Day 24

Whew, it's HOT out there today, folks! How am I going to keep on running this summer? 

Check it out, I ran a 7 minute mile today. 7 minute mile! WHAT??? My phone is saying 6:14 now, but when I was out running it read off to me 7 minutes, and that's almost believable. Almost. 

Breakdown:

I ran 2.6 miles.

Mile 1: 7:44 min/mile (best so far! Until...)

Mile 2: 7:00 min/mile (WHAT!)

Mile 2.6: 7:52 min/mile (this was all uphill and I was getting tired.)

I really should be burning more calories than my phone says I did during a run like this. Do they even know how hard I'm pushing? LOL

Nic is wanting to go running now to prove he can run as fast as me. I am positive he's still faster. Especially if he were pushing as hard as I am, he'd probably be running 5 minute miles. :-)  But maybe now he will actually be able to bear running with me on the next 5K. Instead of finishing 20 minutes earlier than me (OK, maybe an exaggeration), or fast walking beside me (he insists he wasn't mocking me). 

Well, until tomorrow!

Happy Fitness

Day 23

I finally got the nerve up to do the line dancing workout video. I wasn't quite sure I had all the moves right (and I didn't), but I kept moving anyway. I'll get it, eventually.

Whew, I'm sweaty! I didn't think it would work up such a sweat, honestly. But it keeps you moving the whole time, and lots of leg work, as you might imagine.

Overall, I enjoyed it. I'm glad the music is all instrumental. I like country music, but I'd rather not have songs not of my choosing for my kids to hear while I'm working out. Who knows what lyrics would be on it? So I'm not familiar with the songs, but that's OK, too. Mostly I just have to focus on the moves, and not the music.

Tomorrow is my rest day, and I'm all ready for it!

Until Sunday:

Happy Fitness!

Day 22

I made it through an afternoon workout (Turbo Sculpt), with pretty good energy! 

Maybe it's because I'm excited. I just bought (via my Dad) a tent trailer! I've been looking for a project trailer, and finally found one in my price range. Right in the town my parents live. It was very convenient. Well, for me. Maybe not for my Dad, but I think he's excited for me. 

Anyway, I spent the morning at the park with the kiddos and some friends while the cleaners were at our house. It's my favorite kind of day. My kids get energy out, and we come home to a clean house. What could be better? Maybe a personal chef?

Speaking of personal chef, it's time to make supper for me and the kiddos. At least with hubby gone I can make more simple meals, and nobody will go hungry. 

I'm still working on cooling down. That workout sure does warm up a person. 

Until tomorrow:

Happy Fitness!

Day 21

Well, folks. Back pain and low motivation today. But, I pushed through it to do a 20-minute Turbo Jam workout. Good cardio, and not a bad little workout for the time. Even Sunshine and Bug joined in for part of it.

I've discovered something about myself. I don't like, detest even, getting up and working out in the early morning. I don't like the idea of it, and I don't much enjoy it while I'm doing it. This is a problem during the summer time, if I wanted to go running outside, or even on the treadmill in the garage. Because it gets way too hot, way too fast in the summer. And I overheat easily. Wow, bad combination.

This time of year, I've enjoyed my workouts most when they occur around 9:30 or 10:00. Which is not always possible. Like today. So I put it off until almost 4:00 pm. By then, I'm tired already and not in the mood to change my clothes and work out.

So I guess I've discovered a small window. LOL! That poses a problem. I guess I need to make use of my strong will to work out during the not-so-fun times of day. And since I'm enjoying the results, I will definitely do that.

What time of day is your favorite to work out? What are your least favorite?

Until tomorrow (aw man, I can't work out during my window tomorrow either):

Happy Fitness!

Day 20

I made it halfway! And it's great!

I did Turbo Sculpt today. I'm keeping up better and better, even with children interrupting me. Ha! It's true, though. They think I'm completely ignoring them when I'm working out, but I'm just focusing enough that it takes me a couple of "mommy's" to figure out a little is talking to me. And trust me, the first one may be nice and sweet, but it escalates from there to hysteria by the second one.

Anyway, later I decided to work on the moves for the line dancing video. I think I'll need to do that a few more times before I'm comfortable trying the actual workout. It's a bit complicated for this simpleton.

Well, Squirt is calling, and Sunshine isn't answering, so I need to sign off for another day.

Here's to halfway!

Happy Fitness!

Day 19

Another good day running!

Yes, I know it's probably not the best to run two days in a row. It was certainly harder. My legs were more sore. But I may not get another opportunity to run outside this week, so I decided to take it.

Despite being more sore, and walking a portion of the first mile, I still had a great run.

Mile 1: 8:00/mile
Mile 2: 7:21/mile

I cut it shorter than yesterday by a block so, only two miles today.

I'd say that's pretty AWESOME!

I was certainly ready to stop by the time I walked for cool down.

Well, until tomorrow:

Happy Fitness!

Day 18

Whoa. Just to warn you, I'm going to yell in excitement with all caps for a minute.

WHO AM I AND WHAT HAVE I DONE WITH...WELL, ME???

This morning I had the most awesome experience of this whole challenge! I can't even believe it, still. I did something today that I thought, even this morning, would be IMPOSSIBLE for me to EVER do, even in years and years of fitness training. 

I ran 2.67 miles. All of it under 8 minutes per mile. UNDER 8 MINUTES PER MILE, Y'ALL! It was the most amazing experience, ever. You can't tell that I'm really excited, can you? Even hours later. 

Let me tell you something. My normal time is somewhere around 12 minutes per mile. Yeah, I shaved off MORE THAN 4 MINUTES PER MILE. WHAT???

CROSS TRAINING WORKS! 

And I didn't even have this as a goal. Not even close. I hoped to someday, after years of running, get to running a 10-minute mile. That would have been fast for me. Let me break it down for you:

Mile 1: 7:22 min/mile

Mile 2: 7:47 min/mile

Mile 3 (actually .67 of a mile): 6:27 (WHAT?) min/mile

Never, in my wildest dreams.

You know the best part? Yes, I was pushing, and I was tired. But I could have kept going. It was actually sustainable, for a while. I wasn't dying. I didn't even have a side stitch (thanks to some breathing techniques I learned from Runner's World Magazine). I was out of breath, my heart rate was up, but I was smiling, and even laughing, because this was amazing!

OK, now you've heard my excitement. I still can't believe it. I'm stunned!

Now, on to be a productive member of my family today. 

Until tomorrow (who knows what tomorrow will bring?):

Happy Fitness!