tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332503792105563372024-03-05T22:18:51.590-05:00Running with Penny"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose." - Dr. SuessRunning with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-68989861453119975982015-01-21T10:50:00.002-05:002015-01-21T10:50:55.474-05:00Sunday YOGA!Now I realize that I have had a baby, I am older and my body needs a lot more rest, recovery and TLC....<br />
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Hence the reason I really want to get into YOGA! I went to Hot Vinyasa this morning and it seriously made my body feel so much better. Stretching and sweating feels so good - and it is surprisingly relaxing.... however, when my body is trembling in certain poses because I am really bad at it, or I lose my balance and almost fall on the person next to me - that can get pretty embarrassing - but I am learning to let go of what others think... not like I know anyone in there, and there will always be somebody that is suffering more than me.... so I just act like I know what I am doing and move on.<br />
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Another thing that drives me a little bonkers about Yoga is the classes are 1.5 hours long (now don't get me wrong, I love the 1.5 hours) - and the times they are offered are really unrealistic for a full time working individual! I would be in the studio way more if the classes were offered early in the mornings.<br />
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After the class my slight knee pain was gone, I felt 100% stretched out and I was a happy yogi wannabe!Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-53919974132364013882015-01-18T10:44:00.000-05:002015-01-21T10:45:19.046-05:00Love my MorningsReally slacking here... so going to try and do a catch up.<br />
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Thursday- OFF! first day off in over a week. Justin was going to be taking Friday off and then the weekend would be here, so I figured I should take a day off during the week so I could run on Friday and Saturday when he was at home.<br />
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Friday- Jr woke up around 5:45 so I decided to just feed him and hit the road. I was out on the road by 6:30am - I told Justin my plan was to do at LEAST 6 - but I really wanted to go further. The temp was in the mid 20's I felt good with what I was wearing, but I did feel a little worn down. Probably from the lack of sleep. I hit my 3 mile mark, and told myself to just make it to 3.5 and I could turn around. I knew I needed a break to catch my breath and stretch my legs, but I wanted to make it past the 1/2 way point... I made it to mile 4.5 and took a breather. It felt so good. I was doing good on pace, but my body was just winded and tired. The route home is a climb up the entire way. I think I stopped one more time. All in all it was a good run, 8:18 pace for 7 miles.<br />
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My "schedule" I made had me going 10 miles. Well, with going 7 on Friday I didn't have high hopes for making it the entire 10 --- but of course I was going to try :)<br />
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Saturday- Jr woke up about the same time, so I was hitting the road at the same time. It was much colder this morning. I had to wear an extra fleece and my heavier gloves! My body was really cold and my legs didn't want to move since they felt frozen, but I felt good otherwise. Snow still on the ground, dodging patches of ice on the sidewalk, lake frozen over .... all so new to me! The route I take on the way out is pretty much down hill, then I reach a lake that has a relatively flat path that is 2 miles around... I do the entire lake path, then turn around... so it is a good 4 miles of "flat" (I say flat, but there are rolling inclines along the way, nothing in MD is flat unless you are on a track). I made it to 6 miles and took a much needed break.<br />
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I am still feeling the C-secion incision when running, but when I stop and stretch around for a little bit, it goes away. I am also feeling tight in the groin region - but again, when I take the break to stretch it is fine. After I got my body back in shape I was off again! The way back is a constant climb up hill... and it hurts, especially when you are going into the wind on a very cold morning. By mile 8 I couldn't feel my face, I was actually debating calling Justin. My lips weren't moving, my fingers were numb, nose running - everything was really uncomfortable. My body just stopped when I hit 8 miles. I had to shake it off, rub my face, pull my shirt over my hands and mentally get ready for the last 2 miles.... and that I did! 10 miles DONE.<br />
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I was so happy I did it, my first week of Boston training was a success and now I have hope that I will actually get it done.<br />
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Got home, thawed out a little bit, fed Jr, and made breakfast.<br />
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The completion of a long Saturday run puts me in such a great mood. Being up that early, seeing the sun come up - it is my time. My favorite time of day. My family is still sleeping, it is just me and the morning.<br />
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<br />Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-34675077972254671612015-01-14T14:29:00.002-05:002015-01-14T14:29:48.199-05:00Finally got a run in!Not doing too good on these posts...<br />
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This morning I was able to make it to the gym, did a solid 5 miles and felt great to do it! I have been getting on the bike for an hour every day I can't go running. Last day I ran was Sunday and I did 6. I was pretty tired, my legs felt dead. I am assuming it is because I haven't take a day off from working out in well over a week. I think tomorrow is going to be a rest day finally.<br />
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My appointment went fast and as I was driving home I checked out the sidewalks. They were still covered in snow and ice. There was no way I was going to go running outside. Luckily Justin was ok with me heading to the gym for a quick run on the treadmill before he headed into the office. So I fed Jr and raced to the gym.<br />
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I got 4 miles in on the treadmill. The miles didn't feel wonderful, but they also didn't feel horrible. I started out at 7.3 and ended at 7.8. I just feel winded and fatigued. Now, I am sure the lack of sleep and sickness of a lot to do with the fatigue, but the C-section and baby also contribute to it!<br />
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After the miles, I did some side bends with the kettlball to get my abs working and then headed home.<br />
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The rest of the day was spent feeding and playing with Jr!<br />
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We woke up around 8am this morning, did our morning routine. Get coffee, feed and hang out. When it was nap time I hopped on the bike and did an hour workout.<br />
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I took him back into the room, fed him and went back to bed. When we woke back up I took a swig of DayQuil and got some oatmeal. I had my postpartum checkup at 11:45 but I wanted to do some sort of sweating to try and rid my body of this nastiness. I jumped on my bike for 30 minutes of intervals. It felt good to do it, Jr slept in the stroller next to me. It is the perfect set up. He is at arms reach if he starts screaming or getting fussy.</div>
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I didn’t time the workout that well, because when I got off, I had 20 minutes to be out the door…. and of course, Jr decided to have a melt down. So there I was, soaking wet of sweat, holding him while he screamed, needing to take a shower and needing to get him ready with only 20 minutes… Super Woman had to break out her cape and get to work.</div>
