#josethompson

You should still have a margarita. Or a slice of my pumpkin pie.

Are you offering to send me some? ;)

I hate being dependent on coffee too so I drink decaf about 90% of the time. It gives me a tiny boost, but I don’t get a withdrawal headache if I skip a day.

Well, I didn't mind being addicted to coffee, if we're being honest. It was just the stomach pain I couldn't take. But now, I have to admit I'm rather proud of not being totally tied to it.

clevcrew replied to your post: Still No Coffee!

goodness gracious— your runs are spectacular AND your willpower for no coffee is crayyyy-zyy. Keep this stuff up girl!

Seriously, it's just because I'm a baby and I don't like my tummy hurting! I may try to start drinking it again in the fall when the temps go down.

runnerwriterthinkermuppet replied to your post: Still No Coffee!

I’ve given up coffee a number of times in my life. In my experience, that first cup after not having any for 2-3 weeks is easily one of the best you’ll ever have. Pure euphoria.

josethompson said: 2 hours and 5 minutes on a treadmill!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Can you believe that's not the longest I've done on a treadmill? The longest was a nice solid and very boring 4 hours. 

You gotta do what you gotta do!

I've done even longer around a 200 metre track. I think about 5 hours. It was actually surprisingly pleasant. I used to do long runs around the track a lot. It was actually REALLY useful in terms of mental training. I honestly think I've lost some mental muscle once I stopped running around that track and on the treadmill for long runs so much. 

Somehow I'm very good at dealing with the mind numbing-ness. It's one of the reasons I want to try an indoor ultra this fall. I'm debating between the 6 hour or 12 hour run. 

I stayed in bed until 8:30 and it was glorious. I made some breakfast and another cup of Jose's coffee, and I'm a happy camper.

So, turns out it's really hard to motivate yourself to work after three 10+ hour days in a row. I shouldn't complain, though. I only have to go in to work three days a week, and the rest of the time I'm just getting stuff done in my underwear.

I'm contemplating doing 30 days of ~paleo~ before Jess' wedding at the end of April. I'm good at sticking to a plan if I've got a challenge motivating me, and let's be real. I just want to look good in the pictures. Oh, and Whole30 is out of the question. I need butter in my coffee. Anybody want to join?

Guys, I get to have brunch with Sara soon. On a scale of 1 to 10, how jealous are you?

I missed Isabel + Grace at CrossFit last night. I was too sore and too tired, but I'm bummed. 

We're back to floor press for this cycle of strength and I'm determined to hit 90 pounds when we test. DETERMINED. A 160-pound squat sounds pretty good too.

How was the date?

Added 5 pounds to my deadlift this morning. And damn, 205 went up so much easier than 200. Progress! (I couldn't get 215 off the floor, though. Womp womp.)

I skipped my usual post-deadlift bagel in favor of a smoothie and hardboiled eggs. Add one to my not-eating-like-an-asshole tally.

Jose sent me a loaf of ciabatta, and I can't wait to eat like half of it in one sitting. 

Must do laundry this weekend. Do not want.

I watched a few heats of 14.3 after strength, and there was minimal terrible form, which was nice to see. Most people stepped too, which I appreciated. I get way too stressed out watching people box jump.

I now own these guys, and I can't wait to lift in 'em.

Awesome, so I can expect a Nomad coffee delivery around 3pm y/y?

iamadirtyfoot said: are you registered to vote yet? apparently a Tea Party candidate is running for Governor tomorrow!