Emily's training blog

I did not feel so hot running this morning.  That's the funny thing with exercising during pregnancy; some days you feel great, some days you feel terrible.   I guess that's not so different from running in general.  Toward the end of my run I felt a lot better. 

I ran my Costco loop.  I didn't wear my watch, so just ran how I felt.  I felt slow.  I hope that I can keep up some decent running pretty far into my pregnancy.  I don't relish the idea of 20 weeks of cross training.  I'm hoping to make it at least into the third tri-mester

I was up really early again, so went to the gym to run.  I did a progression run again starting at 7.5 mph, and ramping up every half mile.  I got impatient at the end and started increasing the pace more frequently, finishing at 9.7 mph for the last minute.  Average pace was 7:17 per mile.  It feels good to start easy and build in.  I may have ended a little too hard . . . I will know if I feel it later this morning after the endorphins wear off.

I think I ran a little bit hard yesterday.  I was feeling very sluggish this morning.  It took some effort to get out the door.  I didn't time my run, just tried to run easy.  To top it all off, it was muggy and windy, so definitely not the most pleasant run.  But, I'm glad I got out and did it.  I ran 4800S to the River Trail.  On the way home, there was a house that had been fully toilet-papered.  Someone's going to have a fun morning!

I felt like a little change-up today.  I ran 4 miles at 7:15 pace, and then took a cycle class. The class was a really good workout.  The instructor did 4 cycles of a double-time ride, a hill ride, and sprint intervals.  I got really hungry with about twenty minutes left of class.  Luckily, I had a gu in my bag, so that got me through the rest of the class.  I'm sure I looked pretty funny taking a gu in the middle of a cycle class.  But, I'm trying to avoid blood sugar crashes when I work out. 

PM:  We had our East High Cross Country Barbecue tonight.  I decided to jump in the fun run, which was about 1.75 miles.  It was all going so well until I twisted my ankle and wiped out.  I jumped up and managed to pull off the win.  Luckily, nothing is seriously hurt but my pride. 

After my "race" I jogged around the course watching the kids run. 

I was really tired this morning from yesterday.  The cycle class made my quads burn a bit today.  I ran 4800S to the river trail and up at Bullion.  I couldn't bring myself to add the loop through the neighborhood to hit seven.  Overall, it was a good, though uneventful run.