Shred Day 21

2.08 miles FAST and pushing a stroller

20 squats
30 lunges
40 calf raises
60 second wall squat
100 jumping jacks
60 second wall squat
40 plie squats
25 lateral leg lifts (both sides)
20 squats

Good day.

Shred Day 18: With the Whole Family

Saturday:

I slept in.  It was wonderful.  (Keep in mind, 6:30 is sleeping in)  The whole family got up, we ate breakfast, and then went for a run.  Pushing a stroller makes me feel like I'm working so much harder during my runs.  And having a buddy was great.

We ran 2.18 miles in 25 minutes.

My kids loved it.  We might just have to make this a weekly occurrence.  

Any Ideas?

I am out of exercise ideas that I can do with an 11 month old around. She wants to climb all over me and wants my every attention. She always wants me to hold her while I'm exercising. Oh, and my stroller doesn't cut it in the snow and slush outside.

What did you do?

I'm in desperate need of help. I can feel the pounds adding up while I'm not exercising.

Wasatch Woman 5K 2010

This race took place at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah. There was a whole lot of disorganization. It was kind of disappointing. They didn't have the route marked very well, so some people ran farther than they were supposed to. They started AND finished at the same location. (I didn't like this) They cut off our chips immediately after we crossed the finish line followed directly by handing us goody-bags and water. This caused a backup of people trying to cross the finish line in a timely manner. Those things should NEVER be DIRECTLY after the finish line, AND there should have been a direct path farther away to tables with the stuff AND food. I NEVER made it to the food because there were too many people in a space that hadn't had the setup planned very well. It was quite frustrating.

HOWEVER,

I did have a lot of fun. I was met by my Mom and some friends at the race. It was chilly that morning.

Before the race:

The many women there lined up waiting to start:
(we all had to wait for like 25 minutes at the start because some of the 10K runners had run a different route and they had to find them. It wasn't marked very well)

There I am, waiting for the beginning:

Off we go:

We all went at different paces. Remember how I told you that my knees hurt sometimes when walking? Well, they hurt pretty early in the race, so after like 1/2 a mile, I ran.

I ran the whole time. I had NO idea that the gardens were full of hills. Running up and down and then up and down again was really tiring when I haven't been running that much. It was a good thing that I had the runaway strap on or I would have lost my little Sweet Pea. There were a couple of hills where she was definitely moving faster than I was. (I wouldn't recommend running this race with a stroller, not because of the hills, but because the walk ways through the garden are narrow and you have to maneuver around people.)

We did it! Our first race together. We came in 84th/189 in my age group. I ran it in 45:36. That's a 12:14 minute mile. I am so glad I ran. It felt wonderful.
On to the next race.

Anyone know of a really fun Turkey Trot to do?

Running Stroller

I'm borrowing a jogging stroller for the race (thank you Kristen). So, today I put Sweet Pea in the stroller to make sure she was comfortable and used to the stroller for tomorrow. I put more air in the tires, strapped our weather cover over the top, tucked Sweet Pea in and headed off for our exercise walk.

Sweet Pea really liked it. She fell right to sleep. I LOVE it! I need a jogging stroller soooo badly. The stroller just ran itself. Yes I said ran, because it kept me moving VERY quickly. I could have run without any trouble. It was a beautifully easy moving morning. I can't wait for tomorrow.