To eat a lot of junk. Man, it seems like good tempting food is everywhere. And I have to admit, I have indulged. I am trying, and I went shopping yesturday and stocked up on a lot of fruit and veggies. On my off run days I'm the worst. The days I'm running I know I need some good energy and lots of water so I've gotten better.
Last nights run well it felt hard. I'm using the word "felt" because according to my nike + its right up there as my second best run yet. I am really focusing on trying to slow it down. I know I push myself too hard. I am my own worst enemy and am highly competative with myself. I am actually thinking of dropping the nike + tracking so I do not have a clue how far I am going.. but I want to be able to look back a year from now and see how far I've progressed. And I am seeing progress... and this ultimately is encouraging.
Tommorow is that 20 minute run! I won't lie, I'm nervous about it. But I know that's all in my head, and I am sure I can do it.
Jenn
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Think before you type.
Yesturday I meant 5 minute recoveries, but typed 3.. why I don't know. This is a Jenn quirk. I do this kind of thing all the time. Those who know me well would happily attest to the fact.
So I went and did the run. I didn't want to. I was exhausted from sleep deprivation due to circumstances not within my control (I won't rant about it here!). But I went and did it anyway. I decided to try listening to an audio book to see how I liked that, and it was o.k. I might do that again. We'll see how I feel tommorow. I might create a playlist with uppity type songs in case. I think I may have abandoned the podcasts all together now. It's good to have in case I need them, but I can time so easily on the treadmill might as well enjoy my own stuff.
Anyway back to the runs.. the whole point of this thing. The 5 minute runs were a lot easier last night. This is encouraging for me. My gym time is almost an hour though between the runs, changing and stretching. I take a lot of time to stretch, usually around 20 minutes. I have found this has really really really helped. I havent had a sore muscle yet!!
Anyway, tommorow is up to 8 minute runs.. heres hoping I can do it!
Jenn.
So I went and did the run. I didn't want to. I was exhausted from sleep deprivation due to circumstances not within my control (I won't rant about it here!). But I went and did it anyway. I decided to try listening to an audio book to see how I liked that, and it was o.k. I might do that again. We'll see how I feel tommorow. I might create a playlist with uppity type songs in case. I think I may have abandoned the podcasts all together now. It's good to have in case I need them, but I can time so easily on the treadmill might as well enjoy my own stuff.
Anyway back to the runs.. the whole point of this thing. The 5 minute runs were a lot easier last night. This is encouraging for me. My gym time is almost an hour though between the runs, changing and stretching. I take a lot of time to stretch, usually around 20 minutes. I have found this has really really really helped. I havent had a sore muscle yet!!
Anyway, tommorow is up to 8 minute runs.. heres hoping I can do it!
Jenn.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Monday Monday
I think Mondays are my worst days. On a Monday all I want to do is go home and curl up in bed with a good book. I do not want to go and run on a treadmill.
I did get some consolation this morning when I looked at the program for today. I'm sure the 5 minute runs will be no walk in the park, but the 3 minute recovery is going to make it a lot easier. Honestly my recovery time is really only about a minute then I feel ready to go again.. so the 3 minutes will be an awesome recovery.
This is the first week where the run changes each day too.. I'm a little nervous about that, since I'm used to the same old all the way through. I guess I'll let you know end of this week how it went!
Jenn.
I did get some consolation this morning when I looked at the program for today. I'm sure the 5 minute runs will be no walk in the park, but the 3 minute recovery is going to make it a lot easier. Honestly my recovery time is really only about a minute then I feel ready to go again.. so the 3 minutes will be an awesome recovery.
This is the first week where the run changes each day too.. I'm a little nervous about that, since I'm used to the same old all the way through. I guess I'll let you know end of this week how it went!
Jenn.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Finnished week 4 with triumph!!
So yesturday I knocked out the last run of week 4.
I made sure to get plenty of sleep. I also drank a lot of water so I felt prepared as I got on the treadmill. I have to admit the first run was brutal, I didn't know how I was going to complete it. But I pushed through, and it got a bit easier on the next run. I completed the run, then checked the numbers on my nike +, and it was the best run yet! BOO YEAH! This has made me VERY excited for next week.. I can do it!
Jenn
I made sure to get plenty of sleep. I also drank a lot of water so I felt prepared as I got on the treadmill. I have to admit the first run was brutal, I didn't know how I was going to complete it. But I pushed through, and it got a bit easier on the next run. I completed the run, then checked the numbers on my nike +, and it was the best run yet! BOO YEAH! This has made me VERY excited for next week.. I can do it!
Jenn
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
When the going gets tough
Just keep going.
This was pretty much my mantra today, I think I said it a thousand times during todays run. I didn't sleep well last night, and I was very dehydrated.. So as you can see it was not a great start for a run day!
But I didn't let any excuse break my commitment. I hit the gym after work and hopped on that treadmill. And I was feeling it. The music grated on my nerves even more today. Sorry Robert, you other weeks have been fine, it just seems to be this week and coupled with my grumpiness from being tired.. yeah.. I was ready to chuck my ipod across the room. Anyway, I focused on the distance on the tread mill and kept pushing myself to do the next little bit.
So lesson learned, Sleep and water are important! I made sure to replenish my fluids and I'm off to bed once I finnish this post. One more day of week 4, then I'm in week 5 looking at the 20 minutes!