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Since I am breast feeding, it is a little more challenging to just throw back any medication. After reading many websites I felt comfortable taking a small swig of DayQuil (Not a lot, just a little). They say you should take medication for specific illnesses - not to take multi symptom drugs. DayQuil is a multi symptom, but it doesn’t have antihistamine in it - which is known to dry up your milk. A small dose wasn’t going to effect anything, and I needed something to keep me alive - that’s how bad I was feeling.</div>
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I have been wanting to do Hot Yoga for a few weeks now. After having Jr my body felt tight and out of place in many parts. Then when I started running again it was getting worse. On top of all of that, I went 0 to 100 on my return to running and my achilles tendon was really hurting … so, I knew I needed to do it and not put it off another day. That Cold was not standing in my way today either!</div>
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I signed up for unlimited Yoga at Charm City Yoga for 30 days for only $25. So today, I was going to attend the Beginners Hot Vinyasa. The plan was feed Jr, leave him with Justin for a nap and then when I got home I would have time to shower and feed him. The timing was perfect. I haven’t left him for any long period of time yet, so this was going to be the longest period — a little over 2 hours… I felt nervous and like a bad mom for doing it - but, I guess I need to get used to it fast since my return to work is right around the corner!!</div>
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The Yoga was amazing. It was just what I needed. Stretching my body out and sweating every ounce of toxin was long over due. As for the cold… I took the dayquil right before I left the house, and it was working at first… until downward dog. All of a sudden everything rushed to my head and I was having a cough attack in the middle of 50 other people… I am sure they hated me and wanted me to leave, but I stayed, continued to cough and sniffle my way through 1.5 hours of bliss.</div>
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I raced home afterwards and just as I flung open the door, I saw Justin warming a bottle and Jr crying. That is not what I wanted. I am not ready for him to be a bottle baby. I only have 2.5 more weeks to feed him and I want every moment of that. Luckily I was able to stop it and take over.</div>
Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-42422606868872950202015-01-04T09:00:00.000-05:002015-01-07T15:14:42.582-05:00Things have changed...Here it goes for the millionth time... I am going to start this blog thing, and I am going to be consistent.<br />
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Now, I am not going to start out with a "I am back" post - instead I am just going to start, and fill in on where my life is along the way.... so pay attention and you will get the details...<br />
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BUT - first and foremost, there has been a HUGE change/addition to my life...<br />
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Meet the man of my dreams, Jr :<br />
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He came into this world via C-Section about 7 weeks ago. He was the best surprise I could ever ask for. Life has been fun since he showed up.</div>
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I do not feel prepared, but I do feel confident I will finish.<br />
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I feel I have learned so much in the past 2 weeks on mental toughness.<br />
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Since getting back from China I have struggled tremendously. There are a few things I have learned.<br />
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The trip to China was out of my control. There were foods and drinks consumed that I definitely should have had more will power on - but then again, I was 2 weeks into a new job and felt I needed to go with the flow.</div>
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The hills are going to make me a beast. In a sick way I have turned my thoughts to enjoy the hills because I know what is going to come out of it in the end. It sucks, it hurts, my heart races, it makes me want to throw up -- but I am doing it -- even if I have to walk... and I have no shame in walking right now.</div>
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This weekend the Tampa Bay area had two big running events going on. The St. Pete Beach Classic - 5K, 10K & Half Marathon and the Clearwater Running festival - 5K, 5 Miler, 1/2 Marathon & Marathon.<br />
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I knew all of this going into the weekend, but since I need to start racking up my miles on my long runs because of Boston fast approaching, I decided that it would be best to just run long and sit out of these great races.<br />
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As I sat at home yesterday morning catching up on Facebook, I started having race envy. Everyone was talking about the race they did that morning and blah blah blah... all of this news started making my mind think crazy thoughts.... the Clearwater Running festival was the next day... I should just run it.<br />
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On tired legs, that is a monster. Surprisingly I was feeling good, so it didn't bother me too much. I was just happy to be there! As we started approaching the beach I realized that I was probably going to be feeling strong the entire race, but I didn't want to get too out of control. I didn't want to go crazy and then be injured/burnt out/exhausted for days afterwards.</div>
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Now, I can't decided which bridge is worse. The first one is long and steep, and this one is a little bit shorter but steeper. Either way, it is taxing on the body!! You watch your pace slow a solid 30 seconds.</div>
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Once over that bridge I started picking it up a little more. I knew once we hit our U turn to head back towards the finish, we would be passing people that were still heading out. This usually makes it more fun, because you get to people watch. I love seeing all the runners. For some reason the people towards the end always make me happy, I love how all different kinds of people get involved in these events. I love seeing them, smiling and saying good job.</div>
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So on the way back, we had to go over the bridges again. This time they sucked a lot more. Once I hit mile 8 I was near this guy, I was hoping to pass him, but soon realized that I was going to be running with him till the finish. Everytime I went to pass him, he would come back up next to me and vice versa. Once I settled on the fact we were going to be buddies, I was able to relax and start thinking about the finish.</div>
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Once mile 12 came, I looked over at the guy and I said "let's do this, only 1 more mile left!" He laughed and said, "yeah and one little hill!" haha. Little hill my @$%!! I really wanted to break 1:40 but that little hill slowed me down too much. I had too many thoughts of walking at points up that little hill.</div>
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Once I hit the top (without walking) I was ecstatic, I took off and gave it everything I had left.</div>
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I crossed the finish line with 1:40:59 on the Garmin. 7:42 avg pace.</div>
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Well that lasted about 5 steps, it was too cold for J, so he immediately ran back to bed!<br />
