Workout: 6.83 miles
Time: 1:05:27
Pace: 9:30
Weight: 126.6
Slept in on Monday morning because I was exhausted from the weekend. Dave came home early enough so i could go out running before it got too dark. I was extra crabby because I was so tired and not feeling great. So I just ran. No route in mind. No mileage in mind, but hoped to do at least 5 miles.
I ran the Abbott horseshoe, then the Glen horseshoe, down Heather to Will-Cook, to 143rd, to Wolf, to 151st to the Kingston Hills running path, to martingale, to pheasant, to prairie to Mallard to home. It was a great run. Running down 143rd & wolf rds was surprisingly pleasant going in that direction - i've run them in the opposite direction and they were annoying.
It was a really nice run. I felt good the whole time and if it hadn't been dark already I would have added some more distance at the end.
I've been doing a good amount of running since the race even though I haven't been recording it here. I've run home from Ryann's soccer game a couple of times, I've run on the treadmill at a high incline or at a high pace, I've run at Old Plank Trail, Dave and I ran for an hour in South Haven last weekend. All in all I feel like I'm keeping things up. I am so thrilled with how great of shape I'm in. Hills aren't as tough as they used to be, running isn't as hard as it once was. Its not easy by any stretch, but it isn't torture anymore. I love it.
Unfortunately after last night's run I have felt so crappy. Last night I felt sick to my stomach and have felt like that all day today, too. Not sure that it should be attributed to the running or if I had something before that... i've had a headache since Saturday morning (if not before then). I was thinking that it was due to dehydration, but now maybe not so much. I don't know, just not feeling well - nauseous, headache, feel like I'm going to throw up.
Skipped my workout this morning because of how bad I felt last night. Will need to consider tomorrow's workout later tonight.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuesday October 12, 2010
Workout: 15:00 on the bike, 15:00 walking on the treadmill on the random hill program, + glutes, hams, quads.
Weight: 125.0
Workout was fine. I did an easy 15 minutes on the bike and then the weights. I had so much time left in the morning AND I wanted to watch sportscenter to find out about the post season baseball situation (and how my tickets are going to do), so I grabbed a treadmill and walked on an incline for 15 minutes. On the bike my heart rate was in the 120's, on the treadmill it was around 107.
These are fine workouts. I did heavy weights at 3x10 sets, but I probably could have done a tad bit higher of weights. I haven't done legs in so long, I wasn't sure where to start with the weights. I also don't want totally fatigued legs when I'm running tomorrow, so not sure I'm going to go a whole lot higher on that.
Feels good to be back in the gym and to do regular workouts rather than focusing so heavily on training. I am thinking that my days of running outside are coming to an end, though, because the sunrise is at 7am now. Makes for pretty dark running even at 6am. I really don't want to run on the treadmill from now until spring, but not sure I have much choice. I may have to schedule so afternoon runs on the days that I don't babysit, otherwise it is going to be all treadmill - probably even my long runs on Saturdays. Boooo!
Weight: 125.0
Workout was fine. I did an easy 15 minutes on the bike and then the weights. I had so much time left in the morning AND I wanted to watch sportscenter to find out about the post season baseball situation (and how my tickets are going to do), so I grabbed a treadmill and walked on an incline for 15 minutes. On the bike my heart rate was in the 120's, on the treadmill it was around 107.
These are fine workouts. I did heavy weights at 3x10 sets, but I probably could have done a tad bit higher of weights. I haven't done legs in so long, I wasn't sure where to start with the weights. I also don't want totally fatigued legs when I'm running tomorrow, so not sure I'm going to go a whole lot higher on that.
