3 miles of speed work and core

I ran 3 miles yesterday to get some speed work in and it was 94 degrees! I was sweating buckets. It is going to take me a while to get used to the Texas heat again.

Since on of the kids has been sick, I have not bee able to get into the gym. Thankfully I have free weights and some other things at home so I can work on my core and arms. I really enjoy it!

I just got an email saying that the Chicago marathon is FULL! 45,000 runners and I will be one of them! SO EXCITED!

Oh and I ran in the high 8's and low 9's! However I did feel like I was going to die at the end. Working on speed is sooooooo hard!

4 and arms

Ran 4 and then did more weight training. I have a new friend at the gym named Nichole. I worked up the courage to talk to her. :) She is in great shape and has great arms! I wanted to know what she did to get shape in those arms so I started talking to her and then we worked out together and are meeting again today. She wants to get more running in but doesn't know how and I want to get my arms more toned and am clueless. I learned sooooooo much from her yesterday!

The gym is so much better when you have friends there!

weights

For the past few months I have been working hard on my arms and my core. The stronger my body is, the stronger my running will be. I am really enjoying the weight training.

This afternoon I will be back at the gym to run because it's raining and Jeremy has dinner plans with a customer so I need childcare!