Cross training

Less than a month till the Air Force Marathon! Almost time to see if all this training will pay off. I'm hoping for a 4:45, cutting 4 minutes of my previous PR. If not, I have the Marine Corps Marathon 2 months later.

And speaking of all this training, I added a little cross training this week with crossfit. I'm sure you've heard all the hype about this hot trend, but I want to incorporate it a bit so I can build a little muscle. It was definitely hard. Each day we did some weight lifting - bench press, dead lift and front squats, along with a warmup and a workout that carried each day. It lasts about an hour and between that and a run in the morning, I've been beat! But it's getting a little better, and I'm enjoying it so I'm gonna stick it out for a little. At least until I get a full-time job here.

Now because of all this extra working out, I've also been extra hungry. My new addiction are these handmade popsicles here that are so tasty! In just over a week that I've been here, I've had 3 - blood orange basil, chocolate pluff mud porter and peaches n cream. Yum! And of course me and the hubs hit up Sunday brunch. Huevos Rancheros from The Rarebit. *drool* crispy tortillas, black bean puree, salsa, avocado, and eggs. Okay, I need the extra workouts to balance out this delish South Carolina food!

And we're still chugging along with our new found gardening hobby. It's only been a week, so I don't know yet if we're any good at it, but here's to hoping!