10 miler!

Wow, it is exactly 10:00 pm on Saturday night and I am just starting my blog post for tomorrow! (Well, today. You are reading it.) This hardly ever happens. Normally, I have at least a week's worth of blog posts set to publish. But a couple times of year I either slack, or I have writer's block, and I frantically write day to day.

I knew I was going to run 10 miles on Saturday and I figured I'd write about it for today's post. Then I didn't get home from my parent's house until late on Saturday night, hence not starting this post until the very last minute!

My weekend has been awesome so far, so check for my Weekend Wrap Up tomorrow for all that fun. Today I am going to stick to talking about Saturday's run.

I drove up to Millersburg on Saturday morning because I was going to spend the day with my family. I felt good and wanted to run long, I thought it would be more fun to run somewhere DIFFERENT than just my boring old neighborhood loop de doop.

Since I wanted to try to do 10 miles, I wore my hydration pack. I even wore my waist pack so I could take some pictures or you! Millersburg is very beautiful, as you can see!

Amish farm 

 Swinging Bridge

I felt okay during the run. I'll admit, I was a bit nervous since it has been awhile since I logged double digits. For the first 5-6 miles, I just ran what felt good. But then when I looked at my Garmin and saw I was doing so well, I tried to push the pace a bit.

Splits: 8:29, 8:35, 8:13, 9:03, 8:17, 8:16, 8:04, 7:56, 7:45, 7:28

My route was also pretty hilly! It was a good change from what I am used to, though.

This was my longest run since July! I loved running in my hometown. I was just in my own little world. Maybe I need to venture up to Millersburg more often. It may give me more inspiration/incentive to log some miles!

I was pretty tired for the rest of the day, but I refueled with some chicken tenders and a vanilla milkshake at the great Gratz Fair! More on that tomorrow!

I hope your weekend has been going well so far! Talk to ya tomorrow!

Bloggers, do you normally write a bunch of posts ahead of time or do it on the fly?

Where are your most beautiful running routes?

MGR's Workout Recaps!

I had some awesome runs this week! I am finally feeling consistently good on my runs, and I am consistently EXCITED to run. That's so important!

Saturday- Lifting back @ home. I didn't feel like going to the gym, plus I had some CNN to catch up on!

Chrissy hijacked my towel... and my other towel!

Band asst. wide grip pull ups- 5x6
Band asst. neutral grip pull ups- 5x6
Dumbbell row- 5x8x25lb
Bicep curl- 5x10x15lb
Plank w/ row- 5x10x10lb
Bicycle crunches- 5x40
Satbility ball knee tuck- 5x15
Hip/glute exercises
Stretching

Sunday- Rest. I was sore from lifting and my right butt cheek randomly felt like I did 100 squats the day before. Plus, I was feeling lazy. I went shopping all day so at least that got my body moving.

Monday- 6 miler in my hood. I just did it slow and steady.

Tuesday- 5 miles. I was feeling pretty good so I pushed the pace as my run progressed. Then I played a little game. Every time I saw a Trump sign, I kicked it into high gear!

Wednesday- 5 miles. This run felt GOOD!

Thursday- 8 miles! This was my longest run since July! Despite only getting 4 hours sleep, my legs felt fresh and I am honestly telling you each one of these miles felt effortless!

Splits: 8:06, 8:09, 8:08, 8:03, 8:00, 7:42, 7:45, 7:34

Friday- Chest @ home. I wanted to run but I was due to lift. Plus, I want to run a lot this weekend, so I figured it would be good to take a little break today.

I recorded myself doing my push ups because I wanted to check my form. I was doing something weird with my upper half so I recorded a couple of times until I fixed it.

Here's how I do my push ups- with "The Perfect Push Up". My last rep is a little wonky! I was pretty tired!

 

Doing 100 push ups WRECKS me and I can barely do my shoulder presses afterwards.

