With Love, Mags

Friday, October 21, 2011

Weekends of Fun!!!

Last weekend was so incredibly fun!

I had my first official wedding dress fitting, and I love love love my dress more than ever! It fits perfectly and only needs to be hemmed. I tried on all my jewelry with it and of course my shoes (to get the right hem), and I felt like a princess :)

After spending a wonderful day at the bridal shop with my mom, I met my future Sis-in-law for dinner (we're marrying brothers!). I took her to one of my fav restaurants, where we ended up talking, laughing and enjoying delicious food for nearly 6 hours!

Then Sunday, I woke up at ran 5 miles! Friday night I fell asleep without setting my alarm, so when I woke up at 8:15am, I realized I had missed the 7:30am start time of the Chapman 5K I was supposed to run! Oops!!! So Sunday I got my mileage in. I planned 7 miles, but the wind picked up and I was running against it (not so fun) so I ended it at 5 miles. But I felt strong and glad I got those 5 miles in.

After my run, I cruised up to Manhattan Beach to meet D&L. A girlfriend of mine recommended Simmzy's for brunch, and I'm so glad we went there! The food was fabulous, their sangria is like elixir, and it's right on the water. After stuffing our bellies with food and sangria, D&L and I walked down to the beach and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

This weekend will be another fabulous weekend!! My future in-laws are throwing me a bridal shower!!! I've already had two marvelous showers, one thrown by my creative cousins, and one by my NYC girls! I'm so excited for my in-law shower today! Pics to come!!

Have a great weekend!!

If I Were A Zombie, I'd Eat You The Most!

I love zombies and I love fun tees. Put them together and this tee is my new fav!!

Happy Friday!

PS-It's almost Halloween :)

Friday, October 14, 2011

Support in Love - Seal Beach

My heart goes out to the families of the victims of the Seal Beach Massacre. This is such a devastating tragedy and it’s so unfathomable that something as horrific as this can happen in our quiet, quaint little beach town of Seal Beach. Eight lives were taken, and even though I don’t know any of them personally, I have friends who knew someone. It’s absolutely heart breaking. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of loved ones lost on 10-12-2011.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Three Things Thursday!

1. Saturday I’m running the Chapman 5K! As a grad student at Chapman, I was able to register for free! What’s better than that. I’m really excited because I’m running it with a couple of classmates, one of whom ran it last year with me. I have no goals pertaining to the race. Why? Because this Saturday is a 7-mile training run, so I need to wake my bum up before the crack of dawn to get 4 miles in before the 8am 5K start, which I will cruise at my long run pace :)

2. Pumpkins!!! I LOVE all things pumpkin, and fall = pumpkins galore! Pumpkin spiced lattes, pumpkin pie, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin patches, pumpkin carving, pumpkin candles, etc! What can I say, I heart anything pumpkin. In fact, I discovered a new pumpkin treat at Whole Foods…it’s called “Pumpkin Pie” organic bar by Tasty Brand (and it sure is tasty!)

3. Saturday is my first wedding dress fitting! I tried it on when it first came in (and OMG I LOVE it!!!!), but this weekend I’m meeting with the bridal shop seamstress to get it hemmed. Even with heels, it’s a little too long for my 5’4” stature. I can’t wait to put that beauty on again, and even more for my future hubby to see me in it on our wedding day (so soon!!!)

Monday, October 10, 2011

Surf City 1/2 Training Plan

I started training for Surf City ½ a couple weeks ago. I opted for a longer training plan to really build my foundation. This plan also has a significantly longer “long run” compared to other plans I’ve followed, with the longest run being 17 miles. I know it seems a little crazy, but I think if I stick with this, I can train my body to run distances more efficiently, and when the 13.1 that is Surf City comes, I’ll be more than ready!

It’s quite simple. I run Tuesdays and Thursdays for 45 minutes, and Saturdays are reserved for my long run. My long runs are as follows:

Week 1: 5 miles (DONE)

Week 2: 6 miles (DONE)

Week 3: 4 miles (turned into 6 miles with my dad!)

Week 4: 7 miles

Week 5: 4 x 800s on the track

Week 6: 9 miles

Week 7: 6 x 800s

Week 8: 11 miles

Week 9: 8 x 800s

Week 10: 13 miles

Week 11: 10 x 800s

Week 12: 15 miles (I might sign up to run the Holiday ½ in Pomona, and tack on two miles before that…I’m still debating)

Week 13: HONEYMOON!!!!

Week 14: 4 x 800s

Week 15: 17 miles (this might come down to 13 or 15…we’ll see)

Week 16: 14 x 800s

Week 17: 11 miles

Week 18: 8 miles

Week 19: 5 miles

Week 20: SURF CITY ½ MARATHON!! 13.1 miles!

I’m really excited about this training plan, and very happy with it so far (I might be singing a different tune after some of those long runs!)! On top of running 3x a week, I’m going to the gym Mon/Wed/Fri to get in my strength training. Sunday is my rest day :)

So, there you have it! My training schedule for the next 20 weeks!

What races do you guys have coming up? What kind of training plans do you follow?

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Breast Cancer Awareness month!!!

October is one of my favorite months because it's Breast Cancer Awareness month!!! I am a very big supporter of this cause, and over the last few years I have personally raised close to $8,000 for the cause. It all started with my Grammie who survived breast cancer more than a decade ago. Over my 25 years, I have known many women to battle this terrible disease, and I try to be as active as I can to support the fight against it.

In 2008, I walked 40 miles for the cause with my dear friend Amanda. At the time I didn't have my blog, but I later wrote a mini recap here. We walked it again in 2010 and together raised nearly $10,000! She is walking it again this year in New York, and she's walking for my Grammie which means the world to me. She's very close to her goal of $3,000 and if you'd like to make ANY contribution she and I both would be forever grateful. Amanda's donation page can be found here. Thank you in advance for you support.

Around this time, I like to find fun items that are fabulous and help support breast cancer research! Some of my previous posts can be found here and here. This year I have a few more fun things to mention :)