Excuse me, October. Where did you go!? Really, though… is it already time to count down the days until Thanksgiving? Unreal.
One day at time. Let’s talk about today’s meals and moves. There were some good ones!
First things first: breakfast. I celebrated Waffle Wednesday with #GF toaster waffles, almond buttah, banana, hemp seeds and honey. It never gets old.
For lunch: the last bowl of my vegan black bean sweet tater quinoa chili with creamy avocado. Definitely glad I checked that off my Fall Bucket List.
Fast forward to 5:00pm and I was antsy to get moving after a long day at the desk. A fast 4-mile treadmill run in 31:30 (including 5 minutes of walking) was a sweaty way to warm-up for my date with Fran.
Fran is a classic CrossFit benchmark WOD, meaning it’s used to measure your progress. My first official WOD at my new box was “Messed Up Fran” on September 13th, so I had an idea what I was getting myself into; I’ve never done the original WOD, so I was still a little anxious for my date tonight. Unfotrunatly, I can’t compare the two WOD times, as the first included running, but I did make an improvement on the thrusters: 45lbs. to 55lbs. #progress
An intense workout meant a reason to celebrate Halloween in adult fashion (and cross another item off my bucket list).
Hoppy Halloween!!
Did you celebrate the holiday today?
CrossFit friends, are you a fan of Fran?
P.S. Feel free to follow me on Instagram @hillontherun :)
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Virtual Coffee Date II
Tone It Up Tabata Workout
600 Rep Workout
Cycle & Strength Workout
Wow girl, we have such similar food choices today. I’m eating waffles with banana and hemp right now and was just thinking of having my leftover chili for lunch. :) Two minds think alike!
Fran is a killer! Nice work on your first run at it! Love the eats too!
Your body is ROCKING sister!
Aww, thanks! ;)
Mmmm I love GF toaster waffles. I was in a phase of them for a good couple months I believe! I like your workout outfit, you look great!
Thank you!
I have been subscribed to your updates for a few months and I love your site! Odd question though…what shoes are you wearing? I love my running shoes, but just interested in the kind you wear and why?
I have been wearing Asics to run in for years. I think I’ve had about 7 pairs of the 2100 shoe model. The shoes in the photo are Nike Frees – a huge fan of them for shorter runs and the gym.
What kind of shorts are those? I am always looking for some good ones that are comfy! Also, what kind of workouts have you been doing? I want my arms to look like that!
They are the Nike Pro Core 2.5″ Compression Short – very comfy.
Thanks! In the past year to year and a half, I’ve really increased the amount of strength training I do. I would contribute a lot of it to kettlebell training and a variety of push-ups. Now that I do CrossFit 3-5x/week, I’m certain that it does/will have an effect on my upper body physique.
I want to love CrossFit, but it just seems so expensive! How do you justify/afford the cost? Also, I agree with Cristina. ROCKIN BOD babe!
CrossFit is expensive (I still don’t understand why so), and it is tough to justify the cost. Who knows if I will be able to afford it long-term, but for now, I can afford it because I get a discount through my job, and I justify it because it makes me incredibly HAPPY :)