A lot has happened. I've signed up for the 12th Annual Miracle Miles 15K and I am very excited. It's about a month away and I've been training for a month already. I've been doing long runs every Saturday and yesterday I did 6 miles. I've been doing intervals, 1/2 mile running/1/2 mile walking but I'm thinking I'm walking too much. Like my body kinda settles into lethargy and it takes more effort to start running again. I'm gonna experiment with different distances and what not.
I'm excited about the 15K because I think the training will help me get a feel for how it'll be when I train for the half. Also, it's good to get more races in before the half. I did a 5K beginning of August and that was a wake-up call for how races go. I burned up way too much energy at the push and that taught me that I need to pace myself or else I can't finish. It was super fun though. There's a great energy and it was really cool.
I had a problem with really bad headaches after my first few long runs (throbbing pain, I couldn't even sleep) but I figured out a way to lessen them. I think it came down to nutrition because this past Saturday (after 6 miles) I increased my normal food intake. I added an extra chicken sandwich and a smoothie and that helped a lot.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
30 mins!
I ran 30 minutes! I RAN 30 mins! I ran 30 mins...30 mins straight btw, in case you were wondering :-P Yay, I feel great! Seriously, I can't believe I've made it so far in just 2 months. ^_^
I will confess though, I started flagging after the 20 min mark and took the rest at a slow jog... I think I may have started at too quick a pace. I've got that 5K in about 4 weeks and now that I've hit the 30 min mark I'm gonna try to sustain a quicker pace longer. I'm going to add 2 mins a day for the next three weeks (up to 45 mins or so) and after that I'm going to focus entirely on pacing. I hope that'll help my race time.
I will confess though, I started flagging after the 20 min mark and took the rest at a slow jog... I think I may have started at too quick a pace. I've got that 5K in about 4 weeks and now that I've hit the 30 min mark I'm gonna try to sustain a quicker pace longer. I'm going to add 2 mins a day for the next three weeks (up to 45 mins or so) and after that I'm going to focus entirely on pacing. I hope that'll help my race time.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
It's official!
I'm all signed up for the 2011 Disney Princess Half Marathon!!!! I can't wait! It now seems more real too so that's good... I'm in my 8th week of running and I ran for 20 mins straight Monday and 25 mins straight today! @_@ Once you get into the swing of it you don't really notice the time... Even today I didn't really drag until the final 5 mins or so. I'm gonna try for 30 mins on Fri and Sat but I won't be too hard on me if I don't make it all the way on Fri. Just as long as I go at least 25 again.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Progress continues...
I am actually in my 7th week of running and I am walking 1 minute and running 11 three times. I actually haven't been updating because of another personal milestone-I have been able to wake up at 5:15AM for almost 3 weeks. @_@ That is huge! I hate getting up early and I can't believe I'm keeping it up. :) Problem is I've been slacking off on doing kettlenetics since I wouldn't need to get up as early on those days so I haven't been getting up early at all... I'm thinking I'll just get up that early every M-F and just use the extra time to read or something...
I've also signed up for a 5K this August. A lot of people have told me it's best to do 1 or 2 smaller races before your first big one so you get a feel for what the environment is like. Plus it'll give me a goal to shoot for in the inbetween which will help keep me motivated. :D
I've also signed up for a 5K this August. A lot of people have told me it's best to do 1 or 2 smaller races before your first big one so you get a feel for what the environment is like. Plus it'll give me a goal to shoot for in the inbetween which will help keep me motivated. :D
Monday, June 7, 2010
Week 4 Begins...
Well I'm starting my fourth week of running and that means I walk 2 mins and run 5 four times in a row. I bought a pedometer yesterday so I could track my distance and I went about 1.6 miles.
I've started doing kettlenetics again. It's an exercise series that helped me lose a lot of weight before but I fell out of the habit of doing it. Recently, however, I started researching stretches I should do for my legs and feet and I remembered doing those stretches with the kettlenetics program. I'm hoping that if I use it to supplement my running I can strengthen my legs and feet. I did one of the dvds yesterday and it helped a lot with some foot pain I've been having. My legs were feeling pretty sore this morning, but in a good way.
I also bought a new tank top at the Disney Store at the outlet mall on Saturday. It's from the 2010 Disney Princess Half-Marathon and it was reduced to $5. I bought it to wear when I run to remind me why I'm doing all this. I'm hoping it will help motivate me towards my goal.
Summer is here and the temperature is going to keep rising. :( I'm thinking that when the weather starts going over the mid-90s I should start running in the morning instead of the afternoon so it isn't as hot. I hate getting up early but I don't want to run in the blistering heat either. And, of course, there's no way I can skip running for the summer or I won't be nearly ready for the HM in March.
