I ran my third 10k this past Saturday. It was a fundraiser race with a pretty small field (~150).
I woke up approximately an hour and a half before the race. The temperature was expected to be around 45* at the start of the race. I absolutely cannot run in pants, so I wore my typical [...]
I had a great week of workouts.
Monday: 45 minute tempo run. I did 4 miles in 38 minutes. The tempo run is the biggest struggle for me at this point.
Tuesday: 20 minutes on the bike; Stage 1, Workout B of NROLW. Completed.
Wednesday: 5-6 mile run. Completed a 5 mile a.m. run. Garmin acted up at [...]
Planned exercise first; italicized is actual
Monday: Speed work, 9 x 400 @ 5k pace; completed intervals for about 4 miles total (cut back on the recovery time between intervals)
Tuesday: rest or easy bike ride; rest
Wednesday: 5 mile run; ran 5 miles (without a Garmin and in the dark)
Thursday: Body Works plus Abs class; rest
Friday: easy [...]
Today was a great great great day for my first Fit Friday.
First, I weighed myself as soon as I woke up. Hello, lowest weight to date!! I was pretty stoked. Perfect thing to see when I’m trying to kick start myself back into business. Also really proves to me how important my eating is because [...]
Today, my focus is going to be the three blogs that inspired me and I have been reading religiously for nearly a year now:
Healthy Tipping Point: Caitlin is a runner, vegetarian, and all out foodie. She’s about to announce three big things tomorrow and I absolutely can’t wait. She has struggled with knee problems and [...]