Bring on the challenge!

Did my sprint workout on the treadmill this morning.  However, I've gotten a little "soft" over the holidays, so I had to change it up slightly.  I couldn't do 15 minutes straight of 9.0/6.0 so I put an 8.0/6.0 in the middle.  Then, at the end, I just finished with the 8.0/6.0.  I was pretty beat by the end.  Like I said, "soft".  It sucks.  Hopefully, it will come back quickly.

Did 3 miles on  the treadmill at  6.0 this morning (while the husband did his run in 9 degree weather. .  BRRRRRR!!!!!)  Decided to go light this  morning as I wanted to try out my new Jillian Michaels dvd - 30 day burn.  And, boy, I'm still feeling it (I'm typing this in the evening hours).  What a great workout, though.  I love circuit training!  I'm hoping to add that to my workouts every other day.  Anyway, back to faster running tomorrow morning, haven't quite figured out what yet, but it will be faster :)

Did some tempo runs today.  Started out with 5 minutes at a 6.0, 5 minutes at 6.5, then 5 minutes at 7.0.  Then, repeated.  Kind of liked this workout.  Definitely made being on the treadmill seem like it went by faster :)  If I'm back on it again this weekend, I might try it for an hour next time.  Then, did some strength training after.  Felt good to do the 7.0.  Maybe this means I haven't lost it too much? ;)

Was planning on running a little faster this morning, but got to bed later than I planned.  That, and it being Thursday (4th day in a row), I was pretty tired this morning and 6 a.m. comes just too early in January :)  But, I did 3 miles on the treadmill at a 6.0, then I jumped right into my Jillian Michaels DVD for another 20 + minutes.  Love Jillian!  She kicks my butt and I feel great!  Tomorrow is a rest day, then long run on Saturday.  

I guess I think I'm superwoman or something.  

And, a woos. . .did my long run on the treadmill again, like last week.  The thought of bundling up and running in 30 degree weather (at least it warmed up to that much!) and snow just wasn't appealing to me this morning, so I decided to do the treadmill again.  But, I had a plan to make it better this time. . .why not do that tempo workout I did earlier this week, only go longer???  What a great idea!!  It was 5 minutes each of 6.0, 6.5, and 7.0, then repeated.  If you are switching it up every 5 minutes, the treadmill won't seem so boring, right?  Actually, that part is true.  About halfway through the workout this morning, I decided 1 hour wasn't long enough so I was going to go an extra 15 minutes, why not??  At my 4th 7.0 (just before 1 hour) I was feeling pretty tired.  Should I stop?  NO!  You are committed!  Only 15 more minutes, it won't kill you!  By the last 7.0, I wasn't sure I was gonna make it.  Every minute was a pep talk to myself. . .only 5 more minutes, you can do anything for 5 minutes, only 4 more minutes, etc etc.  Needless to say, I finished.  And, it felt good to accomplish that.  Maybe I'm not so bad off as I thought I was.  

So, back to the superwoman thing. . .remember that Jillian Michaels DVD I've been doing this week?  I thought it would be a great idea to do that this morning, too.  So, after 8 miles of running, I did 20 minutes of circuit training (strenth, cardio, and abs), Jillian Michaels style.   Halfway through, I wondered what in the heck I was thinking.  Funny thing was, I did the workout with 5 kids this morning :)  My 4 boys and 1 of my nieces.  Which also made it a little crowded to workout. . . but it was fun to watch, too.  A 4 year old doing jumping jacks. . . :)

Anyway, don't think I'll be combining those 2 workouts again :)