Flex Friday

Wednesday this lingering cold I've had kicked my ass.  I sat upright (because I couldn't lay down) on the couch and watched TV the entire day.  I kid you not.  I thought my head would explode!  Thursday was miraculously better, but I decided not to tempt fate and took another rest day.  Today I feel like a million bucks compared to Wednesday.  I am still a little congested, but went about life as usual.  Hooray for getting well!  Oh, how I love leg day!  I need these puppies nice and strong to carry me 62 miles in October.  Beef up, stems!

Leg extensions

Hip abductors & adductors

Leg curls: PR alert!  

Box squats

V squats

23 minutes elliptical

Happy Valentine's Day to me!  A leg curl PR of 95lbs.  

Suck it up, buttercup

Well, since I made all my kids suck it up and go to school with a cold, I decided I should also suck it up and head to the gym.  I didn't push it too hard as I wasn't feeling top notch, but it felt good to be working. I'm really jonesing for some long distance running.  This break from intense mileage has been a very good thing.  Today, it's in the 40ºs and all I could think of was a nice long sunny run in a pair of shorts.  I can't wait to be running long runs every weekend again!  I love those days!  In fact, the next couple of weekends I'm going to go for a bit longer as I need to prep a bit for the Buffalo Run.  Exciting stuff!

10 minutes elliptical
Bench press
Standing barbell military press
Box squat
Pull ups
Single arm dumbbell rows
Glute machine
Russian twists
Bicycle crunches
Crunches

Trail Run Tuesday OR Two Chicks with Coughs

Both Katherine and I have been battling colds and asthma.  So, we decided to skip running today and just stay in bed.  Okay, not really.  We headed to Corner Canyon to check out more of the new trails that were built this summer.  We were both a hot mess, with an unparalleled amount of coughing and snot rockets.  Plus, there was a pretty mean headwind for much of our run.  But, as always, the fun never ceases and we managed to have a lovely run!  Rattler trail is beautiful, rolling hills and just right for running!  

Rattler Trail, here we come!

Ghost Falls

Fun run done!

6.6 miles

1:32

13:56 pace