This morning I started a new training program. It's a program for a half marathon. I don't have one scheduled yet, but I want to see how time consuming the training is and if I could swing it when swim season is in full gear.
Today called for a short 2 mile run. That worked out perfectly since I just did a race yesterday. It got the bugs out and stretched the legs a bit. James and I walked to daycare and it was raining. I really didn't want to run in the rain, but I figured I had better suck it up because I'm NOT doing my 10-12 mile runs on a treadmill. YUCK! Plus it really was a nice temperature for running. And I got to try my new rain running jacket.
The walk to daycare was nice. A bit cold, but nice. James was excited to tell everyone about his broken finger. He was also trying to figure out what to bring to school on Wednesday since he's the Star Student this week. It was raining, but it wasn't a hard rain.
By the time we got to daycare it had stopped. I left my umbrella at daycare with him and took of on my run back home. I know the walk to daycare is 1.5 miles so I had to figure out another half mile without having mapped it out before hand. I just decided to run up a different street and hope it added some mileage. It added a bit, but not enough. I ended up running 1.87 miles, but my pace was pretty good. I also had some rolling hills in there and one short, but steep hill. That was good for me since I am really not a fan of hills, but have to work them.
It was a nice quick run. Tomorrow I do 4 miles after our walk to daycare. I am getting up early in the morning to go to weights first. I have those scheduled 3 days a week. This week, however, I am only doing 2 days. I was supposed to do them today, but decided not to push it this morning. Tomorrow I'll get them in and again on Friday.
I'm excited to see how this goes. Now if it would just stay warm I'd be all set.
After today's run and with yesterdays run my April Challenge total is 27.23! I met my challenge of running the Boston Marathon and then some. Last year I didn't reach it, but this year I did. I'm so glad I did it too!
Well, off to start my day! Have a great Monday!
Showing posts with label April Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April Challenge. Show all posts
Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Getting Excited!
I'm getting really excited for my 10k on Sunday! I feel really good about it. I've been running really well and feeling really good.
Today I got up and did some interval training. I did it on the treadmill. That is the one thing I like the treadmill for, interval training. I started out with a 1 mile warm up at about a 11:30 pace. It was a nice easy mile. I was relaxed and felt loose. Then I did 6 rounds of :45 at 9:30 pace with a 2:00 recovery at a 12:00 pace. Then I continued at the 12:00 pace for another half mile and did a 5 minute cool down.
Today's run brings me up to 19.15 miles for the month. I'm getting closer to my goal! This is a good challenge for me right now because I made the decision to start a training program for a half marathon. I'm starting Monday and have it all planned out. I'm not currently planning on running a half, but it's in the back of my mind. I want to see how much time this will involve and how I can work it in with swimming. Right now is a perfect time to do this as I have more free time. I still have the weights worked into the training as well as cross training and rest days. I have to make sure that I keep myself motivated as well. I think I can do this!
I have to go to the dentist this morning and I'm really not thrilled about it. I don't like going so my run this morning was to help take the edge off. I should be fairly relaxed now and ready to sit for a bit. At least that's the thought. I'll see if it works.
Mike also gets home tonight. He's been in Pennsylvania all week. I know he'll be glad to get home. The weekend at Niagara Falls will be relaxing as well.
I guess I had better get ready for my dentist appointment. Have a great day!
Today I got up and did some interval training. I did it on the treadmill. That is the one thing I like the treadmill for, interval training. I started out with a 1 mile warm up at about a 11:30 pace. It was a nice easy mile. I was relaxed and felt loose. Then I did 6 rounds of :45 at 9:30 pace with a 2:00 recovery at a 12:00 pace. Then I continued at the 12:00 pace for another half mile and did a 5 minute cool down.
Today's run brings me up to 19.15 miles for the month. I'm getting closer to my goal! This is a good challenge for me right now because I made the decision to start a training program for a half marathon. I'm starting Monday and have it all planned out. I'm not currently planning on running a half, but it's in the back of my mind. I want to see how much time this will involve and how I can work it in with swimming. Right now is a perfect time to do this as I have more free time. I still have the weights worked into the training as well as cross training and rest days. I have to make sure that I keep myself motivated as well. I think I can do this!
