Exhaustion

I don't know about you, but I hate computer glitches that cause me to re-write anything that I've spent time to type. Whether that's an email, a facebook note, or a blog post.

I thought I saved it, but I guess it did not!! So I will keep it short and sweet.

Tuesday my pup and I ran 30+mins on the treadmill on a 0-4% incline at about 4 - 5.6mph. He's getting skinnier, I need to up his food intake :)

Today my body is exhausted and even last night I knew I was going to let today be an "off-day". I am so glad because I am still tired and I think I may be getting a bit sick.... there's a soreness in my throat, but not much else. I want to fight it before it gets any worse.

Tomorrow I'm going to go take a salsa dance lesson at night!  It will be my first time, so wish my partners luck, they are going to need it! :D

Day... 6?

2.5 Miles.

Maybe I shouldn't keep track of the days, but rather the distance. I am trying to run at least 5 days a week. Yesterday I did a quick 1.25miles cause I didn't have much time. (I was lazy.)

I NEED to get outside and run, but it's sooo much easier to just run indoors on the treadmill in front of the TV. Maybe I should challenge myself. :/

Oh, and I've already received compliments! My husband has commented that my butt and legs look better! I don't know if it's the Vibrams or if it's just the fact that I went from NO activity to actually running at least a mile or two 5 days a week! What an encouragement! I do actually see a little definition starting in my thighs, what a wonderful feeling! :)

I'm writing this as I'm stretching. And now it's time to get ready for work.

Day 2

Fartlek 3.5 Miles.


I trained in my Nike shoes today. I took the advice of the sales guy and am training in both the Vibrams and regular running shoes. I do prefer Asics to any other shoe, as they feel like I'm running on clouds, but I bought these Nike shoes to try out the Nike+ training band. I like it a lot because I know how far I've gone, how long I've been running, what my pace is (doesn't matter to me yet) and it will track all that info on the website.


I live in the suburbs in the middle of lots of hills and trails.  Most of my jog/walking today was on sidewalks while dodging the ice patches along the way.

Well, I attempted to do some fartlek training. It is Swedish for "speed play" or something of that sort. I would walk, then jog to a street lamp ahead of me, then walk and then spot a stop sign ahead, run, etc. I got lost in my neighborhoods, but overall, it was refreshing in the icy cold morning!  I'm glad my hubby let me borrow his beanie otherwise I get intense earaches running in chilly temps. :)