Weekly Rewind: Apparently the Monthly Rewind

Let's say, April was crazy. I'm not going to list it day by day, but instead just kind of tell you what's been going on because there has been minimal to no exercise.

At the beginning of the month, I had been working up on something awesome (to be revealed a bit later) and it took quite a few days to wrap that up. P has been working long, long days, so I've been playing the juggling act. Then, the Cy-guy got some nasty little cold that he lovingly gave to me. That chest cold stuck around forever, it seemed.  Runs hurt, other cardio hurt. Everything turned into a hackfest. But here's a brief run down of my month:


04/01 - 5 mile run on the Greenbelt
04/03 - 2.27 m run
04/04 - 2.27 m run
04/04 - X2 Core
04/04 - Abs
04/05 - 2.27 m run
04/07 - 6.26 m run
04/11 - 2.27m run
04/17 - 2.27m run a.m. 1.55m walk p.m.
04/18 - 3.25m run
04/21 -  3.14 (RMR 5K) Race report coming super soon!
04/23 - 4.1 m run
04/24 - 2.16m run
04/29 - 5.67m run
04/30 - X2 Chest, Back, & Balance

Can YOU guess where I was sick?????

I did get a 5K race while getting over that cold and still PR'd. Not at great time, but hey, I'm not complaining. Here's another month. I still have two major blogs posts to do to help recap April.

Dunt, dunt, da dahhhh!!! Exciting news: If you haven't seen on my blog Facebook page yet, my balancing act of runner and mother was featured in the May issue of North Texas Child magazine. Go on over there and take a peek, but here's an awesome picture of my boys and me. :)

Special shout out goes to my friend, Jessica Bowers at Suitcases and Sippy Cups, who thought of me for this article! I am honored and flattered.

Weekly Rewind: 03/26-04/01

Monday, 03/26: Hahaha, What's Training?

Twice a month I get a 3 day weekend. Sometimes on my "off" Mondays, I get up early and workout. Some days I wait until later in the morning when it's just me and the Cy-Guy. Then I have those days, where I sleep in, my to-do list literally an 8.5"x11" page long, and things get out of whack. I still could have ran or done any sort of workout, but after my celebratory margarita with my running buddy (hey, she passed her doctorate's thesis presentation), I knew it wouldn't happen.

Tuesday, 03/27: 1.55 miles

I "host" a walk group in the warmer months of the year. This evening was the first one of the year. No one showed. After chatting with some people I ran into, I decided to get a short jaunt in. The weather was warm and humid. I also forgot my knee brace, but as long as I kept up a quicker pace and focused on my foot strike, I was fine.

Wednesday, 03/28: 2.16 miles

An attempt at getting into my early morning run schedule again, I was up at 5:30 a.m. I got dressed and took off. I felt good. The quiet of the neighborhood was a nice change from the afternoon and evening runs I've had. The air was sticky with humidity. I pulled my sports bra club card out and stripped off my shirt. A chill was on my shoulders from sweat, but it was better than feeling like my skin was suffocating.

That afternoon, I wanted to get some cross training in, so I whipped out my P90X2 Total Body & Ab Ripper DVD out. For the next 75 minutes, I worked my upper body and core like I haven't been able to do in 6 weeks. I admit I had missed the muscle ripping.

Thursday, 03/29:

Let's just say life got in the way.

Friday, 03/30: 

I had full intentions of waking up early to run. FAIL. I had full intentions of running while T was in karate. FAIL. I did feel like I walked two miles around the grocery store doing late night shopping.

Saturday, 03/31:

Again, full intentions of at least getting some yoga in after a long day at work. Intentions aren't getting my ass moving. Yet, I did spend an evening in the kitchen making organic goodies and prepping healthy snacks so the boys will quit bugging me for crap food.

Sunday, 04/01: 5 miles on the Greenbelt.

Today was the last run with my running buddy for a few weeks while she heads to Australia. We took to the Greenbelt because it's a great trail to run. I was drained from mental overload and a busy week, but determined to make this run count. We did fairly well, despite the greenhouse effect caused by the tree canopy. We walked more than normal though. I felt dehydration kicking in, and she was having some knee issues. We got it done. The pace doesn't make the runner, it's the will that makes the runner.