This week has been a great week for running. After the eating disaster this past weekend known as Easter, I knew that I was going to have to buckle down on my cardio if I wanted to rock my pink shoes on stage at a training this weekend. Monday morning I woke up, and self-talked all the way to the gym. I was going to force myself to run 3.1 if it killed me. Dropped the tiny girl off at the kidz club, drank my BioCharge, and found the perfect treadmill. I had downloaded "Happy" and "Talk Dirty to Me" earlier that morning so I set those to be the first 2 songs I listened to, and hit GO! It was the best 32 minutes I've had in a long time. I felt like I was in the zone!! Endorphins were raging, sweat was pouring, and my back actually wasn't hurting.
Tuesday is a work day for me, so the gym wasn't an option. As soon as the hubs got home, I put on my shoes and headed out for a run. I told myself it was going to be 30 minutes or 3 miles, whichever came first. Unfortunately, we live in Texas and yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far. The 30 minutes came first.
Today, was sprint day!! I did 4 sets of 30 seconds sprints at 100% followed by 2 minute active recovery. I will increase that next week. But for now, my legs are feeling stronger already. I will continue to do some weight training as well, but the focus is of course on my running and training for that 26.2. I made the decision today that I will run my first "official" 5K in over a year next month. I CANNOT WAIT!! I was shooting for the 10K but a friend is running her first 5 and I want to be with her to cheer her on!
How is your running this week?
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