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Workouts + Weekly Reads: Treadmill Loving?

09/07/14 | Running, Week in Review, Workouts

As the title of the posts suggests, I’ve been running on the treadmill a lot lately. Like a lot of people I run early in the morning before class/work/etc, and until the clocks “fall back” it is pitch dark outside. While I do sometimes run around the lit parts of campus I can only run the same 2 mile loop so many times. Anyway, the treadmill has become a go-to for weekday runs and I’m OK with that for now. I get to watch the news and/or sports, control the pace of the run and I enjoy the gym atmosphere because it isn’t overly crowded yet. Crowded gyms are not my thing.

Monday: Hot yoga. Because I switched last week’s long run to Sunday, Monday was a cross training day. I also treated myself to a massage. Wish I could get a massage after every long run single day.

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Tuesday: 4 miles on the treadmill

Wednesday: 8 miles + spin. I hit the treadmill in the morning and went back to the gym later that night to teach spin. I typically do not work my hardest when teaching spin a) so I can talk and b) because it’s not my workout. It’s nice to get my legs moving in a different way though.

Thursday: 4.5 miles on the treadmill

Friday: Rest. After class I was sedentary for most of the day. A-OK for me.

Saturday: 14.5 miles. My longs run have felt great (I knocked on wood as I was typing this). Saturday was the first time my school’s running club had an organized long run this semester and I was so excited to join in. The longest anyone planned to run was 9 miles so I did 5.5 before I met them so I could just start and finish with them. (I was planning to do 6 but I didn’t wake up early enough. Skipping .5 miles never killed nobody). This run was literally and figuratively a refreshing change of pace. No music, a slower-for-me pace, casual talking and a new route. When I have people to run with I feel safer about running in certain areas, so I finally got a change of scenery. There was a water stop at a local park that had free Gatorade and water for anyone to use (saving grace!). It made me so happy to see all the other runners early in the morning.

IMG_6846Unfortunately the next few weekends my long runs will happen either out-of-town (at home) or on Sunday because of prior commitments. Jumping at the first chance I get to run with them again because while I do enjoy my solo runs, I’ve come to really love running with people too!

Sunday: Yoga or rest. I’m meeting some out-of-town family for a little so I’m not sure if I’ll make it to yoga. Also, my EAGLES are finally on so watching them takes priority over exercise.

Favorite Posts:

But Really It Looks Awful– Long Drive Journey

Relax. It’s Good For You.- Better With Sprinkles

Happy Sunday! xo

Do you prefer running alone or with people?

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  1. Linda @ Fit Fed and Happy says

    September 7, 2014 at 9:50 am

    Wow. Am I ever proud of you for running so long!

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  2. Brie @ Lean, Clean, & Brie says

    September 7, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    I prefer running alone, but I want to get involved with a running group at my school since I think it can be beneficial to run with others! Great job on a long run, I am still building up to that kind of distance!

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A twenty-something lover of long runs, daily naps, home cooked meals and my dog. Join me on my journey to find a mostly healthy balance in food, fitness and life.

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