I'M ALIVE!!

I'm back and alive!! Tough Mudder was amazing as always!! You can read all about it on my Family Blog :) I took a nice week to recover and now this week am ready to get back into the swing of things with Ragnar training! Just a little over 3 weeks until Vegas Baby!! And I am PUMPED!! The legs of my runs that I'll be doing have changed a little bit. I will be runner 8. My 1st leg is 5.7 miles moderate, 2nd leg is 4.4 miles moderate, and 3rd leg is 4.3 miles hard. It's more than what I had before, but I feel like I will rock this!! My training has been going well so far, and my running has grown on me believe it or not! I just hope to stay strong and healthy during the race!

Speaking of running, today was cold and rainy and I had NO motivation whatsoever to go run, but I knew with the week break I had, I needed to go no matter what condition! So once I got the kids to school, I got all bundled up in my Under Armor and ran. I ended up doing just under 5 miles. It was cold at first, but once I got going, I actually got hot and was wanting to strip down! Ha Ha!! I surprisingly enjoyed the weather! Definitely better than running when it's a scorcher that's for sure!

Tomorrow I have the Muscle Class at the gym I'll be going to! Gotta get my tone on!! Maybe I'll throw in a few miles too if I feel up to it! :)

2 More Days!!!!

So this should be my last post until Tough Mudder on Saturday!! I am super pumped and ready to rock it!!

So going backwards, Today I ran 2 1/2 miles. I was sick yesterday and had NO energy whatsoever to do anything so I thought I'd better throw in something before the race in a few days. My time wasn't too bad actually, about a 9:11 minute mile, but I was struggling that's for sure! I could tell by being sick that it was one of my roughest runs I've done, but I did it and feel so much better! I'm just glad to be feeling good so that I'll be ready for Saturday!!

Wednesday I did nothing but lie around the house! I was so weak and felt nauseous all day, and NO I am not Preggers!! :)

Tuesday I had my usual kickbutt dance class. We didn't do a work out though since we had to learn some more dances for our show, but I still felt the burn and got my sweat on!

As for tomorrow... I am going to get LOTS of rest and carb load so I can feel my best for Saturday and kick some major butt at Tough Mudder!!! SO DANG EXCITED!!!!!!!!!

A Breather...

Today, I did nothing... Working out that is! I have been exhausted with all my running that I thought, why not? I deserve a day off! Plus, with this week being TOUGH MUDDER week, I am going to take it a little bit easier before I go hardcore on Saturday!! 

SO EXCITED, YET SO TERRIFIED ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!! Please pray for me!!! Ha Ha!! :)

Just Keep Running!

It's been a few days since I last posted! Wednesday, I went for a short run, Thursday, I did the awesome Muscle Class at the gym, Friday, I took the day off knowing that I'd be running the next 2 days, Yesterday, ran just under 7 miles, and today, just over 5 miles! Wow! Lots of running I tell ya! Luckily I've been feeling good overall with my runs that I've done! My knees aren't too bad thankfully and I dont get winded or anything when I am running longer distances. My 7 miler was really good! It was most of an incline at the beginning and to the middle, but declined at the end which I felt awesome! Todays run was killer though! The first part wasn't bad at all going downhill, but coming back, there was a huge hill we had to climb which I ended up having to walk! It was just way too much for me, especially after running yesterday! I could feel it more today that's for sure! Today was our Ragnar team run though which was awesome getting to meet some of the people I'll be spending my time with! It was nice too because everyone was on different levels and distances, but we all did the same course. So pumped for this week though!! Got Tough Mudder on Saturday!! Let's pray the weather will be nice since I have to get in freezing ice water and mud!! I am still going to rock it though!! :) So excited!!!

All You Single Ladies!!

Today I didn't run unfortunately because of my knees hurting, but I did go to dance which was SO fun and a killer workout! We did our usual technique class and a lovely workout of cardio and toning stuff and then we went over our show stuff. Our show next year is all about ladies and women power and I am SO excited to say we are going to dance Beyonce's Single Ladies!! I didn't realize how much is to that dance, but it is lots of fun and I am determined to get it down good, even being a white girl and all :) 

As for tomorrow, I am going for a nice, hopefully long, run!

A start to a new week

So, if you read my recent blog on The Belshe Life, you will get a better understanding of what's been going on recently. With todays experience though and feeling better with things, I got myself to go for a run, shorter than what I've been doing, but a run to clear my head a bit.

I ended up running just under 3 miles. It was a nice run, but I inhaled WAY too many bugs!! So gross!!

As for the rest of the week, here are my plans:

Tues: Run 2-3 miles, Dance, Workout Class

Wed: Run 5-6 Miles

Thur: Muscle Class

Fri: Yoga or Swim

Sat: 6-7 Miles

My longest run yet!

So I have to admit that I have slacked off a little this week. With my stupid migraine on Tuesday and with it being the lovely "time of the month" for me, I just have not been feeling myself at all! Wednesday and Thursday were my so called relax and feel better days this week, but today I felt good and commited myself to run.

Douglas had the day off, so I told him to drop me off by Bachus Hwy and 5400 South so I could run home. It was a decent run for me, mostly down hill, a big incline by the Usana Amphitheatre and then a nice decline all the way back to my house, but the one road had lots of big trucks and construction, so having them drive pass me wasn't too fun inhaling the exhaust and dust from it! Once I turned past Usana though, it was nice, with not much traffic. The thing that sucked though was in the middle of my run, my satelite radio stopped working on my phone and I had no music!! For me, I HAVE to have music to keep me pumped, and it sucked BIG TIME! I kept at it though until out of nowhere towards the end it started working again! I just need to have my ipod from now on! I think it really messed with my pace!

My knees were ok, but towards the end, I could feel the weakness in them and they were getting TIRED! My legs felt wobbly by the time I finshed, but a good wobbly I guess! I am just so proud to say that I got to 5.7 miles!! Running for me is not my strength in life, but to go that long when I NEVER had a desire before and actually somewhat enjoyed it, made my day!! This whole training for Ragnar has really pushed me above and beyond what I thought I could do! Such an amazing feeling!! :)

Oh, and 2 weeks from tomorrow is Tough Mudder!! WAY PUMPED!!!