My March fitness goal was to run 50 miles. I fell well short in succeeding at that same goal in February, with only 34.21 miles. But last night, even after my legs were dead tired from Body Pump, I sloooooowly completed three miles, bringing my March total to...

50.61 miles! Woohoo! I did it!!

My fitness goal for April is to strength train three times a week. Usually when I'm training for races, I tend to slack off a bit on strength training, especially my legs. It's totally backwards... I'm so concerned about my legs being too tired for the run, I just neglect to do lunges, squats, etc. so that I can complete my runs relatively soreness-free. Hello? My legs are NOT going to get stronger just from running, but I will get faster if my legs are stronger! I'm trying to do Body Pump twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and then I'll add in an additional strength session on Mondays. Even if I don't always have time for a full cardio workout, I should definitely be able to fit in a quick 30-minute intense circuit training strength workout three times a week.