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I continued on. I was feeling light and speedy so my easy 4 miles turned into 5 faster miles...<br />
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After finishing I kind of regreted not forcing myself to go easy as planned, because I wanted to make sure I got my 16 in the next day.<br />
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Well, later that day a co-worker asked me to join her for a Spin Class after work. I didn't want to decline because she has been busting her ass to get in shape, but was intimated by going to a spin class solo for the first time.... so there I was less than 12 hours before my long run, sweating it out on a spin bike!!<br />
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I got home around 9, ate some noodles, ground turkey and veggies to carb up for the next morning.<br />
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I set my alarm for 5am so I could be hitting the pavement by 5:30. The plan was to do 12 miles, come home, get J and head back out for 4 miles....<br />
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Well, the leprachauns took over my alarm and it never went off!! J's went off and I panicked!!! My whole plan was thrown off.<br />
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It was going to be daylight the entire run <--- I prefer running in the dark<br />
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My planned out course was now null n void. <--- finding an 8 mile out and back route around here, that isn't boring, is difficult.<br />
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This was going to be a mentally tough long run!!<br />
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Game time decision... head to Gulf Port and go from there.<br />
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I ended up hitting Gulf Port and reaching 5 miles then headed back home. I have been wanting to explore this little town for a while now. It is very artsy and cool, right on the water. Since it was daylight I decided what a perfect opportunity!!<br />
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It was perfect!! After my tour, I decided I would go to the house, get water and GU and head out for the last 6.<br />
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I felt really good, my pace was fast! I was really shocked that everything went so well.<br />
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After I made the stop at home, I headed out 3 miles to the beach and made my final 3 back home.<br />
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For the amount of miles and work on my legs for the week, I was super happy with the run!!<br />
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When J got home, I wanted to share my Gulf Port experience with him so we went and bar hopped. It was awesome. I seriously think this is my new favorite spot! So artsy and pretty. I had so much fun!!!</div>
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<br />Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-79577741258316936232014-01-15T21:26:00.001-05:002014-01-16T08:15:04.971-05:00Feelin' Strong!I don't know where the time has gone, but somehow it is already Wednesday night and I haven't blogged since Friday!!!<br />
Quick recap...<br />
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Saturday: Traveled for work then came home and hit the gym<br />
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Sunday: Headed to Gainesville for a few hours then hit the gym<br />
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Monday: 8 Miles @ 8:12 avg --> was blessed with J's presence for 2 miles. Felt GREAT!!<br />
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Tuesday: 7 Miles @ 8:09 avg --> no stops, fast, felt great!!! Very dewy out, my eyelashes were dripping!!<br />
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Also ran in my new shoes!!! After almost 2 hours of trying on shoes, I walked out with an empty bank account but 2 pairs of amazing running shoes... I'm ok with that trade off... I'll talk about the shoes in another post.<br />
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Wednesday: Track Attack!!!<br />
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400-800-1200-1200-800-400 Mile</div>
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Felt Fast! Felt Great!! Was told by multiple people that I was lookin fit <--- such a confidence booster, proves that whatever I am doing is PAYING OFF!!!<br />
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After work J and I hit the gym for some SWOLE time!!!<br />
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5x4 Ball Slams</div>
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50/50 Inverted Rows</div>
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20 lb Alternating Overhead DB Presses</div>
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2x20 Lat Raises</div>
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3 x 3/3/3 Pull Ups </div>
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20-15-10-5 Scarecrows/Face pulls</div>
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(at the end of this workout J told me he saw veins poppin out my shoulders! <-- shits gettin REAL)</div>
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Have I mentioned how dreadful the gym is in January?? It is so crowded with people that have no clue what is going on. Now, I give HUGE props to all that want to make a lifestyle change and start working out, but I don't give props to the people that come in wearing Beats, texting on their cell phone, leaning on equipment, staring around and just being there so they can check in on Facebook... seriously people, when you walk in the door be ready to pump those muscles up and do some WORK!<br />
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I will elaborate in another post, but it's late and this chicka needs to get to bed to catch some recovery zzzz's!!!!Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-40226154554445888012014-01-10T21:31:00.000-05:002014-01-10T21:31:15.521-05:00Excuse Me, Can I Borrow Your Weight?Traveling with work throws my entire week off. I went to Dallas for one day, but I felt like I was gone for a week! Here is the week in a nutshell...<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Tuesday:</span><br />
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We had a cold front come in and when I hit the road running the temperature was 39* - but with the 17 MPH winds it made it feel like it was 30* <--- that is cold for this Florida Girl! I had to wear my capri's, combat jacket, gloves and head band!! The wind was brutal, but I was going 7 miles. I chose the route that would take me directly into the wind on the way out so I would have the wind at my back coming home.<br />
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Starting out I was a little weary on how I was going to feel after Monday's disastrous 8 miles. I ended up pretty happy with the run. I felt strong, my stride was feeling right and I breezed through it. For an easy run, my paces were where I wanted them to be.... (Mile 6 was heading straight into the wind, with a bridge, as I turned off the beach, hence the 8:26 pace)<br />
