Today was the day I was going to retrace my run from Tuesday. I didn't know it was going to be so cold or so windy. I had to go back in and get a jacket. Brrrr!
Today was a cardio day and nothing would have been nicer than to have been outside. However it was much tooo cold for that so I drove up to the gym. I decided to try the crossramp. It is basically like the Elliptical except your arms don't move.I did 40 minutes and 3 miles. Do those miles count the same as running miles? I don't know but by the time I was finished I was sweating pretty good.
This morning I asked Christy if she would like to run with me."NO" she said. Ali was sitting on the couch listening and replied " Hey! Ever since you came back from the race you have both only worked out a few times. You need to get back in the game, and you need to pretend you never ran that marathon and you need to pretend that you are still training. That way you are more apt to keep training and running your miles."
Today was a bit unusal. I met my friend Shirley for coffee and we shared a half of bran muffin. So I guess you could say my right elbow got a workout( those coffee mugs can be heavy). I no sooner got home than my friend called about going to lunch. Well really it was breakfast again. We went to La Peeps. I'd like to say we shared but we each ordered the Wanderer. It was eggs and potatoes with cheese and an English muffin. That wasn't so bad except we were tempted with the banana foster pancakes so we split one pancake. Oh my gosh it was like a giant sticky bun. More lifting, raise that fork. Pick up that coffee mug. I guess you know where I will be tomorrow morning.. the gym.
I just looked at my blog this morning and realized I haven't written since Sunday. It's not that I haven't worked out. Monday I trained with Shayla and she had me doing triceps and biceps. I was a little sore after but I have not done any weights for over a week. Today I was back at the gym for a leg work out and then I did 2 miles o the treadmill ( I hate the treadmill) for 30 minutes. I guess I blew off Wed and Thurs. I have no good excuse except that it has been extremely windy and cold here. Does that count?
Today was the first time I've gone out to run since I have been home. Katy and I promised each other we would run today. I sat around the house all morning with my running clothes on and finally decided to get to the gym but when I put the garage door up it was warmer out than I thought so I changed plans and ran outside. It really felt good to be out on the trails. Like a ship at sea I am setting my course for the next race.