I have to go to the dentist this morning and I'm really not thrilled about it. I don't like going so my run this morning was to help take the edge off. I should be fairly relaxed now and ready to sit for a bit. At least that's the thought. I'll see if it works.
Mike also gets home tonight. He's been in Pennsylvania all week. I know he'll be glad to get home. The weekend at Niagara Falls will be relaxing as well.
I guess I had better get ready for my dentist appointment. Have a great day!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Inspiration Tuesday...Inspiration For a Snowy April Day
I know I've been lazy and haven't written for awhile. We had Team Champs and swimming took over my life for a week. It was crazy! But the kids swam well and I had another swimmer from my group qualify for Provincials and another swimmer get two more events for Provincials. Plus they all dropped a lot of time. So it was a great meet!
Mike was in Chicago last week and he's in Pennsylvania this week. He has a lot of traveling coming up the next few months, so it's just me and the animals.
I got up and ran just over 3 miles today on the treadmill. I ran inside because we have snow on the ground. It's the end of April and we have snow. It's not a lot, but it's wet and cold and heavy and slick so I just hit the treadmill. I'm not doing weights this week because I have my 10K on Sunday. It's my first and I don't want to hurt so no weights until next week. With this 3 miles I'm up to 15.8 for my April Challenge. A little more than 10 to go!
Today felt really good. I felt like I could run forever. It was one of those days where I had to remind myself to stick to the plan so I wouldn't hurt myself especially since I didn't run last week. I felt like a super hero though. Really relaxed and in the zone. This week my inpiration is this:
I felt unstoppable today. I want that feeling to carry over into all my workouts and races.
After this weekend I'm starting a new training program. It has more distance and some of those runs I'm making into interval runs so get a bit of speed training in as well. I figured this is a good time to start upping my mileage since swimming is winding down. I think it should go well.
Well, off to enjoy the rest of my day! Happy Tuesday everyone!
Mike was in Chicago last week and he's in Pennsylvania this week. He has a lot of traveling coming up the next few months, so it's just me and the animals.
I got up and ran just over 3 miles today on the treadmill. I ran inside because we have snow on the ground. It's the end of April and we have snow. It's not a lot, but it's wet and cold and heavy and slick so I just hit the treadmill. I'm not doing weights this week because I have my 10K on Sunday. It's my first and I don't want to hurt so no weights until next week. With this 3 miles I'm up to 15.8 for my April Challenge. A little more than 10 to go!
Today felt really good. I felt like I could run forever. It was one of those days where I had to remind myself to stick to the plan so I wouldn't hurt myself especially since I didn't run last week. I felt like a super hero though. Really relaxed and in the zone. This week my inpiration is this:
I felt unstoppable today. I want that feeling to carry over into all my workouts and races.
After this weekend I'm starting a new training program. It has more distance and some of those runs I'm making into interval runs so get a bit of speed training in as well. I figured this is a good time to start upping my mileage since swimming is winding down. I think it should go well.
Well, off to enjoy the rest of my day! Happy Tuesday everyone!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Glad I Did My Workout Today
It was a rough morning. Yesterday I had a pretty icky day overall. I didn't sleep much last night either. When my alarm went off at 4:45 this morning, I really didn't want to get up. I sat on the couch for a few minutes and argued with myself. Then I remembered what my inspiration for the week is:
I got myself up and ready to go. I really didn't want to, but I had to make myself do it so that I can reach my goals. I'm so glad that I went to the gym.
Today was an interval day so I decided to get to the gym early and just do it on the treadmill. I ran for 23 minutes at a nice easy pace to loosen up then I did the following:
I got myself up and ready to go. I really didn't want to, but I had to make myself do it so that I can reach my goals. I'm so glad that I went to the gym.
