Week 7: Day 2...

yeah yeah yeah, I know.  It's been over a week since I have done ANYTHING...except pack, make it home, unpack, separate the kids into their own room, set up our room with a new bed and frame, and gotten the kids to and from camp everyday.  BUT we also joined the Y!!  SO today, I got to the gym and ran on a treadmill.  I am a little sad to not be out in the nice weather, but here the weather SUCKS! I would seriously have to run in the middle of the night... and even then, gross.  heh.
So, I ran.  On a treadmill.  I walked for 5 minutes as a warm up and then ran 2 13 minute miles (walking for 2 minutes in between the miles.)  SO it's progress, and considering I haven't run since last Tuesday, I think it's pretty good that I didn't die.  heh.  I didn't even feel like I was going to pas out.  AND I did random hills.  Now, none were as steep as the hills I was ACTUALLY running in the mountains, but still.  So my next goal is to get through 25+ minutes without stopping to walk.  I think I can do it.  I think I could have done it today, but chickened out.  I DID get new shoes before leaving the mountains.  Wahoo!  So far, no shin splints.  But I REALLY think that it was all due to walking down hill with a little on my shoulders that gave me the shin splints.
Anyway, onward and upward!!!

Week 7: Day 1

I'm going to be on this week FOREVER.  I knew today was going to suck.  I hiked down a mountain last week and carried Grace on my shoulders the last mile.  It was fun, but OUCH!  My back and shins were pretty much shot until today.  I would have run yesterday but we hiked to Triple Falls.
So I got up and went today.  5 minute warm up and 25 minute jog.  WHATEVER.  I did make a 12 minute mile and ran straight for 12.5 minutes.  Then walked/jogged the rest.  It sucked.
I will try again on Thursday morning.
My shin splints came back in one leg.  I think that I will go look at some new running shoes tomorrow.  we'll see.
Stupid 25 minutes.... I WILL CONQUER YOU!!!
PS I didn't do the hills for this... I ran the semi-flat lake trail.  I"m not THAT badass!