Week 2 Progress

Monday - REST - uh, check!
Tuesday - walk (2 min.)/run (2 min.) Continue for 15-20 min. Check. This, I REALLY didn't want to do. I don't know why my tendency is to resist, but it is. However, I made myself go out and do Tuesday's workout. Throughout the process, I kept feeling genuinely surprised with myself. It was nice to get it finished.
Wednesday - REST or cross-train - Check. I made this a rest day because it was too impossible to do something outside, (with the heat index, it was over 100 degrees) and I was tired and think I'm fighting off a cold. Not the best excuse, but it's what happened.

Thursday Walk (1 min.)/run (10 min.) Continue for 15-20 min. - I woke up not wanting to do this. I have to go to CR this afternoon for some job interviews, which means I won't get back into town until later in the evening. It will take a lot of motivation to get me out there. But, I've surprised myself before; I can do it again!

Week 1 - CHECK

Monday - REST - check

Tuesday - walk (2 minutes)/run (2 minutes). Continue for 15-20 minutes - check

Wednesday - REST or cross-train - check

Thursday - Walk (1 minute)/run (10 minutes). Continue for 15-20 minutes - check

Friday - REST - check

Saturday - Cross-train - check

Sunday - Long run. Walk (2 minutes)/run (5 minutes). Continue for 30-40 minutes - check

It feels great to have week 1 accomplished! I don't know if I've ever made it this far in a training program ;-). I was looking forward to the long run on Sunday. Once I was in it, I wanted to quit a few times (min. 16, 23, 28) but stuck it out for the full 40 minutes.

Week 2 is exactly the same as week one:
Monday - REST - uh, check!
Tuesday - walk (2 min.)/run (2 min.) Continue for 15-20 min.
Wednesday - REST or cross-train
Thursday Walk (1 min.)/run (10 min.) Continue for 15-20 min.
Friday - REST
Saturday - Cross-train
Sunday - Long run. Walk (2 min)/run (5 min). Continue for 30-40 min

Here's to week 2!

Lord, give me the strength to continue on; give me endurance, patience, acceptance of my abilities, and the willingness to challenge myself. Let everything I do be a reflection of your glory. Amen.

Spring 2010

For some pictures of Spring/Beginning of Summer 2010, check out the link below!

Spring/Summer 2010 with the Crowes!

10k progress

Week 1, Friday - Rest day. Beautiful. Check

Week 1, Saturday - Cross train. Check. I took it easy and just went for a long walk with Spike this evening. I'm excited about tomorrow; it's the first "long run" of the program, and I'm looking forward to it!

Week 1, Thursday - Walk (1 minute)/run (10 minutes) - continue for 15-20 minutes. Check.

Today was really difficult. It was a big jump to go from 2 minutes continuous running to 10 minutes running. However, I got it done. In minute 15, I did take a 10 second walk, but made it up at the end ;-). Also, despite still being in the first week, I am REALLY proud of myself! I have to admit...usually it's around this time that I give up. But, I'm stickin' it out. Thank goodness tomorrow is a rest day :-).

Day 3 of training

Week 1, Wednesday - cross training. Check. Went just fine; did the elliptical machine at the gym. Anxious for tomorrow's run.

10k

Spike and I are training for my first 10k. Spike won't be joining me on race day, but he gets to come along for the companionship. My friend, Lisa and I recently signed up for our first (I think it's her first too) 10k, which will happen in early September. To be honest, I've been dreading it; and, worse yet, I've been avoiding the training part. The last time I ran a race was two years ago, and it was just a 5k. The last time I trained for a race was about six years ago...I can never find the discipline. Then, I haphazardly came across a training program in Fitness Magazine. It's the first downloadable link that pops up. Yes, it's a beginner's plan, but, I guess it's time to consider myself a beginner...again. And yes, it's a walk/run program, but you know what - I've resigned myself to the idea that finishing a 10k will be very rewarding...even if I have to walk a few minutes. So, in order to keep myself a bit more accountable, I'm going to blog about the training program, as I go through it.

Week 1

Monday - REST - check (how convenient that I came across this training program on a Monday evening ;-) )

Tuesday - walk (2 minutes)/run (2 minutes). Continue for 15-20 minutes - check

Wednesday - REST or cross-train

Thursday - Walk (1 minute)/run (10 minutes). Continue for 15-20 minutes

Friday - REST

Saturday - Cross-train

Sunday - Long run. Walk (2 minutes)/run (5 minutes). Continue for 30-40 minutes

Since I still have a gym membership on campus, I'm going to use that to my advantage over the next few weeks, while I'm still here. I'll cross-train over there, either swimming or cycling. Once I move to CR full time, I'll cross-train with some aerobics...in my living room...watch out, neighbors!