So, I decided to not cheat so much (ie: not just run on the treadmill at the gym!) and have started running outside in my neighborhood a little more. It's pretty much all hills (even the little wimpy hills are tough for me at the moment!) so I haven't been going very far - just working on adding a little more time each time I go out. We did drive the route I've been doing and figured out I've been going at least a mile (probably closer to 1.25 or 1.5) each time. So far I've done this twice. I'm planning on going to the gym today for a longer run (at least 3 miles) and doing the same on Wednesday. Then on Friday, I'm planning on going out in the neighborhood to do a "real" run... lol :) I really should go to the high school track and run - that way I get the "running outside" (and not being propelled!) experience without the hills...
Oh! I was hunting for 5K's in San Diego the other day and I found one in October (October 20) at the college I went to! Yeay! :) The race description said it was pretty flat so it should be easy enough for a beginner like me! I'll have to see if I can con someone into getting up at the crack of dawn to be in San Marcos at 7:30 that morning with me... that will be the hard part!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Running 9/11/07
I went out to the gym yesterday just planning for a little run since I am also planning on going back today! I managed to forget both my iPod and my towel which always throws me off. The gym always seems to play really bad music whenever I forget the iPod! lol :)
Despite the lack of music to keep me going, I ran 2 miles at 5.5 mph in 21 minutes, 53 seconds.
I probably would have gone a bit further but my left calf started hurting and I decided it was best just to get off the treadmill and go stretch some more! I'm hoping to do at least 3 miles today... hopefully my leg will cooperate.
Despite the lack of music to keep me going, I ran 2 miles at 5.5 mph in 21 minutes, 53 seconds.
I probably would have gone a bit further but my left calf started hurting and I decided it was best just to get off the treadmill and go stretch some more! I'm hoping to do at least 3 miles today... hopefully my leg will cooperate.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Vacation!!!
Or, maybe I should title this "Holiday!!!" lol
I just found out last week that one of my cousins is getting married in July of next year. She still lives in the area of England where I grew up so I'm really excited that hubby and I get to go over there for the wedding! By that time it will have been 11 years since I've been and he has never been so it will be a great trip. I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone and showing hubby my roots :)
I'm sure we'll be spending lots of time over the next few months planning this! I have so much I want to do while I'm there...
I just found out last week that one of my cousins is getting married in July of next year. She still lives in the area of England where I grew up so I'm really excited that hubby and I get to go over there for the wedding! By that time it will have been 11 years since I've been and he has never been so it will be a great trip. I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone and showing hubby my roots :)
I'm sure we'll be spending lots of time over the next few months planning this! I have so much I want to do while I'm there...
Running update
I finally finished all that dental work and was able to get back into my running. I went to the gym on Saturday just planning to take it easy and only do a mile or mile-and-a-half but ended up going a bit further than that! :) I started out and got to the one mile point and felt like I had been standing still - it was surprisingly easy! So, kept going and made it to 3.5 miles! Really good for me. Here are the details:
Quick 5-minute walk to warm-up before I started. I really only did this far since it had been a week or so since I'd been able to do any running.
I did the entire 3.5 miles at 5.5 mph (I did not slow the treadmill down at all). It felt great! I probably could have pushed to 4 miles but I had to be somewhere that afternoon and had to get home! Oh, I was able to do the 3.5 miles in 38:15 minutes so I'm still averaging about an 11-minute mile. I'm not trying to break any speed records here, just working on the stamina first.
After finishing the 3.5 miles I hit the Cool Down button on the treadmill and kept jogging for another couple minutes - got to 3.7 miles total in 40 minutes.
I would have gone today but we had a small leak in one of the bathrooms and I had to wait around for the plumber to arrive. Can't go tonight since I have my tai chi lesson and a tai chi group class. I'll go out tomorrow - either to the gym or just outside. Depends on how the weather is...
Quick 5-minute walk to warm-up before I started. I really only did this far since it had been a week or so since I'd been able to do any running.
I did the entire 3.5 miles at 5.5 mph (I did not slow the treadmill down at all). It felt great! I probably could have pushed to 4 miles but I had to be somewhere that afternoon and had to get home! Oh, I was able to do the 3.5 miles in 38:15 minutes so I'm still averaging about an 11-minute mile. I'm not trying to break any speed records here, just working on the stamina first.
After finishing the 3.5 miles I hit the Cool Down button on the treadmill and kept jogging for another couple minutes - got to 3.7 miles total in 40 minutes.
I would have gone today but we had a small leak in one of the bathrooms and I had to wait around for the plumber to arrive. Can't go tonight since I have my tai chi lesson and a tai chi group class. I'll go out tomorrow - either to the gym or just outside. Depends on how the weather is...
Monday, September 3, 2007
Been MIA (or maybe AWOL!)
No I have not given up and quit running... I'm still going with that and still having a great time! :) I've just been really busy lately! I was in a class in August that pretty much ate my soul - 4 huge assignments due in one week along with other assignments during the rest of the month... ugh! Dang work horse instructors! Plus, I went back to work at the end of the month after my lovely summer off. Once that slows down a bit, I'll get back into the blogging!
My current goal is to make it up to 4 miles without stopping and then sign up to run a 5K sometime this fall (after it cools off a bit!)
Unfortunately I just had my wisdom teeth out on Friday and while it didn't bother me at all (yeay - no pain!), my dentist told me no running and no kung fu until it heals... boo! I generally heal very quickly so I'm planning to go out for a run on Wednesday after work (I think I would have been OK to go out today but thought it was best to wait until after my dentist appointment tomorrow - I can check with the doctor).
I'll check back in on Wednesday about my run that day.
