Today’s 44 was great for working my hips/outer thighs – I should do this move several times a week!! I used my little green tubing again and got into a semi-squat then did a step out move.
I counted a right and left step as 1 rep and my thighs were burning for sure!!!!
Today was another running day. The daily challenge for #HappyFitMarch was to run a mile and compare it to last Saturday’s mile.
Last Saturday I ran my first mile (out of 5) in 7:23. Today I ended up doing a 10K.
I wasn’t sure how I would feel running this morning because yesterday I did a total of 14 miles – thankfully my legs felt strong today!!!
Saturday is a good day for smiling!!!
creepy Talking Tom looking cat
The pictures of animals smiling crack me up!!!
I think that some days it is easy to get dragged down instead of being the one lifting people up!!
I changed up the move some and don’t look nearly as graceful as Jody but…..
start (easy part!)crunch and reachother side
You can sort of tell that I did more of a reach and I alternated sides. I did count a right and left as 1 rep so it was actually 88 crunches to complete the 44.
Today is more running – nice and easy to make sure that my Achilles is OK after the pain the other day. (chronic injury – have to baby it sometime!!) I’m trying to keep my mileage up because this month Taylor has a fun March challenge. The challenge is to get at least 31 miles of walking or running BUT if you already do that then it was to pick a number that would be a good challenge.
My goal for March is 150 miles of running. That isn’t much for a lot of people but for me that is a very high mileage month!!!
So……last night while making dinner, I also made this –
Part of why I enjoy my evening cocktail is because I love my fun glasses – I have a collection of Martini glasses all around my kitchen soffit and they are just fun to use. I decided that I can still use the glasses – just with a different type of drink.
And, the beauty of my Crystal Lighttini is that it is only 5 calories!!!
So, I can still have fun drinks and give up wine/cocktails – it’s a WIN!!!
Happy Friday!!
Kim
FYI – this is NOT a sponsored post. I just happened to have Crystal Light in my pantry and decided to make some for “happy hour.”
Today’s 44 was a wall sit with alternating foot raises.
sit – startled look helps (hands???)raise right foot (YIKES!!)raise left foot
These might be some of the “best” pictures yet if you want to see me look like a total dork. 5:00 am is early and I can’t spend much time worrying about how I look in the pictures!!!
I counted a right lift and a left lift as 1 rep. For fun I timed my wall sit while I did this – 2:35.
I was hoping to get in another 9 miles today but during mile 7 my Achilles started hurting quite a bit so I just finished that one and then did 1.5 nice and easy to try and stretch it out some.
We aren’t Catholic but after doing some research and talking to friends who are Catholic, I’ve learned that anyone can benefit from the act of giving something up for a period of time. I also learned that if you are going to give something up it should be something that will be hard for you so that it really makes a difference.
I picked something from the above list and if you have read my blog for awhile you might know which one of the things up there will be a hard one for me to give up.
good stuff!
I have decided to give up my evening cocktail/wine!!
“An experience of want, however temporary, can help us to appreciate the true abundance in our lives. And a small positive change can have a big impact that lasts beyond the 40 days of Lent.” (Neela Kale)
So, this will be a challenge for me (I really enjoy my happy hour drinks!!) and I think that Chris is pretty sure I won’t really stick to the 40 days but I think it will also be a great experience!!!
Today’s 44 was another compound move – I did a fast lunge to a knee up with a row.
readyknee up & row
After 44 on my right leg, I switched and did 44 more with my left leg.
startknee in and row
I ran today – I’m hoping to get a bit more mileage this week (last week was down a little). Today was 1.5% incline – 9 miles in 66:24 + 0.5 miles to cool down.
So, the boys and I have been joking around about hashtags this weekend. I’m pretty slow on the social media front and just don’t understand the hundreds of hashtags that are everywhere!!!I have only used hashtags a few times because I feel like I’m an idiot when I use them – I don’t really even know what they are for or why I need them.Hunter will respond to a text from me with #totes just because he knows it makes me laugh. Jordan is like me – he doesn’t get the hashtag thing. Maybe we need to take a class?!What are your thoughts on hashtags? Do you use them/hate them/love them/get them?
Today’s 44 was a hard one!! I used 1 of the small wobble balls and did a side plank with a knee in.
plank
Just holding the side plank was hard with the added challenge of the wobble ball.
knee in
And because I’m trying to take my own picture it is hard to tell but I actually did a little crunch every time I brought my knee in.
Of course, I had to switch sides and do 44 more. I tried about 10 times to take pictures but they are all even blurrier than the ones above so there is no need to show them!
Angela @ Happy Fit Mama set up a fun challenge for the month of March. I wan’t sure if I was going to try this one or not but the more I looked at it the more fun I decided it would be. It is the HappyFitMarch Challenge (fun little play on her blog name!!)
I started today with a run. I ended up running 5 miles and I used my first mile which was actually my slowest for the challenge today –
(Nice sweat mark blurring the screen!!)
5 miles (at 1.5% incline) in 34:51 so it ended up being under 7:00 minutes/mile – kind of nice since lately I have been focusing more on distance and less on speed.
I’m a little sad that this is another busy Saturday – Chris has drill this weekend, I’m fixing to run Hunter around for a special cello practice and bow (cello bow) shopping. Tonight Chris and I have a formal to attend – gotta get all fancied up!!!
And, don’t forget the predicted snow for the weekend!!! They have already been saying that there will be cancellations tomorrow and Monday!! I can hardly wait.
Are you expecting more snow this weekend? Are you as happy about it as I am?