Feels good to be back in the gym and to do regular workouts rather than focusing so heavily on training. I am thinking that my days of running outside are coming to an end, though, because the sunrise is at 7am now. Makes for pretty dark running even at 6am. I really don't want to run on the treadmill from now until spring, but not sure I have much choice. I may have to schedule so afternoon runs on the days that I don't babysit, otherwise it is going to be all treadmill - probably even my long runs on Saturdays. Boooo!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday October 11, 2010
Workout: 3.17 miles + shoulders, biceps, triceps
Time: no clue
Weight: 125.0
Two Years Ago
Ran with the dog this morning. I'm pretty much ready to put an end to that idea. I would LOVE to have him as a running partner, but he is so bad and it is so hard for me. He wants to stop all.the.time and pulls back on me, which interrupts my rhythm. I felt like I never got into a good groove - running or breathing - because every time I almost did, he would yank back on me and try to stop me. I gave him some extra walking time to go potty and to sniff, both before we started running and in the middle of the run, but it didn't help a whole lot.
He ran 7.3 miles with Dave yesterday, so maybe that had something to do with it, but I don't think so. I think he is just a jerk and ticked because I don't run fast enough for him. I'm not sure if I'll try to go with him again or not... will need to think about that some more.
Came home and did some weights in the basement. Nothing major because I didn't feel like taking the time to change the weights in between exercises. So I did a set of each exercise immediately following the other and then took a breathing rest in between super sets.
It was like this: (8lbs)
1 superset = 10 frontal raise (both arms together), 10 bicep curls (both arms together), 10 tricep kickbacks (each arm individually)
I did 3 supersets. I also did one set of 10 on the ab roller just to see if I could do it. I'm going to start incorporating that some more.
I would like to get back into regular weight training and have put together a schedule. Today was my start.
Time: no clue
Weight: 125.0
Two Years Ago
Ran with the dog this morning. I'm pretty much ready to put an end to that idea. I would LOVE to have him as a running partner, but he is so bad and it is so hard for me. He wants to stop all.the.time and pulls back on me, which interrupts my rhythm. I felt like I never got into a good groove - running or breathing - because every time I almost did, he would yank back on me and try to stop me. I gave him some extra walking time to go potty and to sniff, both before we started running and in the middle of the run, but it didn't help a whole lot.
He ran 7.3 miles with Dave yesterday, so maybe that had something to do with it, but I don't think so. I think he is just a jerk and ticked because I don't run fast enough for him. I'm not sure if I'll try to go with him again or not... will need to think about that some more.
Came home and did some weights in the basement. Nothing major because I didn't feel like taking the time to change the weights in between exercises. So I did a set of each exercise immediately following the other and then took a breathing rest in between super sets.
It was like this: (8lbs)
1 superset = 10 frontal raise (both arms together), 10 bicep curls (both arms together), 10 tricep kickbacks (each arm individually)
I did 3 supersets. I also did one set of 10 on the ab roller just to see if I could do it. I'm going to start incorporating that some more.
I would like to get back into regular weight training and have put together a schedule. Today was my start.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday September 27, 2010
Workout: 3.7 miles
Time: 34:32
Pace: 9:18
Weight: 128.0
Two years Ago
Not sure where I'm at in terms of what to do next after the race, but I know that I don't want to take too much time off. I ran home from Ryann's soccer game tonight and was fine. Jason was shocked that I ran already since Saturday, but really, I felt so great after the race - not really tired, not really sore, not super hungry, just really, really good. Best I've ever felt after a long run, so why not run already on Monday?
I'm going to keep my mileage down for now as I try to focus my energy on losing these pounds rather than on training for a race. I did well with points and did well with keeping track of them. I know that 128 is high due to water retention, since I weighed 125.? after I ran at 6:30pm, so I'm not concerned that my weight is THAT high, but I would like to get down near 120. At some point I need to recognize that after 8 years of making my goal 115 and never having gotten below 119 maybe its just not possible :) So 120 is my goal and I'm going to need to really put a lot of energy into it because this is the worst time of year - halloween, thanksgiving, christmas.
Thinking about doing a 5k on Thanksgiving up in Grand Rapids, then training will begin for the 5/3 Bank River Bank Run - 15 miles. May 14, 2011. It will be good to have something to train for during the holidays.
Haven't had a chance to think about what I want to do before then, however, I do know that I need to change my thinking from training to simply working out. I need to do heavier lifting with fewer reps, make sure I'm doing 30-45 minutes of cardio on my non lifting days and 20 minutes of warm up/light cardio on my lifting days. Drinking water is a must - I did okay on that yesterday. My face has been so dry since the race - it hurt so badly after I finished and I know it is dry because I'm not drinking enough water. I need to increase my vegetables and consider cutting sugar out completely - that needs some thinking. At any rate, my mindset needs to change for a while as my goal has changed for now.
