The great outdoors
Whooooa, we're halfway there! It's practically the weekend, dontcha think?
Last Sunday, I wanted to bust out of town and into the great outdoors. I had done my long run on Saturday so I was free to do a little cross training on Sun. We decided to head for Sahalie Falls, a nice place with great views (the falls) and a moderate little hiking trail just 90 min from home.
We were going to leave the dog at home, but her little puppy eyes made it impossible for me to just leave her by her lonesome. Plus, she loves a good adventure. So, in the car she went.
Manfriend tries not to fall in as Jonah Bell takes a dip.
Amazing how much force these falls create. It was so loud!
I loved how blue the water was. It nearly matched my shirt.
Love this race shirt from the Helvetia Half Marathon!
Believe it or not, our little 3 mile hike was tiring! We were ravenous for lunch (and a frosty cold Miller Lite) by 2pm when we finished. But the views were worth it!
I took a video for you guys, but it didn't upload so maybe another day.
This morning on my 20 min run around the neighborhood, a man in his 60s or so said "I wish I could do that!" as I passed. Boy, I sure hope I'm doing this in 35 years. If my joints can't handle it, maybe I'll just be a yoga fiend or spinning my wheels on the bike. One thing I know for sure, I'll still be active!
This round of marathon training has been great so far. I feel like I've reached the perfect mix of cross training and physical therapy to protect the little injuries that have creeped up, while still being able to up the mileage! The bad runner I am, I've still neglected to write up a plan.
Don't fret, I glance at three different plans a few times a week to decide what I'm going to do. Seems to be working so far, but I do want to write out a plan for the remainder of my training. Deadline: this Sunday. How's your training and cross training going? Are you able to meet your goals when you don't have a strict plan written up?
Last Sunday, I wanted to bust out of town and into the great outdoors. I had done my long run on Saturday so I was free to do a little cross training on Sun. We decided to head for Sahalie Falls, a nice place with great views (the falls) and a moderate little hiking trail just 90 min from home.
We were going to leave the dog at home, but her little puppy eyes made it impossible for me to just leave her by her lonesome. Plus, she loves a good adventure. So, in the car she went.
Manfriend tries not to fall in as Jonah Bell takes a dip.
Amazing how much force these falls create. It was so loud!
I loved how blue the water was. It nearly matched my shirt.
Love this race shirt from the Helvetia Half Marathon!
Believe it or not, our little 3 mile hike was tiring! We were ravenous for lunch (and a frosty cold Miller Lite) by 2pm when we finished. But the views were worth it!
I took a video for you guys, but it didn't upload so maybe another day.
This morning on my 20 min run around the neighborhood, a man in his 60s or so said "I wish I could do that!" as I passed. Boy, I sure hope I'm doing this in 35 years. If my joints can't handle it, maybe I'll just be a yoga fiend or spinning my wheels on the bike. One thing I know for sure, I'll still be active!
This round of marathon training has been great so far. I feel like I've reached the perfect mix of cross training and physical therapy to protect the little injuries that have creeped up, while still being able to up the mileage! The bad runner I am, I've still neglected to write up a plan.
Don't fret, I glance at three different plans a few times a week to decide what I'm going to do. Seems to be working so far, but I do want to write out a plan for the remainder of my training. Deadline: this Sunday. How's your training and cross training going? Are you able to meet your goals when you don't have a strict plan written up?
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I was waiting to decide on a plan until we got back from Italy because I was worried I wouldn't run much while on my honeymoon. And I only ran once in the past twelve days.... So a half-marathon instead of a full it will be.
I kidn of need a written out training plan. Otherwise I start to feel sort of lost! I have done pretty good stickign to the plan but I need to do more cross training. I have been thinking about buying a bike but just don't know where to start when looking for one... and I don't have a lot of money to spend either....
I usually do an Excel spreadsheet for my training plans. I used the Smart Coach plan from Runner's World.