pt, russian style

so, i combined my determination with my kettlebells and my running shoes and did something i've never done before: a pre-run workout (or a post-workout run, depending).

ten minutes of kettlebells and 20 minutes of running. now, neither of those is too impressive, however, consider :
- i haven't been for a run in well over a month
- i did PR deadlifts and very heavy BPs yesterday
- i plan to do a mighty hike tomorrow in the rain
- i haven't been for a run in well over a month

i was hurting out there for sure and short-cutted it home (don't you hate it when your shortcut leads you uphill? yeah) but otherwise (!) it went well and i'll be doing it some more. now that i finally have comfy day-to-day shoes and comfy hiking shoes (well, these are the replacement model for mine), the only uncomfy shoes i have are my runners. as anyone who knows me knows, i'm obsessed with shoes. i've been running less than two years but have 3 pairs of runners. ugh. you try deadlifting/squatting 1.5x your bodyweight twice a week + running + hiking and see whether you become shoe obsessed.