Time: 34:32
Pace: 9:18
Weight: 128.0
Two years Ago
Not sure where I'm at in terms of what to do next after the race, but I know that I don't want to take too much time off. I ran home from Ryann's soccer game tonight and was fine. Jason was shocked that I ran already since Saturday, but really, I felt so great after the race - not really tired, not really sore, not super hungry, just really, really good. Best I've ever felt after a long run, so why not run already on Monday?
I'm going to keep my mileage down for now as I try to focus my energy on losing these pounds rather than on training for a race. I did well with points and did well with keeping track of them. I know that 128 is high due to water retention, since I weighed 125.? after I ran at 6:30pm, so I'm not concerned that my weight is THAT high, but I would like to get down near 120. At some point I need to recognize that after 8 years of making my goal 115 and never having gotten below 119 maybe its just not possible :) So 120 is my goal and I'm going to need to really put a lot of energy into it because this is the worst time of year - halloween, thanksgiving, christmas.
Thinking about doing a 5k on Thanksgiving up in Grand Rapids, then training will begin for the 5/3 Bank River Bank Run - 15 miles. May 14, 2011. It will be good to have something to train for during the holidays.
Haven't had a chance to think about what I want to do before then, however, I do know that I need to change my thinking from training to simply working out. I need to do heavier lifting with fewer reps, make sure I'm doing 30-45 minutes of cardio on my non lifting days and 20 minutes of warm up/light cardio on my lifting days. Drinking water is a must - I did okay on that yesterday. My face has been so dry since the race - it hurt so badly after I finished and I know it is dry because I'm not drinking enough water. I need to increase my vegetables and consider cutting sugar out completely - that needs some thinking. At any rate, my mindset needs to change for a while as my goal has changed for now.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Saturday September 25, 2010 - Race Day!
Half Marathon Race
Let me start off by saying that I took the opportunity to eat WAY too much candy corn on my rest days this week. Why? Because I'm an idiot and I bought them and once they're in the cabinet they whisper to me all.day. I have no will power when it comes to candy corn.
I also spent my two rest days hammering the water. I drank 5-8 16oz glasses each day and I still felt dehydrated. But I kept pushing through, knowing that I would need it for the race. I need to continue that kind of water consumption now that the race is over.
We got to my mom and dad's around 8:30 MI time and immediately place an order for spaghetti and meatballs. I also was adamant that I go to bed on time - which is sometimes a problem when we're here. I went to sleep just before midnight MI time. And promptly woke up at 2am because... No clue. And I wasn't happy about it because I was AWAKE - WIDE AWAKE. And ticked:) Got back to sleep, though, and slept pretty poorly until the alarm went off at 5:30 (MI time - 4:30 IL time yikes!). We ended up having way too much time to get ready, but that was fine. We got to the starting line around 7:15 - race started at 8:30. Waiting time, I've determined is not a good thing for me. I panic. I threaten to bolt. I get nervous. Today we were lucky enough to have a lot of wind to send me into a panic, with many pleas to do just the 5k. There was much moaning, groaning and complaining during the wait time - I like getting to my run and just going... not having time to really think about what I'm going to do other than the planning of the route. I do not like a bunch of time to contemplate the enormity of the task ahead of me.
Jason showed up around 8 and we caught up for a bit, which was AWESOME! Totally one of my favorite people from high school and I'm so glad we're back in touch.
Anyway, he said he was going to stick with us for the first few miles, hoping that our slower pace would save his energy for the middle-end. He took off around mile 2.
Early on, I was worried that I wouldn't make it through the entire race without stopping to walk - which was my goal. At 4 miles, I had no idea how I was going to get through the next 9 miles without walking. I wasn't feeling bad or laboring, I had started thinking about the overwhelming number of miles I STILL had to run. But I kept on.
The route was beautiful - along Lake Macatawa it was through a tree-lined street with really nice houses. Although, I didn't really look around a whole lot, just straight ahead, focusing on my music.
