Category: Fit Five Friday

Fit Five Friday and September 2024 Ultimate Coffee Date

New Ultimate Coffee DateWelcome to the September edition of the Ultimate Coffee Date hosted by Coco and Deborah.  It’s also time for another edition of Fit Five Friday hosted by My First 5K and More, Running with AttitudeRun Laugh Eat PieRuns with Pugs, and me!  

Now, grab a mug of your favorite beverage, and let’s chat briefly!

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that I do not like how dark it is in the morning.  I know I’ve mentioned how I enjoy running in the dark, but I am not running anymore.  Well, at least not like before.  I want some sunshine.  It is 5:30am right now and it is still dark outside.

The photo below is from a few years ago

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that these weeks have flown by.  Progress grades are due next week.  How?  I am still working through some kinks with my students.  It is stressing me out that I need to enter these grades for school.  I am also very tired.

dead battery

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that even though I will not my meet my goal of running/walking 2,024 miles this year, I signed up again for next year.  Crazy?  I need a goal or some motivation.  Marathons are out of the equation but I want to focus on half marathons.  Next year I am running the Fargo Half Marathon in South Dakota and need a few more states to run in.

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that I may not be running everyday, but I have been either walking or running or BOTH since June 28th.  I may have “cheated” a few times in logging in a quarter mile or even less, but it is still a walk.  It counts!

If we were having coffee…
I’d ask you if you saw the video of when my school was featured on TV.  I wasn’t planning to be at school that early (7am) but am glad I made it happen.  I am on the left side next to a woman with a pink shirt.  You can see me for a few seconds because then I moved to the front to take a picture.  

The topic for next week’s Fit Fit Friday – 5 things you’ll never do as a runner.  Feel free to write about this or any fitness topic you’d like.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

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Fit Five Friday: Five Friday Prompts, Part 1

We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts My First 5K and MoreRunning With AttitudeRun Laugh Eat PieRuns with Pugs, and me for another Fit Five Friday link-up!  

I am going to deviate from today’s topic to write about 5 prompts that are in the Jetpack app.  Ready?

• You’re going on a cross-country trip.  Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike?  I would go by car with a friend.  It will be a fun drive and trip.  I read “The Lincoln Highway” and would love to take that route – from NYC to San Francisco.

• What tattoo do you want and where would you put it?  I already have 3 so I don’t really need another one.  🙂  I have a purple panther, a butterfly, and a sun.  I would like to get something that is running related.  Ha, if I were an Olympian, I would get the Olympic rings.  I like the one below.  

• How has technology changed your job?  When I began teaching job, I used a TV with a VCR to show a movie and an overhead projector to project things on a screen.  None of those things are used now.  This Summer I received a new Promethean Board and a document camera.

One of the benefits of remote learning during that awful year of 2020-2021, was that I learned how to teach my classes with a camera, a computer, and Google Classroom.  We no longer have snow days to make up at the end of the school year.  If the weather is bad, we all work from home.  

• Describe something you learned in high school.  One of the best things I learned is how to type.  I remember my counselor suggested I take a typing class.  She told me it will help me in the future.  She was right!  I enjoyed the class and did well.  

• What’s the oldest thing you own?  The first thing that comes to my mind is my Keurig.  I’ve had it since 2012.  My nephew was 10 years old and we were at Target.  I told him that if his mom asked him, to tell him that Tia wants a Keurig.  I was serious but also kidding.  Imagine my surprise when I opened my box.  He was excited too!

The topic for next week – 5 finish line songs.  Feel free to write about this or any fitness topic you’d like.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

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Fit Five Friday and August 2024 Ultimate Coffee Date

New Ultimate Coffee DateWelcome to the August edition of the Ultimate Coffee Date hosted by Coco and Deborah.  It’s also time for another edition of Fit Five Friday hosted by My First 5K and More, Running with AttitudeRun Laugh Eat PieRuns with Pugs, and me!  

Now, grab a mug of your favorite beverage, and let’s chat briefly!

