Mysti's Run 12-28-2010

Workout: 20 Minute Run

At my parents' house for most of the week, which means running on the dirt road.
It was a short run, but felt pretty good despite 30 degree weather.

I wore my new shirt Michelle got me, Love it !! (Along with more layers)

Michelle's Run 12.24.10

Distance: 3 miles
Time: 31:40

Ran 3 miles on a treadmill at my mom's work.  I wore my new running tights, which are really warm... too warm for running inside.  I will probably not run again until December 31st of January 1st.  I hope a week of not running won't set me back too much. 

No Run :(

I was looking forward to running today and wearing my new long sleeve running shirt Michelle and Michael got me for Christmas !!

But...

My back has decided to act up today. It felt sore this morning, but then I was just walking around the mall, took a stop off the escalator and Ouch !! Oh well, it happens every once in awhile...I should be good in a couple of days.

Michelle's Run 12.20.10

Time: 31:50
Distance: 3.1 miles/ 5k

Michael, Murray, and I went on a little family 5k run around my parent's neighborhood.  I used my new ipod/ nike+ that Michael got me for Christmas.  It has a sensor that goes in your shoe and then a piece that connects to the ipod.  You can set a goal distance or time and a voice tells you when you've ran a mile. It can also tell you how long you've been running and your pace.  It's pretty neat if I do say so myself.  I'm looking forward to using this while training for the half marathon.

Michelle's Run 12.18.10

Time: 62:31 minutes

Ran about 6 miles outside.  I wore my new dry-fit long sleeve shirt (I love it) with a T-shirt over it.  Then I wore shorts... probably should have worn pants.  But I only have one pair of capris to run in.  Definitely need to invest in some running tights ASAP.  Of course I also wore my headband/ear cover thing to keep my ears warm.

The run was great.  I probably could have ran a couple more.

A brave moment

No run today.  I was going to try to run, but I have 6 miles tomorrow and I kept getting distracted with things today.  But I did do something brave.... I added a page on the blog with my body measurements.  I am curious to see how my body changes while training for the half marathon.  I will update it each month.  I didn't post my weight though, I'm not that brave.  hahaha.  I know that someone could just compare their measurements to mine and kind of figure it out, but seriously... if you are going to go to that much trouble you need something more productive to do!  :) 

Michelle's Run 12.16.10

Running Stats:
Time: 31:50
Distance: 3 miles
Pace: 10:36

I was supposed to run 4 miles, but my mind wasn't in it.  So instead I ran 3 and tried to pick up my pace as I went along.  Since starting back to running several times a week I have been slower and having trouble speeding up.  But I think it will come as I keep training.

Mysti's Run 12-15-2010

Workout: 4 Miles
Time: 43 Mintues

Easy Run !!

I am so totally surprised and shocked that this run was easy. The first 5ish minutes was a little cool.

Clothing: Long pants, shorts, tank top, long shirt, gloves and hat.

My motivation came this morning at Target when I found a pair of gloves in the running/active wear section.

Mysti's Run 12-13-2010

Workout:
1) 45 minutes on elliptical.
2) Ran my stairs 15 times.


Michelle indirectly kicked my butt into gear the last couple of days by posting 6 and 4 mile runs !! Thanks Michelle !!


Ok, I feel like I have talked more about running than actually running over the last month.

My thoughts....
1) Join a gym for 3 months...but I'm cheap
2) Run in the cold and just get over it
3) Wii
4) Wii, elliptical, running...whatever I can do to stay active
5) Elliptical more days of the week but not as long...cause I get bored
6) Running stairs
7) Workout videos from Netflix...I just laughed


As you can see (read), I am totally lost without a plan and continue just talking about what I want to do !!

Michelle's Run 12.13.10

Running Stats:
Time: 42:30
Distance: 4 miles

Since the high was in the 20's today, I obviously ran inside.  I ran 4 miles on the treadmill.  I kept trying to run faster... but my legs just weren't moving that fast tonight. 

Picking a Half Marathon

So, I'm having trouble picking a half marathon. I have found three possibilities and each have pros and cons.  I thought writing them out in a post could help me decide.

Knoxville Half Marathon; April 3rd

Pros

-close by

-$60

- could run the parts of the course before the race to get used to it

Cons

-hilly

-earlier than the others= less time to train

Country Music Half Marathon, Nashville; April 30th

Pros

-later than the Knoxville Half

-pretty flat course that goes through downtown Nashville and Centennial Park

-Rock N Roll series which means it's a well organized race and will have a lot of people; they also have live music and other events

Cons

-expensive $90 if I register before the end of the month, although I think I found a $10 coupon

-would have to get a hotel room and pay for meals

Kentucky Derby Half Marathon,  Louisville; April 30th

Pros

-same day as Nashville

-would get to visit a new city

-cheapest @ $50

-course goes by Churchill Downs (the race is a week before the Derby)

Cons

-would have to get a hotel and pay for food and such

I'm not sure which one I will choose, but I feel like I need to pick one soon because the prices go up at the beginning of 2011 in a few weeks.  Decisions, Decisions, Decisions....

Also, I may or may not be running today because it is 25 degrees and looks like this out right now...

Michelle's Run 12.10.10

Running Stats:
Distance: 6 miles
Time: 67 minutes

6 miles again!  Yay!  Although, it was pretty slow.  I had to walk up a really steep hill around mile 4.5 for about 2 minutes so that added to the time.  Other than that, I stopped after 3 miles to stretch and take a quick break.  I'm not too sore right now... we'll see about tomorrow. 

I decided to start half marathon training a day early because I wanted to take advantage of the nice running weather this afternoon.  (tomorrow we are going to GA so I would have to run in the morning). 

Michelle's Run 12.08.10

Running Stats:
Distance: 4 miles
Time: 42:30 minutes
Pace: 10:37

Treadmill run.  I felt really good for not having ran more than 3 miles in a while.  I hope to get another run in Thursday or Friday because  Saturday or Sunday I need to run 6 miles.  Eeek! 

Half Marathon Motivation....

So, I'm still going to attempt to train for the half marathon.  Even though it's been SUPER cold here.  Training starts December 11th and I hope to run a half-marathon April 30th. 

I decided that I needed some sort of prize to work toward.  I was going to do this with the 10k, but I found that I didn't actually need a material motivation because it wasn't that difficult.  This is going to be harder however.  I don't have many good places to go on long runs and it's going to be cold from now until March.  So my motivation this time is a new dress.  Hopefully when I get about half way through training I will start looking really good. (hahaha)  So a new, fun dress will be a nice treat. 

Maybe I'll pick something like one of these....

All of these dresses are from modcloth.com

Maybe this will give me a bit more motivation.  (Plus the high entry fees of half marathons.. yikes!)

Michelle's Run 12.5.10

Time: 30 minutes

Had to run on the treadmill because it was snowing outside!  Brrr.  The 30 minutes was brutal!  I'm going to try to run again tomorrow and maybe it will be a little better.  I have got to take advantage of the free time that I have between now and mid-January.  It's could be a good opportunity for me to start the half-marathon training and start getting in a good groove.  We'll see.

Mysti's Run 12-04-2010

Workout: 25 Minutes on the Elliptical and 1 Mile Run

Oh my it was cold !!

It felt good to get a workout in since it had been over a week. I hope I can maintain through the holidays and then pick back up, but February is usually the month we get the most snow. :(

I want to live in Hawaii !!