3 mile run tonight. 35:53, pace = 11:57
Pretty happy with myself for making it through 5 days of training. I'm never feeling super excited about running after work, but I'm proud for motivating myself to get dressed and out the door. Thought today about what is so great about running b/c there are plenty of times while I am actually running where I'm like "this totally sucks. Why the crap am I out here?" But I'm just now remembering those few golden times during tonight's run where I'm thinking "this feels really good" or "wow I feel great, this is a nice run". So I guess it has its moments.
Did my first strengthening schedule made up by M. Um thanks for making me feel like dying. New goal in addition to not dying while running: not dying while strength training. I did okay on some of the exercises, but omg some just killed. I'm clearly going to have to work up to some of this. Lame. But hopefully it will help with my overall goal (not dying).
Tomorrow is cross training and I'm actually excited about it b/c I plan to sit my butt on a bike and pedal. It will hurt, but I will be stationary. And that is something I'm used to :D
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
H-M TD 02, 03, 04
Monday (TD 02) ran 3 miles on my current trail/route of choice. Time was about 35 minutes and pace about 11:39. My knee hurt pretty bad after that run.
Tuesday (TD 03) rest day. My knee still hurt a little but by the evening it was fine. M and I looked at camelbak water bags online. I want the kind that goes around your lower back/butt. M is convinced that is a bad choice and I should get a back pack. No thanks, I want the jiggly butt one.
Wednesday (TD 04) 2 mile run or cross train. Since I currently have no where to cross train, I ran 2 miles. I kept telling myself "it's just 2 miles". And it was, except that it was so cold this evening that it was hard to breathe at first. My eyes water and my nose ran and my face was so cold for the first 5 minutes. After the warm up I started feeling great! Time: 20:10!! That's a 10:08 pace!! I was super excited about that.
M is supposed to help me come up with a little strength training guide so I can do that part of my training schedule. Tomorrow I'm supposed to run 3 miles and strengthen. Wish me luck!!
Tuesday (TD 03) rest day. My knee still hurt a little but by the evening it was fine. M and I looked at camelbak water bags online. I want the kind that goes around your lower back/butt. M is convinced that is a bad choice and I should get a back pack. No thanks, I want the jiggly butt one.
Wednesday (TD 04) 2 mile run or cross train. Since I currently have no where to cross train, I ran 2 miles. I kept telling myself "it's just 2 miles". And it was, except that it was so cold this evening that it was hard to breathe at first. My eyes water and my nose ran and my face was so cold for the first 5 minutes. After the warm up I started feeling great! Time: 20:10!! That's a 10:08 pace!! I was super excited about that.
M is supposed to help me come up with a little strength training guide so I can do that part of my training schedule. Tomorrow I'm supposed to run 3 miles and strengthen. Wish me luck!!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Half-Marathon Training Day 01 (H-M TD 01)
Sunday
Half-Marathon Training officially started on Sunday. I was supposed to stretch and strengthen. I did not. I went to M's house this weekend then to my house and then drove back here. It was a long weekend BUT
Saturday:
M took me running on a trail that is a 5K. We ran together for a bit, but my stride is super short and my pace is super slow. After awhile he went on ahead of me. I also seriously wanted to die b/c this trail was not flat and I have not run any big hills like at all. I had to walk a lot of it, but I ended up finishing in around 30 minutes.
Important lesson learned: Never be lazy again. I did nothing the entire week before. It was bad.
So back to the training schedule... 3 mile run tonight and I'm gonna do it. :)
Half-Marathon Training officially started on Sunday. I was supposed to stretch and strengthen. I did not. I went to M's house this weekend then to my house and then drove back here. It was a long weekend BUT
Saturday:
M took me running on a trail that is a 5K. We ran together for a bit, but my stride is super short and my pace is super slow. After awhile he went on ahead of me. I also seriously wanted to die b/c this trail was not flat and I have not run any big hills like at all. I had to walk a lot of it, but I ended up finishing in around 30 minutes.
Important lesson learned: Never be lazy again. I did nothing the entire week before. It was bad.
So back to the training schedule... 3 mile run tonight and I'm gonna do it. :)
Thursday, January 24, 2008
crap
Ugh. I haven't run since last Friday. I have a million excuses... none of them are very good.
Half-Marathon training starts on Sunday. I'm looking forward to it but I think I'm going to have to just bite the bullet and get a temporary gym membership. It is blowing snow right now. I know I will use that excuse everytime.
Time to re-motivate...
Half-Marathon training starts on Sunday. I'm looking forward to it but I think I'm going to have to just bite the bullet and get a temporary gym membership. It is blowing snow right now. I know I will use that excuse everytime.
Time to re-motivate...