Chest Press- 5x12x25lb
Push Ups- 100 in sets of 10 or 15
Shoulder Press- 5x10x20lb
Bicycle crunches- 5x40
Stability ball knee tuck- 5x15

Including my warm up, this workout took me 70 minutes! I need rest breaks.

How were your workouts this week?

Friday 5!

Happy Friday, friends! Dare I say this week went relatively fast? Okay, there's all kinds of stuff to get to today so let's get started!

1. PISSED!!!!!!!!!! Freaking annoying, whiny, girl-hating Nicole won Big Brother. Somehow she beat my boy Paul. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN??? I really, really thought Paul was going to win but I did prepare myself for the worst. I am so mad. Oh well. I can't wait until Ratcole Nicole goes on social media and sees how hated she is. I know this makes me sound like a very mean person but she was horrible in the house. All she did was talk shit about the girls with Corey. I like to support women but I can't support her because she hates other girls and is intimidated by them. 

2. No phone zone! I am slightly obsessed with my smartphone. Whenever it dings (and it dings a lot) I have to check it. I am proud of myself that I turned my phone OFF during the 3 hours on Wednesday while we were watching Survivor and Big Brother. I did not want the distraction and right now I don't have the self discipline to leave it on and not check it. I think I need to change my alerts. I do not need a ding for EVERY single notification.

3. AWESOME RUN!!! Despite only getting four hours of sleep Thursday night (the Big Brother finale did not end until 11pm and then I was too pissed to sleep), I had an awesome run the next morning! I ran 8 miles at a sub 8 pace average... and it felt effortless. I don't know if this good run was because I'm recovered from the Hansons nonsense or because there was like ZERO humidity.

Splits: 8:06, 8:09, 8:08, 8:03, 8:00, 7:42, 7:45, 7:34

4. I'm not into pumpkin stuff. Fall has arrived, and I know everyone is so ready for pumpkin flavored everything. I do love pumpkin pie and I make really good pumpkin cookies. But other than baked goods, I'm not really into pumpkin stuff.

5. I can't wait to see my family this weekend! My family and I are going to the Gratz Fair on Saturday! I can't wait to hang out with everyone. And that means you get cute pictures of my nieces and nephew on my Weekend Wrap Up this Monday!

Do you watch Big Brother? What did you think of the finale?

What do you like that is pumpkin flavored?

Fun plans this weekend?

Two Things! (True Crime Related)

I suppose if you read Meg Go Run you know this is not just a running blog. It's also a...

Lifting blog
Cat blog
Random blog
Puzzle blog
Reality TV blog
TRUE CRIME BLOG!!!!

Wait, really? Not really. But you guys know I don't always talk about running and sometimes wander away into little niche topics. This is one of them!

TWO THINGS ABOUT TRUE CRIME!!!

1. I'm going to stop watching Jodi Arias interviews.

You all know I am slightly obsessed with true crime and the criminal justice system. When I do puzzles, I normally watch Jodi Arias news interviews, interrogation interviews, or the actual trial itself. I've watched this shit multiple times. I feel like I have learned all I can from it. I need to move on.

I decided there are so many heroic people I could be learning about instead! Youtube is FULL of interviews and documentaries. This past weekend, instead of watching Jodi Arias shit, I watched interviews of Captain Chesley Sullenberger and his flight crew that helped him land in the Hudson River and save 155 lives. Now that is inspiring. That is something to be watched. Not stupid Jodi.

So I need recommendations! 
Tell me people or events that you find heroic. 

Anything you think I should research on Youtube and learn from!!!

2. The CBS JonBenet Special was FREAKING AWESOME.

There have been so many JonBenet specials this month. I only caught three of them- Dateline, Dr. Phil, and the CBS Special.

Dateline was okay- facts were mostly correct. They poo-pooed the intruder theory but I feel like they didn't poo-poo it enough. They did insinuate that one of the family members in the house- John, Patsy, or brother Burke was responsible, but didn't say who.

