This last week hasn't been very good workout wise or health wise. I came down with the flu on Thursday night, pushed through work on Friday and paid for it the rest of the weekend. Needless to say I was a lump on the couch for the last 4 days. But I am feeling much much better so clearly I needed all of the rest. So a recap of is in order of what I did do last week.
I got in 2 days of working out before the flu, Tuesday and Wednesday. They were weight workouts from bootcamp. Tuesdays was difficult but in a good way. We had tempo lifts on the schedule, 6 beats to the height of contraction and then 2 beats to return to the starting position. It was rough but I loved it. I'm really glad that I'm lifting again even if I am a cardio junkie.
Wednesday was a core workout. I'm not supposed to do back to back lifting days but I thought it would be ok since it was a mostly body weight workout. And the workout went well except for the shaky arms afterwards. Needless to say I was sore for the next few days. I'm not gonna lie, I really liked it. Being sore always makes me feel better. I know I'm working muscles I don't usually and it really is just going to help me out in the long run.
Thursday hit and so did the flu. Therefore nothing else got done workout wise. I did manage to meet my 2 goals for the week: 1.) Drink 72 oz of water/day and 2.) Stretch/foam roll for 10 min/day. The second one was really hard for me to meet considering I hate stretching. I'm going to change my 1st goal to drink at least 16 oz of water a night at home because that is when I really struggle to get hydration. This will make me focus more for water after my workouts.
So this week is a new week and I'm feeling much better. After all of the rest I was able to get I'm finally starting to feel like my old self. As a reward I will be going for a run this afternoon after work and putting dinner together. It will be outside in the cold because I missed the beautiful weather this weekend. But there is no more snow and ice on the ground so I feel fairly safe running outside. That was my hold up. I was not going to risk injury to run outside.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Foot
So as I mentioned in my last post my foot has been bothering me. It was really bad this past weekend but has been slowly getting better. It doesn't hurt most of the day and I have gone to the gym twice this past week to get my BBB workouts in. I'm really itching to get back to running but I keep telling myself that it's important to give your foot some rest so that you can get back to running quicker. So I don't hop on the treadmill. Also my foot throbs every time I look at it which could also be keeping me from running. It could also be a mental thing but whatever.
The only issue with putting off running is the fact that the weather is beautiful this week and will be through the weekend. This only makes me want to get outside and run even worse. So I'm going to tempt fate and try a run this afternoon after work. I want to give my new running pants a shot and see how they hold up. Plus being stuck inside when it is this nice out is a bummer.
Saturday is going to be the real test. I have an 8 miler scheduled and it's supposed to be 60 that day. Perfect. We don't have anywhere to be until 3:30 which gives me plenty of time to get a nice long slow run in. I may even go to a trail with hills. I hate hills so this is a big step for me but the ground may be a little softer and have a bit more give. That's the goal. And to run most of it. Hopefully all of it. Fingers crossed.
I'm hoping to finalize my race schedule here soon. I need to actually sit down with pen and paper and decide which ones I want to do, which ones I can fit in, and which ones I can afford. Affording to race is going to be the big issue after I narrow it down. There are just so many options out there. I think virtual is going to be the way to go for most of them.
Which reminds me, I need to sign up for the Cleveland Marathon before the price goes up. Off to do that now. Have a great day!
The only issue with putting off running is the fact that the weather is beautiful this week and will be through the weekend. This only makes me want to get outside and run even worse. So I'm going to tempt fate and try a run this afternoon after work. I want to give my new running pants a shot and see how they hold up. Plus being stuck inside when it is this nice out is a bummer.
Saturday is going to be the real test. I have an 8 miler scheduled and it's supposed to be 60 that day. Perfect. We don't have anywhere to be until 3:30 which gives me plenty of time to get a nice long slow run in. I may even go to a trail with hills. I hate hills so this is a big step for me but the ground may be a little softer and have a bit more give. That's the goal. And to run most of it. Hopefully all of it. Fingers crossed.
I'm hoping to finalize my race schedule here soon. I need to actually sit down with pen and paper and decide which ones I want to do, which ones I can fit in, and which ones I can afford. Affording to race is going to be the big issue after I narrow it down. There are just so many options out there. I think virtual is going to be the way to go for most of them.
Which reminds me, I need to sign up for the Cleveland Marathon before the price goes up. Off to do that now. Have a great day!
Friday, January 4, 2013
Limits
Well I decided to do something this week I had never done before. Run 3 days in a row of moderate distance. That isn't a lot for some people but for me it is. I generally like to take a day between running days. And if I do happen to run back to back it's about 3ish miles. Never have I gone over that.