Sunday, January 20, 2008
FRIDAY
MILEAGE: 2.7
TIME: 30 min. 30 seconds
PACE: 11:17
OTHER: I think I like running in the cold much better than when it's hot.
It snowed a lot earlier in the week and the snow was still covering a lot of the ground. It was really pretty and peaceful. Happy to have a faster pace. I'm stil feeling really good everytime I run. My week total is 8 miles which is exciting. I love knowing that I am capable of getting the mileage up there. Feeling a lot more confident for next week when Half-Marathon Training officially starts!
MILEAGE: 2.7
TIME: 30 min. 30 seconds
PACE: 11:17
OTHER: I think I like running in the cold much better than when it's hot.
It snowed a lot earlier in the week and the snow was still covering a lot of the ground. It was really pretty and peaceful. Happy to have a faster pace. I'm stil feeling really good everytime I run. My week total is 8 miles which is exciting. I love knowing that I am capable of getting the mileage up there. Feeling a lot more confident for next week when Half-Marathon Training officially starts!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Who knew...
WEDNESDAY
Got home from work and immediately starting getting ready to run. Listened to my ipod to keep motivated. An even longer run tonight (where is this coming from??) I think I'm finally starting to enjoy running for the experience rather than just doing it because I'm supposed to do it.
MILEAGE: 5.3 miles
TIME: 1 hour and 5 minutes
PACE: 12:15
OTHER ITEMS: Saw a girl with hair that went down to her knees, for real.
So this run was fun and very random. I stopped for random things, like to talk to J on the phone & some guy who asked for directions (um thanks I'm not trying to run or anything).
This run also hurt. My knees hurt & my hips. M told me how to stretch to help with the hip pain. It hurt real bad when I finally stopped and sat down to have dinner with J and M later. But it's better today.
Snowed about 5 inches today so I did not run. Hopefully tomorrow after work I will be able to get outside again.
Got home from work and immediately starting getting ready to run. Listened to my ipod to keep motivated. An even longer run tonight (where is this coming from??) I think I'm finally starting to enjoy running for the experience rather than just doing it because I'm supposed to do it.
MILEAGE: 5.3 miles
TIME: 1 hour and 5 minutes
PACE: 12:15
OTHER ITEMS: Saw a girl with hair that went down to her knees, for real.
So this run was fun and very random. I stopped for random things, like to talk to J on the phone & some guy who asked for directions (um thanks I'm not trying to run or anything).
This run also hurt. My knees hurt & my hips. M told me how to stretch to help with the hip pain. It hurt real bad when I finally stopped and sat down to have dinner with J and M later. But it's better today.
Snowed about 5 inches today so I did not run. Hopefully tomorrow after work I will be able to get outside again.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Longest run (probably of my entire life)
I'm awesome.
Time:
Ran 45 minutes (no that is not a typo)
1 minute stretch
Walked 12 minutes
Mileage:
Ran 3.6 miles
Walked 0.7 miles
Pace:
When running: 12:30
So it's a slow pace, but I ran freaking 3.6 miles and I ran for freaking 45 minutes only stopping to stretch. I mean, where the hell did that come from?
And to think I almost didn't go. The thing that motivated me to get off the couch: remembering I had set a goal to run 3 or 4 times this week. I had only run twice so far and am not sure about tomorrow. So I had to run today. I'm so happy I did.
Other items of interest:
-I was the annoying jogger on a curvy road with almost no shoulder. I tried very hard to be a smart, out of the way runner.
-Campus police were driving down the road my trail follows. Nice to know they're out there.
-M said I looked hot in my running outfit :)
Week Total: 6.5
Holla.
Time:
Ran 45 minutes (no that is not a typo)
1 minute stretch
Walked 12 minutes
Mileage:
Ran 3.6 miles
Walked 0.7 miles
Pace:
When running: 12:30
So it's a slow pace, but I ran freaking 3.6 miles and I ran for freaking 45 minutes only stopping to stretch. I mean, where the hell did that come from?
And to think I almost didn't go. The thing that motivated me to get off the couch: remembering I had set a goal to run 3 or 4 times this week. I had only run twice so far and am not sure about tomorrow. So I had to run today. I'm so happy I did.
Other items of interest:
-I was the annoying jogger on a curvy road with almost no shoulder. I tried very hard to be a smart, out of the way runner.
-Campus police were driving down the road my trail follows. Nice to know they're out there.
-M said I looked hot in my running outfit :)
Week Total: 6.5
Holla.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
About a week ago I went shopping and bought a new bag to carry my running stuff. It is so great with a pouch for shoes and my phone and ipod and everything else I could need. I was so excited after buying it. I think buying the accessories is my favorite part about running.
Yesterday before leaving work I changed into my running clothes which was very helpful in actually motivating me to run. I drove to the back of campus and ran a trail. It was nice outside and the sun was just setting.