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<tr class="rich-table-row rich-table-firstrow splitsRow splitsRowSelected" style="background-image: url(http://connect.garmin.com/api/activity/component/splits/images/splits-highlight-bg.png); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; height: 28px; text-shadow: rgb(124, 124, 124) 1px 1px 1px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:0:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">1</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:0:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:34.7</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:0:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:0:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:35</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: whitesmoke; height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:1:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">2</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:1:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:24.1</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:1:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:1:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:24</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:2:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">3</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:2:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:20.2</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:2:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:2:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:20</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: whitesmoke; height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:3:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">4</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:3:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:14.1</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:3:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:3:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:14</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:4:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">5</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:4:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:11.6</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:4:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:4:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:12</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: whitesmoke; height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:5:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">6</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:5:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:25.8</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:5:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:5:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:26</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:6:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">7</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:6:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:06.8</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:6:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:6:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:07</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate splitsRowHighlight" style="background-color: #e3f4ff; height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:7:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:7:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">:06.4</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:7:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">0.01</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:7:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: center;">8:05</td></tr>
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<tr class="rich-table-subfooter splitsFooter" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; height: 28px; position: relative; text-align: right;"><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter " scope="col" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; height: 28px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px; position: relative;">Summary</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter " scope="col" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; height: 28px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px; position: relative;">58:23.7</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter " scope="col" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; height: 28px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px; position: relative;">7.01</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter " scope="col" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; height: 28px; margin: 0px; padding: 4px; position: relative;">8:20</td></tr>
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Then I was off to Dallas for a day!<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Wednesday:</span><br />
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I was staying in a Hotel that wasn't exactly on a safe side of town, so I was subjected to the dreadmill... I don't do well on these things. By the time I hit mile 1 I want to jump off and be done for the day. I ended up getting in 5 miles. I picked up the last 2 to keep things interesting. Mile 3 I upped the speed every .25 mile then Mile 4 I upped it every .10 mile, so I ended at a pretty decent pace. I am pretty sure I was the only person on the row of treadmills that was breaking a sweat and going fast. It is alway a weird feeling when you catch people staring at you then looking at your computer screen... trying to see what I am doing... (they are probably waiting anxiously for me to get off the mill because my sweat is flying everywhere!!!)<br />
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After the 5 miles I played around in the weight room. I started out with some pulls and ab work then decided to do some rows with dumbbells... well, the weight I wanted was missing so I searched around the gym.. I finally found them next to this guy, he wasn't using them, so I said <b><span style="color: purple;">"Excuse me, are you using these?"</span></b> this is the second time this week I have asked a guy at the gym for their weights... and this was the second time I got this blank look. They just stare, so I say "I promise I will be quick" and they both ended up saying yes.... it's a very awkward moment... like they think it's weird that a Girl is lifting as much as them?? Paleease... if they said No, I would just move up a weight and do my exercise right next to them!! <--- Boys are Dumb.<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Thursday:</span><br />
<br />
I got in pretty late the night before, so I slept in a little (it's so sad that my sleep in is 6am....). I wanted today to be an "off" day because I needed to do my Long Run on Friday since I have to fly on Saturday morning. Well as I said in a previous post, even on my off days I want to run 3 miles. Even if they are slow and painful, I just want 3 miles on the books.<br />
<br />
I think my body was uber excited to be running outside and not on the gosh forsaken dreadmill. My 3 miles ended up faster than planned. Last mile being 7:40... and body felt great. I could have run a lot further.<br />
<br />
No weights for today, need my body to be fresh for Friday!!<br />
<br />
Dinner was white rice with a ground beef, cabbage and tomato concoction.<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Friday:</span><br />
<br />
Alarm went off at 4:40am. My plan was to be out the door by 5:15.<br />
<br />
Since I was going 15 miles alone I had to be prepared with my fluids. I picked up some BCAA powder mix earlier this week and was told I should be sipping this on runs/workouts to help keep electrolytes and endurance in check and to help with recovery. I have a hand held water bottle that slips perfectly into the back of my sportsbra, so I mixed some into my water and took it with me.<br />
<br />
I made the usual coffee and toast... but for some reason this morning I wasn't feeling the coffee.. so just toast and water and I was off!<br />
<br />
Starting out I felt pretty bloated and kind of heavy. Energy was there, but for some reason I felt some lingering fatigue. I kept my mind strong, changed the tunes and kept thinking of the turn around point at 7.65 ... once I got out on to Gulf I start feeling good. I kept playing a mental game... ok, at mile 4 you can stop for a second... but then I got to 3.5 and said, no at Mile 5 you can stop... then I approached 5 and said nope... mile 6... then when I got there I said, well you made it this far, just get to the turn around retard!<br />
<br />
