Squat It Like It's Hot!

Two weekends ago I had a good ole 13.1 scheduled. I got up laced up the shoes and out the door I went.
I started my run at a normal pace knowing that my hip had been giving me a little bit of trouble and that a chiropractor appointment was in the books for Monday.
I set out with my ear buds in jamming to some new tunes. While running I was thinking about why I run and some blog ideas came to me. I'm excited to write them and that will be a future thing but as of now I wanted to share how I can run 13.1 miles and not be sore the next day.
It's called training. Not only do you have to log some miles but you also need to do strength training.
Now I'll be honest I did not strength train before my half in May, but with the shin splints and the hip pain and darn it I wanted to run and love it again, I knew I needed to do something.
So when Amber (Crafty Healthy Mom) and Holly (Where We Can All Live Like Jack & Sally) through down the gauntlet I was in. There's was more of a 30 DS but hey I'm lifting weights. And then the lovely Darcie (Strongly Feminae) through out another challenge of running 60 miles in 60 days. Hey I love a good challenge so I joined both.
I'm not saying it's the only reason I'm logging so many miles or squatting it like it's hot but it does light a fire under your tush to get those miles in and to work those muscles.

So I've been doing this routine.

ARMS - 15lb weights 2-3 times through twice a week

20-push ups

20-dips

12-Over head Press

12 - Bicep Curls

12-Hammer Curls

12-Dead Lifts

12-Bent Over Rows

12-Upright Rows

12 Chest Press

12-Chest Flys

12-Skull Crushers

Legs - 2-3 times through, twice a week

20 of each move

Squats (regular stance)

Front Lunges (20 each leg)

Plie' Squats

Back Lunges (20 each leg)

Side Lunges (20 each leg)

Squats (regular stance)

Curtsey Lunges (20 each leg)

Calf Raises

Donkey Kicks

Fire Hydrants

Hip Lifts

ABS -

40 sec Plank

30 Crunches

30 Bicycle

30 Toe Touches

30 Reverse Crunches

15 Side Plank

30 Crunches

15 Side Plank

30 Russian Twist

30 Crunches

30 Bicycles

40 Sec Plank

Let me tell you I was sore sore sore the first week of doing this routine, but things got better and I've noticed I can run longer and I'm not as sore when I'm done running.
It's been going so well that on Saturday when I ran I felt like I could just keep going. That my friends has not happened in a long long long time.

So if you want to run well, don't forget the damn strength training. It seriously works and that's coming from a girl that hates squats...so do it...Squat It Like It's HOT!!!