroccan Dipping sauce and it was scrumptious. I think I'll have it again tomorrow.

Now for my Tuesday whinging.
I have an hour and twenty minutes blocked in my calendar every Tuesday to go for a run over lunch. It's been a standing recurrence since... I don't know... September? Anyway, I have actually used that time to run (or workout, I'm not really that picky) exactly twice. Perhaps it's time I realize I'm never going to use it for it's intended purpose and free up the time. But I'm not quite there yet. Someone want to follow up with me next Tuesday and remind me to quit my b_tching?

Paleo-ish suppa

2013-03-12T21:53:00.000-04:00

ME had yummy chicken fajitas ready for supper when I got home from CrossFit (full disclosure, I had two shells and a wee bit of cheese) and I stepped up my game too. I made peach and apple crisp, completely Paleo friendly! Lesson learned though: cherries instead of apples.

(full, full disclosure : I'm having a beer too.)

Moar CrossFit, feel free to bail here.

2013-03-12T06:50:00.000-04:00

Here's summary of my recent CrossFit classes.

5 March
7 Rounds - XXmin cap.
30s HS Hold (nose/toes to wall)
3 Wall climbs
7 Toes to bar (Scaled - I did knees to elbows)
9 Box jumps; 30/24″ (Rx @ 24)
I completed 6 rounds, and the 7th handstand hold before the time limit.
This class was really fun but I spent a lot of time upside down and feeling like I was going to fall on my noggin. Terrifying and exhilarating all at the same time! I was really proud of my handstand holds since I really didn't think that I could do these all in a single hold each time but I did! Each time I really concentrated in pushing through my palms and breathing and it was FINE. No panic, nice and strong. Yay me!
Toes to bar kipping makes sense to me in theory but I am useless stringing them together. For some reason, I can't figure out how to reload when I come down so that I can string a few together. Tetz says push the bar away and I think I need to spend more time watching tutorials.

7 March
CrossFit Games Open 13.1 - 17min cap.
40 Burpees
30 Snatch (75/45) - I did 35
30 Burpees
30 Snatch (135/85) - I did 40
20 Burpees - FINISHED THESE @ 16:57.
~~30 Snatch (165/110)~~
~~10 burpees~~
~~As many as possible Snatch (210)~~
Since I wasn't doing the Open for real, I didn't have the 6" burpee requirement and this workout was still really f-cking hard. My hip flexors (the fronts of my hips) were on fire at the end. 90 burpees were humbling. I also have problems controlling the weight over my head for overhead squats and snatches so I kept the weight down and worked on form. Even so, that was a tough workout for me. I should shut-up though, check out this girl, Jenny LaBaw doing this workout, prescribed, with a broken foot. She's a BAMF.

And finally, last night, 11 March, I did:
5 Rounds:
In 2 minutes complete…
3 OHS (No Rx, I did 40lbs)
6 Burpee Box Jump (30/24) - Rx @24
As many Kettlebell (KB) Swing as possible with time remaining (32/24) - Scaled, 16kg
*1 minute rest

Here's my KB swing #s for each round:
20 - I realized this was unsustainable and backed off.
10
10
10
20 (and I almost puked in my mouth) - Brent was yelling at us to do as many reps as we did in the first round. Why did I have to be such an over-achiever in the first round?

Afterwards, I got home to a super yummy paleo friendly supper of chicken thighs and steamed broccoli. A very grateful THANK YOU BABIES! Then, I played hockey, came home and had an Epsom salt bath and couldn't sleep until after midnight.

Groan.

Guess what I did tonight.

2013-03-04T20:31:00.000-05:00

And then, I climbed that f-cker two more times.

Rope 'hay' covering my legs.

I've been dying to try a rope climb since hearing about @Wardy_ and @Keilshammer and @bigbrnz working on rope climbs so frequently (it seems) at their box. Whelp, tonight my wish came true! Thank you @k_tetz for hinting at Andie. She totally has pull.

Tonight's CrossFit class was:

• one rep max front squat - I got a at PR 135 lbs!

• four rounds (2mins each rnd)

~ 1 rope climb

~ 10 push ups

~ max effort burpees for the remaining time

Then: 1 minute rest

I didn't finish my last rope climb, got about halfway and was so fatigued I was worried about falling so I came down. I did 35 burpees in total.

Then when I got home I got an early birthday present: 007 Jack.

Thank you Babies!!

Fuck yeah.

(update: I also got an assist at hockey last night. Pretty much the best night of March 2013.)

