on the calendar --- 4 mile training run
{remember friends my fake race is just 1 week away}
also today --- manny playing golf with friend & prom
{yes, we're going to PRHS Prom... as chaperones}
manny's been working tons of overtime, like till 7pm every night this week.
which meant i was not getting any runs in.
so my gracious sister-in-law let me borrow her jogging stroller.
so i can get my runs in, even if manny is at work.
so back to saturday morning...
beautiful spring day. manny out all morning. prom all evening.
let's do this.
4 miles with the jogging stroller.
{here we are ready to go}
the wind was pretty wicked. so i immediately put the sun/weather shade down.
tried to pick the best route with the least amount of giant hills.
tried to run well. and not walk every time i wanted to.
first time ever with a jogging stroller.
appreciated:
i could run with my baby- no sitter.
joshua was comfy, warm, blocked from sun and wind.
he even fell asleep around mile 3.
it was very light.
had a handle in middle so i could hold the stroller with one hand & run with the other arm.
not my favorite:
the front will was stationary, making it quite difficult to turn.
{are all jogging strollers like this?}
the front easily got very jumping going downhill.
was much more comfortable pushing/steering with my right arm, wish i could have done the pushing/ arm pumping equally with both arms. i think the right is going to be sore.
HILLS.
overall:
i'm pretty darn exhausted.
but i'm proud i did it.
i'd never once ran with a jogging stroller before.
4 miles is my longest run since my half when i was 16 weeks pregnant.
i did walk up most hills... need to gain a little strength!
didn't walk at all the last mile after i ran past a friends house & she cheered me on :)
i don't know if i'll rely on the jogging stroller for every long run, but i think it will be really nice to use on weekdays when i have time, but no one to watch joshua.
{little man asleep under there}
{my view. aren't those little white socks adorable?}
{and we're done. and home.}
yahoo!
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