Monday brought a 3 mile morning run. Lisa and I ran the local roads and got in our 3 miles in early as we had lots to do for the rest of the day. Miranda had Gymnastics, we needed lunch, some work needed to be done. The run was good though not as fast as the weekend run. Running was not as fast as over the weekend but it was still 3 miles.
Tuesday the run was at night...following all you can eat pizza at the local pizzaria. Since I did eat all I could, I rushed back to the house and collapsed on the bed for 1/2 hour. That got me mentally prepared for the run. I prepare well with my eyes closed as I can concentrate better. We got Miranda into bed and headed out. I had two glasses of water to be sure I was hydrating properly.
The water began to slosh in its comfy position atop the pizza layer. That continued for some time until the water sluiced down through the cracks and led the digestion parade. It was pretty chilly while we ran and apparently none of my body functions were geared toward digesting the pizza. I was probably back to my start weight which is why the run felt hard.
We finished the run with a 1 block sprint which felt good and the time was not bad despite hills, excessive pizza and cold.
Today we tried cross training and I had my first Yoga lesson. I thought that running in Florida made one sweat but nothing like I was doing when they had me down on the mat, twisting like a pretzel, and stretching muscles that have been on a 30 year vacation. I felt so calm and much looser afterward however so I think that I will look up a Yoga class at home. Since we ran 3 for the 2-3 mile run last night and I am planning to run 5 of the 4-5 run on Sunday, I felt that missing a running day would be okay. Then when I found out what a workout it was, I knew we would be okay. I need core strength and flexibility for my running and this works on both in a very clear way.
Well all is up to date now. Go Team!
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wow, you did all that running AND yoga! Look at all of these changes, you must be really proud of yourself. core strength is so important to keep up stamina, both in the distance of the run and just in life in general. Congrats on the progress and the trying things outside of the comfort zone :)
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