My Workout Went Much Better Today

Whew. I was really worried Friday when I did a 12 minute mile. However I was back! I ran a 9:47 minute mile. Now I know that doesn't blow anyone away but for me it's fantastic. The weather was really beautiful. I was able to run in lights pants and a long sleeve T-shirt instead of being all bundled up.  It's sad to think that by the end of the week I'll be freezing again.

One thing I believe I will be changing with my routine is stretching. I use to stretch before and after my runs between baby 1 and baby 2 but for some reason I just haven't started again. I think I'll feel better and be a touch quicker if I do. I'll let you know if it works.

OK with that all being said I'm going to get on my soap box for a quick minute.  Let's talk track etiquette.  I run with my daughter in a stroller. I'm sure lot's of people could complain about that however, I do try to stay to the right and not hold anyone up. There are two groups on the track when I go who do not try and it drives me crazy. The track is really just big enough to walk 3 wide. It has a sloping hill on both sides and for about a third of the track their is a chain fence on one side making it very tight. I really don't believe people should walk in groups bigger than 2. That leaves room for someone to pass.

There are two groups who constantly walk 3 to 4 wide. I had to stop running Friday behind one group before I was able to get around them. Today the 4 wide group even had 2 medium size dogs in their pack. I mean really people. Can we not share the track just alittle? Oh well. Enough said for the moment. Just wanted to get that off my chest.

Running in Quick Sand

Today's run was like running in quick sand. My normal mile time is about 10 minutes. Today I did a very slow 12 minute mile. What do I attribute this to? Taking last week off and not eating the way I should. Since it was just me and the kid for most of the dinners this week I prepared more kid friendly foods that aren't necessarily run friendly foods.

The one thing I'm excited about is that I did complete my workout. I could have found alot of reasons to stop but I kept plugging along. I wonder how often people have bad/hard workouts or off days?

My First Post!

Hi Everyone! My name is Kristina and this is my first post. I started this blog to discuss two of my favorite topics- saving money and working out. OK so working out really isn't one of my favorite things to do but if I want to keep up with my children and stay healthy it's something I need to do. My goal is to work out 3 times a week. I have been running about 3 times a week now for about 2 miles. I would like to get up to 3 miles but I think that will be slow in coming. Goals I have for myself are working on my abs and my arms. I knew I had to seriously start working on my abs when my 3 year old son started finding great joy in lightly smacking my stomach to see it jiggle. While it's a great source of entertainment for him I prefer not to look like jello. I can't tell you the last time I wore a sleeveless shirt because of my upper arms. I hope by making posts on my blog about my workouts it will serve as a motivator.

I do however, really enjoy trying to find deals and save money. I love coupons. I mean if you saw a dollar on the street you wouldn't pass it by so why wouldn't you use a coupon? In a future post I will discuss my coupon method. With Christmas coming up there are a ton of deals to be had.

Please feel free to leave comments discussing working out, saving money or just hello.

Thanks for reading!