Thurs & Friday

I was really frustrated with how Wednesday went, workout wise.  This week I have felt particularly stressed and had a crazy schedule a lot of the time. 

Thursday - My plan was to do a good yoga workout.  I decided that I would make the workout a Sadhana of sorts - I would do my meditation and prayer - but I would not be doing Kundalini, I needed to do Ashtanga, and I have this one day to do it - so.  I did my own Sadhana thing.   This ended up being a great workout.  I did a lot better than I thought I would, and am still amazed at the constant improvements in my flexibility, core strength and even some sculpting effects I've noticed.  My core  (ilio-psoas mostly) were KILLING me from the start of this workout.  The first upward dog hurt so bad I thought I was going to yell. Things got a lot better, and I was extremely pleased and energized by my workout.

Friday - This would be long run (sort of) night.  While I am not training for any particular event right at this second, and really just building my miles just...well because I do know of some stuff in December and especially January I'd like to do - I was just building them.  There were friends that wanted to join me on this night run, and I was really excited about it because they were friends I haven't gotten to see or run with much in a long time.  I really REALLY enjoyed this run so much.  I felt terrific on this run, even all the way through warmup, and I warmed up quickly.  The temp was just AWESOME - and it was a gorgeous night out on the Greenbelt.  It was nice talking - although i admit that I kind of suck and talking and running because I run alone so much, or with people so much faster than me that I can only talk to them at "no drop" points. haha!    Originally, I had told myself I would do 15 miles.  Our first out n back yielded 10 miles, and it was a nice run.  They did not need more than 10 miles - which meant I'd have to go back out for the extra 5 alone.  To be honest, i wanted to hang out with my friends and enjoy a beer and visit some more - so I opted to call it a great 10 miler and have a cold beer and visit.  I felt VERY strong when we came in and still feel quite energize from the run.   We started about 8:15 pm.  We ran into a friend of ours who needed to get her miles in a little earlier toward the end of her run, and ran the last leg of her run back to her start point with her.  I think everyone enjoyed this, although I really wish I had gotten to visit more.  JoAnna had to go home to get in bed for a long day at work, and Layla was ready to go home as soon as the run was done.  Alicia and I hung out a chatted over a beer for a bit, and then said good evening.  Great night with friends, and I felt very good about this workout, even if  I  did cut it some short.