2 Mile run.
Done!
HAlf way through drinking water, Only short amount of time to stretch, as I was making lunches, breakfasts, warming the car, and getting four boys ready.
Freezing cold, long soak in hot bath! Now my muscles feel happy.
I decided that since I am doing a five week training program for the 5K I should do a 5K in five weeks. Otherwise I might keep putting the training off, like I seemed to have done for the last 2 weeks. So, lets see if there is a race May 2nd.
OK Here it is.
05/02/09 The IT5K for Autism 5K Lake Harriet, Minneapolis MN Corey Donovan 952-653-1731 952-653-1701 http://www.autism5k.org info@autism5k.org An event for competitive and casual racers alike, the IT5K run/walk will support families affected by autism and is sponsored by the IT community. Artwork for the 5K to be designed by Mary GrandPre', illustrator of all seven Harry Potter book covers! For serious runners we offer an official course around the Lake Harriet parkway, plus timing and prizes for each age group and the overall winner. This race will be a great tuneup for all the longer spring and early summer events. For casual runners we invite you to run, jog or walk on your own or with a group and you'll be eligible for a number of door prizes too! Get some exercise in a great atmosphere for a terrific cause!
Since I have to pay for the race, I decided I better choose a cause I care about.
5-Week 5k Training Schedule
Week 1:
Monday - Run/Walk 15 minutes, Tuesday - Run/Walk 2 miles, Wednesday - Off, Thursday - Run/Walk 15 minutes, Friday - Off, Saturday - Run/Walk 25 minutes, Sunday - Off
Week 2:
Monday - Run 20 minutes, Tuesday - Run/Walk 2 miles, Wednesday - Off, Thursday - Run/Walk 20 minutes, Friday - Off, Saturday - Run/Walk 35 minutes, Sunday - Off
Week 3:
Monday - Run 25 minutes, Tuesday - Run/Walk 2 miles, Wednesday - Off, Thursday - Run/Walk 25 minutes, Friday - Off, Saturday - Run 30 minutes, Sunday - Off
Week 4:
Monday - Run 25 minutes, Tuesday - Run 2 miles, Wednesday - Off, Thursday - Run 30 minutes, Friday - Off, Saturday - Run 45 minutes, Sunday - Off
Week 5:
Monday - Run 20 minutes, Tuesday - Run 20 minutes, Wednesday - Off, Thursday – Run/Walk 15 minutes, Friday - Off, Saturday – May 2nd-Race Day!!!, Sunday – Off
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Day 1 Week 3
I am once again starting week 1's training program over. This is the final week of Week 1 I think. So, once again I did the 15 minute run. Once again it went well I ran one street farther. So close to the 2 miles! Didn't stretch, and didn't drink water. Gunna pay for that later, just didn't have the time this morning. Now I am off to make cookies ;)
Friday, March 27, 2009
Day 5 Week 2
Today is a rest day. Oddly enough sometime during the day yesterday after I worked out and stretched out, my calf muscle tightened up. I will be working on getting that stretched out and read more about running marathons. Last night I read a pretty inspiring story about a kid who was paralyzed from the neck down, and within a couple of years he was able to walk. Then he decided to take a marathon class. He went and asked the teacher if he could train. Before that point he had only walked with a cane, however he decided to walk from the handicapped spot into the building without his cane-it took him about 20 minutes. The teacher told him to build up his endurance to 30 minutes of walking. His goal was to walk in a 10K. By the middle of the semester he was walking 7 miles-10K is 6.2. So they decided to increase his goal to 10 Miles. Then he decided on his own to increase his goal to a half marathon-13.1 miles. Every one told him no, he should just stick with the ten mile goal. The night before the race this kid changed his mind and decided to do 15 miles. The day of the race he started at the 11 mile marker with 15 miles to go. He walked on through. He finished the race after all of the water stops were closed up and traffic was on the road again. He was hobbling along- dehydrated and dedicated. He finished after-I think 9 hours. If he can I can and so can you!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Day 4 Week 2
Goal-15 minutes-had to be on the Elliptical again. Tom will be home tonight-hurray. I am looking forward to seeing him, and going for a real run as well. I am thinking of doing week one again, because I don't think you build strength in your muscloskeletal system like you should when your only doing the elliptical as apposed to running. It is a five-week program, so there is plenty of time for this additional training, I just kind of wish I could get off the first week. :)
I also have to be careful because my milk has been disappearing this week. Poor Enoch! He really is such a good and patient baby. I decided to double the water intake. Hopefully this helps, but heavens 2 gallons certainly is a lot to drink!
