That's how far away we are from the walk, just under five weeks. Crazy how much time has gone by. Tomorrow is the 8 month anniversary of starting the couch to 5k program!
I passed the 40lb mark yesterday!!!! Tomorrow is my official weigh in, I hope it's still good. It's sometimes up a bit the day after a long walk.
So workouts...
9/27 - a very slow 4 miles, ~55 minutes
9/28 - rest
9/29 - 10 miles, 2 laps around Tempe Town Lake
So Thursday I did my run in the evening and it was a bit of a struggle. The food I'd eaten 4 hours earlier wasn't sitting well. That and I had M in the jogging stroller. I was WAY slower then usual but I ran for much longer intervals. I walked my first 1/4 mile as warm up, started my watch and started to run. I ran for 10 minutes and then walked for 1, ran 10 more and walked 2, ran 10, walked 2, ran 10 and then walked the last 1/4 mile or so home. My time was way slow considering all the running but it was harder pushing the stroller. I'm going to go for longer run intervals on Tuesday morning when I'm out alone.
It was amazing to be somewhere different tonight. What a nice change of view.
There was a "Splash & Dash" going on there too. That looks like something I'll have to try once before my Tri in may. It's just a swim and a run, love that idea!!
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
School intersession
We have this week and next week off from work, what a good time to do more then just post workouts!!
I don't think I mentioned it the other day, but at my last weigh in I was down a total of 39lbs from January. Pretty amazing! I feel darned good about it, but there's still a really long way to go.
Sunday (the 23rd) was the traithlon that we volunteered at. What an awesome experience. OMG, those people are incredible. I left my station when I thought all runners were done and had about a mile walk back to the rest of my group. A biker was coming up behind me so I asked if he saw anybody else w/ numbers and he said yeah, just one, so I went back and walked/ran w/ the coolest lady! She had to be in her 60's and this was her first Olympic distance tri. (swim 1 mile, bike 24, run 6) She was telling me about the Tri for Cure she did last May and how amazing it was. As w/ many "For the Cure" events, it isn't really about winning so the swimmers could use float boards and swim fins. If you can't swim it there were designated swimmers who could swim your leg for you! Oh, and it's an all woman event. She said it was SO moving. I am totally there this year!
I found all the info on the '08 event and right now it's not being associated w/ Susan G. Komen for the Cure, but I'm hoping it will. Either way, I'm doing it.
I started swimming as crosstraining this week. Erika has a bike she's going to lend me. I should be set. I'll be 35 at the time of the event and my goal is to finish in the top 20 for my age group. Ok, that might be a little lofty based on the results from last year, but I have EIGHT months to get ready. I could feasably be down 40 more pounds by then!
Of course, my husband doesn't think I can do it..... not sure if he doesn't know me or what, but those became fightin' words and I took it as a challenge. Not only will I do it, I will sign up on the competitve roster so I CAN'T use any sort of swim aids.
Anyhow, workouts for the week.
9/24 - swimming laps, 45 minutes
9/25 - 4 miles, 48:? (Can't remember my time exactly)
9/26 - swimming laps, 45 minutes
I don't think I mentioned it the other day, but at my last weigh in I was down a total of 39lbs from January. Pretty amazing! I feel darned good about it, but there's still a really long way to go.
Sunday (the 23rd) was the traithlon that we volunteered at. What an awesome experience. OMG, those people are incredible. I left my station when I thought all runners were done and had about a mile walk back to the rest of my group. A biker was coming up behind me so I asked if he saw anybody else w/ numbers and he said yeah, just one, so I went back and walked/ran w/ the coolest lady! She had to be in her 60's and this was her first Olympic distance tri. (swim 1 mile, bike 24, run 6) She was telling me about the Tri for Cure she did last May and how amazing it was. As w/ many "For the Cure" events, it isn't really about winning so the swimmers could use float boards and swim fins. If you can't swim it there were designated swimmers who could swim your leg for you! Oh, and it's an all woman event. She said it was SO moving. I am totally there this year!
I found all the info on the '08 event and right now it's not being associated w/ Susan G. Komen for the Cure, but I'm hoping it will. Either way, I'm doing it.
