Day 133, 232 To Go

May 13, 2013

Yes, today was Monday, but no, Honey did not run with me today.  She had a headache.

All together now...

"AWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!'

Where's the dedication?  Where's the motivation?  So she couldn't open her eyes without experiencing excruciating pain and so she couldn't keep any food down.  Is that any reason to skip a workout?

Actually, it is.  Honey felt bad that she didn't run, but even if she wanted to, I would have stopped her.  Migraines are no joke.  I get them on occasion, so I know.  It is very hard to do anything, let alone run!  I'm sure she'll be out there again tomorrow.

As for me, today was supposed to be my leg workout.  I kinda, sorta did it.  The thing is, I did it during the day while I was working.  I figured I should be able to take a few minutes here and there to do the workout.  Well, I did.  The problem is that it was a few minutes here...and a few minutes WAAAAY over there.  The thing about strength training is that you need to overload your body to gain muscle.  If you take too much time in between your sets, you don't get the full affect of the workout.  If I was lifting extremely heavy weights and doing a low amount of reps, then fully resting is ok.  I wasn't lifting heavy weights, I was using my own body weight.  A short rest is all you need.  If you allow yourself to fully rest, you don't stress your muscles.

I'll know tomorrow if I did any good.  I should get sore.  If I am not sore, then I probably wasted the workout.  I'll have to make it up on Thursday which is supposed to be a day off from strength training.  I think I should work my legs twice a week anyway.

Here are my numbers for today's run:

Time: 20:00

Distance: 2.12 miles

Pace: 9:26/m

Max Pace: 7:49/m

Calories: 270
Avg HR: 119

Max HR: 131

In a few days, my Honey will be going to CT to visit some friends.  That will leave me with two to three kids.  Why two to three?  Honey can't decide if she should take one of the babies are not.  She is taking Derek, but she may be also taking Kaylee.  So, it will be difficult either way for me to get my workouts in, especially my Sunday swim/bike/ride.  That will suck.  I may even miss Honey!!  I know I will miss her beside me on my daily workout ; o (

Run for Life!!