Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Better than me...
Today I ran next to a runner who looked like she was probably a better runner than me. She was running at 8.6 for most of the time and she ran just as long if not a little longer than I did. I ran at 8.0 miles per hour and limited my stopping to 2 or 3 times (to get water....short stops) and I pushed to 9 miles instead of just 8. For the most part I am usually the only one I can see around that is running as fast and for as long so to run next to someone who is better makes me challenge myself a little more. It was great. I will look for her again next time.
5 day breaks=not good!
So we traveled a lot this weekend.... a lot is an understatement.... over 24 hours of driving! Kevin got married and it was great (more details on my family blog). Taking a 5 day break from running wasn't the greatest thing for me, but it was eating all junk food that really killed me! I still don't eat sweets, but that didn't save me from gaining back 6 of the 9 pounds I took over a month to lose! I was sooooo extremely disappointed, but I should have know by the way I was feeling from over eating and consuming so much junk. I really wish I would have paid more attention to eating healthy while we were there as well as get a few short runs in while we were at different hotels. I will definitely never make this mistake again. It has been such a hard working month and to just blow it in a few days makes me so completely mad at myself! Come on really 6 pounds in 5 days!!! Yuck!!!
Let's just say I challenged my body and ate really good yesterday.... our first day back!
10 hard miles on the treadmill at home
60 lunges, 60 ab wheel, 40 push ups
mostly fruits and veggies to eat all day, and small amount of spaghetti for dinner.... I am back and feeling better already
Let's just say I challenged my body and ate really good yesterday.... our first day back!
10 hard miles on the treadmill at home
60 lunges, 60 ab wheel, 40 push ups
mostly fruits and veggies to eat all day, and small amount of spaghetti for dinner.... I am back and feeling better already
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Sprint work out
Today I decided that I want to sign up for a triathlon at the end up September. It is called the Nathan triathlon and it is at the Tempe town lake. So when I went to the gym today after dropping Keilah off at Preschool I decided to see how fast I could run a 5k. I started out by running 1.5 miles in 10 minutes and then I slowed down my pace a bit and finished 3.2 miles (5k) in 21:30. I wanted to get to 6 miles for the day so I kept running and did my 5th mile at 9.0 miles per hour and finished 6 miles total in 42:15. Not too bad, and it was a great run! I listened to my ipod the whole time.... no reading today. It's harder to read while I am doing the speed workouts because I need to focus on my performance.
After running I went downstairs and did some weight lifting. I did 4 sets of squats 12 times with only 35lbs on each side.... so 115 pounds total. I did some bench press with 10s on the bar, I did some bicep curls with a 40lb bar, and some other ab things. I used to squat so much back in high school and college so I seem so weak compared to then..... I would rather get my legs skinnier though instead of huge and muscley (sp? is that even a word?) To finish off my time at the gym I went to the pool and swam a 500 (500 meters or 20 laps). I need to do more swimming and some biking to get ready for this triathlon thing. It should be fun! I have never done one and I kind of like doing other exercise besides just running all the time. We'll see if I can train well enough on my own!!
After running I went downstairs and did some weight lifting. I did 4 sets of squats 12 times with only 35lbs on each side.... so 115 pounds total. I did some bench press with 10s on the bar, I did some bicep curls with a 40lb bar, and some other ab things. I used to squat so much back in high school and college so I seem so weak compared to then..... I would rather get my legs skinnier though instead of huge and muscley (sp? is that even a word?) To finish off my time at the gym I went to the pool and swam a 500 (500 meters or 20 laps). I need to do more swimming and some biking to get ready for this triathlon thing. It should be fun! I have never done one and I kind of like doing other exercise besides just running all the time. We'll see if I can train well enough on my own!!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
No more naps?!?!
Keilah might not be taking naps for very much longer.... I like to run during the girls afternoon naps, but it is getting harder and harder to make Keilah take a nap. She says some funny things to me while we are laying there and I am trying to convince her to take a nap. Today she kept talking about her preschool teacher named Mrs. Limon (she says lemon). She is excited for her first day of preschool. I am really excited too!
Keilah finally took a nap just before 3 and I was able to get a good hour run in while I watched an episode of Gray's anatomy. I ran 1 mile and then did 12 pushups, 20 lunges, and 12 rolls with the ab wheel. I did this after every mile, and I did a total of 8 miles.... I ran each mile at 8.0 speed which is 7:30 minutes miles. It was a good work out.
By the way I hadn't eaten anything all day because I was fasting, so my energy was a little low during the run, but I broke my fast around 4:30pm and ate a bunch of left over veggies from the shower on Saturday. I think I might have died if I didn't get something in my stomach. I had zero energy!
