You look great, really great, but I don’t think those are as short as you think they are. To me they look like normal running shorts except they have the cool pocket in the back.
Looks like you are winning the battle of the knee cave.
Do you increase the speed on the treadmill? I found that running on a treadmill as opposed to out side that I could up the speed a notch every 5-10 minutes without noticing.
Love the shorts!!! And your midsection is to kill for! Thanks for indulging us 
Btw 1x10 @ 90 with no knee cave is awesome! You are indeed winning the battle. Well done woman!
ps. nice hammies too…yes, I went back for another look (or two). HAHA!
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
The ass shot. These shorts are pretty darn short, but I do like them.[/quote]
Heartbreaker & Dreammaker… Deadly duo!
You are a fine looking woman Kimba.
Kimba: Love the shorts and the shapely legs. And great work on the squats and bench and run! That was a full day.
With regards to injuries and running, the rule of 10% (don’t increase your weekly mileage in any given week by more than 10%) is a good one to follow. Also, don’t make increases more than 3 weeks in a row and deload the 4th week. If I follow those rules, I can usually stay injury free and my biomechanics aren’t the best.
Looking hot.
Nothing new there.
Betty, those shorts are from Lululemon. A store to which I have a very bad addiction.
Joe, “normal running shorts” are shorter than anything I’ve worn in a good long while. I didn’t increase the speed on the treadmill today…I ended up dying at the end so that was a good thing.
Maschy, you know something about a killer midsection (as I look at that gorgeous avi again and again). Slowly, very slowly, I am winning the knee cave war.
print, thank you for your kind words. Today was a day made a bit brighter by them. (good song reference!)
Nadia, those sound like good rules for mileage. What are some rules of thumb about pace? I am trying to be moderate about my pace, but I’m so darn competitive that its hard for me not to push things.
Thanks Snap. One more holiday season that I’ve “maintained” through it.
Kimba: If you want to improve your pace and you’re running 2x a week, I’d make one day a long, slow day–drop your pace to 11 min miles and get to 4. ON my second day, I’d run hard. I’d either shorten my run to 2 and pick it up, work intervals within the context of the 3 mile run–short speed pickups-aka fartlek runs, or run hills embedded in a mile warm up and mile cool down.
When I trained for my half, my 12 mile runs were at a 10 min mile pace. I tried once a week to run a faster 4 or 5 mile run at “goal pace” which for me was anything under a 9 min mile. My other runs were just for run or recovery–ie I ran how I felt. At the race, I was able to hold my goal pace and even a little better over the entire 13 miles.
Really, if you were just a runner, I would tell you to just work on increasing your mileage until you were running at least 3x a week for 12 to 15 miles. That alone would improve your pace. But, that’s not you.
oh, one more thing. I actually wouldn’t push the pace at all right now. Give yourself at least 6 weeks of just running by feel. Get a base. Enjoy it.
shorts look tasty!
and I am not suprised you worked out through the holidays. you freak. 
Kimba you have beautiful legs.
what exactly goes in that pocket?
nice benching and all this running talk is making think about running again
You need to try hot yoga, then you’ll see the shortest shorts ever. You have to move way past modest in those classes.
I love those shorts - you have the perfect shape for them. Unfortunately I can’t wear shorts that short due to my lovely orange peel (ugh).
Nadia, that is super helpful advice. I still have two more weeks of running by feel before I need worry about pacing and such.
Frenchy, considering that I am not a fan of these end-of-year holidays there would be no reason for me NOT to train. My run on Christmas Day was the best part of the whole she-bang.
kmc, thanks for the kind words! Honestly, I have no idea what I would put in that pocket. Maybe a house key?
Joe, I am a yoga dropout. Perhaps I’d go just for the scenery.
Cal, I had some orange peel on the backs of my thighs when I weighed about 120 lbs. When I cut down to 112 lbs. or so at the end of 2008 that disappeared. Preventing that shit from coming back is motivation enough for me to eat and train as I do. Honestly, I thought I was doomed to cellulite forever, but getting lean enough cleaned it out.
nom. nomnomnomnomnom.
Nice hamstrings Ms. Freak.
Lol! never heard the term “orange peel” - I don’t think there’s a vegetable, fruit or plant that looks like what I going on.
And i’m with you Kimba, training through the holidays was pretty much the only thing I was looking forward to as well. Maybe subconsciously that was why I upped my training these last few weeks. Attempts to distract myself. Hmm…I’m having an ‘a-ha’ moment here.
Keep faking it woman! 2011 is right around the corner and then we can all have our lives back. Cheers to you! See you in the new year
CBear, nom right back atcha.
giterdone, I am also fond of my hammies. Those were alot of work.
Maschy, I SO CANNOT WAIT FOR JANUARY 2nd! Life returns to normal and there is a shiny new year to explore!
Today’s training was supposed to be military press and squat rehab. At home, due to sucky gym hours and lack of transport to get there. I got through part of this before motivation lagged and I went for a run instead.
5/3/1 - Wave 13, Week 3 - Military Press Day
Military Press – using the 37.5 lb. dumbassed bar and making up the lack of poundage with extra plates
52.5# 1 x 5 <–barely made it
59.5# 1 x 2 <–failed on 3. uh oh.
66.5# 1 x 0 <–money set – fail, not even close
Time to reset this max and do these at the gym with the real oly bar.
Front squat
66.5# 1 x 5 <–first time doing these
Since I had the bar loaded with easy squatting weight, I cleaned it and then experimented with front squats. Never done these before. But I got quite low on them, and no knee cave. The bar was sorta crushing my windpipe, but not so bad that I couldn’t breathe. Heavy weight would be so hard on this lift!
And then, I looked at my window and saw a sunny warm day. I’d been in my home office working all morning and hadn’t yet been outside. The streets have melted out and dried up and there was NO REASON ON EARTH NOT TO GET OUTSIDE!
So I put on my running shoes and blew that popcorn stand.
3.8 miles (my longest run yet by .5 miles) in 38:38 for a pace of 10:10/per mile. I ran laps around a quiet neighborhood and on every lap (I did 5) there was a medium-hard hill. Sort of hill sprints, I guess. This was an easy pace for me and I just enjoyed the run without worrying about time. Got a bit tired towards the end, but otherwise all good.
Now, I’m craving a gyro.
LOL! craving a gyro - you deserve it!
Good work rejiggering your training as per your mood. Motivation may have lagged, but you got it in the end.
Excellente!
lots of love lifting and good life living to you in the New year!
Kimba: Wow awesome run. They way you’re progressing really is spectacular. I feel you on the MPS. I suffered with those today too. Progress is really hard to see with this lift.