March 2012
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Anyone in the San Francisco or LA area and want to go for a run sometime April 3-13?
Leaving work and will not be back for 14 days. Feels weird!
Sometimes you just have days like this
Forgot my running shoes at home, so no group run after work.
My Kobo reader was dead this morning, so no reading on my commute.
Left my key card for work in the car.
Had the busiest day ever at work.
Stayed at work 3 hours extra to try to get stuff done before leaving on vacation in 1 more day.
Grocery store I planned to pick up dinner at was closed when I got there.
Any hopes I had of going...
Stressed
My mom just called to say my grandpa is really not doing well. This is stressful for the obvious reasons, but even moreso because I fly out on Monday for 2 weeks in Califonia. I feel I should be with my family. What if something happens while I’m gone? What do I do? Can I squeeze in a trip to see him before I go?
He’s been in the hospital for 2 weeks, with some heart problems. They...
W7D2 (yesterday)
I forgot to post this yesterday, so I thought I’d just give a quick update now.
Yesterday was W7D2 of training, week 7 already?? Time is flying! I did a steady paced 7.5K run with the crew from work. We finished in about 51 minutes. Felt like I could have went on further, actually I did even leave the group at the end for an extra couple blocks, but then my stomach, as it always does,...
my feet are driving me crazy
plantar fasciitis
major bump/bruise from pressure point in my new shoes, making it extremely painful to run
major bump/bruise from pressure point in my other ankle from my not new skates. I’ve had these skates for 2-3 years, why is this suddenly happening and getting worse over the last 3 weeks?
and now, my feet keep cramping non stop the last hour or so
I bought a CrossFit for 10 sessions today. What have I gotten myself into?
I’ll probably hold off using it for a couple months. My schedule is going to be changing, which will allow me to more easily fit it in. I also don’t want to change anything too drastically before my 2 half marathons in May, but after that should be perfect timing!
So there was more than time that was not on my side today. I made it 200 meters. I won’t get into the details of why because it will just sound like excuses. I’ll do my long run tomorrow.
Now, I prep for a baby photo shoot I’m doing in 2 hours!
W6D4
I did an easy 4.5K this morning, trying to work in the new shoes.
I then had to drive an hour and a half “home”, to visit my grandpa in the hospital. Not the most fun thing ever, but I’m glad I did it. Hospitals are certainly not somewhere I like to go though. My grandpa is having some heart problems and they can’t seem to quite figure out exactly what the problem is or...
W6D3
Did 6.5K tempo run in my new running shoes today! Kept up a 6min/km pace which is better than I thought I could do over that distance, so that was nice! Had to take an extra day rest yesterday and skip my run, my calves were still in a lot of pain and I could barely walk, never mind run. Feeling much better today, a little tight, but not really painful.
The new shoes, Brooks Pure Cadence, feel...
It's not you, it's me...
I just went ahead and cancelled my Weight Watchers membership. It was a tough decision, and honestly, a bit of a scary one. Can I do this without this tool?
But, the reality was I haven’t been tracking properly since Christmas. Weight Watchers has been awesome and got me to where I am, 50 lbs lighter than when I started. But, I’ve been struggling with it the last few months. It may...
Today is rest day. I so so badly want to take my new shoes for a spin. I will demonstrate restraint. I will demonstrate restraint. I will demonstrate….well, I could go to the gym right? Or like, for a walk…..
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The Verdict
shorts: Not too bad. The did the old ride up trick for about the first KM, then they settled in for the long ride. I can not seem to find a pair of shorts that don’t do this. Anyone else? anyways, they are keepers and will now be in full rotation.
feet: started out with some pain in my arch, so I really focused on foot fall and form and the pain went away. Tightness in my calves from the...
In hindsight, it may not be a shorts kind of a day. 6.25k down, 7.75K to go!
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W5D4
Ran 6K tonight in about 42 minutes with stop lights. I then proceeded to come home and eat crap. WTF is up with me? Sigh.
It’s been a bout 3 months that I’ve been having a particularly hard time with the food aspect of this whole weight loss and healthy lifestyle thing. So what’s changed? I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and I did come up with one theory.
Since the...
Ugh...I want to run all of the races
Decisions, decisions.
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W5D3
Did a lunch time set of sprint intervals on the treadmill at lunch today (love work from home days).
1/5 mile warm up 7x 400m sprints (90 second recovery) 1/4 mile cool down
After work and running a few errands I hit the gym for some weights.
Chest press x3 (sets) Shoulder press x3 Lat pulldown x3 Standing row x3 Reverse flys x1 Lateral raise x1 Front raise x1 Walking Lunge x2/leg Single dead...
W5D2
Had 6.5K on the schedule tonight, had to cut it just a bit short at 5.75K due to stomach issues, yet again. Story of my running life. I really can’t figure this stomach stuff out, I ate nothing today that really should have been a problem for my stomach, yet it started rumbling and grumbling around 4K into my run, which then turned to some cramping, and then…well TMI.
My doctor and I...
W4D7
Totally drinking the ish out of a protein smoothy right now after finishing my 12K LSD.
I started this run wondering how it would go after running a hard 5K yesterday, and playing 2 ringette games since, my legs were feeling a little sore and a little dead, but I couldn’t ask for better weather than we have here right now (17C), so I went at it and told myself just to take it easy.
I ended...
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Slainte St. Patricks Day 5.54km race recap
Yesterday I ran a 5k. It was my first race in 4 months, and it was a fast course so I was looking forward to it, and even sort of expecting hoping for a PB.
The race was in Hamilton, ON, so I got to the starting point, which was actually the finish of the race around 11:15 am to pick up my kit and bib, and then catch a bus to the start, as this was a point to point race. Bib pick up wasn’t...
First real official race tomorrow in over 4 months! I’m excited! 5k, going for a PB!
However, I am not looking forward to the 0 degree C weather with the 35km/h winds.
W4D2
Ran 6k tonight in about 41 mins. Accidentally paused the Garmin so I’m not exactly sure. Unfortunately I got stuck at work after the run so didn’t make it to the gym tonight. I can’t wait for the great weather that’s coming our way, not to mention the extended daylight hours!!
2012 Race Schedule
My goal this year was to do an organized active event each month of the year. This could be racing, running, biking, or who knows what other things I will get myself into. Most of these things are already signed up for, but a few may change, and there’s a few blank months left to be filled. I’ll update as we go!
DONE! January - Dynamic Wellness 3K Prediction Run - Mississauga, ON
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W4D3
Wow, week 4 already! This is the week things start to really pick up for me. It’s been a while since I’ve ran over 10K, this is the week I will.
This is also the week I recommit to good eating habits. I’ve been slowly letting the eating slip and it shows on the scale. No more excuses and exception, back on track.
Today is a stretch and strengthen day. After being in a ringette...
March Goals
Keeping it simple this month.
1. Run a race.
2. Lose 5 lbs. Getting back to tracking food will be key for this.
3. Drink at least 64 oz of water/day.
4. Follow the Half training plan.
Looking back at Feb goals
Here they are:
1. Get my weight down into the 100’s! didn’t happen. I’m really struggling with the weight loss part of this whole weight loss journey.
2. Do 20 real pushups. I’m currently at 15, 14 more than I could do 2 months ago.
3. Run a minimum of 4x/week, as per the Half training plan! success, with the exception of 1 week, I was in a ringette tournament.
4....
