Friday Randomness

• By Lora
• 18 January, 2013
• 6 Comments

Today was the first day that I got my sweat on since the Houston Marathon… my hamstring is still feeling super tight and a little off, so my personal PT (aka C) said I should take another rest day.

I decided it would be a good opportunity to do some cross-training, specifically for my ab muscles… and time to spend some QT with my beloved:

I created a quick workout and was my muscles were so crabby after 2 rounds… next time, I’m going for 3:

(KB lift = laying on back in sit-up position, hold kettlebell at chest and raise slowly and lower (one rep)

(Weighted crunch = laying on back in sit-up position, put two dumbbells in your hands and extend out behind you. Lift your arms with your body to do a sit-up. The added weight makes it BURN!)

Here’s to hoping tomorrow is a good running day!

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Favorite Five

• Tasha at Healthy Diva on the Run competed in her first CrossFit competition and rocked it! Check out her recap and leave her some kind thoughts.
• Ready to win? Megan at Run Like a Grl has been on a giveaway spree and now wants to give two of her lucky readers a Boni Band.
• Kara at Kara Runs talks about her love for the treadmill (good perspective on what many call the dreadmill)… she recently did a tempo run on it!
• These breakfast bars from Julie at ROJ Running sound amazing (and super easy to make!).
• Another amazing recipe from Corrie at Corrie Anne: Vegan Coconut Banana French Toast. Incredible!

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I recently started reading Chrissie Wellington’s book, “A Life Without Limits,” and it’s really good.

I actually started it on the plane back from Houston, but was already in the middle of Jodi Picoult’s book, House Rules (which is really good). I can’t wait to read more about Chrissie’s story — already I can tell she’s pretty much incredible.

What are your random thoughts for the day?