Cross Training

This morning Augie and I walked 1.65 miles. Since I didn't feel that was an intense enough workout for me, I then jumped on my bike (a beach cruiser) and rode exactly 10 miles. I saw tons of runners out there and it really made me wish I had chosen to run today instead. But I realize that if I want to be a better runner, I need to do some cross training so that all my different muscle groups get used. (I also need to lose some weight but that's a whole different blog).

In addition to cycling you may find me in a yoga class, on the elliptical, on the rower, doing push ups and working on my plank. I should probably do more upper body and core workouts but hey, at least I'm doing something.

My weekly goal right now is to get in at least 20 miles of walking and running. Once I find another half marathon to do, I'll have to increase that mileage. I'm looking at the Long Beach Half Marathon, one of the Rock and Roll Half's, or maybe even a Disney run. Anyone want to join me??

I've got to get to some chores now. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Warrior Dash Arizona

Bored with plain old running? Need to add a little spice to your workouts? Tired of the same old 5k's? Then I highly recommend you sign up for your nearest Warrior Dash. I ran one yesterday and had a blast. It consisted of a 3.4 mile run with twelve obstacles scattered throughout the course. There was the pile of giant hay bales you had to climb over, and the vertical cargo net you had to scramble across, and the junkyard cars and tires you had to make your way through. Oh, and right near the end were two rows of fire you had to jump over right before you jumped into a large pool of mud to "swim" to the finish line. It was crazy, fun, challenging, and painful. And yes, I would do it again if I had the chance.

Here I am after finishing

Here's my badge of honor