I should clarify that the 4.5 miles is 2/3 running and 1/3 walking lol but I'm getting better! The first day of this week was the first time I had to do 2 minute running segments-not that bad the first few times, but once I got to #6 I couldn't hold my "run" pace-it turned into that marathon "jog" pace lol. I was tired! But when I finished I felt so happy that I had traveled a mile farther than the previous week!
The second day I was so happy that my routine took me back to 1 minute runs, because I was still bodily tired. I started my second job so "work wise" I had no days off. I was mentally tired and both my jobs are at restaurants so I'm on my feet all day, so I really felt like my body did have a proper recovery day. So after work I was going to do this run, because there isn't anyway I could have woken up at 4 am to get it done haha.
Unfortunately, but totally awesome, is while you train at a restaurant they pay for your lunch because they want you to learn the menu. Well, I got the protein omelet with extra veggies and an English muffin, and I think the muffin was a BAD idea! I've been trying to stay away from wheat and when I do eat it I try for only whole grain, well this wasn't. From that point on I was uncomfortable, extremely.
I hate to go into too much detail but I felt bloated and couldn't use the restroom. When I got home I thought running would help me... Well it didn't, it just made what should have been an easy run very uncomfortable. It was like I had side cramps from drinking water, but I knew they were painful gas bubbles. I couldn't wait to just get home and lie down! ha-ha But there wasn't any time for that ether. Actually at the end of my run a lot of the pressure was released.... enough said!
I was looking ahead on the calendar and logging my next couple runs that I've signed up for, to keep me motivated and sort of put my money where my mouth is kind of thing, and I realized with work getting my runs in as they are now wont work with my schedule. So I made today instead of a rest day my run day. This way I will be doing my runs on days that I don't have to be up crazy early, and I'm not closing the night before, and I should be able to actually rest on my rest days-well for half the day anyway lol.
So today and yesterday I ran, I'm don't recommend it, I was very tired today. But, luckily for me yesterday I signed up for my first mud run! It's not till April but thinking about it gave me more energy as I imagined myself powering through the obstacle courses and climbing walls and leaping over roof tops... ok the last one I won't be doing but I watched spider man 2 days ago and who wouldn't want to leap over buildings? I always thought it would be cool being one of those stunt people who chase after cars and climb building walls and fly through tiny bars like its nothing! So when I was running I was just thinking I can't do those things now but I'm building my endurance so maybe one day I will be able to!
I wonder if anyone else trains out there to be a super human....
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Week 1 DONE! I think I could survive the Apocalypse-well with more training!
I worked last night and didn't get off until 3am. For some strange reason I still woke up at 8am and couldn't go back to sleep. My legs were sore just from being on my feet for 8 hours running around like a crazy person and my back was so tight. I didn't want to be awake, I didn't want to know that it was still early, and I didn't want to count the few remaining hours till I have to be back at work. But, I did, and it was a now or never kind of moment.
I had one last run to do this week (3 total), and yesterday I took as a rest day. Tomorrow I know for a fact I wouldn't be able to get my run in. I guess it's because I don't like quitting things in the FIRST WEEK that I decided to roll myself out of bed and get some warm running gear on.
I'm glad yesterday I made my husband promise to come with me, he would ride his bike and carry the water (camelbak), first aid kit (you never know when you will trip over your own 2 feet), my inhaler and the garage door opener. So, I was happy to wake him up so we could get going.
I have a beagle who is 11 years old, he's my baby and since we moved and the vet told us he was slightly (about 20 pounds) overweight, he has been on a diet and we've been exercising him even more (he's now probably lost most of his baby weight and looks great). Well now he has like a crazy amount of energy-again (sometimes even over the top, like when we was a puppy :( very tiring lol). When he saw us getting ready he just flipped! Running around trying to escape with us outside-despite the fact we just took him for a walk!
Well I can't say no to his adorable face! So I asked my hubby if he could walk him and I would just run out ahead. He agreed, though I know he really doesn't like walking, and we were off!
It was about halfway through my intervals when I realized I had a problem (sometimes the blonde takes over). Here I was maybe a mile ahead of my husband and dog with no water and no inhaler! And I only realized that when I knew I was going to need it! I like sprinting or running as fast as my body will allow during my short segments but I had to slow down if I was going to make it back to them.
I made sure I was running with my body relaxed, shoulders back and focused on just deep calm breaths. I got to the end of my track (the halfway point) and had things back under control. When I finally caught up with my husband I went straight to the bag and took a happy lung full of medicine! And it was perfect timing because I had 2 minutes to calm back down, after sprinting toward him, before I had to run again. Ah to breath easy! It really makes a difference and takes away that panicky voice in the back of your head saying you're going too hard and possibly going to die lol.