First stop at 7.65. I tried to have some GU, but wasn't feeling it. Threw it out. Then I was off and heading home.<br />
<br />
I started to get really thirsty on the way back. The BCAA mix was making my mouth thick and I needed pure water. I knew there was a public beach access around mile 11 that would have a water fountain... so I kept my mind on that and muscled through it. When I finally reached it, the water was AMAZING. It was cold and made me feel so good. It was so humid on the run, I was drenched and slopping sweat everywhere. That cool water felt so good on my face and in my mouth. It was exactly what I needed to finish strong. <-- and that is exactly what I did.<br />
<br />
The next stop was my door step. I was so excited about finishing this run feeling the way I did. A few weeks ago I ran this course with J riding his bike beside me and it was a literal shit show. I showed that course who I was this morning!!<br />
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<tr class="rich-table-row rich-table-firstrow splitsRow" style="height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:0:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:0:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:32.7</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:0:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:0:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:33</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: whitesmoke; height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:1:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">2</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:1:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:26.7</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:1:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:1:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:27</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:2:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">3</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:2:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:21.6</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:2:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:2:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:22</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: whitesmoke; height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:3:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">4</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:3:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:26.5</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:3:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:3:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:27</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:4:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">5</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:4:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:21.6</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:4:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:4:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:22</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: whitesmoke; height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:5:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">6</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:5:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:29.2</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:5:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:5:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:29</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:6:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">7</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:6:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:25.6</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:6:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:6:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:26</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: whitesmoke; height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:7:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:7:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:28.3</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:7:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:7:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:28</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:8:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">9</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:8:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:30.2</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:8:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:8:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:30</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: whitesmoke; height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:9:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">10</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:9:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:26.8</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:9:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:9:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:27</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:10:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">11</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:10:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:27.6</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:10:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:10:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:28</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: whitesmoke; height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:11:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">12</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:11:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:25.9</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:11:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:11:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:26</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="height: 28px;"><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:12:j_id290" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">13</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:12:t0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:28.5</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:12:t1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell " id="j_id288:normalTable:12:t2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-family: 'lucida grande', arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 4px; text-align: right;">8:28</td></tr>
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When I got home I immediately had my recovery shake! <-- this is SO important for proper recovery!!</div>
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After work J and hit the gym for some SWOLL time!</div>
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5x4 Med Ball Slams</div>
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5x5 T-Bar Rows w/ 55lbs</div>
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3x8 1 Arm Row w/ 35-40-35 lbs</div>
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2x8 Curl n Press w/ 25 lbs</div>
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40/40 Inverted Rows</div>
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2x20 scarecrows</div>
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Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-80652676001241141222014-01-06T21:14:00.000-05:002014-01-06T21:32:57.261-05:00HungoverI am not talking about the head pounding, can't see straight, hands trembling hangover. I'm talking about a workout hangover...<br />
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I mentioned yesterday that my body was going to be feeling those leg presses and jump squats... little did I know how bad it was going to be!<br />
