I have had a couple of the longesssst days ever over the past few days and motivation/time to run has been hard to come by. Finally, at 10:00 pm last night I found some time, and I did a two mile hill run/sprint on the treadmill and a bunch of ab work after that.
I think I am starting to believe that running this is possible... I can't believe how comfortable it has become to run three miles. We still have a looooong way to go, but I [think] we can do it!
Guess I'll try again today...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
sad face
only ran 3 miles today - not 3 1/2. [when did that become a bad thing?! that used to rock!]
i just couldn't do it. i had a million things going on tonight. i was cold. tired. not feeling it. so i just ran straight home instead of adding that extra distance. oh well.
try again...
i just couldn't do it. i had a million things going on tonight. i was cold. tired. not feeling it. so i just ran straight home instead of adding that extra distance. oh well.
try again...
best i ever had
sunday's run = the single best run of my life
the weather was perfeect 52 degrees - no wind. i had slept in super late so i was energized and pumped to actually accomplish something. i had A LOT on my mind, so the run became my sanctuary. planned on doing 5 miles....ended up doing 6.5.
crazy! but awesome...
today, another 3.5. hopefully it will stop rain/snowing so i can do outside. these days, treadmill = no soap.
1/2 marathon only two months away! can't believe it, but i'm pumped...
the weather was perfeect 52 degrees - no wind. i had slept in super late so i was energized and pumped to actually accomplish something. i had A LOT on my mind, so the run became my sanctuary. planned on doing 5 miles....ended up doing 6.5.
crazy! but awesome...
today, another 3.5. hopefully it will stop rain/snowing so i can do outside. these days, treadmill = no soap.
1/2 marathon only two months away! can't believe it, but i'm pumped...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Dance forever...
Alright. I took a couple of days off last week (I still worked out at the rec, just avoided running) to allow my knee to get better, which (along with ibuprofen...) has helped tremendously. I'm back up to following the schedule: today was a quick two mile run (17 minutes) and then I did a weights circuit.
I completely agree with Ang on the power of new music. I refilled my iPod with Chris Brown, Jay-Z, and Kid Cudi the other day and my past two workouts have been fantastic as a result.
So far, training for this half-marathon has seriously improved how I feel day-to-day. While I expected a general moral improvement due to the endorphin-overload I've been giving myself everyday, I have been one of the happiest people this semester, and I believe running has a lot to do with that.
Yaaayyy.
I completely agree with Ang on the power of new music. I refilled my iPod with Chris Brown, Jay-Z, and Kid Cudi the other day and my past two workouts have been fantastic as a result.
So far, training for this half-marathon has seriously improved how I feel day-to-day. While I expected a general moral improvement due to the endorphin-overload I've been giving myself everyday, I have been one of the happiest people this semester, and I believe running has a lot to do with that.
Yaaayyy.
Monday, February 15, 2010
and go
According to my training schedule [which I've been keeping to, might I add!!] - Mondays = stretch & strengthen. For me, stretching is easy and enjoyable, but strengthen? What does that even mean? WELL - I just found out that Netflix streams exercise videos RIGHT to your COMPUTER! [Technology - it still gets me sometimes....] so I did a full-body strengthening video via my MacBook and it was hard. And I'm going to be sore tomorrow. But it was fun!
And I realized- a refreshened iPod with new music is a true incentive to keep working out. So - if over the next few weeks, I feel defeated or unmotivated or unable to do this whole 13.1 miles, my first solution will be to download new music and hopefully, it'll pump me up.
3.5 mile run tomorrow. I hope the 7+ inches of snow that is covering Bloomington doesn't slow me down...
And I realized- a refreshened iPod with new music is a true incentive to keep working out. So - if over the next few weeks, I feel defeated or unmotivated or unable to do this whole 13.1 miles, my first solution will be to download new music and hopefully, it'll pump me up.
3.5 mile run tomorrow. I hope the 7+ inches of snow that is covering Bloomington doesn't slow me down...
Sunday, February 14, 2010
snow
I had a great run today. Planning to run four miles, I was feeling the pace, the mix on my iPod, and my overall state-of-mind and I went for 4 1/2. I think I could've gone five today!
It was hovering around 32 degrees - it lightly semi-snowed/rained the whole time - but my awesome running gear kept me warm, and so did my sustained, elevated heart beat [kind of the definition of exerciese....] I'm so pumped up - this is one of the first times I've truly believed I can do this. If I just keep up with my training schedule, those 13.1 miles will be conquerable!
It's kind of cool, though. A year ago, if I was driving around on a cold, semi-snowy Sunday afternoon and I saw someone running, and would've thought, "That person is crazy. They should be inside drinking hot chocolate." But today, I was one of those crazy people! People can change for the better, I believe. This will make me better.
It was hovering around 32 degrees - it lightly semi-snowed/rained the whole time - but my awesome running gear kept me warm, and so did my sustained, elevated heart beat [kind of the definition of exerciese....] I'm so pumped up - this is one of the first times I've truly believed I can do this. If I just keep up with my training schedule, those 13.1 miles will be conquerable!
It's kind of cool, though. A year ago, if I was driving around on a cold, semi-snowy Sunday afternoon and I saw someone running, and would've thought, "That person is crazy. They should be inside drinking hot chocolate." But today, I was one of those crazy people! People can change for the better, I believe. This will make me better.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
hey-o
running update for the week:
-sunday night - i had pretty much given up on running for the day because I was too tired and REALLY didn't want to get off the couch/be non-lazy. Then my roommate came home at 11:30 p.m. and said "don't you have a 1/2 marathon to train for? - shouldn't you run in preparation for said 1/2 marathon?" the kid had a point. fast forward ten minutes, the two of us were running in 19 degree weather, trying not to slip on al ofl the ice, at a very late hour. it was fun though - he was probably slowing down for me, but i was proud of keeping up with (ah!!) a boy! it was a good run.
-monday night - 3 miles on the treadmill. same old same old.
-thursday afternoon - 3 1/2 miles of my usual route, and then some. good run. even though it was 29 degrees. I keep going because I know it will only get warmer.... I hope...
-sunday night - i had pretty much given up on running for the day because I was too tired and REALLY didn't want to get off the couch/be non-lazy. Then my roommate came home at 11:30 p.m. and said "don't you have a 1/2 marathon to train for? - shouldn't you run in preparation for said 1/2 marathon?" the kid had a point. fast forward ten minutes, the two of us were running in 19 degree weather, trying not to slip on al ofl the ice, at a very late hour. it was fun though - he was probably slowing down for me, but i was proud of keeping up with (ah!!) a boy! it was a good run.
-monday night - 3 miles on the treadmill. same old same old.
-thursday afternoon - 3 1/2 miles of my usual route, and then some. good run. even though it was 29 degrees. I keep going because I know it will only get warmer.... I hope...
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