At mile 7, I was pleasantly surprised because I thought we were only at mile 6:) At 7 1/2, Dave needed to hit the port-o-potty and told me to go ahead and he'd catch up. I felt bad leaving him, but I knew that he could and would catch up to me. Right after that we hit Holland State Park, which was fully exposed. We were running straight into the gusting wind and the sand was whipping us. As soon as we turned to go back up Ottawa Beach road, though, we were running with the wind and went right back into blocked streets and it was fine. Right at that point I hit mile 8 and decided that the only way I'd get through would be to count songs. I knew I had about 13 songs to go. I also expected Dave to catch me around mile 10.
At mile 9 I hit some nice fast, dance music and started passing people. I was surprised at the amount of energy I had in order to kick it in to go faster. I was also hoping that Dave would catch me soon so I could eat my gu. He never caught me.
Around mile 10 1/2 I passed 4 people that I had been following for a while - and I had given up on Dave catching me. At that water station, though, they caught me and passed me by quite a bit. I took the water station slow because I figured if Dave wasn't going to get to me so I could have my gu, I'd better make sure I drank the gatorade at the water station - so the 4 people I had passed got quite a distance ahead right there.
Mile 11-12 1/2 I slowly gained ground on the one lady that I was following (out of the 4). I was surprised to have a lot of energy left at that point and surprised that I could gain ground. At Indy, I was pretty spent at this point. At 12 1/2 Jason started running with me, after having finished (1:56). I told him I wanted to catch that lady, but I couldn't see the finish line... once I saw it, I'd catch her. She was still pretty far ahead of me. Right at mile 13, I started full-blown sprinting. Long strides, fast, good running. I overtook her right as we entered the parking lot and I sprinted the rest of the way. I was standing there at the end of the finish line and she came up and hit me with her shirt and said, Nice run! I told her I had been chasing her - she knew and congratulated me.
I headed back to find Dave and ran in with him.
It was awesome. I felt, going in, that it wouldn't live up to Indy, but it most definitely did. It may not have had all of the hype and stuff that Indy did, but it was just as fun and I think it was because we were there with Jason.
Anyway, I still feel great. No digestive issues during or afterward. I'm a little tired and sore, but its good. We're going to drive home tonight.
Stats:
Time - 2:04:55
Pace: 9:31/mile
Awesome!
Let me start off by saying that I took the opportunity to eat WAY too much candy corn on my rest days this week. Why? Because I'm an idiot and I bought them and once they're in the cabinet they whisper to me all.day. I have no will power when it comes to candy corn.
I also spent my two rest days hammering the water. I drank 5-8 16oz glasses each day and I still felt dehydrated. But I kept pushing through, knowing that I would need it for the race. I need to continue that kind of water consumption now that the race is over.
We got to my mom and dad's around 8:30 MI time and immediately place an order for spaghetti and meatballs. I also was adamant that I go to bed on time - which is sometimes a problem when we're here. I went to sleep just before midnight MI time. And promptly woke up at 2am because... No clue. And I wasn't happy about it because I was AWAKE - WIDE AWAKE. And ticked:) Got back to sleep, though, and slept pretty poorly until the alarm went off at 5:30 (MI time - 4:30 IL time yikes!). We ended up having way too much time to get ready, but that was fine. We got to the starting line around 7:15 - race started at 8:30. Waiting time, I've determined is not a good thing for me. I panic. I threaten to bolt. I get nervous. Today we were lucky enough to have a lot of wind to send me into a panic, with many pleas to do just the 5k. There was much moaning, groaning and complaining during the wait time - I like getting to my run and just going... not having time to really think about what I'm going to do other than the planning of the route. I do not like a bunch of time to contemplate the enormity of the task ahead of me.
Jason showed up around 8 and we caught up for a bit, which was AWESOME! Totally one of my favorite people from high school and I'm so glad we're back in touch.
Anyway, he said he was going to stick with us for the first few miles, hoping that our slower pace would save his energy for the middle-end. He took off around mile 2.
