236.19 Miles in 2010

The good news is that I'm farther behind on this blog than I am in exercising.  I'm starting to get my mojo back, I think.  Good thing!  Warrior Dash is 3 weeks from Saturday.


10/06/2010 - 2.71 miles Nike+ Graph
10/12/2010 - 2.37 miles Nike+ Graph
10/20/2010 - 3.01 miles Nike+ Graph
10/26/2010 - 3.00 miles Nike+ Graph c25k W5D1
10/28/2010 - 3.00 miles Nike+ Graph c25k W5D2

80.57 Miles in 2010

2.67 miles today at the Rec. More importantly, I achieved one of my goals: I ran a mile. For the first time since Junior High Track. For real.

Not only did I run a mile, I ran for 20 minutes straight (about a mile and a half). I'm feeling pretty darn good about myself after that! It got difficult around 17 minutes, but I was so close that it was easy to keep pushing. I ran this one at 4.8. I'll improve speed as I go.

I feel great. Thank you, thank you, thank you 500 in 2010 friends for the challenge and the rest of you for the encouragement, too. Yea!

Nike+ Graph

(I do not understand how they do the pacing. How in the world would the first mile be a faster pace? Not important, just curious.)

77.89 Miles in 2010

2.51 miles today on the Week 5, Day 2 workout. Today was walk 5, run 8, walk 3, run 8, walk. I can run for 8 minutes! I can promise you I haven't done that in 20 years. Literally.

I'm not positive when I will do the 20 minute run (up next!), as I'll be going down to Austin for Aunt Ruby's funeral. TBD.

Nike+ Graph

75.38 Miles in 2010

Back to the first workout of Week 5 today, but I added an extra minute (6!) to the last interval because an awesome song was on. =) After the first interval, I bumped up to 4.0/4.9. It was a more natural pace for me. Total = 2.58 miles.

I don't know why I can do it inside and not out, but I'll take what I can get for now. I want to master this before I get frustrated by changing it up.

Nike+ Graph

Sick

I am just ON HOLD! Not DERAILED!

I'm going to pick back up with the first workout of Week 5 just as soon as I can function as a normal human being again. Hopefully Monday; expecting Tuesday.

70.77 Miles in 2010

I did the first workout of Week 5 last night, which consists of three intervals of run 5 minutes/walk 3 minutes. The last run was a challenge, but no huge deal.

The bigger issue right now seems to be my right leg. I'm not loving how my right shoe fits or my form on that side is screwy or something. I've started getting a shin splint on that side and the inside of my right knee is getting more sore with each workout. I'm not sure how to address this - head to the running store for analysis???

Nike+ Graph

I did some of my walking at 4.0 and ran at 4.8.

C25K Week 5

I start Week 5 this week, and I am more than a little intimidated. This Saturday, I should be running 20 minutes straight. Yikes!

I'm still sore/tired from last Saturday's run, but I think I've just got an overall funk. There seems to be a super-mild flu going around at daycare, and I think I've got it. I refuse to get derailed, though!