Sunday, September 12, 2010
Back in the swing of things!
Ok so I am going to get this blog going...it may be more of personal journaling of great workouts I have or other fitness things I am enjoying. I hope you can learn and grow with me!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Flat Iron Hike
For enrichment part of my calling is to set up fitness activities. This month we decided to do a more difficult hike trying to get a few more active sisters out and involved. Well it didn't really work. So Betsy and I headed up the mountain by ourselves. We both kind of have the same philosophy...not that I think it is good to always have...but when we have a goal we want to go hard and get it done. So next activity I am going to change my thinking a bit and perhaps have my MOM lead us up to weavers needle so my calling can actually have a purpose.
So we headed out to the Superstitions about 4:45am after Betsy had to come wake me up because my alarm didn't go off (I know it was set right too!)This is the beautiful sunrise!
For you survivor fans I wanted to pull a COACH and get in with the Earth at the top. Oh and we did it on empty stomachs and no water. It was the REAL experience!! That is a joke for you non survivor fans.
Just a view from the top of the world...or Apache Junction.
The Flat Iron. You can go all the way to the peak but we just looked over the edge and cruized around the top.
Looking down on the hike. It does no justice. For those of you who have done Camelback it is like camleback x3. You just keep climbing for about 2 hours. It was tough but of course rewarding on the way down.
It took us about 2 hours to get to the top. We did end up off trail a few times and do some bush wacking. But it is a tough hike but mostly mental. Go get it done!
So we headed out to the Superstitions about 4:45am after Betsy had to come wake me up because my alarm didn't go off (I know it was set right too!)This is the beautiful sunrise!
For you survivor fans I wanted to pull a COACH and get in with the Earth at the top. Oh and we did it on empty stomachs and no water. It was the REAL experience!! That is a joke for you non survivor fans.
Just a view from the top of the world...or Apache Junction.
The Flat Iron. You can go all the way to the peak but we just looked over the edge and cruized around the top.
Looking down on the hike. It does no justice. For those of you who have done Camelback it is like camleback x3. You just keep climbing for about 2 hours. It was tough but of course rewarding on the way down.
It took us about 2 hours to get to the top. We did end up off trail a few times and do some bush wacking. But it is a tough hike but mostly mental. Go get it done!
Monday, May 11, 2009
5K Successes!!!
TeriDel, Marianne, Rebecca, and Sis Hall ready to get in on the action. Sis Hall was sweet enough to help out at the stop light for safety. As well as Sis Durham worked our water station down at the half way point! Thank you two sisters. Chase F also helped with timing and crowd control while Cami W held down the registering and recording. Special thanks to my husband who took control of setting up and taking down the water station so us sisters couldn't make it back to the finish line! We couldn't of had a successful race without you guys! Thank you!
The Weldons, the Tellers, the Williams, Gilberts, Ashley, and Kristin are a few who came out to join the fun also!
We had 28 mother's and daughter's participate in the 3.1 mile run/walk! It was a great turnout. I was very pleased!
RESULTS - Last names are withheld to protect the innocent.
Bib# Name Time
1 Cassy W 36:22
2 Sarah W 36:16
3 Stacey W 36:37
4 Kristin B 37:44
5 Ashley S 29:20
6 Amy G 56:40
7 Ceriah G 56:40
8 TeriDel D 40:18
9 Jeni A 1:01:55
10 Alyssa A 1:01:44
11 Tara F 28:11
12 Barb A 1:06:44
13 Brianna S 1:01:55
14 Sherry T 1:07:03
15 Tashina T 1:07:05
16 Katy T 1:07:05
17 Marianne W 37:31
18 Rebecca S 1:07:10
19 Cindy W 1:07:10
20 Melanie W 28:13
21 Leanne F 28:15
22 Randi F 1:17:55
23 Olivia F 1:17:55
24 Tabitha H
25 Deborah H
26 Sammy H
27 Jerusha H
28 Diana H
The Weldons, the Tellers, the Williams, Gilberts, Ashley, and Kristin are a few who came out to join the fun also!
We had 28 mother's and daughter's participate in the 3.1 mile run/walk! It was a great turnout. I was very pleased!
RESULTS - Last names are withheld to protect the innocent.