Also, I had decided that I wasn't doing this for weight loss, so I could still eat whatever I wanted-meaning an excess of junk food. However, I find that after I eat all of that junk-I am not feeling fed. I am still hungry for real food-this has never been the case before with my old sedentary life style. But now I really need the good food. So, I think I will just quite buying the junk, seeing how it does me no good anyway.
I also have to be careful because my milk has been disappearing this week. Poor Enoch! He really is such a good and patient baby. I decided to double the water intake. Hopefully this helps, but heavens 2 gallons certainly is a lot to drink!
Also, I had decided that I wasn't doing this for weight loss, so I could still eat whatever I wanted-meaning an excess of junk food. However, I find that after I eat all of that junk-I am not feeling fed. I am still hungry for real food-this has never been the case before with my old sedentary life style. But now I really need the good food. So, I think I will just quite buying the junk, seeing how it does me no good anyway.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Day 1 Week 2
I settled on a good program that will work for me. I found it on this site-http://www.marathonrookie.com/
It is under the 5K tab.
I am doing week 1 again, so my goal for today was a fifteen minute run/walk. I didn't understand what a run/walk was, but I found the answer to that on this site-http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/walk_breaks.html
I also found out that you are only supposed to increase mileage by 10% weekly. Good to know.
So the 15 minute run/walk went good. I was able to go about 1 3/5 miles. When I got home I stretched good, but I forgot to drink water. I read that you only have two hours to replace the water that you loose when you work out. I still haven't gotten around to drinking water, and it is five hours later-whew. I better get on that.
Tomorrows goal is 2 miles. and my personal goal is to keep it under 20 minutes!
I love running!
It is under the 5K tab.
I am doing week 1 again, so my goal for today was a fifteen minute run/walk. I didn't understand what a run/walk was, but I found the answer to that on this site-http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/walk_breaks.html
I also found out that you are only supposed to increase mileage by 10% weekly. Good to know.
So the 15 minute run/walk went good. I was able to go about 1 3/5 miles. When I got home I stretched good, but I forgot to drink water. I read that you only have two hours to replace the water that you loose when you work out. I still haven't gotten around to drinking water, and it is five hours later-whew. I better get on that.
Tomorrows goal is 2 miles. and my personal goal is to keep it under 20 minutes!
I love running!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Day 6 and 7 Week 1
OK, Day 6's original goal was to run for 25 minutes. The "long" run. However, after some ankle pain from the ankle I had surgery on, I asked around. Sara suggested some strength training ice and heat for a couple days. Because I didn't do the long run this week I am going to do week 1 over again. That way I can build up strength in my muscloskeletal system (Sara used that word, I thought I would try it out too).
So I run again tomorrow-yahoo! I Love to run!!
On a side note, my brother in law runs distance. He told me about this super cool watch that he has. It keeps calories burned, distance ran, heart rate, a map of his run, and all kinds of crazy info. He plugs something from his watch into his computer when he gets home from his run. Then he downloads all the info. Uhm...I want one!
One other side note. Every one keeps telling me to get good shoes. I bought a pair of running shoes last year from the grocery store for 15 dollars. These are the only shoes I have ever had that I liked-besides flip-flops. There is a ton of room for my toes and vents on the sides, so my feet don't get hot. I will be sad to give these shoes up. However, this doesn't have to be done until I get my tax return ;) The new shoes I am looking at are $90. The only other shoes that I ever bought for so much were my Doc Martins, I just had to have them!
So I run again tomorrow-yahoo! I Love to run!!
On a side note, my brother in law runs distance. He told me about this super cool watch that he has. It keeps calories burned, distance ran, heart rate, a map of his run, and all kinds of crazy info. He plugs something from his watch into his computer when he gets home from his run. Then he downloads all the info. Uhm...I want one!
One other side note. Every one keeps telling me to get good shoes. I bought a pair of running shoes last year from the grocery store for 15 dollars. These are the only shoes I have ever had that I liked-besides flip-flops. There is a ton of room for my toes and vents on the sides, so my feet don't get hot. I will be sad to give these shoes up. However, this doesn't have to be done until I get my tax return ;) The new shoes I am looking at are $90. The only other shoes that I ever bought for so much were my Doc Martins, I just had to have them!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Day 5 week 1
Today is a rest day. My goal was to read out of a marothon book. I read 2 chapters. I think I will attempt pilates later, if I can keep my kids from thinking I am a jungle gym. There is just something about Mom on the floor that makes you think...climb :) Either way I need to do some ankle rehabing. yeah for the rehab book!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Day 4 Week 1
Goal- 15 minute run- accomplished!
today running felt good, the distance and time was familiar and simple. I think next time I run this one I will increase my speed- possibly make this a two mile running goal.
No pain! wahoo!
Tommorows goal-rest-Question-How to do this and still maintain a runners metality?
