It may be simple but ain't easy...

One of the best ways to know your weight training workout was effective is to see how sore your muscles are the morning after. My workout yesterday was very effective. I woke up this morning and attempted to use my arms, but sadly that took a while. I didn't do upper body weight training, but the abdominal weight machine has those arm bars for you to hold on to...

Arm soreness afterwards probably means I was not engaging my abdominal muscles as much as I should have been.

I completed my running session despite the soreness and generalized fatigue (I'm not getting enough sleep) but I did it without the interval timer. I just ran until I needed to walk and then walked only for the least amount of time I needed to. It turned out to be pretty "ok" for a 30 minute session...

 Still slower than I want to be, but faster than I was a few weeks ago...

I could feel the humidity this morning but otherwise the weather was not too bad...

After my run I did a little recovery before it was time to get ready for work...

This is me in the "meditation" zone...

(I put a heating pad behind my back because my back always feels "tight" after I run)

I really love my mid-week running sessions. Sometimes I feel "out of sorts" when I start but...

 "being uncomfortable" for me would be if I wasn't able to reach the marathon goals I've set.

Another running quote that I love and totally agree with...

In life, regardless of what "it" is...

I decided I'm going to start my own running dictionary filled with words, terms and phrases that help capture my marathon training journey. This is the first one...

Happy Friday!

What are your weekend running plans? (or non-running plans)

What's the best treatment for muscle soreness?