Better than Coffee

I drove the 4 hours back to Minneapolis/St Paul last night. And I knew the only thing that would really help perk me up and get me ready to finish off the week of work was to get myself out of bed and run. So Baxter and I ran our 3-mile loop this morning.

It was humid, but a cool humid. And either I was going slower than usual, or the slightly cooler weather helped Baxter keep with my pace. I stopped timing myself when I run with Baxter since he sometimes slows me down, or he stops during the run to do his business, which also affects the overall time.

Since I've been good lately at running every other day, I would really like to run a bit longer on Sunday, like 5 miles or so. There just isn't time to do that during the week before work...I've had a hard enough time getting myself out of bed for the regular 3 miles...

Pilates

This morning, I wanted to do the standing pilates routine on the Pilates for Dummies DVD, but I went to bed last night with a pretty bad headache and it wasn't completely gone this morning. So, I decided to keep with the low impact mat work on the Pilates for Dummies DVD and Gaiam DVD.

Amid Mist and Sweat

I went on a 3 mile run this morning, a little bit longer than the other day because I actually got up early enough to get all 3 miles in... It is overcast and humid this morning. Mist is hanging in the air, and if it wasn't as cool as it is (low 60s), it would have been miserable. The first half of the run even felt good.

My mom wasn't feeling well last night so she decided that instead of running, she would bike along with me. I thought of it too late, but I should have had her bring my phone to take pictures. So, no pictures...again!

My average mile time today was 8:56.

Pilates

This morning, I wanted to get a good stretch in, so I did the mat work on my "Pilates for Dummies" DVD, and then the 10-minute express pilates workout on my Gaiam, Trudie Styler DVD. My mom joined me for the Gaiam portion. A few days ago, I finally decided to order the full version of the Gaiam Pilates with Trudie Styler. I've had that Pilates for Dummies DVD for about a decade...it's about time to change things up...

From One End of Town to the Other

In order to focus in and get a good portion of my thesis written, I decided to visit my parents for the week. They live in a small farm town in northwest Minnesota.

This morning, I went on a jog with my mom along the "main" road that frames the north part of town. The town is only 0.8 miles wide, so we ran to one end and back again, and then I went off for another 0.5 miles onto a country road and back. So, I ended up running about 2.5 miles total.

Having lived in Minneapolis/St. Paul for about 7 years, I can really appreciate the gorgeous country scenery on this run. I will take a picture next time I go out for a run this week.