Today was an interval day so I decided to get to the gym early and just do it on the treadmill. I ran for 23 minutes at a nice easy pace to loosen up then I did the following:
3 sets of 1 minute @ 10:15 pace with 2 minutes recovery between each hard
2 sets of 1 minute @ 9:45 pace with 2 minutes recover between each hard
1 set of 1 minute @ 9:30 pace with 2 minutes recovery.
I then did a 9 minute cool down at a nice easy pace. My total mileage was 4.08 miles. That brings my total for the April Challenge to 12.68 miles so far. Almost half of the Boston Marathon!
After I ran I did upper body weights. I increased weight on half the exercises today. I won't increase anymore until after my 10k now. That took about 30 minutes.
After dropping James off at daycare, I came home and did my Buffy core workout. Once again I had to add my own core workout as there wasn't much in the way of the list. I did get a pretty good workout in though. I stretched in between sets.
When it was all said and done, today was a great workout. Once again I am so glad that I made myself do this. It was worth it and I feel better.
Tomorrow James and I are going to walk to daycare and then I'm going for a 3-4 mile run on the way home. It should be a nice morning and it's always a great walk with him.
It's almost the weekend so enjoy your day!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Inspiration Tuesday
I know I didn't get this done last week so here it is for this week.
This is so true! This morning I almost let myself sleep in and not go for my run, but I got up and did it. I felt so much better afterwards. I was excited about it and happy with my time. I even decided to turn it into a photo run. I took my camera and stopped at a wetlands on my route and took some pictures. It was amazing! I had 3 geese come right up to me and just check me out. If I wouldn't have had the discipline to get up and head out, I would have missed all that beauty and those geese.
Today I ran five and half miles. That means I'm up to 8.6 miles for my April Challenge. Only 17.6 miles to go and I've completed the Boston Marathon once. Knowing that I'm chipping away at it makes me feel good. I don't know if I'll ever run a full marathon all at once, but doing this Challenge is fun.
After my run I did my Buffy Core workout. Not a whole lot of work with this episode so I filled in after I was done stretching. I did exercises on intervals otherwise I wouldn't have gotten much in at all. Instead I turned it around and just did my own thing.
I have another day full of fun and excitement ahead of me today. I have to hit the grocery store and get another section cleaned. I'm working on my spring cleaning and I'm doing it bit by bit. It's slow going, but I'm getting there.
Tomorrow is my rest day. I'll be at the University all day working on swim stuff. Thursday it's interval training and weights. Friday is an easy run. Saturday is a short run and I think I'll try to add some speed work in there. Sunday is another cross training day and weights again. Since I'm doing most of my running outside again, I've adjusted my weight schedule. When I have meets I'll have to adjust it again, but for now it's fine.
Well, I'm off to work on the rest of my day! Enjoy your Tuesday!
This is so true! This morning I almost let myself sleep in and not go for my run, but I got up and did it. I felt so much better afterwards. I was excited about it and happy with my time. I even decided to turn it into a photo run. I took my camera and stopped at a wetlands on my route and took some pictures. It was amazing! I had 3 geese come right up to me and just check me out. If I wouldn't have had the discipline to get up and head out, I would have missed all that beauty and those geese.
Today I ran five and half miles. That means I'm up to 8.6 miles for my April Challenge. Only 17.6 miles to go and I've completed the Boston Marathon once. Knowing that I'm chipping away at it makes me feel good. I don't know if I'll ever run a full marathon all at once, but doing this Challenge is fun.
After my run I did my Buffy Core workout. Not a whole lot of work with this episode so I filled in after I was done stretching. I did exercises on intervals otherwise I wouldn't have gotten much in at all. Instead I turned it around and just did my own thing.
I have another day full of fun and excitement ahead of me today. I have to hit the grocery store and get another section cleaned. I'm working on my spring cleaning and I'm doing it bit by bit. It's slow going, but I'm getting there.
