Addicted to Running

My legs were a bit sore from the hard work out on Thursday. I did cross training today. Rode my bike for an hour and did weights. Going to register for the Spectrum 10K today.

Can't wait for tomorrow. I'll probably do 13 miles again. Need to redo my playlist on my ipod shuffle. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.

Running isn't a form of exercise.. It is a way of life. :-)

Couldn't have asked for a better day. I felt great! Ran a route that I haven't done since I was training for the St. George marathon. At mile 3, I was wishing I had left my jacket at home because I was a little bit warm but otherwise my legs felt strong. I decided to run a little extra. It was one of those mornings where you feel like you can run forever and never get tired.

Had to run on the treadmill again because it was so windy when my husband got home from work. I was really looking forward to running outside again but that blasted wind had to blow. It was such a nice day earlier. I can handle rain, snow, cold, heat, but I absolutely hate running in the wind. Going to try for a tempo run tomorrow.

I did a 2 mile warm up then a 4 mile tempo. I tried to keep my pace between 7 & 7:30. Then I did a 2.25 mile cool down. It was a hard run but it felt good.

Last year I ran the Spectrum 10K in 47:34. I want to try for 45 minutes this year. By fastest time was in 2005 when I ran 46:09.

Are they going to do the same course as last year?

Mesquite is sponsoring a 10miler the week after the Spectrum 10K. I have run it twice and it is pretty fun.

Have a great day!

Rode my bike hard for an hour while I watched a rerun of Charmed on the t.v. in our garage then I did weights for 30 minutes.

Went to the track and did 5 intervals this morning. After school my daughter Jadzia wanted to go to the track. We kicked the soccer ball around a little bit then we ran a few laps.

Wore a short sleeved shirt and my jacket this morning and it was perfect. I ran through Santa Clara and along Snow Canyon Parkway. Nice run. I cut my run short because I had to be home before 9a.m. It is my daughters birthday and we were having a party at noon at the new park in our neighborhood. Of course my daughter had to invite everyone in her kindergarten class and primary so I ended up with 14 six year olds. They all wanted pizza and soda at the exact same time. Phew! I'd rather run a marathon than do that again. :-) Although my daughter had a great time

A little sore from pushing myself on saturday. I was going to run a little more because of all the birthday cake and ice cream I ate last night but my time was slow and I had to get home to get my daughter ready for school. I might run a couple more miles this evening.

My husband had an early morning meeting so I had to run on the treadmill this morning. Did a 2.50 mile warm up. Then ran 4 mile tempo finished up with a 1.25 cool down.

Rode my stationary bike for 50 minutes then did arm, back, leg weights. It was such a nice morning I was tempted to run but I am going to do intervals tomorrow and I have learned from experience that I need to give my legs a rest. I am envious of everyone that can run everyday but my right hip needs a break. Although there are great benefits to cross training. I have increased my running time by strength training and riding the bike hard. And you know what they say about women over 30 and losing muscle mass. There was a great article in Runners World about running through the ages.

I may be riding the bike again tonight to work off some cheesecake. My husband and a couple friends (one used to live in New York City) got together and ordered a 10lb cheesecake from a New York City deli monday afternoon. Then it was shipped fed ex. overnight. I had some last night. OH my gosh!! Never have you tasted such fantastic cheesecake. That will be my new reward for interval training tomorrow.

Have a great day!! Happy running.

Had to get up extra early because of Valentines Day. I didn't want to drive to the track so I did my interval training on my treadmill. Pushed myself a little harder. Did 7 800's @ 6:56 pace with a 8:20 rest lap in between. It felt good but was tired at the end of the run. No time to rest because I had a million things to get done before I had to go to school and do a Valentine party for my daughters kindergarten class.

We took the girls to see Alvin and the chipmunks after school then to dinner at Cafe Rio.

I hope everyone had a great Valentines Day.

Cross Training Day!! Rode bike for an hour while I watched "Return to Me" on the t.v. Great movie. Then did weights. Can't wait for the long run tomorrow. :-) One month til the Spectrum 10K

Tonight is our Valentines date. We are going to have a relaxing massage & dinner.

Have a great day!

I got up and went to Mike's house and rode up with the running group. Jody and I stuck together. It was a nice change from the same route that I usually do but I didn't like the cars although there weren't to many. Jody and I had a fairly good pace. We had several 7:30 miles. We thought the hills were going to kill us but when we got to the top we looked back and said "They weren't too bad." Thanks Jody for running with me and pushing me. I was ready to take a short cut along pioneer parkway but we didn't. It was a great morning for running. The rest of saturday was crazy so I am typing this on Sunday. My calves and quads were a little sore this morning. I haven't run this far since October. We'll have to do it again Jody.

I decided to sleep in this morning. So I had to cut my run short because my husband wanted to go for a run also Came home and did some yard word then my girls wanted to go for a hike so we drove over by the red hills and had a picnic then climbed on the rocks. I can't believe how warm it was today.

Had to run on the treadmill since my husband had to leave by 6:45. So I put on a dvd. Ran a little slower than usual because my hamstring was still feeling a bit tight from Saturday.

Carpe Diem!

Rode the stationary bike for 50 minutes hard then did weights.

Late afternoon run then had to get my daughters ready for a dance performance.

Ran through Santa Clara and Ivins. My legs felt very heavy and sluggish. On my way home had a little breeze in my face.

I ran 6.25 this morning then later on in the afternoon I did an extra 3.25 miles. Very nice day today.

Did a tempo run on the treadmill this morning. I set the incline at 2 to make up for not being outside. I had the pace at 7:30 then bumped it to 7:03 the last mile. 1/2 mile cool down.

Interval training