Summer Running Streak Continues

Happy roses in bloom.

This weed's running went very well. I am tired and stiff but I got up to 23.3 miles this week so all is good. So far I have run 15 days in a row! Bailey has been doing a workout video series called Supreme 90, it was created following the popularity of P90 but is not as expensive. It is a 90 weight lifting program that includes cardio and ab work. Saturday I did one of the videos with her and have since been unable to move my arms without pain. It also involved a move where you squat and pull a weight up to shoulder height and the do a shoulder press. You do 15 reps on each side, go on to other exercises and then repeat the whole sequence three times. The squatting, snatching the weight up to shoulder height and then pressing is a full body comprehensible pain inducing maneuver. It hurts to get in and out of the car, up and down off the sofa, and to walk. Sitting is fine, sleeping is better! I will try to join Bailey with her videos a few times a week once normal movement is restored and the excruciating pain subsides!

It is getting hotter and there is less to see on the trail now. The only wildlife I saw this week appears below along with last week and this week's results.

He was on a picnic table at the trail head at the Greenbelt.

 

	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Total
	3.06 33:11	1.70 17:58	4.06 43:21	1.08 9:57	3.05 33:51	3.04 34:19	4.52 49.08	20:52
June 3-9	3.34 38:33	1.04 11:47	4.33 47:01	2.29 26:09	6.06  1:07	2.01 22:23	4.22 46:29	23.30

Running Update

I neglected to give a running update last week due to the issues with setting up the new computer. Despite a frustrating week of trying to get my online and computer life back to normal I still managed to run 12 miles! There were a few other obstacles in addition to the computer. On Monday evening Dean and I went to the Celina Track to do some speed work (slow-speed work in my case.). We have been going on Mondays for a few weeks. It is however the beginning of the dreaded summer track clubs season. I had only run one mile repeat when four kids came and stood in the lane I was running in at the finish line and refused to move. I managed one more 400 and then realized they were part of a rather large track club and gave up. We have located another track in McKinney and will try it next week.

Here's how the last two weeks have gone:

	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Total
			4.05 miles 51:49		6.06 miles 1:08.14		5 miles	15.11 miles
	2.06 miles 22:11	.94 miles @ 9;21 and .25 miles @ 2:07		3.57 miles 40:03			5.94 miles 1:02.26	12.79 miles

I took more pictures at the Greenbelt because it is so pretty right now. There are lots of butterflies, caterpillars and snakes. I ran by one couple and warned them of a rather large snake ahead, they said they had stopped to look at a "wild boar" that was running around along the side of the trail. I did not stop to see the "wild boar" because I think they can be dangerous. You never know what you will see running. One day Dean and I ran at Erwin Park but not on the trail, we ran a circular loop that runs through the park. As I came around a corner I heard a strange sound, looked up and there was a hot air balloon being filled up for a sunset ride. I did not have my camera with me and I really wished that I did. Here are more pics from the Greenbelt;

Caterpillar!!!

Happy Running!