#8

Last weekend I ran in the Go St. Louis 5K. It was a great experience and I'm super proud of myself because I jogged the whole thing! It's my first time in my 4 years of running to do that. This was my eighth 5K. I was pretty nervous about it overall, but I was 'in the zone' that day and that was everything. By the time I reached mile #2, I wasn't letting myself stop!!

I changed how I trained for this one and it paid off. Instead of running on tracks, I ran around our property. I was able to figure out one lap around the property was 0.25 miles. So I ran and ran and ran for the weeks leading up to my 5K. Sometimes the weather forced me inside on the treadmill, which I hated every second of, but I did it.

While I ran around the property, I was able to take some awesome photos. I ran either in the morning or the evening so there was some excellent lighting. I even had a running buddy...

My walking/running buddy, Loki. He goes about 3 laps and then he has to take a break. 😻☺️

A photo posted by Laura Menser (@lauramenser) on Mar 23, 2016 at 6:04pm PDT

3.1 miles. 🙌 I wouldn't say I'm ready, but 1.5 in I decided might as well go the whole way! #run #5k #gostlouis

A photo posted by Laura Menser (@lauramenser) on Apr 5, 2016 at 5:50pm PDT

Morning walk/run. I'd rather always run outside even if that means a lot of hills and uneven terrain. Last workouts before my first 5K in a year and a half this weekend.

A photo posted by Laura Menser (@lauramenser) on Apr 4, 2016 at 6:32am PDT

My next 5K is coming up and I'm excited for it. I'm just hoping to beat my last time of 42:24.

A photo posted by Laura Menser (@lauramenser) on Apr 9, 2016 at 7:06am PDT

Trying new things...

I'm trying to ease back into this blogging thing. I've been missing it, so here goes...

Every once in a while I get an idea to try something new. Sometimes I stick with it (scrapbooking, running, selling Scentsy, etc.), sometimes I don't. This year, one of my new things is gardening. I bought this book and planned on having a very small garden. Instead, I have this one...

It turned out to be pretty big, but I am excited. I can't wait to have fresh fruit and veggies! Let's just hope it all grows! :)

Another new thing I tried recently was Spinning. I wasn't sure I was going to like it, but I loved it! I did an hour long workout of the "high intensity interval training", and it was great. In my particular gym, the lights were low, the music was loud, and our instructor was amazing.

image via Google

So, lesson learned, when I get a little bored I should mix it up and try something new. :)