...RUNNING!
That's how I am feeling at the moment. I feel like that is all my life revolves around right now besides my boys. That's all I think about, that's the main topic of conversation with anyone I talk to, and most of my dreams are even about running. I would say I dream about the race at least 2-3 times a week. Honestly...I am looking forward to my life revolving around something else. Don't get me wrong, I am loving this journey. Sure it is very difficult and requires a lot of motivation and dedication, but I can't wait until I can run on my own time, how far I want to run, and I won't feel completely guilty if I miss a day. I can't believe the race is in a month!!! I am getting so excited. This last Friday, Jess and I hit 9 miles. It was such a great run! We ended up running around my neighborhood and we ended up doing a 3 mile loop 3 times. I thought it was going to be miserable...but I was wrong. After we finished, we couldn't believe we had been running for almost 2 hours straight! It is insane to think.
For the past couple of weeks I have been having major stomach issues while running. It started worrying me if I would be able to run in the race. My stomach was causing serious issues and I wasn't able to continue running when an episode hit. I finally decided to take medicine for my 9 miler, and it was a miracle worker! I didn't have any issues and it helped me feel more confident in being able to finish the dreaded 13 miles. My confindence is growing as our mileage increases. Having such a great run for 9, really boosted my self esteem. If I can run 9 miles, I'm pretty positive that I can run 13. I can't believe I only have 5 weeks left of training! Woo hoo!
Last week's runs:
Monday: 3 miles
Tuesday: 4.5 miles
Friday: 9 miles
Saturday: 3 miles
Weekly Total: 19.5 miles
This week:
Today: 4 miles
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Feeling a little EXHAUSTED!
This past week has left me feeling extremely exhausted! My training schedule keeps increasing in mileage and I keep decreasing in energy. It is making it very hard to stay positive and motivated. I think I know the solution...more protein and I need to remember to take my multivitamin. I'm also contemplating buying a performance vitamin because I am burning so many calories. I think those two things will definitely help with my energy levels. My weightloss this week was great! I lost another 2 lbs. Last week I maintained which bummed me out a little because it was my first week with my new bodybugg. My bodybugg coach did point out that it was the week before my menstruael cycle and that could have been the reason for no loss. I have hit my first weightloss goal of 27 lbs! I've actually lost 37 lbs since August, but since rejoining WW, I've lost the other 27. I have made a new goal and hope to lose 20 more lbs by the fall. I am motivated and hope that I will accomplish it!
My running this week was awesome! My early morning runs during the week went great! I was energized and motivated and felt great after coming home. The boys usually wake up a few minutes after I get home and I love that I am up and already awake to get going for the day. I hit 7 miles for my long run on Saturday. I was only supposed to do 6, but I wanted to push a little harder so I didn't have to jump from 6 to 8 miles for next Saturday. My friend Jess and I actually met up for our long run at the Legacy Parkway bike trail. It was a really pretty nature trail. It runs along Legacy Parkway and you would have never noticed you were running next to a freeway. It was so quiet...I was SHOCKED! The run went pretty well. Considering the fact I had to wake up at 5 am to make it there by 6am! I felt like dying near the end, but we finished and it felt great to finish. It was also nice to have the company while running. I'm grateful for Jess and her willingness to put up with my snail pace. I know she will be pushing me along every step of the 13.1 miles. I can't believe 3 weeks are done and only 7 more to go! WOO HOO!!!
Weekly Mileage:
Monday: 3 miles
Wednesday: 4 miles
Thursday: 3 miles
Saturday: 7 miles
Total mileage: 17 miles
My running this week was awesome! My early morning runs during the week went great! I was energized and motivated and felt great after coming home. The boys usually wake up a few minutes after I get home and I love that I am up and already awake to get going for the day. I hit 7 miles for my long run on Saturday. I was only supposed to do 6, but I wanted to push a little harder so I didn't have to jump from 6 to 8 miles for next Saturday. My friend Jess and I actually met up for our long run at the Legacy Parkway bike trail. It was a really pretty nature trail. It runs along Legacy Parkway and you would have never noticed you were running next to a freeway. It was so quiet...I was SHOCKED! The run went pretty well. Considering the fact I had to wake up at 5 am to make it there by 6am! I felt like dying near the end, but we finished and it felt great to finish. It was also nice to have the company while running. I'm grateful for Jess and her willingness to put up with my snail pace. I know she will be pushing me along every step of the 13.1 miles. I can't believe 3 weeks are done and only 7 more to go! WOO HOO!!!
