I Can Do Hard Things

3 miles on the TM (SLOW)...thigh has been feeling TONS better, but the TM definitely irritates it.  Hmmm....interesting.

3x

10 - hamstring one legged lifts

10 - sumo squats

60 sec wall sits

60/60/60 planks (my first time doing 60 sec for the side planks...milestone)

10 girly push ups

foam rolling

stretching

Darn kids woke up early so I couldn't get my before school power nap.  Then they started fighting in my bed because they were "SO HUNGRY".  Grrrrr.....

3 miles on the stair climber - thigh felt awesome.  No tightness or pain

2.55 miles on the TM - thigh definitely tightened up and there was slight pain.  But this pain (not the tightness...it stayed) went away  after the first .5 mile. I started at 6.2 and finished at 8.0.  Breathing was very controlled and I could have definitely gone longer.

I really wanted to run longer, but I also knew I HAD to stretch.  So less miles - more stretch.

When I start doing my higher miles, it is going to be tricky to lift and do miles.  I may have to start to get up in the 4:00am hour.  But any get up time in the 4:XX is a hard mental barrier for me. 

15 minutes of stretching.  Maybe tonight I can get in some planks, push up, sit ups, wall sits or yoga.  OR I could sit on the couch and be lazy with hubby.  It will be a hard toss up :)

I went to the gym later than usual as hubby is home the rest of the week.  Sleeping in is heavenly!

3x

10 squats on Smith machine

10 sits on Smith machine

(about vomited as I watched the couple on the Smith machine make out...come on...at 6:30am AT THE GYM...yuck)

20 sit ups

10 push ups

10 abductor machine

10 aductor machine

10 calf raises

60/60/60 planks (these are in the same category as squats...I HATE them)

10 fire hydrants

3 miles on the TM - 12 up and 10 down.  Started at 6.2 for .75 miles, up to 7.4 for .25, down to 6.4 for .75 miles, up to 7.6 for .75 miles, up to 7.8/8.0 for last .25.  Doing that makes the time go by so much faster.

Foam rolling (IT band was really tight)

stretching

Just in case anyone is interested, I am having a booth at the Christmas Gift and Craft Show at the Spanish Fork Fair Grounds THIS Friday and Saturday (hours 10am-8pm). I will have a booth full of little girls' clothes, purses, blankets and did I mention CLOTHES! Hope to see you there! (And it is free to get in)

Time:  34:23 (per Garmin)

AP: 8:40

My "plan" this year for the Turkey Trot was to run with my hubby, sister-in-law and brother in law.  I just wanted to have fun and not race it.  This type of mentality going into a race is AWESOME!

Mile 1:  9:12   Nice and easy start (even though I was breathing hard)

Mile 2:  8:53  Still having fun rocking out to some old school Guns and Roses!

Mile 3:  8:39  Wish there was a water stop! (No offense to Sojourner's Races....but they are cheaply put together and old school).

Mile 4:  7:37  Decided to kick it into the finish. I got into puke mode...glad it was only for the last mile.

My son has been bugging me for weeks about running the turkey trot.  We talked a lot about not going out to fast - then kick it at the end.  

Carter took off in a fast sprint trying to keep up with the first boys.  I knew we were in trouble from the start (especially racing Sasha's son!!!).  After the turnaround, I saw him start to walk and cry.  I started to walk up toward him (knowing that he had totally burned out) - I told him he needed to jog/run to the finish and not to quit. I have this internal conflict of pushing my son too hard and teaching him that we don't quit when things are hard.  It is a fine line.

I ate two donuts on the way home...I totally negated the race!

37:34

A quick easy jog before I headed off to the boutique.  Lots of stretching!