Let's do this!

5.5 outside. Beautiful cold sunday morning!

Hang onto your seats because I'm feeling chatty.

Weights chest at the gym, then 21 minutes on the elliptical with hard effort.

Then I went home and got my cold running gear on. I was out the door by 6:07 and ran 6.60. It's a bit frustrating knowing in a week from now the time will flip forward. I'll be back in the pitch black dark for a month or so. I forgot my pepper spray and so I felt slightly uneasy during the run. It's not people I am worried about, it's dogs. Barn dogs. The further west you go from our neighborhood the more barn dogs there are. And they are scary. So I ran for a bit with a good size rock in my right hand. I was happy as a clam running with my tunes. I was doubled gloved. I wasn't cold at all. I wore Saucony stability trainers and they are so heavy to run in. I don't know how anyone could race in stability shoes? I felt like I was slow and picking up bricks with each stride. I am switching back and forth between my performance neutrals and stability shoes right now so my feet get some cushioning off and on. Maybe that isn't a good idea? I don't know... thoughts anyone?

What a good morning. The past 3 days of outside only running is rejuvenating my drive. While it's a bit of a slap in the face realizing that my outside fitness is not that awesome. I know with steady consistent training outside it will all come back + some in a short time. It does every year yeeeehooo!

Weights in the gym working lats for about 35 minutes. Then 26 minutes on the elliptical. 

Came home. With the pleasant temperature I ran in shorts and a thermal long sleeve running top. Gloves for the first 30 minutes, then took them off as well as my headlamp. I dropped them on my lawn and did another 1.6. It felt so good out and I saw the most beautiful sunrise today. My feet hurt a lot yesterday. The first .5 mile of my run today my feet hurt, but then it always goes away and I feel just fine. 

About a mile away from my house I looked at my watch and thought: 'this is crap, I can run way faster than this'. So I sped up to about a 7 minute split and held it. I was not winded, I did sprints all winter ( I still do once a week at least). I just needed the pep talk to kick into gear. It worked. Great morning. Loving being outside. I can do this.... 5.60 miles total today.

Jumped rope when I got home in the garage.

Strength trained legs. Then I thought I'd give my feet a break so I elliptical helled my life away for 45 minutes. Hard off and on efforts.

Have you seen this movie? I did today and cried! Please watch and then my idea will make more sense. Runners let's all get shirts screened printed for our upcoming races this spring and summer with the words: "Stop Kony"  and perhaps with the website kony2012.com  I feel like we can help raise awareness towards this animal  while running towards the shoot of a race. What do you say?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kony2012/kony-4.html

Weights worked biceps and triceps.

Ran 6.26, the first 4 miles were sprints. 

12 minutes elliptical.

I got some decent sleep last night after going to bed at 11-11:30 every night since Sunday. Last night I was out by 8:45.

This mornings workout: weights -shoulders. Then 30 min elliptical hellishness, came home and ran 6.1 outside. Avg pace was 7:47. Calories burned...j/k haha

Tomorrow: 8-9 miles outside in this beautiful weather.

9 miles on Saturday outside at 11 am. I was good until about 7.5 in, I haven't run this far outdoors for awhile and my body could tell. The last 1.5 were a slight struggle. I held on until 9 though. So glad.

 I also elliptical helled my life away earlier in the morning for 31 minutes.