Weekend Workout

Hello!
I everyone had wonderful weekends. I had a very nice extended weekend due to 2 unexpected snow days :) I just don't understand how weekends go by so quickly! I am glad the snow finally let up so I could run outside again! I love my volvo but it is terrible in the snow. This is probably more because I need new tires, but regardless I was trapped in my apartment for a few days. My apartment complex is on a major highway and I always drive to my parents' residential neighborhood to run. Needless to say, this morning's run was totally necessary being that I had not run since Wednesday. My dad and I headed out for a slow 6 miles. Footing was tougher than usual and not all the sidewalks were plowed but it was a wonderful run nonetheless. I don't have my exact stats because I may have forgotten to charge my garmin (oops) but my dad had his so we went by his watch, and I enjoyed not obsessively checking my splits and just running.

After our run, my dad and I went to Starbucks where I grabbed a quick latte and a newspaper before I went to meet my mom at our first official Pilates Reformer class! I was a little (okay, a lot) nervous about our first small group session because we started in the middle of a block of classes and everyone would already know each other but it was not intimidating at all. I was able to keep up with the pace of the class and it went by very quickly. I already want to register for more sessions!

I spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing, studying and getting ready for this week. I have a busy work week coming up because this week is parent teacher conferences, so getting all my workouts in is going to be tricky. I have been wanting to get up early to go the 6am Vinyasa (yoga) class at the gym, and this week just may be the time to do it! I used to go in the summer once or twice a week, but it is much more difficult to get up that early when it is so cold and dark out. I will let you know how that goes :)

On the schedule for tomorrow is a tempo run. 1 mile warm-up, 3 mile tempo @short tempo pace (6:45), 1 mile cool down. I don't know if I can sustain that pace for all 3 miles. Last time, I came close to it for 2 miles, but I was still a little slow. I may have to adjust my paces.

Okay, back to studying (for the personal training exam) I go. I have been studying anatomy all day and it is hard! I have trouble remember where all the muscles attach...hopefully if I study hard enough it will click.