
The October CORE Challenge-
Food for thought…. I just realized that you can spell the word “Core” from some of the letters in oCtObER. Interesting. Sure, my 7 year-old could have also figured that one out but that’s ok!
I have decided I need to get back on track with my overall fitness, while still training for all my upcoming races. I actually did well for a month or so this summer, doing abs and push-ups almost every day but just got out of the habit once I started running more. For some reason I would much rather run than do anything else… Go figure. So I took it upon myself to view a new month as a chance to make a change for the better. During the month of October I will be doing some kind of ab workout (5-10 minutes at least) and push-ups (5-10 minutes) EVERY DAY. That may seem extreme but it really doesn’t require much time. I need to get into a routine and maybe by doing this 31 days in a row I will get back into the habit of working on my core!
In other news, today I went on a wonderful 14 mile run and felt great! Thank you, God!! Our pace was a 7:56 average and I tried to imagine myself continuing on for a whole marathon at that pace. I felt great. The last 2 miles were the fastest. I’m going to rest tomorrow and then cross train Monday. Tuesday I have to get my long run in because I have a 5K next weekend. Hopefully two {sort of} back to back long runs won’t cause any SF area soreness. I guess I’ll find out… I plan to take it easy the rest of next week after the long run, before the 5K. It will be interesting to see how next week plays out…
~Tia