Back to the exercise routine: Rob and I ran our 4 miles on Saturday, which happened to be the ONLY non-dreary day of the week. We ran somewhere I hadn't been to yet and really enjoyed. If you live in Birmingham, you probably know about the Lakeshore Parkway trail, but if you haven't run it yet I would definitely recommend it. The memo seemed to have gotten out though, as runners were crowding in from every side.
During that run I was noticeably faster without putting in noticeably more effort. We ran a 9:33 average and only the first mile was over 10 minutes, which I think was because we had a hard time finding the trail. I'm not entirely sure why I did so well. Probably a combination of running with a buddy (two buddies, actually--our friend Drew joined us as well, and he used to run an sub-20 minute 5k.), running less, and doing interval training on Tuesdays.
My third week of CrossFit foundations was pretty tough. We learned to do push-presses on Monday and I could barely get my 3 rounds of 10 reps done with a 35 pound bar. The trainer had to help me with the last 15 or so! My shoulders have been killing me ever since, so I don't think I wasn't pushing myself hard enough...I'm just a delicate little thing. Yesterday we learned the back squat, front squat and kettlebell swing, and this morning we learned to do dumbbell snatches. We did sumo squats as a part of our mini work-out and my butt is already hurting...so I can only imagine what it will feel like tomorrow.
This weekend Rob and I will be doing 5 miles, but we may or may not do it together. He wants to go play Ultimate Frisbee on Saturday morning (not really my thing) and I have a feeling he won't want to run after that...but I know that I will want to run since I'm taking a rest day tomorrow. I will report back next week!
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