This morning I remembered there was a meeting at 9:30 at the school I wanted to attend, so no time for procrastination today!! I hurried out as soon as the boys were on the bus. I reminded myself how quickly I completed my 6 sets on Monday and that was great motivation. I walked back in the door at 9:11 which is before I've been getting out the door this week! So yay!
After set 3 I took an extra 30 seconds of walking but other than that I kept up the rigor. It was hard and I wanted to stop one of the runs, but I talked myself through it.
Next Friday is race day. I can't believe it is here already!!! The training is a little different in that Monday I get 3 min of walking but Wed and Friday I get 2 min. Running is bumped up to 3 minutes. I need to solidify my course so I can know how many sets to do Friday. Hmm. I just realized that Hurricane Sandy is supposed to land on Tues so we'll see how that effects my exercise. If it ends up as bad as people are expecting I may be delayed a week :/
Can you believe I was actually looking at the other training schedules to keep up this insanity? I could be doing another 5K in 5 weeks but completely running it instead of walk/jog. I have never been a runner so this is shocking that I am actually interested in doing this. We'll see how committed I am once the real cold arrives. I may be really wishing the treadmill worked here.
Something else I am pretty amazed at, per SparkPeople I have walked/run 10.21 miles this week and 34.09 miles since I started. Crazy!!! But awesome :D
Friday, October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Day off
Today was cross-training/rest day. Since it also happens to be Thurs which is Matthew's meeting day, I slept in until 7:15. Oh man did that feel great!!! As usual, I felt like being productive in the morning and decided to forego the cross training so I could accomplish something inside the house. I vacuumed, did dishes, laundry, put dinner in the crockpot, played for a long time with Aaron when he got home... It has been great!! I didn't feel like getting dressed today either, so I haven't.
I think the balance I am seeking is to take my cross-training days as rest days. Give myself permission to do something else I want to do - whether it be working around the house or getting out of the house. I will probably pay for it when I run, but there will be less things I will be wishing I'd be doing instead.
On a side note, I did actually feel like walking though. My legs are a little sore, but they also itched to be used. I love that feeling of having power in my legs.
I think the balance I am seeking is to take my cross-training days as rest days. Give myself permission to do something else I want to do - whether it be working around the house or getting out of the house. I will probably pay for it when I run, but there will be less things I will be wishing I'd be doing instead.
On a side note, I did actually feel like walking though. My legs are a little sore, but they also itched to be used. I love that feeling of having power in my legs.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
blah
I did it but man was it hard. I can tell when I hit 1 min 30 sec because I am ready to quit. I have to talk myself through - One minute you can do it. 30 seconds. 15 seconds. After the third set I walked for 4 minutes. I had meant to run at 3 but the next minute passed before I even realized it. I figure I am doing the 3 miles, does it really matter if I take some extra minutes half way through? I did not warm up the way I normally do so I don't know if that made my legs more tired, if it is just being tired, or if my attitude was dragging me down.
Catch up
I haven't updated for the last week though I have wanted to share my thoughts and experiences. I am procrastinating my training yet again. I know how challenging it is so I dread it though I have discovered I am quite capable of the task.
Wed, Oct 17th - trained at 6 am. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the early hour. I didn't like how dark it was in the beginning but there was something peaceful about seeing most of the houses still quite for the night but a few with lamps lit. I discovered this was the hour of the rabbits. By sunrise the squirrels take over the yards. It was so nice to have my exercise out of the way and I could start my day ready to go. Because of the dark I decided to change my route a bit - came back down the street instead of cutting across the abandoned yard.
Sat, Oct 20th - 7 sets. I had planned on going on Friday but Jared ended up staying home sick. I tried to go early but Aaron woke up and it just did not work out. Matthew had to work this day, but he didn't have to leave until 8:30 so I was able to get out the door by 7. There are a lot more people out and about on a Saturday morning :/ I did follow the same path though and come back down the street, but decided to backtrack to where I would have cut across. I was so excited when I tracked my route to see it was 3.06 miles!!! I found my route for the 5K though I will need to go just .04 miles more. I was pretty proud of myself.
Mon, Oct 22nd - 2 minutes walk/2.5 jog/6 sets. Because I was procrastinating it was later than usual when I headed out. I ended up meeting a lady who just moved here in August from CA. We had a nice little chat and decided we needed to meet again. I LOVE this neighborhood!!!!! I kept my route from Saturday and was surprised when I finished my sets half-way through. I made it out to F and walked all the way back (20 min). When I tracked it the training part was just over 2 miles. I didn't like having so much distance to walk back so I will probably add more walking in the beginning to even it out. I had debated skipping the CC street on the way back but decided I should keep my body used to the 3 miles.
