Friends Don't Let Friends Part II

April 11th was another 5 Miler with Nicole.

I realized that, even though Seattle is approaching, we haven't really begun training yet. If it weren't for Nicole coming back to visit and asking me to run with her....

My excuses? I've added to my plate a temporary part time job to help with money matters and have had to pick and choose very carefully what other activities I can participate in. Running just hasn't been up there on my list of priorities.

Lesson to learn now for my goals this next year?

I'll have to be careful about what commitments I make with my time if I'm going to be able to train for seven events and finish well. Very careful.

I'll have to do some thinking about what kinds of things I may have to give up?

A vacation in the caribbean, for starters.

Strength Training?

When we first joined Team In Training, our cross training nights involved Strength Training. We're talking all those humbling exercises that show you how sad your stabilizer muscles and core strength really is. Planks and bridges, man. Planks and bridges.

Anyhow, we actually did make it to the gym a few days ago and I tried some of those strength moves again with the addition of a few new things I watched/read that are supposed to be helpful for runners.

When I say "tried" I really mean "sampled". I figure it was a start and it did encourage me toward the idea of supplying myself with the basic equipment necessary to do these workouts at home...away from the scrutinizing and curious eyes of the other women and men of the gym. I don't know why but it really messes with my focus when others are walking around me as I lay on the ground trying to lift my hips into the air and squeeze my glutes.

More on home gym later.