Bib# Name Time
1 Cassy W 36:22
2 Sarah W 36:16
3 Stacey W 36:37
4 Kristin B 37:44
5 Ashley S 29:20
6 Amy G 56:40
7 Ceriah G 56:40
8 TeriDel D 40:18
9 Jeni A 1:01:55
10 Alyssa A 1:01:44
11 Tara F 28:11
12 Barb A 1:06:44
13 Brianna S 1:01:55
14 Sherry T 1:07:03
15 Tashina T 1:07:05
16 Katy T 1:07:05
17 Marianne W 37:31
18 Rebecca S 1:07:10
19 Cindy W 1:07:10
20 Melanie W 28:13
21 Leanne F 28:15
22 Randi F 1:17:55
23 Olivia F 1:17:55
24 Tabitha H
25 Deborah H
26 Sammy H
27 Jerusha H
28 Diana H
Sunday, April 26, 2009
CRISMON WARD MOTHER DAUGHTER 5K
Mother Daughter 5K (3.1Mile)
Run/Walk
WHO: All mothers & daughters!!!!
WHAT: 5K Run/Walk Strollers welcome!
Individual participation or as a relay team of 3
each run/walking 1.03 miles.
(Official race numbers will be provided with watermelon
and orange slices for after the event!)
WHEN: May 9th 6:30 AM Registration
7AM Start
WHERE: Sienna Estates Community Park-
Between Main & Broadway
on 96th St. We will start at the park
run or walk down 96th St to Southern Ave
and back to the park. (3.1miles)
WHY: Physical Fitness is one of the 5 areas of self
reliance. So join us for this fun event while
becoming more physically self reliant!
▪ One water station will be provided at the ½ way turn
around.
▪ Relay team exchanges will be marked.
▪ I will need about 6 volunteers who would like to be
involved but unable to participate. Please contact me!
If you know you can commit to the event and can register early or would like to volunteer you can email me at tbrink11@hotmail.com or leave a comment on my blog at tarasfitnessjournal.blogspot.com until the night before the event!!! ☺☺☺
Run/Walk
WHO: All mothers & daughters!!!!
WHAT: 5K Run/Walk Strollers welcome!
Individual participation or as a relay team of 3
each run/walking 1.03 miles.
(Official race numbers will be provided with watermelon
and orange slices for after the event!)
WHEN: May 9th 6:30 AM Registration
7AM Start
WHERE: Sienna Estates Community Park-
Between Main & Broadway
on 96th St. We will start at the park
run or walk down 96th St to Southern Ave
and back to the park. (3.1miles)
WHY: Physical Fitness is one of the 5 areas of self
reliance. So join us for this fun event while
becoming more physically self reliant!
▪ One water station will be provided at the ½ way turn
around.
▪ Relay team exchanges will be marked.
▪ I will need about 6 volunteers who would like to be
involved but unable to participate. Please contact me!
If you know you can commit to the event and can register early or would like to volunteer you can email me at tbrink11@hotmail.com or leave a comment on my blog at tarasfitnessjournal.blogspot.com until the night before the event!!! ☺☺☺
Sunday, April 12, 2009
10 Healthy Snacks
Serving healthy snacks to children is important to providing good nutrition, supporting lifelong healthy eating habits, and helping to prevent costly and potentially-disabling diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. Snacks play a major and growing role in children's diets.
1. Fruit- Have kids help cut it up into a fruit salad. Light syrup fruit cups are quick.
2. Veggies- Serve with peanut butter, hummus, or low fat dips.
3. Nuts- Walnuts are nutritional with omega 3 fatty acids which helps with brain development.
4. Smoothies- Use low fat yogurt or milk, mix with favorite fruit, protein powder, and/or flax.
5. Whole grain crackers- Triscuits come in several different flavors.
6. Whole wheat English muffins- Serve with honey, peanut butter, or jelly.
7. Rice cakes- Look for ones made from brown whole grain rice. Serve with favorite topping.
8. Popcorn- Low fat popcorn or pop your own and season it with olive oil and light salt.
9. Granola/Cereal Bars- Look for whole grain, low in fat and sugar.
10. Yogurt- Look for low fat and low in sugar.
1. Fruit- Have kids help cut it up into a fruit salad. Light syrup fruit cups are quick.
2. Veggies- Serve with peanut butter, hummus, or low fat dips.
3. Nuts- Walnuts are nutritional with omega 3 fatty acids which helps with brain development.
4. Smoothies- Use low fat yogurt or milk, mix with favorite fruit, protein powder, and/or flax.
5. Whole grain crackers- Triscuits come in several different flavors.
6. Whole wheat English muffins- Serve with honey, peanut butter, or jelly.
7. Rice cakes- Look for ones made from brown whole grain rice. Serve with favorite topping.
8. Popcorn- Low fat popcorn or pop your own and season it with olive oil and light salt.
9. Granola/Cereal Bars- Look for whole grain, low in fat and sugar.
10. Yogurt- Look for low fat and low in sugar.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Hi guys I have been hearing a lot about Omega 3 fatty acids and think that you should learn more also. I have included an AWESOME article giving more information and reasons to eat up your omega 3's. It is actually scarry to read it and think that you may not be getting them. An easy way to incorporate more Omega 3's into your diet is to eat tuna, salmon, and walnuts through out your week. I bought a bag of walnuts from Costco and keep them in my fridge for snacking. I give them to Dan in his lunch and to Reece as a snack during the day. I have also starting buying the fresh salmon at Fresh & Easy and we have it once a week. If you wait until the day before it expires (maybe day of) you can get it for half off and freeze it. It is so easy to cook. Wrap it in two layers of foil, add some dillweed if you'd like, some lemon juice, and grill it on high for 13 minutes. Serve it with brown rice or a baked potato and a salad and it is a great low fat, super nutritious meal. Reece even loves it...she thinks it is chicken.
Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids. They are essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, omega-3 fatty acids must be obtained from food. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in fish, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut, other marine life such as algae and krill, certain plants (including purslane), and nut oils. Also known as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), omega-3 fatty acids play a crucial role in brain function as well as normal growth and development. The American Heart Association recommends eating fish (particularly fatty fish such as mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna, and salmon) at least 2 times a week. It is advised that pregnant women and mothers, nursing mothers, young children, and women who might become pregnant not eat several types of fish, including swordfish, shark, and king mackerel. These individuals should also limit consumption of other fish, including albacore tuna, salmon, and herring.
To read more about Omega Fatty Acids follow this link to the rest of the article from University of Maryland Medical Center. Sorry you are going to have to copy and paste I can not get the link to post. Still need to figure that out.
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/omega-3-000316.htm
Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids. They are essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, omega-3 fatty acids must be obtained from food. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in fish, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut, other marine life such as algae and krill, certain plants (including purslane), and nut oils. Also known as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), omega-3 fatty acids play a crucial role in brain function as well as normal growth and development. The American Heart Association recommends eating fish (particularly fatty fish such as mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna, and salmon) at least 2 times a week. It is advised that pregnant women and mothers, nursing mothers, young children, and women who might become pregnant not eat several types of fish, including swordfish, shark, and king mackerel. These individuals should also limit consumption of other fish, including albacore tuna, salmon, and herring.
To read more about Omega Fatty Acids follow this link to the rest of the article from University of Maryland Medical Center. Sorry you are going to have to copy and paste I can not get the link to post. Still need to figure that out.
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/omega-3-000316.htm
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Ragnar Relay!
ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS FIND 11 FRIENDS WHO LIKE TO...
RUN, RUN, & RUN...
EAT ON THE GO...
SLEEP ANYWHERE...
AND RIDE FOR 202.1 MILES IN A VAN FOR 35 HOURS!!
And you will have the time of your life! This last weekend was our Ragnar Relay Del Sol from Prescott to Mesa. The Ragnar Relay's are a running race with 11 teammates. Each person runs 3 legs unless you run the ULTRA way with only 6 people on a team and each does 6 legs. Well we did it with 12 people. It was a 202.1 mile run. My sister Cari got us into this 2 years ago for the first Del Sol race and there were 75teams. This year, only 2 years later, there were 220 teams.
Each team has 2 vans of 6. While one van is running the other van is waiting, eating, and trying to sleep. Then when it is your vans time to run you are following each runner, giving them drink breaks, & cheering them on. It took us 33 hours of all day and all night running. A slap bracelet is the baton that is passed on to each runner at the exchange zones. Runner 1 also runs leg 13 & 25...and so on for all 12 runners. Each leg varied from 2.7 miles to 8.8 miles. So each person runs 3 different legs totally 13 miles - 22 miles depending on easy or difficult legs. Not to say anyone thought their legs were easy.
RUN, RUN, & RUN...
EAT ON THE GO...
SLEEP ANYWHERE...
AND RIDE FOR 202.1 MILES IN A VAN FOR 35 HOURS!!
And you will have the time of your life! This last weekend was our Ragnar Relay Del Sol from Prescott to Mesa. The Ragnar Relay's are a running race with 11 teammates. Each person runs 3 legs unless you run the ULTRA way with only 6 people on a team and each does 6 legs. Well we did it with 12 people. It was a 202.1 mile run. My sister Cari got us into this 2 years ago for the first Del Sol race and there were 75teams. This year, only 2 years later, there were 220 teams.
Each team has 2 vans of 6. While one van is running the other van is waiting, eating, and trying to sleep. Then when it is your vans time to run you are following each runner, giving them drink breaks, & cheering them on. It took us 33 hours of all day and all night running. A slap bracelet is the baton that is passed on to each runner at the exchange zones. Runner 1 also runs leg 13 & 25...and so on for all 12 runners. Each leg varied from 2.7 miles to 8.8 miles. So each person runs 3 different legs totally 13 miles - 22 miles depending on easy or difficult legs. Not to say anyone thought their legs were easy.
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