Ice Burns?

Tempo Tuesday and it was a good run!

1 mile warm up at 5.8

.5 at 6.0

.5 at 6.4

.5 at 6.0

.5 at 6.4

1 mile cool down at 6.0

Did 3x20 sit ups and I figured why not try to kill two birds with one stone and use the foam roller at the same time. Worth a shot but totally not the same. I rolled out my calves once I was finished.

I am hoping to be able to make my warm up and cool down paces above the 6.0 mark this month.  

Excuse my blurry selfie pictures as I am usually not working out with any buddies at 5:30 AM.

I ran out of eggs so I have to wait until pay day, Friday to get more from my farm egg hook-up. Until then I have plenty of smoothie stuff to get me through refueling in the mornings. Made a green protein smoothie and drank it while I iced down my shins. 

However late on in the day I couldn't figure out why my legs were itching.....this is what happened! 

The only thing I can think of is I burned myself with my ice pack. I have never had this happen and it was quite uncomfortable. I really think I will stick to my Dr Cool Wraps as much as possible. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

One of my favorite dinners this week, that is why I had to share. Two salmon in a pouches mixed with salt, pepper, lemon pepper and flax seeds on top of a field green salad with a sweet potato on the side. It was so good!

4 on the 4th & Monday Miles

The Corpus Christi Road Runners put on the 4 on the 4th every year and this was my 2nd year to participate! The route was a little different but as always, I enjoy running along the bayfront of Corpus Christi. 

Dotted along the bayfront are these little pergolas that you can hang out in and people watch, that is what I do atleast. We have one that is dedicated to the memory of Tejano star Selena so if you haven't found it yet, it is along there somewhere. 

Our little city doesn't have a whole host of things to do but when they built the splash park I thought it was such a neat idea. The concrete running path is right along side this. Normally in the early morning when we run it isn't up and running but if you are ever in the downtown Corpus Christi area, you should check it out! It is near the visitors information stand.

Just as last year, my Nike GPS fouled up and I didn't get a super accurate reading from it so I went off the race clock to sync my run. If you lock your phone before the run begins it won't really start tracking your run. Slower than last year but I am OK with that. I have decided I am running for mileage not speed. Either way, I had fun, enjoyed the scenery as well as the company of other runners. 

Monday miles in full force today. After sleeping on and off for almost 14 hours Saturday night my body was recharged for this morning. Living in a small town that I am not from means not too many friends and my only close one here just moved to Montana Saturday. 4 miles is the minimum for runs this week. The 15K trail run will be here before I know it so I have got to get my mileage up.  

I did a little run/walk scenario this morning which made the run much easier. Burned over 600 calories which was a bonus too! Looking forward to my tempo run tomorrow with this mileage. 

Adult Running Camps

Since running was not something I did growing up, I was a varsity swimmer instead, I have been learning how to run as I go as an adult. I researched adult running camps and so far the one that stands out the most that I really want to go to is Zap Fitness Adult Running Camps outside Charlotte, NC.

I have made this my goal for 2016 since the camps for this year are all full. There is an all women's camp and then there are different mini camps. I will have to save up to go but I think it would be well worth it. 

Have you been to a running camp?

If so, which one and what was your take away from it?

Would you recommend anything other than running camps?

When nature calls

The second half of 2015 was celebrated with roasted eggplant veggie mix and slow raosted chicken with homemade gravy! All of this for just little ol' me since Dave is out on hitch. It was delish! 

I wish I could be as positive about my first fun for the second half of the year. Plan was 4 mile hill series however between my shin splints flaring up and the call of nature my run was cut in half. Very disappointing. But I still have tomorrow and my 4 on the 4th run on Saturday with the Corpus Christi Road Runners so there is still redemption for the week! 

And Pinterest provided for some good laughs after my morning disaster. This one was my favorite by far. 

No matter how my runs went, I am glad I completed something. I will not reach my goals by giving up, keeping a negative attitude, or not enjoying the journey that is my life. Today is my Friday and I am looking forward to a three day weekend....even though it will consist of laundry and cleaning the house.