Weekly Mileage:
Monday: 3 miles
Wednesday: 4 miles
Thursday: 3 miles
Saturday: 7 miles
Total mileage: 17 miles
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
It has begun...
"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."
- George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian
I have been on hiatus from this blog. I stopped blogging my runs because I have been extremely busy keeping up our family blog, and I honestly think that no one reads this blog. Well, my sister made the comment the other day that she misses reading my posts about running. So...here is another post! I'm hoping to blog about my runs every Sunday. That way I can update how my week went.
Well...it has begun! The official training for my half marathon started a couple of weeks ago. I am now on week three and things are going pretty good. I have to admit that the first week and a half of training were horrible! I think my body and mind decided to play tricks on me. Pre-training for me had been going really well. I even hit 8.5 miles on one of my long runs. When my first 3 miler came the first week of training, my body was fighting to finish. I couldn't believe it. I had been running 3 mile runs, 3 times a week for multiple weeks. Why was it so difficult? My two other 3 milers that first week were just as difficult. I was starting to feel discouraged but I wasn't going to give up. I know I CAN do this. It is going to take a lot of motivation and dedication to finish, but I can do it. Last week went a little better, and it seems my long runs are usually my best runs. I was hoping that running would start getting easier, but it hasn't. That's ok though. I feel so good after each run that I don't want to give up. I'm going to keep pushing forward.
I found this great quote {at the top of the post} a couple of weeks ago and it completely motivated me! It is SO true. My body always wants to give up! There are multiple times during my runs that I have to tell myself to keep going...you can do this...don't stop...and my mind takes over and keeps pushing. Yesterday I hit my fastest time for a 3 mile run. I was so excited! I'm still an extremely slow runner, but that's ok with me. I don't really have a time in mind that I want to finish the race in. I just want to finish.
Many of my friends this past week ran in the Salt lake Half and Full Marathon. I wasn't able to be there to cheer any of them on, but hearing their stories and seeing their pictures really helped motivate me. I am getting really anxious for June to come. I just hope and pray that I can finish and not kill over and die! Because a lot of times that's how I feel! I only have 7 1/2 weeks to go until the big day. I am really nervous about the difference in elevation. A couple of weeks ago I ran up in East Canyon, and I had a really hard time breathing. Bear Lake is 200 ft above East Canyon, so it really makes me nervous. We are planning on going up to Bear Lake for Memorial weekend, so I am going to do a practice run up there. It will almost be like running the race because I'm supposed to run 12 miles that Saturday. Hopefully it will go better than expected!
If any of you have any advice on training, nutrition while training, or race day, I would really appreciate it! Here's to 7 1/2 more weeks of great running!
Last weeks runs:
Monday: 3 miles
Wednesday: 4 miles
Thursday: 3 miles
Saturday: 6.5 miles
Weekly milage: 16.5 miles
- George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian
I have been on hiatus from this blog. I stopped blogging my runs because I have been extremely busy keeping up our family blog, and I honestly think that no one reads this blog. Well, my sister made the comment the other day that she misses reading my posts about running. So...here is another post! I'm hoping to blog about my runs every Sunday. That way I can update how my week went.
Well...it has begun! The official training for my half marathon started a couple of weeks ago. I am now on week three and things are going pretty good. I have to admit that the first week and a half of training were horrible! I think my body and mind decided to play tricks on me. Pre-training for me had been going really well. I even hit 8.5 miles on one of my long runs. When my first 3 miler came the first week of training, my body was fighting to finish. I couldn't believe it. I had been running 3 mile runs, 3 times a week for multiple weeks. Why was it so difficult? My two other 3 milers that first week were just as difficult. I was starting to feel discouraged but I wasn't going to give up. I know I CAN do this. It is going to take a lot of motivation and dedication to finish, but I can do it. Last week went a little better, and it seems my long runs are usually my best runs. I was hoping that running would start getting easier, but it hasn't. That's ok though. I feel so good after each run that I don't want to give up. I'm going to keep pushing forward.
