HIIT the Track workout

Happy Friday everybody!  I am so glad the weekend is finally here. I think it is supposed to rain all weekend which is a bummer, but I am still looking forward to not having to get up in the morning!

Work it out!
Today I finally made my own workout.  I love HIIT type workouts where you get the most bang for your buck time.  This one took me a little under half an hour to get done and my legs are on fire in the best possible way.  If you try it let me know.  I am probably the world's weakest lunger so this may be way easier for other people haha.

Does everyone else call them grapevines? If you need a demo here is a great short clip.  Some people call it karaoke or caraoca I think.  (Video is not me btw...someday I need to find a photographer!)

Also "plank-ups" are just going from a forearm plank and pushing up to a straight arm plank then back down to forearm.  I try to switch which arm I lead with every other time.

I am very much not a professional trainer nor a professional athlete. I am a college admissions counselor who likes to workout and now likes to share those workouts. If it doesn't feel right for you, please don't do it!

Eat up!
Ok I know I said I was doing the What I Ate Wednesday link up starting next week, but I just realy want to share two awesome things I ate today.  Hopefully you don't mind.  Because food is great.

 For breakfast I made chia pudding with craisins in the jar with the very last of my cookie butter.  I'm pretty bummed I ran out, but it made a great breakfast.
Then I had this epic salad for dinner.  With sun-dried tomato  vinaigrette. And yes I did use goldfish as croutons. And they were amazing!

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P.S. I am linking up this week with Fitness Friday hosted by Jill Conyers. 
Be sure to check it out for lots of awesome blogs!






I hope you have a great weekend and that you get to spend some extra time with the ones you love!

Post Sprint Ouchies, Cross Training, and Thankful Thursday

Apparently those sprints yesterday did not agree with my feet or calves. My left leg in particular is not feeling so hot, so I decided to take a day off from running and go for a bike ride instead.  I think I went about 5 miles total.

 My bike riding selfie game is strong...

My bike is totally not a speedy race bike.  More along the lines of a beach cruiser.  There will be more pictures after it gets a proper bath.

  There was a storm rolling in as I was going, but it made for some amazing pictures.  And I got back before it hit...which is good because the thunder and lightning are pretty intense now!

It's probably a good thing that I have some variety in my workouts to share, because my daily life isn't too share-worthy.  Today I did get to meet with a really great Canadian family and they made me want to learn French and be talented and bilingual.  But I didn't figure it would go over well if I asked them to take a selfie with me haha.

This is also why my SnapChat game is pretty weak.  I can only take so many silly face office selfies and pictures of my coffee cup.  Is it travel season yet?!

Perhaps one of the most interesting things I did today was to wear my bright orange skirt and snap a bathroom selfie:

 

I need yall to be impressed bcause that is about as good as it gets.  Actually, tomorrow is Fancy Pants Friday so I am looking forward to that.  We will see what I find in my closet for the occasion!

Now for: Thankful Thursday

I felt it was only right for me to follow up the day where I whine about things I want with a day where I express my gratitude.

Today I am showing my appreciation for the small things in life.  I am thankful for these amazing shoes and I am thankful that my job will allow me to wear them every day of the week, all summer long!

My feet are very much becoming "runner's feet" (feel free to substitute the words "haggard" or "very ugly") and I appreciate being able to let them out of shoes for a while!

Oh and because I can't resist: the second thing I am thankful for today (okay there are lots of things but this one is fresh on my mind!) is that the 3rd Series of Sherlock is now on Netflix! Hooray!

On that note, I am off to finish this episode and get some sleep.

Question:
What show/movie is on Netflix that I absolutely have to watch next?