32:04 minutes, 30:70 sec run/walk ratio
I was really, really tired yesterday, and couldn't even face the thought of walking two miles, so I skipped it and did my two miles today. I didn't feel all that great today, either, but I guess my body didn't know it, because I had a good run. I didn't bother with iPod or anything, just did my laps. I will go ahead and walk tomorrow and run Saturday, and I'll get my 3 runs in this week, with 2 walks. Good enough.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Monday, September 07, 2009
Week 1: 3 miles
46:32 minutes, 28 laps, 30:70 second run/walk ratio
So. I sat down and counted out the weeks until Las Vegas, and decided that I have time if I start my long runs now! I'm still not entirely sure I'm going to do the half marathon, but if I don't start training, I won't be able to whether I want to or not. So I went ahead and did three miles tonight, and darn, I did good! I decided that Mondays would be good for my long runs. I don't want to do them on Sundays, so if that's my day off from running and walking, it should be the day before my long run. I will try to do long runs on Mondays, 2-mile runs on Wednesdays and Fridays, and 2-mile walks on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Except, of course for weekends I'm out of town, in which case I'll fit in the long runs when I can. I set myself a schedule of 3 miles, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 5, 12, 6, 14, 7, and then the half marathon.
It was quite a bit cooler today than it has been. I actually put on my hoodie for the first five or six laps till I warmed up. I took off my hat after the first two miles, I don't really need it when I'm running after the sun goes behind the mountain and it just heats up my head. Felt better to run without it.
I may have to fiddle with my time of day for the long runs. I figure I can still do up to maybe six miles after dinner, but any longer and I'll need to start earlier so it doesn't get dark before I'm done. But by then it should be getting cooler anyway, so I should be able to start in the afternoon and run before dinner. We'll see. One down, fourteen weeks to go!
So. I sat down and counted out the weeks until Las Vegas, and decided that I have time if I start my long runs now! I'm still not entirely sure I'm going to do the half marathon, but if I don't start training, I won't be able to whether I want to or not. So I went ahead and did three miles tonight, and darn, I did good! I decided that Mondays would be good for my long runs. I don't want to do them on Sundays, so if that's my day off from running and walking, it should be the day before my long run. I will try to do long runs on Mondays, 2-mile runs on Wednesdays and Fridays, and 2-mile walks on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Except, of course for weekends I'm out of town, in which case I'll fit in the long runs when I can. I set myself a schedule of 3 miles, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 5, 12, 6, 14, 7, and then the half marathon.
It was quite a bit cooler today than it has been. I actually put on my hoodie for the first five or six laps till I warmed up. I took off my hat after the first two miles, I don't really need it when I'm running after the sun goes behind the mountain and it just heats up my head. Felt better to run without it.
I may have to fiddle with my time of day for the long runs. I figure I can still do up to maybe six miles after dinner, but any longer and I'll need to start earlier so it doesn't get dark before I'm done. But by then it should be getting cooler anyway, so I should be able to start in the afternoon and run before dinner. We'll see. One down, fourteen weeks to go!
Friday, September 04, 2009
Friday 19 laps
32:30 minutes, 30:70 sec run/walk ratio, appx.
Had a pretty good run tonight, despite being tired and icky-feeling earlier. I was pretty much all set to just walk it tonight, but then I went next door to have dinner with my mom, and ate some yummy salmon chowder that gave me some pep, so I went ahead and did the run. I'd thought that running soon after dinner would be hard on my stomach, but I was fine. I guess as long as I don't stuff myself, a half-hour is long enough to digest. (I do remember stopping to grab a slice of pizza in the middle of a long training run in San Francisco, and enjoying it immensely to no detriment, so I guess eating before/during a run isn't necessarily a bad thing.)
I skipped the iPod, I just didn't feel like listening tonight. Had a nice quiet run. The bugs are annoying when I run in the evening, but I don't suppose they're much worse than in the morning.
I didn't do a long run this week. I'm still not sure whether I'll do the Las Vegas half marathon this year or not. I suppose I should get out my calendar and figure out if I still have time to train for it.
Had a pretty good run tonight, despite being tired and icky-feeling earlier. I was pretty much all set to just walk it tonight, but then I went next door to have dinner with my mom, and ate some yummy salmon chowder that gave me some pep, so I went ahead and did the run. I'd thought that running soon after dinner would be hard on my stomach, but I was fine. I guess as long as I don't stuff myself, a half-hour is long enough to digest. (I do remember stopping to grab a slice of pizza in the middle of a long training run in San Francisco, and enjoying it immensely to no detriment, so I guess eating before/during a run isn't necessarily a bad thing.)
I skipped the iPod, I just didn't feel like listening tonight. Had a nice quiet run. The bugs are annoying when I run in the evening, but I don't suppose they're much worse than in the morning.
I didn't do a long run this week. I'm still not sure whether I'll do the Las Vegas half marathon this year or not. I suppose I should get out my calendar and figure out if I still have time to train for it.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Wednesday 19 laps
33:30 minutes, 40:60 sec run/walk ratio
Again, the run/walk ratio is estimated—I just ran till I stopped, and walked the rest of the lap.
Pretty good run, not as fast as Monday, but decent time. I listened to Pema Chodron on my iPod shuffle and felt good the whole way.
I did my walk yesterday. It wasn't quite two miles; I'd started out planning to listen to my iPod shuffle, but found that, while I had charged up the battery, I'd forgotten to turn the thing off, and had already run the battery down again. So I came in and got my iPod touch to listen to instead. Found out after numerous times putting it in my pocket and having it change songs on me that it was set to "shake to shuffle." Whose bright idea was that? Argh. Turned that off, then listened to Rage Against the Machine while I walked, because I don't have any audiobooks on the touch. I felt tired and grumpy and didn't want to be out there, so I quit at 30 minutes. Good enough. The in-between days are just to get 30 minutes of some kind of exercise in.
One side benefit I'm finding of exercising in the evening is that it dulls my appetite for dinner so I don't eat as much. I wish I'd start showing a little weight loss; I gained ten pounds this spring and am hanging steady at 160, which is about 20 pounds more than I'd like to be. I hope exercising regularly will help get some of that weight off.
Again, the run/walk ratio is estimated—I just ran till I stopped, and walked the rest of the lap.
Pretty good run, not as fast as Monday, but decent time. I listened to Pema Chodron on my iPod shuffle and felt good the whole way.
I did my walk yesterday. It wasn't quite two miles; I'd started out planning to listen to my iPod shuffle, but found that, while I had charged up the battery, I'd forgotten to turn the thing off, and had already run the battery down again. So I came in and got my iPod touch to listen to instead. Found out after numerous times putting it in my pocket and having it change songs on me that it was set to "shake to shuffle." Whose bright idea was that? Argh. Turned that off, then listened to Rage Against the Machine while I walked, because I don't have any audiobooks on the touch. I felt tired and grumpy and didn't want to be out there, so I quit at 30 minutes. Good enough. The in-between days are just to get 30 minutes of some kind of exercise in.
One side benefit I'm finding of exercising in the evening is that it dulls my appetite for dinner so I don't eat as much. I wish I'd start showing a little weight loss; I gained ten pounds this spring and am hanging steady at 160, which is about 20 pounds more than I'd like to be. I hope exercising regularly will help get some of that weight off.
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