Don't Mess With...

I'm off to Texas this evening!

So get ready for some fun posts about the heat. :)  This morning Mathis and I took the dogs on a short walk (mile and a half) -- guess that counts as my cross training?  My legs are still a little sore from Saturday, but feeling good overall.  Really hope I can keep up my training this week in Texas -- stay tuned!

Friday's Hike

On Friday Mathis and I did an 8 mile hike together on the Appalachian Trail.  We had a great time, and we even saw a couple of black bears on our way down!

My legs are still pretty sore so I pushed my long run off until tomorrow.  I may go for a shorter run or walk later on today, but I can't decide if it'd be better off for me to just rest.  Guess we'll see!

XTraining

I've never been good about cross-training.  I like running, and that's about all I do.  But I'm going to start cross-training once a week, and this morning I worked on my Pilates at home. :)

Gracie even got in on the action...

Some of the moves were really hard, but I think it'll be really good for my core to start doing some of these exercises.  I also plan on doing the elliptical and bike for other cross-training days.  And afterwards I rewarded myself with a green monster. :)

What do you do to cross-train?

Cross-Training

My legs aren't sore at all today, but I still wanted to give them a rest from a longer run yesterday.  Yet a part of me really wanted to get in some exercise.  That's when I remembered that there's something runners can do in these moments, and it's called cross-training.  I'm terrible about cross-training.  I know that cross-training has so many benefits, but sometimes it's hard enough for me to fit in running.  I love running, and it's really one of the only forms of exercise I enjoy.  But tonight I decided a walk in the neighborhood would be perfect.

I asked my friend Ashley to go, because we hadn't talked in awhile, and she's a FAST walker.  She really kept me moving tonight, and it was great.  Ashley is very active, and she does a lot of classes at our rec center.  Ashley and I trained together for the 10 mile race back in March, and I will always remember running my first 7 miles with her.  We kept a fast pace tonight for three miles, and although it was warm, it was cloudy and cooler than it had been during the day.

In other news, how cute is this shirt?

RPM Plus Three

This morning I got up at 4:50am to make it to a 5:45am RPM class taught by my friend Hannah.  I picked up Sarah and Wendy before going to the class, and I don't think I would have made it without them! :)

We had a great time at the class, and we decided to run 3 miles on the Huckleberry after the class.  The temps were already creeping up by the time we finished our run.  It feels so great to have done so much exercise before 8:00am!

What a great start to the week!

Miles: 3
Time: 35 minutes, 30 seconds

Miles this Week: 3
Miles this Month: 14

Good Friday Hike

Cross-training! :)