Early on, I was worried that I wouldn't make it through the entire race without stopping to walk - which was my goal. At 4 miles, I had no idea how I was going to get through the next 9 miles without walking. I wasn't feeling bad or laboring, I had started thinking about the overwhelming number of miles I STILL had to run. But I kept on.
The route was beautiful - along Lake Macatawa it was through a tree-lined street with really nice houses. Although, I didn't really look around a whole lot, just straight ahead, focusing on my music.
At mile 7, I was pleasantly surprised because I thought we were only at mile 6:) At 7 1/2, Dave needed to hit the port-o-potty and told me to go ahead and he'd catch up. I felt bad leaving him, but I knew that he could and would catch up to me. Right after that we hit Holland State Park, which was fully exposed. We were running straight into the gusting wind and the sand was whipping us. As soon as we turned to go back up Ottawa Beach road, though, we were running with the wind and went right back into blocked streets and it was fine. Right at that point I hit mile 8 and decided that the only way I'd get through would be to count songs. I knew I had about 13 songs to go. I also expected Dave to catch me around mile 10.
At mile 9 I hit some nice fast, dance music and started passing people. I was surprised at the amount of energy I had in order to kick it in to go faster. I was also hoping that Dave would catch me soon so I could eat my gu. He never caught me.
Around mile 10 1/2 I passed 4 people that I had been following for a while - and I had given up on Dave catching me. At that water station, though, they caught me and passed me by quite a bit. I took the water station slow because I figured if Dave wasn't going to get to me so I could have my gu, I'd better make sure I drank the gatorade at the water station - so the 4 people I had passed got quite a distance ahead right there.
Mile 11-12 1/2 I slowly gained ground on the one lady that I was following (out of the 4). I was surprised to have a lot of energy left at that point and surprised that I could gain ground. At Indy, I was pretty spent at this point. At 12 1/2 Jason started running with me, after having finished (1:56). I told him I wanted to catch that lady, but I couldn't see the finish line... once I saw it, I'd catch her. She was still pretty far ahead of me. Right at mile 13, I started full-blown sprinting. Long strides, fast, good running. I overtook her right as we entered the parking lot and I sprinted the rest of the way. I was standing there at the end of the finish line and she came up and hit me with her shirt and said, Nice run! I told her I had been chasing her - she knew and congratulated me.
I headed back to find Dave and ran in with him.
It was awesome. I felt, going in, that it wouldn't live up to Indy, but it most definitely did. It may not have had all of the hype and stuff that Indy did, but it was just as fun and I think it was because we were there with Jason.
Anyway, I still feel great. No digestive issues during or afterward. I'm a little tired and sore, but its good. We're going to drive home tonight.
Stats:
Time - 2:04:55
Pace: 9:31/mile
Awesome!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Wednesday September 21, 2010
Workout: 2.4 miles
Time: 22:00
Pace: 9:10
Weight: 127.4
Two Years Ago
I am officially finished training for this race! I ran 4 miles on Monday morning at a 9:04 pace - my fastest ever! This morning I ran 2.4 and I'm done. I have rest days tomorrow and Friday and then the race on Saturday. I am ready for this and ready for it to be finished!
My run this morning was fine. It was pretty humid out, but not too warm. I actually had to push myself pretty hard to run the entire thing without stopping to walk. I wanted to stop and walk before I hit a mile, but I would have been pretty pissed at myself if I had. I knew that I could get through it, but it was a mental battle for a while. I also spent a portion of time figuring out which way to turn when I hit 151st. I think that took my mind off of the battle as I weighed my hill options for either route.
On Monday, I think I was in pain for almost the entire run. I could tell I was running pretty fast, but I didn't want to slow down - I wanted to see how fast I could run the 4 miles. I felt labored for the first 2.5 miles and then I felt ulcer/abdominal pain for the next mile. For the last 1/2 mile I just kicked it in and got home. It was a good, good run and I was really excited to see my pace. I won't be running the race at that pace, but I'm encouraged that we may get a faster time than our last race.