Lunch, brought to me by Ras El Hanout

2013-02-28T14:53:00.001-05:00

Made Ras El Hanout spice mix last night and it kicked ass. So yummy!

Supper

2013-02-27T21:29:00.001-05:00

Spaghetti squash and from scratch tomato sauce with beef.

Lunch and wall balls

2013-02-27T15:27:00.001-05:00

Lunch was spaghetti squash, red cabbage, red, yellow and orange pepper, and chicken with a coconut milk, curry, and garam masala sauce. Dessert was unsweetened applesauce.

Thank you Hammer, for the T-Rex :)

Two thirds of Zeus (or, in my case, about half)

2013-02-27T11:35:00.002-05:00

Yesterday evening marked my second CrossFit class of the year. Flock me. I'm really out of shape again. Was encouraged by Tetz to get my ass in gear and get to class this week. My energy levels have been pretty crappy since going to Las Vegas (and not really working out for two weeks) and I've been dealing with a bruised heel (no running), inflamed hip (thank you skating). Time to suck it all up and get back to work.

2/3 “Zeus” (Modified)
3 Rounds, 25 minute cap: (completed 2 rounds)
20 Wall ball (20/16) - mod 12
20 Sumo deadlift high-pull (75/55) - Rx
20 Box jump (24/20) - Rx
20 Push press (75/55) - Rx
20 Burpees
20 Push-ups
10 Jumping Squats (75/55) - Rx

This workout combined a lot of cardio and my least favourite movement: wall ball. Good God I hate doing wall balls. I finished 2 full rounds and was really impressed that I was able to do Rx weight, especially with that many reps of push press. Andi was on our cases to keep our hips moving quickly and today my hips are fatigued and stiff. I'm pretty happy with my overall results, considering my lack of motivation, work ethic and injuries.

On the food front, ME and I are back into the Paleo groove. My goal is an 80/20 split whereas he just wants to get fed. That works out rather well as he's pretty much on board to eat whatever. He just gets some rice and dairy served up with his stuff. Tetz and I have been talking about food journal fatigue and I'm going to try and post pictures of my meals as I go instead. You can look forward to pictures of me eating the rainbow.

Skating and soccer up tonight. Wish me luck.

Posts from my other blog

2013-02-11T11:38:00.002-05:00

Paleo Stir-Fry

Tetz's first CrossFit competition reflection

The two week check-in

2013-01-14T12:45:00.000-05:00

As some of you know, a few of us (@bigbrnz, @Wardy_, @keilshammer, @edmarkwards) are doing Dry January. It is day 14, aka the two week mark and here's the status update. It's been hard only a couple of times. Once after volleyball when the team went out for a drink and one evening when we went to the Rangers game and I kinda just wanted to have a beer before and at the game. This is where I breathe a sigh of relief... I'm not alcohol-dependent! Despite having stripped alcohol from my diet, I haven't seen a corresponding dip in weight. That's slightly disappointing but I think I did just replace booze with chips. So there's my two week check-in. It's going ok. :o)

In other news, I've signed up for 30K Around The Bay. Some of you had guessed, asking some questions about the amount I'm running lately. That's the secret. I'm in training. My schedule has me running five days a week and I really want to squeeze CrossFit in there minimum once a week. Still trying to figure that out. I haven't been to CrossFit in about a month. Oops. All that on top of hockey, soccer, volleyball and learn to skate each week. I bought new shoes to help ward off injury and to keep me motivated.

With all of this crazy working out scheduled, I need to adequately fuel my body. CrossFit advocates the Paleo approach - boiled down this means eat it if it had a face or came from dirt. There are a few exceptions: grains, tuberous vegetables and legumes. The reasons for excluding these are that they are often genetically modified and/or they are really hard to digest, unprocessed. And, I'm trying to do it. Gone are my beloved potatoes, chips, anything in a box and rice. This is quite a shift for me so I'm working to get to 80% following paleo. Tetz found a rockin' book called Well Fed: Paleo Recipes For People Who Love To Eat. The author has a blog over here: www.theclothesmakethegirl.com. She makes all of her food for the week on Sunday and then selects two veggies and one protein for each meal and creates a hot plate. I thought that sounded manageable and reasonable so I tried it last night.

For the week I cooked:
1 head of red cabbage - boiled 1/2 and chopped the other to cook later.
2 heads of broccoli - steamed
1 spaghetti squash - roasted
6 porkchops - broiled, 2 of each made with a different spice combo for variation
3 chicken breasts - sauted, mixture of spices
1 lb of lean ground beef - sauted with garlic and onion and burbon smoke and cayenne pepper spice mix

Hopefully this should feed the husband and I for the week with a couple of meals out and should theoretically get me to the 80% goal. I'll let you know how it goes and how much I end up throwing out or how much more I end up having to cook.

