Little Runner

I have created a running monster. The Artist may become Little Runner. The boy is completely hooked. On Saturday, we braved the pouring rain and ran the Glow Run 5k.

I have a new reason to work on my running. The boy is fast. He took off, and there was no way I was catching him. My shins were on fire, and my legs were stiff from my morning run. Normally, I wouldn't mind him ditching me, but it was dark, pouring rain, and the course wasn't closed. He ran the first mile without stopping, but then he waited for me. We ran most of the course. It had been steadily raining the whole time, and it picked up when we were almost done. We ran about 2.7 miles.

It was a blast. We were cold and soaked, but we had a lot of fun. The Artist was ecstatic. He kept saying it was the best race ever. He wanted to do more running. He started talking about training for the Milk Run (a 10k in June). I am so thrilled that he loves running. Now, I've got to get in better shape, so we can run it together.

He started his training this morning. He asked me to get him up early, and he hopped on the treadmill. He did 15 minutes before getting ready for school. He was so proud. I am, too.

The Glow Run kind of wrecked me. My PF is back. I'm working on making it better, but it's still pretty painful. Sunday was an active rest day. I was on my feet for most of the day (ouch), but I didn't get in a workout.

On Monday, the kids and husband had a day off from school. It was a relaxing day. We were not very active for most of it, so we decided to do a family workout. Everyone got to pick 3 exercises, and we all got to go twice. It was fun and ended up being a pretty good workout.

Today, I broke my workout up into a few shorter workouts.

Tuesday's workouts:

20 min. speed intervals on the treadmill - my feet hurt after. I did some stretching, which helped a little.

Lift - lower body
squats 135#  5 reps x2
calf raises  135#  10 reps x2
Won Ho x2

plie squats 135# 6 reps x2
one leg lunges 8 reps/side x2

Won Hyo x2


Yoga x2
15 minutes - post treadmill workout
10 minutes - post lifting

Meditation
10 minutes

It all adds up. Every little bit counts.

Endorphins Make Me Happy

Today's another busy day. Once I step out the door, I am going until about 9pm. The day didn't start well. New issues to deal with and problems to fix. The original plan was to walk Moon Dog and go for a run before my day got crazy, but it started raining. Plus, my arms and legs are aching from yesterday's workout. Lots of reasons to skip my workout and take a rest day.

But, I'm committed to staying on the list. I put off the stressing and jumped on the treadmill. I can never stay on the treadmill for long. It drives me nuts. Still, anything is better than nothing. I decided to do a speed workout. I'm not as speedy as I used to be, but it was a good workout.

Wednesday's workout:

30 minutes on treadmill - walk/run intervals


It's amazing what a quick workout can do. Feeling much calmer and off to take on the day.

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Practice, Practice, Practice...

Today was supposed to be my long run day. The wind was crazy this morning, so I decided I would attempt to do my run on the treadmill. I ended up doing 5 miles. Half of what I planned, but I'm okay with it. There's another TKD tournament in a week, so it will be nice to have non-sore legs this week.

I did quite a bit of practice this past week. My pattern and break. I'm struggling with the break, but I've got another week to make it better. My pattern is coming along nicely. It could be better but not bad. My main goal for this tournament is to keep myself calm. I get super nervous, and then I don't do as well as I could. I've been meditating and visualizing a successful break and pattern. Even when I visualize it, my heart races. I get really nervous. I'm working on bringing myself down and focusing. Not sure what will happen at the tournament, but I've got another week to work on it.

I've also been lifting and running this week. I am on Week 3 of my lifting program. I'm feeling stronger and more positive overall. I also threw in a day of Pilates to work on my core. My eating has been mostly clean, and I'm feeling pretty good.

Going into this week focused and with a plan. Nervous about the tournament, but I'll do what I can this week. Practice. practice, practice...