Running in the Middle

indoor track walk 1/2 mile warmup, ran 2.5, walk another 1/2 mile, then 10 minutes on the Lateral machine.  

Outside run, Yeah for the beautiful weather.  Tried out my Garmin forerunner 10 for the first time and it worked like a charm.  I think I'm gonna love having a gps watch this season.  Ran 2.55 and it was pretty great.  

Indoor track.  1/2 mile warmup walk.  3 miles nice steady pace.  1/2 mile cool down walk.  Thats all I had time for and I was off to fetch my pre-schooler.  I'm not a big fan of the monday early out days.  Cuts into my work out time.  Did core strengthening at home.

Round and Round the oval again, following the path of millions of invisible footprints.  This was actually a good workout today, felt great.  Did 1/2 mile walking warmup, 3 mile run.  Slow and steady for the most part, kicked in for a fast last half mile just for fun.  10 minutes on the lateral machine and it kicked my butt, literally.  Still have my core work to look forward to, yeah for me.

Sometimes getting in a workout just take pure determination.  So tired this morning with my toddler up all night sick.  Had a lovely slow run outside thanks to my husband being off today.  Did core work at home.

The treadmill did not feel agreeable to my legs tonight, I don't think I will use it again anytime soon.  It seemed to aggravate all the areas that had been bothering me before.  Did 1/2 mile warmup walk.  2.5 mile run, then some more walking on a a 10 incline for 10 minutes.  Some core work and stretching afterwards.  

1/2 mile warmup walk, 3.5 mile run, 1/2 mile cool down walk.  Stuck on the treadmill and such gorgeous weather outside.  Husband is out of town and my three year old has been sick so I can't put her in the daycare at the gym.  Makes it really hard to get a run in.  Oh well, the good news is that I got new shoes.  They felt nice a cushy like running on clouds.  The 4mm drop feels a little different then the 12 mm drop of the ghost 4s.

What a lovely day outside for a run.  Too bad my husband/babysitter is out of town.  That's ok, I came up with a solution that did not involve a treadmill.  There is a small park down the street from my house with a quarter mile loop of paved asphalt.  Brought the three kids in the wagon and plopped them down in the middle of the loop on the grass with a blanket, snacks, toys etc.  Actually took 13 times around to get a full 3 miles, but I was so happy to get my run in outside today.  And bonus, the kids played, had fun and got their vitamin D for the day.  

I love running in my new shoes, they are so light and springy.  Had a nice 3 mile run this evening and the weather was just perfect.  I loved every second of it.

This was a quick run that I just barely squeezed in today.  Better than none, so I'll take it.  Really liking my new shoes, they are so light compared to my last pair.  Had a class at Runner's Corner tonight with my sister in law and they covered a lot of good stuff on running form.  They even took video of everyone in the class running and analyzed each of us, was helpful for sure.  

Indoor track, 3 miles of round and round and round.  Tried to really focus on my running form and work on improving the things I learned about in my running class.  It take a lot of mental focus to do that but with practice it may come more natural.  12 minutes on the lateral machine.  My new shoes did not like to go lateral as much as they like to go forwards, they felt weird.

It was windy and cold but I still went out, that's not really like me  to do that.  But I'm glad I did.  Had a nice slow run, longer then I have gone in a long time.  Really enjoyed being outside and the beautiful scenery as I chugged along.  My new shoes are feeling great, still springy but comfortably broken in now.

Indoor track, 4 miles round.  Three kinda slowish, last one kinda fastish.  Then 12 min on the Lateral Machine for good measure.

My husband made me run the route he did earlier today and it was not fun.  The first half of the route was up a massive hill, then the last part was downhill.  It was hard on my legs, I think I will be sore tomorrow.  Thats the last time I let him pick my route for me.