The run felt really good. I went at a pretty slow pace, but I felt like I could have run a lot longer than I did. Runs like last night make me actually enjoy running.
TIME:
Ran for 19 minutes with a 40 second break to stretch
MILEAGE:
1.6 miles
Other items of interest:
-I saw a horse peeing. It was kind of awkward but very amusing.
-There were a lot more people out on this trail than I anticipated. I saw a cute baby in a stroller with his dad who was running.
Yesterday before leaving work I changed into my running clothes which was very helpful in actually motivating me to run. I drove to the back of campus and ran a trail. It was nice outside and the sun was just setting.
The run felt really good. I went at a pretty slow pace, but I felt like I could have run a lot longer than I did. Runs like last night make me actually enjoy running.
TIME:
Ran for 19 minutes with a 40 second break to stretch
MILEAGE:
1.6 miles
Other items of interest:
-I saw a horse peeing. It was kind of awkward but very amusing.
-There were a lot more people out on this trail than I anticipated. I saw a cute baby in a stroller with his dad who was running.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Dear God, please don't let me die while running
I ran to church this morning. I decided yesterday I would do this and I called my mom to make sure it would not be tacky to attend church in my running clothes. Granted I had on my new black running pants and my fleece jacket... not like a sports bra and shorts. So after running to church, I prayed to God that I would not die while running.
I started out later than I intended today and so I had to make myself keep running even when I wanted to die just so I wouldn't be late. Lame. I would gladly have my hips removed from my body right now if it meant I didn't have to feel their pain.
I liked running with a destination, but when time is an issue I definitely want to give myself more than enough time to get there.
TIME:
Walked about 1 minute to warm up
Run to church: 14 min. 15 sec.
Walked entire way home from church: 28 min.
MILEAGE:
Run to church: 1.3 miles (approx.)
Entire walk home: 1.5 miles (approx.)
If my math is right (which is questionable) then I think my running pace was about an 11 min. mile. (Right? min/miles??)
Other items of interest:
On the walk back I saw a lime green, low rider, pick up truck with the diamond metal plating stuff you usually see those tool boxes in the back of trucks made out of. Except this stuff was on the interior. It was ridiculous. If I remember I'll take my camera next time and post a picture.
I started out later than I intended today and so I had to make myself keep running even when I wanted to die just so I wouldn't be late. Lame. I would gladly have my hips removed from my body right now if it meant I didn't have to feel their pain.
I liked running with a destination, but when time is an issue I definitely want to give myself more than enough time to get there.
TIME:
Walked about 1 minute to warm up
Run to church: 14 min. 15 sec.
Walked entire way home from church: 28 min.
MILEAGE:
Run to church: 1.3 miles (approx.)
Entire walk home: 1.5 miles (approx.)
If my math is right (which is questionable) then I think my running pace was about an 11 min. mile. (Right? min/miles??)
Other items of interest:
On the walk back I saw a lime green, low rider, pick up truck with the diamond metal plating stuff you usually see those tool boxes in the back of trucks made out of. Except this stuff was on the interior. It was ridiculous. If I remember I'll take my camera next time and post a picture.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
The great return
Yay! I ran today!!
Putting on all my new running stuff and the watch, the iPod, etc. really got me into the mindset. I was excited to run. Last night before going to bed I just kept saying to myself: "I will run tomorrow. I am a runner. I will run tomorrow. I am a runner..."
Dais' book that I mentioned last time talks about the difference between "I want" and "I will". That was important for me because I realized I needed to start saying "I WILL run a marathon" instead of just "I WANT to run a marathon". I mean I can't get real pumped about wanting to run 26.2 miles... I still think I might die. But saying "I WILL"... well then dammit I will.
So the weather was warmer today than it has been lately (meaning well about the single digits). It was about 50 to 55 today, cloudy and overcast, but not much wind. This is the first day I've left the apt since Thursday morning when I tried to go to work again and I got the evil eye for being germy (so I came home again). It was really good to get out and into town.
I decided I would run to one of the post offices to mail a letter. I walked for a bit to warm up and then started running. I got into the general area of the post office and decided I wasn't ready to stop, even to just drop the letter in the box, so I kept going and looped back around. Stopped for a few seconds to do that then started running again. I stopped later for a brief stretch and kept going, onto campus and around some of the buildings. The nice thing about running on campus is you can usually find an open one if you need a bathroom break, which I did.
So todays numbers:
TIME:
Was gone a total of 40 minutes.
Ran for approximately 23 minutes (cumulatively)
Walked for approximately 7 to 10 minutes (cumulatively)
The remaining time was a bathroom break and some stretching
MILEAGE:
Ran approximately 2.3 miles (cumulatively)
Walked approximately 1 mile (cumulatively)
Other items of interest:
Love my iPod armband and freaking LOVE running with an iPod. It's awesome!! It's like a soundtrack to my run. BEAUTIFUL.