Today, Oct 24th
Last week I didn't do anything on my rest days and I think it made my training harder. Thursday night or Friday night I felt a switch go off inside and I no longer cared about the exercise. I could give it up but I am not because I want to finish this goal. I also know where I'll end up if I quit and I don't like that destination. My clothes still don't fit great, but I can tell there is some slimming happening. I do like that.
I am so tired which I think is really contributing to my desire to expend the energy to train. I am so glad I have this dog companion. Normally I would be in the middle of my route right now. Ten minutes ago he sat up and looked at me like, Aren't we going yet?!
Yesterday we went for a no pressure walk. I had no qualms with going as soon as the boys were on the bus. I didn't worry about time or miles until went to input it on my tracker. We stopped at the field so he could run around. It was absolutely beautiful to watch the sun rise over the fall touched trees and listen to the birds call each other. These birds and their songs are new to me. One was particularly intriguing. It was like listening to an instrument tuning. Simple, clear notes about five pitches apart. I came home and tried to find it on the piano. I think the pattern was G (half note) D-D-D-D (quarter-quarter-quarter - half). I wished I had the capacity to take that call and create a song with it.
Ok, enough dawdling or I will run out of time and then I'll really be in a fix.
Wed, Oct 17th - trained at 6 am. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the early hour. I didn't like how dark it was in the beginning but there was something peaceful about seeing most of the houses still quite for the night but a few with lamps lit. I discovered this was the hour of the rabbits. By sunrise the squirrels take over the yards. It was so nice to have my exercise out of the way and I could start my day ready to go. Because of the dark I decided to change my route a bit - came back down the street instead of cutting across the abandoned yard.
Sat, Oct 20th - 7 sets. I had planned on going on Friday but Jared ended up staying home sick. I tried to go early but Aaron woke up and it just did not work out. Matthew had to work this day, but he didn't have to leave until 8:30 so I was able to get out the door by 7. There are a lot more people out and about on a Saturday morning :/ I did follow the same path though and come back down the street, but decided to backtrack to where I would have cut across. I was so excited when I tracked my route to see it was 3.06 miles!!! I found my route for the 5K though I will need to go just .04 miles more. I was pretty proud of myself.
Mon, Oct 22nd - 2 minutes walk/2.5 jog/6 sets. Because I was procrastinating it was later than usual when I headed out. I ended up meeting a lady who just moved here in August from CA. We had a nice little chat and decided we needed to meet again. I LOVE this neighborhood!!!!! I kept my route from Saturday and was surprised when I finished my sets half-way through. I made it out to F and walked all the way back (20 min). When I tracked it the training part was just over 2 miles. I didn't like having so much distance to walk back so I will probably add more walking in the beginning to even it out. I had debated skipping the CC street on the way back but decided I should keep my body used to the 3 miles.
Today, Oct 24th
Last week I didn't do anything on my rest days and I think it made my training harder. Thursday night or Friday night I felt a switch go off inside and I no longer cared about the exercise. I could give it up but I am not because I want to finish this goal. I also know where I'll end up if I quit and I don't like that destination. My clothes still don't fit great, but I can tell there is some slimming happening. I do like that.
I am so tired which I think is really contributing to my desire to expend the energy to train. I am so glad I have this dog companion. Normally I would be in the middle of my route right now. Ten minutes ago he sat up and looked at me like, Aren't we going yet?!
Yesterday we went for a no pressure walk. I had no qualms with going as soon as the boys were on the bus. I didn't worry about time or miles until went to input it on my tracker. We stopped at the field so he could run around. It was absolutely beautiful to watch the sun rise over the fall touched trees and listen to the birds call each other. These birds and their songs are new to me. One was particularly intriguing. It was like listening to an instrument tuning. Simple, clear notes about five pitches apart. I came home and tried to find it on the piano. I think the pattern was G (half note) D-D-D-D (quarter-quarter-quarter - half). I wished I had the capacity to take that call and create a song with it.
Ok, enough dawdling or I will run out of time and then I'll really be in a fix.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Motivation
Just a whiney post for the moment to motivate myself to get out and do today's workout: 2 minutes of walking 2.5 minutes of running 6 times. :P
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