Let's do this!

Ran 9 miles today and cannot remember the time. However, I know that the last two miles I ran in under 7 minutes a mile. It was rough and my feet paid the price. 

I hoped on an eliptical today with Julie because I had sore feet from running 10 miles Friday. We did that for an hour and jumped on the tread and ran 2.20 miles. 

Ran 3.75 today and went to spin for 40 minutes. Lifted for about 10 minutes and rushed off so I didn't make Shawn late to work. :)

Ran 8 miles in 67 minutes today. Yehaaw  Weight trained and I must say my quads are pretty built these days.

I ran 4 miles today in 32 minutes before heading into spin for 40 minutes where Larry V. gives me crap every week for not staying in the class for a full hour. What the? I did an hour & 12 minutes of cardio, that was plenty for me!  I kick his trash all over the place in spin anyways old geezer  :)   

I ran 9 miles today in 1 hr and a few minutes. I don't remember the exact time because I was talking to Julie oops  :)

Woke up at 4:50 and went outside to get in the car to go to the gym. I looked over and saw Merri in the window and it scared the $%# out of me. I ended up turning the car off and running 3.5 miles with them. After 'dropping' a sleepy Lynsey off at her house, Merri and I hit up the gym and did speed work on the treads 2.0 miles. We did some weight training after wards. I needed that since I haven't lifted since Tuesday I think. 

Sorry Merri and Lynsey! I just couldn't wake up this morning. Waking up at 4:40 Mon-Friday takes a toll on me and Saturday I usually crash. However, I did get up about 6:30 and ran 9.75 miles in 1:19. My feet feel a little sore but hey, what's new?!  That happens every time. On another note, I've been on a bad cravings/eating streak this last week. So, I need to get a handle on it. It's swimsuit season and I'll be darned if I don't look decent. :)  

Ran 7.5 miles this morning. I hit the alarm button and shut it off at 4:40. I fell back asleep for 25 minutes and woke up at 5:05. So I got to the gym late, but I did run 7.5 in 55 minutes. I am such a sleepy girl sometimes. Usually Mondays, I run for 4 miles and then go to spin for 35-40 minutes. But, I was to late and the bike I like to ride was already taken when I got there. That's okay, I like running anyways. I'm thinking I may do a quick 3 mile PM run this evening around 8ish. Question: should I do the speedy spaniard?

I was soooo tired this morning. I went to bed last night at 11:20 and woke up at 4:50. Very tempted to sleep in. But alas, I got up. I ran 8 miles in 1 hr and 7 minutes. I did a bunch of speed work during the middle of my run while Merri was there. Good times running at an insanely fast pace. On another note, I have lost 8 lbs. since January 1st. And before Jan 1st, I had lost about 6. So since last August I have lost nearly 15 lbs.I am so glad. I got a little chunky this last pregnancy with Brooks-not my normal physique and it was hard to deal with at times. But hey, hard work is paying off. Now I just need to maintain. I have to stay away from the good stuff most of the time, but not all the time. Because we all know that never works  :)

*****Update****  I am now registered for the speedy spaniard 10k. My goal is to do it in under 45 minutes. Totally doable.

No running today at all. Nada. I forgot to set my alarm and woke up at 7. Shawn leaves for work at that time so I was out of luck. Oh well.

Got up at 4:45 and ran 8.30 in an hour and 8 minutes. It felt good to go far. I was sluggish the first 3 miles but after that I hit a spurt and ran my little heart out and fast. Julie H. came and I can always go farther when she is around. :) I need to lift, it's been about a week since I have. My bad. 

I had so much fun running this distance (7.25) with Merri and Lynsey today. It is so much better when you are running with someone. The weather was perfect and we kicked some arse :)    Avg. pace: 8:05

I ran myself a 10k today to see where I am at time wise. I finished in 46.40. I am going to be training my rear off for the next month to try and get my time below 45 minutes. I know I can do this! My legs were a wee bit sore yesterday from my outdoor run. I need to train outside more. 

I ran 4 miles in 32 min. on the tread. Then I went to spin for 40 minutes. I lifted a little since I didn't lift once last week. Let's just say, I was shaking all over the place like a little old man. I've lost some upper body muscle from skipping out last week :(  I better get on it!

hhhhmm Lynsey and Merri, looks like I probably won't run with you till Friday morning. Shawn leaves for work by 7 so Wed won't work for me. But hey, there is always Friday-8 miles, my fav!

I am excited for the sunny weather this week. No more dreary clouds please.

