Showing posts with label Hill Training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hill Training. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Texas Hill Country Running

Over Good Friday and Easter Weekend, my family and I spent our time in the hill country of Texas, just outside of San Antonio.

Never willing to pass up the opportunity to run in a new place, I (of course) packed my running gear with me. On Friday, my sister-in-law Kayla and I discussed the idea of going for a run, then tossed the idea once she mentioned scorpions and rattlesnakes. Um. No thank you.

After letting the idea roll around in my mind for a while, I decided to give it a go. I mean YOLO, right? Besides, when would I have the opportunity again? Probably never.


So, Kayla got her bike ready while I changed into my running clothes, and off we went.


The views of hill country were beautiful. Let's be realistic here - they were mountains to me. This flat-land Southwest Louisiana girl views any land that rises at all, a mountain.


I'll admit, I struggled with both the elevation and the mountain hill climbs and quickly gained respect for those who run in this type of terrain on a consistent basis. I'm serious - you're a beast in my book.


Oh yes, and we saw plenty of Longhorns along the way! Thankfully, we didn't have to battle any rattlesnakes or scorpions!


I'm serious when I say that I loved the views! You just can't find stuff like this where I'm from.


I had 10 miles on the books for the weekend, but could only manage 5 and was beyond done by the time I reached 5 miles. Double the elevation that I'm used to plus incline/hills/mountains....it all evened out somehow in my mind and I was 100% ok with it.


That's alright - a run is better than none, right? And besides, I got a really great workout in the end!


After our run, we cooled off by the beautiful and serene Joshua Creek. Had I known we had access to a creek, I would have brought my swimsuit along! :)


My brother was gracious enough to take this picture for us, and once he put my phone back down, he might have gotten soaked in the end. Whoops. It wasn't my idea. Scouts honor! :)

How's the elevation where you train? How did you spend your Easter weekend?

Friday, May 1, 2015

Fitness Friday–5/1

It’s already May – I can hardly believe it! Happy May! :)
Anyone else singing NSYNC “It’s Gonna Be Me” in their head right now? Cause it’s stuck in mine….and has been since yesterday…

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Currently training for:
Louisiana Half Marathon
Rock ‘n’ Roll NOLA Half Marathon
Glass Slipper Challenge
Castaway Challenge
Diva’s Half Marathon

Contraband Days 5 Miler
4 on the 4th

SaturdayLog Off, Shut Down, Go Run Virtual 10K
Sunday – Rest Day
Monday –  Tone It Up “The Mermaid”; 3 mile run
Tuesday –  PT Routine – Core/Squats/Lunges with weights
Wednesday – 2 mile run
Thursday – 3 mile bridge run + boot camp 
Friday – Rest Day

This week was an eventful one, but I really enjoyed it! My workouts consisted of a few new things and I loved switching things up!

A cool front came through over the weekend and it felt so great on Monday night, I just had to go out and run!

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This was my first nighttime run in a long time. I told my husband if I wasn't back in 30 minutes, call the cops! Hah!

On Thursday night, Kenzie and I met up with our running group for a bridge and boot camp workout.

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The workout was great – I loved it and it was nice to workout with a friend!

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I took the last mile to really focus on hitting the bridge hard. In the end, I ran an 8:35 min mile and that entire mile was on the bridge! Know that “hurt so good” feeling? Yeah…that was me last night!

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After the run, we had dinner at my favorite little café followed by a dessert of ice cream from Sonic! Yum!

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Another twist to my workouts this week included a routine from Tone It Up called “The Mermaid”. I browsed their YouTube channel after I finished the workout and discovered that they have several listed on their site! I’m definitely going to try a few of these out!

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I also tried a smoothie recipe from their website this week – it was delicious!

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This weekend, I have a long run planned for Saturday. After the run, we have brunch and movie plans with Jason’s sister/brother in law. We’re going to see the new Avengers movie! Can’t wait!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

What are your weekend plans?
Have you ever done any of Tone It Up’s workouts?
What’s your favorite way to mix up your fitness routine?

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