the jailbreak dash!

on sunday we did the jailbreak dash in roanoke, tx...... it was our first adventure obstacle course race.

what is the official term for that anyways?? "mud run" is sort of a brand name race. their is the mud run in dfw nov. 5-6. "adventure race" is more of the endurance racing with mountain biking, hiking, canoes, etc. so, these 5 k obstacle course races are ........... mini adventure races? obstacle course races? mud runs? let me know. i'd like to stay p.c. for now, i will call it a mud run (not the mud run, but a mud run).



anyways................ it was 3.8 mi. (isn't a regular 5 k = 3.1 mi??) we have not done a mud run before. we sort of knew what to expect, but not really. we didn't train for it. so, we just hoped for the best. we ran sunday afternoon. it was hot. :P

we had so.much.fun!!! really, it was such a blast! vibram boy and i stuck together. a lot of the obstacles were wading through mud puddles and ponds. lots of mud. a lot of running between obstacles. we did really good...... well, for us. we are not runners (and, as mentioned, did not train). we only took minimal running breaks..... like 1-2 min walking, maybe 3 times. we did have to slow down through some obstacles...............

let's see.............. best obstacle was a water slide, followed by a 50-100 meter river trek, then, a tire wall climb out of the river banks. that was awesome. ........ one of my best moments was jumping to the top of a huge tractor tire wheel! woot! couldn't believe i made it!!!

i think there were about 14 obstacles. i wish there had been 40!!! at the end was the classic belly crawl under barbed wire.........inevetible muddy mess!!!

you know, these crazy races, people sort of dress in costume. the jailbreak theme was pretty fun....... lots of black and white striped shirts "old prison" style, orange scrubs ..... a more contemporary "prison uniform." i wish i thought of these things ahead of time. i suppose with experience, i will also be able to plan "costumes." even the race volunteers kept up the theme..... there were random sirens and paint guns being fired (not at anyone, just to make noise). pretty funny.

all we did was wear matching tshirts. kinda cute, though, right?





we ran in our vibrams.......both of us wore kso's. did great! i did end up with a big fat blister on my toe. blergh. i've been researching how to prevent that from happening again. i still think regular tennis shoes would have been worse. i don't know how they stayed on their feet. sticky mud!!






we are doing another mud run in austin in november! warrior dash!!! there are a lot of these races around. woot! in fact, there are 3 others i can't make because of conflicting weekends. dang it.

it will be fun to see how well we do with a little more training and a little more experience!!

on a side note......... i haven't posted any weigh-in wednesdays, because i'm still stalled at 158#............... however, my clothes seem to be fitting even better now compared to a few weeks ago!!! add a little training and a little yoga........ nice. noticeable different!! pants i haven't worn in over 5 years!!! i am looking to see if i can find some pics to compare.........

we followed our jailbreak adventure with an afternoon in grapevine at the grapefest!!! lovely.

what beats a day of mud and wine??

happy monday!!
vibram girl.

oh it's been so long

electra bicycle and yoga friends., originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

and i have so much to tell you................

i'll work backwards........... vibram boy (v.b.) and i signed up for primal con 2011. it's april 15-17 in southern cali! woot! we are totally pumped about this.............. we haven't been before, but we are sure it's going to be great.

anybody out there with words of wisdom to share?

next, we committed to the primal challenge on mark's daily apple that started last week. we have been primal about 6 months, but this offers the opportunity for some accountability and challenging. :) but, like my blogging, i have not posted nearly as often as i had intended.


i live in my own land of dream and whimsy and picture myself posting everyday witty, encouraging posts....... here, on my own blog, and on mark's daily apple, and else where....... sharing my own meals and workouts and encouragement and success stories........... but life gets in the way, and it's hard to find time. and i'm not really that witty in person. and i don't have much of a success story........yet.

but, alas, i'm trying. and change has begun!!! inside and outside.

so, back to blogging...........

and, i did a lovely yoga retreat weekend!! 2 hours of baptiste (hot vinyasa flow) friday night. a 90 min bicycle ride saturday morning. another 2 hour baptiste session. lunch. then, a 2 hour yin yoga (deep stretch).






it was so lovely. quaint little downtown about 30 min from home in an old 100 year old building's loft space. friday night was a candlelight class!! the bike ride was through the town park and lake. the whole retreat was so nice.

then, as a side note, we had a downtown open house. we had so much fun. saw lots of people we knew. had dinner with wonderful people. and........ i won a 2 night stay at a bed and breakfast. woot!

