Man, it has been over a month since my last entry. Things here are pretty good. I am back to running 10-15 miles a week. I took a week off in early June and it was tough to get back out there. The good news is that as slow as I run, I have shaved over a min off my mile pace in 2.5 months... so that's good. I am at a mental/physical barrier currently. I run 3 or 4 miles just fine, but that 5 mile run is KILLING me. I know it is something I just need to slow down and push through but god it hurts to even think about running that right now... let alone 8 or 9 miles which I need to get to eventually. The good news I am back to consistent running 3 to 4 times a week at lunchtime. I have dropped 23 lbs in 2.5 months and feel fantastic! I have another 30 lbs to go... a few pool parties and tennis mixers have gotten in the way of my progress lately but I am determined to get to 210 lbs., at 6' 3" I would be SUPER happy with that weight... I think I was 13 years old last time I weighed that lit...
Another good week so far. two miles on Monday and four miles today (wednesday). My pace still lags but I am really trying to stay committed to my HR training and when my heart tells me "slow down" I do, sometimes to what seems like a crawl until I can get my HR down to target range. It was a good feeling today, a solid, consistent 4 miles. I like the direction I am heading in. My first 5K in 10 years is Saturday and then I am setting my sights on the US 10K in September. I guess right after that I will begin my training for the half-marathon. I will have 5.5 months to train for it so time isn't an issue... my desire is! I badly want to get the HM in so I can set my sight on the full marathon... that would be fantastic. Well, good things ahead. Stay healthy all.
daggett24 says:
You have a great attitude. Keep it up, and days you get down on yourself, please refer back to your blogs. It will keep you on track. Congrats and Good Luck.
The running god's are back, smiling down on me as before. Great run today, I felt fantastic. Thanks all who wrote to encourage me this past week, it helped. I am focused and excited about next week and moving forward. It was great to get back out there and prove to myself that good days are ahead!
rcblu2 says:
Nice. You have a good pace going there. Watch those shins!
Man, my second 4-miler was nothing like my first, it was awful today. I weather was perfect, I've been eating great and getting good sleep, but I felt like crap today on my run. Maybe it was that I had just run the four miles on Monday and today (Wednesday) I had the route/distance in my head? I don't know what it was but it wasn't good. I am sore, tired and a bit ticked off about it. Could I be pushing myself to much to fast? I started running consistently in mid-April. I don't know. I guess it will work itself out. Until next time.
jungltemptress says:
Don't worry; you'll always have good days and just as many bad days. It's just part of running. But the most rewarding things always come from SOME level of pain and frustration, and TRUST me when I say it only gets easier. Keep it up!
Logged my first 4 miles today. Averaged an 11 min. mile but hey, it's progress! I felt like a million bucks today, I should have pushed it and run 5 miles. Oh well, I will get there soon enough. The 10K isn't till September 1, so I am tracking well for that. The ING Half-Marathon looms in March '09 so I need to get on it! So far so good. Running is becoming a passion for me. It is an excellent weight-loss tool, but I love the emotional high I get from it. Amazing... here's to many more miles!
Another three miles logged. I felt better then ever today. Three miles is starting to feel easier and easier. Hopefully, by the end of next week I can get in my first 4 mile run ever. Sad, I know, but in my 34 years I have never run 4 miles at once. Well hopefully that will end next week. I am certainly feeing good about the 5K coming up on May 24th. I will attack that one... it is the 10k in September that has me a bit nervous. I know by then I should be running 6 miles pretty routinely, its just that course is simply one hill after another, all the way down Hwy. 41. Life is good, I am getting a lot of enjoyment out of running, more so then I ever felt possible. Here's to the 4 miler next week!
Another 3 miles and feeling great. These three mile runs are not getting any easier yet but I know over time I will be able to add miles. Overall, feeling great, I have my first 5k in 10 years coming up on May 24th in Atlanta so I should have no problem with that. The U.S. 10k in September is the one I have my eye on... of course that and the ING Half-marathon in March. One goal at a time. I hope to start running a few 4 milers by next week. My average heart rate is still a bit high (157) on my 3 mile runs, and I am still running 3 miles in 33 minutes so I am going pretty darn slow as is. I assume my HR will come down the more I run. My diet suffered a bit over the Cinco de Mayo weekend (too many chips, beers and cheese dip!). So, now I GOTTA get serious about what I am eating and how my running effects my weight loss. I am burning a good 560 cal a run, that is 1500 cal a week, I should be dropping some weight! Stay focused!
