Friday: Core class, although I felt worthless b/c my body was smoked from several tough workouts in a row
Saturday: rest day
Sunday: body pump. new launch. awesome tricep & lunge workout. The abs weren't challenging enough.
Today/Monday: running speedwork 4 miles total. 1 mile warm-up, 2x1600 in 8:06 w/ 800m jog in between. Cool down.
Definitely seeing my body toning!!! Weight is slowly dropping, too. Weighing 139 in the evening now!!!

8 mile run

Well, yesterday was a snow day so I did a crossfit workout, but Laura ended up teaching her core yoga at the Y last night, so I went with friends and got a killer workout. Between core yoga, thrusters, and pull-ups, in my long run today my legs felt so heavy...but I did it & faster then intended! miles 1-2 10:20 pace, miles 3-7 10:10 pace, mile 8 split 10:00 and finished at 9:50 pace! Not too bad! That's the longest I've run since Riley and I went to Hawaii over a year ago!

Tempo & CF

Yesterday:
Tempo Run 5 miles:
1 mile warm up, 3 @ 8:40 pace (with some stopping to breathe & chug water), 1 mile cool down
Today:
Snow day so I did CF at home (yay!!! I love that I have that option now)
As many in 20 minutes of 21 thrusters, 15 jumping pull-ups
I used 65# for my thrusters and finished 2 rounds plus 15 thrusters.
My wrists were killing me and 65# was probably too heavy for me, but I didn't have a 55# option.

Friday: body pump
Saturday: rest day
Sunday: body pump, increased weights
Monday: 75 KBS

long run

ran 5 miles (oooops, was supposed to have been 6) 10:20 pace

Balls

Went to the core class at the Y today and she did a lot of ball work. My balance sucks right now, and that used to be something I was good at. On a positive note, while staring at my awkwardness in the mirror for an hour I noticed that my legs have definitely toned up in the last month...woo hoo! Overall, was a relaxing day.

Today: 3o min elliptical 'cause all the treadmills were taken; 60 min bodypump
Yesterday: 5 mile tempo run: 1 mi warm, 3 mile @ 8:41, 1 mi cool down
Sunday: bodypump

Rest

Today: Rested
Yesterday:
I'm loving the core classes at the Y. I've always enjoyed working my abs and despised working legs. Today the instructor had us do 30 min of kickboxing and 30 min of isolated core using gliders and body weight. Lots of obliques. I'm pooped. Was supposed to run an easy 3 miles, but I skipped it. Really looking forward to a rest day tomorrow!

6 miles

6 mile long run today at 10:20 pace. Kristen kept me company on the treadmill for the middle 3 miles. I sped up a bit for the last two miles (10:10, 10:00) because I was bored and ready to be done.

Core Class

45 minutes of core strengthening at the Y. Ate this delicious paleo spaghetti for dinner. Mmmm!

3 Easy Miles

3 mile easy jog 10:20 pace

4 mile speed work

Ran 4 miles
1 mile warm up
1 x 1600 @ 8:13 pace
800m jog
1 x 1600 @ 8:13 pace
800m jog

Body Pump & 2 new recipes

Joined Nat for an hour of body pump at the YMCA. I'm gonna be so sore tomorrow! It was a great class...including dreadful lunges. Also tried 2 new recipes for lunch today. I liked them both, but the girls weren't crazy about the coconut flour tortillas; however, they loved the baked apples.
*Oops, this was intended for my crossfit blog. Oh well, you can check that one out too!

CF & New Recipe

5 Rounds of:
10 wall balls, 20# ball
10 toes to bar (at least my best attempt)
20 box jumps (4 boxes)
Tried hard to keep my legs bent & knees soft on these so I don't hurt my knees

Made a new recipe for dinner. I wasn't crazy about the flavor (too garlicky & too sweet at the same time), but I liked the crunchiness of the baked kale. I used can beets instead of fresh. I know that's not as healthy, but it was a big money & time-saver.

Rest Days

Yesterday (Thursday):
Rest Day

Today:
Isaac is sick so couldn't go to the Y and do my long run. Fine with me b/c I've not been getting much sleep and I'm feeling run down.
Worked on front squats a bit at home today, but mainly took another rest day

Power Rack

Jen and Nat put together my power rack for me while I watched and fed the kids...perfect as I despise putting anything mechanical together. Thanks girls! So, the gym is all set-up and I'm excited to start incorporating CF workouts into my routine now!
am: hour of core yoga followed by 2.5 mile easy run (10:15-10:30 pace)

am: 30 min pilates
running 6 x 400m sprints starting at 8:13 pace and ending with 7:50 pace. Rested about 1.5 min in-between.

Happy New Year!

So, I accidentally posted that last blog on my Crossfit blog instead of my family blog, but it (and Natalie's most recent post) reminded me I need to get back to recording my fitness endeavors. I really have no grand plans except to:

1. fit back into my best jeans by April
2. run the Nashville half marathon one last time
Riley's encouraging me to try to change my workouts from moderate to extreme. Instead of my normal 3 mile runs, he thinks it would be a better use of my time to do interval training in both speed and weights. The goal is to push really hard some days and rest really hard the other days. So, gotta bring CFE and CFF back into my life. I want to make up a rough schedule in the next few days and have him look at it. Rick set up a lifting platform for me before he left, our new CF equip is unpacked, and the power rack arrived today. Once I recruit Nat & Jen to help me set up the power rack I'll start adding more CF style lifting.

Today:
am: CFE running 4×5 min intervals w/3min recovery between rounds. I held an 8 min pace for the 1st two rounds and then had to slow to an 8:13 pace for the last two rounds. I think it was roughly 3.5 miles total. I followed that with 30 min of the Core Fusion class at the YMCA.

Oh, and I know I'm the most inconsistent dieter, but I'm attempting a mostly paleo diet again. Isaac has pretty back reflux & eczema. After reading and talking with various people, I'm going to do my best to cut dairy and gluten out of my diet, and hopefully within a month he'll be able to get off of Zantac. Truly, it's what I believe is best anyway, but if in the past I've failed doing it for myself, maybe this will be the extra motivation I need. I'll still eat oatmeal, beans and some other non-paleo foods, but attempting a mainly paleo diet again.

A Normal Chaos

I was trying to tape Isaac rolling over so Daddy could see, and in addition to that, here's a less-than-one-minute clip of typical chaos at our house.