Week of October 26th - November 1st
Monday (60 minutes)
Today's run was LONG! I just got back from running my 60 minute run for the first time. Whew! If I calculate correctly, I'm running about a 10 minute mile when I do my long runs and when I'm training, so I ran about 6 miles this morning. I think that's the longest I've ever run at one time. But, it felt really good and I am getting lots of compliments on my calves! ;o) I'm really starting to look like a runner......not terribly sure if that's the look I want to go for, but I'll take it! I'm glad that I'm getting fit and that my legs aren't flapping around! Oops! I just looked at my schedule and apparently, I'm only supposed to run 55 minutes today. Oh, well! Guess I got in an extra 5 minutes!
Tuesday (30 minutes)
Nice, short run today. Felt really good. Not breathing heavily or struggling at all. 30 minutes - piece o' cake!!! :o)
Wednesday (walk/rest)
I just walked the short block around Kennedy Park today with Coco, Geno and the babies. Short and sweet. I did hear from Coach Yarbrough. I only hear from him right before a race and then I let him know how I did. He said I'm doing well and that I'm transitioning from a recreational runner to an athlete. Cool!
Thursday (30 minutes)
Ran an easy 30 today. I went around Granite Hills and then down Euclid to switch it up. I'm getting bored......HUGE home being built down there. It's beautiful! It's set back from the street with a big ol' gate and I think it'll be three stories. Very nice! Exactly what I would want.
Friday (55 minutes)
I pooped out today after 35 minutes. :o( But, at least I ran! I just felt a little fatigued, so instead of pushing and hurting myself, I just ran what I could and then ran back to meet Coco and Marli around the high school and walked the rest of the way home. Sometimes, ya gotta just listen to your body.
Saturday (20 minutes)
I did kinda run today.....if running up and down streets with "Remember to Vote" door hangers counts. I was much more exhausted after 2 hours of that than I would have been after just 20 minutes of running.....I think it's a wash! GO VOTE!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Week 9
Week of October 19th - 25th
Monday (30 minutes)
Had to run a shorter run today due to Coco's schedule. Not too bad. I'll do my long run tomorrow. Today's run felt great. It was cloudy and cool. Feeling good.
Tuesday (55 minutes)
Running felt great today. I went out first and Coco, Marli, Geno and Mia were behind me. I ran up past the school and then up to Shadow Mountain and back around the school. At this point, I should have been able to catch up to the family; however, I still didn't see them. I picked up the pace a bit and rounded another corner. Still no family. So, I kept going and I FINALLY caught up to them right near Madison, almost back to the Bueno's. The reason, you ask? Rene decided to join the walk without my knowledge and since he has super long legs, they were all practically jogging to keep up with him! Ha ha! Anyway, the run felt good and I'm excited about the 5K this weekend. :o)
Wednesday (rest/walk)
Walked in the evening with Coco and Marli today. The wind was blowing sooooo hard that it made it difficult to walk against it. Crazy! But, it felt good to get out there and walk. I wasn't sure if I was going to get to today, so I'm glad it worked out.
Thursday (30 minutes)
Good run today. Not much to add!
Friday (rest/walk)
Nice walk around Granite and I can tell that when I'm walking, I'm really working my rear end! Not too shabby!
Saturday (race day - 5K Light the Night at Balboa Park)
I'll post all the stats after tonight's race. :o)
Here's a brief recap about tonight's event:
I was standing in the mass of people (approx. 3,500 peeps) waiting to start the race about 20 minutes beforehand, when the announcer got on the mic and asked us if there was anyone who could sing relatively well. Well, dummy me, raised my hand since no one else was and he needed me to sing the National Anthem. So, then, I got all nervous and everything about that......started warming up my voice, instead of just my body muscles. So, I sang a cappella and then took my place in the mass of people once again to start the race. I started off well. A little fast. There were soooo many elite runners that I felt pushed by them to do better and run faster. So, I really took a strong, fast pace throughout the whole race. Near the end of the race, it started to bank downhill, so I really picked it up and the guy was calling that we should kick it into gear to make it under 27 minutes, so I did. I'm not sure what my rank or place was, but my time was 26:04. Not too shabby! I shaved off over two minutes from my last race with the Girl Scouts last month. It felt great and I'm really happy I'm sticking with this. Next month is a 10K. We'll see how I do with that! Hopefully under 60 minutes, right? Definitely!
