I Can Do Hard Things

I had kids up all night with sore throats and body aches.  I think I may be ready for spring to come.  I ended up running at 4:30pm while my big girls were at Activity Days.

38 minutes...so slow but I felt good.

LLL

60 sec plank

B6

30 crunches

5 burpees

40 russian twists with weight

20 lying leg raises

50 bicycle crunches

30 mountain climbers

60 plank on ball (arms on ball)

LLL

20 v-ups on bench

40 russian twists with weight 

15 push ups

40 russian twists 

5 burpees

leg crunches on ball - abs

30 mountain climbers

20 russian twists

15 push ups

30 bicycle crunches

LLL

20 bird dogs

40 donkey kicks

60 plank on ball (legs on ball) 

55 minutes on the stair mill at the gym.  Ughhhh...I was so darn sweaty this morning.

Hoping to get in a strength training workout tonight. 

I already posted this blog post from Coach Jay Johnson, but it has been on my mind a lot this past week.

The steps between the first step and the goal Posted on January 25, 2013 by CoachJay

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Lao-Tzu

You’ve no doubt heard this. And you’ve probably recited it in your mind on a run or at the gym when you’re just beginning to get in shape. You have a goal in sight and this quote brings you back to the current moment.

But the problem is that many runners forget all of the steps between the first one and the goal. If your goal is to run under two hours for the half marathon then you need to be honest about all of the little steps to get to that goal. …and what I’d rather see you do is to get the goal out of mind completely, but rather focus on the process, not the outcome. Process orientation, not outcome orientation.

You should have goals, but you should take it one step at a time. And you should be honest about the fact that you don’t know how many steps it will take to get there.

One slow step in the right direction will get you there.....

4 miles on the TM at home in 38 minutes.  I watched the Biggest Loser....nothing like having Jillian Michaels screaming in your head first thing in the morning!!

3x

squats on bosu with weights

overhead press

skull crushers

LLL

B6

plank on ball (90 sec)

ball-plank-abs thing

quick stretch and foam roll

Shoveled my driveway (that is at least a few hundred calories!! 

Thursdays are my "rest day" and usually I do absolutely nothing. But I'm doing my long run tomorrow ( hubby and I are heading to SL for our anniversary and don't want to spend 2 hours in the gym when I could be out playing) and won't have time to lift. Hence tonight's workout in the basement ( and I ate a few whoopie pies and was feeling a bit guilty). It still amazes me how a good sweet session can make me feel so much better!

3x

10 jump squats

10/side side to side lunges

10/side single leg hamstring lift

10 overhead press

10 butterflies

10/side bicep curl

60 sec wall sit with weights

15 ab cruncher with ball

60-90 sec plank on ball

30 donkey kicks ( last 10 were a circle donkey kicks)

LLL

Stretch and foam roll

I contemplated getting up at 4:15am to go to the gym to run 12 miles. But instead, I got up at 5:30am and ran at home. An hour and 15 minutes more of sleep. Yes, please!!!!

My longest run on my home TM has been 4 miles. So today was a mental struggle to add an additional 8 miles. Physically, I was fine. But I had no mental mojo.

I broke the run up into 2x6 mile runs. I would jump off every 2 miles to blow my nose, change the channel, open the window or get a drink. I needed something to look forward too. Anything....

My first 6 miles was 58 minutes (6.2 mph) and my second 6 was 57 minutes. Took a GU at mile 6 and seemed to feel a bit better mentally. I always do better after the halfway hump.

On a side note, all this strength training is kicking my trash. When I wake up, I feel like I am 80 years old. My body is SO sore. I can hardly move. I turned my light off last night at 9:01pm. I could have easily gone to bed at 8:30pm, but my kids were still up. I'm wiped out.

Tim and I are celebrating 14 years of marriage!! We always stay in a hotel in SL. Usually we go shopping since we don't have the kids! I scored some major finds at City Creek! Then we got a huge piece of chocolate cake with extra whip cream from Cheesecake Factory. We ate it in bed. I have not had to get anyone a drink, make toast, or wipe any bums tonight. Heavenly! Thanks for a great life together Tim!

Ohhhhh....the joys of sleeping in!  And then just laying in bed and being lazy without any little voices declaring, "I'm hungry" and "I want breakfast".  So darn nice!

Tim and I went to the fitness center at the hotel.  The moment I walked in, I could tell the room was extremely warm. I looked at the thermostat and it was set at 85 degrees.  I immediately turned in off and opened up the door.  But the damage had already been done.  I was sweating bullets.  AND I had torn one of my contacts, so I was only wearing one contact.  I had a headache because my vision was so funny.

3x

7 burpees

30 hip lifts

5/each arm - one arm pushups

20 dips

20 lying leg raises

20 squats with overhead press with weight

60 sec planks

20 fire hydrants

LLL

Tim was getting close to finishing his run, so I only had time to walk 1 mile.  That room was so HOT that I was glad to getting out of there!  We headed straight to the breakfast buffet.  Two bowls of oatmeal and a bowl of fruit.  Mmmmmm....

Then I took a nap.  Such a great way to end a spectacular date! It was awesome to see the kiddos when we got home.  And they were glad to see us!