Black Red White

At the risk of sounding like I am full of sh*t I am going to share with you what I did this weekend anyway. Partly because I am still trying to believe it myself. That I am now at this level of fitness is so exciting and baffling at the same time.

On Saturday I rode my bike 180km immediately followed by a 22km run.  Had a shower, ate some Pad Thai, visited with my teammates and went to bed. On Sunday I rode back home 180km.  This morning (Monday) I then ran another 22 km before work.  I  then rode my bike downtown and back to my office twice (for 2 separate meetings).  My legs are a little sore now.  I have actually built up to this kind of training and if anyone ever would have told me I could do this I would have laughed in their face.  Anyway- I also SHOULD be at this level at this time of the season given the races I'm training for. I will be doing several ultra races this year so I'm beginning to feel more and more confident that I can actually accomplish this.

Anyway, I wore flat shoes to give my feet a nice cushy break from tight fitting heels :)

Feeling Frisky

 My apologies. Its been awhile!  My mom was visiting which was awesome- we hit all the thrift stores and new stores and grocery stores and liquor stores and beaches, etc :)  Seriously, we had a super time and I love my mom tons.  Training has been taking up alot of time this season since I am going to be running several ultra races.  I have a 60 km cross country run coming up soon so have been putting in alot of milage for that.  2 hour run in the morning, 2 hour run after work.  My calves are starting to look pretty hot if I don't say so myself :)  Maybe will show you sometime.

I did a sock bun today since I wasn't commuting to work by bike.  I love high buns and this one turned out not too bad. I need more practice to perfect it.  This is the conundrum.  I commute to work by bike so its hard to do a nice hairdo that you can actually wear under the helmet.  Since I also then use the bike to go downtown for meetings during the day its not like I want to be doing my hair up all fancy again each time I go somewhere.  What is a girl to do?  I end up just wearing my hair plain which is totally boring.    

Anyway, as if this is really anything important anyway when there's way worse things happening in the world.

I hope you are all well.  I'm taking off on a 360 km ride this weekend. Its our annual 360 ride. We ride 180 km up, spend the night in a hotel and then ride home the next day.  There will be about 25 of us going. I love it and its one of my favorite rides so should be fun.

Thats it for now. Over n out.

Beige Attack

My week is done. Am off for a long weekend with girlfriends. Don't get jealous but I'm heading to Tofino! It's amazing up there. Rugged surf and lots of beautiful beaches, great restaurants.  Relaxation (and some running) here I come!!!  Have a super weekend!!

High Top Pants

A rare occasion that I wear pants. I love these ones but they are abit too fancy to wear that often. AND I need shoes with them, not boots.  Remember me, I'm the girl with the boot addiction :)

Not much to report other than I have sore legs from all the trail running I've been doing lately.  Just did a 3.5 hour trail run in a beautiful west coast forest.  Talk about peaceful :0
Hope you had a super day!!

Straight Hair Day

My hairdresser said... (doesn't that sound so pretentious?) that he wanted me to try styling my hair so I can wear it down and straight.  I have some new Bumble and Bumble product and everything. VERDICT? Nope. No can Do.  I am an updo girl through and through.  If my hair is down it needs to be shaped around my face, not long as it pulls my already long face down.

Anyway, just my opinion and I won't be wearing it like this again anytime soon. PLUS I can't stand it flying around in my face.  Gets in a busy active girls way!! <stomp feet>  hah hah

Going for Comfort

Another day of report writing, budget planning.  I was going for shear comfort today and it worked. I got alot done and could go up and down the stairs quickly for breaks to grab a cup of tea or pre-made beet juice!  Got my hair trimmed yesterday too so am feeling alot better!!

Happy Day Happy Day.

Zebra and Flair

30km run on Sunday meant sore legs Monday so I wore comfy pants and flats to work.  Fitted animal print top and ready to go. Time for a refresh of my hair though. Stayed up til 1:30 am working last night.. was on a roll trying get a report and some financials done.  Oh what's a fashionista to do?

Hope you had a super day today!!

Slouchy Day

Well Hellooooo!!  I am so guilty of being too busy to take outfit photos and to be honest, even worry about how I look these days.  Its crazy season-- getting close to fiscal year end means lots of budgeting, reports to write, planning to do.  AND on top of that I am training for extra long distance races this year.  We have our first long race in a few months that is a 60 km cross country running race.  Yes, I said sixty kilometers. Running. My base run these days is 2.5 hours running and the duration is slowly going up over time.  As a way to get a good cleanse in before things ramp up too much I've been doing alot of Juicing with my Champion Juicer.  I've had this baby for over 20 years now and it's still going strong.

Today's lunch was green juice made of: apple/kale/spinach/celery/ginger/lemon.  And let me tell you it was some YUMMY!!

As for the outfit- I worked from home and had to run out to the bank so this is what I threw on instead of going out in my stretchy pants and hoody :)

Miss you all and will do my best to get by for a visit soon!! MWAH

Mexico Unplugged

Hello! or should I say HOLA. I just got home from a little over 2 weeks in Mexico.  Last year I finally got my mom to go on a trip and she loved it so much we agreed we would make it an annual thing. I told her I would much rather she spend some money on herself doing something she always wanted to do and so that we could spend some time together instead of her holding on to her money and me getting an inheritance once she's gone.  My mom and I are really close and have always been more like sisters so we had alot of laughs, long walks on the beach, giggle sessions in our room at night and even had a few too many margarita's one night!  I didn't get many photos overall and not many of myself since it was mom taking the photos and most turned out blurry (hah hah).  A few shots of my casual wear.

I did run ALOT when I was  there, almost every single day at least 1 hour and there was a 5km stretch of beach where we were staying. Let me tell you, running 5km in the sand is good training alright!!  I had to lay by the pool all day to recover :)

I hope you are all doing well and having an awesome week!!

Static Wrap Top

This top reminds me of TV static. While I love the color and the concept of this top, it is extremely annoying to wear. The built-in scarf keeps sliding around  and even between the time I adjusted it for the photo and actually took the photo it was already not sitting the way I had it. It slides into this figure 8 configuration and then pulls the sides of the top down so I hang out everywhere. Very strange.  So. I am thinking about how I might be able to sew it to secure it somehow, OR cut the top up and modify the whole thing somehow.  Anyway- What do you think of the new boots? I got these ones recently as well. Nice soft leather and sooo very comfy to wear.  You know me. I love boots!!!