Mother, Run, Hike

My legs are in pain right now and I want to go home and keep sleeping.... but adulting is getting on the way... you know, with having to be at work. So, last week we decided to change up the training days cycle, to adjust for longer runs. It's all complicated because of my custody schedule, and I will not bore anybody with those details, but our training week will now be a Monday to Sunday week. So Training Week #4 will now have also included the Ice Fest 5K, and 12.5 miles of running. We had warm temperatures on Sunday and Monday, and this melted a lot of snow from our running trails. Monday 2.01.16  - Rest. After those exhausting 3 miles the day before! Tuesday 2.02.16 - A little bit of everything 30 minutes of weights with Roger. Let me say that, I do the exercises he gives me, but I don't know what they are called. I only know they worked because everything is sore the next three days. 1 hour of Zumba with Susan 3 mile tempo run on the treadmill- I was ...

Marathon training is kicking my butt! my legs hurt right now, and I barely ran yesterday. Sunday January 17th 14 Miles, Half Marathon pace. I begrudgingly skipped Sunday Zumba for our super long run. This Is MY LONGEST RUN EVER! Monday January 18th Rest Day- Martin Luther King day, my son had off school, we donated a few bags of stuff to Goodwill. Tuesday January 19th Zumba with Susan Hip Hop with Denise 1 mile of sprints, with walks in between Wednesday January 20th Body Weights with Roger- 3 sets of each, Pull ups, push ups, shoulder press machine, pistol squats, Russian twist and V ups. - I know I complain, but without Roger's training, I would have never gotten better at running. 1 hour of Zumba with Denise Thursday January 21st Rest day Friday, January 22nd We skipped Weights to get groceries for the impending Blizzard. 8 mile easy run- I knew that with the incoming storm, there was a high possibility that we will 1. be staying home a...