Official Results of the Light the Night 5K:
Place: 392 overall out of 2,314 runners, 17th in my division out of 214 women
Time: 26:04 minutes
Pace: 8:24 minutes per mile
Monday (30 minutes)
Had to run a shorter run today due to Coco's schedule. Not too bad. I'll do my long run tomorrow. Today's run felt great. It was cloudy and cool. Feeling good.
Tuesday (55 minutes)
Running felt great today. I went out first and Coco, Marli, Geno and Mia were behind me. I ran up past the school and then up to Shadow Mountain and back around the school. At this point, I should have been able to catch up to the family; however, I still didn't see them. I picked up the pace a bit and rounded another corner. Still no family. So, I kept going and I FINALLY caught up to them right near Madison, almost back to the Bueno's. The reason, you ask? Rene decided to join the walk without my knowledge and since he has super long legs, they were all practically jogging to keep up with him! Ha ha! Anyway, the run felt good and I'm excited about the 5K this weekend. :o)
Wednesday (rest/walk)
Walked in the evening with Coco and Marli today. The wind was blowing sooooo hard that it made it difficult to walk against it. Crazy! But, it felt good to get out there and walk. I wasn't sure if I was going to get to today, so I'm glad it worked out.
Thursday (30 minutes)
Good run today. Not much to add!
Friday (rest/walk)
Nice walk around Granite and I can tell that when I'm walking, I'm really working my rear end! Not too shabby!
Saturday (race day - 5K Light the Night at Balboa Park)
I'll post all the stats after tonight's race. :o)
Here's a brief recap about tonight's event:
I was standing in the mass of people (approx. 3,500 peeps) waiting to start the race about 20 minutes beforehand, when the announcer got on the mic and asked us if there was anyone who could sing relatively well. Well, dummy me, raised my hand since no one else was and he needed me to sing the National Anthem. So, then, I got all nervous and everything about that......started warming up my voice, instead of just my body muscles. So, I sang a cappella and then took my place in the mass of people once again to start the race. I started off well. A little fast. There were soooo many elite runners that I felt pushed by them to do better and run faster. So, I really took a strong, fast pace throughout the whole race. Near the end of the race, it started to bank downhill, so I really picked it up and the guy was calling that we should kick it into gear to make it under 27 minutes, so I did. I'm not sure what my rank or place was, but my time was 26:04. Not too shabby! I shaved off over two minutes from my last race with the Girl Scouts last month. It felt great and I'm really happy I'm sticking with this. Next month is a 10K. We'll see how I do with that! Hopefully under 60 minutes, right? Definitely!
Official Results of the Light the Night 5K:
Place: 392 overall out of 2,314 runners, 17th in my division out of 214 women
Time: 26:04 minutes
Pace: 8:24 minutes per mile
Monday, October 13, 2008
Week 8
Week of October 12th - 18th
Monday (55 minutes)
Whew!!! 55 minutes running! Crazy! Annya, Geno, Mia, Marli and Coco all joined me as I ran around. They walked, of course. I ran approximately 5 miles. It felt sooooo good. As I was coming up on 55 minutes, I felt as though I could run for another 55 minutes. That's just a a good clue that my endurance and stamina are improving. Tomorrow is just 30 minutes, so it'll be a piece of cake!!!
Tuesday (30 minutes)
Today's run was good. I felt super relaxed and it was gorgeous outside, so it was perfect running weather. Annya, Geno, Mia, Marli and Coco were all walking again, but they were going faster than usual. I kept thinking I was running slower because I didn't catch up to them until they were farther along than normal. They just picked the pace up a bit. :o) Rest day tomorrow. That'll be nice. I'm feeling yesterday's run......a little sore, but good sore.
Wednesday (walk/rest)
Just a nice walk around Granite with the family. I could feel the burn in my gludius maximus!!!
Thursday (30 minutes)
Ran around Granite again with the family. Felt good. Not sure when I'll be running tomorrow. I'll probably just run 45 on Saturday instead, since tomorrow's a busy day with Wheel of Fortune!!!
Friday (45 minutes)
No running today as I was in LA for Wheel of Fortune! I won some cold hard cash!!! Woo hoo!
Saturday (30 minutes)
No run today because I was super busy all day.
Monday (55 minutes)
Whew!!! 55 minutes running! Crazy! Annya, Geno, Mia, Marli and Coco all joined me as I ran around. They walked, of course. I ran approximately 5 miles. It felt sooooo good. As I was coming up on 55 minutes, I felt as though I could run for another 55 minutes. That's just a a good clue that my endurance and stamina are improving. Tomorrow is just 30 minutes, so it'll be a piece of cake!!!
