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I Feel Hardcore

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I did it!  I got out of bed at 7:30am (with the help of a wake up call and coffee delivery by my awesome husband) to go running.  It’s not that 7:30 is an early rise but when you’ve got the day off and it’s 35 degrees out at that hour it can be a little hard to motivate.

I did not, however, do 8 miles.  I cleverly planned a route that started with Kath and Matt leaving their house, running 1.5 miles to our house, picking us up, running nearly 5 together, then splitting for them to complete a total of 8 and Tate and I 5.  Since Kath ♥’s the hills there was many an incline!  (Sorry Kath!)

Once we got moving the temperature didn’t bother me at all, in fact I liked it.

As soon as we got home I hit the mat for some yoga.  I did about 20 minutes of this flow, with a few additions.  MISSION: Yoga 5 for 5 is going great.  Last week I did one class, three dvd’s, and one self-led practice.  This week I plan on two self-led practices, two dvd’s, and a podcast.  I have never tried a yoga podcast but I have heard lots of great reviews of Dave Farmer so I think I will start there.

I didn’t realize it was going to frost so hard last night and I feel like a jerk for leaving my little baby greens out!

They are probably done for.  Shoot.

Off to play in the sunshine!  Tate and I have a big day planned of scenic driving, hiking, and wine tasting.

Map My Wrong Turn

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A lifestyle of gracefulfitness weaves exercise into daily life in a way the is exciting, fun, and feeds something more than just the desire to burn calories.  For me this means getting outside and running a few times a week.  I love spending the time outdoors and running is a moving meditation unlike any other I have found.

This morning was all about my “long run” of the week and a half mile increase from last week brought the distance up to 7.5 miles.  I carefully planned my route on Map My Run, filled my water bottle, grabbed my directions, and hit the sidewalk.

I was feeling good but I was hit with the three H’s after 45 minutes or so, heat, hills, and hunger!  That’s the point when it started feeling like my “long run” was appropriately named.  Then I had a little confusion regarding my directions but I was pretty sure I had only veered off path for a block or two so I was bummed when my final time read 1 hour 19 minutes.  That’s slow even for me!

After conferring with Map My Run I realized I had run almost a mile out of my way and had run a total of 8.31 miles!  Whoops, yay, and time for lunch!

Mmmmm, food…

Leftover “noodle” and pesto, 1/2 small sweet potato, homemade kimchi, 2 eggs scrambled with kale pesto, and half of a tomato. It did the body good.

Speaking of doing the body good, I am really hoping for a nap this afternoon!

It’s time to outline week 3 of

MISSION: 10k PR

  • long run (7.5 miles) 8.31 miles √
  • 3 yoga sessions
  • 1 Pilates workout
  • 1 easy run (4-5 miles slow and steady)
  • 1 run with sprint intervals

Yikes! Most of these workouts need to be packed in between now and Friday afternoon because we are going away for the weekend again.  It’s going to be an active couple days!