Week 1, Friday- 3 miles
- Treadmill speed: 4.8 miles/hr but on my last cycle I jumped it back up to my normal 5 miles/hr because I was feeling really good still.
- Time to complete: just under 39 min.
- Today it felt great. I didn't have any bad thoughts, my legs weren't tired. I think I'm used to running 3 miles now! Hurray!!!!
- Now let's hope I don't get sick because I drank twice out of Sheldon's cup by accident in the last couple days and he's got a cold. Yikes!
Week 1, Thursday- I was supposed to do 3 miles today but I was so exhausted that I'll do it tomorrow. Tomorrow is supposed to be a day off anyways.
- Run 2 miles
- Treadmill speed: 4.8 miles/hr.
- Run 9 min., Walk 1 min.
- Time to complete: approx. 28 min.
It's official, I've moved to the 12-week half marathon training schedule. Week 1, Tuesday: 3 mile run- Run 9 min., Walk 1 min.
- Completed in approx. 40 min.
- I bought better earphones to run with (the ones that wrap around your ears), ran a little slower than usual (4.8 miles/hour rather than 5 miles/hour) and ate Swedish Berries while periodically in order to keep my energy up.
- Today I did SOOOO much better. My mind was in a better place. I decided a few days ago to celebrate my 5km milestone. I ?hink that made a difference. As a reward, I think I'm going to get a massage. I wonder what my next milestone and reward should be? Any suggestions.
Week 1, Monday: Stretch and Strengthen- I'm replacing these days with volleyball and last night we kicked some volleyball butt. Sheri joined us as a spare player...thanks Sheri. You were great!
Week 7, Day 6- Run 8 min., Walk 1 min., Repeat 4 more times
- Treadmill speed: 5 miles/hour
- Distance: 3.57 miles
- This was really tough. When I was done, my legs were jelly and my head was dizzy. Discouraging thoughts were going through my mind during the last 2 cycles. Can do I a half marathon? I'm struggling at 5 km. Well, I think I have about a dozen weeks left of training. I hope I will get some major breakthroughs in the coming weeks because this is getting really, really hard.
Week 7, Day 5- Exercise for 20 min.
- I took the boys skating on the canal for over an hour.
Week 7, Day 4- Run 7 min., Walk 1 min., Repeated 4 times
- Again it didn't say how many times I would have to repeat it so I ran the cycles until I hit 3 miles.
- Treadmill speed: 5 miles/hour
- Distance: 3.16 miles
Week 7, Day 3- I was supposed to run today but Sheldon decided to spray paint Aidan's cub car in the basement. Thirty seconds around the fumes started to make me feel nauseated. So no running today.
Week 7, Day 2
Week 7, Day 1- Run 8 min., Walk 1 min.
- For some reason, this week's runs don't have how many times I should repeat each cycle. I don't know if that was a typo or on purpose, but just in case I repeated the cycle 2 more times.
- Treadmill speed: 5 miles/hour
- Distance: 2.15 miles
- Adding this extra minute wasn't bad. It felt good. I'm so glad because I was losing speed.
Week 6, Day 7- Day off
- Went ice skating with the kids.
Run 7 min., Walk 1 min., Repeat 3 more times- Treadmill speed: 5 miles/hour
- Distance: 2.53 miles
- Legs were extremely tired; my calves were exhausted. I must stretch them lots tonight or I can see them being really sore tomorrow.
