Emily's training blog

While we were in Cedar City, my nephew came down with hand, foot, and mouth disease, which so far has claimed 7 victims, including my kids.  Thankfully, we are at the tail end, unless Teren or I get it.  So, I've been up most of the night for the past week with a crying child, and quarantined the rest of the day to avoid infecting anyone else.  So, that's my excuse for not running for a week.

It was nice to be back out it, though running is becoming increasingly difficult.  I ran a river trail loop, and came up by the high school.  All the sports teams are out working, which makes me excited for fall. 

A tree branch attacked me this morning.  It hurt.

I woke up at 3:30 with one of my kids, and couldn't go back to sleep.  I watched mindless tv for an hour, and then decided that I might as well get a workout in.  Because it is still pitch black at 4:30, I went over to the health club and ran for an hour.  I started at 8 minute/mile pace, and ramped up every half mile or so.  Overall average was about 7:20 per mile pace.  It's not even 6.  I think I might go back to sleep.

6.5 mile waddle this morning.  I ran 1300 W to Winchester and down to the River Trail.  There is a steep downhill on Winchester, which hurt a bit to run down . . . I guess running Alta Peruvian is a bad idea.  Unless I want to give birth on the course.  That would be exciting!  Guess I'll just be a spectator that day. I'll show up for the barbecue.

Just ran an easy half hour today.  I told myself that while Iwas pregnant, I would incorporate a variety of fitness methods to keep things interesting.  When I'm training for running, I don't have the time or energy to do much else.  So, after my run, I took my very first Zumba class.

I usually avoid dancy classes because I'm uncoordinated and ungraceful.  But, the instructor for this particular class always made it look like so much fun, so I swallowed my pride and tried it out.  It was nice to have an excuse to pull out all those moves that I would probably only try in the privacy of my own home.  It was kind of fun to let my inner Diva out, though my prominent belly cut back on the sexy factor. 

The best thing was that because I had to concentrate so hard on where to put my hands and feet, the class flew by.  I'll probably try a class again, though I increasingly look like one of those hippo ballerinas from Fantasia. 

I wanted to run a little longer this morning, but my niece was babysitting, and needed to get home, so I ran a 7.5 mile loop.  I ran out 1300 W to 7000 S, down to the river trail, home at Millrace Park.  I ran a 7:15 average.  I'm excited for the day that I can run fast again.  That run almost felt like a tempo in places. 

35 minutes of pre-natal yoga with my pre-natal yoga dvd.  The woman on the dvd uses the word "buttocks" much too frequently. (Lift the buttocks.  Descend the buttocks.)