I ran 7.2 miles in 57 minutes. I was so so so tired this morning.I have an ongoing smokers hack, it's the worst in the morning and at night. Please let the virus kill off soon. Sheesh, it has been a week. I did lift for about 10 minutes this morning also. Nothing special. I just need to go to bed earlier tonight, darn that John and Kate plus 8. 10 pm isn't a smart time for a show. :(

I ran 4  miles this morning before heading into spin. I did do some speed work during my short run. Which always gets my heart pumping hard and fast. My right upper thigh seemed tight this morning. But I've been stretching it good. I stayed in spin for 40 minutes and I was sweating so bad when I left, my teeny white t-shirt was see through and hanging off of my bones.

 On another note, I lost half a toe nail the other day. It didn't hurt, but it was sore before I clipped the top half off. It has been bumping the top of my new balance shoe to much I guess. I've been wearing my new adidas more lately because of it.  I'm excited to run the speedy spaniard route this coming Friday with Merri and Lynsey. I feel overall nervous to run the actual race in July. Though I have always kept running, I haven't entered a race since 2004 .....yikes!

Today I ran 5 miles in 39:43. I was pretty proud of myself for kicking up the speed and handling it well. Once I got to 5 miles I dropped the speed to about 7:40 a mile and did the last half mile there. I'll be honest here, I woke up 45 min. later than normal. I was forced to run fast so as not to make Shawn late to work. But......I made him late anyways. He waited for me though! ( he doesn't get in trouble for being late, he's the boss!) I came home and did several pilates crunches and oblique workouts. They are the only exercises that I have found to truly work the stomach. I am also in the process of doing some squats and lunges....hey gotta look good in my tiny running shorts don't I. ha ha

Watch out Speedy Spaniard......Lily, Merri and Lynsey are going to steamroll! hehe 

Outfit patrol: today I wore my tiny royal blue running shorts. What color will it be tormorrow?

It all started out at 5 am. I felt good the first couple miles. After that I felt a little lagged. But I kept going. Merri dropped off after around 4.0. She just wanted to get home and park herself back in front of the tv on Michael Jackson watch whilst eating amish bread  :)  

 Lynsey and I kept going for another 3.5 and we had a good conversation. It passed the time quickly. Only, I talked so much I got way winded and it lagged me more. However, after I dropped Lyns off at her house, I kept going. I ran half way back up the trail, then turned and came back and ran around my block a few times. I am pretty sure I ran at least 2.5 more miles if not more.I know the 7 miles we did was just under an hour which is pretty good ( I check the time in my house before I kept on running alone).

Oh yeah, worst part, when I was running alone,a bug flew into my mouth to the back of my throat. I immediately closed up the gauntlet and somehow managed to spit it out. Yuck!! I was FREAKING OUT!

I did free weights here at home and some pilates crunches and oblique exercises.

This morning I ran 5 miles in 38:04. I feel like I am getting faster and able to endure more. Makes me excited. Avg. pace 7:30

We went swimming this afternoon and I sported my new black and white polka dot bikini. Oh my, yes, I wore a cute little 2 piece and I am darn proud of it.

Goals for this week are:

Monday- 5 am 4 mile run and then spinning 40 minutes

Tuesday- 10 mile run either outside or at golds,weight training

Wed.- 4 mile run then to Spinning for 40 minutes

Thursday-If Merri and Lynsey are running 6 miles? and early in the morning today, I'm with them. If not, 8 miles at golds weight lifting after.

Friday- 5 am 6-8 miles

I almost couldn't wake up this morning. I ran 4.70 miles then went to spin for 40 minutes. If you don't know much about spinning lemme splain it. It is the indoor equivalent of  outdoor road biking (Lance Armstrong style) can be very intense. Burns massive calories and builds long lean muscle. They say spinning helps a runner become stronger, faster, and helps the lungs be more capable of taking in more oxygen thus supplying the body with what it needs. The Saturday instructor is my fav. It's a wild crazy class- loads of fun.

Tomorrow it's me, my shoes and 10 miles. Nothing less.

Shamefully, last night I went to bed at 11:30. After my hard workout yesterday morning, swimming in the afternoon/evening heat, and all the duties (house chores, kids)  in between. I was tired. I should have gone to sleep earlier. But I didn't. I stayed up and watched a movie with Shawn.

So today, I got up at 4:45 and wanted to die right there in my bed- yeah it was that bad. I was   T I R E D. But if you know me, I got up anyways. The first 5 miles I ran were super hard and sluggish. I was shaking a little bit. You would think that would be clue enough for me to stop and go home. Did I?  No freaking way! I kept going! Finally after 5 miles I dug deep for energy from somewhere (pizza last night? divine intervention?) and off I took. That last 5.2 miles I felt pretty good and was able to speed up and even do some speed work in between. I finished at 10.2 miles.

I think tonight I'll be taking my own advice and heading to bed at 9 pm. :)