Y mountain

The start of a new week means a new set of goals! Last week, I really wanted to focus on stepping up my workouts. And I think I did a pretty good job. I ran hard and worked hard. But, I let my diet slack. So this week, my fitness goal is to stick to my diet better. When I do both, I feel like my progress is so much easier to feel and see. That is goal number one. 

Goal number two is to get to bed by 10:00-10:15 PM every night! Last night, I went to sleep at 11. And usually its after 10:30, which makes waking up at 6AM every morning harder. Today I actually slept in til 6:36 and then didn't have enough time to get things done in the morning before I had to leave. So that's the goal this week. Get to bed on time!

Saturday, I went on an awesome run. I worked out the full hour and probably ran about 40-45 minutes of it. I live pretty close to Y mountain and that means there are lots and lots of hills. When I was a freshman in college, I used to be able to run from Heritage dorms all the way to the Y mountain parking lot in 15 minutes. So, not the Y itself, but just up through the neighborhoods to get to where you actually start the hike. Those are still some steep hills. I always told myself I would get to the top of the Y one day, but it never happened.

On Saturday, I ran uphill from my house up to the parking lot, very, very slowly. It took about 25-26 minutes and I walked a bit. Once I got to the parking lot, instead of going up the Y trail head, I went on the Bonneville trails to the right and ran for about 20 minutes before making my way down the mountain. I felt sooo accomplished once I got home. It was a really good run. One of these days, I'll be able to make it up without having to stop and walk :)