I found this great quote {at the top of the post} a couple of weeks ago and it completely motivated me! It is SO true. My body always wants to give up! There are multiple times during my runs that I have to tell myself to keep going...you can do this...don't stop...and my mind takes over and keeps pushing. Yesterday I hit my fastest time for a 3 mile run. I was so excited! I'm still an extremely slow runner, but that's ok with me. I don't really have a time in mind that I want to finish the race in. I just want to finish.
Many of my friends this past week ran in the Salt lake Half and Full Marathon. I wasn't able to be there to cheer any of them on, but hearing their stories and seeing their pictures really helped motivate me. I am getting really anxious for June to come. I just hope and pray that I can finish and not kill over and die! Because a lot of times that's how I feel! I only have 7 1/2 weeks to go until the big day. I am really nervous about the difference in elevation. A couple of weeks ago I ran up in East Canyon, and I had a really hard time breathing. Bear Lake is 200 ft above East Canyon, so it really makes me nervous. We are planning on going up to Bear Lake for Memorial weekend, so I am going to do a practice run up there. It will almost be like running the race because I'm supposed to run 12 miles that Saturday. Hopefully it will go better than expected!
If any of you have any advice on training, nutrition while training, or race day, I would really appreciate it! Here's to 7 1/2 more weeks of great running!
Last weeks runs:
Monday: 3 miles
Wednesday: 4 miles
Thursday: 3 miles
Saturday: 6.5 miles
Weekly milage: 16.5 miles
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Still going strong!
I've been a complete slacker when it comes to this blog. I guess it doesn't really matter because I don't think very many people read this blog. I've been really busy the past couple of weeks, but I haven't given up on running. Things are still going strong! A couple of weekends ago I hit 5 miles. I was so proud of my accomplishment! I decided to keep my long runs at 5 miles for a couple of weeks and try to work on my endurance. Last week started out a little rough. We had some family in from out of town and we were out playing and I decided to skip out on my run on Monday. Boy did that throw me off! Tuesday I tried running on the treadmill and I barely made it to 2.5 miles. I was dying! Then I ran a mile the next day and it still killed me. By Thursday I was able to get back into the groove and I decided I would NEVER miss a run again.
I've definitely come to the conclusion that I love running outside verses running on the treadmill. For awhile I was thinking that I liked the treadmill better, but the past couple of times I've ran on the treadmill my runs had dragged on and on. It was miserable! I decided that as long as it's not snowing, I will try and run outside. Rob started a new job last week and doesn't leave for work until 7:30. I decided that I will make a huge sacrifice (my sleep) and get up at six and run before he leaves. Today was the first morning and I feel great! I thought I would want to come home and crash, but I didn't. I have tons of energy and I'm hoping Thursday will be good enough weather to run again.
I also came to the conclusion that I have a love/hate relationship with the wind. This morning the wind was blowing extremely hard. Luckily the way I planned out my route, it only blew against me during my first mile and the last leg. It was rough! I hate running against the wind, but then when I run in a different direction and I can't feel it at all, I curse it because I am dying of heat. I guess the ideal running condition for me is to have a light breeze blowing sideways. I'll probably never get that, so I guess I better just deal with it! For my long run this week, I'm hoping to hit 5.5 or possibly six. I can't believe that I am halfway to my training goal of 10 miles! But then again I can't even imagine doubling my distance to run the dread 13.1! Bear Lake...here I come!
Running log:
Sat. February 14th
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 1 hr 17 mins
Tuesday Feb. 17th
Distance: 2.5
Time: 29 mins
Wednesday
Distance: 1 mile
Time: 12 mins
Thursday
Distance: 4 miles
Time: 55 mins
Saturday
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Monday
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 40 mins
Today
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 36 mins
I've definitely come to the conclusion that I love running outside verses running on the treadmill. For awhile I was thinking that I liked the treadmill better, but the past couple of times I've ran on the treadmill my runs had dragged on and on. It was miserable! I decided that as long as it's not snowing, I will try and run outside. Rob started a new job last week and doesn't leave for work until 7:30. I decided that I will make a huge sacrifice (my sleep) and get up at six and run before he leaves. Today was the first morning and I feel great! I thought I would want to come home and crash, but I didn't. I have tons of energy and I'm hoping Thursday will be good enough weather to run again.
