I am doing a 12 Days of Christmas challenge. The goal is to run or walk one mile every day until Christmas. My original goal was to run a mile every day, but since my plantar fasciitis is acting up, I'm very happy to just get a mile any way I can get it in these days. I started the challenge on Friday, but I didn't have a chance to post until now.
On the first day of Christmas my running friend gave to me...one easy mile followed by five easy sprints.
Day one, I walked a mile with the dogs and my husband in the morning before he left for work, and then I ran one mile after the kids went to school. It felt so great to run. I did five sprints at the end of my run like my running coach used to put in my plan.
On the second day of Christmas my running friend gave to me...two dogs a-biting and one easy mile followed by five easy sprints.
Day two was a busy day so instead of walking the dogs, we ran them. My husband left his running shoes on the ship so he only did a half mile run with me because his shoes hurt his feet. We ran one lap together, then I did one lap with my dog Aspen, and then we walked the third lap (the loop in front of our house is almost exactly half a mile).
On the third day of Christmas my running friend gave to me...three ripe bananas, two dogs a-biting and one easy mile followed by five easy sprints.
Day three my foot was hurting, so my husband and I walked the dogs in the morning and then went to the gym and lifted weights. I love bananas! I think they are great for not only runners, but for overall health. I chopped up one in my after gym session protein smoothie.
On the fourth day of Christmas my running friend gave to me...four morning cups of coffee, three ripe bananas, two dogs a-biting and one easy mile followed by five easy sprints.
Day four and my foot was still a little achy this morning so I'm not positive I'll get a run in today. We walked the dogs and then I enjoyed my morning cup of coffee in front of the Christmas tree. It's one of my favorite ways to start my day.
I'm feeling a little down because I haven't ran the last two days. It's raining today, but if it lets up this afternoon I'm thinking about walking the kids down to the track with me so I can run a mile and then stopping at the gym on the way back up the hill to lift some weights. It all depends on how the rest of my day goes and how my foot feels.
Yesterday Chris and I went to the gym to lift weights. I can't remember the last time I lifted weights. It felt great! It's always been one of my favorite things to do. I'm not sure why I don't make more time to do it other then I never know what program I should be following to achieve results I'm trying to attain.
Food for thought:
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