I felt like I had bricks tied to my feet today. I was slower than normal...not that I can claim to be fast...at all. But it's all good. I'm loving this. It's so nice to have a goal. Not just a goal like "I'll exercise for 30 minutes three times a week". But a goal to actually run 5K in a race. That I can work towards. I can keep my eye on that prize. It helps having a training plan to follow. Another goal that I've set for myself is to climb Chief Mountain with my husband this summer. I wasn't doing very good at getting ready for that. I think that doing this training for a 5K race is a great way for me to get ready for it, don't you?
This summer is going to be a good one. If all goes as planned it will be the first time I climb Chief Mountain and the first time that I have attempted any kind of really hike since getting married(10 years). It will also be the first time that I run in a race. I am so looking forward to it all!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
5K- W1-D2
Why is it when you are trying to make a change for good, something always tries to get in the way and make it all that more difficult to do what you are trying to do?
Case in point. This week I started doing this 5K your way thing. Day one went great. Today...much more difficult. My darling little boy decided that he was going to be a rascal from about 3am until 6:30am when I planned to get up and go for my walk/jog. I still got up and did it. But now I am so stinking tired. It would have been so nice to just stay in bed for another hour. My only consolation is that I know very well that even if I had stayed in bed, I would still be just as tired as I am now.
But, it was a gorgeous morning, and I enjoyed my time alone in silence. I didn't even see one single person. It was just me and the cool crisp air. Felt good. Now I just need a nap.
Case in point. This week I started doing this 5K your way thing. Day one went great. Today...much more difficult. My darling little boy decided that he was going to be a rascal from about 3am until 6:30am when I planned to get up and go for my walk/jog. I still got up and did it. But now I am so stinking tired. It would have been so nice to just stay in bed for another hour. My only consolation is that I know very well that even if I had stayed in bed, I would still be just as tired as I am now.
But, it was a gorgeous morning, and I enjoyed my time alone in silence. I didn't even see one single person. It was just me and the cool crisp air. Felt good. Now I just need a nap.
Monday, April 11, 2011
5K-W1-D1
I started training to run a 5K race today. Starting out easy. I'm following the 5K your way challenge on sparkpeople. Instead of laying out the whole plan here, I'll just leave a link and then lay out the basic idea.
So go here to find the training options. I have chosen to start out with the jog/walk plan and once I complete this I'll move on to the running plan. I could just do the rookie running plan, but I want to be sure that I'm not overdoing it. After all I don't exactly have what one would call a "runner's body". The basic idea is that I'll walk/jog in intervals with the jogging intervals gradually increasing 3 times a week for the next 5 weeks. By the end of 5 weeks I should be able to walk for 2min and jog for 3 for an entire 5K(3.1 miles). My ultimate goal is to run in the Milk River Bonanza Day 5K road race this August long weekend.
This morning I got up at 6:30am(a huge deal for me) and head out to the High School track. It was a beautiful morning. Just a little crisp, and the sun was just coming up over the horizon. Today's goal was to walk for 4 minutes and then jog for 1 minute and repeat it 4 times. I discovered that this is much more easily done when I'm not pushing the chariot stroller with 80lbs of kids in it. I feel great this morning. I have so much energy right now. I thought to myself as I headed back home, that if it feels this great every morning, then it will be easy to keep it up. It's certainly nice to get off to a great start. I look forward to Wednesdays walk/jog.
So go here to find the training options. I have chosen to start out with the jog/walk plan and once I complete this I'll move on to the running plan. I could just do the rookie running plan, but I want to be sure that I'm not overdoing it. After all I don't exactly have what one would call a "runner's body". The basic idea is that I'll walk/jog in intervals with the jogging intervals gradually increasing 3 times a week for the next 5 weeks. By the end of 5 weeks I should be able to walk for 2min and jog for 3 for an entire 5K(3.1 miles). My ultimate goal is to run in the Milk River Bonanza Day 5K road race this August long weekend.
This morning I got up at 6:30am(a huge deal for me) and head out to the High School track. It was a beautiful morning. Just a little crisp, and the sun was just coming up over the horizon. Today's goal was to walk for 4 minutes and then jog for 1 minute and repeat it 4 times. I discovered that this is much more easily done when I'm not pushing the chariot stroller with 80lbs of kids in it. I feel great this morning. I have so much energy right now. I thought to myself as I headed back home, that if it feels this great every morning, then it will be easy to keep it up. It's certainly nice to get off to a great start. I look forward to Wednesdays walk/jog.
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