A great run followed by an ice bath...fun!

So today I felt better and wanted to make the most of the beautiful day by running outside while I still could. The snow and ice are coming this week and soon I will be forced to once again run the winter on the tread.  My run was good today, steady and strong. My knee was bothering me after about 10 mins so I stopped to walk a bit and then started running again and it felt much better. Strangely enough after about 28 mins it started to feel really good, still not perfect but I was surprised at how it was improving the more I ran. I did not want to push it however so I stuck with the Runner's World plan I am following and stopped after 30 mins. 

I know that soon all of the runs in the middle of Siberia will pay off when I step across that finish line in my first race! It is hard though running here, it can be very lonely. I long for the days when I can run around Memorial or Rice in Houston and gain inspiration from seeing all the people running around me! Until then I need to continue to be consistent and train smart, knowing that someday all my hard work will be worth it! I finished my run with a cool down and then 20 mins of Pilates, core work and some yoga stretching. Then I took the plunge!! I took a COLD ice bath! I knew it was the right thing to do but man was that hard! I am now curled up in my soft, warm pj's trying to get my legs to de-thaw!! 

30 min run with one walking interval (bc of hurt knee) and a 4 min cool down, followed by 20 min of core work and Pilates.

Run Time - 34 mins 

Calories Burned - 358

AHR - 151/79%  MHR -  179/93%

Core Work - 

Crunches with 17 lb DB - 100 reps  

T planks - 20 reps 

Plank hold to fatigue - 10 reps 

Inchworm to plank - 10 reps 

V glut squeezes on ball - 25 reps 

Roll outs on ball - 25 reps 

Core/Pilates Time - 20 mins 

Calories Burned - 168

AHR - 135/70%  MHR -  169/88%

Daily Totals - 

Time - 54 mins 

Calories Burned -  526 

Weekly totals - 

Time -  94 mins 

Calories Burned -  890

Daily Intake - 10/29

Calories Consumed -  1,554

Protein - 31%

Fat - 22%

Carbs - 47%

Meal 1 -  6 egg whites scrambled with 1.75 oz of shredded chicken breast, and 1/2 cup of mushrooms. 2 cups of Chi tea. 

Meal 2 - 1/2 cup of oats with 1/2 cup of low fat yogurt. 

Meal 3 - 1 scoop of protein powder, 1 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of frozen strawberries. 

Meal 4 - 5 oz of chicken breast, leg de-boned with no skin cooked with Indian Biryani mix, sweet chili sauce and 1/2 cup of couscous and 1 raw cucumber. 

Meal 5 - 1/2 cup of oats with 1/2 cup of low fat yogurt.

Meal 6 - 2 cups of popcorn  and 32 oz of water.