I registered for the Monument Avenue 10K today.
Overall run felt good, although I hate my left knee and right hip. Please stop hurting everytime I run, thanks.
Putting on all my new running stuff and the watch, the iPod, etc. really got me into the mindset. I was excited to run. Last night before going to bed I just kept saying to myself: "I will run tomorrow. I am a runner. I will run tomorrow. I am a runner..."
Dais' book that I mentioned last time talks about the difference between "I want" and "I will". That was important for me because I realized I needed to start saying "I WILL run a marathon" instead of just "I WANT to run a marathon". I mean I can't get real pumped about wanting to run 26.2 miles... I still think I might die. But saying "I WILL"... well then dammit I will.
So the weather was warmer today than it has been lately (meaning well about the single digits). It was about 50 to 55 today, cloudy and overcast, but not much wind. This is the first day I've left the apt since Thursday morning when I tried to go to work again and I got the evil eye for being germy (so I came home again). It was really good to get out and into town.
I decided I would run to one of the post offices to mail a letter. I walked for a bit to warm up and then started running. I got into the general area of the post office and decided I wasn't ready to stop, even to just drop the letter in the box, so I kept going and looped back around. Stopped for a few seconds to do that then started running again. I stopped later for a brief stretch and kept going, onto campus and around some of the buildings. The nice thing about running on campus is you can usually find an open one if you need a bathroom break, which I did.
So todays numbers:
TIME:
Was gone a total of 40 minutes.
Ran for approximately 23 minutes (cumulatively)
Walked for approximately 7 to 10 minutes (cumulatively)
The remaining time was a bathroom break and some stretching
MILEAGE:
Ran approximately 2.3 miles (cumulatively)
Walked approximately 1 mile (cumulatively)
Other items of interest:
Love my iPod armband and freaking LOVE running with an iPod. It's awesome!! It's like a soundtrack to my run. BEAUTIFUL.
I registered for the Monument Avenue 10K today.
Overall run felt good, although I hate my left knee and right hip. Please stop hurting everytime I run, thanks.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
I AM A RUNNER
Wellllllllllll, I got back a few days ago after spending Christmas with the fam. I ran once over the holiday and it was sad. Since I've been back, I've been sick and it's gross.
I really need to start running regularly if I'm going to be ready for the half marathon, even the 10K I'm planning to run.
For Christmas I got a ton of running stuff: two pairs of pants for running in the cold, new shirts and tops, socks, shorts, a watch, an ipod, some headbands... I mean I am set.
I bought the latest issue of Runner's World and two books about running. One I had checked out from the library and decided to buy (The Complete Book of Running for Women by Claire Kowalchik). I like the information. It's well written and concise.
Another book I bought and have just started reading: The Non-Runner's Marathon Guide for Women by Dawn Dais. This book is so perfect for me. The author is extremely sarcastic and funny. I mean, I just love her style:
Love this book so far.
Okay so all this reading I have been doing has really motivated me and bolstered my confidence. One thing I read says to tell yourself you are a runner. And I have been saying that in my head. "I am a runner." I'm going to print some motivational things out and tape them around the apt. I need some serious reminders that I've got to get off my butt and run.
As soon as I don't feel like crap, I'm getting back out there.
I really need to start running regularly if I'm going to be ready for the half marathon, even the 10K I'm planning to run.
For Christmas I got a ton of running stuff: two pairs of pants for running in the cold, new shirts and tops, socks, shorts, a watch, an ipod, some headbands... I mean I am set.
I bought the latest issue of Runner's World and two books about running. One I had checked out from the library and decided to buy (The Complete Book of Running for Women by Claire Kowalchik). I like the information. It's well written and concise.
Another book I bought and have just started reading: The Non-Runner's Marathon Guide for Women by Dawn Dais. This book is so perfect for me. The author is extremely sarcastic and funny. I mean, I just love her style:
"The rest of the book offers advice on how to avoid death while training for a marathon. Keep in mind that my only real qualification for giving this advice is the fact that I managed to avoid death while training for a marathon. Which makes my training a smashing success. However, I issue this warning in case, for some odd reason, you actually follow my advice and something horrendous happens (like you end up actually enjoying running marathons): I hereby absolve myself from any liability."
Love this book so far.
Okay so all this reading I have been doing has really motivated me and bolstered my confidence. One thing I read says to tell yourself you are a runner. And I have been saying that in my head. "I am a runner." I'm going to print some motivational things out and tape them around the apt. I need some serious reminders that I've got to get off my butt and run.
As soon as I don't feel like crap, I'm getting back out there.
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