Heart Healthy Valentine's Day ♥️

Happy Valentine's Day my friends! It's a bit of a Hallmark holiday, but I use it as a good excuse to spread some fitness love. What better way to get your heart beating than with some cardio?

My Thursday routine is holding strong with doing my corporate fitness class with the group at lunch, then heading to the trail to get in a run. Atlanta really does have some unpredictable weather, so I never can tell what conditions I'll hit until the day rolls around. Last week I ran in a tank top on Thursday, then Saturday I was back in layers and a head band to keep my ears toasty. Tuesday was warm and rainy, then today was back to sunny with perfect running conditions!

As usual I got in some solid workouts the last few days, so I took it fairly easy for 4 miles this afternoon. I am pretty pleased how I'm progressing with my speed now that I'm getting consistent again. I did a little test on Saturday running six rounds of quarter mile repeats with equal recovery in between. I did the same workout a month ago, so I could measure the improvement.

Last month:

Saturday:

Of course then I did shorter intervals on Tuesday and was all over with my pacing. 😂 That's where consistency is more important than always hitting every mark perfectly. My first 5k of the season is coming up, so I'll really have a chance to see where my fitness truly is soon!

As a surprise recovery meal @dksart made us a savory potato pie for the holiday. He knows the best way to make this runner happy is to make her some spuds. 🥔

I hope you all got your heart pumping today, too! Happy trails!

Daily Activity, Running