Happiness Is a Choice

Sit ups. 10 minute warm up walk. 6.70 miles on the tread mill the first 3.50 miles I ran my average 8:34 pace but I've got a bad cold and the second half I slowed it down a bit. No one is here at work again. They are saying that this year could be as bad as back in 2009 when the h1n1 flu was going around. Blah I believe it! Time to sanitize my desk and my house!!! 20 minute elliptical. Stretches. 

Weight training. (Legs and stomach)  Started with a 10 minute warm up jog. 3.50 miles - 8:34 pace. I had some minor back problems yesterday after I went grocery shopping. So I kept my mileage pretty low key today. I feel fine, but Ill watch it over the next few days. I probably need to do a better job at strengthening  my core. *sigh* such is life,  45 minutes arc machine. 

Weights-core and legs. 10 minute warm up jog. 9:30 min pace. 30 minutes switching from level 7.0, 7.5, 8.0 every minute. My average was a 8:00  min pace  another 30 minutes 8:34 min pace. Stretching, and 17 minutes arc trainer. Total distance 8.29 tm miles. I'm so grateful to exercise. I'm not gonna lie I HATE waking up with a passion. Hence the reason I don't go every day. lol, but it truly keeps me healthy and happy. =) I'm never gonna quit!

Weights-core. 10 minute warm up jog. 930 pace. 1 hour steady easy 8:49 pace. Felt good. I got some inserts for my shoes. I need some new ones, but we just paid for more school, so I'll have to wait a month or so. 13ish mins on the arc trainer.
TGIF!

The inserts help my back tremendously. Makes me feel like Im walking on air, but it adds a bit of weight to the shoe and makes them feel heavy. After 8 miles my knees felt sore. lol If its not one thing it's anotha! I really wanted to do 10 today, but I figured I needed to be careful. I'll take sore knees over back though. Ill get new shoes here soon. 8.05  tm miles 8:34 AP Elliptical for 20 minutes. Arc machine for 30. Worked core. 

Worked core and legs. 7.40 miles on the TM slow pace. 17 ish minutes elliptical. Stretches. 

Foam rolled my back and knees. Trying to be careful. Worked my core. 1 hour arc machine, 33 minutes elliptical. Stretched. 

Foam rolled my back and knees. I ran 8.05 TM miles today. WOOT! I was really happy that I was actually able to run, as my back and knees have been having problems lately. I dunno what I am gonna do for the next few weeks. My back hurts and so do my knees. I don't really think running has really hurt it any worse, (honest- I really don't) , but I don't know if running is helping it get better either. *sigh* Well I'm gonna be icing, resting, and all that good stuff and see how I feel later this week. I'm gonna try and be smart about it, but I gotta say-having had previous injuries I'm kind of thankful for them now. I know what to do and what to expect and to not freak out, and the silver lining is that it's winter. I think Ill be fine. Just gotta be careful =) 50 minutes elliptical. 

6.55 tm slow easy miles. Went to the chiro yesterday. I think Ill be alright, but I gotta take it easier. 20 minutes elliptical. Stretches. Worked core. 

SO confused! 10 min warm up walk. 7.66 slow tm miles. 18 minutes elliptical. Stretched. Worked legs and core-better then usual because I had the more time today. (James and I have the day off) Foam rolled knees and back. Hot tub and got a great massage from that. Came home showered put on some icy hot. Went back to sleep. and now I'm icing. I go up and down.. sometimes I feel great like nothing has happened. Last night I was dancing and had no struggle with moving around. Other parts of the day (like when first waking up, or sitting for too long) I really feel pretty tight, sore, and tender and more then what would be considered usual.  Well- whateveh I'll figure it out! Long weekend! I'm tempted to go to Kneaders today. James and I are going on a staycation to SLC tomorrow. Should be fun...

Worked legs and core. 6.00 tm miles. 24 minute 5K. Woot! I really want to get down to 23 or 22 minutes, but I gotta give it time. I mean, just last week my back and knees were sore. 35 min elliptical and stretches. I had a bad day yesterday, but today's better. Cardio and good music lifted my spirits!

Did some sit ups. They got rid of the best ab machine in the gym. So that sucks. 10 minute jog. 8.10 tm miles total. 8:34 pace. Stretches. 17 minutes arc machine. 

Holy TIGHTNESS batman! Foam rolled my upper legs. That helped but Blah, I dunno what my deal is. I seriously have the body of a 80 year old. Today was record slow, I hate running slow, it seems like the time goes slow too, but I wasn't gonna push over doing it when I feeling so tense. Came home and I still felt pretty tight. I guess Ill be stretching a lot over the weekend! 

Sore quads. Blah 

Progress! My quads didn't hurt like they have (still sore though, and I should still be careful). Kept a good steady pace, and felt stronger then I have in the last 3 weeks.

Weights

Sit ups. 10 minute warm up walk. 7.0 miles on the tm. 20 minutes elliptical. I found out I have runners knee.I bet your wondering how that happened with such low mileage as me. Its because I'm a tall girl and sitting at a desk with my knees bent or even hyper extended beneath my chair hasn't served me well. Something Im working on fixing Anywho- It's pretty much recovered, but I got a mini brace to help, and it  really does. 

7.48 slow tm miles. 15 minute elliptical. Stretches. 

Weights. 20 minutes on tm walking on incline. It was almost 2 miles but I don't count walking miles on my frb.

8.60 miles on the tm. 10 minute walk. Stretches 

I had a hard time wanting to get going this morning so I did a 15 minute warm up. 5 minute walk and 10 minute jog.  7.60 tm miles. 15 minutes elliptical, and stretches. Sing praises it's Friday! 

Did some weight strengthening with my legs. 45 minutes on the TM walking on incline. 

Weights. 45 minutes arc trainer with Elise in the afternoon. 

50 minutes elliptical with Elise in the afternoon. :) 

I think I ran 5.0 this day? I dunno. I haven't been on frb much. 

Elliptical 

Elliptical

6 ish miles on the TM. Felt good. Just taking a it easy these days. and I like it :) 30 minutes elliptical. Stretches.