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Get your burger on at AJ Bombers for CCFA!

April 29, 2010 By 1 Comment

Head on down to everyone’s favorite Twitter bar for good drinks, great food and P-nut bombs! I’ll be guest-bartending @ajbombers to raise money for The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America through Team Challenge. I’m doing a half marathon in July and need to raise $3800.

When: Friday, April 30, 5:30-9 p.m.

AJ Bombers
1247 N. Water St (corner of Knapp and Water)
Milwaukee, WI

I’ll be serving up drinks and selling t-shirts and candy bars.

Oh, and for $5, you can write your twitter name or signature on my shirt that I’ll wear on the plane to California! That way I can bring each of you along for the trip!

Oh, and we’ll be auctioning off the contents of TWO CASES of Horny Goat Beer tomorrow night! Thanks to Horny Goat Brewing Company for the donation!

Special thanks to Red Wall Prints for their help in printing up these fabulous t-shirts!

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Struggles

April 27, 2010 By 4 Comments

If you’ve been reading my blog, you know I’ve been struggling for the past 6 weeks or so. The number on the scale is not changing. I am becoming obsessed with whatever that number is. And yet, the inches continue to fall off. I’ve now lost 23 inches. That’s 23 inches in 16 weeks – an average of 1.4 inches lost PER WEEK. And while the number on the scale isn’t changing, I’m trying to focus on the number that IS changing.

So, for the next 4 weeks, I’m giving up on the scale. I will not weigh in on Wednesdays. I will not step on the scale. Ok, well I might step on the scale but I’m not going to focus on that being the goal for the week. You know I’ll be honest with y’all about what is going on. But I’m taking a break from the scale for my mental well-being. It’s been too hard to see the number stay the same or go up, despite my increasing workout regiment. I know I’m not making the BEST food choices, but I’m making BETTER food choices.

I’m going to focus on what I can control – what I do with my body and what I put into my body. I’m going to re-examine my routine. I’m going to change things up. I will get through this fork in the road.

Besides, I have that whole pound-for-pound challenge, so I need to kick my butt into gear.

Weigh-in Wednesday will return May 26. Stay tuned.

Remember, you can follow my training on DailyMile!

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Certifiable

April 25, 2010 By 3 Comments

Yep. That’s me. I’m certifiably insane.

Take a look at my upcoming races in the sidebar to the left. Yeah. what do you see on my race schedule? Three. Half. Marathons.

Two of them will be with Team Challenge for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. What? Yeah. You read that right. Not only am I training for the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon in July, I’ve also been asked to join Team Challenge as a mentor in the fall! The fall training season leads up to the Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon. Basically, just a few weeks after the Napa season ends, information meetings ramp up for the Vegas half. I’m really excited about the opportunity to train for another half, increase my pace and do more work to help find a cure for Crohn’s and Colitis! Not to mention, being able to mentor my teammates! EEEK!

I’ve known about the Vegas half for a week or two, but another one creeped onto my radar. I had promised my sister I would do a half with her in August or September and then I saw some friends on Facebook talking about doing the Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon in August. I’ve met a few of these friends, the rest are former or current colleagues. We have either worked at sister FOX stations in the past, or currently work for sister TV stations right now. It’s going to be a MyFoxHalfMarathon! There’s Steve and his wife who live in Chicago, Patrick and his wife from DC (formerly from St. Louis), Meagan from KC, Chip from Cleveland (formerly Dallas) and then me from Milwaukee. If any other current/former MyFox folks want to join us, talk to Steve B.

So, yeah. If you would have told me 4 months ago that I was going to be signing up for like 6+ 5ks and 3 half-marathons this year, I would have slapped you silly and probably laughed so hard my drink came out my nose.

Is this really happening? In the words of David, “Is this real life?”

The answer: Yes, yes it is. And I friggin’ love it. My life is turning around in a good way. I am excited for the future. I am excited to live. I am excited to run.

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My first 5k!

April 24, 2010 By 4 Comments

Today I completed my very first 5k race! It was not without some hiccups along the way, but I feel such a sense of accomplishment! Here’s how it all went down.

Last night, I went to the Brewers game and tailgated heavily prior to the game. Got to bed super late, woke up with gutrot. Tried to eat some oatmeal but I was all sorts of nervous so it didn’t go over well. Got to the race in Brown Deer and received my race bib, timing chip and tshirt. Look!!! My first race bib!

I met up with some DailyMile and FitMilwaukee peeps before the race, but to be honest with you I don’t know what we talked about. I was so freaking nervous. My stomach was all over the place. I was praying I wouldn’t fall down, pass out or throw up. And you know what? I didn’t!

