Week 4 was not a good week. I missed 4 days... I have excuses but what's the point of listing them? I did get the chance to run my long run today which was 5 miles. I ran it in 55min. Which is right about where I want to be and I feel good so far so that's positive too!
Week 4:Total miles run: 7 miles
Minutes per mile: 11 min miles
10 min pilates workouts completed: 0
Days missed: 4
Cross Training: Tuesday I ran a quick 2 mile run which I completed in about 19 min.
Week 4 Goal:
Total miles to run: 16 miles
Minutes per mile: 11 min miles
10 min pilates workouts to complete: 5
No days missed
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Training - Week 3
Week 3 started off a little rough. Since I didn’t do a long run last week, I thought I would run about 4 miles on Monday instead of the 3.5 miles that was scheduled. I have a route from my house that is about 4.5 miles and I decided to run that, stopping short and using that extra .5 as a cool down. Sunday night, I wasn’t able to fall asleep at all and ended up getting only 3 hours of sleep. I was tired all day. I really didn’t want to run but Jon is really good at encouraging me to run. He biked next to me while I ran and kept my mind off of running. Well at about the 3 mile mark, Jon hit a nasty bump and crashed the bike. He’s perfectly fine but the handle bars broke off the bike. So my run ended there and we walked the rest of the way home. Overall it took us about an hour to do that route. I did not time my run but I still feel good about it cause I was able to run most of the way and it was a beautiful night and we got to enjoy that.
Wednesday was my next 3.5 mile run. Jon and I started out good but shortly after the run started the handle bars on the bike came loose again and we had to turn around and try and get them fixed. It’s weird cause the day before the handle bars worked just fine. So Wednesday I was only able to run about 1 mile.
Saturday was my long run and it went GREAT! Jon fixed the handle bars on the bike and I ran 5 miles while he biked next to me. I took me just under an hour to complete the run (including stopping for stop lights) and I felt really good afterwards. Although the week started off rough, it ended well. So bring on Week 4!
Week 3:
Total miles run: 11 miles
Minutes per mile: 10.5 min miles **Goal Reached**
10 min pilates workouts completed: 4
Days missed: 1
Cross Training: Tuesday I ran a quick 2 mile run which I completed in about 19 min.
Week 4 Goal:
Total miles to run: 14 miles
Minutes per mile: 10.5 min miles
10 min pilates workouts to complete: 5
No days missed
Wednesday was my next 3.5 mile run. Jon and I started out good but shortly after the run started the handle bars on the bike came loose again and we had to turn around and try and get them fixed. It’s weird cause the day before the handle bars worked just fine. So Wednesday I was only able to run about 1 mile.
Saturday was my long run and it went GREAT! Jon fixed the handle bars on the bike and I ran 5 miles while he biked next to me. I took me just under an hour to complete the run (including stopping for stop lights) and I felt really good afterwards. Although the week started off rough, it ended well. So bring on Week 4!
Week 3:
Total miles run: 11 miles
Minutes per mile: 10.5 min miles **Goal Reached**
10 min pilates workouts completed: 4
Days missed: 1
Cross Training: Tuesday I ran a quick 2 mile run which I completed in about 19 min.
Week 4 Goal:
Total miles to run: 14 miles
Minutes per mile: 10.5 min miles
10 min pilates workouts to complete: 5
No days missed
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Training - Week 2
My second week of training didn't go as well as the first but only because this week was a little busier and I didn't have as much time. I was only able to run every other day and not do any cross training.
I timed my runs this week and found out that I run faster than I thought. I ran both of my 3 mile runs in 31 minutes. Which means that I run between 10 and 11 min mile. And for not running in a long time, I think that's pretty good.
To help with my training, I've dusted off my pilates exercise videos and plan to do a 10 min workout every weekday. I'm hoping these videos will help with cross training, building up my muscle strength and making me more flexible.
Week 2:
Total miles run: 6 miles
Minutes per mile: 10.5 min miles **Goal Reached**
Days missed: 5
Cross Training: No cross training this week - but I do go for walks during my lunch breaks so at least I'm being somewhat active throughout my days.
Week 3 Goal:
Total miles to run: 14 miles
Minutes per mile: 10.5 min miles
10 min pilates workouts to complete: 5
No days missed
I timed my runs this week and found out that I run faster than I thought. I ran both of my 3 mile runs in 31 minutes. Which means that I run between 10 and 11 min mile. And for not running in a long time, I think that's pretty good.
