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.
Monday, June 7, 2010
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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