Jenn
This was pretty much my mantra today, I think I said it a thousand times during todays run. I didn't sleep well last night, and I was very dehydrated.. So as you can see it was not a great start for a run day!
But I didn't let any excuse break my commitment. I hit the gym after work and hopped on that treadmill. And I was feeling it. The music grated on my nerves even more today. Sorry Robert, you other weeks have been fine, it just seems to be this week and coupled with my grumpiness from being tired.. yeah.. I was ready to chuck my ipod across the room. Anyway, I focused on the distance on the tread mill and kept pushing myself to do the next little bit.
So lesson learned, Sleep and water are important! I made sure to replenish my fluids and I'm off to bed once I finnish this post. One more day of week 4, then I'm in week 5 looking at the 20 minutes!
Jenn
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Week 4 started
So after my little shoe fiasco, I went home found the shoe put on my gym clothes and headed to the gym for the run. I really wasn’t feeling it, but decided I needed to go anyway, no excuses!
So I get on the treadmill and I’m really dreading the first run. I decide to just take it easy go at an easy pace since I knew this run was a lot more running then I was used to. So the first 3 minute run starts and surprisingly I find it easy! Now just last Friday when I was doing this same interval I thought it was so hard! I took it a little slower then my usual pace and really focused on breathing. I came out of the 3 minutes feeling pretty good! I was even more scared of the first 5 minute run, but again it seemed to pass fairly easy! I think I will enjoy listening to my own music once I get done with the program, as I did find the music a little grading on this weeks podcasts, but other than that, I came through the 5 minute fairly nicely albeit a bit tired! I did the recovery and did the second round of runs and this is where I found it a bit more difficult.. especially the last 5 minute! But I pushed through, and really pushed the last minute of running. I was pretty proud of myself when I finished that run! I can actually start seeing the progress and really see that yes, I will be able to do the 5K!
In other news I have no Yoga until January now and I really miss it. I have some podcasts that I mean to do, from yogamazing. http://www.yogamazing.com. They even have one for runners which I will probably try on Thursday. They also have a morning one which I should really start doing to get me moving in the morning! But I haven’t got myself out of bed early enough for that yet! I do some yoga poses after the runs which I find are really great for stretching out. I never thought I would be one of those yoga people, but I have to admit it’s balanced out nicely with the running.
Cheers,
Jenn
So I get on the treadmill and I’m really dreading the first run. I decide to just take it easy go at an easy pace since I knew this run was a lot more running then I was used to. So the first 3 minute run starts and surprisingly I find it easy! Now just last Friday when I was doing this same interval I thought it was so hard! I took it a little slower then my usual pace and really focused on breathing. I came out of the 3 minutes feeling pretty good! I was even more scared of the first 5 minute run, but again it seemed to pass fairly easy! I think I will enjoy listening to my own music once I get done with the program, as I did find the music a little grading on this weeks podcasts, but other than that, I came through the 5 minute fairly nicely albeit a bit tired! I did the recovery and did the second round of runs and this is where I found it a bit more difficult.. especially the last 5 minute! But I pushed through, and really pushed the last minute of running. I was pretty proud of myself when I finished that run! I can actually start seeing the progress and really see that yes, I will be able to do the 5K!
In other news I have no Yoga until January now and I really miss it. I have some podcasts that I mean to do, from yogamazing. http://www.yogamazing.com. They even have one for runners which I will probably try on Thursday. They also have a morning one which I should really start doing to get me moving in the morning! But I haven’t got myself out of bed early enough for that yet! I do some yoga poses after the runs which I find are really great for stretching out. I never thought I would be one of those yoga people, but I have to admit it’s balanced out nicely with the running.
Cheers,
Jenn
Monday, December 1, 2008
Oh Mondays!
Sometimes I have to wonder about how I manage to get through a day.
I am getting ready this morning, I throw my stuff into a knapsack, grab my coffee, and am on my way. This is pretty together for me, considering it's a Monday morning! So here I am about halfway through my day, when I get this sudden idea I should check my bag.
Work out pants-check. workout shirt-check. towl-check. water-check. shoes-che...wait a minute!
I have one shoe. Just one running shoe. Now I don't remember taking my shoes out of the bag on Friday, but maybe I did. So now I don't know if I left the shoe at home, or at the gym! If I left it at the gym it's probably gone because my gym is horrible. I would call to ask them, but they are so useless, they probably wouldn't be able to check it for me. I may still call and see if I can get someone to check the lost and found for me. That will tell me if I have to go home to get it or can go right to the gym.
Grr to Mondays!
Jenn
I am getting ready this morning, I throw my stuff into a knapsack, grab my coffee, and am on my way. This is pretty together for me, considering it's a Monday morning! So here I am about halfway through my day, when I get this sudden idea I should check my bag.
Work out pants-check. workout shirt-check. towl-check. water-check. shoes-che...wait a minute!
I have one shoe. Just one running shoe. Now I don't remember taking my shoes out of the bag on Friday, but maybe I did. So now I don't know if I left the shoe at home, or at the gym! If I left it at the gym it's probably gone because my gym is horrible. I would call to ask them, but they are so useless, they probably wouldn't be able to check it for me. I may still call and see if I can get someone to check the lost and found for me. That will tell me if I have to go home to get it or can go right to the gym.
Grr to Mondays!
Jenn
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