Two days of great workouts

Friday was a busy busy day.  I started out bright and early 6 am at the gym with Manda and SB for a quick warm up on the bike and then about 30 minutes for the weight machines.  I focused on the arms and abs.  Definitely felt it a bit today especially by Triceps.  After school I met up with my Dad, Manda and SB for a run in my new shoes.  I didn’t plan on it being as long as it was but I forgot the mileage of the loop we did when I picked the loop.  So I survived 3.8 miles in my new shoes.  The longest run I’ve done since my half marathon in September.  It felt good although my big toes were a little sore and so were my inner thighs.  I need to work on strengthening them up a bit.  I think I may go ahead and get another pair of the Brooks Adrenaline and switch back and forth between those and the WaveRiders.  Maybe then I can even things out but not wear out one part of my legs versus another part.  I was so exhausted when I got home that I feel asleep on the couch at 7:30 got up at 11:30 got ready for bed and was back asleep by 12:15!

Today I had a wonderful “date morning” with my husband.  We ran quite a few errands together – a total of 10 stops.  But it was nice to get out together.  Usually I end up running the errands myself.  We even stopped for Little Caesar’s pizza.  We haven’t had that in years and since a new shop opened up we thought we would try it.  We still vote Pizza Hut pizza our favorite though.

I just got done doing a great hour long Pilates and Yoga workout.  I got three new DVD’s which I will share with reviews later this week.  I did 40 mins of Yoga for Stress relief and then two Pilates sessions for abs and stretching.  I love Yoga and Pilates.  I feel so good when I am done and about two inches taller!!  Now it is time for a quick little nap before I begin tackling some of this dirt and dog hair that is covering my house!!!

QOTD:  Do you have a favorite workout DVD?

What Day is It?

I keep getting my days all mixed up.  It feels like a Thursday but it's only Wednesday.  Shucks! 

It was a pretty good day considering it was "day 5" and I hate "day 5's" because of the motley crew of 6th graders I have to teach.  Thirty 6th grade boys for 45 mins in a computer lab is TOUGH.  Thirty boys in gym class understandable - they can run, throw balls, scream and all that - but in a classroom - OI!  It is always a tough day and I end up with hardly a voice by the end.  Today wasn't too bad, the second class of boys did a great job of asking questions and listening for the most part.   Now tomorrow I get to do the same lesson with 30 girls and it will be COMPLETELY different and probably go VERY smoothly.

I got home early since it was my carpool day.  The doggies and I went for two loops around the property and then did our chores before Cowboy got home.  For dinner we had what my mom calls "matza" which is just basically hamburg patted into a casserole dish, topped with pizza sauce and cooked till almost done, then topped with mozzarella cheese.  We also had cheesey potatoes and steamed broccoli.  It was delicious!  While that was all cooking I finally got in JM Ripped - week 1.  I need to do that workout more than once a week.  It's a good one and I would really like to get this tummy trimmed down even more. 

Tomorrow I am going to plan and attempt a run with Copper right after school.  I would like to try to get our 4 mile loop in.  Hopefully it isn't raining and the weather cooperates.  I also get distracted by the other 5 dogs and feel bad leaving them in their pen for even longer.  But Copper needs the exercise and so do I since I have a 5K coming up on Saturday.  Hopefully I can get these new shoes broken in a bit more before Saturday.