Its been awhile...

Long time no blog and happy new year to you all. These last 4 weeks have flown by in a blur it seems. Between our engagement and spending as much time with one another as possible, Adam and I had a busy last few weeks. Throw in a couple of holiday's, a new job and other committments in life, this blog has been neglected to say the least.

I wanted to share the great workout Adam and I completed a few times while he was home. When I visited Adam in Novemeber in Minneapolis, we ran this great set of stairs that was right down by the Mississippi River, two different times. I could barely walk the next day but it was definitely worth it. Nothing is better than the sunshine beating down on you with your best friend encouraging and pushing you (while you feel like dying!). If that isn't teamwork, I don't know what is!

Anyways... Because we like to mix up our workouts and push ourselves, Adam suggested running the stairs off of the 12th Avenue exit. I was thinking, okay, no big deal...This shouldn't be too bad. Well I should have known I was in for a butt beater when Adam's idea of a warm up was to run virtually straight up hill. While the view was worth it, I could have done without the inability to breath 30 seconds into the workout. Thankfully he slowed it down to a walk when I was almost in tears...Like I said, we like to push ourselves :) Nothing like the feeling of a heavy chest as I huff and puff. I thought to myself, "I workout 5 or 6 days awake and I am in this kind of shape??" Thankfully Mr. Athlete reminded me this was a completely different kind of workout that I ever do.

If you are all still reading, you probably would like for me to get on with the story. Below you will see the various levels of the stairs that we ran. While it wasn't a long workout, it was very challenging. The first time we did these stairs, we walked down the stairs in between each set. By the time we were done, I was waddling like a duck. In between each set we would do squats, push ups and/or calf raises. I have definitely noticed improvement in my time and ability to push myself through the whole set and not walk in between.  We discovered a loop during one of our runs and decided to start running down the hill instead of tortouring ourselves down the stairs. Yesterday I finally timed our sets and I averaged about 1:20 per each set; Adam about 50-55 seconds. He is such a baller, that man of mine. I also brought my iPhone and turned up the volume so we had a little motivation to keep us going.

I can be pretty hard on myself but thankfully I have Adam to encourage me and remind me to be easier on myself. It can be pretty intimidating working out with a superstar :)

We have really enjoyed doing this workout (we do 5 sets...4 running and usually the last set we walk but take the stairs 2 at a time...or 3 at a time in Adam's case). I'm hoping to get back down here to do this some more so the next time he and I go, I can whoop his cute butt :) Any takers??

Afterwards, we have been heading down to Whole Foods in the Pearl where I spend half my paycheck (just kidding...sort of) and we get a delicious sandwich to share. I have finally gotten Adam to tolerate coffee and he even sneaks sips of my latte now...So we usually grab a latte (well a tea latte for him) as well as a sweet treat...Because what is life without treats? (Oh hello UU and Ben & Jerry's, you guys were definitely not neglected over the holidays!)

Thanks for stopping by!