Get outside!

After a busy and exhausting week traveling last week, then spending a great weekend with my sister Heidi, I was a bit out of my routine... remember I also took off the week before.  It was great to get back to the gym today!


I did my workout inside - back, biceps, and abs.  Then I hit the trails outside at the community center.  Why, it's March 14?  Because of this:

How great is that? 72 degrees at 6:49 pm, and thanks to daylight savings time last weekend, it was still sunny.

Now, I was a bit worried about getting outside.  My previous attempts at running outside led to me hurting a foot or ankle or knee or something. So, I wanted to take it a bit easy.

I found a loop on the trail that ended up being 1/2 mile (per my GPS app on my phone) I jogged the first lap, then walked a shorter nearby loop, then jogged again.  The app showed me at a 10:18 mile pace, which would be my fastest yet!  I will have to build upon that distance, but I feel pretty good about it.

I got home, and a book I ordered arrived today (Running The Edge) and in the book was a surprise...

How fun is that?!  I have no idea what I would do with it, but it's fun!

Here's to a good week of workouts, and getting back on a regular schedule!

Happy spring!