Week 3, Day 5 & 6–Body Pump for a Cause & 4.5mile run

Well week 3 has come to an end and I’m still on track!  Yesterday I did 10 minutes on the treadmill and then a Body Pump class.  If you read my other blog, Trilogy Edibles, you’ll see what I did.

It was a hard class too, this week’s theme was the State Fair which is on for the next two weeks.  It’s weird here, the State Fair is a big deal, unlike at home.  Everyone goes.  So if you do pump where you are then you’ll know that when I say we did “firework” for the lunge track, you know how I’m feeling today. Legs are sore.

Today I had to do my long run.  I normally run on Sunday but Rob is running, so I had to do it the day after pump.  So I ran 4.5 miles or 7.2kms.

View from the path:

Today’s run was tricky. Not because I was tired or sore, well I was but that’s not why it was tricky.  It was tricky because I had to make my run 7km.  So I started out and when I got to a spot, I would look at the GPS and determine where I had to run next to add on. Now what I thought would be enough wasn’t, so I had to do that three times.  It was mentally tougher because I hadn’t thought it out before.  But I got it done!

The Music:

• The Edge of Glory – Lady GaGa
• Shooting the Moon – OK Go
• Bleed it Out – Linkin Park
• Over the Rainbow – Glee
• My Immortal – Evanescence
• Let Love Be Your Energy – Robbie Williams
• Paparazzi – Lady GaGa
• Ours – The Bravery
• Oh, The Boss is Coming – Arkells
• Speechless – Lady GaGa
• Misery Business – Paramore
• Alejandro – Lady GaGa
• No Cars Go – Arcade Fire
• Born This Way – Glee
• Hate on Me – Glee (this was my stretch song)

Until next time!

Week 3, Day 1 and 3–Tennis and a 5km

Ok so not as good this week as the last two but sometimes you just need to take a break. On Monday I only played tennis, didn’t want to over do it like last Monday.  I was also still in a turkey coma from our Thanksgiving meal on Sunday, so I played dismally.  It was embarrassing.

Yesterday was a day where my body spoke to me and said, please leave me alone.  Most times I actually don’t listen and feel better after but yesterday I listened.  I did nothing, well I baked cookies but physically I did nothing.

Today I decided to go a little longer and made it 4.5 km (2.8miles).  I dropped both kids at their respective spots this morning and then ran the bigger block.  I also decided to run the path in behind the big hill.  I thought maybe it would run around it but nope, it’s just a rolling incline which in the end was not easier.  I’m not sure which I prefer at the moment, the one big uphill or the rolling.  I’ll let you know tomorrow as my legs will tell me as the day progresses :)

View from the path:

I ran in the rain!  For those who know me know I don’t run in the rain.  I’ll run in the snow, deathly cold and crazy hot, but I don’t run in the rain.  Today I did.  I got up, put my running gear on and then took the kids.  I was all ready to go, so I just kept going.  It didn’t rain long but I was damp when I got home.  I didn’t take Dartagnan this morning and he was not happy about it when we left.. He normally doesn’t bark when we leave, today he went nuts.  So when I got home, we went for a walk.

The Music: it was with me today, thank god!

• Monster – Lady GaGa
• Telephone – Lady GaGa & Beyonce
• Loser – Glee
• Neighbourhood #3  - Arcade Fire
• Somewhere Only We know – Glee
• Can You Feel It – The Jacksons ( I don’t know why but I love this song!)
• Taking Chances – Glee
• Heart of the City – Arkells (awesome Canadian band, a must have)
• Eyes on Fire – Blue Foundation

Until next time!

Week 2, Days 5 and 7–5km(3.2mi) complete!!!

Well I did it, longest run so far in months.  5km or 3.2 miles(pick your poison!)

I also did workout on Friday I just forgot to blog about it.  I did a Body Pump class.  Lisa (instructor) decided to do a breast cancer pink theme and chose every Pink song which are usually pretty brutal.  I am still sore.

Then that night Rob and I went to the tennis club social and played tennis.  Well he played, I was pathetic.  I never played doubles, I play singles.  I don’t understand it but I’m trying.  We got killed 0-6 first set then we changed partners and split up.  We met the kookiest couple, they were great.  My partner, Joe, and I won 6-4 and it was much more fun.  I still didn’t play well.  Then Joe offered to play a short set of singles for fun.  I didn’t win but I finally played tennis.  I could hit the ball the way I wanted, place shots etc.   My serve actually went in.  I lost 1-3 but it was a ton of fun.  It was great to get out!

Today was the long run of 5km.  It wasn’t fast, it wasn’t pretty but I got it done!  I went alone this morning because I needed to run on my terms not Dartagnan’s.  He’s still not talking to me.

View from the path:

It’s also a good thing he didn’t come because I almost got hit by a car twice.  Once when I was crossing on the light and the person wanted to turn left.  He honked at me and then kept coming because traffic was coming towards him.  Jackass!  The second was a car didn’t stop at the stop sign but at the corner.  Good thing I was paying attention because god knows she wasn’t.  Missed me by inches.  If Darty was there he’d have got hit.  It certainly kept it entertaining.

The Music:

It was against me.  Great songs came on but all on the slow side.  So I had to stop and put on the girls dance songs to boost my morale!

• Alejandro – Lady GaGa
• The Resistance – Muse
• Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones
• Pretending – Glee
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Glee

This is where I couldn’t handle another slow song

• I Like That – Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull
• Dynamite – Thaoi Cruz
• Rain Over Me – Marc Antony and Pitbull
• Give Me Everything – Ne-yo and Pitbull

Week 3 – Bring it on!