Still working out!

Just in case you thought I wasn't working out anymore.....still am!!  I find myself out and about more as the weather has turned much nicer and not on the computer as much anymore (which is always a good thing!).

Oh what does my workouts look like these days!  Last week.....hmmmm.......let me think.....actually that reminds me - I need to write down my workouts again.  I've gotten lazy lately and I need to get back into writing it down (I just print out a blank calendar and fill in the blocks!).  I know I ran, I know I biked and I did a circuit workout.

I'm going to try to do a lot of TRIs this summer.  There are several series and you can do them really cheap.  I'll probably do a few 5Ks.  I'm not sure if I'll do another 1/2 marathon this year.  Jon is doing the full in the fall, so I don't want to take away from that (or maybe I'll do the 1/2 and still have time to cheer him on for the full!).

Anyways, duathlon was good.  Tough.  First run - great/best 5K time, Bike - long and HILLY - got about what I wanted to do, last run - horrible - my leg hurt and it was just so painful to run.  I think it's just my leg issues and a bit of dehydration too.  (I'm going to see a new person on Thurs!  Hope they can help me with my issues!!).  Below are my stats and a pic!!!

6/14 in age group: R1 23:34, T1 1:16, Bike 1:01, T2 1:16, R2: 28:53 (leg hurt!!) = 1:56:35

2 more days!

That's all I have until The Shamrock Duathlon.  5k run, 26k bike, 5k run.  Jon and I signed up together.  I'm so looking forward to doing this with him.  I'm totally no where near where I should be for training for this event, but we'll have fun anyways!!

Look forward to pics and results on Sunday Afternoon!

Jen.

Stressed Out?

Are you stressed out?  I was today, so I went for a run.  Boy it felt good.  No IPod; just me and nature and a few tears!

Don't hold it in, don't sit in bed, don't eat a bag of chips - EXERCISE!

Jen.

Workout Wednesday in the rain?!

Don't ever let rain keep you from exercising.  Do you know 1/2 the races I ran last year were in the rain?  It's actually kinda fun and I didn't get sick from any of them! 

I hadn't done anything since the 5K on Sunday, so I needed to GET OUT THERE.  Child #3 was napping, Child #2 was coloring, Child #1 was at school......so I decided to jump and run!  I did 100 jumps with my jump rope and then ran a 1/4 of a mile.  Because I couldn't leave my 'house' I did 1/4 mile by doing a few laps in the road in front of my house.  It was great.  The rain came and I just kept at it.  I jumped 600 jumps and did 1 1/2 miles.  After that I went to my front stairs and did a step workout for about 5mins and then ran for 5 mins and then step for 5 and ran for 5. 

All in all I had a good workout!  I have 3 kids (2 were home) and I still got a workout in!  You can't give me the kids as an excuse....so what's your other excuses?

Get out there PLEASE!

Mother's Day 5K

I love to sleep, so my top two choices for a great Mother's Day would be sleeping in or running a race.  With the lovely rain on Saturday Morning baseball was canceled so I got to sleep in, so when Sunday came I got to race!!

My first 5K of the season - time 23:43.  The funny thing is that is my best time and that was the SAME EXACT time I got at my last 5K of 2009.  Interesting!

I hadn't really been doing a lot of running lately and I didn't do my normal race routine days before the race.  In fact, I decided the night before to run.  It was fun.  Jon and the boys came with me and I ran.  It was SUPER cold and windy. I wished I had more layers and a hat.  All in all I was happy with my results.

Looking forward to the Shamrock Duathlon in a few weeks.  Jon and I are doing it together.  I'm not really ready for it, but I'll go give it my best try.

A few pics from the race:  Running and then the finish with my boys.

Back at it!

After the 1/2 I was still recovering from a leg injury and so I just slowed down.  In fact, in a month I think I ran twice, so there is your mileage update for April - probably 17 miles (that includes the 1/2!).  I really focused on my eating.  I was able to maintain my weight without too much exercise besides the day to day routine of running after the 3 boys.

I was told by my dr a few wks ago to start doing more cross training.  So I swam last week and got on my bike a few times.  My leg felt great and so I'm back at it again!

It was brutal yesterday - 90 degrees!  I decided to run 2 miles and then bike.  Well I was thinking the bike was going to last longer than it did.....I only lasted 3 miles.  It was soooo hot.  Tonight I took a nice 3 mile run.  While it was still hot it was bearable. 

Before my run I was waiting for hubby to get home from baseball with our eldest.  I jumped about 600 jumps with my jump rope while the kids road their bikes.  I love doing things like that.  I need to be outdoors with them, but when they are on their bikes they don't need me, so I can still watch them while exercising.  So many people complain or comment about - how do you have time, you have all those kids - I fit it in!  I make it a priority.  If you don't have a jump rope - get one or you can do squats or jumping jacks.  I then got on my bike and we all road bikes together.  I also practiced a few transitions in preparation for my upcoming race.  They love being a part of my practice sessions.

Anna's Results!

Anna had a great run!  She started with a 6:45/mile and let up a bit as the distance got longer and the hills appeared.  Her lungs were what slowed her down.  How could she have fixed that: more interval/speed training.  Unfortunately her tendinitis was keeping her from that the last few weeks.

Final Time: 24:50 and she placed 2nd in her age group!

This was for a great cause: Uganda Water Project.

Great Job, Anna!  Remember - she's a MOM of 2 little ones!!  Another Shout Out to Corrie Tanner, also a mother of 3 little ones, who also ran the same race.  She did extremely well, too and I think this was her first 5K.  YAY, Corrie!!