1st 5k Race !!!

Well, I did it !  I ran AND finished my FIRST 5k race!!!  It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.  I was a little nervous.  I don't have a running partner, which I think all the other runners had.  I didn't "run" as much of it as I would have liked, but I haven't been training for over a month.  My goal was to finish in 45 minutes.  My finish time was 46:17.45!!  Not too far off from my goal.  My son placed 2nd in his age group and got a medal!

Human Race 10k

I am happy to announce that I finished the 10k !  I didn't do as well as I wanted, but considering I took off a month or soo (laziness I think!) I guess I should be happy I finished !!

 

Another day ....

ran 2.06 mi on 10/19/2009 at 7:10 PM with a pace of 14'37"/m

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  I am having trouble getting into a running routine since I started working ....
  

  
  

Training Day 14

ran 4.01 mi on 10/5/2009 at 8:08 AM with a pace of 15'04"/mi

 

I'm pretty behind on running, took some time off since hubby was home.  Hopefully I will get back in the swing of things :)

Training Day 13 -- injury healing !

ran 2.61 mi on 9/25/2009 at 9:15 AM with a pace of 15'40"/mi

 Mood : good

Weather: Nice and sunny ... 64 degrees

Terrain/ location: Town Lake Park

Notes:  my pants kept falling down while I was running (I got a new pair and they are low on the waist)  I also kept wishing I would run more and walk less with all the skinny runners zooming past me !  But all in all it was nice to have different scenery than my wall when I am on my treadmill !!

 

Injury Day 4 Workout

ran 2.01 mi on 9/23/2009 at 1:19 PM with a pace of 14'42"/mi

treadmill .... that's about it !  

knee isn't hurting as bad anymore ...

Weekly Weigh-In Wednesday!

I decided that on Wednesday I will do a weigh-in !  I do check my weight every morning ... lol  But I am making Wednesday the official Weigh-in day for me !

Ok, so since starting running ... I have lost ....

Pounds !!

Injury Day 3 Workout

ran 2.03 mi on 9/22/2009 at 7:35 PM with a pace of 14'24"/mi 

 Treadmill -- not too bad -- but my knees are a little sore, I didn't get to do the yoga after I had to go pick up the son from Band practice!

I don't like running soo late.... I would rather run in the morning and have my evenings to watch TV or read.

Injury Day 2 workout

ran 1.35 mi on 9/21/2009 at 11:18 AM with a pace of 16'40"/mi 

Today I did my first part on the treadmill with an incline of 5 ... hoping to help strengthen the muscles in my knees and legs.  The last little bit I was able to run without my knees hurting as bad as they did yesterday.... I guess I have to go little at a time.....

Injury day 1 workout

Me and the kids went and played a little Tennis... well, my knees hurt soo bad that all I did was hit the balls that came to me.. :)  Then we went to walk around the track... I tried to run a little at a slow pace, but couldn't do it... I was able to walk a mile ... I guess it's a start... I iced my knee when we got home and took some Motrin.  This morning it feels much better... thinking about a little cross training ...swimming!!

ran 1.09 mi on 9/20/2009 at 5:30 PM with a pace of 17'07"/mi

-- track @ high school

 

Injury.. :(

After yesterday's run I was in soo much pain!  My knees were really hurting.. both of them .. and in the same place !!!  I did some research and asked around and it appears to be tendinitis  While I was looking for information on it, I realized a BIG mistake I made.  When I started running, I started running!!  I didn't slow myself into it.  I mean, I did walk a few days... but then right into running.  I actually got upset when I was reading that I would need to rest.  I NEVER thought I would be someone who would be upset that I couldn't run... I think it is becoming an addiction ... a good one at least!!

Here is my tentative plan... I am going to go to the DR and make sure that is what it is. I am going to have today be my OFF day.. (why am I sad about this).  I am going to ice my knees and take Motrin... and pray I can start running before I have too many rest days.. cause I am afraid I will fall back into my no exercise rut.

Training Day 12

ran 1.05 mi on 9/16/2009 at 11:26 AM with a pace of 14'04"/mi 

 

Notice is up down up down ... my knee is really hurting.  I am going to try and run again this evening after icing my knee for a bit.