I also came to the conclusion that I have a love/hate relationship with the wind. This morning the wind was blowing extremely hard. Luckily the way I planned out my route, it only blew against me during my first mile and the last leg. It was rough! I hate running against the wind, but then when I run in a different direction and I can't feel it at all, I curse it because I am dying of heat. I guess the ideal running condition for me is to have a light breeze blowing sideways. I'll probably never get that, so I guess I better just deal with it! For my long run this week, I'm hoping to hit 5.5 or possibly six. I can't believe that I am halfway to my training goal of 10 miles! But then again I can't even imagine doubling my distance to run the dread 13.1! Bear Lake...here I come!
Running log:
Sat. February 14th
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 1 hr 17 mins
Tuesday Feb. 17th
Distance: 2.5
Time: 29 mins
Wednesday
Distance: 1 mile
Time: 12 mins
Thursday
Distance: 4 miles
Time: 55 mins
Saturday
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Monday
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 40 mins
Today
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 36 mins
Thursday, February 5, 2009
No turning back now!
I finally registered for the half marathon. There is no turning back now! Well, I guess I could always not show up, but then I would be out 40 bucks. I've also invested in a new pair of running shoes and some new running atire. So I guess I would be out a little more than 40 dollars, but I'm not giving up or backing down. I am committed 100%! My runs this week have been a little easier. My friend Jess is running the race with me, and we are going to run our long run together this Saturday. I think we are going to shoot for 4 1/2 maybe 5 miles. We'll see how it goes. Here is my running log for the week:
Monday's Run
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 38 mins
Wednesday's run
Distance: 3.2 miles
Time: 37 mins
Tonight's run
Distance: 2 miles
Time: 24 min
Monday's Run
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 38 mins
Wednesday's run
Distance: 3.2 miles
Time: 37 mins
Tonight's run
Distance: 2 miles
Time: 24 min
Sunday, February 1, 2009
The Big 4!
It almost killed me, but I made it! I survived a 4 mile run yesterday. It was such a nice day and not too hazy, so I decided to run outside. My sweet husband joined me and I was so grateful he came along! I really needed his motivation at times when I wanted to stop. Running is starting to get a little easier, but I still wouldn't say that I love it or even like it. I had a great week of running and a great week of weight loss! At my weigh in this week I lost 6 lbs from the previous week. I was so stoked!!! It made up for the 2 lb gain I had the week before. I wish I could say that the weight loss was all me, but I think that the "magic water" maybe had something to do with it. I will save the "magic water" for another post. But I honestly think that it helped with my weight loss this week. Since August, I have lost 20lbs! It was a battle, but I am finally back to my pre-pregnancy size! Woo-hoo! I am finally starting to see my clothes fit better and some of them practically fall off. I am still hoping to lose another 15-20 lbs before the race. We'll see how it goes!
Monday's run
Distance: 2.3 miles
Time: 27 mins
Tuesday's run
Distance:1 mile
Time: 10 mins
Wednesday's run
Distance: 1 mile
Time: 11 mins
Thursday's run
Distance: 3.4 miles
Time: 40
Saturday's run
Distance: 4 miles
Time: 50 mins
Monday's run
Distance: 2.3 miles
Time: 27 mins
Tuesday's run
Distance:1 mile
Time: 10 mins
Wednesday's run
Distance: 1 mile
Time: 11 mins
Thursday's run
Distance: 3.4 miles
Time: 40
Saturday's run
Distance: 4 miles
Time: 50 mins
Monday, January 26, 2009
3 miles
I did it! I ran 3 miles this past Saturday. It was really hard and I hated almost every second of it. But I guess I'll just keep pushing through. My run on Saturday didn't start out too great. I don't think I stretched my calves enough, because shortly after I began running my legs started cramping. I kept running and it wasn't until I hit the last half mile that I had to stop and walk for a few yards. During the last mile, my legs started aching and my lower back was sore. But I expected that. There was an upside to the run, my knee didn't bother me at all. Not even after I ran. I was really relieved about that. So overall, last week was a good week. I hit two milestones, a 2 mile run and a 3 mile run. That for me is huge! I never thought I would ever be capable of running 3 miles straight. Now I'm aiming for 4. We'll see how it goes. Wish me luck!
Saturday's run:
Olympic Oval
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 43 mins
Saturday's run:
Olympic Oval
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 43 mins
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