Mysti's Workouts - Week of Oct 27th, Nov 3rd and Nov 10th

Wow!! I've been doing well with running, but horrible about blogging. Totally didn't know it had been over 3 weeks. Here goes a recap....Week of Oct 27th = short runs & 13.1 mile run!! Yay, reached my goal!! I started slowing down a litte to get ready for Race Day. Week of Nov 3rd = 4 and 9.5 mile run. Week of Nov 10th = 3, 2.25 w Sam, 3.15 w Sam and 6 mile. Now,it's race week with a forecast Saturday of low 21 and high 40 - at least the rain chance has dropped to 20%. My plan of slowing down to rest / recover last couple of weeks is starting to mess with my head. I keep thinking its been forever since a long run, but really on race day it will have been only 2 weeks. I'm ready!!

Michelle's run 11.18.13

20 minute run

It's been a while. Life has happened and running took a back seat. I could definitely tell during the run. But I did it!

Michelle's run 11.3.13

25 minute solo run

Mysti was right, you feel so much faster when  you run solo after running with a jogger. I ran up hills and didn't feel near as tired as I usually do after a run. It also helped that the weather was great!

I'm really wanted to do a 5k before the end of year. I'm fairly confident I could do it now, I would just need to walk a little.  However, if I could do 2-3 runs consistently each week, I could run the whole thing.

Mysti's Workouts - Week of Oct 13th & Oct 20th

Week of Oct 13th, Sam and I were visiting family and did not do very well. Wednesday of that week we ran 25 minutes at the Viola City Park. Mom had mentioned that the park had a paved trail now and I was so excited; however, the trail was not even a full 1/4 mile. So we circled and circled and circled...till I went crazy. Week of Oct 20th, still did not get in my 4 runs, but it was still a good week. Tuesday - 4 miles with jogger, Wednesday - 5.25 miles solo and Saturday - 11 miles.

Michelle's run 10.29.13

20 minute run with the jogger.

I have been having trouble with Heath crying mid-run. For this one I even got started around nap time, thinking he would fall asleep.  No such luck, he started crying about 10 minutes in.  I tried a toy and a paci, but he just cried.  Luckily, he stopped crying after about 6 minutes.  I'm sure the neighbors thought I was torturing him!

Michelle's run/walk 10.15.13

Run: 10 minutes
Walk: 20 minutes

I wasn't even going to blog about this, but then I thought that even if it's a short run, it's something and I should be proud of that.

Heath and I went for a 10 minute run.  I had planned to run longer, but I was just feeling tired.  After our run, we got Murray and walked with him for 20 minutes.

Fall break is next week.  I am so excited to spend all day with Heath!

Mysti's Workouts - Sept. 29th & Oct. 6th

Below is copy/paste from my phone. Nothing too exciting. I've slowed down a little due to some knee pain, but after 10 miles today it seemed ok. Need to start building back up for my half. I have got John out a few times after his doctor recommended some exercise. Week Oct 6 S - 8 mile run M - 4.15 mile run w Sam S - 4 miles (lighting / rain), 5.47mile run  Week Sept 39 S - Couch to 5k with John & Sam T - 2.5 m w Sam W - 3.75 mile solo / 2 mile w Sam T - Couch to 5k with John & Sam F - 1.25 mile walk