Tuesday (30 minutes)
Today's run was good. I felt super relaxed and it was gorgeous outside, so it was perfect running weather. Annya, Geno, Mia, Marli and Coco were all walking again, but they were going faster than usual. I kept thinking I was running slower because I didn't catch up to them until they were farther along than normal. They just picked the pace up a bit. :o) Rest day tomorrow. That'll be nice. I'm feeling yesterday's run......a little sore, but good sore.
Wednesday (walk/rest)
Just a nice walk around Granite with the family. I could feel the burn in my gludius maximus!!!
Thursday (30 minutes)
Ran around Granite again with the family. Felt good. Not sure when I'll be running tomorrow. I'll probably just run 45 on Saturday instead, since tomorrow's a busy day with Wheel of Fortune!!!
Friday (45 minutes)
No running today as I was in LA for Wheel of Fortune! I won some cold hard cash!!! Woo hoo!
Saturday (30 minutes)
No run today because I was super busy all day.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Week 7
Week of October 5th - 11th
Monday (45 minutes)
Ran around Granite today and went a bit earlier than usual because Coco had to work early. That felt great, though. The weather was perfect: slight chill in the air, not too sunny, beautiful! It felt good to run after missing my Saturday run. Not much to report, other than it was a nice run. :o) I think I'll be getting acupuncture later this week.....I feel a little tense in the shoulders and back.
Tuesday (30 minutes)
Same run again today. Felt good and I'm really enjoying having this discipline in my life. Sometimes I feel very lazy and undisciplined.....so this feels good to know that I have to follow my training schedule because I have races set up throughout the year. Feelin' fit and healthy.
Wednesday (rest/walk)
Just walked today. Felt nice and relaxing.
Thursday (30 minutes)
Ran around Granite. Kept it short, though. Coco did the walk around Kennedy instead of going all the way around the school. I did that, though, but only once as opposed to twice like usual. Had to get back and get ready for an appointment! Felt good and lovin' the exercise. :o)
Friday (45 minutes)
Today's run felt great! I ran around Granite again, but we didn't go until later in the day. It was actually really nice out, cool and cloudy, so it was perfect weather to run. I'm going to be auditioning for Wheel of Fortune tomorrow afternoon, so I'll be running in the morning, as usual. I can't wait to see how it goes with the audition. I've never auditioned for a game show before, so we'll see how I do! Could use the moolah!!
Saturday (30 minutes)
Guess where I ran today???? That's right, around Granite! Ha ha. I need to branch out here. I saw some new faces. They must be the Saturday crowd. It was nice a cool and sunny, great weather. Felt good to run. I can definitely feel my endurance improving and running 3 miles is nothing anymore. Hopefully, by the 10K in November, it'll be smooth sailing!
Monday (45 minutes)
Ran around Granite today and went a bit earlier than usual because Coco had to work early. That felt great, though. The weather was perfect: slight chill in the air, not too sunny, beautiful! It felt good to run after missing my Saturday run. Not much to report, other than it was a nice run. :o) I think I'll be getting acupuncture later this week.....I feel a little tense in the shoulders and back.
Tuesday (30 minutes)
Same run again today. Felt good and I'm really enjoying having this discipline in my life. Sometimes I feel very lazy and undisciplined.....so this feels good to know that I have to follow my training schedule because I have races set up throughout the year. Feelin' fit and healthy.
Wednesday (rest/walk)
Just walked today. Felt nice and relaxing.
Thursday (30 minutes)
Ran around Granite. Kept it short, though. Coco did the walk around Kennedy instead of going all the way around the school. I did that, though, but only once as opposed to twice like usual. Had to get back and get ready for an appointment! Felt good and lovin' the exercise. :o)
Friday (45 minutes)
Today's run felt great! I ran around Granite again, but we didn't go until later in the day. It was actually really nice out, cool and cloudy, so it was perfect weather to run. I'm going to be auditioning for Wheel of Fortune tomorrow afternoon, so I'll be running in the morning, as usual. I can't wait to see how it goes with the audition. I've never auditioned for a game show before, so we'll see how I do! Could use the moolah!!
Saturday (30 minutes)
Guess where I ran today???? That's right, around Granite! Ha ha. I need to branch out here. I saw some new faces. They must be the Saturday crowd. It was nice a cool and sunny, great weather. Felt good to run. I can definitely feel my endurance improving and running 3 miles is nothing anymore. Hopefully, by the 10K in November, it'll be smooth sailing!
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