Tomorrow is my rest day. I'll be at the University all day working on swim stuff. Thursday it's interval training and weights. Friday is an easy run. Saturday is a short run and I think I'll try to add some speed work in there. Sunday is another cross training day and weights again. Since I'm doing most of my running outside again, I've adjusted my weight schedule. When I have meets I'll have to adjust it again, but for now it's fine.
Well, I'm off to work on the rest of my day! Enjoy your Tuesday!
Monday, April 9, 2012
My April Challenge
It's Monday and I got to start it off in the gym. Today was my cross training day and I did the recumbent bike. Held a pretty good pace at a moderate resistance level. Then I did weights working on my legs. I'm ready to increase the weight on several exercises so I'll be doing that on Thursday. I got home and did my Buffy core workout. This episode had a lot of invisability so I had to do 300 Russian Twists total. Not so much research though. In addition to the Russian twists I did 20 V-ups, 1 burpee, and 5 squats. I did the Russian twists with a 5 pound medicine ball to add a small challenge.
Speaking of challenges, I'm issuing one to myself. I did this last year and didn't make it so this year I'm going to destroy it! April is the Boston Marathon. I'm going to see how many times I can run it this month. I'm totaling up my running mileage throughout April to see if I can run it at least 1 1/2 times. So far I have 3.1 miles towards my first 26.2. I'm only counting those miles that I run so no biking or walking miles. I'm really wanting to get this this year so I'm focused and ready.
Tomorrow I'm out for a long run and I was thinking of taking my camera along and turning it into a photo run. I've been wanting to do this and just haven't yet. My time will be slower, but it should be fun. I'm trying a new route tomorrow and it will involve more hills on the back end of the run, but I need to do more hill work. Then I'll go to the gym for arm work. I'm really excited to head out tomorrow morning for this run. It should be fun!
Right now I'm getting a shower and making cupcakes. I have a ton of recipes to try and I'm making my first one today. Key Lime Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting. They should be good. I can't wait to see how they turn out!
Enjoy your Monday!!!!!!
Speaking of challenges, I'm issuing one to myself. I did this last year and didn't make it so this year I'm going to destroy it! April is the Boston Marathon. I'm going to see how many times I can run it this month. I'm totaling up my running mileage throughout April to see if I can run it at least 1 1/2 times. So far I have 3.1 miles towards my first 26.2. I'm only counting those miles that I run so no biking or walking miles. I'm really wanting to get this this year so I'm focused and ready.
Tomorrow I'm out for a long run and I was thinking of taking my camera along and turning it into a photo run. I've been wanting to do this and just haven't yet. My time will be slower, but it should be fun. I'm trying a new route tomorrow and it will involve more hills on the back end of the run, but I need to do more hill work. Then I'll go to the gym for arm work. I'm really excited to head out tomorrow morning for this run. It should be fun!
Right now I'm getting a shower and making cupcakes. I have a ton of recipes to try and I'm making my first one today. Key Lime Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting. They should be good. I can't wait to see how they turn out!
Enjoy your Monday!!!!!!
Friday, April 1, 2011
On my way
I did get out to run today. I ran 2 miles towards my 26.2 miles for the month of April. I may not get in another run until Monday. I'm at the meet all day tomorrow and Sunday. The way the sessions are broken up means I can't get away like I could today. That's okay though. I'll get home Monday morning from taking Indy to the vet and head out for a run.
Right now I'm so tired from being on deck all day that I'm just going to head up to bed. Tomorrow the only long distance is the 400 IMs. 200 Breast isn't until Sunday so it should go quickly tomorrow. Although 200 Fly long course can get a bit long if there are a lot of novice swimmers doing it.
Oh well! Good night!
Right now I'm so tired from being on deck all day that I'm just going to head up to bed. Tomorrow the only long distance is the 400 IMs. 200 Breast isn't until Sunday so it should go quickly tomorrow. Although 200 Fly long course can get a bit long if there are a lot of novice swimmers doing it.
Oh well! Good night!
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