ORN: 11 X 75" R / 145" W
Raining.... so I took to the treadmill.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Back at It
Well.... had to go back to 70"R/ 110"W intervals because of the previous period of illness. Dang, it took a long time to recover.
But did 9 intervals last night. Should be able to reach the Thanksgiving goal of running 2 minutes, walking one minute for the 5 miler. Seem to have my strength back..... finally.
And the other good news is that it looks like the weather might cool off for good this weekend.
Of course, I think I thought that last weekend also.
But did 9 intervals last night. Should be able to reach the Thanksgiving goal of running 2 minutes, walking one minute for the 5 miler. Seem to have my strength back..... finally.
And the other good news is that it looks like the weather might cool off for good this weekend.
Of course, I think I thought that last weekend also.
Friday, August 31, 2007
August Drought
By the end of July, training was on target. Even the first week of August was ok.
Then I traveled to Nashville and picked up a bug (I'm thinking it was on the plane).
Not a bug I was familiar with. Some coughing, but no fever. Just a complete lack of energy.
It took all my energy just to attend to work duties before crashing into bed immediately afterwards. Next week was a trip to Dallas, and the lack of energy continued. This past Tuesday, I felt better and returned to the gym. After twenty minutes on the treadmll, running only one minute out of 3, I was a dripping mess. Sheeeesh. And my legs hurt for two days.
How does one become so unconditioned in 3 weeks? Guess it's a pointless question. Although I had no energy for exercise during the past 3 weeks, I seem to have had plenty of energy to eat. Gained back 6 pounds. Anyway..... ONCE AGAIN..... it's back to training for the 5 miler on Thanksgiving morning. I don't care if I have to walk the whole damn route..... I'll be there. I'm sick of my excuses. I read about the athletic exploits of Waddler, GeekGirl, S Baboo, Mary Sunshine, and others, and shake my head. I don't ever expect to compete with them, but it would be nice if I could acquire the same self-discipline they display. Oh well..... tomorrow is September, and a chance for yet another beginning.
Then I traveled to Nashville and picked up a bug (I'm thinking it was on the plane).
Not a bug I was familiar with. Some coughing, but no fever. Just a complete lack of energy.
It took all my energy just to attend to work duties before crashing into bed immediately afterwards. Next week was a trip to Dallas, and the lack of energy continued. This past Tuesday, I felt better and returned to the gym. After twenty minutes on the treadmll, running only one minute out of 3, I was a dripping mess. Sheeeesh. And my legs hurt for two days.
How does one become so unconditioned in 3 weeks? Guess it's a pointless question. Although I had no energy for exercise during the past 3 weeks, I seem to have had plenty of energy to eat. Gained back 6 pounds. Anyway..... ONCE AGAIN..... it's back to training for the 5 miler on Thanksgiving morning. I don't care if I have to walk the whole damn route..... I'll be there. I'm sick of my excuses. I read about the athletic exploits of Waddler, GeekGirl, S Baboo, Mary Sunshine, and others, and shake my head. I don't ever expect to compete with them, but it would be nice if I could acquire the same self-discipline they display. Oh well..... tomorrow is September, and a chance for yet another beginning.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Resurfacing
While other bloggers have been out running various races, I've been staying at home, steadily plodding along, slowly building up my base.
ORN: 20 X 87" R/ 93" W (Total time = 1 hour) + 30' walk
Approximately 6 months ago, on Ground Hog Day, I started with 10 intervals composed of running 10 seconds every 3 minutes. Now, I'm up to almost 50% running every 3 minutes for a total of an hour. I probably could have reached this stage quicker, but I really wanted to try to avoid injury, and I didn't want to find the workouts so daunting that I would quit.
So, all and all, I'm satisfied with my progress so far. The Thanksgiving day 5 miler is clearly attainable, even if I have no speed; but I'm not going to worry about speed until after the half marathon next April, and maybe not even then. I've lost 10 pounds during the past 6 months. I'd like to lose another 20 by next April because that act alone would probably help with my speed.
ORN: 20 X 87" R/ 93" W (Total time = 1 hour) + 30' walk
Approximately 6 months ago, on Ground Hog Day, I started with 10 intervals composed of running 10 seconds every 3 minutes. Now, I'm up to almost 50% running every 3 minutes for a total of an hour. I probably could have reached this stage quicker, but I really wanted to try to avoid injury, and I didn't want to find the workouts so daunting that I would quit.
So, all and all, I'm satisfied with my progress so far. The Thanksgiving day 5 miler is clearly attainable, even if I have no speed; but I'm not going to worry about speed until after the half marathon next April, and maybe not even then. I've lost 10 pounds during the past 6 months. I'd like to lose another 20 by next April because that act alone would probably help with my speed.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
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