1. I'm in love with Nike Tempo Shorts.
I have spent most of my running years in spandex because of the lovely thigh chub rub. A few years ago I picked up a few pairs of similar shorts at Old Navy for real cheap and have worn them off and on. Sometimes I had the chub rub, sometimes I didn't.
In June I had a giftcard to Macy's I was looking to spend and went to check out their workout wear. I got SUPER lucky and found 3 pairs of Nike Tempo Shorts for less than $10 each on the clearance rack! And two shirts too. I got it all for just under $50. Talk about SCORE. Especially since these shorts retail over $30.
Let's be real, my thighs still touch. But somehow, these shorts work. And they make me feel like a real runner. I ran my July 4 15k in them and loved it.
In fact I love these shorts so much, I often wear them on my days off as all-day wear (of course a non-sweaty pair). I have three pairs, and my goal is to have about 7. That would give me enough for my weekly workouts, as well as a few pairs to wear on my days off and not need to do wash. We have a Nike Running Store at a local mall and sometimes their sale rack has Nike Tempo Shorts for around $20 and so does a Nike Outlet store that's not too far away either.
2. I know my real goal for training for my first full marathon should be miles and miles and lots of miles, not focusing as much on speed training. But I can't help it. A little bit of speedwork seems to help me quite a bit, mostly in my mind. Knowing I can run faster miles help me even on the long runs where I'm not running fast miles. I did just two speedy miles today and it was good.
3. I'm wondering about cross training. I feel like it would be beneficial to do some, but I'm not sure what and when. I want it to be useful to my training, but not make me too sore. Any suggestions!
Happy Thursday!!
When I was training for my first full, I enjoyed cross training on the bike sprinkled with a bit of yoga. The yoga really helped to stretch my sore muscles once the mileage started creeping up into the stratosphere. Good luck with your training!
ReplyDeleteI have a really hard time finding any extra time to do serious cross training since I have to carve out so much time to begin with for the running. But yoga at home with the little one is always fun!
ReplyDeleteI use my elliptical for cross training, I love that it is low impact and i can read while I do it! I also use Bodyrock.tv which can make you sore, but I think really helped my running a bunch this year.
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