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Workout of the Day

I know this isn’t the best way to judge how ‘in shape’ you are, but this made me decide to kick up my strength training like 200% (eventually). The race pictures came out from the 10K I ran in on Saturday. I saw some areas that could definitely use some…

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Workout Hiatus

Soooooo, the cold kind of killed my motivation for a minute. I don’t have a gym memebership and my working out involves a ton of running outside. The cold bouts we’ve had have really cramped my style. I can run in 20-30 degree weather but I attempted to on one of the 8 degree windy days and felt like my cheeks were going to become frost bitten.

  I did take advantage of the few freakishly warm days we’ve had but I have not gotten the runs in that I had planned. The weathe ris supposed to be in the 30’s all week (Yay!) so I will be back on track.

  The Winter is a challenge and this is the first year I’ve actually kept working out. Usually I take a 3-4 month hiatus. So I’m making progress!!

  Spring cannot arrive soon enough!

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30 Day Running Challenge

29.   Do you like running with a buddy, in groups, or solo? Why?

I usually prefer to run solo because it gives me time to just enjoy my music and let my mind wander. It’s just so peaceful to enjoy a nice long run on an early morning. Especially in the Spring/Summer when the weather becomes perfect.

I don’t mind running with someone because it usually challenges me a bit. When I’m on my own I slow down/ speed up when necessary. But when I’m running with someone and they are going faster I will push myself to keep pace the whole time. Not sure if this is good or bad. But usually I do pretty good so it’s encouraging!

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30 Day Running Challenge

     28. Headphones in or out? If in, what music gets you the most pumped up for running?

Definitely in. I have such a difficult time running without music. I have a pretty random mix. My “power” songs include:

“Too Late For Us Now”- Roger Joseph Manning Jr

“Super Mario 64”- (The music in the first slide level when you jump into the stained glass Princess Peach)

“Gonna Fly Now”- (Theme from Rocky)

“What’s My Age Again” – Blink 182

“Mr. Blue Sky”- ELO

“I Feel it All”- Feist

I usually have a hard time listening to slow music while running unless it’s a more laid back run.

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Kicked some ass today! My time has improved so much over the last 6-8 months!!

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30 Day Running Challenge

  26. The only day in the challenge where I’m going to ask you to run: go run a mile as fast as you can and tell us about it!

Gotta do this one when I’m not at work. But I’m thinking I can beat my best time. My pace has improved so much over the last few months.

  27.   While running do you use any watches or apps? What technology do you utilize?

I’m addicted to the Nike running app. I love knowing my stats when I run. It’s almost more rewarding that way. And then I have to have music when I run. It just helps to clear the head and put everything in perspective.

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30 Day Running Challenge

23.  If you couldn’t run for the rest of your life, what other exercise would you start doing in its place?

I would probably switch to biking. Not quite the same amount of enjoyment but I think I could get into it.

  24.  What’s your favorite pre-run snack or meal?

A small bowl of cereal or a banana.

25.   What’s your favorite post-run snack or meal?

Smoothie!