Long run this Saturday

Want to come do a long run?!

This Saturday {FEb 21} at 9am.

Leave a comment if you are interested

and your email so we can coordinate!

See ya Saturday!

Due to husbands poor kidney stone

and a very long hospital day

my running was non-existent last weekend.

Which made me nervous for this week.

No headphones when I got to the gym

... to run on a treadmill

.... for 4 miles!

GASP!

But it's cool.

 I did the 2 miles

2 min run /2 min run REALLY fast

It went surprising well.

Way to go body.

Way to go mind.

Up next:

Tomorrows 4 miler

Secretly I am excited!!

Mind over matter

Yesterdays 3 mile run went pretty well.

I am working on keeping my mind

positive about my runs to keep my body strong.

Running on the treadmill is not always

easy due to the constant calculation of time

and mileage that has been run.

In due light of having a weak mindset during a

run and a body getting tired

intervals are my friend!

These are always fun to do when you get

bored doing the weekly runs.

And it sure helps you in the sense

of getting your body's endurance stronger.

Weekly runs are my friend!

The first long run

Saturday was the first long run

since a VERY long time.

It was challenging.

It was exhilarating.

The runs during the week sure

do help with getting those long

runs accomplished on Saturdays.

I use to always feel I had to have

certain music to run to, but

James helped me make the play list

this time and it sure was stellar.

One awesome song or soundtrack

to run to is Mama Mia.

Singing while running isn't

always pretty, but sure helps

rejuvenate you!

I am going to research

this week is the best way to help

your legs recover after those long runs.

The easier recovery the BeTtEr!!

How was your long run?

Long Run Saturdays

The long runs have begun!

The 4 miles on Saturday went fairly well

I had to stop to go to the bathroom

and the last mile seemed rough after

that bathroom break.

The goal was accomplished for the Saturday long run

and now I look forward to this week.

It gets hard to get your weekly runs in

when your week gets busy.

From learning from past experience

it is best in the end to make the time

and get those weekly runs in.

Sticking to the schedule is key.

Pain is temporary,

Quiting is forever
- Lance Armstrong

Running and Zumba

Did I mention how hard it is to jump

back into training and running?

Cause it totally is.

Last night was my first run this week,

and considering this week there are only

two scheduled runs... I feel ok about that.

The 3 miles went suprisingly well.

I don't know if it was the awesome

songs I was listening to.

Or the stories I was making up about

the people in the gym around me.

But the 3 miles wizzed by and

it felt so good to have that accomplished that run.

As I was doing some muscle excercises after my run

a new gym class started... ZUMBA

I went over to the glass to see what it

was all about and after 5 minutes of watching

I couldn't keep myself out of that room.

Zumba is AMAZING!!

It's a fun excercise class that mixes

all these different latin rythms and

dance techniques into a fun workout.

I was asked to certify on Feb 21st
Hopefully I will be able to certiry then

because Zumba is one workout I just got addicted to.

Getting the train going

I find the hardest part about training is

starting the routine and sticking with it.

Mornings would be perfect to get up

early and run at the gym before work.

But everytime I have tried that one,

my alarm ends up waking James up

and I sleep right through it's buzzing.

Here is to this week:

Tuesday - Run 3 miles

Wednesday - Cross Train { Zumba class at the gym}

Thursday - Sports Conditionnig {great class at the gym}

Saturday - Run 4 miles {or the 5k}

My goal is to finally get to my goal weight

that I have always wanted to be.

Running and cross training will be good at reaching that goal!

I don't know if I am brave enough to put how

much I want/need to loose to get there.

So if you're looking into starting to run

or get in shape...

let us fight this beast together!

Interesting trick

Here is an interesting trick for the day

Drink chocolate milk within 30 min

after you finish your run.

It has great carbohydrates and protein

that your body needs to recover.

Not a believer?

Try it!

It does wonders

*Article found here

The 3 miles didn't go as planned yesterday

It's hard getting back into shape

But I did it.

I may have speed walked at a VERY steep incline

for some of the time

But I did it.

Hopefully tonights running goes better

The time has come

To put on your running shoes

and get out there and RUN!

We have 13 weeks till the

Salt Lake City 1/2 marathon.

The training will be hard

The commitment will be rough

But the race will be worth it!

Tonight is cross training.

I will be doing Turbo Jam.

This blog will help

keep me on track with training

accountable to myself {and the one reader}

and hopefully shed some unwanted lbs