"Easy" Cross Training Day!

I love how I had admirations of blogging every other day, then it turned into once a week... Well folks, summer happens and it's been two weeks.  I have been watching my "steps" with my new Fitbit and I LOVE it, but I feel like my "steps" are my workout for the day.  My running has been pretty scarce.  T-26 days until I run my next physical race.  It's just a half-marathon in Chicago!  In the windy city hopefully I'll have the wind with me because I am going to need all of the help that I can get!!!

My next virtual race is Friday morning!  I love JostRunning!  This virtual race is the perfect motivation that I need to get moving, log miles, and collect BLING!  How cool is my racing bib? Anyone up for run/walking 6 miles with me?

 


Today, again not feeling like running, I opted for an "easy" stay at home workout day.  I have new Zumba DVD's and a new Plyo Fix DVD from Beachbody.  So much for easy!  30 minutes of Zumba and I looked like a hot sweaty mess! But the chick on the DVD was barely glissening, urg, and with those abs!  So I figured since I was already sweaty what's an extra 15 minutes of burpies, squats, jumps, etc???  OMGoodness!  I'm pretty sure I made the easy example on the DVD look good!

In conclusion, I'm sticking to running.  Just kidding- I need to cross training but I need to appreciate the workout as a workout and not an easy day.  It's all about calories in and calories out!  Hopefully good calories in and AMAZING calories out, Right?!  What are you favorite cross training workouts?  How many "easy days" to you have?  Lastly, I am serious, who's joining me Friday morning?!?!

Summer Challenge

June 2nd... The year is almost half over! How are your New Year's resolutions going? Ha, ha...right? Do you even remember? Now is the time to set goals and strive for them!

 

The new year brought me to the end of my marathon training and January 12th I became an official marathon runner.  Since then I've been on and off track but now I'm jumping on and not looking back!  For me, running is my way to get away.  Sometimes Vegas is a good get away too!  When I run, I can listen to music or just nature and I can think about things bothering me or think about nothing... It's your run!

 

I workout better when there is a challenge and a medal/reward at the end.  So now I'm challenging you! It's summer, it's hot, and it's easy to be lazy.  To be apart of the challenge all you have to do is to log miles--- walking or running through summer (6/1-8/31).  Post your miles on my Facebook page www.facebook.com/runningkooky  There will be two winners: one for the most miles logged and then one random one from a drawing.

   

But while logging all those miles register for JostRunning virtual races and make them count! I bet you could get a few medals per month for 5k, 10k, half marathon , and reach even for a full!

    

The challenge is on! Do you accept this challenge?

          www.facebook.com/runningkooky

http://runningkooky.blogspot.com/

          www.JostRunning.com (Virtual racing)

www.mapmyrun.com (website and app to track miles)