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| 5lbs weights. iPhone (not shown), armband & headphones and a workout mat is all I need to get fit. |
The kids got to Kids Club ok and I got everything stashed in the lockerroom and the Curves room was even almost empty. I'm starting to see some regulars. I wish they were a little more friendly, but it's only been a week so who knows if they even remember me.
By the way, I'm using the Hal Higdon 10k Novice Running Plan, but since I'm also doing 21 day fix for my cross training, on the cross training days on Hal's schedule I'm just taking a short warm-up run before I do my 21 Day Fix routine. My Monday scheduled workout was Stretch and Strength so I did intervals for about 1.5 miles then a cool down.
As much as I don't want to say it, my running had a case of the Mondays. I started out ok, but after just a little while I started to get tired. I think outside stress was affecting me more than I thought and my foot even was hurting a little bit. (For those who don't know, in 2008 I dislocated 4 bones in my left foot. I've had two surgeries and have already raced a dozen or so races, but every once in a while it gives me trouble. Yesterday it was some cross training stuff that was pinching it.)
Anyway, Tuesday will be another longer run so I'll push myself through it and stay focused on my 8 week goal of doing 6 miles without stopping. Some people train for a race to just finish, but I want to beat my last recorded time from the Summer Breeze course. So far I've been faster than my normal running.
Last month when I was running my average was 11:53 and this month so far my average is 10:50. I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that I'm running without the kids, but I like to think that me losing a bit of weight already this week and the cross-training that I'm doing with 21 Day Fix is helping my body get faster. I know I'll probably never get down below an 8 minute mile, but a 9 or 10 minute mile would be GREAT!
Did Total Body Cardio starting out with 8 lbs weights and switched to 5lbs weights. I want to push myself, but I think maybe I'll need to wait until next week to add more weights.
My favorite part of the day however came when I got home and checked the Summer Meltdown Challenge Group Board and one of my group-mates had gotten her first workout in. 2/3 of the group had already started their workouts and were doing great, but to find out that the last one to start finally got her workout in really made me proud! I think I was more excited about that than my accomplishments for the day. I guess it's the "teacher" in me. I still can't believe that all those years I thought I'd be a teacher and then changed my path. Maybe I wasn't supposed to be a school teacher so that I could be available to help other people through Beachbody.
Had to get up super early, but I'll be back at it mid morning. Can't wait to see what kind of a workout I get in today!
My favorite part of the day however came when I got home and checked the Summer Meltdown Challenge Group Board and one of my group-mates had gotten her first workout in. 2/3 of the group had already started their workouts and were doing great, but to find out that the last one to start finally got her workout in really made me proud! I think I was more excited about that than my accomplishments for the day. I guess it's the "teacher" in me. I still can't believe that all those years I thought I'd be a teacher and then changed my path. Maybe I wasn't supposed to be a school teacher so that I could be available to help other people through Beachbody.
Had to get up super early, but I'll be back at it mid morning. Can't wait to see what kind of a workout I get in today!
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