My goal was to finish in less than 55 min, with the super goal being to do it in 50 minutes or less (based on my current pace). And I DID IT!!! Of course, my knees hate me and my lungs were burning by the end, but I’m so happy with how this turned out. I was lucky enough to have the help of Rachel M as my “running” buddy. We’re both in a similar place weight and fitness-wise so we hoped our paces would mesh, which they did. It was nice to have the extra push. We ran the first 4 or 5 blocks then walked, ran a bit in the middle, and the ran the last 3 blocks or so. If you were only at the start/finish line, you would have thought we ran the whole thing, which was part of my secret plan. ;) I was also happy to see more people behind us (even if they were doing the 10k)… because being the last person to finish would have been a bit difficult for me.

As it were, I was the second-to-last woman to finish the race. And you know what? I don’t care. I finished. I didn’t give up when it was tough. I didn’t say “oh this is too tough, I’m gonna sneak into this person’s house and hide til the race is over.” I finished with a consistent pace and couldn’t be more proud.

Here’s my official stats from the race results site:

I am so blessed to have you twitter/dailymile/facebook peeps. Anne and Rochelle came out along with Mike (who I just met today) to cheer us on. I held back tears as I was hitting the finish line because there were people CHEERING for ME! It’s so amazing to experience that. Thank you guys. Seriously, that meant the WORLD to me. #lovefest The only thing missing was my family and I know they’ll be there to cheer me on at many races to come. And, well, I may or may not have forgotten to ask them to come. LOL.

Stats according to my Garmin: 15:40, 16:54, 15:46 and the last .14 miles – 14:11.

Here are a few photos, courtesy Michael, Anne and Meghan:

PS – if you have a chance, congratulate my friend Tracey. She finished 2nd female overall and won her age bracket with a time of 22:52 finish. That means Tracey did the 5k in 27:08 minutes faster than me! Of course, to be fair, she’s been running for awhile and she’s the cutest li’l thing.

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CCFA Fundraising Updates

April 23, 2010 By 1 Comment

Thank you soooooooo much! We’ve now raised $2,361.63 for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation! EEK! Just about $1500 and we’ll be at my goal of $3800! I’m hoping to reach my goal by May 17 so I can focus on training… so I have a few ways you can join me for some fun and support the cause!

Franky’s Newport (and Patch) April 27, 2010 for 10 Ways to Happy!

I’m teaming up with Tiffany Weber for a fun happy hour in Bay View! Special cocktail menu, raffles and great networking in the heart of Bay View on Logan & Conway!

When: April 27, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. -7:00p.m.

Where: Franky’s Newport

939 E. Conway Street

Bay View, WI 53207

(414) 486-1768

Cost: $10 donation!

CLICK HERE to register and get an extra drawing in our raffle by registering ahead of time! (when you register, make sure you select “other” for who you heard about it from!)

The raffles ROCK… just sayin!

Guest Bartending at AJ Bombers

Head on down to everyone’s favorite Twitter bar for good drinks, great food and P-nut bombs! I’ll be guest-bartending @ajbombers to raise money for The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America through Team Challenge. I’m doing a half marathon in July and need to raise $3800.

I’ll be serving up drinks and selling t-shirts and candy bars.

Oh, and for $5, you can write your twitter name or signature on my shirt that I’ll wear on the plane to California! That way I can bring each of you along for the trip!

When: Friday, April 30, 5:30-9 p.m.

Where: AJ Bombers

1247 N. Water St (corner of Knapp and Water)

Milwaukee, WI

Cost: You decide!

Boot Camp with a Purpose

Boot Camps with a Purpose is led by certified fitness coach Jeremy Belter. He’ll kick our butts into shape!

Don’t worry if you’ve never done a boot camp before or if you’re out of shape. Boot camps are low-impact (meaning little jumping and no running). Strength training and circuits minimize pain and focus on muscle. If I can do this, trust me – anyone can! It’s just 30 minutes of your time, what do you have to lose?

The cost is just $15 for an awesome, kick-butt workout and the money is all donated to Team Challenge. If you can’t make the boot camp but would still like to donate, you can do so online at http://tinyurl.com/napa2010.

Pledge to workout with us 9-10 a.m. May 22. Even if you’re in a different city, you can join us in spirit.

When:  Saturday, May 22, 9-10 a.m.

Where:  Star of Bethlehem Gym

3700 S. Casper Dr.

New Berlin, WI 53151 US

Cost: $15

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