cheryl

I first went to the Rec Center and ran on the track there for 30 minutes.  I threw in a few little pick ups here and there.  Then I got on the treadmill and ran for almost 30 minutes at a VERY slow speed and 13% incline. (Kelli, believe me, if you go slow enough, it's not really that hard.  But thank you for being impressed by it).  I watched a few of my favorite shows during that. 

I just couldn't face the icy, slushy streets this morning, plus I've had my one fall of the year and didn't want to risk another, so I went to the Rec Center and ran on the track there.  Kris and Dean were there, and Aaron also, plus Debbie came a little later.  I ran 40 minutes, which I'll say is 4 miles.  I must have enjoyed it, because later I went back and ran an easy 30 minutes.  I'll count that as 3 miles.

First thing this morning, I spent 30 minutes doing core exercises.  Then later I got on the treadmill and ran an easy 30 minutes at a 3% incline, then ran some sprints, then ran 1 mile at 8.5 and no incline, then finished with an easy about 10 minutes.

Last night I played basketball with other women from my stake.  There were some younger women there who had played high school basketball, and playing against them, I felt every one of my many years.  I wasn't able to run the court real well because of hamstring pain and other leg pain.  So that's why today I practiced sprinting, just so I can get faster on the basketball court.  And somehow I have to get rid of the hamstring issues, that's why I'll be focusing more on strengthening the core.

The first thing I did was go to the Rec Center at 5:30 to warm up.  I thought if I could run a little before meeting the group, maybe my hamstrings wouldn't be so tight.  I met the group at 5:45, and what a large group it was--one of our biggest of the winter.  My warm-up didn't help too much, because I still felt stiff and tight.  Plus it was cold and windy, and my first thought was, I left the warm Rec Center for this?  But I plugged away and managed to fight the wind during the first part of the run.  I pretty much hated every step I took.  Then Peggy said we were going to do it again, and I seriously thought about just calling it a day and going home then.  But I stuck with it and managed to get through it again.  The only part I enjoyed was coming north up 2700 W. with the wind at my back.  Anyway, today just wasn't a fun running day.  Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the wind?  Plus, I didn't really get to talk to a lot of people.  I heard Kelli was there and I read her blog where she said she was there, but I never saw her.  The warm weather where it is light and we can see each other can't come soon enough for me

I'm on a quest to get my hamstrings and other things feeling better, so I've decided to do core training every day.  I spent 30 minutes doing that after getting the kids to school.

Later I went back to the Rec Center and did a little more running.  I like going there in the afternoon because I pretty much have the track to myself.

And then tonight I played basketball again.  That was fun, my legs didn't hurt as much as they did Tuesday.  I felt like I was running the court better.  Maybe my core work is already paying off.

Very easy running at the Rec Center

I ran on my treadmill for about two miles, then went to TOSH and ran on their treadmill for probably 4 miles, then worked on core exercises.  It was fun.  I was sorry I missed the group run at Riverton, but I wasn't sorry to miss out on the cold.  I think I'm becoming a winter wimp!