Day 20 of 84

Saturday = Crosstraining day. Which could be almost anything. this week it was 2 hockey games 1 hour apart. And what a butt whooping. lol I certainly got my skating in...lots of cardio! Lots of puck chasing. And a fair amount of time spent on my ass. I do think I covered cross training.

Tired Sunday (day 21 = 5 mile run). After long drive home and anticipating a ball hockey practice tonight, unsure of what is going to happen here.

Day 18/19 of 84

Yesterday again was too busy for a 3.5 mile run (actually didnt do anything other than work and drive the kids around all stinking day!) So yesterday was designated rest day and today became 3.5 mile day which became actually 6.56 km in 45:56 minutes. I misjudged the distance badly and kept running because I didnt really care lol. It didnt feel too bad but I have a few achey spots tonight, including hips and back. the weather was very nice although chilly starting out at about -2. It was bright and sunny and I didnt overheat. I did waste about 2.5 minutes trying to tell some out of towners how to get to the catholic church. Why would these ladies pass all the walking people and stop the one person who was sweating and straining and running, and make that person stand on the cold sidewalk in the wind shivering? Sheesh.
I wonder if they found the church.
tomorrow is cross training day and I think the games of hockey will cover that. Sunday is 5 mile/8km run. If I can map a route in Sydney CB where I am spending the weekend.

ETA well yesterday wasnt a total wash, I did do an hour long ball hockey practice and that was an activity.

Just played a hockey game (Friday night) and although we got a butt kicking, we did exercise and we learned a lot and remembered how to be playin hockey :)

Day 17 of 84

2 mile run today. could have done cross training and likely should have lol.

went to the gym this afternoon, worked out arms and legs and back. It takes a long time lol. After picking up the kids I went running at home (kids here) and ran up and down my road. 2.5 times. Its 0.65 km one way. Running from the bottom end to the top (up hill all the way) and then top to bottom (down hill all the way) 2 times, then back up 0.4 and back down 0.4 (waving to Annika in the driveway each time) never more than .4 away from the house; was quite a workout. Nice elevation there lol.

3.2 km in 22:50 minutes. Not a super good time but it WAS half hill.

Day 16 of 84

Despite morning dizziness I pulled it together and did the 3.5 miles required for today's run. Not a huge fan of the route; dont like out and backs, and that's a busy road.
Before leaving I did the Runners World series on Never Get Hurt warm up exercises hahaha and I hope if I am consistent with that I will have better runs. It was a good warm up. I still get a lot of hip pain when running over 5 km.
Not a bad run. Likely could have gone further but not as "nice" as last Friday's run.

Day 15 of 84

was supposed to be stretch and strengthen. But everything was missed on the weekend and I wouldnt say last week went all that well either.
On Friday my run was awesome; great weather, flat road course, it was a good run and actually, gave me some hope that with some walking I could actually DO a half marathon lol.

Went to the gym today; did 2 miles on the treadmill at a fairly fast pace and at varying inclines. Then did workout; arms, back, some legs. And some stretching (not nearly enough but I didnt have my long run yesterday.)

Tomorrow is 3.5 miles and hopefully it will be run outside.

Bad Runner. BADDDDD runner.

Days 13/14 of the running program have been a Complete write off. Completely. Getting up at dawn and running to hockey games an hour away and not getting back til bed time; Easter Sunday and then more hockey games and home and cold rain, snow, misery.

No running to be had over the weekend.
Which is really why I did the long run on Friday. Even tho I was off schedule and behind; it still seemed more important to get some sort of a long run in on Friday rather than leaving it, knowing the snow/rain and hockey weekend would get the better of me.

So, Supposed to be starting week 3 today. and it is SNOWING. I am going to get to the gym which will be packed. I am also going to clean my house, check out the Wii Fit for Core programs, and attempt a short run? Weather dependent. I just dont want to run in the snow. Im OVER WINTER. GIVE ME SPRING!

Day 11/12 of 84

Ugh. Never stay on schedule. Thursday was supposed to be a 3 mile day with strength training and I didnt make it to gym; went easter shopping instead. Did go for a really short run with T and K and E and did the walk/run thing; newbies ;)

Friday got up and ran to town. Was going to go to gym but remembered part way there that this is not Saturday, its' Good Friday and therefore gym wasnt open but it was an AMAZING day for a run. Ended up running 6.55 km in about 45 minutes although at the end the time was messed up because I waited for a train and I talked to Scott and the kids.
After our run we ate fast then met friends and dogs for a walk in Debert and a little Geocache hunt. The kids were thrilled with their little prizes and the dogs loved their walk. We walked 4.4 km in about 1:25 with some pretty rough land and some ice and snow. It was an amazing weather day. Make up for the busy, crappy weather weekend ahead.

Saturday I will try to make it to the gym after being in HFX all day with Holly. If I dont make it, no biggie; I should be doing some gym training but I also cant skip kid stuff and I did run long today.

Sunday is long run which was done today if I should happen to not make it. Its easter.