i played in a pool sunday afternoon.

and, we worked out this morning. v.b. got the garage all fixed up for our workout area. nice!

today we did:
5 kettlebell snatches
5 kettlebell swings
10 burpees
...... 5 rounds. for time.




fun!! so, there we are. first garage workout........... 6am. first real work out in a. lloonnggggg. time.






not a flattering pic....... remember 6am. no makeup. bad posture. feeling very vulnerable.....


i also did yoga tonight, although that wasn't really on our plan. we do plan to do yoga tuesdays and thursdays. sprints on fridays and heavy lifting on saturdays. tentative plan of course. :) but, it feels good to have a schedule.

and, last but not least, i wanted to share that we also signed up for some of those mud run obstacle course races. our first one is this sunday. 5k. mud. obstacles. the jailbreak run. i'm nervous, but i know it will be fun. we are also doing the warrior dash in november!!! ohmigosh..............what have i gotten myself into!?!?!




i'd love to hear from you..........have you been to primal con? are you doing the primal challenge? have you done mud runs before??

happy monday!!!!
vibram girl.

weigh in wednesday 25 aug 10

weigh in wednesday 25 aug 10, originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

looks like the scale says 158. right? maybe 159?? still, i'll take it.

i'd like to see more weight loss. i seem to be stalling. i know i know..... move more. ugh....... i just seem to be lacking motivation to overcome inertia. actually, i feel like i'm lacking motivation period. ever have those blue days?....... i'm stuck in a blue month.

this is good accountability. :) so, i will continue to share despite feeling vulnerable.

i pray that you are having bright days............... health, peace and sweet content be yours (shakespeare).

happy wednesday.
vibram girl

texas sized yoga class

texas size yoga class, originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

saturday, august 21 we celebrated world grooves weekend with a texas sized yoga class at dallas cowboy stadium.

i love yoga.

there were about 400 yogis..... of all ages .... a few toddlers to teens to my mom's friend who is nearly 80 years old (she mostly wanted to tour cowboy stadium). vibram boy and i have been doing yoga 2 times a week this summer. i couldn't talk v.b. into the cowboy stadium event.............. and no, he could not care less about being at the stadium............

so, i went with a few friends from class. we got there nice and early and knew everyone else that showed up early. i think it was knowing people and being early, that somehow landed us front and center. litearlly. front row (um..... i am definitely not a front row person. i'm more of a back row-er). on the 50 yard line. ok, that was kinda cool. i just did yoga on the 50 yard line of dallas cowboy stadium. even my dad and brother's will think that's cool.



brooke hinkle from indigo yoga led our class.

wade morisette........... twin brother to alanis morisette (yes, really)...... played music during yoga and then led us through some core work and savasana. then some kirtan (sing along yogi style).





it was kinda fun. i've been to lots of yoga classes. even live music classes. but doing this kind of big event and the kirtan at the end....... it just gives you that feeling of community. like we are bigger than we are. brooke kept talking about feeling "the shift" inside, so we could be "the shift" to the rest of the world. good words to live by.

this summer we have been doing hot, power, vinyasa yoga..... baron baptiste syle. i love it. the heat allows for that deep, warm stretch. aaahhh...... it feels so good. breathe. sweat. a lot of sweat.

and unrelated to saturday's events, vibram boy bought me some yoga treats!!!! can i get a "woot!!!"? 2 (not 1, but 2!!) tops from lululemon and the mat. the mat. it's also by lululemon and is the first truly non-slip mat i've ever found!!! it is ah.mazing. and i love it. it will change my yoga forever. i can't wait to sweat it out!!!



happy stretching. breathing. sweating. laughing. and shifting.
happy sunday.
vibram girl

weigh in wednesday 18 aug 10

weigh in wednesday 18 aug 10, originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

one week. no change. well maybe +/- 1/2 lb. i can live with that. ok, i'd rather have lost another 2 lbs.

it's also pms week. blergh. i know that's a bit personal. but, if i take that into account, the week i usually am up ~2 lbs ("water weight", right?), then, really maintaining last weeks weight is pretty good.

just a short update. keep it up.

how's your week?

happy wednesday.
vibram girl.

beggs and acon.

beggs and acon., originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

so i thought i'd share a few of my favorite primal meals!!! oh man, let's just start by saying i heart bacon.

