Gus is Back AND Yoga Night!

Yay Gus came home this morning!! He is no longer lost. So hopefully he can be one of my new running buddies. Celebrate with doggie night tonight. Also, Allison and I are going to strength train and YOGA. Finally, back to yoga. I can't wait! My body hates me for depriving it of yoga the past month and a half! Updates when I get home...

Weekend Run in Michigan

This weekend was so good! We got away in Michigan and I definetly caught up on sleep and had a fun relaxing time. Much needed! I even ran on Saturday. We think it was 5 miles, but I swear it had to be about 6. I am sore today still. But it is good.

I want to schedule a massage today. Also, Jess gave me a website to download podcasts that sync with the tempos of my runs. I plugged in my ipod this morning. Tonight I will sync it up. Baby steps!

Hopefully this week is a good week. I want to prevent stress and more stress. So my goals this week are: sleep at least 7 hours a night. Get workouts in including running and strength training. And paint my toes!

Gym Update

6:00am Strength and Stretching
Weight: 133 pounds

Bench Press: 10 lbs + bar, 3x10
Squats: 10 lbs + bar, 3x12
Tricep Dips: body weight, 3x12
Bicep Curls: 10 lbs, 1x12/ 15 lbs, 2x12
Back Extension: body weight, 3x8
Ab Crunch Machine: 10 lbs, 3x12

I am crabby again today. Blah. I was tired at the gym because I woke up at 5:00am to get there on time. Today I am starting to train for the 10 mile race. I am still sore from the 5 mile run on Sunday. I stretched and did strength training this morning. It was alright...we didn't get too crazy though. Tomorrow is a 6 mile run I think. Yikes! Not sure about yoga tonight. We shall see. It's at 8pm. I want to contiune doing morning workouts because they work the best for me.

5 Mile Race Complete!

Yesterday's race was wondddderful! We ran the entire thing not stopping one time! I am so proud of myself and my friends. It was cold, but after .5 miles our toes were warm and tingly. At the end I was sweating so much I had 3 layers of clothes I had to peel off. I stretched afterwards and foam rolled but I am still sore today. But I am SO RELAXED. I need to run. It helps me so much, both physically and mentally. Today is a rest day and tomorrow starts my training for the 10 mile race coming up in May. I plan on getting back to my Tuesday night yoga routine tomorrow.

Here is what they sent me after I finished the race!
"Congratulations on your finish at the 2010 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K! Your time was 0:54:30 and your finish place was 18936 out of 25,561 finishers."

**at least I wasn't the last one...but I still give that person some major thumbs up! =)




xoxo
Ang

Day ??? Shamrock Shuffle tomorrow morn!

Well, let's see...it's been a whole MONTH since I have written in here. Life threw me a curve ball but I'm back in the game now!=)

So, tomorrow is the Shamrock Shuffle 8K. I am excited to run it with my friends. I don't know if I am physically prepared to run it, but I think I have all this pent up energy and stress so I think I'll be okay! Tomorrow kicks off my new set of goals.

I now fit into the oldest pair of jeans that I own. I have not worn them in over a year and a half because they did not fit. Now they DO! I am at my goal weight. 130 pounds. My new goal is to maintain my weight and train for a marathon.

I am sad that for a whole month I did not work out. I did two times actually. But that is not good when I can count on one hand how many times I did strenuous physical activity in a whole month. But thats okay...back on track now. Things can only get better from here on out. Wish me luck tomorrow. 5 miles here I come!!!

xoxox
Ang