Day 13: Cardio Power and Resistance

Wednesday April 24:  When I left you yesterday after Day 12 I was hoping Jackson would want to go with a short run for me.  Well he originally did so we both got our running clothes on and started putting our shoes on.  Then in his sweet four year old way, he decided that he didn't want to run.  I tried to con him into going, but nothing worked.  I had my heart set on running just a short run with Jackson, but since he didn't want to go I decided that I better just go by myself since I was all ready.  I went out and around the local golf course.  It's just a short jaunt, about 2.3 miles total.  I ran fast, well fast for me!  Averaging a 9 minute mile.  Felt great!  

Fast forward to today, Wednesday.  I had made a running date with my sweet running partner Erika for 5:30am.  I slept like poo and wasn't feeling rested at all.  But, I love running with Erika, so I wasn't about to miss a run date!  We headed out and holy moly were these legs sore, along with my arms and abs.  Those 8 minute abs must have been pretty powerful!  We ran about 3.3 miles and I had to stop and walk for a block towards the end because my legs almost fell off.  I'm very thankful they didn't. 

One would think my workout would be done for the day after a run, but no!  I still had insanity to do.  So I grabbed my water and turned on the TV for 40 glorious minutes of Cadrio Power and Resistance.  It was brutal to say the least.  This is my favorite video, remember?!  But today it was HARD!  I wonder if that's because this is because this is my fourth workout in 24 hours?  Maybe! :)  I like looking over my heart rate chart.  You can really tell that I am doing interval work.  And I like that it's in red.  FIERCE! 



I survived and spent the rest of the day laying on the floor.  No, not really!  I played with the boys, worked on my FINAL Grad School project and even made some money (I went to work for the night).  Overall, a very productive day!