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I got up bright and early ready to roll. The legs were creakin' and not wanting to move, but I was going to make them whether they wanted to or not.<br />
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Coffee + Toast + the Stick on the legs = Game Time<br />
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When I got outside I realized I was in for some nasty weather. It was foggy, misty and 100% humidity. I decided yesterday that I wanted to try a new route. I typically head left out of our neighbor hood and run along the beach, but I wanted to run down to Gulfport and hit the water that way. I didn't know how far it was going to be but I was getting there.<br />
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As I was getting settled into the run I knew it was going to be difficult. I didn't care if I stopped, I just wanted the miles. This is also called "junk miles" ...<br />
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First stop was mile 2. Needed to stretch the legs and keep moving. When I got to the point where I was going to head right to get to Gulfport I was at at 3.3... I wasn't stopping till I got to the water. I finally hit the water at 4.14 - it was a park directly on the water! I stopped and stretched the legs and realized how fatigued and dehydrated I was. I was going to find a water fountain... all parks have water fountains, right??!! Well, just a quick walk towards the complex and it was like finding a gold mine! A water fountain!!!<br />
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Then I was on my way back. 2 stops later I was finally home. Soaking wet, 8 miles done and sore as heck<br />
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After work J and I went to face all the madness.. aka the gym on the first Monday of the new year for International Chest day.</div>
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15 Ball Drops</div>
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5 x 5 DB Bench Press w/ 30lb DB</div>
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3x8 Lateral Pushups</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><u>Shredded Saturday</u></span></h3>
I started the weekend off with a 12 Mile Run on Saturday Morning.<br />
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Long Runs have always been my favorite training day in the past, but as of lately I have been scared of them because I don't know how they are going to go.<br />
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Originally I was thinking I was going to do 16. When the alarm went off I was exhausted and sleeping in felt like a MUCH better idea. I didn't let those thoughts overtake my drive for getting faster - I got up and did my usual.<br />
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Coffee<br />
Toast with Peanut butter<br />
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And I was off!<br />
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I decided I was going to head to the monster bridge, cross it and see how I was feeling to decide how far I was going to go. Surprisingly I felt great! I hit the bridge, got over it (it is seriously a monster, its long and HIGH). When I hit mile 6, I was out of sidewalk and didn't know where I was going to go - so I turned around. I figured I would head back and add on if I wanted to do more than 12.<br />
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I took my first GU and first stop at mile 7 - which was at the base of the bridge on the way back.<br />
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The way back I was feeling strong and felt so happy. As I got closer to home, I decided I was going to finish the run feeling strong and only do 12. Anything further than that I knew my body was going to start getting tired and it would be forced. I want to be smart with training, not dumb.<br />
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Once I got home I had my recovery protein drink and a shower.<br />
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J and I hit the gym for an intense 20 minute work out...<br />
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8 Pull Ups<br />
8 Box Jumps<br />
12 Kettle ball Swings (I used 25lb dumbbells)<br />
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As many reps as possible.<br />
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This kicked our buttays. I originally thought the Pulls were going to be the worse part, but the box jumps were outta control.<br />
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We ended up doing 13 rounds. We were covered in SWEAT.<br />
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Afterwards we hit up Home Depot where I officially sent J over the edge... little does he know, once this project is complete he will be oh so impressed!<br />
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The rest of the evening was spent watching the Eagles with a brewski in hand (actually a white wine spritzer for me :) )<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><u>Swoll Sunday</u></span></h3>
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Woke up and had the usual Coffee then hit the road for an easy 3 miler. It wasn't exactly easy. Those kettle ball swings were haunting my legs for sure.</div>
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Even on my off days, I am trying to get in 3 miles. Just for shake out and recovery and most of all, over all sanity!</div>
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By 11am J and I were back in the gym!! Love gettin' my swoll on with him!</div>
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Warmup</div>
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4x4 Wall Balls</div>
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3x3 Turkish Get Ups (25lb's)</div>
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5x5 Leg Press with 5 Jump Squats in between... (Leg Press had 423 Pounds!!)</div>
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10 x 1 Negative + 1 Pull ups</div>
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4 Farmers Walks (carrying 45lb plate weights in each hand)<br />
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Great workout... Love Pull ups and Love Leg days!!! <-- NOT a normal person :)</div>
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I am definitely going to be feeling that one tomorrow!!</div>
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Rest of the day will be spent grilling (or actually J will be grilling) lounging and foam rolling!!!</div>
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<span style="color: purple;">FOAM ROLLING!!</span></h3>
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I can not stress enough the importance of foam rolling... if you are running, you better invest in a foam roller or prepare yourself for injuries....</div>
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Rollin those Quads</div>
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<br />Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-78971724667109913102014-01-04T14:34:00.001-05:002014-01-05T18:23:48.294-05:00This is my Come Back post...I haven't been keeping up with this, so here it is. My goal for 2014 is to BLOG!<br />
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Just a quick update...<br />
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I am registered for Boston in April<br />
I am registered for the Donna 1/2 Marathon in February<br />
I am currently trying to join the Miami-Key West Ragnar Relay at the beginning of February<br />
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I have been struggling with running for the past 6 months that I moved to the Beach. I don't know what it is but this is what I think it is:<br />
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The Routes aren't my favorite, not motivating<br />
The Heat, Humidity and WIND are outrageous<br />
I have put on some boyfriend pounds... currently they are melting away<br />
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So, here is what I am doing to get around those 3.<br />
