Exercise Prescription

And then it hit me! I feel horrible not myself when I don't run regularly. I have decided that my exercise prescription must include 4-5 days of running. This is not optional unless I decide that crying over a 10 pound bucket of popcorn and watching 5 episodes of Glee in a row is how I want to spend my nights. But for now I'm shooting for less popcorn, no tears and one episode of Glee. (I really love on demand TV programs). 

Good Times

10 Miles of Fun and Friends!

Injury Prevention

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I believe this. I think. I've always done some level of strength training as a runner. I lifted weights in high school for fun and running was the torture my volleyball coach made us do. So for me having a strong cardiovascular system came much later in my life than did my ability to bench press or do some weighted squats.
I'm working on strength training some runners this winter. I hope they stay injury free this spring and summer as we start to hit the trails. They are working so hard....that's got to be worth something. 

For a few (40) minutes today I felt amazing! Here is the hill workout that nearly killed me. Well, to be honest, it was the kids fighting all day that nearly killed me. I owned the run!

Run the whole 40 minutes at an easy pace (mine was 9:13 min/mile).

10 minutes 1% 

5 minutes 2%

2 minutes 3%

2 minutes 4%

2 minutes 5%

2 minutes 4%

2 minutes 3%

5 minutes 2%

10 minutes 1%

I know you are thinking this looks easy. Ha! You try it and let me know how you felt. Did you own it?

Sunshine

52 dang degrees! What!? Yep and my trail run on January 10th looked a lot like this. Muddy! It wasn't all mud though. I had a nice combination of ice, snow, grass and pavement. Did I mention it was 52 degrees?! I live in the Arctic MN....or otherwise known as heaven today. :)

And Humor...

I have to laugh at myself. I am happy and healthy, but I spend more time being serious about being healthy and happy, that I rarely find myself laughing. Life is not just about running 10 miles and feeling like the picture of health and joy........seriously. What cracks you up? ;)

Cute and Sparkly

I have to be honest; I have put make-up on in my car a million times. But I have never really cared what I look like when I'm working out, so you won't catch me carrying a mirror on the treadmill. But I do think it's time to put some fun into my indoor routine. I'm thinking I've gotta get some new running gear (in pink). :)