Saturday's Workouts: —3 mile easy run —1 hour vinyasa yoga class Saturday's fitness included going to a free yoga class at my local lululemon store first thing, then coming home to run. The plan was to get in 8 miles, but my hip was bothering me a little and my right calf and IT band were … [Read more...]
Planning Race Outfits
Today's workouts: —3 mile recovery run with a few intervals —1 hour vinyasa yoga class I started out my day with yoga class, which went much better than yesterday's practice. I was able to hold my favorite arm balance for a while on one side, and for a few seconds on the other side. (Then I … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day
Today's workout: —1 hour vinyasa yoga Yoga was actually pretty tough for me this morning. I've been going to vinyasa class every day this week and between that and my 11 mile run yesterday, my muscles were feeling pretty tired. I was having trouble holding poses that are normally a piece of … [Read more...]
Lovely Day for a Run
Today's workouts:—11 mile medium-long run (11:22 average pace)—1 hour vinyasa yoga classI went to yoga first thing this morning, which was a challenge, particularly for my arms, because it had been just over 12 hours since I had last practiced. But, I made it through the class and felt pretty great … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Presents
Today's workouts:—6 mile tempo run—1 hour vinyasa yoga class I headed out to the crushed gravel path where I've been doing my outdoor runs today for my tempo run. I generally do speed work on Tuesdays and Thursdays and although Tuesday has traditionally been my interval day, over the past few weeks … [Read more...]
Busy weekend
Saturday:—7 mile marathon pace run—1 hour vinyasa yoga classAfter my morning workouts, Scott and I headed to Bloomington-Normal, IL, where we're getting married to try to get some things straightened out. First, we grabbed a quick lunch at Panera.Lunch: half caesar salad and half turkey … [Read more...]
Really Great Day
Recent workoutsTuesday:—5 mile interval workout—30 minutes of yoga using my Shiva Rea: Daily Energy DVDWednesday:—1.5 mile recovery run to get the blood flowing through my muscles—60 minute hot yoga sculpt classThursday:—10 mile medium-long run—60 minute warm (85°F) yoga classI was going to try to … [Read more...]
February Goals
I wanted to post my goals for February because I thought if I posted them it would make me a little more accountable. So far, I've kept the goals, so I'm feeling good about that.My goals for February are:Keep increasing my running mileage and long run distance to train for the Illinois Marathon in … [Read more...]
Super Bowl Sunday Fitness
It was snowy and pretty cold with the wind chill this morning, so I decided to take my long run to the treadmill. It never got too cold to run outside in South Carolina, so I'm having a little bit of a shock (although I did expect this) after moving to the Chicago area. Days like today are why I … [Read more...]
January Recap
How the heck is it January 31st already? In some ways, I feel like I haven't gotten anything done (like with wedding planning), but I feel like my fitness goals are coming along relatively well. I think I've been really good about keeping up with running and yoga after I got back from a trip to … [Read more...]
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