Today was technically a "rest" day on the marathon schedule. But, I figured I took a rest day yesterday when I was supposed to cross train, so today was weight lifting day! I made up a circuit of 9 exercises and decided to do each one for a minute, completing the circuit three … [Read more...] about Today’s Workout
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Today’s Long Run
As I mentioned yesterday, today I planned on doing my long run of the week: 9 miles. It's actually scheduled for tomorrow, but I figured since I didn't have to work today and my brother and sister in law are in town,I should just get it over with as soon as possible. I went over … [Read more...] about Today’s Long Run
Upper Body Workout
Today's workout was part marathon prep and part weight training. I'm having a tough time fitting weight lifting into my schedule with all the running. The issue is, I don't want to work out and be too sore to run the next day or too tired. But I really don't want to neglect … [Read more...] about Upper Body Workout
I Wanna See Ya Grillz
Today, I had another run scheduled. Get used to these they're about to take over my life, yay (sarcasm)! Today's run was a 5 miler. Not too bad, but not too good either. I took this one outside on the Katy Trail. The weather has warmed up a little bit so I thought I'd take … [Read more...] about I Wanna See Ya Grillz
Sweet and Savory Lunch
It was back to marathon prep today. Luckily today's mileage wasn't too bad. I was supposed to run 3 miles, but ended up setting my timer for 30 minutes. Before the run, I did a plank 3 times holding for 1 minute each. Here were my running stats: Distance: 3.65 miles Time: … [Read more...] about Sweet and Savory Lunch