WEEK 1- 10K TRAINING

Oh man.

I was not prepared for what I got myself into.

Monday- 15 minutes

David and I embarked on our first run.

And let me tell you, a 10 minute run was hard work for me prior to this.

So 15 minutes was like death.

Not to mention, our sweet little 3-legged fur child was trying to race me the entire time.

{The one time she decides to keep up with me, and she's trying to beat me the entire time.}

David is a super encouraging partner to run with.

He pushes me to my breaking point,

and is strangely in extremely good shape.

I don't get it.

He hasn't worked out in over 2 months.

Why on earth is he able to outrun me every time we run?

I will never know.

When we got home we did some crunches and planks.

When it comes to ab strength, I like to think I'm stronger than David…

He's probably stronger.

Isn't she cute?

This was from our practice/warm-up run on Saturday.

Yeah…we both died then.

Wednesday- 20 minutes, 2-3 Striders

Death. death. death.

I was huffing and puffing the last 8 minutes.

Oh and we forgot the striders.

I was a little too focused on trying to breathe to remember them.

However, bragging on my incredible hubby, he came home from work just to run with me and immediately headed back to work to make it in time for middle school youth. 

Best. hubby. ever.

After laying on our living room floor, allowing my heart to stop pounding out of my chest,

I headed off to the gym.

I am determined to get in shape.

and just running is not enough.

I did some abs, quads, hammies, back, and push-ups on the bosu ball.

Ha.

Have you ever tried pushups on the bosu ball?

It's like trying to do push-ups during an earthquake, maybe more difficult.

I did 3 sets of 5.

Baby steps. 

This is going to be quite the challenge.

But I am so up for it.

Thursday- 15 minutes

It was pouring, which meant we had to go to the gym.

I hate the treadmill.

Yeah, it keeps you running at the same pace, and keeps track of time and how far you've gone.

It's boring.

I have to cover up the screen so I am not staring at it.
Time goes so much slower when you do that.
So, I just stared at the sweaty man's back in front of me the whole time.
There are zero distractions for me.

But I pushed through! Yay!
I ran at an incline of 1 and pace of 6.5
I'm trying to run faster here people, my lungs just won't let me.

Always stretch after a run :)

Saturday is our big 2 mile run.

That may not be big for you, 

but it's a big deal for me.

Hitting new milestones each week :)

Happy Fit Friday everyone!

Get out and get your exercise on!