Wordless Wednesday, Musical Edition

My daughter sang her final song as a high school student last night, so we are going to try a you tube link up here
Next stop.... COLLEGE!

Marathon Monday, week 6

What a rough week. The shine is definitely off and now it feels a little like work. I don't have any big races until Fall, which is probably a good thing! Helping the hubs with his paver project has been hell on my legs, especially my thighs, which has made some of my runs very ugly this week!

Sunday..... Ocean Road School 5K, hot and ugly, but not my worst. It was a nice flat course with plenty of water. I rode my bike there and back, about 2.5 miles

Monday.... P90X3 total synergistics, some challenge workouts, and 2.62 miles in my new NYC Sparkle Skirt. 11'27" pace. 

 

Tuesday..... P90X Agility and challenge exercises

Wednesday..... National Running Day! 60 minute run, 5.25 miles at 11'27" pace. A friend ran the first 3 with me. Capsulitis really started bothering me after this, and I ordered a rubber pad for my shoe. I also had a sore leg and a sad tummy.

 

Thursday..... total rest day. I had about 3000 steps. I rested, I iced, I played Facebook games. Oh, but it was National Donut Day.

Friday..... another paver day. Lots of walking around carrying bricks. Lots of squatting. And date night. More walking. And some baseball.

Saturday..... I ended the week with the Girl's on the Run 5k. I loved watching the girls run this race! They were all so cute! I struggled with sore thighs and achy feet but I finished. 3.2 Miles in roughly 39 minutes at a 12'17 pace.

Not a bad week when I look back. I'm so hard on myself all week, and the minor injuries can be disheartening. I have to remind myself of my pace goal for this race.

First and foremost, my goal is to finish. 8 hours, 6 hours, i don't care.

If the run gods are smiling, I would love a 6 hour marathon. That's a 13'44" average. My training supports this so far. Even my longish runs are under 13 minutes so far.

if the gods are grinning, I would love a 5:30 marathon. That was my goal pre-injury though, so I'm not really counting on it. That would a 12'35 average pace. My training supports this now, but I wonder about the longer runs to come.

in any case, week 6 is complete and I am.on to week 7!

Girls on the Run 5K, Redbank

This morning was the moment we trained all Spring for. Our Girls were running their 5k. So much excitement and fun, and they all finished. Of course, I can't post pics of the girls, but here are a few shots I got with no little faces in them...

Flat Mama Friday #GOTR edition

Tomorrow is our final race for the Girls on the Run program, in Redbank  NJ. I am so excited to see the girls run their 5k and get their bling.
Sorry this is so late, we were working all day on our paver project!

Wordless Wednesday National Running Day edition

Happy National Running Day! I started my day registering for a race and then ran 5.25 miles. Did you celebrate?

June Workout Challenges

I love calendar challenges. Sometimes I even complete them! Here are the ones i chose for June.

Marathon Monday week 5

Week 5 was rough on me. I have some residual soreness from Superhero, which made running difficult some days.
Sunday..... rest day. Three mile walk
Monday..... 5 miles at the local reservoir. It was horribly hot and my shin hurt, so my pace was 13'31"

Tuesday.... two miles. I had to switch back to my old shoes for a while until the new ones break in better. 12'37" pace

Wednesday.... 2.6 Miles at the boardwalk. My legs felt decent and my pace was so much better at 11'37" a little windy but a beautiful day.

Thursday. ... achy again, my 40 minute run became a 2 mile walk. Starting to worry about Spartan on Saturday...

Friday.... 1.5 Mile run that was a total fail. I decided to defer Spartan 

Saturday.... no Spartan? Let's lay down pavers instead. I hauled bricks and thanked my lucky stars I deferred because the 3 miles became 5 at Spartan and the hills would have killed me.

Saturday. ... I rode my bike to volunteer and the run at a local 5k. Our GOTR girls helped with the kids' dash and then it was on to the 5k. It was close to 90 and humid, but I managed an 11'29" pace! Nothing like having friends and neighbors watching to move you along. Also did some more paver work! 

Not a great week, but I got it done!