I continue to be discouraged with my weight, but I'm letting it go until after the race. I counted points for a couple of days, but I think the long runs on the weekends particularly messed with my mind in terms of points. I didn't have the energy to count points on Saturdays. So now that this is all over, I can concentrate more on this rather than on the training. I'm going to need another goal to work toward after this race is over, so I might as well make this my goal. I think 115 is nearly impossible. I've been making that my goal for so many years, but I haven't ever gotten past 119 and I haven't maintained 119 for very long. So I think I need to make my goal 120 and I need to work at maintaining that. I'm going to cut my miles down and look at things more as a workout, rather than a run and a number of miles. I need to reset my mindset on all of this.
But now, for the rest of the week, I focus on water - which I have not done a good job with for the last 2 months. I need to get rehydrated before Saturday.
Time: 22:00
Pace: 9:10
Weight: 127.4
Two Years Ago
I am officially finished training for this race! I ran 4 miles on Monday morning at a 9:04 pace - my fastest ever! This morning I ran 2.4 and I'm done. I have rest days tomorrow and Friday and then the race on Saturday. I am ready for this and ready for it to be finished!
My run this morning was fine. It was pretty humid out, but not too warm. I actually had to push myself pretty hard to run the entire thing without stopping to walk. I wanted to stop and walk before I hit a mile, but I would have been pretty pissed at myself if I had. I knew that I could get through it, but it was a mental battle for a while. I also spent a portion of time figuring out which way to turn when I hit 151st. I think that took my mind off of the battle as I weighed my hill options for either route.
On Monday, I think I was in pain for almost the entire run. I could tell I was running pretty fast, but I didn't want to slow down - I wanted to see how fast I could run the 4 miles. I felt labored for the first 2.5 miles and then I felt ulcer/abdominal pain for the next mile. For the last 1/2 mile I just kicked it in and got home. It was a good, good run and I was really excited to see my pace. I won't be running the race at that pace, but I'm encouraged that we may get a faster time than our last race.
I continue to be discouraged with my weight, but I'm letting it go until after the race. I counted points for a couple of days, but I think the long runs on the weekends particularly messed with my mind in terms of points. I didn't have the energy to count points on Saturdays. So now that this is all over, I can concentrate more on this rather than on the training. I'm going to need another goal to work toward after this race is over, so I might as well make this my goal. I think 115 is nearly impossible. I've been making that my goal for so many years, but I haven't ever gotten past 119 and I haven't maintained 119 for very long. So I think I need to make my goal 120 and I need to work at maintaining that. I'm going to cut my miles down and look at things more as a workout, rather than a run and a number of miles. I need to reset my mindset on all of this.
But now, for the rest of the week, I focus on water - which I have not done a good job with for the last 2 months. I need to get rehydrated before Saturday.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
catching up on last week
Not sure why I haven't blogged at all this past week... so here is the skinny on how it went:
Tuesday, September 14 -
Cross training (bike) 30:00, upper body weights. Not a completely inspired workout, but satisfied that I got up and went to the gym and completed it.
Wednesday, September 15 -
3 miles with the dog = horrible. The dog got shaved on Monday and came home looking very unfit. He has not been running in quite a while since Dave started running at the gym and near his office. His 10 1/2 year old skin is sagging and he is looking like Mr. Fatty Blatso, so I told him I'd take him running now that I'm faster and better than I used to be. Ugh. He was horrible. We did 3 miles and he stopped a bajillion times to sniff and mark. I'd just get into a rhythm and he would basically sit down while we were running and pull on the leash to stop. Jerk. I was so ticked at him by the end that I started yelling at him. I will not take him running until after the race - at that point, we will learn to run together and do lots of practicing so he can get back into it. He used to be a good runner - according to Dave - but he is really out of practice and I'm not dealing with that crap while training, when I need to keep my confidence up.
Thursday, September 16 - nothing. Had no motivation to do intervals, and I wanted to sleep so I stayed home.
Friday, September 17 - 3.2 miles
This is normally a cross training day, but I didn't feel like doing it or going to the gym and I didn't want to have another rest day. Besides, I wanted a better showing that I had had on Wednesday. Much better run, although a little more difficult than I anticipated.