Dr. Phil's first two episodes interviewing Burke were interesting, but then the third episode it all went to shit. Dr. Phil misrepresented so much evidence. The touch DNA, the footprint... all things that were misrepresented. Dr. Phil basically exonerated the Ramseys and said an intruder did it. FALSE. Oh, did you know Dr. Phil and the Ramseys have the same lawyer? I'm done with you, Dr. Phil.

The CBS special called The Case of JonBenet was ON POINT. First of all, the program featured so many experts that I have read about and listened to on podcasts. I trust their analysis of the evidence. I feel like they correctly presented the evidence. Now, there are some things they did not mention but I think that is because they only had 4 hours. It would take so much more than 4 hours to bring everything to the table. But they brought the important stuff.

It was fascinating to hear the linguistic expert talk about the 911 tape and the ransom note.

Their overall conclusion was that Burke hit JonBenet on the head with a flashlight and the parents staged the crime scene to protect their last living child. The investigators convinced me. So did the tapes of 9 year old and 11 year old Burke being interviewed by police psychologists. That was chilling!

CBS did get some backlash, but like I said, the investigators have me convinced!

If you want to talk more in depth about the Ramsey case, hit me up! I could talk about it all day! I definitely have my opinions but I am also opened minded. I love good discussion and an exchange of ideas. But I urge you to watch the CBS special, which you can do on their website.

Solving JonBenet is also a good blog to read about the case. Be wary thought- the writer of the blog is DEAD set on his theory of what happened, but it is fun to read comments.

Two of my favorite books on the subject:

JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation by Steve Thomas

Foreign Faction by James Kolar

The Steve Thomas one can be found at the library. Not sure about Kolar's. But I own it, so if you want to read it, you can borrow it from me. Kolar is on the CBS special and he basically originated the "Burke Did It" theory. Very interesting book.

I just read online that the Ramsey's lawyer plans to sue CBS! CBS's statement was that they stand by their special and they will stand by it in court. Go CBS!

Are you into the JonBenet case? Did you watch any of the specials? What did you think?

Day In My Life

Through the magic of having a smartphone, I am now able to post Day In The Life posts right away! So the day you are reading about is actually from yesterday! How is that for timely? 

So this Day In My Life is brought to you by my Samsung S6. Not the the S7... which one of my 4th graders informs me BLOWS UP. Seriously, he said, "It's a good thing you didn't get the S7 because it catches on fire." HOLY SHIT!

I hope you enjoy a peak into my world!

My alarm went off at 5:45. I poured my coffee and chilled on the couch with Jelly. We watched the end of the CBS JonBenet special. I was excited to see who the experts named as a suspect. Then I snapped this picture of us before I headed out for my run!

It was not hot but it was humid. I did 5 miles in my hood. Whenever I saw a Trump sign, I made myself kick it into high gear. I ended up having a speedy run and I felt good about it!

Splits: 8:02, 7:43, 7:50, 7:42, 7:08

Whenever I saw a Trump sign, I just told myself to "Run as fast as you hate Trump!!!!!" I hate that I have hate in my heart, but I do.

This is how I felt after my run!!!

Also, this filter makes me look a little... bosom-y.

After my run, I stretched for nearly 20 minutes while watching more of JonBenet. Then I got ready for work and poured my cereal. I eat on the way to work. I don't even want to tell you how I manage to do that...

It was Day 1, which means all new lessons... except I didn't have my lesson plans done! My work space was a little messier than usual as I frantically tried to prepare my for the day.

This is considered "messy" to me!

What is that messy pile doing there????
Are you jealous of my 3-hole punch???

I didn't mention this, but I got my period that morning, which means I did not feel 100%. I managed to make it to lunch without shitting my pants. I had BBQ chicken and corn. Yum!

I ate most of this before I took a picture!

My afternoon classes were pretty awesome. The kids were focused and I was relatively patient. That is one thing I don't have... patience. But I try. I really try to be a patient teacher!

