Sayonara June

Excuse me, but where did the month of June go? Time apparently flies when you are busy busy busy with exciting new work opportunities.

Happy Pride Week in New York! I didn’t get to stick around the parade very long this morning (it was too crowded to get close to the parade) but seeing all the restaurants in my neighborhood displaying rainbow flags made me so proud to live in this great city. Such a great day to be a New Yorker. How awesome are these signs?

Today I finally signed up for the 2013 Runyon Yankee Stadium 5k. I participated in 2011 and 2012… and it’s actually the only race I’ve participated in. This year my good friend Sarah will be joining me and I’m excited to conquer Yankee Stadium once again. It’s exciting to think how far I’ve come since I trained for the 5k last year- at the beginning of last summer I could barely run for 1 minute without stopping and now I can run 3 miles easy peasy. Hoping to beat last years record and run a sub 30 minute 5k… although the dreadful stairs at Yankee Stadium might pose a problem

This weeks workout agenda has some new workouts in the mix. For the month of July I purchased a class package at Mark Fisher Fitness.  I’m super excited to check out MFF (I mean look at the website, glitter and unicorns, AMAZING) and get my assed whipped into shape. It’s still be tricky for me to strength train as often as I would like since I don’t have a gym membership in Manhattan so I’m hoping MFF will fill the strength training void. Tomorrow I meet with one of the trainers for a consultation and then the fun and games begin!

It’s funny how much my fitness plans shift and change as the week goes on. Last week I ended up having a few random meetings and an unplanned weekend with the boy visiting which meant I had to adjust my plans accordingly.

WORKOUT RECAP:

Last Week:

Sunday – 1 hour strength training based on super circuit workout – DONE
Monday – 305 Class (dance fitness) – DONE
Tuesday- 1 hour fhitting room class – DONE
Wednesday – possibly 45 min spin + 1 hour uplift cardio class – Uplift DONE
Thursday  – barre or spin + 2 hour flying trapeze- 1 hour barre + trapeze DONE
Friday- undecided: either spin, barre or exceed… or a combination– 45 min spin
Saturday- 45 min spin and/or barre– REST

This Week:

Sunday: 1 hour strength training at Exceed
Monday: 45 minute spin + Mark Fisher Fitness evaluation
Tuesday: either Mark Fisher Fitness, spin or barre
Wednesday: 1 hour Mark Fisher Fitness
Thursday: 1 hour barre
Friday: 45 min spin
Saturday: Mark Fisher Fitness

Every Sunday I love sitting down and planning out my upcoming week. I’m probably the only 23 year old gal out there who doesn’t have her schedule electronically programmed. I used to use iCal during freshman year of college to keep track of my schedule but realized I preferred a leather bound planner to keep track of my work schedule and meetings. On Sundays I rewrite my schedule for the week on a sheet of paper and add tentative workout plans and if there’s certain days I absolutely need to go food shopping or do laundry. It’s what works for me and keeps me organized… even if using a pen and paper planner makes me a bit old fashioned

Ah time to start getting ready for bed for this old lady. After working 4 early morning shifts in a row last week I am one tired pup and am excited to sleep-in past 5am tomorrow!

do you use a “paper and pen” datebook or have a more high-tech way of keeping track of your life?