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Shoes: The Tri-noosa Asics came and they were tight and stiff even an entire size larger than the shoes I have been wearing. They were VERY pretty with all of their crazy colors, but it wasn't enough. Thankfully Zappos is very easy to return shoes to. I was back to square one looking for Gel-nimbus 14s. On a whim I looked at Zappos because they seemed to have the best price (easiest return policy) and THEY HAD THE CRAZY COLOR Nimbus 14s!!! only in my size! I was so excited as I quickly purchased them! Someone must have returned them knowing I needed them. HA!
They have arrived and I have worn them to Zumba twice and out on my run once. They seem just fine. I hope that continues to be the case!
Heart Rate: I used my birthday money from my parents to buy a Polar heart rate monitor. It is the FT4 model. I have used it at Zumba and out on my mid-week and long runs. I was mostly interested to make sure I was working hard enough on my "hard" runs and not too hard on my long runs. What I have learned so far is that I go a little too hard on long runs and I'm at about the correct heart rate % of max for my hard runs. I have also found that at Zumba is a very nice HIIT workout. During some of the songs I'm at only 60% of max and others I'm at about 90%. It's also really nice to see how many calories you are burning!
Road ID: I also purchased a bracelet with my name/ birth year, emergency contacts and my allergies to wear when I'm out training. I have actually decided to wear it all of the time. Sometimes when I'm out with the boys I think crazy things like, "what if I was unconscious and no one knew who to call for the boys?". They are too young to tell anyone who they are. I try not to be a crazy anxious person but it makes me feel a bit better wearing the bracelet. It's the slim from RoadID. It was not expensive and it's pretty cute. (Also, I have put quite a bit into my little running habit and had sort of overlooked the "what to do in an emergency" part -I highly recommend getting one) They also have non-bracelet options.
Back to the actual running!
Tuesday after I wrote about my amazing 5K I ran a very solid 4.5 just under 11min/mile. It was pretty tough. I really pushed it on Sunday with that fast 5K!
Wednesday was of course ZUMBA!!! I can't get enough of that stuff!
Thursday was another 4.5 that was even more challenging than Tuesday. I was pretty slow but it got done!
Friday I rested and rested. Ah
Saturday there was no Zumba class. Instead we went to the hospital and had Darren's 1 year-old anemia/lead screen blood drawn... I would have MUCH rather been dancing. Poor little guy! We played the rest of the day and I didn't do a formal exercise. Sometimes rest is so very good!
Sunday was long run day! 7 miles baby! I was pretty slow but nothing horrible. I ran along the river and then turned around after 3.5. I was pretty tired at the end. I have been eating honey stingers gummy chews during my long run and carrying an 8oz of water and an 8oz of Nuun. Seemed to be a good combo. I ate one chew after each mile with a gulp alternating Nuun one mile and water the next. It also seemed to make the miles go faster. "Another chew? Already? Nice!" Then all the sudden my run was over! I was going to jump into our still open pool -which is very cold, but by the time I was free to do so I had cooled down and was actually "cold".
On Monday I spent a lot of time on the floor playing with the kids and rolling my body with my foam roller and a tennis ball. They think it's so funny. My calves were sort of sore. I rolled and rolled.
By Tuesday I felt pretty good and ran a solid 4.5 without too much difficulty. I did not take any water out with my and had a 12oz of fruit punch accelerade before the run and chugged a full 16oz of Nuun on my way to the shower. That seemed to work out well.
Wednesday was ZUMBA!!! I was tired. But I rocked it!
Thursday was another 4.5. I had to keep distracting my brain from the run but I held on and finished a little under 11min/mile. I took water with me because I felt a bit dehydrated from Zumba the night before. I also drank 16oz Nuun before my shower. I didn't recover well from my run. I was cranky even after a banana, an apple, a turkey and cheese wrap, and some milk. I didn't feel right until I finally thought maybe a GU energy gel might make me feel better. Then I was fine. Maybe a little too sugar low? I felt like I needed sugar and caffeine. The GU had some caffeine and obviously sugar.
That brings us to today = rest day. Ah.
Happy Weekend Everyone!
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