Beautiful Morning!

It was another beautiful morning for a 5K Run! When my daughter woke me up at 7 this morning, instead of wishing she would go back to sleep and stay in bed while she pulled my hair and jumped on me for 30 min (yes this happens most mornings lol), I was excited to get up and go running! Yes excited! I got up, put on my running gear, got the princess dressed, and headed out the door! I finally got the jogging stroller cover in the mail and decided to test it out this morning. It doesn't exactly fit well over my jogging stroller, apparently mine is a bit bigger than others, but it did the job well enough. It kept the strong wind from giving her wind burn and hurting her eyes, so I was happy! It also helped her sleep better apparently...

She is so tall that one of her feet actually stuck out from under the cover! lol I love that she will sleep while I run now! She's knocked out! Still oh so adorable in her little hat though! :)

It also makes for some wonderful wind resistance! Ha! I got a strength training session in there this morning too! I just keep telling myself, it will make me stronger! That only helps sometimes.When I'm not trying to run up an incline with the wind slapping me in the face and the stroller trying to roll backwards over me! lol :)

Today's run makes 3 days this week! Go me! I'm hoping to run Friday and Saturday also and then take Sunday off, but we will see! I'm going to attempt to keep a schedule of running 6 days a week, but I won't beat myself up if life happens and I can't. This is my new goal now though! I want to at least look a little smaller in my bathing suit when we take the Princess to the beach this summer! :) I also plan on spending a lot of time in the pool! Especially if we have a summer like last year when most days are over 100 degrees! :) I can't wait! I'm so excited to introduce Sophie to the water! I hope she loves it as much as I do! :)

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