 

5k Registration -- Gobble Hobble

Well, this morning I did it .. I registered for my first 5k race !!!  It is Nov. 21.  I am looking forward to it, but a little nervous, I don't want to come in last.

Training Day 11

ran 2.02 mi on 9/15/2009 at 1:25 PM with a pace of 13'57"/mi 

 

I beat my personal best mile time !!!!

Treadmill

5 min warmup ... intervals of .. 60 sec run, 90 sec walk

Guess who congratulated me  on beating my personal best mile time???

Lance Armstrong !!!

It was thru my headphones ... and Nike + ... I was super exciting :)  And let me tell you ... if he was looking like that waiting at the finish line ... I would be running ALOT faster !! :)

 

Loose ...

My short are LOOSE!!!! I am soo excited!!! I actually checked the scale and I have lost 2 lbs !!!!  This is a good motivator !!!

Training Day 10

ran 2.03 mi on 9/14/2009 at 8:12 AM with a pace of 14'03"/mi  

Treadmill

5 min. warmup

60 sec run ... 90 sec walk ... for 2 miles

My pace was good with this ... my pace goal was 15' !  

I did yoga after and WOW... my muscles that were a little sore after feel sooo much better !!!

Here is a link to the yoga I did...

 

New Training plan

After feeling like my running routine has ADD (I can say that cause I really have ADD and know what it is like!!) I decided to do some research online to look for a good training plan.  I think alot of my issues are I am trying to hard to be like my friends who run 5+ miles a day !!  I want to run, but I am afraid if I start too fast and strong with this transition I will hurt myself.  Sooo, I found this awesome site Cool Running It has alot of great information.  I decided that Couch to 5k plan would be best for me. However, I plan to do my own adjusting cause I also like this plan Beginner 5k... I want to run more than 3 days a week (as the couch to 5k plans).  I have been taking only 1 day off, the beginner 5k plans for 2 days off... hmm I will have to tweak my plan a bit.  

Today is Monday.. my plan is to do workout 1, week 1... I will see how far I go... I want to do at least 2 miles.  I also think I will do a little on Wii Fit today. (I am feeling motivated today, unlike yesterday.)

Here is the Couch to 5k plan from the site:

Week	Workout 1	Workout 2	Workout 3
1	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
2	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
3	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes) Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes) Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes) Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)
4	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes) Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes) Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes) Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
5	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes) Walk 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.
6	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2-1/4 miles (or 25 minutes) with no walking.
7	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).
8	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).

Training Day 9

ran 1.04 mi on 9/13/2009 at 7:20 PM with a pace of 16'21"/mi Nike +

Treadmill ...

I forgot to stretch .. and I think I pulled something in my calf ... It is throbbing ... I think I will take a cold bath.... :(

I didn't feel like running today, which is why I didn't run until 7pm !  It has been raining and yuck all day here, and I just felt like laying on the couch and watching TV all day !!!  

I at least ran a mile... not the greatest mile, but it was something !!

Rest day !

Today was my rest day from running.  I went to Kaleb's CX meet this morning ... it poured down raining when the varsity boys were at about mile 1!  Kaleb did great, 5k in 22:19.

What I learned....

from my run today...

• I need new shoes!
• I need new headphones, mine fall out of my ears ... lol
• I should turn my treadmill around so I can see the TV, the white wall is really boring !
• Watching my dog sleep on my bed doesn't help me run any faster
• My running is like my ADD.. I need a trainer !
• Maybe I should get a better sports bra and I wouldn't have a black eye .. LOL
• My middle child can run circles around me.. he ran 7 miles last night .. i barley get to 3 miles !
• I may have been insane when I signed up for the 10k  :)
  

Training Day 8

ran 3.12 mi on 9/11/2009 at 7:21 AM with a pace of 15'27"/mi Nike +

 

Treadmill -- it was tough running today.. my knee hurts

Ummm ...

I never thought I would buy this magazine .. and actually be reading it ...