I ran my long run from the past weekend on Tuesday. It was 6 miles and I felt great afterwards. But this meant that I was pushing the rest of the week back. Knowing what I had this weekend, moving my long run wasn't an option. So I went ahead and ran my 4 miles on Wed and 5 on Thursday. The great thing is that I am on schedule for this weekend. The bad thing is no matter how much I stretch out or keep moving I'm in pain. Sore pain but pain none the less. I hate being sore. It sucks and makes everything else suck as well.
Luckily I bought a foam roller yesterday off of amazon. I love that site. It's supposed to get really deep into the knots. Hopefully it works because I need it! Maybe then I will be able to run more than one day in a row without wanting to die.
I committed to another challenge for January. This is a Run Your A$$ Off challenge and I committed to 100 miles. This should be doable with marathon training. I added up what I'm supposed to run and I put it a little lower that that in case life gets in the way. I have 15/100 complete with a couple of longer runs this weekend. At least longer for me. Hopefully I will be able to get outside for a run because the treadmill is starting to get boring.
I need to figure out my nutrition as well. I'm having a hard time getting into a groove and it's frustrating. I don't want to gain/lose this 3-5 lbs I have been the last couple of months. I'm determined to lose 10-15 lbs this year. If it takes all year then fine but only if I continue to keep it off. Hopefully the strength training from bootcamp will help shed these lbs. Or at least jump start it. I am a cardio junkie unfortunately and get bored pretty quickly. I will stick with it this round though since I punked out on lifting last round.
Hope everyone else is doing great with their goals/training/whatever else you are doing!
I ran my long run from the past weekend on Tuesday. It was 6 miles and I felt great afterwards. But this meant that I was pushing the rest of the week back. Knowing what I had this weekend, moving my long run wasn't an option. So I went ahead and ran my 4 miles on Wed and 5 on Thursday. The great thing is that I am on schedule for this weekend. The bad thing is no matter how much I stretch out or keep moving I'm in pain. Sore pain but pain none the less. I hate being sore. It sucks and makes everything else suck as well.
Luckily I bought a foam roller yesterday off of amazon. I love that site. It's supposed to get really deep into the knots. Hopefully it works because I need it! Maybe then I will be able to run more than one day in a row without wanting to die.
I committed to another challenge for January. This is a Run Your A$$ Off challenge and I committed to 100 miles. This should be doable with marathon training. I added up what I'm supposed to run and I put it a little lower that that in case life gets in the way. I have 15/100 complete with a couple of longer runs this weekend. At least longer for me. Hopefully I will be able to get outside for a run because the treadmill is starting to get boring.
I need to figure out my nutrition as well. I'm having a hard time getting into a groove and it's frustrating. I don't want to gain/lose this 3-5 lbs I have been the last couple of months. I'm determined to lose 10-15 lbs this year. If it takes all year then fine but only if I continue to keep it off. Hopefully the strength training from bootcamp will help shed these lbs. Or at least jump start it. I am a cardio junkie unfortunately and get bored pretty quickly. I will stick with it this round though since I punked out on lifting last round.
Hope everyone else is doing great with their goals/training/whatever else you are doing!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Finally
I have finally had a good run for training! I took me two weeks but it has finally happened. I got 6 miles in yesterday which was supposed to be my long run for Saturday (12/29). It didn't happen. A lot of stuff got in the way, basically excuses because it was cold out and I didn't want to walk to our apartments gym. Lame. I know. But it happens.
6 miles in about 69 minutes. Turns into a 11:50 min/mile. I'm not sure how slow or fast my long run is supposed to be but I want to average an 11 min/mile for the marathon so that may be too fast. Who knows.
I signed up for bootcamp again. I wasn't going to do it but I needed some more structure to my cross training days. And I really enjoyed it last time. I went ahead and signed up on the 31st. Nothing like waiting till the last minute.
I am really trying to stick with myfitnesspal to track my food intake. It's really important to me that I am being held accountable for what I put into my body.
Nothing more to say. Just a quick update. Maybe I'll figure out how to put pictures on here in the near future. Then everyone can see my fur babies. :)
6 miles in about 69 minutes. Turns into a 11:50 min/mile. I'm not sure how slow or fast my long run is supposed to be but I want to average an 11 min/mile for the marathon so that may be too fast. Who knows.
I signed up for bootcamp again. I wasn't going to do it but I needed some more structure to my cross training days. And I really enjoyed it last time. I went ahead and signed up on the 31st. Nothing like waiting till the last minute.
I am really trying to stick with myfitnesspal to track my food intake. It's really important to me that I am being held accountable for what I put into my body.
Nothing more to say. Just a quick update. Maybe I'll figure out how to put pictures on here in the near future. Then everyone can see my fur babies. :)
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