Mandy's meanderings!

Finally got on the treadmill again.  This time I tried running on the balls of my feet to see if it helped with my calf muscles-well, the muscle behind the calf muscle really- and it helped a lot.  Usually my legs bother me the rest of the day after a run, mostly just extreme soreness.  But today when I finished and did some stretching they didn't even feel tight.  I think it might take a while to get used to it, but hopefully this trend continues.

Did .1 mile warm-up, ran/jogged 2.5 miles, then did .5 mile cool down.  Total time was 31:46.  I kept the incline at a 1 and probably will for the next while unless I get really brave.

A fried is working on getting back in shape and has decided to train for a half marathon.  She is starting really slow and just walking for an hour every night for now.  I joined her about half way through her walk.  Hopefully we'll do this often-I think I push her a lot harder than she would push herself.  I'm impressed that she's really doing it though-go Farrah!!

Took the kids to the pool today.  It felt great!

I had a lot of energy this morning, so the run felt great.  I even upped the speed a little bit because I kept hitting the front of the treadmill.  I ran on the balls of my feet again and it's really helping my calves.  Now I wish I tried it a long time ago.

Did .1 mile warm-up, ran 3 miles, then did a .4 mile cool down.  Ran a 5k in 29:35.  Feeling tight, but good. Total time was 34:45.