Here's my lunch today:

1 cup of red cabbage (looks like purple ballons, thanks Kiddo)
1 cup of broccoli
4oz of ground beef
not pictured: handful each of cherries and grapes

How are you doing with your training and eating?

Happy 2013 Haiku

2013-01-02T13:36:00.000-05:00

I'm back to work today, the first work day of 2013.

Surprisingly, I'm focused and motivated for just coming off vacation. However, I have had a couple moments of wistfully staring out the window so, I bring you this Haiku.

Oh, to be free as
A bushy gray tree squirrel,
Pissing from a branch.

Happy New Year!

Wednesday night soccer

2012-12-12T23:53:00.001-05:00

Celebrating a tie against the best team in the league with a beer and an ice pack!

Go team Crossfit Waterloo!

Santa Pursuit 5K

2012-12-07T07:00:00.000-05:00

December 1st I begrudgingly ran a 5K in a Santa suit that was way too big for me. Getting dressed, I felt like a complete dolt but in the end, there were 1100 people all dressed the exact same way so there was certainly safety in numbers.

I'm out of shape and not running at all right now so my time was not awesome, in fact one of my slowest 5K times in recent memory: 28:38. Still good enough for 18th in my age group out of 56 runners.

The first half of the race was pretty busy and slow. After the halfway mark, runners were getting strung out a bit more so we could pick up the pace. The second half I felt pretty good and tried to continue to pick up the pace. I think I succeeded since I had the Santa dry-heaves at the finish line.

Ho. Ho. Ho.

Summer, Fall and Well... Almost Winter Update!

2012-12-06T09:18:00.000-05:00

I'm sorry friends. I've been away for awhile. Don't worry though, I've been keeping busy. Work is a lot of my head space lately, so you'll have to forgive me for not wanting to spend more time in front of the computer, writing for the blog.

What's up with Hoodie these days, you wonder? Well, I have continued my love affair with Crossfit. It is an addiction. I really love it but since ME got home from his boys' trip to Florida + some additional stuff from work and suddenly I'm not working out... Like, at all. My day to day mood is suffering as a result. It's time to get back on the bandwagon. Crossfit, I love you. Please take me back!

In other news, I'm playing hockey in a real proper league! For reals! I'm a giant timbit on skates but I'm really enjoying it. Can't wait for Lesballs to get home and come see me play. She's my hockey mentor :o) Since I suck so bad at basic skating mechanics, I've signed up for Adult Learn To Skate with the local figure skating club. It might seem counter intuitive but there isn't any other really good ways for me to learn basics. Power skate is too advanced for me right now because I can't actually stop in both directions or do crossovers at speed without really thinking about it. I'd like to do crossovers forwards much more comfortably and get better at skating backwards too. So, I'll be on the ice at least twice a week starting in January, sometimes three times a week. Can't wait!

I've also come out of retirement and am playing co-ed soccer again. I'm playing with Crossfit Waterloo, a super fit team as you might well imagine. Not a great deal of experience but we have the rare and awesome treat of being semi-coached and really well organized. As a result, we're playing well together and it's a blast.

This weekend will be a great motivating force for me as we get together in Sauble with @Keilshammer, @bigbrnz, and @Wardy_. Those cats are busy and crazy and I love them to bits and I can't wait to hear all about all the awesome stuff they are doing to stay fit and motivated! Also, fist bumps to @Wardy_ as she's now a full on RMT!! Woohoo! She's worked hard for her dream and deserves your high fives.

And now, I leave you with this video of me playing hockey:

This happened...

2012-08-14T20:59:00.001-04:00

After 85 pull-ups.

God I hate pull-ups.

Happy Anniversary to us

2012-08-14T07:48:00.000-04:00

A year ago this happened.

Yesterday, was our first anniversary and we spent last weekend celebrating. Our weekend kicked off with a visit to the place we got married for dinner, Verses Restaurant. Once again the fantastic staff there, headed up by Deb McFadden, treated us to a delicious dinner and yummy wine selection. For dinner, I had:

Baby Spinach
Tossed in strawberry grape seed oil vinaigrette with toasted pumpkin seeds,
freeze dried strawberries, red onions and proscuitto chips

Kangaroo
Grilled rare and served with quinoa risotto pancakes, cauliflower tranche,
French green beans and kiwi grape coulis with vin cotto

Wine
2007 gb 51Cabernet Shiraz (Grant Burge Wines - Cabernet Shiraz)

The meal was excellent. So many flavours and amazing textures. Seriously folks, try kangaroo. It is so good!

