So when I last left you, I was suffering from some shin splints DREADING my long run day this weekend. I ended up not running Thursday, Friday AND Saturday opting to strength train Thursday and Friday and kept on icing. Also? I invested in perhaps the greatest invention ever. Seriously
(Yes I got the pink one)
OMG!!!!! It's so....it's incredible. It's amazing. My legs have never felt better. I have no idea why I waited so long to buy one. I combined this amazing yoga sequence for runners from Fitsugar with using the roller and have never felt better. So needless to say my 9 mile run went awesome today! 9.02 miles in 1:26:40. If you're curious and feel like stalking me you can check out my Nike+ page!
Alright last thing that I think helped me out keeping me pumped today was my new/rearranged playlist. So here it is in case you're looking for some new tunes to keep you going:
Naughty Girl- Beyonce
Starships- Nicki Minaj
Yeah!- Usher ft. Lil John & Ludacris
Stronger- Kanye West
Dirt Off Your Shoulder- Jay-Z
Lose Yourself- Eminem
Glad You Came- The Wanted
Dynamite- Taio Cruz
When I Grow Up- Pussycat Dolls
Give Me Everything- Pitbull ft. Neyo
Shake That- Eminem ft. Nate Dogg
Sexy And I Know It- LMFAO
Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme)- Bill Conti
Sorry For Party Rocking- LMFAO
River Deep, Mountain High- Celine Dion
Rocketeer- Far East Movement ft. Ryan Tedder
Hello- Martin Solveig ft. Dragonette
Party Rock Anthem- LMFAO
I definitely need something that I can either 1.) Picture myself dancing to, or 2.) Something that makes me picture myself as a total badass (see Eminem, Rocky Theme)
Can't believe I'm in my 8th week of training! Only 5 weeks left until race day!!!!
Cheers!
Marisa
Nice work! I love it when long runs go super well. It's good to have confidence building runs like that!
ReplyDeleteI got a foam roller 3 years ago, I think, and it was the best investment (and so inexpensive). I love mine and use it so much. I also have a runner's stick as I can stretch more areas with that and it's easier to travel with it since it's pretty small/compact!
My foam roller is the single best thing I have bought for running. It's amazing!!
ReplyDeleteLMFAO songs are great for running. They're so upbeat and fun.
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How do you use it? Never heard if it!
ReplyDeleteglad to hear your training is going well again. i've never heard of the roller, so i may have to check it out when i start training again.
ReplyDeletethat is AWESOME! you did it! cripes! i don't even know if i would be game for WALKING that far! lol
ReplyDeleteand those roller things hurt me. yes, i am a wuss! big time!
i think that's the perfect playlist! i like a lot of those songs! :)
ReplyDelete<3, Mimi
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I may need a foam roller...liking your playlist!
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