Ran 1.06 miles in 13:25 @ 12:39 min/miles pace, weather was partly cloudy, temperature around 79 degrees, I realized today that I MUST have music while I run. My mood and recovery depends on it.

I think part of Wednesday's problem was that I didn't have music going. I also think its not just music that I need, I think I have trained myself to run to Cruxshadows. LOL That's what I ran to while training for the 5k and I think I have trained myself to react positively to that music when I run.

My mood and recovery was much, much improved today and I think that is mainly due to the music. I also have recovered from the Nashville stress which helped a lot too. :)

Date: 05/04/2010 5:56 PM
Type: Run (Interval run)
Distance: 0.69 miles
Time: 0 hr 08 min 55 secs
Pace: 12:55 min/miles
Shoes: Nike Zoom Elite+ 4

Ugh. Not good. I blame it on the hell that was the last two days trapped in Nashville floods. I got to that point and my body was done. I just could not go any further. Tomorrow will be better. It has to be.

I have offically signed up for the "Zoom Through The Zoo" 4 mile run that will be taking place on May 26th, "UPS Ultimate 10K" at the end of June, and the St. Jude 1/2 Marathon in December. Oh boy. The money is paid and non-refundable on all of these races so I'm stuck. Can't back out now!!!

10k Day 1 (again)

Ran 1 miles in 12:18 @ 12:18 min/miles pace, weather was misty, temperature around 68 degrees, first time running in a while. Signed up for my first 10k at the end of June.

I haven't run in a month. (Hides.) But today I signed up for and paid for my first 10k. Unfortunately the one I wanted to do at the end of May seems to have been canceled...at least its disappeared from the Memphis Runners calendar. The next 10k that I could find in the area is Saturday, June 26, 2010. http://www.ultimate10k.racesonline.com/ Just gotta get back into running.

Danny's sister took back her treadmill so now if I want to run it'll have to be outside. I do want to get another one to have, but this way I'll be forced to run on the pavement. I actually ran the whole mile outside with out stopping or walking. I'm kinda proud of myself to be honest. Just gotta keep it up.

10k Day 1

Didn't quite manage the full 3 miles today....

Instead I did do a total of 2.1 miles. The first mile was outside in the neighborhood - 1 mile in 11:49. The second run was 1.1 miles on the treadmill in 14:22 (for a pace of 12:57). Neither were that great of runs though. The first I stopped after a mile because I started feeling dizzy and the second I stopped after 1.1 (I had hoped to do 2 on the second run) because I started feeling sick.

Tomorrow is a gym day tho, so hopefully I'll go and work out there and Wednesday I'll do the full three miles between outside in the neighborhood and the treadmill. (I don't want to run in the neighborhood in the dark, but right now by the time I get home and changed I really only have time for maximum of 2 laps before it really starts to get dark. As the days get longer and the weather nicer the hope is to do all of each run outside. :) That's the plan anyway...)

Ran 3.1 miles in 39:50 @ 12:51 min/miles pace, weather was clear, temperature around 45 degrees, completed my first 5k ever!

Not quite to that level, but crossing that finish line with the announcer saying my name, my family cheering me at the side lines and Danny running beside me, it sure felt like it.

Don't get me wrong, during the race I wanted to quit a couple of times (not that it would have done much good - still have to make it back to the start/finish line! ) and I was cursing myself for thinking that it was a good idea. I made it through tho, and in a decent (for me) time. The one thing I wish I had done better was not walk as much (I speed-walked probably about 1/3 of the way total). Oh well, I have till May 29 to get into better shape for the 10k. Now that the weather is turning better I'll be able to train more outside on the pavement which I think will help with the walk/run ratio hugely.

Tomorrow starts my 10k training program! EEP!! But I'm afraid if I let any time lapse between programs, it'll be that much harder to get going again. This program is three days a week (Monday-Wednesday-Friday) and I am getting it through the Nike+ website. Tomorrow's run will be 2 miles. I can do that.

Day 18

Ran 2 miles in 30:00 @ 15:00 min/miles pace, weather was light rain, temperature around 41 degrees. TWO miles withOUT walking. :D And I even feel like I could have kept going, but didn't want to push too hard. Huzzah!

I feel like I could take on the world today. I'll most likely regret it tomorrow, but I did the above run, went to the gym and did the 30 minute circuit training (weights), 10 minutes spinning, and 10 minutes on the elliptical. For a total of 1 hour and 20 minutes worth of exercise.

And I feel great. :D

Day 18

Ran 1.2 miles in 12:40 @ 10:33 min/miles pace, weather was cloudy, temperature around 39 degrees...

Holy Cow! :D I ran at the park, and I'm thinking that running outside is much preferable to running on the treadmill and its unnaturally enforced pace. I am so proud of that time. :)

The one downside was that by the end of it my bum knee was bothering me. I have to start running outside on a regular basis if nothing else to get my joints used to it. The first of my three races is in 24 days. Eeep!

I can do this. :)