Let's talk yoga

Late last year I won a free six month membership to Run Smart online. I was so excited! Then I promptly didn't use it. Ugh.

At the end of December/early January I started working on my The Love Run training plan. I knew I needed to get those runs in, but I also knew I needed to cross-train. So, I added in some TRX, spin, and PiYo Strength classes at the Y to help, along with my running three times a week. I also knew I needed to work on core and flexibility since that was what kept me from running Philly last November. I started looking at the strength routines on Run Smart and saw their twice a week for six weeks yoga class and decided to add that in.

Normally Saturdays are my long runs and today was my first long run of half marathon training. But, I was so tired from work and getting back into working out that I slept 12 hours and didn't get up for my run. Oops. So, I decided to switch that run to tomorrow and do tomorrow's yoga today.

Glad I did! I did a 48 minute yoga routine and my whole body feels wobbly, but less tense. I did Day 1 on Thursday night and Friday I felt much more loose than I had. After today's 45ish minutes, I feel much looser than I did before I did the yoga and I'm hoping it will make tomorrow's run feel better too.

I'm excited for the yoga I've added into routine. I really like the classes being on-line so I can do it at home and fall over without a bunch of people seeing me. ;-) Plus, I can do it on my own time. This six week class will lead me very nicely up to The Love Run, which hopefully means come race day my hips and back are stretched and ready to go!

Do you do yoga? What do you think about yoga as cross training for running?


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Nervous

Last week hubby went to the doctor with the flu. He was given five meds and sent on his merry way. He was really sick too. It was just awful.

Saturday night, my throat felt a little scratchy. Then Sunday, it felt a little worse and I started coughing. By Monday morning when I woke up, my throat was killing me, I was coughing consistently, and my nose was a bit drippy. My Twitter friends gave me lots of suggestions for home remedies and I tried them all day Sunday. I took two aspirin for the throat pain, then headed into jury duty with a bunch of zinc throat lozanges.

Here we are on Wednesday and my throat is still a bit sore (fine yesterday, woke up today in pain so took another aspirin), coughing WAY more than ever, and still a bit of a drippy nose. It has not been a fun week and I've had jury duty everyday. In my county, jury duty lasts a week.

What am I nervous about? I start training for The Love Run half marathon on Monday! I have it all scheduled out and it's pretty aggressive. Typical week:

Monday: x mile run (starts at 2 and moves up to 5 by the end); core; spin class
Tuesday: 30 min TRX class; 30 minute easy bike
Wednesday: 30 min treadmill run; PiYo Strength
Thursday: Res
Friday: Core/Stretches
Saturday: Long run (length depends on week, first week 4 miles)
Sunday: Core/Stretches

I feel like crap and can't go more than 5-10 minutes without coughing. How am I going to start this aggressive training plan on MONDAY????? Seriously, if you have any ideas, I am totally open to them. I'm scared if I don't start this coming week I'll be completely screwed. I know, I know. A few days won't kill me overall, especially in the first week, but I need to start training off on the right foot. Help!


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