09/22 Prep and Fitness for the Week

Hope you all had a wunderbar weekend and are taking some time tonight to chill out and prep for your upcoming week :)

I had an amazing race at the Army Run half marathon in Ottawa. If you were ever considering running it, I HIGHLY recommend it!! It is such a great route, lots of entertainment along the way and the crowds were amazing even thought it was a bit of a gloomy day.

Banana-Based Oatmeal

Hello friends, I hope you all had a great Friday night and are having a fantabulous start to your weekend :)

I went over to a friend's place last night to play Settlers of Catan.

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Loves it!

09/20 What I’m Loving Friday

Happy Friday!

It may not be a freaky Friday the 13^th this week, but I am happy to be that much closer (8 hours?) to the weekend!! One of my closest friends is coming down this weekend to run the Army Run half marathon, and I am so so SO excited to see her!! 

Maybe that's the reason I decided to buy someones bib a few days beforehand without really training all summer? I'm hoping that all of the shorter runs I've been doing for the past couple of months, 2-3 times a week, will allow my muscles to remember what they did in May 2013.

Me and my grandparents, my biggest fans ;)

What I Ate (on) Wednesday & A Running Surprise

Morning friends!!

I hope you all had a wonderful evening! I have been working on a craaaazy report at work, so I ended up staying a bit late at the office again last night.

Proof that government workers really do work ;)

Ginger and Heirloom Carrot Soup

Happy hump day!

I woke up to another beautiful, yet crisp, morning.

So I busted out the mittens for my bike ride into work ;)

Workout

Yesterday, I had an amazing run with my work running group. It was a perfect fall day, with a bit of crispness to the air when you were in the shade, but a tingle of warmth from the suns rays.

There is definitely starting to be leaves on the ground, although the trees haven’t started changing colours too drastically yet. That’s my fav part about fall, other than wearing comfy sweaters and busting out my boots J

Today I plan on doing another bodyweight hiit workout at home after work. I’m going to do this bodyrock-inspired circuit:

Bodyrock-Inspired Circuit 

Complete one exercise after the other for 50 seconds work, 10 seconds rest for a total of 12 minutes

1 - High plank and jump legs out and in

2 - 10 High knees and 10 Mountain climbers

3 - Push-up burpee

4 - Alternating wood chop with weight

Canada-Mathare Education Trust

Morning friends :)

I hope you all had a wonderful night.

I biked home after work yesterday and busted out the burpee challenge workout that I posted yesterday.

Its crazy how only 12 minutes of work can make me such a sweaty mess. Loves it.

Burpee Challenge Workout

Good afternoon :)

Hope you are all having a wonderful Monday!! Gotta love the start of a new week, full of fresh new opportunities! 

And yes, its sunny here. Could you tell? Haha I am feeling very chipper ;)

Chilly, but sunny!