Now that the half marathon is behind me, I have made a goal to get back into doing regular strength training. I avoided it while I was preparing for the half because I was too afraid of getting sore and it impeding my running. No more excuses. Time to make it a habit so that all muscle fatigue and soreness will be behind me when training kicks in again after Christmas.
On Monday I had to be up extremely early to take my dad to the airport. I didn't have to be to work until 10 so I figured I might as well get my workout done. I opted to do Jillian Michael's Yoga Meltdown. I was still feeling some stiffness from the race so I thought this would help stretch me out. It did stretch out my muscles but it was definitely a challenging DVD. I was sweatin'! After that, I decided to keep the momentum going and took Darcy for a quick one mile run around the neighborhood. Productive morning!
Yesterday I woke up feeling a little sore in my shoulders from the yoga so I opted against a Jillian repeat. I sifted through the many workouts I've pinned on Pinterest and settled on this one:
It took me about 15 minutes to complete and I felt like I really had worked my whole body without completely exhausting it. Didn't seem too intense......at the time. This morning my glutes and hamstrings did not let me forget this seemingly innocent little gem of a workout. I will definitely be re-visiting this one.
Due to the soreness in my lower body today, I really wasn't feeling like running even though I had a four-miler planned. I procrastinated in the break room while chatting with the doctors for a bit before forcing myself off the futon and heading to the greenway. Darcy and I managed to kick out 4 miles in about 38 minutes. Took a little bit to get warmed up but we found our stride about half way in. As always, I was glad that I had forced myself to get out there. Little buddy wasn't complaining either.
I came home and made a fantastically quick and simple dinner. A stuffed chili and cheese potato. Hard as it may be to believe, I found this recipe on (everybody now!) Pinterest. It may not look like much, but it made a pretty hefty portion. This is the article photo because a) we all know the camera on my phone takes crappy photos, and b) mine didn't look as pretty on the plate so that really left me with nothing to work with.
When I started making it, I was sure that 1/2 cup of chili was not going to be enough but it ended up working out perfectly. I cooked the chili and broccoli mixture on the stove for the entire 12 minutes that it took to prepare the potato. Once the potato was ready I just cut it open, dumped the chili mixture on it and topped with cheese. Voila! This is a recipe I will make again and again. It's just a good 'stick-to-your-ribs' kind of meal that will be perfect for chilly winter evenings......and for dinner again tomorrow night. And maybe even Friday as well. What can I say? I'm a creature of habit.
Hope everyone is having a great week. Happy Hump Day!
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