June to July

So...it seems that I have been quite the slacker...on posting that is! I have been working out, just not relaying the message! My last post was on the Ride Yellow Ride in June...WOW! I have done quite a few things since then :) So, I decided not to back post for 2 months, instead I will play catch up here and then move forward.

My runs for June (after the 15th - Ride Yellow):
June 18: 3.2 miles in 32:01 on campus. 
June 28: 3.02 miles in 28:01 in Dallas. I went to a convention in Dallas and decided to run in the city :) I ran my best 3 miles ever at 27:43! It was amazing and I am very glad I got that experience.

My workouts for July:
July 9: I played 2 softball games
July 12: I did repeaters, so I ran a mile then did stairs then ran a mile then did stairs then ran a mile. My mile times were (1.10 miles) 8:46, (1.0 miles)10:16, and (0.93 miles) 10:03. I went up the stairs at work, which were 96 steps up and 62 steps down. My first run up was in 36 seconds and down took me 33 seconds. My second run up took me 33 seconds and down took me 31 seconds. Check out those stairs! You can view my routes with the following links: mile 1, mile 2, and mile 3.

July 13: I played in 3 softball games in a tournament. Boy was I tired afterwards!

July 26: I ran 2.01 miles in 19:42 then walked for .42 of a mile and ran 1.0 miles in 18:54. This was good neighborhood hill training! You can go here and here to view my route. After I got home I decided to do some floor exercises to increase my blood flow! 

I did 15 each of the following:

Ugi ball squats - holding the ball out

Push ups

Dumbbell squats then swings

Ab crunches on the Ugi ball

Bar dips for triceps

Plank with feet on Ugi ball then bring knee to elbow (alternating legs) [20 total]

I have also done quite a bit of yard work and deep house cleaning over the past few weekends. I have dedicated about 4 plus hours to cleaning the house and 6 plus hours to mowing the grass, trimming the hedges, pulling weeds (seemingly over and over with no permanent outcome), sweeping the sidewalk, and an attempt to weed eat...but I failed miserably! But...the yard sure does look good! Now if only I could get someone to rake the yard...

Now that I have posted my workouts for the last 2 months I see that this is pitiful! I should have WAY MORE entries to talk about...I do, however, plan to workout while I am on vacation with the family next week. I meant to do more swimming this week, but just found myself enjoying not doing anything over lunch rather than working out and trying to mad dash back to work on time. I will do a better job, promise! I hope your workouts are going great! Happy back to school to everyone :) Here's to the next workout! Until then...

April