Sunday: Rest Day - lots of sleeping in, strecthing, and cleaning the apartment.
Monday - Kicked butt today! I was supposed to do a twenty minute run, which I completed with a couple short walk breaks and a five minute warm up and cool down, all at a 2% incline :) finally felt like I hit my stride, even if it was only for a short run. After that, I did my usual upper and lower back exercises and stretching :)
Tuesday - Rest day & Taco Tuesday :)
Wednesday -Went for a run after a long hard day at work... I had an hour and fifteen minutes to squeeze in a run and weights/stretching before my preschool's parent's night, and it was amazing; perfect way to blow off steam.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday - Going great :) already feeling stronger and a little bit faster!
Workouts Completed: 10
Miles Run/Walked: 20
Days until 5th/3rd Riverbank 25k: 145
Days until Bayshore Half Marathon: 159
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Week 1
(Day 1: On last post)
Day 2:
Ran two miles during 1:1 interval training (1 minute of running : 1 minute of walking) for 20 minutes (per my 5th/3rd Riverbank Run Training Schedule), followed by more strength training! A little sore, but feeling great!!
Day 3:
Rest Day - and a much needed trip to On the Border with my coworkers!
Day 4:
I was supposed to walk 20 minutes today, so that was easy; didn't even go to the gym to to do it!
Day 5:
Let me tell you, if you want your pick of machines at Planet Fitness, just go on Friday night! I was only supposed to do one mile easy, but then I added a mile of hill training :) still feeling great!
Day 6:
Today was my first day with any pain at all when running; my ankle kept having shooting pains so I switched from the treadmill to the elliptical after a little bit, but I still got in my cardio!
Workouts Completed: 5
Miles Run/Walked: 10
Days Until 5th/3rd Riverbank Run 25k: 152
Days Until Bayshore Half Marathon: 166
Day 2:
Ran two miles during 1:1 interval training (1 minute of running : 1 minute of walking) for 20 minutes (per my 5th/3rd Riverbank Run Training Schedule), followed by more strength training! A little sore, but feeling great!!
Day 3:
Rest Day - and a much needed trip to On the Border with my coworkers!
Day 4:
I was supposed to walk 20 minutes today, so that was easy; didn't even go to the gym to to do it!
Day 5:
Let me tell you, if you want your pick of machines at Planet Fitness, just go on Friday night! I was only supposed to do one mile easy, but then I added a mile of hill training :) still feeling great!
Day 6:
Today was my first day with any pain at all when running; my ankle kept having shooting pains so I switched from the treadmill to the elliptical after a little bit, but I still got in my cardio!
Workouts Completed: 5
Miles Run/Walked: 10
Days Until 5th/3rd Riverbank Run 25k: 152
Days Until Bayshore Half Marathon: 166
Monday, December 1, 2014
Here We Go
I've signed up for two races for next spring that will hopefully keep me motivated to reach my marathon goal! First is the Fifth Third Riverbank Run's 25k, which is May 9th, and will be my longest run to date by just over 2 miles! I'm a little nervous but one of my friends talked me into it (thanks Jen!) and it'll help me stay on track to potentially run/walk a marathon Fall 2015.
Second, I've signed up for the Bayshore Half Marathon that's in Traverse City over Memorial Day weekend. This is a race that I've wanted to run for a couple of years. I've run the Bayshore 10k two years in a row now and I have always looked up to the people who complete the half marathon or marathon there. I knew that the race would be hard to get into (it sold out within an hour last year!) and I was right; it sold out in less than 20 minutes today! Thank goodness I was prepared and got signed up along with my friend Jen, cousin Mike and several others who I had no idea even wanted to do the run! Jeremy and Mike's wife Amy will do the 10k so we'll have a big crew heading on up there!
Since I signed up for both of those races, I decided that today I needed to finally get my Planet Fitness membership. So right after work I went on in and signed up and completed my first workout there. The 25k race has provided a workout schedule that I will be following to make sure that I am staying on track. Today's was a 20 minute run, and after I completed that I did some strength training afterwards to help with my back!
So far so good!
Workouts Completed: 1
Miles Run/Walked: 2.5
Days Until 5th/3rd Riverbank Run 25k: 158
Days Until Bayshore Half Marathon: 172
Second, I've signed up for the Bayshore Half Marathon that's in Traverse City over Memorial Day weekend. This is a race that I've wanted to run for a couple of years. I've run the Bayshore 10k two years in a row now and I have always looked up to the people who complete the half marathon or marathon there. I knew that the race would be hard to get into (it sold out within an hour last year!) and I was right; it sold out in less than 20 minutes today! Thank goodness I was prepared and got signed up along with my friend Jen, cousin Mike and several others who I had no idea even wanted to do the run! Jeremy and Mike's wife Amy will do the 10k so we'll have a big crew heading on up there!
Since I signed up for both of those races, I decided that today I needed to finally get my Planet Fitness membership. So right after work I went on in and signed up and completed my first workout there. The 25k race has provided a workout schedule that I will be following to make sure that I am staying on track. Today's was a 20 minute run, and after I completed that I did some strength training afterwards to help with my back!
So far so good!
Workouts Completed: 1
Miles Run/Walked: 2.5
Days Until 5th/3rd Riverbank Run 25k: 158
Days Until Bayshore Half Marathon: 172
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Accountability
Over the past couple of years, I've really been trying to get better about exercising. In college I tried to force myself to go to the SAC, and I really only did so before Spring Break, Halloween or some other "event." I tried IM sports, and again, did my best, but I'm really not a group sports kind of person. When I was living at home during student teaching, I walked the dog everyday, but still, that only gets you so far.
After graduating, getting married, and moving to Traverse City (where I knew next to no one), I became bored with just going to the beach and lazing around, so I signed up for a 5k on a whim. After completing that, I was bitten by the running bug - but not even so much running, but running towards a goal. Running for a t-shirt and a medal, for a race bib to hang on the fridge, and for bragging rights. For my own personal sense of achievement.
Since my first 5k in July of 2011, I have run (and run/walked) multiple 5ks, three 10ks, and two half marathons. And now, I'm reaching for a higher goal; well, actually, two goals.
1st - I want to run an entire half marathon (no walk breaks with the exception of grabbing water at the refreshment tables).
2nd - I want to complete a marathon. Running and walking, at least for the first one =) within a year.
So, to make myself more accountable, I'm posting this out there for anyone to read. I'm joining Planet Fitness (to run indoors since it's freezing outside), and then I'm going to put updates on here when I run, any accomplishments I have as I train, and how it's going in general. That way, I have some level of accountability beyond myself. Maybe that'll help.
Since my first 5k in July of 2011, I have run (and run/walked) multiple 5ks, three 10ks, and two half marathons. And now, I'm reaching for a higher goal; well, actually, two goals.
1st - I want to run an entire half marathon (no walk breaks with the exception of grabbing water at the refreshment tables).
2nd - I want to complete a marathon. Running and walking, at least for the first one =) within a year.
So, to make myself more accountable, I'm posting this out there for anyone to read. I'm joining Planet Fitness (to run indoors since it's freezing outside), and then I'm going to put updates on here when I run, any accomplishments I have as I train, and how it's going in general. That way, I have some level of accountability beyond myself. Maybe that'll help.
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