Day 7, Week 8: Weights, a Wedding, Pizza and Tacos.

I got my Cathe on again this morning with my usual Total Body Giant Sets workout.  I know I teased everyone yesterday with the idea that maybe I might so something different for my Saturday weight workout, but nope--I really wanted to do the barbell routines in this workout.  Sorry if I got anyone's hopes up there.

The cat, as usual, was unimpressed.  The dogs, as usual, were doubting my sanity.  A lot of runner people I know have doubts about weight lifting in general.  But I truly believe (especially after my last training cycle where I suprisingly placed first female in a duathlon) that strength has a place in increasing your overall fitness and in making you a better runner.  Plus, I know it helped a lot in making the "after" photo look like it does in the picture below.

So, in sum: Weight lifting is good for you.  Do it.

Anyway, after all that lifting goodness, I had to get all spruced up for a lovely fall wedding straight out of the pages of Pinterest.

See, I told you--PINTEREST.

You don't have to tell me twice to take a selfie.

What's a wedding selfie without some devil hands?

It was once of the nicest weddings I've ever attended, but we had to leave before the dancing started because the I will not allow the hubbs to dance in public and be a danger to others and because we had to get home and prep for a race tomorrow-a local 10K that is an annual tradition 'round these parts.  It's called the Sycamore Pumpkin Run, and last year the pups and I got into the Halloween spirit and dressed in costumes that captured the essence of spookiness that is Halloween--we were pizza.

The spookiest damn pizza you've ever seen.

This year we are running as another popular food item.  Below is a preview for you; I promise tomorrow there will be so many pictures like this but, like, with me actually racing with the large dog outside that you will want to puke up that very same food item. 

We love learnings:

• I'm blogging tired again.  Please excuse any nonsensical writings.
• Everyone should own a barbell.  Really.
• I just realized that those two photos of me were taken 10 years apart. 
• Barn weddings are my new thing.
• Seriously-tomorrow's post is going to be a taco dog extravaganza.

Tomorrow's workout: Running taco dogs.  And lots of pictures of them.