It's getting closer!

Next weekend is the Mudderella...and I am getting scared!!

While I have been doing well with getting to the gym, and my strength training is pretty good, my cardio is not.

Cardio has always been my weak spot. When I started the couch 25k last year, it was really hard at first as I felt like I couldn't breathe and my heart felt like it was pounding out of my chest. It was not pretty. Over time, however, I was able to run longer distances and grew to love running.

During the winter I ran on the treadmill and could run for over an hour without stopping. Getting back into road running has been much harder than I anticipated and I feel like I need to redo the couch to 5k. Doing that running program was the only way I could guarantee I would get in three days a week of running and build my stamina. I seem to be back to only wanting to get to the gym and my weights and finding the balance of running vs weightlifting is such a struggle for me. I love both but can't seem to have both. It makes me sad.

I did get in two runs in the last few days at the Pinery. Each run was 5k and involved many of my favorite things: sunshine, nature and the smell of campfire!

I absolutely love camping at the Pinery. There is so much you can do there. I took the kids fishing since the tackle share program was there. We also managed to get in some canoeing (yesterday after dinner) and kayaking (today after lunch) which means I also got in a pretty fantastic upper body work out. I took both kids out (one at a time) in a tandem kayak today and they (and I!!) loved it. I am now on the search for a gently used tandem kayak with a goal of taking out the kids a few times a month. This would be great exercise and an awesome way to enjoy nature with the kids.

All in all it has been an ok week fitness-wise but I do need to ramp up my running so that I don't spend half my time at Mudderella all hunched over trying to catch my breath. Hopefully I get another run in tomorrow along with some roller blading with the kids. Health and fitness is a family affair after all!