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Routes: Changing them up. Taking random turns to explore different routes. It seems to be working!<br />
Weather: Suck it up buttercup.. it is what it is and I can't control it.... so I am just dealing with it.<br />
Boyfriend Pounds: Justin and I have been working it in the gym 4-5 times a week on top of my running! My strength is totally shining through. Pull Ups are my Biaaaaatch!!! I have really been watching what I eat... filling up on my long lost salads I love SO much and not eating everything he eats (AKA CHOCOLATE 24/7... Nachos... Wings...) (( ok truth: I have a sweet tooth and a crazy addiction to ice cream.... ))<br />
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I am slowly starting to see a difference with the changes I've been making. I am sure most of it is mental, but I know some of it is physical. Getting a Boyfriend is great n all, but you have to find balance... you can't lose yourself in the process of losing yourself in him ;)<br />
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So here goes nothing... its Running With Penny's relaunch!!<br />
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<br />Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-25552849506112591442013-09-20T21:48:00.002-04:002013-09-20T21:48:31.042-04:00Great Quote<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">If your heart is hurting too, take heart, because we will run it out, sweat it out, breathe it out, and work it out. We will ache until it’s time to stop aching, pine until the time for pining is past, learn whatever lessons were ours to learn and release the ones meant for other people. We will label our heartache as a growing pain, and grow up and through the cracks, blooming gloriously on the other side.</span><br />
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BCAA w/ h2o<br />
2 pieces of toast.<br />
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Left house at 5:10<br />
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Got to track did 1 mile warm up.<br />
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I was feeling good when I woke up and on the drive over. I really thought that I was going to have a great day at track....<br />
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Workout:<br />
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400 - 400 - 800 - 800 - 1200 - 1200<br />
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The warm up mile was kind of a struggle, but usually it is just a shake out and things get better.<br />
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He put me in group 5 to start. Which I thought was going to be doable...<br />
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We came in on the first 400 at 98 minutes - - it was supposed to be 95. My watch didn't start so I had no idea what was going on. I did feel like I was pushing it, so when I found out we were slow I started to realize that it wasn't going to be a good day.<br />
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Next 400 - 94 - back on pace.<br />
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800's were difficult and slow. My body just didn't have the energy to run fast. Heart was racing, legs felt dead - I had nothing. Breathing was deep. It was rough<br />
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Slower than the plan<br />
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When we got to the 1200's he moved me back a group.<br />
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Well, we were approaching the 800 mark and I couldn't go any further. I kept slowing down and knew i had to stop.<br />
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1200 fail --> 800 = 3:22 --- slower than the other 800s!<br />
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Next 1200 I told myself to push it and get it done. No excuses...<br />
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5:01<br />
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Today was really discouraging. The feeling of having no energy to run and to feel like you have never run before sucks. Especially when you LOVE to run. Having people that have always been slower than you beat you feels horrible.<br />
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I was a little sore from the workout with J yesterday, but I don't think that was what was pulling me back.<br />
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I sort of think it is my diet. I don't know if I am fueling properly throughout the days. I shouldn't feel dead on my runs. My body shouldn't feel like it just wants to quit and sit down and give up.<br />
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<br />Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-67909289973219787082013-09-17T21:10:00.004-04:002013-09-17T21:10:36.635-04:00Easy Tuesday4:50am Wake up<br />
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Eizekl Toast w/ yogurt butter<br />
1/2 glass BCAA with h20<br />
Stick Rolling<br />
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Plan was 8 miles with strides.<br />
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I decided to take a somewhat different course today so that I could hit a water fountain. The humidity is still unreal at the beach which makes every run a struggle.<br />
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Starting out I was feeling good, but I was really trying to just maintain pace and not get too crazy.<br />
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I was pretty happy with the run overall. The paces were pretty even. I am starting to feel better on the daily runs which is making me happy.<br />
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I have a ton of work to still do, but I know it will come back.<br />
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At lunch I met J at the gym for some weights<br />
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Pretty sure that workout is going to be leaving me feeling sore for track tomorrow!<br />
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<br />Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-65309926797552501762013-09-16T20:04:00.001-04:002013-09-16T20:04:15.336-04:00Monday Tempo!Tempo:<br />
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1 Mile Easy<br />
2 x 7:00 minutes fast w/ 3:00 easy in between<br />
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I had to be at the airport at 7:45 am this morning, so I had to start early to get this done!<br />
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Woke up at 4:50am had my cup of coffee with Stevia and Almond Milk.<br />
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As I was getting dressed I had a 1/2 glass of BCAA mixed with h2o<br />
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I did some Stick Rolling<br />
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<br />Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-45439813799916413602013-09-15T17:02:00.000-04:002013-09-15T17:02:46.388-04:00Saturday FailureWoke up at 4:30am feeling tired, but excited about the run. Since getting accepted into Boston I have been pumped and ready to train!<br />
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1/2 Cup Coffee<br />
Ezikel Toast x2<br />
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Met friends at 5am to head to Fort Desoto.<br />
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Drank 1/2 cup of BCAA mixed with h2o on the way to the park.<br />
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The plan was to run<br />
4 easy<br />
4 @ 7:30<br />
1 easy<br />
3 @ 7:30<br />
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This was really aggressive for me right now, so I was just going to "pick it up" on the fast miles.<br />
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I ran the 1st mile really slow with my Friend, so when I hit the 2nd mile I took off. I could tell at this point the run wasn't going to be good.<br />
