Distance: 11 miles
Time: 1:55
Pace: 10:27
I said I was going to have a redemption run, and that is just what I did. Check out that pace! Today's run was a thousand times better than yesterday. The temperature was perfect and I felt good. I didn't even listen to my music for the first 8 miles. I only stopped for water twice (after miles 4 and 8). After the 8 mile stop I could really feel it in my legs, the last 3 miles were hard. But I still had a good time. I would be ecstatic if I ran this well for the Half Marathon. I only have 2 more long runs left and then a week and a half of tapering and resting, before the race! eek!
p.s. I signed Michael up for the Half Marathon last night. I'm happy that he is running it and training with me... but I was sort of looking forward to having a cheerleader to cheer me on during the race. I know some people running the 5k, maybe they will see me and cheer.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Michelle's Run 3.13.11
Distance: 3.5 miles
This run was a failure! I was supposed to run 11 miles and only made it to 3.5. I don't know what the deal is. I had absolutely no energy to run. All I wanted to do was sit down and cry. Usually when my run starts bad I remind myself of how great I will feel after I complete the run, but that wasn't working today. I was also really having a hard time being the pacer for Michael...it was like i had no mental energy either. (He didn't have my problem and ran 10 miles.)
Part of it may have been that I had very little carbs today, so my body was needing more calories, but I don't think that was the whole problem. I think it was a lot of little things rolled into one.
This week I only ran 6 miles! That is TERRIBLE! How am I going to be able to run a half marathon in 3 weeks if I only run 6 miles in a whole week?? I just don't feel super excited about running right now. I also do worse with running when I have a less going on. Because I will just keep putting it off all day until it's too late or I've lost the motivation. This week HAS to be different.
I am going to try for an 11 mile redemption run tomorrow, even if it means running in the rain. Then I am going to run 6 miles on Wednesday, 4 miles Friday, and 12 miles next Sunday. That's my plan... I know I have the time to do it since next week is Spring Break... I just need to make myself put on my shoes and run.
Maybe I should blame this on Mysti since she visited last week and now I am out of my running groove. hahhaa.
This run was a failure! I was supposed to run 11 miles and only made it to 3.5. I don't know what the deal is. I had absolutely no energy to run. All I wanted to do was sit down and cry. Usually when my run starts bad I remind myself of how great I will feel after I complete the run, but that wasn't working today. I was also really having a hard time being the pacer for Michael...it was like i had no mental energy either. (He didn't have my problem and ran 10 miles.)
Part of it may have been that I had very little carbs today, so my body was needing more calories, but I don't think that was the whole problem. I think it was a lot of little things rolled into one.
This week I only ran 6 miles! That is TERRIBLE! How am I going to be able to run a half marathon in 3 weeks if I only run 6 miles in a whole week?? I just don't feel super excited about running right now. I also do worse with running when I have a less going on. Because I will just keep putting it off all day until it's too late or I've lost the motivation. This week HAS to be different.
I am going to try for an 11 mile redemption run tomorrow, even if it means running in the rain. Then I am going to run 6 miles on Wednesday, 4 miles Friday, and 12 miles next Sunday. That's my plan... I know I have the time to do it since next week is Spring Break... I just need to make myself put on my shoes and run.
Maybe I should blame this on Mysti since she visited last week and now I am out of my running groove. hahhaa.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Mysti's Run 03-11-2011
Workout: 1 Mile Run
Time: 10 Minutes
I almost didn't blog about my big 1 mile run, but I am determined to run everyday this weekend. It has been a crazy busy and simply crazy week at work (oh, the mental health field) and I excepted to be home my 4:00pm today, but I didn't make it until about 5:00pm and was still waiting on a phone call from a family. So, finally about 5:30 I was finished.
I started dinner which needed to bake for about 20 minutes and I decided that it was going to be dark by the time we finished dinner so I just went for it while dinner was baking.
Thank goodness for Daylight Savings and more daylight time after work.
Time: 10 Minutes
I almost didn't blog about my big 1 mile run, but I am determined to run everyday this weekend. It has been a crazy busy and simply crazy week at work (oh, the mental health field) and I excepted to be home my 4:00pm today, but I didn't make it until about 5:00pm and was still waiting on a phone call from a family. So, finally about 5:30 I was finished.
I started dinner which needed to bake for about 20 minutes and I decided that it was going to be dark by the time we finished dinner so I just went for it while dinner was baking.
Thank goodness for Daylight Savings and more daylight time after work.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Michelle's Run 3.3.11
Distance: 11 miles
Time: 1:56:05
Pace: 10:33
11 miles!! I can't believe I did it. And look at that pace. I am super proud of myself. I felt good for the entire run except for the last mile which was a real struggle. I also can't believe that I ran for almost 2 hours. I only stopped for water twice (the second stop I also had half of an energy bar). Now I have to go take the fastest shower ever and try to make the meeting that I am supposed to be at in an hour. I'm also sure that walking will be a challenge for the rest of the day!
Time: 1:56:05
Pace: 10:33
11 miles!! I can't believe I did it. And look at that pace. I am super proud of myself. I felt good for the entire run except for the last mile which was a real struggle. I also can't believe that I ran for almost 2 hours. I only stopped for water twice (the second stop I also had half of an energy bar). Now I have to go take the fastest shower ever and try to make the meeting that I am supposed to be at in an hour. I'm also sure that walking will be a challenge for the rest of the day!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Michelle's Run 3.2.11
Distance: 4 miles
Time: 40:44
Pace: 10:11
I think my legs were getting tired of my slower longer runs. This was the second run in a row where I start wondering around mile 3 why I am so tired and look at my ipod to see that I wasn't going my typical 10:35ish pace. So once again I told myself to put in a fast last mile. And once again my ipod told me I had a new personal best mile. (I need to plug it into the computer and see what these "personal best miles" are). Today's 4 mile run was almost a minute faster than Mondays. Crazy!
I am going to try to get a long run in tomorrow morning because I'm sure Mysti does not want to come and visit and sit in my living room while I run 11 miles. Plus, I think it's going to rain on and off. Boo! However, I have to leave my house around 11:30am tomorrow, so getting an 11 mile run, shower, getting ready, breakfast, etc all before then might be a challenge.
Time: 40:44
Pace: 10:11
I think my legs were getting tired of my slower longer runs. This was the second run in a row where I start wondering around mile 3 why I am so tired and look at my ipod to see that I wasn't going my typical 10:35ish pace. So once again I told myself to put in a fast last mile. And once again my ipod told me I had a new personal best mile. (I need to plug it into the computer and see what these "personal best miles" are). Today's 4 mile run was almost a minute faster than Mondays. Crazy!
I am going to try to get a long run in tomorrow morning because I'm sure Mysti does not want to come and visit and sit in my living room while I run 11 miles. Plus, I think it's going to rain on and off. Boo! However, I have to leave my house around 11:30am tomorrow, so getting an 11 mile run, shower, getting ready, breakfast, etc all before then might be a challenge.
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