Michelle's Running Blog

Today's 4 mile run was "fast".  I have been running slower lately but today's run was at a normal pre-pregnancy pace.  I really enjoy being home from running at 7:00 and having my kids sleep in until somewhere between 8:00 and 9:00.  I don't like the early alarm but the quite alone time is refreshing.

I felt a bit tired running today, but was happy to find out at the end of the run that we ran the same AP as yesterday.  It was nice to have the weather a bit warmer and best of all, it was light when we started running and not just at the end!

Today I have a crazy  busy day.  I have to make five pans of rice to bake this morning meet at our church to set up for a dinner/activity tonight and then after set up I have to prepare 24 fleece blankets because I just found out yesterday afternoon that the person who was supposed to be in charge of blankets for our service project is not going to do it, so it falls on me.  Then there is parent teacher conference and piano lessons not to mention laundry and feeding my children.  After that is all done I still have to attend the activity tonight.  I am going to be tired tonight!

I am really bad at posting recently when I do a P90X workout. It is because I finish the workout at 9:30-!0:00 instead of 7:00.  By then the day is too crazy to write a blog post.  I did do the P90X 60 minute stretch video.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE this video.  I hardly ever do it because I feel like it isn't really a workout, because it is not.  But stretching for and hour feels so good.  It was a nice way to relax after the previous busy day.

I ran alone today and felt great at the end of my run so I added on a little distance.  I estimated it was around .4 but that is a complete guess.  I really enjoyed my run today.  Some of the good things about today's run are; I woke up feeling rested one minute before the alarm went off, it was already light outside when I started my run, I listened to music, the sun came up with glare shining off of windows and cars, it was warm, running alone allowed me to go at my own pace, I added a little distance, it provided great rejuvenation.  

Today I did the P90X kenpo workout which is a lot like Taebo.  It was a good workout but a lot of kid interruptions.  I think one of the great things about running is that you are not home and kids can't bother you.  I like that better then the constant, "mom, mom, mom" while doing P90X at home.

Today was a great run.  I have been feeling better about running this week.  It was just my neighbor Michelle and I today which seemed like a small group for a Saturday morning run.  We ran on the Hiline Canal trail.  There was a lot less snow then last week but a ton of large and deep truck tracks.  I had to be careful where I ran so I wouldn't twist an ankle.  The run went by quickly and painlessly and our AP was 9:40.  I call that success.