The Weekly Weigh-In (Intentionally Late)

Hump Day
Yes, I realize it's Tuesday. And I realize that I (almost) always post a weekly recap and my weigh-in on sunday. And I realize that Wednesday is most traditionally deemed Hump Day. Hear me out though: 3 months ago today, Billy left on deployment and Operation: Sexy Bitch began. So, 3 months into a 6 month deployment = Hump Day on Tuesday (as in "over the hump" for those of you not in the know...it's all downhill from here, theoretically). As for why this was not composed on Sunday, there are a number of reasons. Firstly, I was up at 4 a.m. for my first race of the marathon readiness series. Stepping on the scale was not in my groggy mind. Secondly, by the time I finally made it home and thought about said weigh-in, I decided that the scale wouldn't tell me what I wanted to hear (show me what I wanted to see. Whatever.) Thirdly, I thought it would apt to weigh in on Hump Day to see how far I've come in 3 months. So there.

The Weigh-In

136.2

Exactly 1 lb down from last week. This is good. Any time the scale numbers get lower, Ashleigh does the happy dance. However, as I mentioned last week, I really wanted to be 135 by now. 10 lbs in 3 months didn't seem like an unattainable goal. It's one thing to set unrealistic goals and fail; it's another thing to set attainable goals and come this close to making it and not quite getting there. It sucks, and it was the story of my life the past 3 days both on the scale and during my first race. Oh, and for the record: my official "goal weight" is 130. So I have 3 more months to lose 6.2 lbs. Again, should seem relatively easy but we'll see. If I end up being 131.2 I'll be pissed...I think.

The Race
Again, this close and didn't hit my goal of finishing 15K in 1:15 or less. My watch clocked me at 1:17:38 and my official time was 1:18:16. Soooooo close. I felt mostly strong and good throughout. At the end, I was passing people instead of being passed, so that's cool. But about 10 seconds/mile faster would have made me happier. GAH!

You can see my official results here and here. I finished 203 out of 784 overall. I finihsed 11 out of 63 in my age group. Again, I think about those numbers and am like "man, I should have been in the top 10 of my age group" and "if I just would have kicked it in a little bit earlier at the end, I would have been in the top 200 overall"

Still, I was faster than more people than I was slower than. And just look at all those boys I beat ;)

On A Side Note...
I discovered during this race that I LOVE passing those barbie runners almost as much as boys. Sometimes this is more enjoyable, in fact. You know what I'm talking about - those broads who prance around in their booty hugging shorts and their spaghetti strap jog bra with their bleached hair ponytailed above their matching pink visor (these ladies almost always seem to wear pink). I'm a running judger, I tell you. It's a problem. I'm working on it. Still...it gives me great personal gratification to blast past those gals. I'm sure they could be very nice people if I ever had a conversation with one of them, but probably not.

In Conclusion
Pray for me and my track workout this afternoon. I'm not looking forward to it :/ That's all I have for now. I'll let you know how it goes.