After work, I drove to my piano students' house for their lessons. I normally teach at my home, but because of our middle school being on a weird schedule these past three weeks, the only way for them to have their lesson was if I swung by their house. Luckily, next week they will be coming to me!

I got home from lessons at 5pm. I showered, ate dinner, and watched more JonBenet!

Oh, I also sang to Chrissy...

Then I had another piano lesson at 6:30. Late night. Ugh.

I felt like I didn't get to spend much quality time with the kitties, so I paid them a visit...

Quite a dramatic pose, Chrissy...

Then of course I had to send out my nightly Snap Chats.

At some point I had Paul's homemade chili for dinner with lots of tortilla chips! No picture. I was too hungry.

I went to bed relatively early... 8:30. I needed my beauty rest because tomorrow (tonight as you're reading this) is the Survivor premiere and Big Brother finale, which means I'll be up until after 11pm! AUGH!!! Reality TV is worth a day of exhaustion!

Hey, even though I normally feel like shit on the first day of my period, I didn't feel too bad today! I attribute that to keeping ahead of the pain with 3 Midol and 5 Ibuprofin... not all at the same time...

Anyone watching Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X?

Does the term "millennial" annoy you? It annoys me!

What did you all think of CBS's JonBenet special? I think they hit the nail on the head!

Do you think you'll try my Trump Fartlek workout? Hey, if our country is going to go down the shitter, at least maybe you will become a faster runner!

Shopping!

I haven't been clothes shopping lately because I didn't feel like it. And I didn't really need anything, so it was like, why waste the money? I used to shop a lot during the summer. It would be fun to grab a coffee and just putz around places like Ross and Marshall's for a couple hours. I'd have a whole day of fun and maybe only spend like $7 or something. I didn't do that at all this past summer!

But for some reason on Sunday, I felt like shopping! So that's what I did!

Whenever I go shopping, I wear my "Rip It Clean Off Dress". It's easy peasy for trying on clothes. So if Paul sees me in my "Rip It Clean Off Dress", he knows I'm going shopping!

First I headed to TJ Maxx, which is one of my favorite places to wander around. I got this thick grey sweater that is very well made. It was $19.99 which I felt was a really good price for a quality piece.

It's long enough to cover my bum, so I can wear it with leggings, jeans, and over dresses for work. I'm so happy with this purchase! The sweater is almost as soft as Jelly!

I also got the cute jeggings you see in all of these photos! I found the jeggings by accident. What happened was I had a bunch of sweaters in my arms and wanted to grab some bottoms to try them on with. I just grabbed the closest thing in my size that looked like they would go with the sweaters. But when I tried on the jeggings, they were very comfortable and they looked really good on! For $12.99, I think these were the best deal of the day!

Here I dressed up the jeggings with a sparkly shirt and shit stompers!

Then I went to the Capital City Mall because JC Penny sent me a $10 off coupon. They do this a lot and I don't always use it. I ended up getting two short sleeved knit tops. One is more black and one is more green, but it's hard to tell from the lighting. They were $17.99 each but justified it because I had the $10 coupon.

Not the most flattering angle of me haha!

I don't know why I went to Old Navy next, but I did. None of those clothes ever look right on. They look fine on the hanger but when I put them on, you can tell they are so cheaply made. Same for H&M and Forever 21. I tried on several things in there and I realized as much as I try to like the clothes in those stores, I don't. I like Forever 21 more for their jewelry.

Look guys, bodysuits are back in style...

Next was Charlotte Rousse. I haven't bought anything other than jewelry there for a really long time. I ended up getting a flannel shirt for $15. I have been wanting to try the flannel look for several years and now I am finally doing it... which probably means it will go out of style really soon!

This was Paul's favorite look! He said he liked it because it isn't really my style but it was cool to try something different.

Here are some closeups of the pieces so you can see the colors better...

For 74 bucks I got jeggings, a nice thick sweater, a flannel button down, and two short sleeved knits. Not bad if I do say so myself!

Do you like clothes shopping?
What is your fall style?
What are your favorite stores to shop?