I started swimming as crosstraining this week. Erika has a bike she's going to lend me. I should be set. I'll be 35 at the time of the event and my goal is to finish in the top 20 for my age group. Ok, that might be a little lofty based on the results from last year, but I have EIGHT months to get ready. I could feasably be down 40 more pounds by then!
Of course, my husband doesn't think I can do it..... not sure if he doesn't know me or what, but those became fightin' words and I took it as a challenge. Not only will I do it, I will sign up on the competitve roster so I CAN'T use any sort of swim aids.
Anyhow, workouts for the week.
9/24 - swimming laps, 45 minutes
9/25 - 4 miles, 48:? (Can't remember my time exactly)
9/26 - swimming laps, 45 minutes
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Wow, this school year has be BUSY!!!! I realized thought that I just sent out more donation letters with this blog info on it and I better post something in case somebody actually checked in on me!
So, here is what the last 6 weeks have looked like:
8/7 – 4 miles (55 minutes)
8/8 – 30 minutes yoga
8/9 – 5 miles (65:41)
8/10 – rest
8/11 – 7.45 mile walk
8/12 – 5.5 miles at 3/3 intervals, walk 1.5 miles
8/13 – rest
8/14 – 3 miles (39 minutes)
8/15 – 8 min abs, 8 min arms
8/16 – 5 miles (64:10)
8/17 – 8 min abs
8/18 – 8 mile walk
8/19 - walked 6 miles, 90 minutes, outside
8/20 - rest day but busy at work, my pedometer has 14,877 steps on it!
8/21 - 4 miles, just under 52 minutes
8/22 - ooops! "rest" - not feeling well
8/23 - 3 miles, 42 minutes.... cut short because of not feeling well.
8/24 - rest8/25 - 6 miles, 77 minutes, outside
8/26 - 5 mile walk outside - didn't time it
8/27 - ab work - 40 double crunches, 30 lateral crunches each side, 20 second lateral planks each side, 50 crunches, 25 lower ab leg lifts, 60 bicycle crunches, 'swimming' on my belly ~ 30 seconds8/28 - 4 miles, 51 minutes plus 5 minute cool down walk and stretching.
8/29 - NADA
8/30 - 5 miles, 63 minutes plus warm up/cool down and a tiny bit of stretching
8/31 - rest
9/1 - 12 miles, ran ~5 - 3:18 total
9/2 - 9 miles walked ~2.5 hours
9/3 - rest
9/4 - sick
9/5 - still sick but 2 miles (24.5 minutes), plus .5 warm up/cool down on the TM.
9/6 - I FELL at work today!!!
9/7 - 2 miles, 23:30..... yes... I broke the 12 minute mile!!!!
9/8 - 14 miles walked, 4 hours 20 minutes.
9/9 - walk 10 miles
9/10 - rest
9/11 - 4 miles/48:07 (my first mile was 11:25 ), plus 10 minutes warm up/cool down.
9/12 - rest
9/13 - 4 miles/46:21 plus 10 minutes warm up/cool down
9/14 - rest
9/15 - 15 miles walked ~ 5 hours w/ 2 stops. (One for water and the potty at my sisters, one for an Icee at Chevron! )
9/18 - 4 miles running (first mile in 10 minutes.... the rest slower), plus 1 mile walking w/ three short sprint intervals thrown in.
9/22 - 8 mile walk
This past week has been a 'slacker' week, but it was parent conferences and I was just beat!!!
Fundraising is going ok. After tomorrow I'll be $410 away from the $2200 that I NEED. I put together a group of volunteers to work the aid stations at the Tempe Triathlon tomorrow and they're donating $250 for my walk in return.
So, here is what the last 6 weeks have looked like:
8/7 – 4 miles (55 minutes)
8/8 – 30 minutes yoga
8/9 – 5 miles (65:41)
8/10 – rest
8/11 – 7.45 mile walk
8/12 – 5.5 miles at 3/3 intervals, walk 1.5 miles
8/13 – rest
8/14 – 3 miles (39 minutes)
8/15 – 8 min abs, 8 min arms
8/16 – 5 miles (64:10)
8/17 – 8 min abs
8/18 – 8 mile walk
8/19 - walked 6 miles, 90 minutes, outside
8/20 - rest day but busy at work, my pedometer has 14,877 steps on it!
