October Rewind ...

Miles Run: 29.22 miles. Off-season at it's finest ...

Bike Miles Rode: 149.4 miles
 

Swim Meters Completed: 13746 meters or 8.54 miles.

 

Rest Days Taken: 8, most of the days were taken immediately after returning from Hawaii.

 

Highest Run Mileage Week: 10/7-10/13: 9.26 miles

 

Highest Bike Mileage Week: 10/14-10/20: 36 miles

 

Highest Swim Volume Week: 10/7-10/13: 4800 meters or 2.98 miles

 

Long Runs Completed (1 hr+ miles): 0

 

Current Book: Right now, I am reading Allegiant by Roth. But, I finished a few other books in October. (Note: For those of you who have asked, if it's on this or any of my lists, I would recommend the book. If I don't like the story or the book doesn't grasp my attention, I don't bother finishing it, thus it wouldn't be listed here.) 

• The Fall of Five by Lore
• Unearthly by Hand
• Hallowed by Hand
• Boundless by Hand
• Vampire Academy by Mead
• Frostbite by Mead
• Shadow Kiss by Mead
• Blood Promise by Mead
• Spirit Bound by Mead
• Last Sacrifice by Mead
• Bloodlines by Mead
• The Golden Lily by Mead
• The Indigo Spell by Mead
• Dead to You by McMann
• A Beautiful Dark by Davies
• A Fractured Light by Davies
• The School Revolution by Paul
• Unwholly by Shusterman

Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate Macadamia Hershey Kisses. Best thing ever.

Current Colors: Orange and Pink.

   

Current Drink: Hawaiian coffee.

 

Current Song: Sweater Weather - Neighbourhood

 

Current Triumph: We crushed Halloween as bada** vampires.

 

 

Oh, and I am successfully executing an off-season. Something I've never done in the nearly seven years I've been doing this whole endurance sports thing.

 

Current Goal: Be a better me. Each and every day. And tackle my 2013 To Do List head on.

 

Current Blessing: Health, happiness and love. I've got all three.

 

Current Excitement: Thanksgiving is in 21 days. It's by far my favorite holiday.

 

2013 To Do List:

 

Fitness:

• 140.6. That is all. - Yeah, not going to happen this year.
• Make time for strength training. Don't let training loads eliminate strength workouts completely. And stick to strength training in a group, it keeps you accountable. - Getting back to this.
• Switch to time-based/HR training. Despite my knowledge of training paces, I have a hard time sticking to them. I'm hoping this will help me train more effectively. - I'm kind of over the HR aspect of this. Summer temps alone make this suck. 
• Log 4,500 cumulative run, bike and swim miles. Up 485 from 2012. - As of November 6th, 2586.69 miles logged. Not looking good at this point.
• Race a 10K with a finish time much faster than your very dated current PR of 53:17. I never managed to register for a 10K in 2012 and I'm not sure where it will fit in this year, but it's on my radar. - No progress on this one. But, it does look like I will run one in 2014.
• Set a new PR in the Half Marathon, currently 1:57:06. I totally blew this one in 2012 and will likely only have one good shot at it in 2013.- Fail. Epic fail.
• Run a 5K with Dizzle and Doodle, even if that means tricking them into it. - We really need to get on this.

Nutrition:

• Eat like a gluten-free athlete. After struggling with health issues much of 2012, removing the gluten has been key in alleviating the symptoms. Don't be swayed by the lure of wheat. Or cake.- On point, like usual.
• Find the race day (and training) nutrition plan that works for me.- Ding, ding, ding!
• Consume no more than 18 desserts from Shyndigz. This number worked well in 2012 and helped me cut back on my serious cake addiction. Plus, their gluten-free menu is limited, so I shouldn't be tempted as often. - As of November 6th, 14 desserts consumed.
• Drink at least 100oz of water per day.- Oh, heck yeah!

Personal:

• Only say yes to the projects you REALLY want to work on. An honest no is much better than a halfhearted yes. - Check.
• Stick to our budget. We've lived credit card (and credit card debt) free for 13 months. No reason to go back now. - Double Check.
• Ignore your impulses. Take time to process the true value of the things you are filling your space/life with. - Yes and no. Lots of pondering this one recently ...
• Figure out what to do with my hair. Keep the mohawk or grow it out. I'm taking opinions on this one.- Nothing but trims to help my hair grow in a normal pattern since May!
• Continue to balance family life, training and now, work.- Check.
• Prioritize and be a good example for the people in your life. - Like quadruple check!
• Help and support J and the kids in reaching their goals. We are a team and that must always be the primary focus of our lives. No one should have to sacrifice so that someone else can reach their goal. If a balance can't be found, it's not worth pursuing.- I would never waiver on this one!