After a week of taking off too many days in the exercise department (at least in my opinion), I was determined to sneak a run in today between my two jobs. I only have about an hour and a half window to do so, which is plenty of time but nonetheless, not very motivating. Still, I busted out a slow, sore 2.5 miles. Any run is better than napping and/or watching Weeds in your bed right?
In the middle of my run I stopped at Highland park and did a mini-bootcamp! It wasn't too intense but it switched things up a little so I think I'll have to do this more often. In the mix was:
10 dips on park bench
10 incline push-ups on park bench
10 mountain climbers
10 regular squats
10 plie squats
2 times through
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| Hi park |
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| Made that bench my b**** |
What saved me on this run though, was my new handheld water bottle! I got it for my race last week and can't believe I ever ran in the summer without it. I usually hold off on grabbing water on my runs, or hit up the 100 degree water fountain in the park for a super refreshing pick me up but, bringing my own bottle= so much smarter!
That leads me to ask, what do you need on runs? Running is great in that you really only need a (good) pair of sneakers to get up and go, but there is so much extra swag that I can say I really need. For me it's ipod/iphone, headphones, my Brooks, non-slip headband, Timex GPS, water bottle (in heat) and last but not least....tissues! My nose runs like crazy when I run and not having tissues can ruin a run for me fast.
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