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that I am looking forward to the new school year.  I know, I know.  Soon I will be complaining about the school year.  This year there are three 2nd grade teachers (last year there were 5) and I will be the only dual language teacher for my grade.  It sucks because I will be “alone” but I can use it as an excuse when extra work needs to be done and I have no one else to work with.

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you I am getting nervous and anxious about the Chicago Marathon.  I am OK with the runs doing the week.  The long runs are what scare me.  They’re long and exhausting.  I am doing 13 this weekend.  The last time I ran this long was in March 2023.  I know I can do it, I’ve run marathons before, but still they make me nervous.

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that I got the test results from my blood work.  My A1C is fine but my proteins levels are low.  Interesting that this has never been an issue.  I knew I wasn’t getting enough protein but I didn’t realize that my levels were that low.  More protein for me!

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that I had no one to take care of my cats during my trip to Minnesota.  The few times I’ve been out of town, my sister has taken care of them.  This time she went with us.  I left my cats at the PetsHotel at Petsmart.  It was one of the most difficult things to do but I had no choice.  My cats weren’t eating for the first few days and were not adjusting well.  I went straight to pick them up on the way home from Minnesota.  I’m not sure who was more happy – me or them.

If we were having coffee…
I’d ask you if you shop at Marshalls and/or Ross.  I’ve bought a few kitchen items but that’s it.  A few weeks ago I went to Ross but cannot remember why I looked in the shoe department.  Imagine my surprise when I found a pair of the Brooks Launch in my size for $50.  I then looked in several other stores and have purchased 2 more pairs of the Launch and one pair of the Ghost.  I’ve gone back and have bought a few tops for work and 3 pairs of work shoes.  I am a fan of those stores!

The topic for next week’s Fit Fit Friday – 5 training tips for running or fitness.  Feel free to write about this or any fitness topic you’d like.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

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Fit Five Friday: 5 favorite race photos

We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts My First 5K and MoreRunning With AttitudeRun Laugh Eat PieRuns with Pugs, and me for another Fit Five Friday link-up!

So many race photos and only 5 to pick.  It wasn’t easy but I managed to do it and I added an extra one.  The photos aren’t in any specific.

NYC Half Marathon, March 19, 2023

Detroit Free Press/TCF Bank Half Marathon, 10/20/19

Chicago Distance Class Half Marathon, 8/13/2006 – This was my first half marathon!

Great Alaskan Half Marathon, 7/23/17

LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, 10/22/06 – My first marathon!

EXTRA: Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon, 8/2/09 – My 100th race!

The topic for next week – Runfessions with Marcia.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

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Fit Five Friday: 5 fitness goals for the last half of the year

We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts My First 5K and MoreRunning With AttitudeRun Laugh Eat PieRuns with Pugs, and me for another Fit Five Friday link-up!  

Friday is my favorite day of the week.  But, this Friday is making me a little sad.  My first day of school is in a month.  I have two days full of meetings and then the students start on the 14th.  How is this Summer going by so fast?

Here are my 5 fitness goals for the remainder of this year:

Continue running and walking.  I am not doing a running streak but I do have a running and/or walking streak.  I’ve been doing some kind of outdoor activity since June 28th.  I hope to continue doing this during the Winter as well.

• Use the Peloton bike.  I’ve been using the bike 3x a week.  Total minutes for each class is 25 minutes which includes a warm-up and a cool down.  

• Watch what I eat.  I don’t want to use the excuse that just because I am training for a marathon that I can eat anything I want.  I’ve mentioned before that my A1C was in the pre-diabetic stage.  I am planning to get tested again in the Fall and hopefully my A1C will be lower.  

• Get enough sleep.  I need to get plenty of sleep or I don’t function well.  Plus, I get cranky if I don’t get enough sleep.

• Spend time on recovery.  My long runs are getting longer and I don’t bounce back to my bubbly self like I used to.  I ran 7 miles last Saturday and was sore the whole day.  I must remember to use my massage gun everyday.

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