A break in the old routine

Yesterday I decided to use the elliptical instead of the treadmill for a variety of reasons.
A) I had just taken a shower and didn't want to get sweaty enough that I would need to take another.
B) I wanted work on an incline without bothering my ankle
C) I am getting pretty bored of the treadmills.

I ran my 3 miles and set it to a pretty high resistance hill workout. I also learned you can buy hair-ties at the ARC if you forgot one! That was super useful.

I like watching the food channel when I run because it is just simple enough that I can follow along when I am tired. Yesterday the theme was chocolate so I have been craving chocolate ever since! Thank goodness that post-valentines day chocolate sales are coming up!

Half Marathon

I ran 13.2 miles this morning on the treadmill! I wasn't even that exhausted! I'm half done with my training program!

Three + squats

I ran my three miles on Thursday and just didn't get around to writing a post about it. I also made myself a binder of exercises for when I have extra time before class. I got them from my running magazine. I tried a few of them and oh my goodness am I sore. Ouch is an understatement. The best one I tried were jumping lunges. I hope I can run my 13 miles tomorrow.

Angry Woman on a rampage

Today I am very angry for lots of reasons. I was also running late for a meeting while I was running. This meant that I ran much faster than usual the whole 6 miles and ended up running my last half a mile at 7 min/mile pace. My clothes were not cooperating so I kept having to pull my shorts down while I was running. Also I forgot to mention that I lifted some weights on Monday because the yoga class I wanted to go to was full. I am still angry and not the least bit tired. I think I need to do some sprinting next time.

3 miles

I ran my 3 miles between classes yesterday. I almost wasn't able to because I couldn't find my wallet. But then I found it. Crisis averted.

12 miles!!

I successfully ran 12 miles on the treadmill this morning! Yesterday morning my ankle was a little sore. So iced my ankle for a very long time and this morning it was fine! It might have been from the yoga class I took on Friday or the incline on my 6 mile run. Netflix wasn't working at the gym so I just listened to music and watched some of the tvs on the walls. I also saw a service dog running on the track! I tried eating breakfast this morning and was fine during the run; but after I had finished running, my stomach revolted. Overall I'm very happy that I finished my 12 mile run!

Successful 3 miles

I did not forget my shoes today and ran a simple 3 miles. Also, I forgot to say that yesterday I ran all 6 miles with an average of a 2% incline. I want to retrain myself for not flat ground before I start running outside again. My between class shuffle went very well today because none of my stuff got wet during my shower, I was able to use a big locker in the locker room, and the treadmill I wanted to use was not being used. I even was 15 min early to class! I am probably going to buy a fitness pass so that I actually do some cross training on the days that I'm supposed to. But it costs money....... So we shall see.