Monday morning XT.

I got a slow start on my workout this morning because I had fruit/vegetable juice to make, pumpkins to cut and roast and a daughter who was sick with tummy troubles.  Once I finally  got up to the workout room, I started out on the elliptical.  I did 65 minutes on it, then moved on to the treadmill and did a 3 mile run with a little walking afterward for a cool down.  Then I got on my stability ball and did reps using my 5 pound hand weights and ab crunches.  The end. :)

9 miles with the hubby.

Today is a beautiful, perfectly fall day.  My husband has the day off from work, so he wanted to go on a run together.  We did a 9 mile loop.  I felt a little sore and dragging most of the time, my legs felt like cement.  But the run was still a lot of fun because we were together and enjoying the great morning.

12.5 Miles.

I'm really starting to love my Tuesdays and Thursdays...no one to answer to but myself, at least for about 8 hours of the day!  After I sent my husband off to work and the kids were all at school, I ventured out for a long run.  I did a loop that involves lots of hills and totals a little over 12.5 miles.  It was a fun, relaxing run, except it was a bit cold and windy.  It feels like winter is already here.  Ugh.  My hamstrings were burning during my run, too.  Not sure what's going on there.  I've been using the foam roller regularly to try and release some of the tension in my legs, but my hamstrings never seem to want to relax.

Biggest Loser Workout

It's Wednesday, which means last night's episode of The Biggest Loser is available on Hulu.com, so you all know what I'm doing...

I actually started my workout before taking the kids to school by doing a 25 minute Pilates DVD.  Then I put TBL on and got on the elliptical for a 30 minute programmed workout.  After that, I got on the treadmill and did a 40 minute interval run.  I basically averaged between 10 and 12 minute miles, so not a "speed" interval, but enough to get my heart rate up a little.  Then when I finished that, I still had a little bit of the show to watch, so I got back on the elliptical for another 15 minutes.  Now I plan to bundle up my 5 year old and take him for a walk in the jogger.  It's a bit chilly out there (around 40 degrees), but it's sunny, so we'll take it. :)

XT workout, with a little running. :)

More rain today, but that's fine.  I have no kids or husband at home, so I stayed in and worked out to my heart's content, well...until it was time for me to do other things. ;)

I started out this morning using the foam roller for about 5 minutes, then I got on the elliptical for almost an hour.  After that I did a slow 20 minute run on the treadmill, followed with another 5+ minutes using the foam roller.

9 miles...welcome back from vacation!

Anytime I have a "break" from running, I always feel the urge to make up for lost time by doing a long run when I get back.  Or maybe it's just an urge to burn off some of the extra calories consumed, who knows.

At any rate, I got up this morning and did 35 minutes of Pilates before taking the kids to school, then headed out into the 34 degree weather for a 9 mile run.  Even though I could totally feel that my legs were resisting the idea of a run that long, I still finished with a decent average pace, so I'm feeling better now.  As for the rest of the week, I still haven't come up with a solid schedule.  I'm not sure what it will take to get me motivated to get on a training schedule.  Maybe signing up for a race?!

Miscellaneous workout.

It's raining again this morning.  I've been waiting for it to stop because Nicolas has been asking to go for a ride in his stroller.  In the meantime, I got in a good workout at home just in case the rain doesn't let up and we never make it out for a walk/run.

I started out with 30 minutes of Pilates, followed by 30 minutes on the elliptical.  Then I got on the treadmill for a speed interval run.  I was dripping with sweat by the time I was done with that, but I still had 20 minutes of The Biggest Loser to watch, so I did strength training using 5 pound hand weights and a set of 100 ab crunches using the stability ball.  Now on to finish packing for our camping trip tomorrow!

Rainy day workout.

After yesterday's hike I ended up with a terrible headache that also led to some nausea.  I got a good night's sleep and I feel much better this morning, but I didn't want to push it and do the (long) run I had planned for this morning  Besides...it's raining anyway (I know some of you LOVE to run in the rain, so don't judge...☺).  So, I opted to just stay in and workout at home.  I started out doing 45 minutes of Pilates and followed that with 30 minutes on the elliptical.  Then I got on the treadmill and did a 40 minute interval run.  It wasn't a speed interval run, just switching up the speeds and maxing out on the "easy" side, for me.

Today I am alone at home, with Chris at work and all of the kids at school.  The kids are off from school on Thursday and Friday of this week so we're going to be heading out for one last camping trip of the year.  I have a lot of things to do to get ready, which includes going into town shopping.  It seems such a waste of the sweet quiet I have in the house right now, but it's got to get done.  Tomorrow I will have Nicolas at home, but hopefully I will still be able to take him in the stroller to the park (or I may end up on the treadmill again) and I can get in one last run for the week.  I won't be doing any running while we're on our trip.  We're camping for 4 days right smack dab in the middle of bear country during a high bear activity period.  I think I'll stick close to our campsite! :)

6 mile hike.

This morning after we got the older kids off to school, we packed a backpack with some snacks and water bottles and headed out for a hike in the mountains.  We ended up going a little over 6 miles.  I was so proud of my little Nick.  He didn't complain at all, and that's a long way for little legs!  I guess he did get a couple of shoulder rides from daddy, but still...

Keeping busy.

The past few days have been kind of busy, but I did manage to fit in a 45 minute elliptical workout yesterday, and this morning I set out for a run.  I only made it a couple of miles because I wasn't feeling well.  My stomach was cramping and so were my legs, so I just went home, but at least I got in those couple of miles.  After a little rest back at home, I was able to get on the elliptical and do 45 minutes, and I'm now planning on walking on the treadmill for bit while I watch General Conference (of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints) on the internet.  It's funny how things can change so much from day to day.  I was feeling rejuvenated after my 10 miles and our fun hike on Thursday, but this morning I'm totally dragging and feeling a little weepy, to be honest.  Oh, well.  Soon it's a new week and we have lots of fun things planned over the next 7 or 8 days. :)