To help with my training, I've dusted off my pilates exercise videos and plan to do a 10 min workout every weekday. I'm hoping these videos will help with cross training, building up my muscle strength and making me more flexible.
Week 2:
Total miles run: 6 miles
Minutes per mile: 10.5 min miles **Goal Reached**
Days missed: 5
Cross Training: No cross training this week - but I do go for walks during my lunch breaks so at least I'm being somewhat active throughout my days.
Week 3 Goal:
Total miles to run: 14 miles
Minutes per mile: 10.5 min miles
10 min pilates workouts to complete: 5
No days missed
Monday, August 8, 2011
Training
I’ve decided that I am going to run a half marathon on October of this year. I am not really in shape so that means that I have to train for this race. Last week was my first week of training and so far so good.
The Overall Goal: To run the half marathon in under 2hr 30 min. Which means each mile needs to be
completed in under 12min. Also I want to have fun during this whole process while I get myself in shape.
The Schedule: I’ve based my schedule off of Hal Higdon's Novice Training Schedule. It’s a 12 week schedule and has you doing some sort of workout 6 days a week with one day of rest.
Last week:
Total miles run: 10 miles
Days missed: 0
Cross Training: 2 hrs of tennis
Last week I did not time my runs because the goal was to actually run the whole way without stopping. I managed to not stop at all on my long run (except to wait for stop lights to change). Since I feel good about last week’s runs, I am going to start timing myself this week.
Week Two Goal:
Total miles to run: 12 miles
Minutes per mile: 12.5 min miles
No days missed
Wish me luck!
The Overall Goal: To run the half marathon in under 2hr 30 min. Which means each mile needs to be
completed in under 12min. Also I want to have fun during this whole process while I get myself in shape.
The Schedule: I’ve based my schedule off of Hal Higdon's Novice Training Schedule. It’s a 12 week schedule and has you doing some sort of workout 6 days a week with one day of rest.
Last week:
Total miles run: 10 miles
Days missed: 0
Cross Training: 2 hrs of tennis
Last week I did not time my runs because the goal was to actually run the whole way without stopping. I managed to not stop at all on my long run (except to wait for stop lights to change). Since I feel good about last week’s runs, I am going to start timing myself this week.
Week Two Goal:
Total miles to run: 12 miles
Minutes per mile: 12.5 min miles
No days missed
Wish me luck!
Just for Fun
Friday I finished work early and had time to make supper before Jon got home. I wanted to surprise him and have everything ready. Since I didn’t have time, I threw together what I had at home.
This week we received an eggplant in our CSA box and I wanted to use it before it went bad. Jon has never really had eggplant before and was unsure if he would like it, so I wanted to make this meal simple but really good so that he would enjoy it.
This is what I came up with.
First I breaded the eggplant and baked 5min on each side. Then I breaded a breast of chicken and baked 10 min on each side. I spread spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a baking dish, lined the dish with the chicken and eggplant and spread Cheese (this time I used mozzarella and Parmesan), topped with the rest of sauce and more cheese and baked for about 35min at 350.
Jon and I also love garlic bread – especially when we have spaghetti sauce. But since I didn’t have any, I used hot dog buns, buttered and seasoned each side and baked until just right. They actually turned out really good.
I even set the table nice and brought out dessert for us.
I know Jon doesn’t drink I still set the table with 2 wine glasses and he still put his wine glass to good use.
This week we received an eggplant in our CSA box and I wanted to use it before it went bad. Jon has never really had eggplant before and was unsure if he would like it, so I wanted to make this meal simple but really good so that he would enjoy it.
This is what I came up with.
First I breaded the eggplant and baked 5min on each side. Then I breaded a breast of chicken and baked 10 min on each side. I spread spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a baking dish, lined the dish with the chicken and eggplant and spread Cheese (this time I used mozzarella and Parmesan), topped with the rest of sauce and more cheese and baked for about 35min at 350.
Jon and I also love garlic bread – especially when we have spaghetti sauce. But since I didn’t have any, I used hot dog buns, buttered and seasoned each side and baked until just right. They actually turned out really good.
I even set the table nice and brought out dessert for us.
I know Jon doesn’t drink I still set the table with 2 wine glasses and he still put his wine glass to good use.
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