8/21 - 4 miles, just under 52 minutes
8/22 - ooops! "rest" - not feeling well
8/23 - 3 miles, 42 minutes.... cut short because of not feeling well.
8/24 - rest8/25 - 6 miles, 77 minutes, outside
8/26 - 5 mile walk outside - didn't time it
8/27 - ab work - 40 double crunches, 30 lateral crunches each side, 20 second lateral planks each side, 50 crunches, 25 lower ab leg lifts, 60 bicycle crunches, 'swimming' on my belly ~ 30 seconds8/28 - 4 miles, 51 minutes plus 5 minute cool down walk and stretching.
8/29 - NADA
8/30 - 5 miles, 63 minutes plus warm up/cool down and a tiny bit of stretching
8/31 - rest
9/1 - 12 miles, ran ~5 - 3:18 total
9/2 - 9 miles walked ~2.5 hours
9/3 - rest
9/4 - sick
9/5 - still sick but 2 miles (24.5 minutes), plus .5 warm up/cool down on the TM.
9/6 - I FELL at work today!!!
9/7 - 2 miles, 23:30..... yes... I broke the 12 minute mile!!!!
9/8 - 14 miles walked, 4 hours 20 minutes.
9/9 - walk 10 miles
9/10 - rest
9/11 - 4 miles/48:07 (my first mile was 11:25 ), plus 10 minutes warm up/cool down.
9/12 - rest
9/13 - 4 miles/46:21 plus 10 minutes warm up/cool down
9/14 - rest
9/15 - 15 miles walked ~ 5 hours w/ 2 stops. (One for water and the potty at my sisters, one for an Icee at Chevron! )
9/18 - 4 miles running (first mile in 10 minutes.... the rest slower), plus 1 mile walking w/ three short sprint intervals thrown in.
9/22 - 8 mile walk
This past week has been a 'slacker' week, but it was parent conferences and I was just beat!!!
Fundraising is going ok. After tomorrow I'll be $410 away from the $2200 that I NEED. I put together a group of volunteers to work the aid stations at the Tempe Triathlon tomorrow and they're donating $250 for my walk in return.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
More moving, less computer!
That's been my life the last few weeks. I've been working and working out. I think I've got us in a decent routine finally so that's good but it hasn't left much time for being online.
So here are my workouts for the last little bit.
7/15 - 3 hours/12 miles walking w/ a little bit of running tossed in.
7/16 - rest
7/17 - 35 min yoga, 8 min abs
7/18 - 45 min/3 miles, 10 min stretching
7/19 - rest
7/20 - 2.4 miles/~33 minutes, outside this time, 5 minutes stretching
7/22 - 1hr 50min/7.28 miles (according to mapmyrun.com) walking outside
7/23 - 2.15 miles/33 min walking outside
7/24 - 15 min AM yoga (easy stretching)
7/25 - 3.84 miles/49 min walk/run outside, stretching
7/26 - rest
7/27 - quick 2 miles (27 minutes) ran one of the two!!! some stretching
7/28 - 2.5ish miles outside
7/29 - 11.5 miles walked outside
7/30 - rest
7/31 - 4 miles outside
8/1 - 8 min each: abs, buns, arms
8/2 - 5.06 miles/70 minutes, 10 minutes stretching
8/3 - rest
8/4- 4 miles on treadmill/63 minutes, 1 mile walk to my brother's
8/5 - 6 miles, not as much running as I planned (outside)
So here are my workouts for the last little bit.
7/15 - 3 hours/12 miles walking w/ a little bit of running tossed in.
