August 10th through the 17th we went on vacation in the mountains. It was beautiful! I got 2 good runs in and we hiked one day. On the 11th I ran 3 miles in 32:36, which gave me a 10:50 pace. I wasn't too upset since I ran literally through the mountains! Check out my route. I even got a great picture of the area as I ran :) It was awesome! On my route, check out that hill I went up! It was crazy hard, and yes...I ran all the way up!
The weather was perfect, cool but not cold and the altitude made for a great run! On August 12th we took a family hike to Anna Ruby Falls. We had so much fun! The pictures never do a hill justice, but this was about .6 of a mile up...and when I say up, I mean up!
On August 14th I got one more short run in, only 2.25 miles and I did it in 22:16, which was a 9:54. You can check out my route here. We also went floating/fast tubing down the Chattahoochee River and we went zip-lining! We had so much fun on this vacation :)
When I got back I realized I needed some intense workout time...but I also got a quick dose of reality when I ran on August 20th and could only go 2.64 miles. I ran out of air...literally! It felt so good in the mountains running that I forgot how humid it was at home! You can view my statistics here. I ran 2.64 in 26:55, which was a 10:12 pace. I don't have a route for this run because my phone died and I couldn't track myself!
To complete August, I participated in my first spin class in 12 years on August 28th! It was a 45 minute class I did at lunch time. It. Was. Amazing! Heck me out afterwards...
I cooled down quicker, but I exerted as much or more energy as running outside! It was intense and I loved it! The good part about it is you can go at your own pace if you need to; so the class can be for all levels at once!
I look forward to my September workouts! I will keep you posted on those! Here's to the next workout! Until then...
Keep moving-
April :)
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