Major breakthrough today...made it to 25 mins of running on the treadmill! After a leg workout yesterday and realizing that I haven't given my body a break in a while, I decided to take the day off from weights. Somehow I managed to get up early today despite not having set my alarm and decided to hit up the 8:00 am yoga class and then follow it with a run. I haven't made it to that yoga class in several months. For one thing, its kind of hard for me to commit to be there by 7:45 on a Saturday (I like to get there early so I get the spot by the door where its not so dark!) and secondly, the teacher is a little weird and likes to do this gross thing at the end where she puts her greasy fingers all over your face while you're in savasana (corpse pose) at the end of your practice. Today she upped the weirdness by doing a reading at the beginning while in lotus (crossed legs) position. I know some people like this sort of thing but I'm really there for the stretching, not the hippie meditation aspect. Its supposed to relax you but it just makes me antsy and irritable as I wait to move on to the real work! Overall I thought the class was a disappointment as she spent way too much time on her relaxation crap and hardly had any variety of balancing poses or anything remotely challenging like the old teacher used to. It also didn't help that the guy next to me definitely had not showered this week and seemed to be breathing his wretchedness in my direction the entire time. I think I'll try to make an effort to show up at least once a month going forward just so I stay in the loop in case a new teacher takes over again at some point. Plus, I really could use more stretching this time of year when I seem to be in a constant state of tension due to the frigid temperatures here! I followed the direction of the guy in front of me who scooted out before savasana so I didn't have to be fondled by her. She gave me a nasty glare as I got up but oh well, she shouldn't expect everyone to be down with her greasiness!
After yoga I hopped on a treadmill and got to my run. I don't know what came over me but I just felt more motivated than usual today. It certainly didn't hurt that I plopped myself next to a hottie who distracted me from the clock with talk of our pups the whole time! When I hit the 20 minute mark and still didn't have cramps he convinced me to up it to 25. I didn't want to look bad so I pushed through it. I was really feeling it once I hit the 25 minute mark and my face is still a bit flushed 3 hours later but I felt so good afterward! I bought a coconut water on my way home which seems to be my new post-workout weekend treat. Supposedly its full of electrolytes so I figure it must be good after a run! I don't know what tomorrow's workout will bring but I do know that now that I have hit the 25 mark, I'm not going to feel satisfied unless I continue to match it.
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