Finished 3 or 4 runs again this week. What is with me! I need a kick in the butt! (check it out!)
Tuesday - 2.34 mile run. Fastest this year! 11:45 pace.
Wednesday - bonked
Thursday - 3 miles in Portsmouth. Got a blister from my SoreDawgs. Darn! I'll have to go back to sans-insert. Left leg is feeling stupid again...
Friday and Saturday - cleaning(which is XT, right?)
Sunday - 3 miles. Beautiful day, slow, but felt good.
This week - We have our first group track workout on Tuesday. Yikes! Track workout? me? It brings up some horrible high school presidential fitness test memory....something I could NEVER pass as a kid. I'll try to report on that tomorrow!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
10k Plan week 2 Roundup
I managed 3 of my 4 scheduled runs this week....
Tuesday - 2.7 miles in Portsmouth with the group. Great run! The kind of run that keeps me coming back for more!
Wednesday - 2 miles with L and the Super Mutt! Ok run. Very windy! My left leg (the stupid one) is feeling tight. Pain in my arch. Tight Calf. I think I might have to put the Sore Dawgs in my new Omni 7s.
Thursday - 3 miles in Portsmouth. Again, tight left leg....today pain is up in the back. strange. Nice sunny day!
Weekend run - NADA! My godaughter, the "bean" or "peanut" as I now call her, came to visit. She is walking now, and she's such a riot! She toddles around saying "ma-ma," "da-da," "na-na" indiscriminately! It's quite funny! We went to Boston to visit the aquarium, but the line was literally a mile long, so we walked Quincy market instead. She was so good!
This week - The weather is warming up so I hope my "stupid leg" loosens up and I can stop feeling this constant ache....I'll post a training report this weekend....until then,
Happy Training!
Tuesday - 2.7 miles in Portsmouth with the group. Great run! The kind of run that keeps me coming back for more!
Wednesday - 2 miles with L and the Super Mutt! Ok run. Very windy! My left leg (the stupid one) is feeling tight. Pain in my arch. Tight Calf. I think I might have to put the Sore Dawgs in my new Omni 7s.
Thursday - 3 miles in Portsmouth. Again, tight left leg....today pain is up in the back. strange. Nice sunny day!
Weekend run - NADA! My godaughter, the "bean" or "peanut" as I now call her, came to visit. She is walking now, and she's such a riot! She toddles around saying "ma-ma," "da-da," "na-na" indiscriminately! It's quite funny! We went to Boston to visit the aquarium, but the line was literally a mile long, so we walked Quincy market instead. She was so good!
This week - The weather is warming up so I hope my "stupid leg" loosens up and I can stop feeling this constant ache....I'll post a training report this weekend....until then,
Happy Training!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Why is my blog is called Just Start Running?
Just Start Running.
Sounds simple.
You'd think!
I started running in 2007 and also started this blog to log my experiences. I named it Just Start Running because I have trouble "starting" things. I think, I plan; I organized; I double check my plan; I rethink my plan; then I start. That's just the way I am. So Just Start Running was my mantra to "stop thinking, and start running!" At first it was was easy to start running and keep running.
But life, weddings, winter, and a bout laziness interfered with my quest to be an athlete and I'd have to start the planning, thinking process all over again!
So fast forward to today; I have been trying to "start" a running plan since February. Since I was getting way to involved in the details, I broke down and joined the Runners Alley 10k training group again. I had good luck getting motivated by joining a group in the past, so I thought, why not!
The running group takes out the thinking, planning, rethinking cycle I fall into. I show up every Tuesday and Thursday, they tell me how long, hard, fast to run, and I do it. Easy as that! They also give me a 11 week plan to follow - brainless, and wonderful! So here I go. Another year, another training plan....but I'm still running :)
Sounds simple.
You'd think!
I started running in 2007 and also started this blog to log my experiences. I named it Just Start Running because I have trouble "starting" things. I think, I plan; I organized; I double check my plan; I rethink my plan; then I start. That's just the way I am. So Just Start Running was my mantra to "stop thinking, and start running!" At first it was was easy to start running and keep running.
But life, weddings, winter, and a bout laziness interfered with my quest to be an athlete and I'd have to start the planning, thinking process all over again!
So fast forward to today; I have been trying to "start" a running plan since February. Since I was getting way to involved in the details, I broke down and joined the Runners Alley 10k training group again. I had good luck getting motivated by joining a group in the past, so I thought, why not!
The running group takes out the thinking, planning, rethinking cycle I fall into. I show up every Tuesday and Thursday, they tell me how long, hard, fast to run, and I do it. Easy as that! They also give me a 11 week plan to follow - brainless, and wonderful! So here I go. Another year, another training plan....but I'm still running :)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
WW and cold
I started Weight Watchers last week (well following the weight watchers food plan) and so far I'm down 2 lbs! It hasn't been too hard to get back into tracking my food. I find that to be the best way to lose weight. My secret to weight loss: Tracking food and RUNNING!
