Hot and Humid..

Today was so hot and humid that when it was time to go for the workout I was seriously having second thoughts. Margie and I were suppose to run the hill and do abs and legs tonight. However, when we got there they were having some kinda get together or event on the hill. There were tons of people and a live band. So we just walked/ran and then did our abs and legs. When we were done we were done we ran over to get soup and a salad then came home and she did the treadmill and I did the elliptical. We both were so drenched it wasn't even funny. Tomorrow is gonna be just as bad so I will have to get my workout in early!

Todays workout:
Walk/Run with abs, and legs
30min Elliptical

Wow are you serious??

So here I am making good on my promise to do a better job at blogging. Over the weekend I didn't workout those were my rest days. Was kinda good but you really pay for it when you do workout. I might try splitting up the days when I only do 5 days of workouts. My eating on Sunday was AWFUL!!! It was like nothing was satisfying me and I couldn't get full. Oh well I guess you have those days. Lets just hope those are very far and few in between.

Todays workout was hard but so glad that I was pushed and that I finished.

Workout with Kyle:
Sprints 4 sets of 4 40/20's at 8.5....such a love hate relationship for sure!!
Then we did tons of abs, squats, and push-ups.

Now it's off to Youngs Dairy with the family =)

Keeping it real...

So here I am...again. I know I pretty much suck at this blogging thing. However, I've decided that I'm gonna try and do better. I want to try and post my daily workouts so that I can keep track of what I'm doing. My plan is to do some 5k's, a 10k, and a half marathon then maybe a full marathon and all by next September 2011. I'm not a fast runner and have no plans to try and be one. I just like knowing that I can get out there and run. Right now I can do 5 miles and it takes me right at about 56min. If I naturally pick up my speed then, well that will be great. But my goals might be a little different than some of the other runners I know and for right now my goal is to just get out there and then journal about it. So hopefully I will be able to look back and see how far I have come.

This past weeks workouts:

Monday: Sprints and weights in the a.m. then 40min elliptical in the p.m.

Tuesday: Ran the "HILL" and then did arms, abs, legs in the a.m. then ran 3miles in the p.m.

Wednesday: 90min elliptical

Thursday: Sprints and weights

Friday: Ran the "HILL" along with arms, abs, legs, then ran 2miles on the treadmill

Not a bad week if I say so myself!! The plan for Saturday and Sunday is to take it easy....Have a great weekend=)

Wordless Wednesday

Fall....

Fall.....yea I am ready for everything that it brings. I love the smell of fall, the pumpkins, the crunching of the leaves, the cool fall days leading into some chilling evenings, the walks, football, hayrides, and so much more!! I truly appreciate each season and what they bring but Fall is my absolute favorite!!

Okay what have I been up to? Well, I have still been pounding out the sprints on the treadmill. I have been trying to recapture a relationship with the treadmill so that I can at least put 2 to 3 miles in several times a week. So far not bad. I do love running I just need to not put so much pressure on myself that I HAVE to put in long miles at high speed. I just need to do it and have fun with it. The sprints have been going great!! Like I said in an earlier post they are a love/hate relationship! One good thing about them is that I do feel that they have helped with my softball. Running those bases are hard fast sprints...

Well tonight is our first night of Bootcamp=) I was able to talk my hubby and my son to do this with me. I'm excited but hope that I can do this and hope that it turns out to be a fun positive thing for all of us. This will be 2x a week in the evening and will last for 4 weeks. I'm hoping to do this plus keep up with my other workouts....So we will see.

Tomorrow I am joining a very popular and hard bible study. I'm a little scared to do this but really feel in my heart this is what I need to do. I go to the open study tomorrow and they have you fill out paper work giving them information about yourself and your bible knowlege. After that they place you in a small group setting which can take up to a few weeks before they place you.

Tomorrow also, I am leaving to go on a little getaway with my homies to Gatlinburg. This is a group of 10 of us and this will be our 4th year I believe. This group of women has been an amazing blessing in my life. Each of them are very unique and brings something to the relationship. Totally amazes me that this friendship of this many women is as strong as it is for as long as it has been. How many women do you know that can get together under the same roof for several days and it be all good? We come back home tired yet refreshed. Our cheeks and bellies hurt from sooooo much laughing. And each year I come home learning yet another thing about each of them that makes me love them even more.

Have a great Tuesday=)

A little bit frustrated..

Okay........so why can't I run 3 miles?? Why is it soooo hard for me to do this?? Could it be the treadmill? It's boring for sure but you would think that I could come up with something that would help me get through 3 measly miles right? I don't know, I just dread the days that I have to run. I don't LOVE sprints but I don't dread them either. I have tried to stay really consistent with everything this week such as my eating, my water intake, the times that I workout....I just can't get past this block I have. Maybe running outside would be better for me, I don't know. There is soooo much traffic on our street it's awful. There are no sidewalks and they fly up and down our street. I felt awful yesterday after only running for a mile then just did some interval fat burning program that I have on the treadmill. That is one thing, you get bored you start pushing buttons on your treadmill that you never did before. It was fun and had me sweating so, maybe I just need a change for a bit and back off of the running. Maybe I just need to do whatever I feel like doing when it comes to my running and not worry about the speed or the time or how far?? Maybe.......

Today on the other hand was a great speed workout. After I did my sprints I did a 10min interval program and then just walked for a bit. After that I did some arms, legs, and abs. I felt really good and felt like it was really a great workout. When I'm doing a 1min 55sec sprint it kills me but I know that it's only 1min 55sec. Either way today was a good day and I'm gonna try and do the eliptical for about 25min this evening. We will see..

How do you get through on your runs whether it's outside or on the treadmill?? How do you get past your next point??

Have a great Saturday=)

Back to a routine...

So the kids are back in school and we are finally back to somewhat of a routine. The first day of school went great and all the kids seemed to be pretty excited about getting back to school and seeing their friends and meeting their new teachers. For me......well it was like Christmas morning=)) I love my kids and love having them around but I am not one of those sappy moms who just can't believe their baby is going to school or junior high or high school. Not that there is anything wrong with that at all, it's just not me. I generally don't take pictures or send special notes in their lunch...nope that's just not me. Buh-bye...kissy kissy...see you later...I'll be thinking of you when I'm in the pool ALL by myself.......AND enjoying it=)))) Lol..LOVE those little burgers!!

Anywho, I did get my sprints in yesterday and even though I had to talk myself into getting them done, I am glad I did them. I'm always glad that I did them so I don't know why it's so hard for me to just get out there. Did pretty good on my eating and even did an "activity" interval on the eliptical for 25min. Not a hard core workout but a pretty good sweaty workout. I'm kinda likin on the eliptical actually. Today I have done WONDERFUL on my eating and thats even with eating a small bowl of sugar free ice cream for desert. This morning after the kids were off to school I did Yoga with my friend and then did a 3miler on the treadmill. I have to say it was pretty rough. Time was pretty good...29:53 but did have to step off a few times for a quick drink. I do love running but I have just had a hard time feeling motivated about doing it. Soooo glad I did it once I'm done and even feel pretty proud of myself. I just would like to be able to FEEL the progress. I'm gonna try to do another 2miler tonight and see how that goes instead of doing the eliptical tonight. Tomorrow is sprints and resistance training. Then, I'm gonna tackle that bedroom of mine.

Have a great evening.....