Fit with Ruthie

ran around campus today with the kids at track.. a bit less that two miles with some fast paced runs sprinkled between.. i will get up tomorrow and do abs and upper body.. garage is cleaned out for spring and ready for weight lifting :) It was 82 here today!!! makes me haaaaaaappy! :)

You know i have always been a running shirt girl... but its official.. I am short gal now.. I got these nikes shorts in fluorescent yellow and another pair which are a bit shorter and black and pink ... I ran this these today! no bunchin anywhere like my shorts use too when I was heavier... I think it could be my thighs are not rubbin together as much LOL :) I am just back from a great run... 2 miles followed by sprint work. (two sprints on "flat" surface followed by 4 HILLS.... (for those of you who know the main entrance to where I run.. it was the hill in between the circle drive) I wanted to quit after just two hill but made myself do two more.. feeling great. loved this song today on my fun "I am free to run" .. Praise God for the freedom from many things in this life! (my version doesn't have all the talking :) On another note.. we are up to 52 members in our half marathon running group! Wowzer .. isnt that amazing! What a blessing! If any of you wan...

before i get to the post i wanted share with you my Rock n Roll t-shirt... I love it! Its by brooks! and I think the design really ROCKS! :) If I want a happy tummy I must avoid sugar and other things my mouth might say tastes good but my tummy says are NO GOOD. IF I want a happy mind then I must get my runs in IF I want to stay strong then I must do my pushups IF I want to sleep well then I must get my stress relieving runs in. IF I want to have energy then I must drink my water. IF I want to avoid cold hands and feet(a sign my blood pressure is too low) then I must drink my water. IF I want to get up early and go run then I must go to bed early and not stay up watching Battlestar Galactica (yep a scifi fan here) I had co-op today so I taught all day.... had track tonight with just a tad of a workout .... so i came home and did abwork and pushups... My ab work was LOTS of sets of inclined situps (like 5 sets of 15) and then lots of leg raises (like 4 sets of 15) and then side leg lift...

We are back to early morning workouts around here... sort of:) ... Yesterday I was up at 6 to lift weighs :)... this morning I got up early was to go run but my running pants were dirty so I decided to go at noonish.... I just got home.. from another WINDY run... 2.5 miles felt like 4 urgh.. wind wind go away already. I love the early morning workouts to get it done and be on with the day... also it doesnt keep my track practices and other training from interfering with my own personal training :) busy day.... gotta go. more later!

windy run, pony tails flying.. did 4 miler... thighs still sore... felt good to get out .... but took it slow... still resting up :) ran against the wind and then turned around to run with the wind and it was against the wind too LOL.... a windy run is better than none :) more later! r

Nothings better than coming home and within a few days finding out many of the ladies who finished the half have already committed to San Antonio! How cool is that??? The experience itself was amazing for me personally as I got to see all these women finish something they once thought impossible! Our first meet up was a 5 miler and many of them found it difficult to finish then.... as the months passed by they gained confidence and steadily improved! Most I think look back to the 5 miler and smile, realizing it is now nothing compared to what they can do. For some it was a rebirth of sorts. To begin again is so special. Transformation brings life and joy to a once sad and melancholy spirit. Some wonder how walking or running 13.1 miles can have such an impact. Most runners know what its about. Its physical yes.. but more importantly its emotional and spiritual. The journey from couch potato to marathoner is one that I wish every person on the planet could experience. Doubts about se...