we eat eggs and bacon 2 or 3 times a week. we affectionately call it beggs and acon. yum! ................ you should know, vibram boy does all the cooking. God bless him................. he cooks the bacon in the oven. eggs? well it just depends. scrambled. fried. omelets. hard boiled. whatever. they are delish! vibram boy's scrambled eggs are ah.mazing. he adds a little milk or cream to keep 'em fluffy. and he swears the secret to amazing scrambled eggs is to cook them slowly over a lower heat. patience. yummy-licious. and always add cheese.

a few other favorites.........
stuffed peppers. and stuffed squash. this was inspired after a morning at the farmer's market where there was a recipe for squash stuffed with sausage. we didn't even keep that recipe, we just decided to wing it...... but that was the inspiration. we bought some lovely squash. and peppers. v.b. whips up some ground italian sausage, tomato paste and seasonings. stuffs the peppers (or squash) with cream cheese at the bottom, then the sausage mix, topped with more cheese. sometimes it has more of a mexican flair. sometimes italian. always super de.lish. i could eat this every night for dinner. and it's the kind of super de.lish that gets better as a left over!!! day 2 is ahmazing. :)



last week we made bacon wrapped, cream cheese filled jalapenos. they were spicy. whoa. oh, but so yummy!!! we did full jalapenos, instead of halves. we'll try halves this week. oohh.... and maybe stuff the jah.lepenos with sausage too!!!

we have a delicious primal pizza...... we like the almond flour crust best. i like the cauliflower crust ok too, but v.b. likes the almond flour crust best. toppings.... whatever you're in the mood for. if you have all your ingredients, making your own pizza really doesn't take that much more time than ordering from a gluten/greasy/salty pizza shop. and, ours is primal and even yummier!



i have to admit we did try the meatza pizza......... a meat crust for your pizza. it was good, but...... it tasted like a yummy meatloaf. not a yummy pizza. sometimes i want pizza (mom said i'd out grow my love for pizza. hm. not yet.).

another favorite is just a tapas kinda dinner.......... cheese, salami, olives, etc. it's fast. it's easy. it's delicious. set up the t.v. to watch a few episodes from season 1 of "freaks and geeks" and have a plate of tapas. perfect.



oohh... classic cabbage and sausage. i could eat 2 lbs. of this. i try not to eat at work for lunch. just at home for dinner. cabbage is stinky. :) but i have recently decided i love sausage almost (almost) as much is i love bacon. so this is another meal i could eat over and over. and over.

v.b.'s favorite......... 40 cloves of garlic chicken. he roasts a whole chicken with 40 cloves of garlic. it is delicious. and garlic-y. it also is a super yummy leftover dinner.

and last, but most certainly not least, spaghetti squash as spaghetti. i miss spaghetti dearly, so this has become my solace. v.b. makes our own spaghetti sauce. a little italian sausage. somedays i add ricotta cheese, some days i don't. i always add parmesean.

so, i know when talking about primal eating everyone dairy products can create heated discussions. for now we are ok with dairy. no digestive problems with dairy and we don't over do it.

for my friends who think i'm crazy for giving up grains....... i always say it's worth the bacon!!!

what are some of your favorite primal meals???

happy monday!!!!
vibram girl

p.s. confession........ i don't like fish. any fish. but..... i am really trying to overcome this. for now, i'm using mental imagery to face my fears. this is a slow process and will take time. but i'm working on it. one day.
one day.

weigh in wednesday. aug 11.

weigh in wednesday. aug 11., originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

i'm gonna go with 159 1/2 lbs .......... right?

well, it's a good 2 lbs. less from last week!!! woot!!!

no big changes in my eating. i guess i tried to cheat less. ;) we did yoga on tuesday, but missed thursday's class.

my clothes are fitting better. noticeably better. even my skivvies..... really. how's that for encouraging!!??

i've never been one to really follow my weight or watch the scales. watching the scale can be discouraging. such small changes. but, to also see a difference in the mirror, and in my clothes, and complements at work.......... that is really nice. makes me want to eat better and move more and see what can really happen!!

i've also set a few goals.......... when i reach 155 lbs. i'm buying myself a treat..........this super cute yoga skort by beckon's organic clothing ........... is next week too soon?? it's just so cute. and i love skorts.



and me and vibram boy are going to primal con 2011!! can i get a high five!?!?! who else is going!?!? and what could be more motivating than that!?!?!?

bring it on primal con!!!

happy wednesday.
vibram girl