So, I ran while at the gym last night for the first time in forever. I had kind of quit running for a while, partially due to laziness and partially because I'd discovered a new love for the stair master. Let's just say I could most definitely tell I hadn't run in a while...I had definitely lost some serious endurance. After about 20 minutes at ( Read more... )

Last night...I got my mile time down to TEN MINUTES! Woohoo! I was running about a 12 minute mile when I started, so its a huge improvement. I was ecstatic ( Read more... )

Have I ever mentioned how much I love weekends? I only worked 8 hours on Saturday and then took Sunday off and it was FANTASTIC. The weather stayed beautiful all weekend and I got to spend some q/t with the boy, which is always appreciated.

Saturday after I got home from work I took advantage of the nice weather and went for a run outside.
( Allow me to tell you about my best run ever... )

I had a fantastic workout at the gym last night. All I did was run--I didn't have the time to do any strength training--but it was a great run. I did some interval training to break up the boredom a bit. I set the incline at 1.5 then walked at 4 mph for 3 minutes...ran at 5.5 mph for 3 minutes..then at 6.0 for 2 minutes...then 6.5 for 2 minutes ( Read more... )

I'm definitely getting better at this whole running thing. I've been trying to go as often as I can, for as long as the weather holds out. I don't know if I'll try and keep it up once it gets cold or not...I'm not much of a fan of the cold ( Read more... )