Well, it's Wednesday and I think I'm finallly over the hangover from this past girl's weekend. I'm never drinking again except for the wine last night and the happy hour for tomorrow and Tiff's shower this weekend! ha ha. Seriously, it has taken me 4 days to get over that bindge weekend. Anyways, I did manage to do 3.5 miles yesterday and 30 min of cardio and 30 min of weights today. I'm sooooo ready to just run this thing now! Ok that was phrased wrong, I'm no where near ready to run it, but I'm ready to get done with this training. How am I ever going to train for 3 more months. Can't wait to see y'all again this weekend! Happy Running!

THAT'S HILIRIOUS...CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE STORY TOMORROW IN PERSON!!!! I thought you would find this picture of me pretty humurous...This is my funny "3 week" pictures...

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Chrissy: I ran 3 miles today and did weights. Funny thing happend while on the treadmill: I fell off it!! I'll have to tell you about it later. It was pretty funny and thank goodness I caught myself on the arm, suffered a minor "rug burn", but my pride was hurt most of all. :) I am so excited about this weekend, I can hardly contain myself. See you tomorrow.

Chrissy: Well, I did spin this morning, it pretty much took the whole class for me to feel warmed up, so it was miserable. This cold weather really sucks. There is no way I could run outside, but doing those DVD's will really help keep you active. As long as you are not just sitting around those should be great. They will switch your body up too, so you don't get used to one thing and you will burn more calories. I got my 3 mile run tomorrow and weights. I was able to do arms today, so I'll do legs tomorrow. I will do spin nn Friday again. I'm still not sure about this running in the mountains. I am soooooo freakin pumped about this weekend. I finished up all the shopping for it today. I'm not sure how I managed to spend so much money, but oh well! We have a lot of fun stuff. See you on Friday!! Can't wait!!

Week 3

Ellen- Week 3 Well...I do have to say that I have switched my week up a little due to cold weather. 2 days ago I ran 3 miles and yesterday I did this 60 min. dvd for legs with Nick. It kicked my ass...its called P90X...and that is what Nick is doing for 90 days. I really liked it...I'll have to tell you about it later...anyway, I am back to my rest day. Since I have to work tomorrow, I might just do another dvd and rest up for weekend. I am going to get up and run. If it's snowing...that might be different. Anyway, 2 more days!!!!

Chrissy: 3rd week: I have pretty much stayed on schedule. I didn't workout on Monday, so I'll workout on Friday (my normal rest day). I'm going to repeat this week for the most part. I want to feel really comfortable with the 3 mile run and we have 4 extra weeks to put in there somewhere. I don't think I'm as pumped about running in the mountains as you are. I'm definitely not going to try and over do it with the hangover I'm expecting. :) If it's cold as crap, I certainly wont be running outside. It's hard to believe we still have 3 months left of training. I feel like we have been training forever. I'm going to get new shows either this week or next because I think I've worn these out. I have been working out in them for about a 1 1/2 now. I've got spin tomorrow and probably Friday. I did 3.5 today, but I'll probably only do 3 on Thursday and weights. See you on Friday!

Just finished Week 2! My week was really tough because of the cold weather. I am getting really pumped about running in the mountains next weekend! I am also going to repeat this week's training but try to make it 4.5 miles on my long run. I have also been so slammed at work that I haven't had time to write. I have written THREE contracts this week! YAY!!! I can already see my arms getting toned. I am rigorously following the program. BTW- got great news...NICK FOUND MY I-POD!!!!!!! I now get to listen to my music...and I FOUND MY NEW BRITNEY CD TODAY!!! That means my run...starts with Womanizer tomorrow! I think it will be a lot easier when I have fun music to run to. I hope you had a great weekend and hope to talk to you tomorrow. Again, I have been staying at work late and working from home until 10 every night. Can't wait to see you on Friday!

Confession: It has been 4 days since my last post. It's been busy busy at work. Anyways, I've stayed on track with the training. I made it the 4 miles on Sunday on 42 minutes, so freaking excited. I'm at a working training session this week, so it's been difficult to stay on track but I have so far. I'm suppose to run 3 miles tomorrow, but I'm not sure if I'm gong to be able to do it on the shitty treadmill at the hotel. My 2 miles today was horrible. I can't wait to be back in Nashville. I stretch every single day and I hope that in a few weeks that is really going to make a difference in my running. I'm trying not to give into the constant hunger that runs through my body during the day. :) I think I'm going to repeat this weeks training again until I move on to the next step because I want this weeks to be easy.

