Let's do this!

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. :)

Ran the river trail twice. 6 miles total. It was muggy this morning. I slept in till 5:45, I must have been tired to hit the 4:40 alarm and go right back asleep. I don't really remember doing that. 

I'm excited to run the speedy route tomorrow with the gals. 5 am girls? I'll have my car for whatever.

The girlys and I ran the speedy spaniard course this morning around 5ish. We were running pretty fast. Apparently mile 4 was a 7:19. Avg was about 7:30. It felt a little tough in and out. At one point I think we all felt like puking- not sure why or what was so different today?

I think we passed by Tyler S. and a friend.  Shortly thereafter we passed a dog that looked similar to a pit or a boxer and he didn't look nice. We ignored it and kept going. Luckily it left us alone.

Towards the end of the course, Merri was telling us to speed up when turning corners so I did. After that I couldn't stop running quickly. Off I went and ran that way the last .4 mile?  I hope at the race we don't get killed in the beginning on the run up that park hill. How moronic is that?  :)

Ran 9.50 this morning. I did some speed work in the middle of the run. After I was done my shirt looked really sweaty front and back and I got lot's of weird looks and a comment from an older dude. What? Nobody has ever seen a sweaty girl before? Come on, I ran a long way foe cryin' out loud! 

Lifted arms and legs. Going to do some pilates crunches now. Happy 4th of july ya'll. God bless the United States !

I wasn't planning to run today, but I ended up doing 5 miles in 38 minutes. My upper right thigh has been so tight at the beginning of my runs. I do stretch.  It goes away during the run. I don't seem to notice it until the beginning of the next run (the next day). Anybody have any ideas/suggestions? 

Happy birthday America! I love this nation!