Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Crazy J & A Sunny Day

Me, lulu & the socks had a nice, easy run
It has been a rollercoaster of a week! The weather has been up and down, but today it was in the 60's!!!! I got cheated out of my last unexpected nice day by a puking kid so today I was up and out early to take advantage of this crazy weather. Of course, I had to take my new Lululemon skirt for a spin. It is SO comfy! I love it!  It was a nice loose and easy 6 miles in the spring sunshine :)

Like the weather, my runs this week have been all over the place too.  Monday, I did 7 miles and felt sluggish the whole time.  Seriously heavy legs....know what I mean?  I could not find a bit of pep in me.  Check out these splits:
Slow, slow, blah...




Then yesterday, I had an awesome speed/tempo run! I started out slow, but then was able to crank it for 4 respectable, sweat soaked miles.  Very satisfying, indeed!
Same distance, 7.5 minutes faster = Speed demon ;)
My plan was to go to my Core class at the gym after this run, but I finished a little early so even though my legs felt a little spent, did an easy 20 minutes on the stationary bike while waiting.  Unfortunately, I was somewhat misled by last weeks core class.  Apparantly, not all classes are the same, and when Crazy J teaches it, it is a cardio, bodyrocking, intervals with weights frenzy that had me thinking I was in the wrong class! Too late to leave though, so I stuck with it & when I asked Crazy J what this class was called and she answered 'core', I actually stood there dumbfounded and said 'are you sure because this isn't like last week?'. To which she answers 'well, I like to do core warrior style'.  Ok, I guess that means she likes to make us hurt! At least when I hauled what was left of me home after that I had EARNED the glass of wine I had last night! Mental note: don't do speedwork before Crazy J's torture class!

I still have a 20 miler on deck for Saturday....haven't gone that long since October.  I am hoping that the weather is mild so I don't have to haul around 10 pounds of clothing for it too.  I WILL bring water & fuel though!

8 comments:

Kathy said...

I'm constantly amazed how day by day our runs can vary! Have a great 20 on Saturday, I'll be doing the same!

Rachelle Q said...

I love your outfit! SO cute! Glad you had a great run and good luck on your 20-miler!

Suz and Allan said...

Great job on both runs and good luck on the 20 mile run! The outfit looks great!

Kate Geisen said...

You look so cute in that outfit! I love it. Nice runs, too...even the sluggish feeling ones are good since it means we're out there running instead of plopped on the couch...and they justify the subsequent couch-plopping. :)

Frickin' Fabulous at 40 said...

TWENTY?!? Oh God. I can't imagine ever doing double what I did on Saturday, but I'm sure I will, one day.

Caroline said...

I love that skirt! hope all goes well for the 20!!!

Jose said...

I think most of us have days that vary as well. Kill that 20 this weekend!!! :)

Jamie said...

Good luck on your 20 miler! I think that you will have milder weather :)

I definitely had a half/half run the other day! The first half of our 11 miler felt great and then I had paces above 12 minutes the last two miles! Ugh!