So I finished the week! Next week I start running in 2 minute segments but I'm actually not worried. I really LOVE this slow approach to running! I feel like it isn't only set up to help your body handle it but also your mind. The air was cold but the sun was out and it was beautiful! Everyone on the path was saying hi as I would walk or run by, I felt alive and I felt fast too when I would run and strong!
I know I'm training for a 10k but I really think I'm learning to love it. It's not as exciting as riding my bike, which I can do for about 40 miles (running so far I only go about 3 and it's the same place), I don't get to see as much and sometimes I just look down in-front of me so I don't trip, but I feel so empowered. My body is taking me this far this fast. I like to think back in the prehistoric days and myself running with wolfs or something like like (that vision is probably from a few books I've read) but I always wonder how I would compare to someone back then, would I be strong enough to survive? Would I be able to compete? I hope with good fuel in my body and sticking to my training plan that I could.
My husband reads a lot of zombie books, so naturally he talks about them a LOT! What he would do if the Apocalypse happens, where we would go, what our defense and survival strategy is. So when I run I feel like I'm training for survival haha. But, from the viewpoint of a doctor I'm sure they could be the same thing. Getting healthy is about survival. To live beyond what your body tells you that you can right now, to push your limits, to fight "fate". No one exercises so they can die early. I'd like to die of old age, somewhere around 120ish and I need to do whatever I can to get there.
So if there is an Apocalypse I hope I can see you all after, surviving, you're welcome to join our group! So here is to week 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had one last run to do this week (3 total), and yesterday I took as a rest day. Tomorrow I know for a fact I wouldn't be able to get my run in. I guess it's because I don't like quitting things in the FIRST WEEK that I decided to roll myself out of bed and get some warm running gear on.
I'm glad yesterday I made my husband promise to come with me, he would ride his bike and carry the water (camelbak), first aid kit (you never know when you will trip over your own 2 feet), my inhaler and the garage door opener. So, I was happy to wake him up so we could get going.
I have a beagle who is 11 years old, he's my baby and since we moved and the vet told us he was slightly (about 20 pounds) overweight, he has been on a diet and we've been exercising him even more (he's now probably lost most of his baby weight and looks great). Well now he has like a crazy amount of energy-again (sometimes even over the top, like when we was a puppy :( very tiring lol). When he saw us getting ready he just flipped! Running around trying to escape with us outside-despite the fact we just took him for a walk!
Well I can't say no to his adorable face! So I asked my hubby if he could walk him and I would just run out ahead. He agreed, though I know he really doesn't like walking, and we were off!
It was about halfway through my intervals when I realized I had a problem (sometimes the blonde takes over). Here I was maybe a mile ahead of my husband and dog with no water and no inhaler! And I only realized that when I knew I was going to need it! I like sprinting or running as fast as my body will allow during my short segments but I had to slow down if I was going to make it back to them.
I made sure I was running with my body relaxed, shoulders back and focused on just deep calm breaths. I got to the end of my track (the halfway point) and had things back under control. When I finally caught up with my husband I went straight to the bag and took a happy lung full of medicine! And it was perfect timing because I had 2 minutes to calm back down, after sprinting toward him, before I had to run again. Ah to breath easy! It really makes a difference and takes away that panicky voice in the back of your head saying you're going too hard and possibly going to die lol.
So I finished the week! Next week I start running in 2 minute segments but I'm actually not worried. I really LOVE this slow approach to running! I feel like it isn't only set up to help your body handle it but also your mind. The air was cold but the sun was out and it was beautiful! Everyone on the path was saying hi as I would walk or run by, I felt alive and I felt fast too when I would run and strong!
I know I'm training for a 10k but I really think I'm learning to love it. It's not as exciting as riding my bike, which I can do for about 40 miles (running so far I only go about 3 and it's the same place), I don't get to see as much and sometimes I just look down in-front of me so I don't trip, but I feel so empowered. My body is taking me this far this fast. I like to think back in the prehistoric days and myself running with wolfs or something like like (that vision is probably from a few books I've read) but I always wonder how I would compare to someone back then, would I be strong enough to survive? Would I be able to compete? I hope with good fuel in my body and sticking to my training plan that I could.
My husband reads a lot of zombie books, so naturally he talks about them a LOT! What he would do if the Apocalypse happens, where we would go, what our defense and survival strategy is. So when I run I feel like I'm training for survival haha. But, from the viewpoint of a doctor I'm sure they could be the same thing. Getting healthy is about survival. To live beyond what your body tells you that you can right now, to push your limits, to fight "fate". No one exercises so they can die early. I'd like to die of old age, somewhere around 120ish and I need to do whatever I can to get there.
So if there is an Apocalypse I hope I can see you all after, surviving, you're welcome to join our group! So here is to week 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, November 9, 2012
I'm Running a 10K?!?!?! I'm nuts!
A few months ago I ran a 5K with my mom. I really didn't train for it and my workouts had been an off and on kind of thing. But, I pushed myself through it, I didn't back out-despite being unprepared and I ran the whole thing! I didn't stop once to walk! I was so happy!!!! And then the next day I was SO SORE!