Training Day 7

ran 2.01 mi on 9/10/2009 at 12:07 PM with a pace of 14'40"/mi Nike +

Treadmill

5 min. walking warmup... 10 sec running, 50 sec walking-10 sec running, 50 sec walking... repeated until 2 miles complete 

Treadmill vs Road running

A friend asked me why I prefer running on the treadmill opposed to running on the road... well, here are my reasons...

• treadmill is in the AC -- it is HOT here in Texas
• I don't have to get as much together to go run ... I don't have to get the camelback, hat, etc.
• I can wear whatever I want (ie. sports bra and bike shorts)
• I keep pace better
• I don't have to pay attention to cars, dogs or whatever else is around me.
• I could watch TV if I want to.. watch some of the shows I have DVR'd. (aka. multitasking)
• Did I already mention ... it is not as HOT

The only reasons I can find to run outside are....

• I seem to run farther .. I guess you always have to get back home ..lol
• Sometimes it is nice to see something other than a white wall
  

Training Day 7

ran 2.72 mi on 9/9/2009 at 9:16 AM with a pace of 15'51"/mi Nike +

Today run I ventured outside and ran in my neighborhood.  It was HOT outside!!  I can't wait till Fall gets here !! 

When I got up this morning, I really didn't expect I would run today.  I was just feeling blah !  Then when I decided to do it outside .. well, I had to find the Camelback, then my hat.. oh and my shades ! That alone would have given me a great excuse to not go.. but I did it anyway!!  I am really proud of myself!!! 

Here is a picture from my run .. you can't really see it, but there are cows :)

 

Nike +

I have never been a runner, always avoiding running!!  I am very out of shape and realizing I need to be healthier.  I could choose to be a bike rider, or something like that, but NO, I choose to run.  Part of the reason I chose running over biking was Nike +.  I like to see my progress and have something to keep my motivated!!

Nike + appealed to my "techie" side and the website was great.  With the Nike + I am able to "keep myself honest" cause it keeps track of my distance and time.. which is then uploaded to the Nike + site.  On the site I can join challenges, which help me stay motivated!  Also, with the new site, I can "friend" someone and they can see your runs and you can see theirs. 

My only downside of it was I didn't have Nike + shoes, I normally wear New Balance.  But... there was a solution, which I found on Amazon...a pouch

Training Day 6

ran 2.01 mi on 9/8/2009 at 8:22 AM with a pace of 16'19"/mi -- Nike +

Treadmill
Sore from yesterday

Training Day 5

ran 2.03 mi on 9/7/2009 at 4:50 PM with a pace of 15'34"/mi -- Nike +

Bike ride - 3 miles

Today it took alot of motivation to get on the treadmill !! We had a bbq and I ate way too much and didn't want to run at all !!! But... I got on the treadmill and did it !! ( I am patting myself on the back) I normally listen to an audiobook when I run, but today I decided to listen to a 10k training thing I downloaded on iTunes. I did alot better, felt like I got a good workout!

After I did my 2 miles ( wanted to do 4 but just couldn't do it) Kaleb wanted me to go run with him ... I told him I would ride my bike ..cause I couldn't keep up with him ! Soo, I rode my bike .. actually me, Rik and Hayley rode our bikes. We did 3 miles ! I am going to be soooo sore tomorrow.

Training Day 4

ran 3.11 mi on 9/5/2009 at 3:12 PM with a pace of 16'13"/mi-- Nike +

Treadmill -- This was a much better run the ones in the past !

Training Day 3

ran 2.03 mi on 9/4/2009 at 8:39 AM with a pace of 15'49"/mi -- Nike+

I ran this on the treadmill.. as always !!

Training Day 2

ran 1.37 mi on 9/3/2009 at 7:16 AM with a pace of 16'15"/mi -- Nike +

I ran this on the treadmill. boy my knee and hip were hurting at the end.

Nike Human Race 10k

Me and Kaleb registered for the 10k. Kaleb will do it with out a problem cause he runs alot for cross country... me on the other hand .... I am out of shape .. unless you consider round a shape :)

Wish me luck !!

Nike Human Race 10k

Training Day 1

1.6 mi - 27:52 min.- 17:23 pace

I have decided to get back into running. This was my first day training for the 10k.