Thursday, April 14, 2011

Weekly Wishlist + Hellish Hills

Wednesday night I hit the gym (because it's become beyond cold/wet/miserable here....again) and also because it's easier to do hill repeats on the treadmill.  I had a 2 mile warm up then 7x400 at ~5k pace.  I started with the incline and thought I was going to die, so I only lasted for 2 repeats, then 2 on 3.5, then the final 3 on 3.  This was WAY HARDER than the last time I did hill repeats, but I recovered really quickly from each one.  Weird. 1:43, 1:50, 1:50, 1:49, 1:48, 1:47, 1:44.  And then the gym closed so I could only do a 1/2 mile cooldown instead of a mile.  Rude.

Weekly Wishlist :  Dress Edition

I've been obsessed with finding that "perfect" spring-y dress.  Don't ask me why, because I don't have any spring/summer formal events to attend.  Whatevs.
I love the marigold color of this.  It's just asking to be worn once I have a nice golden brown sun tan (with garmin tan lines, natch.)


I would like this dress to wear to go to tea.  Because that's what everyone in sodak does.  Formal tea time.


Buy it here.
I don't think I love this one as much as I originally did.  I think the coloring on it is great.  Maybe an outdoor wedding, a slight breeze would give it a really fun flowy feel.  Ok, I've talked myself back in to it.  Non-existent outdoor wedding dress...check!

Soooooooo soooooooo sooooooo pretty.  Obsessed.  I tend to think this is the color of my eyeballs so I'm drawn to anything in this hue.  Case in point, currently wearing a scarf in the exact color.  It's a pashmina which makes me feel uber snobby, but my BFFF in Cambodia sent it to me.  Sooooooo pretty.
Oh yeah, the dress.  I need to have this.  Like now.  I'll even wear it for a race if that's what it'll take to justify the $$ in my brain.

4 comments:

RunToTheFinish said...

this post probably isn't helping with trying to redo don't spend march :)

Jen Feeny said...

I love me a spring dress! :)

Nicole @ Haute Runner said...

So glad hill training is done for awhile! Haven't done it on a treadmill before- I need fellow runners to help me get through the repeats so probably won't be doing it solo any time soon.

I need a dress for a couple summer weddings! Hoping to drop my food baby before I purchase one though. Maybe I should stop eating cookies...
I have a dress similar to the brown/cream one shoulder you posted and I love it!! Just have to be careful that the layers don't flip up when you stand up. Don't want to be giving everyone a peep show!

Do you shop for dresses online? I have to try the dress on before committing- they never look the same on me as they do on the hanger.

J said...

I so want to get some cute summer dresses! I have only one and I need some more to just have to wear instead of shorts!