It's Produce Day!

Half-Marathon training day 4 is in the books.  The plan called for 3 miles today which I completed rather easily with the company of all 3 of my boys.  It was a GREAT way to start the day.  Since I don't want to let my weight training lapse but also want to avoid overtraining, I just wrapped up my short-run day with a quick 15 minute Jackie Warner lower body workout.  Love the power burns! Oh, and I did some plank work too.  Still working on that mommy tummy.

With showers, breakfast, outfit and diaper changes behind us, it was time to tackle Annie's Organic Produce day.  I am a coordinator and sort the shares for everyone.  Today's shares are AWESOME!  I bet you're jealous!

We'll be eating good for the next few days! 

With that behind us, I'm ready to whip up some turkey meatballs for dinner tonight.  We've been jonesin' for some comfort food so I'm making the healthy alternative- whole wheat pasta with turkey meatballs and homemade red sauce from the freezer.  YUM!  I love Tosca Reno's Eat Clean Diet recipe for turkey meatballs.  If you haven't checked out her cookbooks, I highly recommend them.  Dinner might include a glass or two of red wine...I'm just sayin'.  

I won't leave you without some pictures of my cuties.  You can't really see my new haircut but I love it.  I highly recommend Sandie at Bangz in downtown Stuart.  Check her out if you need a stylist!

Mason was very serious this morning but Colton couldn't get enough of seeing himself in the camera.  What a cheeseball!  Love those little boogers.  Their dancing and animal noises made for great entertainment while I sorted all the produce shares this morning.  Turns out they really do pay attention to the songs and actions at story time.  They've got some impressive skills!  

A Pleasant Surprise

Gloomy days always seem to have a way of helping me to come up with a million excuses for skipping my workout.  Today was one of those days when I needed an extra push to get me out the door and on the road to my scheduled workout.  I'm so glad I found the motivation to get out on the road because I had an AMAZING run.  Let me tell you why...

Lately, all of my runs have included pushing the 90+ pound jogging stroller and I've been clocking 9 1/2 to 10 minute miles.  I have been feeling like I'm not regaining any of my pre-pregnancy speed and it's been pretty discouraging.  I know I'm physically fit and getting in my exercise remains a priority, and I'm proud of that, but I've been hesitant to sign up for any races because I feel like I would just end up seriously disappointed and embarrased by my time.  If I do race, I do so with the stroller, hiding behind it in a sense.  Since I haven't been doing any runs without the stroller, I didn't really have an idea of how fast or strong I was in terms of running solo.  Today's run gave me a pleasant surprise and some insight into the improvements I've made in regards to my fitness.  I ran a 10K without the stroller, including bridges, in 48 minutes and 48 seconds.  That's faster than my fastest race time for that distance.  I was BLOWN AWAY!  Turns out running with that jogging stroller is making me faster and stronger.  Those 10 minute miles with added resistance are giving me some serious results.  Looks like I'll be sticking with my running buddy, the jogging stroller.  It's a pretty good training partner after all.  Having my boys with me every step of the way is a nice bonus too. 

 
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