Weekly Recap: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry..

Hey, are you keeping up with the 30 Day Pushup Challenge? Today was a rest day, but tomorrow we have another 15 pushups!

Other than the pushup challenge, let me fill you in on the past week at the Right Fits!

What’s happening in fashion?

When I was in NOLA a few weeks ago for a bachelorette party, my sister filled in for me on the blog. She wrote a great piece about some killer deals at Kate Spade recently. I took her advice, and ordered a pair of the Broom Street Capris in navy/polka dot, and I LOVE them.

For reference, I ordered a size 27, and there are only 28, 29, and 30's left. The 27s are snug, but still work- in fact, I really like the fit and want to wear them every day!

I wore these pants to a sneak preview the other day of "The Fault in Our Stars." We read this book in my book club, so my friend Kelly joined me at the preview to see how the movie compared to the book. We had no idea that people would start lining up 3 hours in advance!

The movie started at 7:30, and we arrived at the Southdale Mall at 5 to an already long line...  

We grabbed something to eat first, so by the time we made it back to the line, we were a little concerned that we wouldn't even make it into the movie. The theater held 250 people, and we were numbers 240 and 241- just barely made it!

By the way, I thought the movie was pretty well done. Kelly and I were the only people either not in high school or not a parent of a preteen in the theater, but that's just fine!

Anyways, here’s what happened at the Right Fits last week in Fitness:

Monday: Brian Kraft Memorial Day 5k. 1.5 mile warm up, 3.1 miles, then 1 mile cool down, total 5.5 miles. Race recap HERE.

Tuesday: French 5k Endless Summer Trail Run Series. Race Recap HERE.

Wednesday: 1 hour barre class at Balanced Barre

Thursday: 5.5 miles, 1 hour kettlebell class at Balance Fitness. This workout was a killer! We did a version of the Filthy Fifty Crossfit workout: 50 box jumps, 50 pull-ups (jumping), 50 lunges, 50 thrusters, 50 overhead swings, 50 sit-ups, 50 full release pushups, 50 squats, 50 burpees, 50 double-unders (did 200 jump ropes instead). I was sore for seriously 3-4 days, and not just kind of sore, but super sore.

Friday:  1 hour barre class at The Barre- I should never have signed up for this class after such a tough strength workout the night before. Unfortunately, by the time I realized this, it was too late to cancel without losing a class credit…so I went, even though I was only able to do about ½ of the moves.

Saturday: Fast and Furious 8k. Race Recap HERE

Sunday:  Easy recovery run with Matilda, 4 miles

Total- about 20 miles for the week, 1 barre, 1 strength. It was a full week, but lots of fun too!

What’s happening in fitness fashion?

Let's see...in fitness fashion, there’s THIS shirt.  

Are you familiar with the term “hangry”- the horrible combination of hungry and angry, i.e. what happens to me when I haven’t eaten in more than two hours? Tell me you know what I'm talking about...You know, where you start to get crabby, and can’t think straight, and you say mean things to people because all you can think of is FOOD!!!!!!!!!! Yes, hangry. If you get hangry like, me, you need this shirt.

I’m sorry for what I said when I was hungry…

With that said, its time for me to have a snack. Have a great night!

Fits Do Race Reviews: French 5k- Endless Summer Trail Run Series

This past Tuesday night I participated in my first trail run of the season as part of the Endless Summer Trail Run Series (and I checked a trail race off my Minneapolis Summer Bucket List!) This series consists of four Tuesday evening races throughout the summer at different parks in the Twin Cities area. The distances vary from a 5k up to 7 miles. (Please note though- even though they are marketed as 10k, 5k, etc. those are only "estimated" distances.)

Schedule of Races:

French 5KM | Tues, May 27 2014
Lebanon-Jensen 10KM | Tues, June 17 2014
Lebanon-Schulze 7MI | Tues, July 15 2014
Hyland 7MI | Tues, August 12 2014

The French 5k was the first race of the series. Dustin and I joined a few friends from the Calhoun Beach Running Club for the run.

"The Start Line"

There was water, plenty of bathrooms, and music while we waited by the start line. There were only a few same-day registration spots left, and I think the race ended up being sold out with around 300 runners. 

The race started promptly at 6:30 pm. There were some brief instructions about the course, course safety, etc, and then we were off!

Trail running is a whole different beast than what I'm used to on paved trails. We went through mud puddles and jumped over roots and branches. We climbed over several challenging hills. I had to walk up some of the hills, but apparently, that's pretty common in trail races- well, at least for me!

The course was clearly marked with arrows and chalk. There was a support stop around the half way point, even though it was only a 5k. Safety first on a hot summer night!

Gear? I don't have specific trail running shoes yet, but I have been looking into purchasing some. Any suggestions? For now, I just wear an older pair of my Brooks Ravennas that I don't mind getting wet and muddy.

After the race, there was beer and pizza for all participants. 

Best part of the night! It is such a cool laid-back vibe at these events, I really enjoy it.

After the race, there was a drawing for plenty of good prizes from the Endless Summer Trail Run Series' sponsors. Unfortuantely, I didn't win anything...maybe next time!

We hung around for awhile after the race chatting with other runners, but surprisingly it started to get a little chilly. Around 8:30 pm, we headed home for the night.

I highly recommend that you check out one of the next three races in this series. Hope to see you there!

Its kind of interesting that within three days, I ran three very different 5k's. It started with the just-for-fun pub run on Sunday (recap HERE). Monday, I participated in a very fast and competitive 5k at the Brian Kraft 5k (recap HERE). And then on Tuesday, I ran this fun, but challenging trail race. What a start to the week!

Read last year's recap of this race HERE