Last week was rough, and I’m having a difficult time juggling KB and running. But this weekend I finished the 10,000 swing challenge, so that’s one hurdle that’s been removed, now I just have to see how much I can run around my twice weekly classes. I’m just so happy to be able to run more often and longer. My weekday runs will not be long 20-45 minutes mostly, with a longer run on the weekend. And yesterday morning’s run was awesome. I pushed myself far more than I have yet and it felt good, and I realized it’s all coming back to me and faster than I had anticipated. And I realized I can push myself more than I thought. I ran the new Hulton bridge for the first time, it was so cool. I miss the old one but the new one is nice. Didn’t get any pictures, but I’ll take some another day when I go out. The weather was perfect too. Not as humid as it’s been, a little overcast, not too hot. The rest of my workout was solid as well. Life is just so much better when I’m running more. I’m more balanced, happier, I sleep a little better, I’m less scattered mentally. It’s just better. I’m just better.
On tap this week I’m shooting for 2-3 weekday runs (depending on what I’m able to do around KB classes–sometimes I’m just too depleted or sore from class to run the next day) followed by ITB Rehab and core work, and two KB classes. I’m also starting a 30 day squat challenge because 1) I love squats, 2) I like having some kind of ‘challenge’ in my life, and 3) the hips and glutes are the key areas to focus on to help/prevent IT band issues, so I will do anything I can to keep myself running (since that was part of the problem the first time around). Still need to decide on July and August races, and get registered for my November goal race.
And I’m already looking forward to my run after work tonight…