skinny jeans and honeymoons

Hi friends! Runaway Bride here... Haven't been running away too much lately, it's just so darn hot in the South and my true half training doesn't start for another 4 weeks or so.  Spinning though, I've been doing a lot of!  I got back into it at the end of May when my MOH (Megarama) and her hubbie (El Padre) were in town.

See, Megarama and I are running the Rock n Roll together with my dad so I thought we should start working out together even if we're across the country from each other.  So we signed up for spin on a Saturday morning and I got hooked back in.  I've been going 3 times a week for 7 weeks and have no doubt that's aided in my weight loss.  That's right, I've lost 10.2 pounds in the last 6 weeks!  Weight Watchers is just one of those things that works.  For me, at least.  I've noticed that my problem what not what I was eating, but how much and when I was I eating.  Don't get me wrong, I haven't become one of those people that measures and weighs everything I put into my body (who has time for that, plus I'm half Mexican and we never measure anything when cooking!) but I have paid closer attention to how many and how big the servings I get are.  I'm sure if I did get all crazy about measuring and weighing I probably would have been further along in my weight loss, but I'm really quite satisfied with where I'm at.  I put my skinny jeans on this morning and they were loose.  Which is 1. GREAT, but 2. Kinda sad because I love my skinny jeans.  They still look pretty good (probably even better because I've lost a bit around the hips) but I know one day I'll have to retire them and just get a new pair!

Another fun thing that happened this week was the booking of our honeymoon!  We had been looking for the perfect vacay since we basically got engaged.  There's so much we want to experience together, narrowing it down to one trip for our first married trip together was super hard.  We didn't want a completely beachy destination (totally not our thing, anyone who knows me knows I cannot just sit on a beach and relax) nor did we want a place where we had to move around too much when we wanted to do something.  So we decided a cruise would be best, but to where?  We've both been to the Bahamas so that was out. Europe was way too expensive. Alaska doesn't work in November.  So I looked on websites and found a cruise to Honduras, Belize, Costa Maya and Cozumel.  Sounded pretty cool since it wasn't all about the beaches and had some cool "teaser" excursions.  After doing lots of research (again, if you know me, you know I can't do something without thoroughly researching all possible options) I realized this was it.  Our honeymoon.  Of course, I was keeping Sir Fianco informed of all this and he was just very excited to be on a boat where we could eat 24 hours a day and go to 4 different places in one week.  I have to admit, that sounds pretty exciting to me, too!

That's pretty much it from here in the muggy, sweaty, and hot Savannah.  Hope everyone is staying cool!

Keep on running,

Runaway Bride

Running is Mental

Hello my small group of readers! I had my long run of the week today. 7 miles on shoes that badly need replacing. I don't recommend this at all. But, while I tried to get new shoes a couple times this week from Fleet Feet Savannah, they were out of my trusty Mizuno Wave Inspire. Not to worry, they ordered some for me and I should get them early this week. I love the Fleet Feet here. Savannah is the "city with a small town feel" as BC says constantly, and I feel that a lot in the Fleet Feet. I'm not your typical long distance runner: my body is not long and lean, I have a need for a sports bra, and I am really excited when I can break 11min/mile on my 3 mile runs. So in a store that specializes in running and employs serious runners, I could sorely be out of place. Thankfully this isn't the case and I've always been treated like a serious runner there, even if it's about what a good 2 mile route is. The staff even has invited me on their Saturday long runs, promising me that there is always someone to run with. I haven't tried that out yet and might wait a couple more weeks before that happens. It's more my insecurity than anything else.

Anyways, back to my 7 miles (and the title of this post). I read somewhere and can't remember where or who it was said by, that in a marathon the first 5 miles are the physical test. After that, the rest is completely mental. I'm not sure if that was said by a severely dehydrated, delusional person right after a marathon or what, but I'm pretty sure after 5 miles today, my legs were feeling pretty ridiculously tired. I know it's the middle of summer in the South and my desert blood can't handle humidity worth anything, but I can't imagine running the next 21.2 miles purely on my mental capacities. I mean, why train then? Not to mention, how sane am I that I'm running a marathon? So, yes random quote man (it had to be said by a man), running a marathon is mental. As in, completely insane. But here I am, willingly training for it!

On a side note, I was given a Nathan Intensity Hydration Vest as a gift for my long runs. This morning was my first time using it and I love, love, LOVED it. Unlike what I thought it would be like, sloshy and moving around all over my back, it didn't move at all and if it was sloshy I didn't hear it over my music. I didn't need a lot of water, just at the half way point and about a mile from the end, but it was nice to have it there just in case. It also has tons of pockets and compartments for my longer runs that will require Gu or whatever I end up using for carbs and calories to keep me going.

In the wedding world, we got our contract for the Olde Pink House! And we're pretty sure where we want our rehearsal dinner. Our fave restaurant in Savannah is Corleone's. We went there last night and sat at the bar getting to know the bartender who is just great! He introduced me to the Cucumber-Ginger Martini. Summer in a martini glass.

We've also started looking at honeymoon destinations. That's going well. We have about 10 different trips we'd like to go on, so we're at no loss for ideas. It's the choosing part that gets you. Who knows where we'll end up going, but we'll be MARRIED and together and that's all that matters. 16 months from today!

Oh and BC has expressed his displeasure with his blog nickname. From now on, he will be referred to as Sir Fianco (fee-an-so). Fiance was too gender neutral for us, so we're fiancette and fianco. The "Sir" part is his own addition. I just say "Yes, dear" and move on. We're weird, that's what is so lovable about us. Well, that's about all I have.

Keep on running,

Runaway Bride