Rough week

Monday - I took Monday off because... well, no particular reason..... just too much to do. 


Tuesday - Stroller Strides class in morning, ran a 5K practice run with Girls on the Run group


Wednesday - Treadmill run - UGH! It was so hard! Haven't run on the treadmill in months and it was really hard. Not sure why, but not looking forward to getting on it again. 


Thursday - Jillian Michaels ab workout


Friday - 4 mile run in the brisk 33 degree morning air! Wow, cold, but wow, CW-X pants were AWESOME!


Saturday - 10 mile run! Did great. Felt great until the last mile. Knee hurt a little off and on and could have even gone faster, but Kelley couldn't. Didn't have any soreness on Sunday - perfect!


Sunday - off

Running with Michael

I took Michael for a run in the single stroller this afternoon. I had planned on running tomorrow morning, but was informed by my husband that he had to leave for work too early (even though I had asked him last week if I could get in a run since he'll be out of town all week). Anyway, it was a gorgeous day so I figured I'd just go. The tires were flat so had to get them aired up. It made it seem like I was barely pushing anything. It was quite bumpy and frustrating to run along sidewalks, but Michael thought it was fun. It would be so much better if there was a nice path to run down...guess I'll have to drive up the road. We did 5.5 miles and I let him run at the end through the field - he loved it! 

Holy hills!

We were camping this weekend at Chippokes State Park, so I snuck in a run while the boys napped on Saturday afternoon. It was a gorgeous run along the James River and it made me jealous that I can't run like that all the time. There were 2 major hills that were tough give that there are practically no hills on any of my normal runs. But I still did ok on time for a 4 miler. 

My arms are jello!

Went to a specialty class today focusing on arms and they are already sore!!!




Signed up for a 100 mile winter challenge....with that and the races, I'm determined to stay running this winter! Just need to find time for abs!

Chilly run

I knew I had to get my run in first thing if I was going to get it done yesterday. It was chilly and foggy, so I ran in the neighborhood (didn't want to risk dying so early in the morning). It was hard to get going fast and I think it's because I don't give my body much time to wake up. Did 4 miles at a 9:02 pace. At least I got it done!

Wow, they weigh a lot!

Did Stroller Strides class and boy, do my boys weigh a lot! It feels like I'm pushing 100 pounds, oh wait, I probably am. They each weigh 35 pounds and with the weigh of their 500 toys and the stroller, it probably is 100 pounds. Anyway, it makes me appreciate when I run without them, but also gives me a better workout so I guess I'll take it. 

Just another run

Today was a 4 mile run with some wind. It was gorgeous out and I ended up hot and sweaty. But I kept my pace under 8:45 the whole time. I'm amazed at myself that I'm able to keep up the runs and keep getting faster!! Yeah!!

A lovely 8 mile run

8 miles....with my sister (who is faster than me!) and it was wonderful. She wasn't feeling very good and wasn't breathing that great, so maybe it slowed her down. Either way, it was an awesome run! I felt great, we kept it under 9 min/miles until the last mile and ended with a time of 1:11:13 with a pace of 8:54!! I've never run that far that fast!

Saturday - Rest Day???

I took today off from working out because the day was packed with things for the kids and it was SUPER windy! I ended up walking around the mall shopping for almost 5 hours!! Wow, can you say exhausting and my back hurt!!!

What? I wasn't on a treadmill?

Yup, my 4 mile run this afternoon felt like I was running on a treadmill! I wanted to do a long run today, but the 20+ mph winds with 40+ mph gusts changed my mind for me. I just did a 4 mile run that felt like I wasn't moving at all. Oh well, guess it was extra work! And the time wasn't even that bad.


I also found this cool Daily Ab exercise workout app that is quick and easy to make sure I get my ab workout in. Maybe I'll actually like my stomach someday!

Catch-up workouts

So I intended to blog daily and that's failing, so here's my catch-up. 


Wednesday, Nov 2 - Run in the afternoon 4 mile loop. Thought it was rough and was not happy about how I felt running in the afternoon. Came home to fine that all of my afternoon runs are faster than my early morning runs. Go figure!


Thursday, Nov 3 - Stroller Strides workout. Gosh, it's hard to run with both boys in the double jogger!!!

Holiday Booty Buster Challenge 2011

So, in an effort to increase my mileage and get more workouts in (aka keep the inevitable pounds added to the booty over the holidays), I joined the Holiday Booty Buster Challenge. Check it out!!!