Saturday we went out for breakfast at our usual spot and harangued each other's house choices in the real estate magazine. From there, I got dropped off at CrossFit Waterloo for a class while ME got rid of the vestiges of our most recent killed gazebo. The afternoon we spent watching the Olympics, talking about houses and prepping dinner. It was great to have a weekend around the house, just enjoying each other's company.

The day after CrossFit

2012-08-12T11:55:00.001-04:00

This post is mostly for me, to help me remember why taking a month off is *such* a bad idea.

You are sore all over. Quads, arms, calves, feet, all complaining. Don't take that much time off again Hoodie. This is your reminder of how much it sucks. You are slow moving, stairs hurt, and brushing your hair highlighted tight muscles you didn't know existed. The cat knows you are being a big baby, she's cuddling you, trying to make you feel better with her purrs (Orx and Crake, anyone?). So, don't get that lazy again. It sucks working your way back.

A run and a CrossFit class within a week!

2012-08-11T16:20:00.001-04:00

Look at me! Climbing back up onto the wagon. I hadn't run in likely 2 months and hadn't attended a CrossFit since 7 July but I ran 5k last weekend up in Goderich and finally got to The Box today. Go me!

I've also signed up for hockey and soccer this fall. Its been a big week.
Now off to grocery shop for fuel to sustain this wagon ride.

all has been quiet on the running and racing front

2012-06-29T10:28:00.000-04:00

It's been awhile, sorry guys.

I've been busy going to CrossFit lately and have my running motivation is at an all time low. A run here, a run there have happened, mostly around the 5k mark. Possibly more concerning is my low interest in racing. For the first time in a few years, I've got no interest in racing. My membership in the Fighting Koalas has lapsed. There are no races on my calendar. I'm not entirely sure what is causing my low motivation with racing and running. There are a million and one things going on this summer but that's not any different than any other summer... Take last summer for example. @Ed_Markwards and I got married and we pulled that together in 193 days. We raced, worked crazy hours and fit in trips to the cottage. We're not getting remarried this summer so the list is shorter. Yet, the funk, it is hanging around. My competitive edge is MIA.

So what, right?

No. I need an outlet for my aggression, my competive nature, my stress, otherwise it comes out at work or at home. CrossFit is filling some of those gaps for me but it can't and shouldn't fill the entire void. Otherwise I'd make every class a competition and the classes aren't about that, they are about making myself better and stronger. It's not about lifting faster or lifting more than the person next to me. Next steps then Hoodie? Well, I think I need to sign up for some races. That should help get me motivated. Next, get running. Get biking. Get swimming. Start small. I don't need to go out and run 18km this weekend. A couple runs and some swimming in Lake Huron would be just fine!

I'll let you know how it goes.

Look for a post over at tetzandhoodie.blogspot.ca soon too. I've got some proud moments at CrossFit to tell you about.

Two runs and a hawk

2012-05-30T12:48:00.000-04:00

I've done two whole runs this week! No CrossFit classes yet but planning to get there a couple time yet this week.

Run details:

Monday morning 5.5km in 28 minutes in my Merrell Barefoot Pace Gloves. I love those shoes! They give me fleet feet.

Wednesday morning 6.6km in 37 minutes in regular shoes. I felt slow and out of shape this morning and the pace reflected that.

Last night before I left work, this happened:

Crazy right?!

The RIM12 Hawk is a BAMF. He just don't care. From watching him, I learned that in order to take flight with a heavy load of squirrel in your talons, you must strip fur off the carcass to reduce drag. I wish I'd caught him stomping around the base of the tree, dragging the squirrel like it was stuck to his peg leg.

No yelling at me if this is actually a female hawk. I'm still calling him a him. Have you met me btw? I have a female cat with a boy's name...

I ran!

2012-05-16T13:57:00.003-04:00

shut up right!

I did 5.5km Monday night in 29 minutes and change in my fancy new Merrell Barefoot shoes. They are green and blue and unabashedly bright. They make me happy.

My calves felt great after the run, an indication that they are continuing to get stronger, thanks to regularly wearing barefoot shoes at work and at play. That is good. But... then I went to CrossFit last night and they calves, they tightened up after the class. Being curled up in the fetal position on the shower floor for 20minutes might have had something to do with that.

You can read about my most recent CrossFit adventures over here.

Hi Mom!