What's Exciting My Brain RIGHT NOW.

Hey Kittens!! TGIF!

Sorry the blogging and vlogging has been a bit sucky this week. As you know, I've been in San Francisco on business, heading home tomorrow. Sadly, I'm in my hotel room tonight with a sore throat. So it's me, Zicam, some green tea and Excedrin PM getting all nice and cozy. I hate getting sick. Zicam usually does the trick, and I hope so, cuz I'm NOT HAVING IT. 

Anyway. I am REALLY EXCITED to get home. I've found myself very frustrated this week with my performance quite frankly. Is it challenging to workout on the road? Absolutely. Is it impossible? NOPE. And yet, there is something missing with my day-to-day (albeit complicated and unpredictable) schedule that is ensuring I'm not hitting a 100% week. 

To me, a 100% week means I've done my running, my weight training and ideally my yoga (for balance). It doesn't mean that I "did what I could". I'm just disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I totally get that I have to be easy on myself on a day when I get up at 6am, arrive somewhere around 4pm, have a dinner that night and stroll into my hotel at 10pm. I just feel like I'm hitting each day lately and winging it.

The past 2-3 months have been insane. I've traveled close to 30,000 miles and been attending big conferences that run over into the weekends. I was trying to spend every free moment working on the book and people- THAT IS EXHAUSTING.

Running has CLEARLY wowed me. I'm amazed at what I've been able to do and accomplish. The competitive beast within me has been unleashed! I am excited and more motivated THAN EVER - and - I BELIEVE MORE THAN EVER THAT I CAN DO THIS- reach my goals- because I'm seeing changes in my body every week now- I'M READY. So the mindset is there. I have the tools. I renewed my gym membership so I can do workouts there and at my "home gym". 

I need to write up a plan. Period. This is what's  missing. I can't wing it with my schedule anymore. My days are so full, if I don't map out a short term and long term plan, I am going to end up disappointed in my training and my performance. 

When I get home I have some new GOODIES to incorporate. I can utilize the gym when it gets too cold to run outside. (I also love finishing my workouts and using the sauna in the winter....!!) I also have - REVABS. Remember I've talked about working on my abs? Yes, overall CORE (which I'll share with you those books I'm reading Core Performance- that's less about "hot abs" and more about core strength for overall health, stability and athletic performance) but also I want abs. Amy and I want abs. The running has started to help me lose the fat I've been fighting. Now, I want to carve up that middle. 

CHECK IT.

So psyched! Kids, you have no idea some of the KILLER stuff that is coming your way. Amy and I are gonna write up our training plan for the ROCK N ROLL VEGAS 1/2 MARATHON in December!! WOOT! We are also going to commit to doing our local Hot Yoga class once a week or more when our travel schedule allows. Amy just did her first TRX classes and was wowed. Check out the video below, featuring Mark Verstegen, the author of the Core Performance books I mentioned last week. I'm still reading all of those. 

Whoa!!! Are there enough hours in the day to try all of this?? YUMMY!!

Here is a peek at a Hot Yoga experience:

QUESTION OF THE DAY: DO YOU PLAN OUT AND WRITE OUT YOUR WORKOUTS EACH WEEK?