Today was a good day!!

Happy MLK Day!! Since the girls were home today, I decided to take it easy this morning! No rush to get the girls out the door & then onto the 25 things that "had" to be done today. When they're out of school, I only schedule what is absolutely necessary to do. Even at 7&9, it's still a hassle to accomplish tasks with them in tow! I slept until 7:45, enjoyed some coffee, did the dishes & started doing laundry. Then it was time for a little exercise.... I did my 15 minutes of Yoga (flexibility today) and after that I started on the 30 day plank challenge. Thanks Pinterest for the plan!! http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/1200x/b2/6e/5f/b26e5f18b4f29ae9d52eb84994420bbe.jpg (hope this link actually works!!)

I knew when it started at only 20 seconds that this planking thing was going to be tough! My core started shaking after 17 seconds but holding for another 3 was no problem. Hopefully by the time I get to 240 seconds, I will be MUCH stronger :)

I didn't stop there... After that I ran!!! I did 2 miles in 28 minutes, which is nothing to brag about but in my defense I ended up doing my warm up walk for almost 10 minutes because Google Play was all messed up on my phone & I was messing with that. I did walk twice during the 18 minutes of running but considering I haven't ran in 2 months, I'm pretty dang proud!! Oh & I did all this on a treadmill!! Yuck ;) I can still remember back to September when I started the Couch-2-5k program. I could barely run 1 minute straight. Sometimes I forget how amazing my body is, when I don't let my brain get in the way. I also have a respect for my body & don't set unrealistic expectations for it... If I can barely breathe, it's ok to slow down a walk for a minute to catch my breath, then back to running again! I think this is how I found happiness in running. That and I quit comparing myself to my marathoning husband! Enjoy the picture of me post run.... All hot & sweaty :)