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My stomach hurt, I felt bloated, my legs didn't want to run. They were sore from a Spin Class the day before. My head hurt. It just wasn't good.<br />
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I made it to mile 5, stopped, stretched my legs. My heart was racing and I just wanted to call it a day.<br />
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I made it to the car, which put me at 6. I decided to call it quits, my pace was bad, I was needing to stop to recover and knew it was just going to continue to go down hill.<br />
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As I drove home I started feeling bad about quitting and hated that I made that decision. When I got to the house, I immediately hopped on my bike and went out for 13 miles. I figured another 50 minutes of cardio would make up for some of the miles I lost.<br />
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I was pretty depressed about quitting for the rest of the day. Part of me wanted to go out the next day to tackle it again, but end in the end I decided to just continue with my schedule.<br />
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Obviously my body needed rest, so I took today off and will resume the schedule tomorrow!<br />
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<br />Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-90935069326037598292013-09-11T07:57:00.000-04:002013-09-11T07:57:25.523-04:00#Boston2014: I AM IN!<div style="text-align: center;">
I got the email yesterday. I am Boston 2014 Bound!!!</div>
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Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-45053320802430746102013-08-11T10:07:00.000-04:002013-08-11T10:07:35.742-04:00Feelin' Good & I'm Lovin' itThis week running has been a lot better than usual, and it is making me a HAPPY runner again!!!!<br />
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Tuesday: Easy 5<br />
Wednesday: Plan was 5-6 went 7<br />
Thursday: Plan was 5-6 went 10.5!!!<br />
Friday: 2.5 Miles on Treadmill then 1 hour Spin Class<br />
Saturday: 12 Miles!!!<br />
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Since moving to the beach running has been a struggle. I don't know if it is the humidity, the change of paths, the extra 5 pounds or the fact that I have just been really run down mentally and emotionally. Regardless of what is causing it, I have been letting it get to me way to much - but I refuse to throw in the towel.<br />
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This week I was feeling so good while running, stops were not needed, mental games didn't exist, it was coming so easy & I was feeling GREAT!<br />
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Thursday's run of 10.5 miles really came out of nowhere. I thought since I did the 5 miles then 7 miles the previous 2 days that I was just going to need some easy miles... WRONG :)<br />
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I hit my 2.5 mile mark and told myself, ok go to 3 and turn... then next thing you know I said 3.5... etc. etc... I made it past the Don Cesar and kept trekking down to Pass a Grille. I really think I would have gone 12 miles, but I forced myself to turn back.<br />
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I had that feeling of bliss while running that morning. I felt so happy inside, and my energy was soaring. I have come to realize that I need that feeling in my life. It puts me in a better mood, kick starts my day and fires my motivation through life.<br />
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When I woke up on Saturday morning I had texts on my phone from my Brother... Stephanie was in labor!! I was within hours of becoming an AUNT!! I thought I was going to meet my friends for their long run, but with this news I didn't make it out of the house in time. So I set out alone, not know what I was doing as far as distance or pace.. well.. I ended up with 12 miles at 8:20 pace.... faster than my 10.5 on Thursday and feeling amazing again!!! Only needed 2 stops and only had about 6 Honey Zinger balls.<br />
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Today is gym day for some cross training!!!<br />
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Life is so much better when you are running happy<br />
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<br />Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-85508939991746024152013-07-26T16:13:00.003-04:002013-07-26T16:13:50.774-04:00I suckToday I was supposed to wake up and run 10 miles. I kind of was thinking I would go farther if I had the time.<br />
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I woke up, but I was exhausted. At 4am that is normal and usually when I start running I wake up and forget how tired I was when I opened my eyes.<br />
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This morning I started out, and I knew at mile .5 that things were not going to get better - but I continued with my plan.<br />
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Well after the first 2 miles I just wanted to stop and sit down. I made myself make it to mile 2.5 -- I told myself, every 2.5 I could stop... 2.5 miles is nothing! (well, it shouldn't be ....)<br />
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Well, 2.5 came and went and then I hit 3.5 and stopped again... then I hit 4.3 and sat down.<br />
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All I wanted to do was get a cab back home.<br />
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After I felt I had sat enough, I got up and headed home. Things were getting worse. I didn't even make it a mile before I was WALKING!<br />
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I decided I would run .5 miles... walk.... .5 miles.... walk ... all the way home.<br />
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Thats.how.bad.it.was.<br />
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It wasn't that I was winded or out of shape.<br />
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My legs just wouldn't move. They were dead. There was nothing in them. I couldn't lift them.<br />
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As depression settled in on the way back, I started thinking...<br />
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I technically have not had a day off in over 2 weeks AND I did 2 very long runs that I haven't done in a while.<br />
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On my "off" day this week I woke up and ran 3 miles.<br />
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On my supposed to be off days I did stair climber and weights (the day after the 16 miles) and then Spin and weights yesterday.<br />
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So, perhaps I am not giving myself the rest.<br />
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Then on top of all this, I want to lose weight so bad that I don't think I am eating right. I think I am consuming the calories, but just not the right types of food to fuel and recover.<br />
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So now I sit here in defeat. I feel depressed, fat and out of shape. This attempt happened at 5 am and its almost 5pm and I am still feeling like the worst runner in the world and that perhaps I should just give it all up..... uuuuuuughghghghghgRunning with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333250379210556337.post-71933963213439429832013-05-14T14:14:00.001-04:002013-05-14T14:14:12.289-04:003 rest days = fresh legs!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WtO8B-GamDw/UZJ-8nF0uRI/AAAAAAAAAlo/TS87ZLRf33g/s640/blogger-image-1309956594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WtO8B-GamDw/UZJ-8nF0uRI/AAAAAAAAAlo/TS87ZLRf33g/s640/blogger-image-1309956594.jpg"></a></div>Running with Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705446947180896445noreply@blogger.com0