Oh, on another workout note, I finally have a test date set for my tai chi purple fringe! woo hoo! October 1st is the day - can't wait :) I was sort of hoping to have it sooner but when I think about it, I really do need the next couple weeks to really polish my stuff! Will be really nice to learn some new stuff..!
My current goal is to make it up to 4 miles without stopping and then sign up to run a 5K sometime this fall (after it cools off a bit!)
Unfortunately I just had my wisdom teeth out on Friday and while it didn't bother me at all (yeay - no pain!), my dentist told me no running and no kung fu until it heals... boo! I generally heal very quickly so I'm planning to go out for a run on Wednesday after work (I think I would have been OK to go out today but thought it was best to wait until after my dentist appointment tomorrow - I can check with the doctor).
I'll check back in on Wednesday about my run that day.
Oh, on another workout note, I finally have a test date set for my tai chi purple fringe! woo hoo! October 1st is the day - can't wait :) I was sort of hoping to have it sooner but when I think about it, I really do need the next couple weeks to really polish my stuff! Will be really nice to learn some new stuff..!
Friday, August 17, 2007
Some Recent Photos
I'm not sure what it is but I have hardly any photos of my husband and I together! We actually got dressed up in July for a friend's wedding and they just sent us a couple photos from that so here they are :)
I'm the blonde in the red dress, hubby is the REALLY tall guy in the red shirt next to me. No, we did not intentionally dress to match! I had bought that dress specifically for this wedding... he ended up having no other shirt to wear with that suit! men...
I'm the blonde in the red dress, hubby is the REALLY tall guy in the red shirt next to me. No, we did not intentionally dress to match! I had bought that dress specifically for this wedding... he ended up having no other shirt to wear with that suit! men...
I ran 5K!!
Woo hoo! I did it :) And only about a month into this running kick I've been on... so exciting.
I've actually done it twice this week - Wednesday and today (Friday) and I plan on going out gain on Sunday to do another!
*Wednesday's run/a funny treadmill story :)
So on Wednesday I went to the gym just planning to do my usual 30-minute run that I've been doing the last week or so. I had planned in my head to do a 3-minute warm-up walk then stop the treadmill and re-set it before starting running so I would jog the entire 30 minutes. Well, I got to 12 minutes and was originally going to slow down a bit then. I was feeling good so I pushed it to 15. So, did 15 minutes at 5.5 mph. Slowed down to 4.5 mph and jogged at that speed for a minute then pushed it back up to 5.5mph. I got to about 28 minutes or so and decided, wow, I only need another half-mile and I'll have done a 5K! So, I just kept going! At about the 30 minute mark I'd done 2.8 miles - reached down to grab my towel so I could wipe sweat out of my eyes and accidentally pulled the stupid emergency stop thing! Of course, the treadmill stops cold! Great.... had to stop it and re-set. Thank goodness I'd paid attention to how far I'd gone just before pulling the cord! I set it back at 5.5 mph and ran the final 0.3 miles that I needed to get to 3.1 miles (which is what I've convinced myself a 5K is!)
Went well except for the whole emergency stop disaster! Good thing I had my iPod so I knew about how long it took me! I estimated it was about 34 minutes to do the whole thing. Not bad... I'll work on getting my speed up once I've finished tackling the stamina portion!
*Friday
Managed to complete 3.1 miles without pulling the emergency stop this time so this entry will be short ;) I was able to time myself correctly and did the 3.1 in 34 minutes. I actually kept jogging through the first part of the cool down thing and made it to 3.25 miles before it got too slow. Same "schedule" as Wednesday - 15 minutes then slowed down for about a minute. I'm averaging about an 11-minute mile which I think is pretty good for having just started! Also pretty good for being able to maintain it during the whole 3 miles (esp. for me...!)
I've actually done it twice this week - Wednesday and today (Friday) and I plan on going out gain on Sunday to do another!
*Wednesday's run/a funny treadmill story :)
So on Wednesday I went to the gym just planning to do my usual 30-minute run that I've been doing the last week or so. I had planned in my head to do a 3-minute warm-up walk then stop the treadmill and re-set it before starting running so I would jog the entire 30 minutes. Well, I got to 12 minutes and was originally going to slow down a bit then. I was feeling good so I pushed it to 15. So, did 15 minutes at 5.5 mph. Slowed down to 4.5 mph and jogged at that speed for a minute then pushed it back up to 5.5mph. I got to about 28 minutes or so and decided, wow, I only need another half-mile and I'll have done a 5K! So, I just kept going! At about the 30 minute mark I'd done 2.8 miles - reached down to grab my towel so I could wipe sweat out of my eyes and accidentally pulled the stupid emergency stop thing! Of course, the treadmill stops cold! Great.... had to stop it and re-set. Thank goodness I'd paid attention to how far I'd gone just before pulling the cord! I set it back at 5.5 mph and ran the final 0.3 miles that I needed to get to 3.1 miles (which is what I've convinced myself a 5K is!)
Went well except for the whole emergency stop disaster! Good thing I had my iPod so I knew about how long it took me! I estimated it was about 34 minutes to do the whole thing. Not bad... I'll work on getting my speed up once I've finished tackling the stamina portion!
*Friday
Managed to complete 3.1 miles without pulling the emergency stop this time so this entry will be short ;) I was able to time myself correctly and did the 3.1 in 34 minutes. I actually kept jogging through the first part of the cool down thing and made it to 3.25 miles before it got too slow. Same "schedule" as Wednesday - 15 minutes then slowed down for about a minute. I'm averaging about an 11-minute mile which I think is pretty good for having just started! Also pretty good for being able to maintain it during the whole 3 miles (esp. for me...!)
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