"did you birth all them babies?" and ninjas

hi,
im still here
finally back in the swing of workouts and running.
finally!
and it feels pretty awesome.
(even though I have to suck up my pride and just get the workouts done at lower weights and the running is done at slower speeds)
but,im still enjoying the new gym.
it is smaller, but has everything I need.

and the kids like the child watch area now.
the older kids had almost a full week off from school last week on account of the ice storm that came through here. while the weather only lasted 24 hours, and the ice melted the next day, schools were out due to a city/state wide power outage.
the gym still had power last week though.
yay!
and
the first time I brought all 4 kids with me, the first question I got:

"did you birth all them babies?"
my reply,
"yes ma'am,
every.
single.
one."

: )

and then I was asked "how old are you,you look way too young to have all these babies!"

see why I love the place?

in other news,
I have 2 races lined up next month.
 I am hoping to be faster than last race-the course description is "flat and fast"
so this may be what I need to get my legs to turn over faster...
as of now, based on my speedwork over the past 2 weeks, im pretty confident I can see 21next weekend.

in other other news,
a new adventure is beginning!
I was contacted by the NBC casting producer of "Americas Ninja Warrior",
they apparently scouted me out and requested me to try out for season 7!
they need more female competitors so looks like ill be doing some unique training soon!

check out these ladies from last year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_agt8WdrSA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UovQMtUsPfM

happy Wednesday!

Suck it up,buttercup...

Hi!
Im still here.
Remember how the weekend before last was full of great workouts and I was back at it?
Well, remember that run down feeling I had?
Turns out that I did get laryngitis,with a nasty head/chest cold-and it put me down for a week!!!!!
I hardly ever get sick like that! maybe  once every 8 years?
I was on the couch watching movies with the little most of last week, and just resting as best I could. Lets just say I have watched enough Blues Clues, Team Umizumi,YoGabbaGabba and Doc mcstuffins than I care to admit!
: )

BUT I finally felt good enough today to lift and run (and it totally feels like im back at square 1!)Time to just suck it up.
I do have to admit though, as Barbie as I am feeling in the weight room, it still felt good to be moving again!
Todays workout was pretty good, despite the (significantly)lower weights. I know I will be sore later!!!
Its a start, so hopefully this week the ball will keep its momentum!


Here's to a good week ahead!

good workouts and chasing a mamma bear with a spatula...

so blogger is being difficult and not letting me comment except for sporadically!
im still following along with yall even though I cant comment except every once in while...

anyways,the weekend was spent in the gym. I had some GREAT workouts-the best ive had in a about 6 months!!!
back/bis
pullups 2 sets of 10 each -wide and close grip
3-4x10-12 each
woodchops
mofos
21's
lat pulldown
straight arm lat pulldown
rope rows
5 mile tempo run (7:40 pace)
yesterday:
legs/plyos
single leg leg press
ski lunge
leg curls
jump lunges
leg extensions
blurpies with explosive jump tucks
3 miles to shake the jello out
while it may not sound like a lot, it totally made me feel great!

holy wow. my entire body is sore! but love it!
today is rest day due to being under the weather. I lost my voice and just feel run down. bleh.
the little ones are getting over colds/ear infections so hopefully tomorrow I can get back in the gym and kill it some more. I feel like im finally getting back in the groove...

in other news, it was my grandmas 83 birthday last week
One of my earliest memories of spending time with my grandparents was the time me and my cousins went with them to Gatlinburg. we stayed in a log cabin with a grill in the back. as my granddaddy was grilling hotdogs and hamburgers, a black bear came out of the woods and went towards the grill. my grandma grabbed the spatula, told my granddaddy to take the kids inside and off she went, chasing that big old bear and her cubs away. I remember being a little scared but mostly amused(kindof how I feel when watching honey booboo!)I had no doubts in my young brain that my grandma could easily chase the bear down and kill it with her spatula. after all,she did grow up in the mountains-literally. she was born on  cold January night in front of the fireplace in a small cabin at the base of Gumsprings mountain.
shes a true mountain woman, who could easily take down any wild animal, either with her bare hands... or with a spatula!

hope yall have a great Monday!