Ok, so today is now Thursday, and it is a rest day. And a much needed one at that. Between the cycling and running, and Trainer Jenny's leg workout yesterday, and butt and legs are good and sore. Yesterday's leg workout highlight was the wall sit portion; for those unfamiliar with wall sits, you stand against a wall, legs in front of you, and bend your knees to 90 degrees until you are in a seated position, with only your back against the wall. It looks like this:

How can you make these "better" you may ask? Try holding up one leg at a time! Oh the burn! And then hold each leg for at least 30 seconds, switching legs for 2-3minutes. Yea, that was at the END of our work out. Our workout finale was a plank off. This is a plank:

Get in this position, and hold until forever.

So needless to say, I am a bit sore today, and am giving my muscles a day of rest. Now, please don't confuse that with lounging on the couch. It will be an active rest, with lots of water and stretching and a walk with the dog.

But exercise isn't the only thing on my agenda. I have two papers to write to keep my brain strong too. Like I said in my profile, I am a full time student. I just recently finished an internship with a Public Relations firm in the area (I loved it and wish they would hire me one day). Now I have to write a paper so that I can receive school credit for it. Once that is finished I will be hammering out a paper for a scholarship. Doesn't my day sound exciting?! You should be jealous.

So back to thinking about running, like I mentioned yesterday, I spoke with a friend that has completed a marathon in the past, and she gave me some good advice. Leanna advised no heat runs, so I'll be getting my butt out of bed earlier than usual from now on. Thank goodness I have a fury four legged alarm clock that doesn't sleep past 6 am.
 This is Layla, my running buddy:




Leanna also said to only run 3 days a week and one cross train day. Keep the long runs to either Saturday or Sunday, and most importantly, get good running shoes. So for this week, my schedule is a little screwy, and I will be running/training more than four days, but by next week I should be right on track.

Today I think I will also take a ride to the running store (yes, we have a store totally geared toward running here) called Fleet Feet. Maybe price a new pair of kicks ;-)

Thanks for checking in today, and remember, drinks lots of water to stay hydrated in this summer heat, stretch often (even if you haven't worked out today. Its just good to do daily, and makes your feel a little better), and smile, just because you can :-) See you tomorrow!