I've started doing kettlenetics again. It's an exercise series that helped me lose a lot of weight before but I fell out of the habit of doing it. Recently, however, I started researching stretches I should do for my legs and feet and I remembered doing those stretches with the kettlenetics program. I'm hoping that if I use it to supplement my running I can strengthen my legs and feet. I did one of the dvds yesterday and it helped a lot with some foot pain I've been having. My legs were feeling pretty sore this morning, but in a good way.
I also bought a new tank top at the Disney Store at the outlet mall on Saturday. It's from the 2010 Disney Princess Half-Marathon and it was reduced to $5. I bought it to wear when I run to remind me why I'm doing all this. I'm hoping it will help motivate me towards my goal.
Summer is here and the temperature is going to keep rising. :( I'm thinking that when the weather starts going over the mid-90s I should start running in the morning instead of the afternoon so it isn't as hot. I hate getting up early but I don't want to run in the blistering heat either. And, of course, there's no way I can skip running for the summer or I won't be nearly ready for the HM in March.
Friday, June 4, 2010
My foot hurts :(
I'm not sure what I did to my foot but it's been bugging me a bit. The top of my left foot hurts when I push off. I bought new running shoes and I wonder if maybe it's a bruise. It doesn't hurt when I run or put weight on it so I think I'm okay. Just in case I bought some bandages to support my foot and some icyhot to sooth the muscles. I also got some foot stretches to strengthen my feet.
I read that women are more prone to stress fractures since they tend to have lower bone density. I also have had several broken bones in the class so I want to be careful and work on strengthening my leg/feet so I don't injure myself. I want to be ready for the HM and I don't want to lose training time due to injury.
I had a great run today. I'm at the end of week 3 and I did a walk of 3 mins/run of 4 mins 4 times. At the end I felt like I could have run another segment, maybe more. I over a mile I think... My foot also is feeling okay. No worse than before so that's a plus. :-)
I read that women are more prone to stress fractures since they tend to have lower bone density. I also have had several broken bones in the class so I want to be careful and work on strengthening my leg/feet so I don't injure myself. I want to be ready for the HM and I don't want to lose training time due to injury.
I had a great run today. I'm at the end of week 3 and I did a walk of 3 mins/run of 4 mins 4 times. At the end I felt like I could have run another segment, maybe more. I over a mile I think... My foot also is feeling okay. No worse than before so that's a plus. :-)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
I'm on a mission ^_^
About a month ago I decided that I am going to run in the 2011 Disney Princess Half-Marathon. I've never run a race before but I have about 9 months to train. I decided to work towards this goal for several reasons.
First, I was reading some Disney blogs online and they mentioned running the marathon last year. The experience sounded so fun! Character meet and greets along the course, live music, and of course, the thrill of running across the finish line and collecting your medal. I also know a lot of people who run marathons and they all agree that it's a great experience.
The second, and perhaps most important reason, is that I feel running and finishing a half-marathon will be an amazing accomplishment for me. I've never really finished anything or had a feeling of accomplishment. Even when I graduated with my masters I didn't really look it as a huge accomplishment. It was just something I did because I felt I had to. I didn't even get a graduation ceremony until a few months after I finished my classes so the high of passing finals had even worn off.
I think that finishing my training and running the race will feel amazing and will be amazing. A moment I can look back on and say, "Wow, I did that." I don't really have many of those.
To get ready for the half-marathon (I think I'll call it an HM from now on) I downloaded some training schedules online. I have a schedule to introduce me to running and build my endurance and one for the intense training I'll need the 3 months before the race.
Right now I'm working on the intro to running program. It has you run at increasing intervals until you work up to 30 mins a time. Then I figure I can add minutes and increase my overall running time. This week I am running four 7 minute segments with 3 mins walking and 4 mins running.
I actually didn't realize it but this week I am increasing my running time each session by 10 mins from last week. Yay!
First, I was reading some Disney blogs online and they mentioned running the marathon last year. The experience sounded so fun! Character meet and greets along the course, live music, and of course, the thrill of running across the finish line and collecting your medal. I also know a lot of people who run marathons and they all agree that it's a great experience.
The second, and perhaps most important reason, is that I feel running and finishing a half-marathon will be an amazing accomplishment for me. I've never really finished anything or had a feeling of accomplishment. Even when I graduated with my masters I didn't really look it as a huge accomplishment. It was just something I did because I felt I had to. I didn't even get a graduation ceremony until a few months after I finished my classes so the high of passing finals had even worn off.
I think that finishing my training and running the race will feel amazing and will be amazing. A moment I can look back on and say, "Wow, I did that." I don't really have many of those.
To get ready for the half-marathon (I think I'll call it an HM from now on) I downloaded some training schedules online. I have a schedule to introduce me to running and build my endurance and one for the intense training I'll need the 3 months before the race.
Right now I'm working on the intro to running program. It has you run at increasing intervals until you work up to 30 mins a time. Then I figure I can add minutes and increase my overall running time. This week I am running four 7 minute segments with 3 mins walking and 4 mins running.
I actually didn't realize it but this week I am increasing my running time each session by 10 mins from last week. Yay!
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