Plano Pacers 8K

I had a great time running this Saturday. Todd and I were supposed to run together, but we had babysitter issues. I ended up going alone, but my girlfriend Carla was going to the race, so that was a nice bonus. We ran together and visited. An 8K is just a hair shy of 5 miles, and we ran mostly 11min miles. One was even in the 10min range. Our total time was about 55mins. The weather was beautiful, and there were very few gnats. We enjoyed coffee and sweets on the patio at La Madeleine afterwards. It was such a nice, relaxing morning.

Springfest 5K

Last Saturday, I ran a 5K in downtown Allen that benefited Allen Community Outreach. I was looking forward to a beautiful spring run, but it was downright nasty. It was cold (40s) and windy with gusts up to 30mph. This race had a 1 mile at 8:00 and a 5K at 8:30, so I had planned to do both. But after hearing from my friend Carla that it was so nasty, we canceled for the 1 mile, and just went at 8:30 for the 5K.

We ran straight into the wind for the first half, then with the wind in one ear for awhile as we made the turn, but the final stretch was much better since the wind was at our backs. The turnout was pretty thin - I imagine because of the weather. I have no idea what my time was - I was just happy to have it over and to be able to go to Starbuck's to warm up.

New Cathe

I cross train on T/Th mornings...usually with a Cathe Friedrich video. This morning, Henry started waking up at 4am, and then Leo had wet sheets - so I decided to do my exercise during preschool so I could sleep in a little.

I got the Step after H was born, and I've just been doing the tape that came with it. It has a beginner section, and then a cardio and weights section. I love the cardio and weights part, but I've gotten so used to it that I know when she's going to say the wrong thing, who's going to make a mistake in the background, etc.

So, I invested in a new video that has 6 different routines on it. I tried the first one today, and it was great to do something new. There were several steps that I didn't get, but I know it will take several times to get it all down. She did lots of plank work, and I could tell that that is something that will give me a good challenge - staying in that position as long as she does.

I'm going to have to invest in two new pieces of equipment for this tape. A 15lb hand weight and a small barbell. At least it's not an exercise ball. I so want one of those, but I haven't yet figured out how to work it around the Leo factor.