i've been a bad blogger

Yes I have, I haven't been posting lately and it's for no other reason than forgetting. I got all caught up in the election !!Woohoo Obama!! and with my 1.5 week internet outage I got out of the habit. 

Which is just what can happen when you take a break from exercising. You skip a few days because you get side tracked or have to travel or any other reason/excuse we put on there and BOOM! the next thing you know it's been a month and 5-10-maybe even 15 lbs. have just appeared on your hips and you're left standing there asking yourself what happened. 

Well if you have lived this sort of scenario you know what comes next, hard work to get caught up and back on track, so that's what's happening here. I have a few posts I'm working on, a couple of SUPER yummy recipes, some fun free workouts, a DVD review, and pictures. 

I keep saying it, I know, but really I have pictures!

So hang in there with me, I will be swinging through again to post again later today, tell your friends, your co-workers, yell it from the rooftops!

THE SNACK PACK IS BACK!

xoxo

martha

expanded snack pack

Click HERE for a new annex of The Snack Pack. 

This will be updated regularly if there is interest.

Let me know your thoughts.

xoxo

martha

2 more races in CR

November 20, 2008 (Thursday)

La Transtica
San Jose, Costa Rica 2:00PM San Jose, Aptado 6745 (Between two oceans, the unique crossing of a paradise on fire earth)
Contact: Authentic tour (Company), Aptado 6745, Curridabat, Costa Rica, 01000. 0-506-253-2183 vincent@authentictour.com

January 31, 2009 (Saturday)

The Costal Challenge
San Jose, Costa Rica 6:00AM San Jose, Costa Rica, Best Western Irazu (Expedition run thru remote regions of Costa Rica, Gravel roads/mountain trails)
Contact: The Coastal Challenge, 30 Louis Street, Trumbull, CT, USA, 06611. 1-203-353-1608 info@thecoastalchallenge.com

race in the clouds

Here's another race listing:

Running Event: 10k
Maximum Participants:  101 - 250

Date, Time and Location

Start Date:  Saturday, February 14, 2009
Start Time:  9:00 am
Location: 
Centro de Educacion Creativa
Apartado 23-5655
Monteverde

Contact Information

Web Site: http://www.cloudforestschool.org/support_us/scholarships.htm
Additional Comments:  The Cloud Forest School will host its third annual 10K Race to raise money for its school scholarship program this year. The route passes through the scenic mountain roads of Monteverde, on the edge of the Cloud Forest. It is the only 10K in Costa Rica that crosses the Continental Divide. Although we make every effort to keep tuition as low as possible, 65% of our students still receive scholarship assistance because of family need. Please consider taking part in this beautiful run for a good cause! 
Contact Name:  Jennifer Cordeau
Phone Number:  011-506-2645-5161
Email:  support@cloudforestschool.org

finally back online

It seems like it's been a month since I was able to get online. For some unknown reason we had no internet at my house for the past week and a half but now we're back.

So in the last couple of weeks I've been pretty busy. Making sure to get a run in most days. I hit the big mark last week. 5K!!! That's 3.1 miles to all you Gringos out there.

Speaking of running, I have gotten a couple of posts and emails from people looking for races here in Costa Rica. I am looking into whether or not there is a central listing of races and will post more info about this soon.

I do know that the Costa Rica International Marathon will be on December 7. The contact email for this is maraintercostarica@hotmail.com contact person is Guillermo  Saenz.

Workouts! The Warriors and Goddesses Workout that I mentioned before my internet blackout is good, it's hard. It's pretty old fashioned but I like that, there's a reason certain exercises are always included in workouts or recommended by trainers and athletes and this one is chock full of them. Biceps curls, push-ups, crunches, over head shoulder presses. I really suggest that you email Ray Salomone and request a copy, he will gladly answer any questions you might have and this is definitely a good one to keep on file and in your rotation.

I'll post more later but right now it's family dinner time.

xoxo

martha

super quick

I have no internet at my house, for no apparent reason so I am in a cafe posting this super fast.

1. Warrior and Goddesses workout is killer!

2. I hit the 5 k mark with my running.

3. Summer is totally starting in Costa Rica

All for now, hope to have connectivity at home again so I get back to real posting.

xoxo

martha

quick update

Just 2 quick items to start the week.

I did my first Warriors and Goddesses workout today, it was good, definitely hard and I think I should sleep well tonight.

Also, here's a pretty cool site called Jog Tunes which allows you to search for workout music based on the beats per minute. You select and download the music from the iTunes store. 

They also have a podcast that you can download for free HERE. The music for the podcast is really diverse which is nice, I know I get sick of my songs after a while, even on shuffle.

enjoy.

martha