Saturday, September 18 - 8.5 miles
Was supposed to meet a friend at Old Plank Trails. I was going to run 10 and she'd drop when she was ready to be done (she normally does 5). She didn't show up, so I went out on my own. I did not do well. I stopped at mile 1 to take my shirt off and that, I think, was the killer - once i stopped, i was done for. I took a lot of walking breaks throughout and decided that my desire to do 10 even though the schedule said 8 was just being dumb, so i stuck with 8 and made myself believe that I wasn't failing by cutting 2 miles out. Mile 6.5 - 8.5 were very difficult as I was having digestive issues and had to stop frequently to walk until I felt okay to run again, which almost immediately made me cramp up again and need to walk. My pace was terrible because of all of that. I've had that issue before, however, not for that long of a distance... not sure what I could have done differently. I also felt pretty tired from the very beginning. I started running at 6:10, but I had been up since 4 am - not sure why. My legs also felt pretty heavy and tired, perhaps from running the day before. It wasn't the worst run I've had, but I wouldn't place it in the good category at all.
4 and 2 next week and then the race. After that, I'm going to work on running with the dog and doing less miles in each run, but more runs during the week. Perhaps 3 miles/day with 5-6 on Saturday? Not quite sure. There is a 5k in Orland on October 2 that I'd like to run in, I need to discuss that with Dave and see what his schedule is. I've only run one 5k and did horribly - I feel like I need to do this in order to conquer it.
Tuesday, September 14 -
Cross training (bike) 30:00, upper body weights. Not a completely inspired workout, but satisfied that I got up and went to the gym and completed it.
Wednesday, September 15 -
3 miles with the dog = horrible. The dog got shaved on Monday and came home looking very unfit. He has not been running in quite a while since Dave started running at the gym and near his office. His 10 1/2 year old skin is sagging and he is looking like Mr. Fatty Blatso, so I told him I'd take him running now that I'm faster and better than I used to be. Ugh. He was horrible. We did 3 miles and he stopped a bajillion times to sniff and mark. I'd just get into a rhythm and he would basically sit down while we were running and pull on the leash to stop. Jerk. I was so ticked at him by the end that I started yelling at him. I will not take him running until after the race - at that point, we will learn to run together and do lots of practicing so he can get back into it. He used to be a good runner - according to Dave - but he is really out of practice and I'm not dealing with that crap while training, when I need to keep my confidence up.
Thursday, September 16 - nothing. Had no motivation to do intervals, and I wanted to sleep so I stayed home.
Friday, September 17 - 3.2 miles
This is normally a cross training day, but I didn't feel like doing it or going to the gym and I didn't want to have another rest day. Besides, I wanted a better showing that I had had on Wednesday. Much better run, although a little more difficult than I anticipated.
Saturday, September 18 - 8.5 miles
Was supposed to meet a friend at Old Plank Trails. I was going to run 10 and she'd drop when she was ready to be done (she normally does 5). She didn't show up, so I went out on my own. I did not do well. I stopped at mile 1 to take my shirt off and that, I think, was the killer - once i stopped, i was done for. I took a lot of walking breaks throughout and decided that my desire to do 10 even though the schedule said 8 was just being dumb, so i stuck with 8 and made myself believe that I wasn't failing by cutting 2 miles out. Mile 6.5 - 8.5 were very difficult as I was having digestive issues and had to stop frequently to walk until I felt okay to run again, which almost immediately made me cramp up again and need to walk. My pace was terrible because of all of that. I've had that issue before, however, not for that long of a distance... not sure what I could have done differently. I also felt pretty tired from the very beginning. I started running at 6:10, but I had been up since 4 am - not sure why. My legs also felt pretty heavy and tired, perhaps from running the day before. It wasn't the worst run I've had, but I wouldn't place it in the good category at all.
4 and 2 next week and then the race. After that, I'm going to work on running with the dog and doing less miles in each run, but more runs during the week. Perhaps 3 miles/day with 5-6 on Saturday? Not quite sure. There is a 5k in Orland on October 2 that I'd like to run in, I need to discuss that with Dave and see what his schedule is. I've only run one 5k and did horribly - I feel like I need to do this in order to conquer it.
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