I managed to gain 10 lbs in the last 3 months....making it very HARD TO RUN! 10 pounds isn't much until you try to move it across 5 miles of frozen pavement! The cold has drastically limited my outdoor running. I have "issues" running in the cold. A, I can't breathe if it's below 30; B. my throat hurts when I run in the cold, and C. I slip and slide all over the place!! I did exercise outside this weekend in 12 degree F weather...now my throat is raw!
I guess it's best to stick to Mr treadmill until March!
I managed to gain 10 lbs in the last 3 months....making it very HARD TO RUN! 10 pounds isn't much until you try to move it across 5 miles of frozen pavement! The cold has drastically limited my outdoor running. I have "issues" running in the cold. A, I can't breathe if it's below 30; B. my throat hurts when I run in the cold, and C. I slip and slide all over the place!! I did exercise outside this weekend in 12 degree F weather...now my throat is raw!
I guess it's best to stick to Mr treadmill until March!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
2008 Year in Review
So back in Jan 2008 I made the following goals:
1. Work back to 3 days a week by my birthday (a month away).
2. Train and RUN the Big Lake Half Marathon (key word is run)
3. Run a race a month from May to October.
4. Maintain 3 days a week running while planning a wedding for 150 people. (Can we say stress relief)
5. Stop thinking, start running!
Here are my actual stats for 2008:
* Ran 208.3 Mi/(Ran 294 in 2007)
* Entered 6 races, but no half marathons (Entered 8 in 2007)
* PR'd in the 5k, 10k and 5 miler!
* Planned a wedding for 120 people, got married, and honeymooned in Yellowstone!
So my 2008 running statistics weren't too bad considering I felt like I didn't run at all! This year should be better pending any major life events!
Goals for 2009:
* Run 500 miles one day at a time!
* Enter 7 races, including one half marathon!
* PR in the 5k, 10k, 5 miler, and half marathon!
* Find a nice flat marathon for 2010!
1. Work back to 3 days a week by my birthday (a month away).
2. Train and RUN the Big Lake Half Marathon (key word is run)
3. Run a race a month from May to October.
4. Maintain 3 days a week running while planning a wedding for 150 people. (Can we say stress relief)
5. Stop thinking, start running!
Here are my actual stats for 2008:
* Ran 208.3 Mi/(Ran 294 in 2007)
* Entered 6 races, but no half marathons (Entered 8 in 2007)
* PR'd in the 5k, 10k and 5 miler!
* Planned a wedding for 120 people, got married, and honeymooned in Yellowstone!
So my 2008 running statistics weren't too bad considering I felt like I didn't run at all! This year should be better pending any major life events!
Goals for 2009:
* Run 500 miles one day at a time!
* Enter 7 races, including one half marathon!
* PR in the 5k, 10k, 5 miler, and half marathon!
* Find a nice flat marathon for 2010!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
New Years Plan
I'm back on the running wagon! While I've been off the wagon I've managed to run zero times and gain 10 pounds!.....and it's just 8 weeks days until we leave for Jamaica! I need to get my butt in gear, literally!
I'm doing Hal Higdon's Novice Half Marathon plan to get ready for a race in April. I chose Hal Higdon because it fit my 12 week schedule and didn't start off too fast! Jeff Galloway also has a good half marathon plan as I've discussed before, but he trains for 18 weeks for a half! (which is probably better, but I don't have that kind of time)
I also joined the Dover rec center because it was becoming way too difficult to run outside in the frigid weather! They've added a new treadmill, so it's not too bad. Last week was nice there...it was empty! I was afraid people would be lined up at the treadmills with the cold weather, but there were only 3 people running!
So week I ran 2 miles on Wednesday, 2 miles on Thursday, and will do 4 miles tomorrow. 8 for the first week! (Not to bad!)
I'm doing Hal Higdon's Novice Half Marathon plan to get ready for a race in April. I chose Hal Higdon because it fit my 12 week schedule and didn't start off too fast! Jeff Galloway also has a good half marathon plan as I've discussed before, but he trains for 18 weeks for a half! (which is probably better, but I don't have that kind of time)
I also joined the Dover rec center because it was becoming way too difficult to run outside in the frigid weather! They've added a new treadmill, so it's not too bad. Last week was nice there...it was empty! I was afraid people would be lined up at the treadmills with the cold weather, but there were only 3 people running!
So week I ran 2 miles on Wednesday, 2 miles on Thursday, and will do 4 miles tomorrow. 8 for the first week! (Not to bad!)
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