I’m still staying at my parents and don’t feel comfortable heading out on their treadmill in the garage while the kids are sleeping. So I’m forced to fit in a run when the husband can stop by and watch the kids.  Today when he came over it was storming pretty bad. I really was going to use it as an excuse to just skip the run. I ate a huge dinner and was about to call it. But I knew I would be disappointed in myself if I didn’t get something in.  I opted for the treadmill because the storm didn’t look like it was ending. I did my full…

Took Sunday off to go to the beach and have a cookout with family!  There is nothing better to me than starting the morning off with coffee at the beach.  Today I did an easy 3 mile run. The goal was to keep heart rate extra low. However, I saw a friend (see below). After that I had a hard time getting my heart rate back down. With that said, it was probably dead because on my way back it was in the exact same spot. Still freaked me out! Tomorrow will be an off day to spend the 4th of July with family! More of Lauren’s Journal HERE All Training…

Morning was a rough start. I’m exhausted. I’ve been sleeping so bad the last few nights. Nothing a few cups a coffee couldn’t solve!  We ran some errands, and then relaxed a little it was the perfect Saturday morning.  Around noon we headed over to my parents house for some swimming and hanging out.  When I got home it took everything in me to get out the door for a run. The weather was hot, it was humid, I was full from eating crap all day, I could just add on miles tomorrow, it’s been a rough week, I should just take an off day to recovery. ALL THE EXCUSES! …

Decided to sleep in again, because sleep has been a little non existent the last few days. The dogs are crazy when my husband is gone. I love that they are trying to keep us save but the constant high alert walking around makes for rough sleep.  I went to the chiropractor in the morning. It’s still going really well. Today we did a little more stretching than normal and I loved it.  Then we did more house work before spending a few hours swimming.  We came home and got Pizza Hut for dinner. I ate some breadsticks and a half of pizza melt… which is not great fuel before…

Trying to get a house in order when things are finished yet is harder than I was expecting. Add on solo parenting with two toddlers and two high maintenance dogs. I am tired! I promised myself grace this week while the husband was traveling, but that I needed to stay consistent. I decided that I would just run today and push my lift to the weekend. Not ideal, but definitely the best option. Pushing through the lift probably could have happened, but with minimal sleep, little fuel and poor hydration I knew it would probably do more harm than good. I will also have more time this weekend to accomplish…

I took yesterday off. First day of solo parenting and a full schedule change. I just didn’t plan right and was exhausted. We had a last minute doctors appointment change for my youngest at 8:30 a little over a half hour away. I wanted to make sure I got my speed work in, but still have time to shower, look presentable and be alert as this is an important appointment. I also wanted enough time to not have to rush the kids!  With all that said. I got up at 4:30 did my workout. Then opted to get in a actual shower and silent cup of coffee while the kids…

Morning before sunlight run was back. I took the dog with me for the first mile, dropped him off and went out for two more miles. Easy running is definitely getting easier, but I still like running faster better!  Training my dog to run with me is going to be a process. She does great and loves it, but I think even a mile is pushing it. I am going to have to do some research on how to increase mileage for a dog. She has nothing but energy, but I also don’t want her to get hurt. After a mile you can tell she wants to be done, but…