Music

My son has a music class every Thursday at 64th and Riverside. That is over 2 miles away. What better way to get a workout in and for son to enjoy his music class? This particular day, it was raining/sleeting, but my son was comfortable in his little rain shielded micro climate and I got 4.5 miles in for the effort.  

Ridiculous

My husband and I have been told on many occasions that we are crazy in the many odd things that we do; not only in our travel adventures and fly-by-the-seat of our pants mentality, but in our systematic processes too for making it in NYC. This is one such day. 

I was on a mission to find the ingredients for a Greek dinner I planned to make for a friend who just had twins...some of these ingredients can be pricey in a New York City grocery store. So. I put my son in our Kelty child carrier (fits like a hiking pack) and set out to hit four different grocery stores across 2 miles of the city. 

After surveying the prices for each item, I worked my way backwards and purchased the least expensive item at each store...and yes I bought at least one thing from each of the four stores. So not only did I get a great deal on my Greek dinner (I spent about half as much as if I had just gone to one store), but I got a strenuous 2 mile hike in with 40 pounds on my back, groceries in hand...and to top it all off, the elevator was broken when I returned home, so I hoofed it up 6 flights of stairs with said child and groceries.  

??

I am behind on my running chronicles...so I know looking back that I ran 3.3 miles and did strength training on this day, but I can not recall where I ran or what my run was like. oops. 

Low Energy

I am really tired today, and was reluctant to go out on a family run with my husband and son...stumbling through the miles at a measly 10 minute pace, my husband stopped at 2 miles to play soccer with my son while I trudged on for another 2. I can't complain because I got 4 miles for the day, but the glacial pace I am not thrilled about. Come on energy!

Push It

Busy morning. I had an interview this afternoon, so there was a lot of accomplish in getting prepared and making arrangements for my son...and running. I decided to take my son out in the jogger to see how many miles I could squeeze in. Turns out I ran 3.7 miles pushing the kiddo. Yessss.

Easy 3

Just went out for an easy 3 miler today...feeling run down and unmotivated this week...

Of Course...

... I'm feeling fatigued today, my husband gently points out as I complain on our group run today, I ran a hard tempo run Sunday and have managed to incorporate strength training four days in a row now. Give yourself a break he asserted as we wrapped up 3.2 miles. 

Lickety-Split

Today was nasty out (freezing rain and snow) so I couldn't take my son out for a run...ironic that today is the first day of spring, no? I was able to squeeze in abbreviated strength training and a quick 2.3 mile run between dinner and story time :).

Surprise Tempo

We headed out on a group run this afternoon, the hubby by my side pushing my son who was grasping his new soccer ball. Our plan was to get in a few good miles, then stop at a field and let my son play for a while. And while that is what happened, the pace we ended up running was neither planned or expected. I ran the first mile fairly pedestrian (9:14), then picked it up for the second mile (8:30), then really picked it up for the next .6 (7:45 pace), rounding out the third mile with an 8:39. We had reached the playing field by this point, so we let my son run around for a while, then ran the last mile home at a 9:26. You just have to love a good tempo run and the benefit it bestows, like fiber-rich food.  

Walk

It was not near as nice today as yesterday, and we had free movie passes, so we decided to walk down to the movies, play on a nearby playground beforehand, and walk home. Four miles in all. Not too bad for a day at the movies!