Post Run Care

Yep this has been me for the past 2 days - LIVING in compression pants because I felt like "Moose and Rock-o" came and hit me with a baseball bat in the knees.  WHEW WARNING: not running for 4 weeks can be hazardous to the joints!  I LOVE compression pants.  Almost wanting another pair so I can run in one and still wear a pair after *insert my husband's intervention of my exercise shopping* :D

Today I knew I needed to move because I was sore but I just didn't know what I could do so I walked.  I had lunch scheduled with a friend that I had not seen in 6 months and instead of catching up over food we walked, walked and walked some more.  We got in almost 8 miles of walking and lots of catching up and my legs felt so much better.  I am hoping that after 1 more day of babying my knees I will no longer feel like I am 80.  

So I am less than 4 weeks from my next half marathon and based on my time I had for the 15k this weekend, I am guessing I will come in something just over 2 1/2 hours.  I am going to do a 8 mile this weekend and see how I pace but I notice I am starting off at a 10 min/mile pace and ending at a 12 min/pace and it's an average I can live with.  

Oh I forgot to mention on the vlog - check out my new necklace I got for my birthday from a friend.  I think I am itching closer to being an "official runner" :D

Ready to RUN...

Look at me two blogs in a week and one of them on a Friday night :D  I just got home from a not so healthy "carb loading" dinner.  I am getting ready to hit the sack so I can get up at o'dark thirty to head downtown for the Hot Chocolate 15k tomorrow.  It is suppose to be 30 degrees and I am a fair weather anything.  And once again thank goodness for FITNESS FRIENDS cuz otherwise I would so want to hit the snooze at 5am.  I haven't worked out all week so I am getting excited to see what Amy shows up tomorrow.  After the run a friend and I are going to hit a brunch with the #runnerds group and have them fire me up for 4 more week of training before Rock and Roll Las Vegas. 

Amazing week of the UnMarketing Book Tour and the Naked Fitness Blog Event with Sears Fitness.  I talk about it a bit on the vlog.  I love meeting some of the social media peeps in real life.  Best things about this week in one sentence - trying things I would have never done without these events.  Hummas, hula hooping, and the EAS Sports new active game... so many new experiences.

Well I need some beauty rest because I am SOOOO not a morning person.  Wish me luck and I will vlog again this weekend and let you know how it went.  Am I Vegas Ready or Vegas Panic?  Place your bets now :D

"Official" Half Marathon Training Start ;)

No video camera that works yet but trying to convince my hubby that I need one stat!  I figured out that I probably need HD to keep up with my talking ;)  You can imagine what comments he had for that ;)  Oh but I did finally get the About Me Section done of the blog so if you don't know much about me - feel free to click on over there.

It’s been an exciting training week as I kick off the days to Rock n Roll Las Vegas so I couldn't wait to share my training plan.  

I planned out my running for the next 11 weeks so I can be ready for Vegas.  I am going to need to get my fall Under Armour shopping spree planned :)  I am especially excited about the Hot Chocolate 15k as what a BRILLIANT idea to combine running with chocolate goodies ;)  I am pushing myself to the Hal Higdon Intermediate plan as I want to increase my time.  I haven’t done intervals or speed training before so I will be learning that in the process.  This week is already a 5 mile long run so I must start the training off without missing it!  I am still doing the run/walk thing so I tried this week to run to mediation music to stay more “slow and steady” but haven’t found my zone yet.  

TRX Cross Training.  This is me on the picture up top.  I have done 2 days of TRX training.  Once I get the new camera I will set up the tripod and you can watch us in our class.  It is really fun and the trainer is giving us cardio blasts in between our strength exercises o get our heart rate up there.  Only two classes and I already feel some arms toning up AND the fat burning working!!  If you have any TRX questions - post them as a comment and I will post a blog on it and try to even tape the girl who got them to run these classes in her home.

Last component of my training is doing Hot Yoga once a week.  I am doing it at Bikram studio that is 105 degrees.  Man have I been sweating my butt of in there.  But what I enjoy the most is it really stretches out my legs from the runs and keeps me from getting really tight.  

More to come later but let me know how your training is going this week.  Did you put a goal out there?

CHEERS!