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: Brian Kraft Memorial Day 5k

On Memorial Day, Dustin and I participated in the 17th annual Brian Kraft Memorial Day 5k

This is a flat and fast 5k run around Lake Nokomis in South Minneapolis. It was held on Memorial Day Monday at 8:30 am.

Who is Brian Kraft?
From the website:
"Brian Kraft was an enthusiastic and talented runner from Bemidji, Minnesota. His running career was cut short at the age of 19 with the discovery of Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, in his back. Brian lived with cancer for 15 years, undergoing chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, and countless surgical procedures.

Throughout the years, Brian continued to run. He ran the lakes and parkways and raced with the local running crowd. In spite of all that life threw his way, he kept a positive attitude. Brian attributed his strength in his fight against cancer to his love of running and to the work of his long-time friend, Dr. Arny Leonard.

Dr. Arnold S. Leonard and his colleagues at the University of Minnesota and the National Cancer Institute have made significant advances in cancer research in the last five years. They are working on a series of projects that reduces cancers of all kinds by boosting the central immune system by genetic engineering. This exciting new field of cancer therapy has great promise."

This 5k is part of the USATF team circuit, of which the Calhoun Beach Running Club is now a part of. At each race on the running schedule circuit, we have to have 5 men and 5 women to officially "score" at the race.

Even though I had participated in the Memorial Day Pub Run the day before, I still did the 5k so that we had a full women's team...basically, I was just a warm body to make our team legit!

This 5k is extremely competitive. It attracts a very fast crowd, with the winning time of 14:46! So impressive.

I didn't run very well, but Dustin had a PR! He felt great (even though he also participated in the Memorial Day Pub Run the day before...) I was very proud of him, and excited that he had such a great race!

Not every local 5k is chip-timed, but this one definitely is. As advertised, it is flat and fast.

There isn't a lot of swag at this race, but you do get a cozy cotton t-shirt....(yes, this one is a little wrinkly.) It's a serious 5k, but still lots of fun.

For a 5k, I give this race a 10/10. It's a great way to start out the holiday, and its cool to be around such fast runners.

Hopefully I'll be back next year!