After I awoke this morning, I went on my first post-half marathon run. My legs have felt 100 percent normal since Tuesday and I was anxious to get outside and shake them out on a run with Sadie.
We covered five miles and I felt great. The weather was nice and cool and my legs weren’t stiff at all. I’ll take it!
Sadie seemed to have a ball and finished our run completely unfazed and ready for more playtime. She settled on hunting some shadows while I walked for a little bit to cool down.
Once I arrived home, I made breakfast, wrote my morning blog post and worked through the morning until lunchtime.
Lunch
In honor of National Peanut Butter Day, I made sure to include the creamy nut butter in my mid-day meal.
I made myself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on toasted Ezekiel bread and served it with an apple, Wheat Thins and Sabra roasted pine nut hummus.
Not too shabby!
Question of the Afternoon
Now that my half marathon is over, I feel like I need a new fitness goal in my life. I have a few ideas in the back of my mind, but I would love to hear about your current fitness goals, so I ask you…
- Are you currently working on a fitness goal? Any big races or fitness competitions in your future?
Of Possible Interest
- Drop-And-Do-Anywhere Toning Circuit Workout (FitSugar.com)
- How To Pick the Right Yoga Class (Fitbie.MSN.com)
- 60 Must Read Health & Fitness Blogs (Greatist.com)
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I’m training for my first full marathon at the end of March! I also have some yoga goals – I want to do handstand and forearm stand without support from the wall, and get into and hold peacock 🙂 Lots of practice ahead!
I’m training for my first half marathon which is in April. After that’s completed, my goal would be to improve my 5K &10K timing as I’m a very slow runner at the moment 🙂
One of my goals is to train and get certified in Body Attack- which will be happening mid Feb (the training), I’m also doing my Advanced Instructor Module 1 Training for Body Step which was another goal. I’d love to do a marathon one day, but I’d end up walking most of it.
I went through the Body Attack training! It is fantastic! Good Luck.
Awesome! Thanks. I’m thinking it’ll be similar to Body Step- but maybe a bit more intense. Cannot wait 🙂
i want to take a bodyattack class so bad!
Do it! After you take Body Step though- the best class ever! 🙂
Hi Julie,
Just wondering what the app is that you are using?
Thanks 🙂
That’s Runkeeper. A great running app thats available for iPhones and Android.
yep! runkeeper! it’s great – you can set it to alert you as you run/bike/walk, too! it’s also free!
I too was wondering about the app you are using from your first image.
I need to try yoga, not just in my living room, in an actual yoga studio. It’s a step out of my comfort zone, but I think it will be worth the experience.
it’s called run keeper! i highly recommend it!
I’m running a 10 miler on March 2 and a half May 4! I would love to PR at both of them…I am dabbling with the idea of a full in the fall, but am not comitting just yet. I totally think you should try a full, just once!
I’m about to start training for my first full marathon. The Rock n’ Roll San Diego marathon in June. I’ve done a couple half marathons and am ready and excited to tackle a full one.
I did the Rock n’ Roll San Diego Marathon a few years ago and LOVED IT! (Flew out from Boston, it was my first as well!) What a great place to be! Part of the course was along the beach, the views were great and made the run go by fast. Good luck, Erica!
I enjoy reading your posts and love that you include your dog as my husband and i have 4 of our own. Have you ever thought about doing agility with Sadie. I think she would really enjoy that as her breed are very athletic. Its an atheltic sport for you and her.
My goal is to do a bit more speedwork for my running workouts. I haven’t been very good about doing it in the past, and I think it could really help improve my running speed.
I want to run the Savannah RocknRoll half in November!! My first 5K is in a month and it’s a run across the largest suspension bridge in GA. You and Ryan probably saw it on your vacation to Jekyll Island a few years ago.
i loved that half! i hope your 5k goes well next month!!
Hi Julie! I’m new to your blog and am loving it! I’m a dog mom runner as well so I love seeing your sweet pics of Sadie. 🙂
Fitness Goal: I am currently studying to become a certified yoga instructor. My classes go from January – June and man is it a commitment, but I’m loving it. In between this I’m trying to run 3-4 times a week with my fur baby, Rocky, and also lift 3 days a week.
Looking forward to following your blog! Congrats on your half PR! – Sara
that’s a wonderful goal! good luck to you! i’m sure you could teach me a lot! 😀
I’m working on improving my speed and increasing my upper body strength!
My goal is to run a half marathon this year. It’s too cold to run outside nowadays (windchill is below 0!!!!) so i’m hoping to start the real thing in the early spring. I’ve never run more than about 6 miles at a time, so I hope I can make it!!
I have the Cherry Blossom 10 mile run coming up in April in Washington, DC! That same month I have the Hershey 10K and a 5K for Alzheimers Awareness. Busy month of April!
My fitness goal is…. looking & feeling beach ready for my trip to Costa Rica in 23 days! 😉 I’ve been going to the gym on a 3 days on, 1 day off schedule. EEEE
Since reading your blog for the past year, I’ve really gotten into running as well. I was a competitive runner as a young teenager but got burnt out by the time I was 16. I recently found running again and am in love! Not only am I running a 10K in March, I am about 95% sure about running a half marathon in KY in October. Already up to 8 miles and counting. Pretty sure I can do it. Thanks for inspiring me 🙂
As far as a fitness goal for you, you should try a triathlon or adventure race. Those are a blast!
I have lots of races coming up! A 10k and a Disney World half in February and then a 15k and 10k in March followed by 5 weeks of rest to hopefully heal my knees then I start training for a new Disneyland Dumbo Double Dare (10k on Sat, half on Sun) in Sept. I feel lost if I don’t have a race to train for!
Congratulations on being included in the Greatist list of 60 Must-Read Health & Fitness blogs! You deserve it!
Yes, the inaugural DC Nike Women’s half marathon in April!!!!!!!
i know its not much but im working towards doing a pull up 🙂
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