Two Moms on the Run

One foot infront of another...Sometimes that's what you have to do to reach your long run goals. We managed to make our goal of running 8 miles. I still can't believe it. The longest run both of us as ever done. We managed to start off by the dog park and made it to Bentonville Farmers Market. The feeling was so amazing. I really wished we had a camera to prove it to everyone. The people at the market were just starting at us and asking us if we had been running? Duh! We did take a little bit of a break to walk around the farmers market. We are trying to score a good deal of peaches to put up in cans. Anyway, no good deals but we did reach our goal. We turned around and headed back to the dog park. No weird leg pain this time. We actually ended up seeing close to four deer while on the trail. I love it. It really makes the running jounrey more fun. It's not so fun running past the waste management facility. I always try to run a little bit faster so we don't have to smell all the human waste in the air. It's seriously gross. We didn't have the fastest time but it was decent. I figured it was close 11 mile mile. We wouldn't be doing a long run next week. Next weekend, we have a 5k race on Sat and a 10k race on Monday. So, we are going to focus on hills and speed training for the rest of this week to get us ready for the two races.

Extra Motivation

I found out last night, Leroy is taking me to Hawaii in a couple of weeks. We are thinking about going mid-Oct. I'm not sure if we can even plan out a whole trip but we are going to try. We will be flying first class. I have never flown first class but it should be fun. It's not fun being cramped in those airline seats. Leroy really wants to fly over to the big island and do a 18 mile hike together. So, I'm all geared up to work on losing a couple more pounds. Oh, I'm so excited. So, I'm off to workout this morning. Any ideas, of things we should do? We use to live on Oahu but I'm not really sure about the big island?

Dieting Woes

I noticed today my clothes weren't fitting right. I decided to try on my size 4 jeans and they don't fit. I couldn't even zip them up. So, I'm sitting here kicking myself. I thought I could just eat whatever I wanted but that's not happening anymore. I need to seriously, start a food journal again and keep myself accountable.

Don't double Up

Due to canning fresh grape juice. I ended up having to miss my running session last night. In hindsight, I should of workout first thing in the morning instead of waiting until the evening. Well, I started juicing my grapes around 1:00pm and didn't finish until close to 9:00pm. So, I ended up having to double up on my workouts. I did my C.E. dvd workout and I decided to hit the treadmill. I'm so exhausted. I don't feel awesome like I did last week when I did three workout sessions in a row. I'm still tired from all of my canning. So, I'm done with my workout and back on schedule! I'm going to spend the rest of the day cleaning up the house. The kids managed to destory it while I was busy in the kitchen canning.

The Plan

This weeks training schedule!

Mon-Speed Training (30-45 min)
Tue-C.E. burn circuit 3
Wed-C.E. push circuit 1
Thr-Temp Run (30-45 min)
Fri-C.E. Lean Circuit 2
Sat-Long run 8 miles

Two Mom's On The Run...

This morning, I stepped outside with my keys in hand to go running with my friend Meg. My running partner is out of town this week. I was surprised to see my friend waiting outside to pick me up. She decided to surprise me. Wow, what a great way to start off the morning.

We managed to drag ourselves out of bed before the sun was even up. It was dark but getting lighter outside. We decided to be brave and run for seven miles. That's the longest run I have ever done. We decided to take a nice slow pace or it was slow pace for me.

Half thru the run, we had to go up this massive hill. Ouch!! It was a killer. It was so nice, to be able to turn around and go downhill. We ended up kicking some serious butt.

The last mile or two it was getting tough. My hamstring was killing me. I don't know why but it was starting to thorb.

We pushed ourselves hard at the end. Finished it. Seven Miles!!!!!!!!!!! Next week, we will be running eight miles.

So, I'm home alone. Meg dropped me off and Leroy took the kids somewhere. So, I have the morning to myself. Yes!!!!!!

Off to take a nice long shower.

I can't seem to get enough!

I just love the feeling I get after running or just plain exercising. I love it!

I told myself to cut back on my workout routine but I can't seem to. I think, I might have a problem.

I walked around the lake with the two little ones. Landon started first grade this morning. So, we dropped him off and headed for the lake. It was a cross between jogging and walking. Logan can go in either extremes: fast or slow on his bike.

We ended up spending about two hours at the lake. Playing in the sand box and throwing rocks into the creek. A perfect morning.

We came back home and had a nice lunch with my homemade bread. Yummy!

I decided to go ahead and do another C.E. video: Push Circuit 2! I was lifting some of my heaviest weights. I was bench pressing 17.5 pound weights. I was feeling strong.

Well, I still had enegry to burn. So, I jumped on my treadmill. I decided to try out the 300 calorie burn program. I tried the program a couple of months ago but it was way tooooooo fast. So, I decided to give it another try.

I did awesome. I didn't have to stop once. I was running my fastest ever on the treadmill. 7.3 mphs. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! My pace was averaging between 8:50 to 9:40 minute mile. So, three miles in 30 minutes. I feeling really good!

Wow, talk about being on a high. A running high. This is why, I love to run. I'm not sure what it is but some time of high. I'm addicted.

I need some one to talk some sense into me.

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta hit the shower!