Michelle's workout 5.30.12

Jilian Michael's Ripped in 30 (week 2)

I had planned to run this morning, but I just wasn't feeling it.  So, I did a Jilian Michael's DVD instead.  I'll plan to run tomorrow instead.

Michelle's run 5.29.12 (with pictures)

Time: 20 minutes

Murray and I went on a hot over 89 degree run.  My legs were a little tight to begin with, but I ended strong. Murray did not end strong, I was practically dragging him at the end!

It's very rare that I like my running outfit.  I usually just find a shirt and shorts.  My biggest concern is usually if I have a white sports bra so I can wear a lighter colored shirt.  However, today I was liking my outfit. 

I love this running skirt that I got at TJ Maxx.  The shirt is just a white dry-fit shirt from Wal-Mart.  It's actually the shirt I wore in the Color Run.  All of the color fell off, so I decided to keep it!

Murray after his long run!

Michelle's run 5.27.12

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 42:22

This was my first treadmill run in well over a year!  It was just too hot to run outside, so we went to Michael's work and ran on the treadmills in their fitness center.  There was only one other lady in there.  I was fairly happy with the time since I haven't ran 4 miles in a while and even though it was inside, it was still quite warm.

Michelle's workouts 5.25 and 5.26

I did Jilian Michael's Ripped in 30 today and yesterday.  It has been too hot to run and I have been getting out of bed later.  That needs to stop before I let the whole summer go by without running much.  Tomorrow I have a 4 mile run planned.  I'm hoping to get it in before church... we will see! 

Michelle's run 5.23.12

Distance: 2 miles

School's out for summer!  Yesterday was my last teacher day.  I'm hoping that will summer comes a more consistent running schedule.  I have one more teacher obligation today, but then I'm done for a while!  yay!

Michelle's run 5.19.12

Distance: 2 miles

My brother got married this past weekend in Springfield, MO.  I actually was able to squeeze a 2 mile run in on the big day!  We stayed at my now SIL's apartment, so I ran around a neighborhood nearby.  It was pretty flat and easy to navigate...nothing running through neighborhoods here!

Mysti's Workout 05-23-2012

2 Mile Walk - We got up about 7:00am, ate breakfast and were out the door by 7:30am.

Mysti's Workout 05-22-2012

2 Mile Walk We were able to get a walk in this morning before it got too hot. I was a little worried about finishing, because Sam spit up his breakfast. He is still not hungry so I guess he kept more down than I thought.

I'm Back...Hopefully !!

2 mile Walk Samuel was born May 10, 2012 @ 7:35am. He was 6 lb and 4 ozs. Now that Samuel is here and pregnancy is over, I hope to start running again. Samuel was born via c-section; therefore the restart of running will be a little longer than hoped. I am going to start with walking for these first couple of weeks and just see how I feel as the weeks go by. Good news is that my doctor is not requiring me to wait until my 6 week check up - suggested about 3 weeks of recovery and then starting very slow.

Michelle's Run 5.16.12

2.5 mile run .5 mile walk

This was a tough one.  I hadn't worked out since last Thursday.  My weekend was busy and it rained, then this is the last week of school, so it's been chaotic.  However, I knew if I didn't run today I would get one in this week. 

We are leaving for Missouri tomorrow after and won't be back until LATE Sunday.  I'm hoping to run Saturday (the only non-traveling day), but we will see. 

Michelle's Run 5.10.12

Distance: 2.02 miles
Time: 20 minutes

Last night I ran a quick 20 minutes while dinner was in the oven.  I felt great the whole run.  I even ran the whole way up this killer hill by my house (I had never ran all the way up before)!  I may have done a celebratory fist pump at the top. :)

I have also been doing some Jillian Michael's workouts.  (Last Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday).  So, even though I haven't ran much, I'm not a complete slacker!

In more exciting news....  Mysti had her baby boy yesterday!  I'm sure she'll be back to posting her runs next week. :)  I haven't seen him in person, but his pictures are overwhelmingly adorable!

Bill Gregory Healthcare Classic 5k

Yesterday I ran the Bill Gregory Healthcare Classic 5k in Dalton.  We had a little registration drama when we first got there.  (I thought Michael had registered me and he thought I registered myself.)  However, we were able to get it straightened out right on time.  The humidity was brutal!  It was also a really hilly course.  I actually wasn't even that thrilled to run.  I thought I would do so terrible.  I hadn't been able to run as much as I would like and my last few runs hasn't gone well.  There was a fairly big crowd so it was hard to see Michael.  I had to walk about mile 2.5 and I didn't know how I was going to finish.  I just knew I was going to get a 35 minute time.  Then I got a glimpse of Michael!  I knew if he was within sight I wasn't doing too bad.... so I picked it up again.  When I got to the very end I sprinted with a girl.  She got me by a hair!

My official time was 31:30.  However, I would say it was more like 31 or a little less because we started near the back and had to walk a bit to get to the start.  Oh well, it is a MUCH better time than I expected.  It could have been a PR depending on when I actually started. 

I'm happy with the race and I am so glad that I ran it after all!