Keilah finally took a nap just before 3 and I was able to get a good hour run in while I watched an episode of Gray's anatomy. I ran 1 mile and then did 12 pushups, 20 lunges, and 12 rolls with the ab wheel. I did this after every mile, and I did a total of 8 miles.... I ran each mile at 8.0 speed which is 7:30 minutes miles. It was a good work out.
By the way I hadn't eaten anything all day because I was fasting, so my energy was a little low during the run, but I broke my fast around 4:30pm and ate a bunch of left over veggies from the shower on Saturday. I think I might have died if I didn't get something in my stomach. I had zero energy!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Where have I been?
I have decided to continue this blog again.... it has almost been a year, but I have still been running.
I did a 40 mile week last week and it felt absolutely great! I ran everyday except Saturday and Sunday. I want to keep this up, or at least do exercise everyday except Sunday. Not only do I feel energized after working out, but I feel great about myself too. Another great accomplishment that I have been working on for the past month.... No sugar/treats! They say it takes 27 days to form a habit and that is so true. It started getting easier to resist after about the 3rd week. Now I feel great again like I can really do this for good! After all I went three whole years without and it only took me a year to get back to in to it...
I also try to eat healthier, although I am no nutritionist I have a pretty good idea about what is good or bad for your body. I am definitely not perfect, but little by little I am learning and starting to cut out things that are not good for me and replacing them with the things that are good. I have lost some weight, but it is probably not too noticeable since the whole reason I got really motivated to start this was the 10 pounds I gained. I am always to embarrassed to tell my actually weight, but I have lost almost all of the 10 pounds this month (about 8 or 9, it goes up and down before and after running) and my clothes are fitting better again. I still want to lose another 15 pounds so I have a lot of work to do.
My Run today at LAfitness:
I ran next to a girl who was running at a good pace (7.0) and I could tell she was in shape to help me stay motivated throughout and not take breaks. I am competitive, even at the gym :(
I stayed at 8.0 miles per hour, but got up to 8.4 at times and even to 9.4 to finish out each set of 4 miles (the treadmills make you start over after 30 minutes, or 4 miles for me). I ran at 7.8 towards the end because I was feeling a little slow, but finished good at 9.4
I probably took a total of 6 stops (3 or 4 to get water) and the others were no more than 20 seconds. I need to remember to bring water because then I don't have an excuse to stop!
I listened to some new songs on the ipod including: waking up in Vegas, sweet dreams, so fine, and battlefield
THe girls had a dun time at the kids club. Keilah told me that the boys chased her around like dinosaurs and that the girls were her friend and saved her. Funny!
Run was 12 miles, 7:29 min miles, took 1:29:45
I did a 40 mile week last week and it felt absolutely great! I ran everyday except Saturday and Sunday. I want to keep this up, or at least do exercise everyday except Sunday. Not only do I feel energized after working out, but I feel great about myself too. Another great accomplishment that I have been working on for the past month.... No sugar/treats! They say it takes 27 days to form a habit and that is so true. It started getting easier to resist after about the 3rd week. Now I feel great again like I can really do this for good! After all I went three whole years without and it only took me a year to get back to in to it...
I also try to eat healthier, although I am no nutritionist I have a pretty good idea about what is good or bad for your body. I am definitely not perfect, but little by little I am learning and starting to cut out things that are not good for me and replacing them with the things that are good. I have lost some weight, but it is probably not too noticeable since the whole reason I got really motivated to start this was the 10 pounds I gained. I am always to embarrassed to tell my actually weight, but I have lost almost all of the 10 pounds this month (about 8 or 9, it goes up and down before and after running) and my clothes are fitting better again. I still want to lose another 15 pounds so I have a lot of work to do.
My Run today at LAfitness:
I ran next to a girl who was running at a good pace (7.0) and I could tell she was in shape to help me stay motivated throughout and not take breaks. I am competitive, even at the gym :(
I stayed at 8.0 miles per hour, but got up to 8.4 at times and even to 9.4 to finish out each set of 4 miles (the treadmills make you start over after 30 minutes, or 4 miles for me). I ran at 7.8 towards the end because I was feeling a little slow, but finished good at 9.4
I probably took a total of 6 stops (3 or 4 to get water) and the others were no more than 20 seconds. I need to remember to bring water because then I don't have an excuse to stop!
I listened to some new songs on the ipod including: waking up in Vegas, sweet dreams, so fine, and battlefield
THe girls had a dun time at the kids club. Keilah told me that the boys chased her around like dinosaurs and that the girls were her friend and saved her. Funny!
Run was 12 miles, 7:29 min miles, took 1:29:45
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