Weekly Update

My plan going forward is to switch to weekly updates.  Last week was a good week.  I ran Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and then Sunday (which is technically this week).

Tuesday was an easy 3 miles.  I had an okay overall time.  I am happy with my current pace.  I am also happy with my system, run a 1 mile, alternate 1/4 miles after that until 2.25, then run the final .75.  I am thinking that with tomorrow's run, I am going to run the final mile.  I feel mentally right now, but it isn't 6 a.m. and chilly right now either.  Of course, the faster I go, the sooner I am warm and the sooner I am done.

I would like to see my pace level out.  

Wednesday was a longer run, 4 miles.  When 4 miles feels daunting, the idea that I am training for 13.1 miles seems insane.

Saturday was rough.  It was 5 miles on the treadmill (it was rainy and I didn't feel like dealing with wet shoes). I find treadmill running to be challenging.  It is so hard for me in part because it is just a consistent pace.  I did my 1 mile run then 1/4 mile intervals until 4.37.  I worked really hard for the last 1/4 mile of mile 4 to get my 4 mile time under 55 minutes.  54:30.  The machines at Anytime Fitness time out at 60 minutes.  So I took a quick break to refill my water bottle and finished that last .63.  I ran hardly any of it, but I got in all five miles! Woo hoo! I even earned 3 personal bests on MapMyRun.com! Double Woo Hoo!

Sunday morning was a nice 3 miles.  I ran with two other women from our local Moms Run This Town.   I did 3 miles on the Lakewalk and they continued on did a total of 9 miles.  Eventually, I will be doing that kind of distance with them!

I had thought my phone at stopped tracking the run.  One of the women said we were at 3.1 & it was 42:09.  When I got in the car, I realized it hadn't quit.  I am looking at getting one of the Garmin watches for tracking my runs.  I am looking at the least expensive model right now.  Eventually, I might want one that also tracks elevation & heart rate.  But right now, I am working on moving one foot in front of the other for longer times at faster paces.

Look at how smooth the pace is here! Clearly, I should run with others more often!

I think I found a strength training routine that I can do twice a week at Anytime Fitness together with 30 minutes on a bike on those days.  Right now, I am thinking Monday's and Friday's.  This week, Friday only.  Tonight after work, we are heading to a nearby restaurant for Happy Hour & Gluten Free Artichoke Dip with fresh hot GF rolls for my birthday!  I am very much looking forward to it!  One of my co-workers also brought in flourless chocolate cake & homemade raspberry ice cream!  Looking forward to that this afternoon as well!  Even though I am planning to eat foods I know will take me outside of my target ranges, I am still planning to track it all on sparkpeople.com

This week I am traveling to Indiana for a hearing on Tuesday night and need to be home by Wednesday night as the dog sitter is only available through Wednesday morning.  I need to plan ahead so that it doesn't derail my training this week.