Will and I were able to get out this afternoon. One report said the wind was 12 mph and the wind chill was 37 degrees. Will and I did fine. Here are my mile splits.
8:22--mostly down hill with the wind
8:36--overall hilly. I felt like I was working hard. I was very pleased to sneak my first two miles under seventeen minutes.
8:59--mostly up hill against the wind. I had a hard time focusing. My mind was wandering. My reminders to myself to keep pushing the pace gave way to fatigue.
Overall I felt I had a good work out. I gave it my best.
I think I know what's causing discomfort in my right hip. It's not so much the hip, but my bottom/upper ham string. Anyway, I think the muscle strain comes from the jogging stroller. The alignment is off. It veers ever so slightly to the left. I think I'll take it to a bike shop to see if they can straighten it out.
Other news, I have now completed three ab work outs in the past week. I am excited to continue to add more. Mostly I've just been doing so many different types of crunches including leg lifts, the plank, and reverse rowing. (I don't know if those are universal names, but that's what I call them.) Today, however, I tried a Pilates video, my former neighbor gave me. The DVD is divided into 5 ten minute work outs. I just tried the ten minutes of abs. It was okay. I didn't get the full effect--Will needed some attention. I am excited to try it again and very excited about the arms and shoulders workout and stretching sessions. | 