I will fill that 20 minutes with reading about training for a marathon.
today running felt good, the distance and time was familiar and simple. I think next time I run this one I will increase my speed- possibly make this a two mile running goal.
No pain! wahoo!
Tommorows goal-rest-Question-How to do this and still maintain a runners metality?
I will fill that 20 minutes with reading about training for a marathon.
Day 3 Week 1
Note to self, rest does not equal gluttony! Yesterday was a day of rest. This is to help repair muscle damage from distance running and replace oxygen and nutrients. It is a day that is just as important as a running day. However I don't think that eating a sleeve of oreos is what is intended for body repair and replenishing. I need to think of things to get me motivated on my rest days.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Day 2 Week 1
Day 2
Goal- 2 miles running no stopping-met!
Time- 26 minutes-can't believe I did this in high school in half the time!
pain- woke up with slight soreness, started runing with a pain shooting down ankle, pain quickly subsided, later focused on bending my feet and pushing off to avoid knee pounding
prep for tomorrow- rest, whole grains, and water-slish-slosh
bonus- last half mile starting to slow down, got a thumbs up from a bus driver picked up the pace to finish strong, thanks for the boost!
Goal- 2 miles running no stopping-met!
Time- 26 minutes-can't believe I did this in high school in half the time!
pain- woke up with slight soreness, started runing with a pain shooting down ankle, pain quickly subsided, later focused on bending my feet and pushing off to avoid knee pounding
prep for tomorrow- rest, whole grains, and water-slish-slosh
bonus- last half mile starting to slow down, got a thumbs up from a bus driver picked up the pace to finish strong, thanks for the boost!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Day 1
OK, as a preface. I have been thinking of running a Marathon since last August. Though, I have been pregnant that entire time. Now I am not pregnant and I had my six week check up with the ok to exercise. So now it begins. I decided to do a 5K in June. Then a 10K in September and the marathon next April. I went to the library on saturday and checked out four books. Three on marathoning and 1 on physical therapy. I have also found some pretty great websites for begining runners. My friend Sara Mecham pointed the way to a great website for buying shoes-she is a runner as well. So to speak I have planted the seed now for watering it!
Today I got up to begin day one of marathoning. I checked one more time to make sure I was going to reach goal one, which I had thought was a 15 minute run. I checked and it was 25 minute. OK no prob thats fine. So off I go. I looked down at the watch, when I got to the end of the road, and sure enough I was right on time 12 minutes into the run. I turned around. Half way back I checked the watch to make sure I was making good time, and this was the point I realized I was only 12 minutes into my run. I am not sure what happened oh well. So I ran up the street past my house, then I got to the other end of the street and doubled back. oh well, so the neighbors all saw me run by four times instead of two. It sure felt great to be running again.
The benefits of todays run were, when I got home I felt sore, but terific. I drank 64oz of water. When I drove Tom to work I felt like I was on caffine. I guess that is what they call being high on life.
Pain-I have a sore inner ankle and outer thigh on the right side. The last quarter mile I was favoring it, and I started to get a side ache on that side as well.
Preperation for tommorow- I measured with the car how far 2 miles is. That is the distance I run tomorrow. I ate whole wheat breakfast and snack, and replenished the water lost.
I also checked the distance I ran today-1.5 mile. in 25 minutes-that is almost half as fast as it should be. Good thing I am giving myself some time to train. I will be competitive at a 18 minute 3 mile.
Today I got up to begin day one of marathoning. I checked one more time to make sure I was going to reach goal one, which I had thought was a 15 minute run. I checked and it was 25 minute. OK no prob thats fine. So off I go. I looked down at the watch, when I got to the end of the road, and sure enough I was right on time 12 minutes into the run. I turned around. Half way back I checked the watch to make sure I was making good time, and this was the point I realized I was only 12 minutes into my run. I am not sure what happened oh well. So I ran up the street past my house, then I got to the other end of the street and doubled back. oh well, so the neighbors all saw me run by four times instead of two. It sure felt great to be running again.
The benefits of todays run were, when I got home I felt sore, but terific. I drank 64oz of water. When I drove Tom to work I felt like I was on caffine. I guess that is what they call being high on life.
Pain-I have a sore inner ankle and outer thigh on the right side. The last quarter mile I was favoring it, and I started to get a side ache on that side as well.
Preperation for tommorow- I measured with the car how far 2 miles is. That is the distance I run tomorrow. I ate whole wheat breakfast and snack, and replenished the water lost.
I also checked the distance I ran today-1.5 mile. in 25 minutes-that is almost half as fast as it should be. Good thing I am giving myself some time to train. I will be competitive at a 18 minute 3 mile.
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