Posts Tagged ‘5k’

The Susan G Komen Race for the Cure 5K is tomorrow. I will be taking pictures with my phone before, during, and after the race. After capture, the pics will automatically be uploaded to my flickr account. I have created a page that will pull those images from my Flickr account: http://www.whoatemyblog.com/make-a-wish-dream-team/race-for-the-cure/live-pics

To view the latest pics from the race, refresh the live pics page. This is so cool! I already have 3 pics on there from my race packet pickup this afternoon.

We are meeting at 8:30am CST for a Make-A-Wish Dream Team group shot before the race. Then the race starts at 9am. The more I think about it, the more nervous I get. A ton of people are gonna be there.

I attempted to make a custom shirt with my ink jet printer. FAIL! – The print outs looked great, but after applying the transfers to the shirt, the images looked faded. I could barely make out what the image was. Oh well. Live and Learn.

Finally, I want to say a big THANK YOU to Ryan, a friend that co-owns a local digital printing company. Today I was working at a client’s location and Ryan delivered some business cards to this client while I was there. He popped in where I was working and told me that I was doing a good job, and that he reads my blog periodically. Ryan had just left his workout with his personal trainer and realized that he had some business cards to deliver. — Thank you Ryan for saying something. You really lifted my spirits this afternoon.

Finally #2: Prior Fat Girl is giving away a book: 101 Things to Do Before You Diet. Check it out: http://www.priorfatgirl.com/2009/10/book-review-giveaway.html — I’m glad to see that you’re doing better.

I have been working hard this week in preparation for Saturday’s 5k. I worked out on Monday at Andy’s office on the Bowflex, and worked out Tuesday with Donnie at Fitness Together in Patton Creek (Hoover, AL). Also, I walked 2 miles on Monday, half a mile on Tuesday, and one-third of a mile this morning. Also, this afternoon I will be working out with Donnie again.

I tell you, working out with a personal trainer is awesome. Donnie shows me everything I need to do, sets the equipment up, plans my workouts, and explains why he has me doing certain lifts. Sure, at first I was very sore, and this is normal when first starting to lift weights. However, now I can put in a major workout and not feel sore the following day. So, when starting out, focus on surviving the first two-three weeks because after that is when the magic starts happening. I have noticed a major boost in energy and I can tell that my muscles are firming.

I love Donnie’s training style in that he doesn’t get in my face and yell at me like the stereotypical trainer. I guess some people need that to train, but I don’t like that. Don’t get me wrong, he provides a great workout. I am worn out when the workout is complete.

On Tuesday I did the bench press (95lbs, 3 sets of 5 reps), Clean & Press or Press & Clean [I can't remember] (45 lbs, 2 sets of 10 reps), Bicep Curl (45 lbs, 2 or 3 sets of 10 reps), Dead Lifts (75lbs one set and 95lbs two sets of 12 reps), Body Weight Squats (3 sets of 12 reps),  and Sit Ups with 8lb medicine ball (3 sets of 10 to 12 reps) — I think I left some things out, but Donnie takes notes and tracks my progress. I think I need to get a copy of his notes.

On Saturday, I will be be doing some pre and post race tweets. I might even do a video with my phone, but I will definitely have some pics and a post on Saturday night. Saturday should be pretty crazy. It’s my first race, and it’s the biggest 5k in Alabama. I have to go pick up my race packet either today or tomorrow. Also, I bought a black sleeveless shirt yesterday, and will be printing out my blogosaurus and WhoAteMyBlog.com text on t-shirt transfer paper. I’ll be putting that together tonight or tomorrow night. I’ll post pics of the completed shirt before the race. The WhoAteMyBlog.com text will be pink for the Race for the Cure.

I hope you have a great Thursday.