Training Log

I'm such a wimp, 30 degrees outand I ran this on a tredmill.

It was snowing?! So ran this on a tredmill. Started out with the speed at 6.2 and ended with 6.8. Did some weights - leg press, leg extensions, and hamstring curls.

50 degrees and sunny! It was a great very very easy run. I can't wait to start increase mileage. Followed this with a painful 20 minutes of core work.

My knees were hurting (already!) Decided to do 20min elliptical and 25min bike along with some upper body lifting instead of a run.

A nice lazy Saturday morning! I love Spring when I can run at noon and its not too hot. Jogged/ran this in 31.55. Not bad considering my primary source of calories last night was Easter candy...

Felt really tight so I did some yoga after. I don't know if that is a good idea or not.

Happy Easter!

This was supposed to be just under 6 miles, but I forgot to make a turn and it ended up being a much longer run. Oh well, it felt great and the weather was nice and sunny and I'm not really tired at all and I feel pretty fantastic. I'm worried about adding too much too soon so I'm not going to add too much?

After the run I went out to Easter brunch with some friends :-D

3.4 slow recovery-ish miles from my longer-ish run yesterday. It's definitely spring time - saw a cardinal, red wing black birds, and some male mallard ducks along the river. I can't wait for the bunnies to come out - I'm pretty sick of squirrels.

A quick 20 minutes of upper body weights after.

This run was supposed to be 5 slow miles but ended up being 2.5 really really fast miles (I swear almost my 400 meter pace.

Anyway, I run after work on a really beautiful (usually quite populated) flat trail by a river behind my work building. Last summer I saw a few weird things - like a man and a safari hat rummaging in the woods with a crowbar ect. There's a guy who like to play the bag pipes too. Usually it doesn't really bother me. Anyway today I got really paranoid - I see this guy way ahead of me and it looks like he's not in running clothes and he's walking on the trail. I'm about 400ish+ meters behind him and he looks back in my direction and then starts to run with his big jacket flying in the breeze. He stops at a trail map and gets really close to it so I can't see him anymore. Too close to the trail map to actually be reading the trail map? I'm not close enough to see anything well at all but I get creeped out and paranoid and turn around and sprint the 1.25 miles back to the gym at work. The worst thing is that while I'm sprinting I look back and I see that he is now running towards me. I don't think I've ran a faster mile in my life.

My boyfriend thinks I'm crazy and it's all in my head but I don't think I want to run around my work after work anymore?

My other options are to run on the roads around my apartment (country-ish roads, but I'm near a high school and a middle school) before work, or after work.  I don't have a problem with mornings, I leave for work at 7:30AM. I don't know when I'd have to get up...5AM? Is it light when people run in the morning? Is that safe? Do people get up earlier?

My other option is to run on the roads around my apartment after work. I'm afraid I'll get home and loose all motivation once I get back from work and see a nice comfy couch. I get home at 5PM.

I guess a third option is to still run at work. The really nice part is that my work has a gym and I can lift weights after. If I run at home I'll have to adjust and figure out a way to get some lifting in.

I think my new route is going to be much harder on my legs being all road instead of trail. Oh well, I'll get used to it. I feel so much safer now though. I still really want to start running before work  but I'm not sure how I feel about running when it's dark before the sun rises...

Another 3.4 miles - how boring! I've only started to run this route this week and I already feel like a need a new one. I did lots of abs after while I watch some Wheel of Fortune - I haven't seen that show in forever. I also stretched a lot before and after my run and my knees felt so much better.

I'm really enjoying running again. We'll see how I fair when the weather isn't 50-60 and sunny :-P

Tomorrow is my rest day.

Rest Day!

Tried some new ice cream - Ben & Jerry's oatmeal cookie chunk - It was pretty fantastic.

Another 3.4 miles. My legs felt great but my breathing was harder - probably normal after a rest day?

I could hear my stomach the whole entire run! This morning I tried 2 graham crakers with peanut butter. I guess that wasn't enough. Last weekend I tried wheat toast with pb one day and 1/2 a bagel with pb the other and both felt too heavy. I wonder what is in between?

 Tomorrow I plan to do a longer run, I'm pretty jazzed :-D

Probably 10min/mile pace and it was another beautiful day.

It is supposed to rain for the next 3 days. I'm not sure what to do, I'm afraid I'll wimp out and I won't run.

3.5 miles at 9:13-9:22 pace on the treadmill at work as it was a windy rainy day and I'm still a wimp.

Followed the Boston Marathon online at work today (I guess wasn't very productive today) - I wish I could have watched it on TV. I wonder where I can find it!

I ran in the rain today! I feel so proud and kind of like a real runner :-P

I ran faster than usual because I could feel it raining harder and harder. I think I accidentally did a tempo run? It was fun, I think I'll do more of these. I hope I don't have to pretend that it's going to pour everytime. Ran the 2.7 miles in 22:30 (8:19 pace).

Did 15 minutes of abs. Tried some pushups - but only managed to do 7 - oops.

Owwww. Everything below the knee was screaming today! Soothed my aches with some Hawaiian pizza after.

I was feeling daring so I ran my loop - but in the opposite direction. I know it's earth shattering. I think I like my original way better - it ends on a pretty nasty uphill instead of starting on a easy downhill.

 My legs were pretty achy. I think I'm getting some swelling/fluid build up in my outside lower shin/ ankle area. During my run it felt really tight and after my run it hurt to touch. Good thing Friday is a rest day.

 Hot morning 80 degrees and really windy.

Really really slow running today. My calves felt tight and painful for 3 miles! Then all of a sudden it went away. Does it take my legs 3 miles to warm up??? That would be terrible, because that's all I run for now :-P

One of the streets I ran on was having a giant neighborhood yard sale. It felt like I was running through a wal-mart isle. I was very tempted mid-run to buy lemonade from a kid, but I don't normally run with money.

Felt great!!

I bought ice cube trays this weekend. I can't believe I didn't own them. Now I can ice my calves and shins and complain a little less.

 I think I'm going to do some x-training on the bike tomorrow.

45 minutes on the stationary bike in the gym at my work. I just picked the "random" setting and put it on level 7. I don't run with an MP3 player so listening to music while I work out makes it extra special. I also had a magazine in front of me, but I was struggling with level 7 which made it quite difficult for me to be able to focus.

 Followed by 20 min. of abs and TV and leg icing.

I think I'm in the very early stages of shin splints :-( I haven't been adding mileage, and I added a cross training day. I don't know whether to keep going along like I am or to dial it back a bit. When I was a sprinter in college I always had shin splints. I guess I was hoping my legs would react differently to longer distances.

Ran on the treadmill today - my legs like it much better

1 mile slow

2 miles fast

1 mile slow

.5 mile walking cool down

Then stretching, icing, and abs