Gourmet Runner

This week was pretty interesting, fitness-wise. I decided last week to drop my mileage, give my head a break from too much running, and really focus on cross-training and stretching instead. How did I do? Monday : 45 Minutes of yoga, 30 minutes of upper body and abwork Tuesday : 1 hour of P90X Plyometrics Wednesday : Ran 6 Miles Thursday : 45 Minutes of Yoga, 30 minutes of upper body and abwork Friday : 1 hour of P90X Plyometrics Saturday : Ran 8.5 Miles Sunday : 45 Minutes of Yoga, Walked 2 Miles Total Mileage: 14.5 Running (16.5 total) So...that's about half of my normal mileage, but I felt pretty great about it. Managed to get in 3 yoga sessions, 2 interval workouts (P90X) and 2 strength training sessions in. This week: I'd like to keep my mileage low. Aiming for around 20 miles this week, and again focus on cross training. Then I'll head back into running mode! Ok, now I know you're all just sticking around to see if you won a box of BumbleBar Jr...

Oh, did you want to know if you won the Gotein giveaway? Guess you'll just have to read my weekly workout recap first. Monday : 40 minutes of yoga and abs, walked 2.5 Miles Tuesday : 4.5 Mile Run Wednesday : 5 Mile Run, 2 Mile Walk Thursday : 5.5 Mile Run Friday : 3 Mile Run, 1.5 Mile Walk, 35 minutes of yoga and abs Saturday : 10 Mile Long Run Sunday : 9 Mile Hike Total Mileage for the week = 43/ Running Miles = 28 I'm happy I incorporated a little cross training in there this week (walking, hiking, yoga, abs) but I still need to remember about my upper body strength training. This week, my goal is to hit around 30 miles running and to get back on the 100 Push-up Challenge! And the winner? Random.org helped me to pick #97.... Which is Neon Blonde Runner!   Why yes, that is a picture of her running with the 4th place winner at this year's Boston Marathon (Caroline Rotich). You have to read about her experience here ! It was also her birthday yesterday (so...