Ran 2 miles today after my morning meeting. It was so cold this morning I am nervous about the three miles tomorrow! I am REALLY able to start seeing the abs and I am getting soooooooo pumped about Girl's weekend! I can't wait to see all the EKs~ Anyway, haven't talked to you today and wanted to see if you ever start to ice your legs. I'm about to while I watch CSI Miami...I will be the next Calleigh Duquesne! Hope you're doing well...oh...just so you know I am planning on B'day party for Nick Friday night at the house! He is turning the big 2-6...now he's not robbing the cradle :)

4 MILES BABY!!!

ELLEN DAY 7- Ran my first 4 mile run today! I am not going to lie...I woke up this morning not with the anxiousness to run 4 miles...especially after I figured out a route around the neighborhood. Talk about killer hills and so many turns...I didn't think I was going to remember...I am proud to say that I RAN THE WHOLE TIME...Even sprinted up my hills...only reason...I wanted to get the hill over faster. Wow!!! This is a MAJOR accomplishment for me! I can now really feel like I am a "runner" who can run 4 miles! This has already boasted my confidence! My abs!!! They are even showing MORE in just one more day. This is one of the most exciting goals I have done in my life. I love looking at the count down clock and see the days going down! Soon we will be in double digits!!!!!!!!!!! Have a good day of rest and really pep yourself before your 4 mile on Sunday. I know you can do it!

Chrissy: Day of Rest! I can't describe how nice it was to sleep in until 6:30 this morning. I will say that I kind of missed my workout, but I think my body does need a little break for the weekend. I am so tired at night though from getting up so early that I couldn't even make it past half time of the Florida game and Jordan didn't let me not know though and woke me up at 11:20 to tell me the good news, ha ha. Today is Friday, so I get my one soft drink: Diet Mountain Dew. Also, I've decided to do a Micro Fit test at the gym to get a total body assesment and then after the marathon, I'll do another one. That way, I'll know that if I gain weight it's not fat at all. I'm really looking forward to my 4 mile run this weekend.

Ellen's Day 7!!!!!!!!! Today I had 30 min. of cross train. I am eating like a pig and can not stop! I also am continuing to use the bathroom! I run my first 4 mile run tomorrow...excited and nervous! I am so surprised on how much I am stretching too! I HAVE NEVER BEEN ONE TO STRETCH...I feel like there is no way that I could run without the amount of stretching I have learned to do! Have a good day off...I will be up bright and early running out in morning rush hour...where EVERYONE and their mother sees me....oh well, keeps me motivated! Have fun watching the game

Chrissy: Ok, I have finished my first week! Tomorrow is my rest day and I get to sleep until 6:30 and I couldn't be more excited about it. I ran three miles straight again and I ran one mile a whole minute faster!! That is huge for me. I've gotten a lot better at stretching ever time I run which I never used to do before after cardio. I still haven't started icing: I know, I know, very bad. Ellen- I'm so proud of the diet cokes, that is a big step. I pretty much back to only drinking caffeine on the weekends (if that) and I'm on weekend number 2 of not drinking. I'm starting to somewhat get used to the back of getting up early, but I have to be asleep by 9:00/9:30, so dont' call me after then. I'm in sweet dreams. I hope everything went good for your first day of "weekend" training.

REST....

REST DAY! I still woke up early and did about 30 minute of stretches! It feels so good!!!!! I am nervous about my first "weekend" starting tomorrow. I am only drinking about 1/2 diet coke a day...HUGE..and I feel so much more energized! I am actually able to go to sleep becaue I am so exhausted by the end of the day. I know icing my legs every night is huge...Chrissy you have to start! I just pop two wal-mart bags of ice on my knees and work downwards...with a dish towel. It is the most soothing thing...and I look forward to it at nights!!! I can honestly say that I have never felt so in shape in my life! Everything on my body has already toned up. Wish me luck for my first weekend!

