Workout - Run: 4.98 miles in 45 minutes with Dad, Anda, and SB.
Walk: 20 mins with puppies. Stretching: 10 mins
Walk: 20 mins with puppies. Stretching: 10 mins
Being a hunter's wife takes some getting use to. But one thing I've learned to enjoy is the occasional weekend hunting trips. This hunting trip is a turkey hunting and fishing trip combined. He left today for his trip and will be back on Sunday. I miss having him here but boy do I get ALOT done when he isn't here. I enjoy the quiet time to do MY thing. These hunting trips give me the time to regroup and focus on me for a little bit (which I often forget to do). At the same time it gives me the opportunity to appreciate my husband and all he does. I am reminded just how much I love him, how much he means to me, and why I couldn't live without him. Ok, enough of being sappy...time to talk about running.
After school I got in my 5 mile Family Run with my Dad, Lil Sis and SIL. We had a great run. I am finally starting to get use to the warmer weather and not fighting every step with excuses about being hot and not being able to breathe. I really want to try to get in a run this weekend. I am so used to running with my family that I struggle going on runs by myself at first. I hope to get a run in to make sure I stretch out from today's run. Next week then I will plan some easy runs and a 5.5 mile run before Saturday's May Day.
Julia's blog and also Heather's blog both talked about stretching this week. I often forget to do the stretching part of working out and running. I don't think about it until the next day when I can't touch my toes. It really is important and can help prevent a lot of other injuries. I know that the IT band and knee aches and pains that I have could lessen with stretching so why don't I do more of it??
So I am going to try to set a my new goal for the month of May. My goal is to take 10 mins each day to do some basic stretches. I know I felt a difference in my running when I was doing the Pilates and Yoga on a regular basis so I am going to also try to plan at least a 20 min Yoga and Pilates workout twice a week. Now that I am putting it out there, maybe I will feel more accountable to getting it done.