7/16 - rest
7/17 - 35 min yoga, 8 min abs
7/18 - 45 min/3 miles, 10 min stretching
7/19 - rest
7/20 - 2.4 miles/~33 minutes, outside this time, 5 minutes stretching
7/22 - 1hr 50min/7.28 miles (according to mapmyrun.com) walking outside
7/23 - 2.15 miles/33 min walking outside
7/24 - 15 min AM yoga (easy stretching)
7/25 - 3.84 miles/49 min walk/run outside, stretching
7/26 - rest
7/27 - quick 2 miles (27 minutes) ran one of the two!!! some stretching
7/28 - 2.5ish miles outside
7/29 - 11.5 miles walked outside
7/30 - rest
7/31 - 4 miles outside
8/1 - 8 min each: abs, buns, arms
8/2 - 5.06 miles/70 minutes, 10 minutes stretching
8/3 - rest
8/4- 4 miles on treadmill/63 minutes, 1 mile walk to my brother's
8/5 - 6 miles, not as much running as I planned (outside)
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Changing gears again?
I've not been the best updater, but that doesn't mean I'm not training!
Right after my last post I found out about a 1/2 marathon in Flagstaff in August. I decided that really wanted to do it and I knew I'd be doing more walking then running, but I wanted to try.
I cut way back on my mileage the last few weekends but was doing intervals of 3 min. walking and 2 min. running and it was going really well! This weekend though I think we decided not to do the 1/2. I just can't figure out the logistics. I can't really afford a hotel and camping leaves the risk of not getting enough rest or getting up and ready on time. I just don't know.
I think tomorrow I'm going to just do a long walk, maybe 15 miles.
Right after my last post I found out about a 1/2 marathon in Flagstaff in August. I decided that really wanted to do it and I knew I'd be doing more walking then running, but I wanted to try.
I cut way back on my mileage the last few weekends but was doing intervals of 3 min. walking and 2 min. running and it was going really well! This weekend though I think we decided not to do the 1/2. I just can't figure out the logistics. I can't really afford a hotel and camping leaves the risk of not getting enough rest or getting up and ready on time. I just don't know.
I think tomorrow I'm going to just do a long walk, maybe 15 miles.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Busy month!!!
Wow, June has been SO busy!
My longest walk to date was a week ago. I did 13.1 miles. I was supposed to out yesterday for 14 but I way overtrained w/ a workout and sprints on Friday. My legs were killing me. I'm going to go for a long bike ride tonight and then I'll do a normal run/walk tomorrow.
Oh, I bought a bike. Just a cheapie Walmart one but I got a softer seat and a helmet. It's a good cross training alterative. YAY!!!
I also registered for the Surf City USA half marathon on Feb. 3. It's in Huntington Beach on the Pacific Coast Highway. I can't wait!!!
My longest walk to date was a week ago. I did 13.1 miles. I was supposed to out yesterday for 14 but I way overtrained w/ a workout and sprints on Friday. My legs were killing me. I'm going to go for a long bike ride tonight and then I'll do a normal run/walk tomorrow.
Oh, I bought a bike. Just a cheapie Walmart one but I got a softer seat and a helmet. It's a good cross training alterative. YAY!!!
I also registered for the Surf City USA half marathon on Feb. 3. It's in Huntington Beach on the Pacific Coast Highway. I can't wait!!!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Off schedule
The 3 day weekend threw me off some!
I didn't get my long walk in until Monday. Bruno and I did 11.2 miles!!! The weather wasn't too bad but Bruno was pretty wore out by the time we got home.
I ended up running all over yesterday with errands and such so no workout. This morning I went to the Y and did 3.28 miles in 45 minutes. I even ran at 6mph for my first interval!!!! Woohoo!!
I plan to run on Friday morning and hopefully get something in tomorrow. Maybe Abs class tomorrow night.
We leave Friday afternoon for our vacation. I was thrilled to find out I can use the Y near my dh's house while we're gone!!
I didn't get my long walk in until Monday. Bruno and I did 11.2 miles!!! The weather wasn't too bad but Bruno was pretty wore out by the time we got home.
I ended up running all over yesterday with errands and such so no workout. This morning I went to the Y and did 3.28 miles in 45 minutes. I even ran at 6mph for my first interval!!!! Woohoo!!
I plan to run on Friday morning and hopefully get something in tomorrow. Maybe Abs class tomorrow night.
We leave Friday afternoon for our vacation. I was thrilled to find out I can use the Y near my dh's house while we're gone!!
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