05June08 - LONG distance day

DAMN it was long and i was so freaking slow. SOOOO freaking slow. yes, the long distance is supposed to be about 20% slower than your average, but at times, it felt like i was crawling. about mile 4-5 my feet were really getting sore... and i was just thinking oh damn, i will need to do this at least FOUR MORE TIMES in Chicago...

can i do it? fuck, i really dont know. i REALLY REALLY dont know. and i know i have about 18 more weeks of training, but fuck... i cannot imagine going even more than 10 miles. seriously.
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04June08 training

scheduled for cross training today. 30 mins at the gym. working on my schedule now, it will more than likely be about the same as Saturday.

03June08 training

holy crap! awesomly amazingly wonderfully great run today...

i pushed myself - HARD... i have to admit i havent been running much. more of a fast walk. well today i decided to just suck it up and do it. so i walked ... and walked a little more (averaging about 4-ish MPH) then i ran a block... (averaging about 6-ish MPH)... then walked for a little more then ran. but this time instead of running 1 block, i ran 2 blocks ... i did this a few times and it felt great.

i then did my normal sprint from the corner of my street to my house and i freaking BOOKED it... i ran faster than i've ever gone before ... and Garmin registered TEN !!!!! MPH... holy freaking shit!

so, yeah.... it was an amazing run.

things i did differently:
wore new socks... they are really nice and i cannot remember the name of them for the life of me ... soft .. sof something ... they are extremely snug and fit like a second skin.

tied my shoes tighter... MUCH tighter. i went to Luke's (running store) Sunday and they said that may be the reason i lost my toenail. the shoe needs to be tight enough to where you cannot kick them off at the end of the run (i'm SOOO guilty of that)

wore a running skirt... yes, a skirt. it was weird at first, but after 5-10 minutes it felt good... i do however, need to get some body glide. chub rub of the thighs... **eye roll**

i did set a new pace goal for the next 30 days. last goal was 5 runs with a pace of 14:58 / minute or faster. this new goal is 5 runs with a pace of 14:49 / minute. this will be very very tough for me as i am not fast at all. but i will push myself to do it.

01June08 - training day 6

mixed feelings about this one. Garmin was pretty inconsistent. i'd be going the same pace and it would range from 15:12 min mile all the way up to 24:xx min mile!!! very frustrating. but, i cant blame it all on Garmin. i was really tired physically and my glutes were really sore. the first 2.5 miles just seemed to crawl. thankfully the last half went quicker...

i am beginning to get to know our neighborhood really well!! ;)

31May08 - training day 5

ok, so it was SUPPOSED to be a cross train day, but i wanted to 'seal the deal' in the challenge with my DH ... i wanted to win DAMMIT!!!!

sooo, i did a short run - on the treadmill a ... 2 years ago, walking a mile would have had me heaving ... today, i ran a mile ... ;)

also kicked ass in the cross training -
3 sets each
ball fly 15 reps
ball s press 15 reps
ball curl 12 reps
ball crunch 15 reps
plank 20-26 secs 3 reps
3rd set only 2 reps - i was beat
leg extension 12 reps 52 lbs
3rd time 15 reps 61 lbs
leg curl 15 reps 52 lbs
3rd time 61 lbs
hip abductor 15 reps 75 lbs
3rd time 15 reps 85 lbs
leg press 61 lbs 15 reps both legs
52 lbs 12 reps ea leg
2nd time 69 lbs both 61 lbs each (same reps)
3rd time 20 reps both 12 each (same weight as 2nd time)

so yeah, i kicked some major ass!!

30May08 - training day 4

MUCH better today ... it was about 74 degrees out and a nice breeze ... of course, it was about 5am... Garmin said my fastest was 7.1 MPH!!! OMG.

29May08 - training day 3

hotter than hades out tonight ... so exhausted, had a shitty pace, but i made it the 40 minutes.

27May08 training - day 1

is 'turtle-esque' a word? cause that was me this morning ... S L O W...

but that's why im training.... stronger, faster... do it.

week 1 training Chicago

first week of training for Chicago, my long runs will be on Sundays

goals...

thanks guys for posting your goals...

my immediate goal is to start training next week (Tuesday). here is my training schedule (long distances are on Sundays so that will be posted NEXT week.

ideally, i want to do all of these 100%. its not that difficult (about 40 mins a day), its just getting up and doing it...