Despite being sore I felt so accomplished! I never thought myself as a runner, to be completely honest I really hate running! I was the manager of the cross country team in high-school, because my older brother ran cross-country and I had no friends haha! I would see the team running miles and miles everyday, then doing miles of squats and hundreds of abs and I thought anything like that would kill me! In high school I was active though, 3 years of softball, did basketball, volleyball and track(shot-put and discus-I started out in sprints but that was too much work!) Still I always wished I was able to do what both my brothers could, they were both runners!
High school was about 8 years ago now and it took all that time to even attempt a 5K! Before that I have only ever run 2 miles at a time ONCE! Otherwise I never went over a mile! But, despite my lack of preparation I want more! Now that I know my body is capable of running a 5K I want to do another!
I was telling a friend about what I had done, (she runs marathons and half-marathons all the time) and she told me, "You know they say that if you can run a 5K you can run a 10K." I laughed at her and said that would never happen... That was until I found a book by Ian MacNeill called The Beginning Runner's Handbook The Proven 13-week Walk/Run Program.
Found here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Beginning-Runners-Handbook-Walk-Run/dp/1553650875/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352496801&sr=8-1&keywords=the+beginning+runner%27s+handbook+the+proven+13-week+walk+run+program
I bought the book which has you work a 13 week interval program so you build up to running that far-I could do this! The first week it has you only running for 1 minute at a time-right up my alley! So I told my girlfriend about the book and she said I had to pick a race to run for when I finished the program, like no pressure! But I did!
On March 10th I'll be running a 10K at Knott's Berry Farm! I've signed up and paid for it, even requested the work days off! I have no excuses and that was before I got to my second day of training! (which was today by the way lol). So you only run 3 days a week, to give your body time to adapt to the strain you are putting on it and to help build up your endurance. These first two days of training I only went 3.6 miles about each time! Took about 40 minutes for warm-up, my intervals and then the cool-down.
Their are more reasons than just to see if I can run that far. I've been struggling to lose weight. I've hit a plateau, unable to keep these last 20 pounds off! I get down to only having 10 or so to go and then it comes right back. But, I have been very relaxed on my workouts the weather is starting to change and I feel like I want to hibernate! haha so this running program makes me stick to exercise and because when you run your food choices really effect your energy levels I really hope I get better at point healthy things in my mouth!
I will keep you posted on my progress!
So far in Week 1: days 1 and 2 complete! One more to go!
Despite being sore I felt so accomplished! I never thought myself as a runner, to be completely honest I really hate running! I was the manager of the cross country team in high-school, because my older brother ran cross-country and I had no friends haha! I would see the team running miles and miles everyday, then doing miles of squats and hundreds of abs and I thought anything like that would kill me! In high school I was active though, 3 years of softball, did basketball, volleyball and track(shot-put and discus-I started out in sprints but that was too much work!) Still I always wished I was able to do what both my brothers could, they were both runners!
High school was about 8 years ago now and it took all that time to even attempt a 5K! Before that I have only ever run 2 miles at a time ONCE! Otherwise I never went over a mile! But, despite my lack of preparation I want more! Now that I know my body is capable of running a 5K I want to do another!
I was telling a friend about what I had done, (she runs marathons and half-marathons all the time) and she told me, "You know they say that if you can run a 5K you can run a 10K." I laughed at her and said that would never happen... That was until I found a book by Ian MacNeill called The Beginning Runner's Handbook The Proven 13-week Walk/Run Program.
Found here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Beginning-Runners-Handbook-Walk-Run/dp/1553650875/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352496801&sr=8-1&keywords=the+beginning+runner%27s+handbook+the+proven+13-week+walk+run+program
I bought the book which has you work a 13 week interval program so you build up to running that far-I could do this! The first week it has you only running for 1 minute at a time-right up my alley! So I told my girlfriend about the book and she said I had to pick a race to run for when I finished the program, like no pressure! But I did!
On March 10th I'll be running a 10K at Knott's Berry Farm! I've signed up and paid for it, even requested the work days off! I have no excuses and that was before I got to my second day of training! (which was today by the way lol). So you only run 3 days a week, to give your body time to adapt to the strain you are putting on it and to help build up your endurance. These first two days of training I only went 3.6 miles about each time! Took about 40 minutes for warm-up, my intervals and then the cool-down.
Their are more reasons than just to see if I can run that far. I've been struggling to lose weight. I've hit a plateau, unable to keep these last 20 pounds off! I get down to only having 10 or so to go and then it comes right back. But, I have been very relaxed on my workouts the weather is starting to change and I feel like I want to hibernate! haha so this running program makes me stick to exercise and because when you run your food choices really effect your energy levels I really hope I get better at point healthy things in my mouth!
I will keep you posted on my progress!
So far in Week 1: days 1 and 2 complete! One more to go!
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