The open road

The open road
Running my leg of the Bison 50. 10/27/13

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Roll With It

my new personal trainer post run

At the last minute, I decided to put my 4 year old son in the jogging stroller and take him with me to get some miles in.  Sounds simple enough, but I haven't run with the stroller in over a year and he is not a small 4 year old.  It turned out to be nothing like that run I had planned for the day (I was hoping for 4-6 miles solo), but it was a great 2 and half miles.  You have to love the fact that kids his age have no filter.  As we started running he asked me. "Mommy, are you running yet? You need to run fast!"  Sorry, honey. This is as fast as your mommy goes. After we finished the first slow and steady mile, I decided to add some entertainment for him and run some intervals.  He LOVED going faster and I got my heart rate up.  We took a potentially boring run and put a spin on it.  I may have to do more training with him because he was very excited to race on the middle school track by our house, but he didn't have his running shoes on.  I think next time we may run up some big hills to get coffee and a donut or do a neighborhood 5k with a stop at the post office.  That's how we roll. :)

Friday, August 9, 2013

Well, my resolution to blog more has not gone as planned and neither has my running this year.  I could list excuses, but the bottom line is lack of motivation.  I think after running two full marathons earlier this year, I was just tired.  Pure and simple.  Life got in the way and I didn't try very hard to change that.  On the up side, my cross training was going great.  I started Bar Method classes and LOVED it!!!  
So, here I am trying to get my running mojo back and trying to stay accountable.  I have races coming up. Time to get training. What do you do when you need a boost in your running?  I would love to hear some creative motivators!  In the meantime, here is a list of what I'm training for so it is public and I cannot slack. :)



Clearly I need to get my tush out the door and get running.  I think this sums up my new agenda:






Happy Running!!!