Ok, I'm pretty much hungry all day, so I thought I would blog about it. It's becoming more and more difficult not to splurge on the eating, so I'm eating raw baby carrots right now. I'm not entirely pleased with the taste of my plan, raw carrots. Ellen: are you hungry all the time? What are you snacking on? I'm trying to drink the crap out of water, but I am peeing every freaking 5 seconds it feels like.

Chrissy: Getting up at 4:45 is not getting easy yet, but at least it's not the most painful thing ever. I did spin class this morning for my cross training day, and I hope it's not going to kill be tomorrow for my 3 mile run and weights. I did arms today also, so I'm doing legs tomorrow with my run. Pretty much I'm hungry all day now too, so I'm trying really really hard not to eat everything I see. I'm usually starving right about this time! I'm really looking foward to my day off on Friday and sleeping in until 6:30. We actually have a 5K here on the 14th of February, and I have a wedding that night, so I wont be able to come to Birmingham, but I may run the one here. It's just going to be so damn cold. Hope you enjoyed your day off today! We got to get better at just blogging and not blowing each other's phones up all day.

1st 5K Race

5K BE&K race Would you be interested in doing this Feb. 14th in B'ham?

Those are my shoes!!! This is going to be us after the marathon. I love this blog stuff. I'm not seeing abs yet, but at least my pants are fitting better. I have noticed I can hold my feet during flexing for at least 10 full seconds though. Ok, Ok, I need to start the icing down. This is so much fun. Jordan said we are such dorks but I told him at least we would be skinny, hot dorks. Oh!! I made a new playlist to run too, it's going to be awesome, got some New Britney, Old Britney, Techno, Rock. It's going to be really good. I'm kind of excited about the 4 mile run this weekend. I got a 45 min spin class tomorrow and 3 miles again on Thursday.

My new shoes!!!

Today, I woke up and hit the road before the rain started! I ran 3.1 miles with no resting too!!! I have a lot of hills in the neighborhood, but I am really starting to push myself. I ran in a flat 34 minutes! I did my usual stretch routine afterwards...and then did my first day of strength! Chrissy...I just got a 10lb. dumbell and did the training from the Hal Higdon's website! I am actually amazed that I have already started to lean up so fast!!! I actually have a dinstict area of where my abs are!!! It wants me to work harder to get that Jennifer Anniston body! Tomorrow is my day of rest...I have more energy than I have every had! I am also taking a multi-vitamin and ice my knees and ankles down every night...Chrissy, you need to do that so you want hurt yourself. One more think that I have noticed, is that I am already getting much more flexible!!! When I say I am usually the most unflexible person...that is NOT an understatement. I can now touch my toes (with yes...pain). Chrissy, good luck tomorrow!

Ok, here is try number 2 on the blogging! Chrissy day 4: So far I have stayed on schedule with the "marathon training schedule" and today I ran the whole 3 miles no resting!!! I'm so excited. It's not easy getting up at 4:45am to workout but I have to do it. The whole stretching after cardio is new to me, but I figure I should spend at least 10 minutes making sure I don't pull something the next time. I also started taking a mulit-vitamin again and I joined calorie counter. I'm not really concerned with losing weight, but I just want to look better in my jeans (actually I want them to button without cutting of my circulation). I joined calorie counter to make sure I don't over eat because of being so hungry from running. Ellen-it's a free website and it tracks your progress for you weight, goals and everything. It's www.caloriecount.about.com. Tomorrow is spin class.

Ellen's Day 3- Today I actually ran 2 miles and felt fine....Nick made my own playlist so I was able to jam out to Pink, Coldplay, and yes...a little Britney. I have noticed my energy already increase and look forward to hitting the streets. This is the first time in my life where I have actually looked forward to my goal...1/2 marathon. Today, after my run, I went to the track shack and picked up the cutest shoes. If anyone knows anything about me, is that my favorite color is pink...guess what color they were. I'll post a pic of them later...but let me just say they have MAJOR reflectors on them!!! Hopefully it won't be raining too much tomorrow, b/c unlike Chrissy, I have no gym!

Ellen's Day 2- I ran 3.1 miles today! This is my first time that I have pushed myself this hard. Chrissy and I came up with this blog because we both independently set New Years goals to run a half marathon. Our countdown starts now...16 weeks to go!!! I am reading sports and shape magazine learning how to train and I get my new shoes tomorrow...very excited...now, I just need to find my I-Pod :)