I guess I think I'm superwoman or something. And, a woos. . .did my long run on the treadmill again, like last week. The thought of bundling up and running in 30 degree weather (at least it warmed up to that much!) and snow just wasn't appealing to me this morning, so I decided to do the treadmill again. But, I had a plan to make it better this time. . .why not do that tempo workout I did earlier this week, only go longer??? What a great idea!! It was 5 minutes each of 6.0, 6.5, and 7.0, then repeated. If you are switching it up every 5 minutes, the treadmill won't seem so boring, right? Actually, that part is true. About halfway through the workout this morning, I decided 1 hour wasn't long enough so I was going to go an extra 15 minutes, why not?? At my 4th 7.0 (just before 1 hour) I was feeling pretty tired. Should I stop? NO! You are committed! Only 15 more minutes, it won't kill you! By the last 7.0, I wasn't sure I was gonna make it. Every minute was a pep talk to myself. . .only 5 more minutes, you can do anything for 5 minutes, only 4 more minutes, etc etc. Needless to say, I finished. And, it felt good to accomplish that. Maybe I'm not so bad off as I thought I was. So, back to the superwoman thing. . .remember that Jillian Michaels DVD I've been doing this week? I thought it would be a great idea to do that this morning, too. So, after 8 miles of running, I did 20 minutes of circuit training (strenth, cardio, and abs), Jillian Michaels style. Halfway through, I wondered what in the heck I was thinking. Funny thing was, I did the workout with 5 kids this morning :) My 4 boys and 1 of my nieces. Which also made it a little crowded to workout. . . but it was fun to watch, too. A 4 year old doing jumping jacks. . . :) Anyway, don't think I'll be combining those 2 workouts again :) | 