8/29/07

18 minutes, slow run--felt great!
and
25 minutes run/walk

The moon was shining bright at 5:00 and there was a great breeze, but it was not cold. Just a Perfect morning.

I don't feel as tired today, but I am a little sore from Cathe.

Bedtime was 10:30, out like a light.

8/28/07

Gilad Bodies in Motion
then
Cathe muscle endurance

I'm so tired today. I need to aim for a 10:00 bedtime. The new adventures of old christine are funny, but not worth the tired.

The plus is i'm jumping right up out of bed at 5:00. But I eat more to stay awake. Trade offs. I suppose getting to bed earlier would help.

8/27/07

run 400, walk 200 for 20 minutes.
and
Mostly walk with jogging 20 minutes.

The 400s felt good even without tunes. I forgot to time though. The jogging/walking with Dawn is easy going, not structured. Good.

8/26/07

Rest day.

I didn't sleep as well as usual, probably because I just sat around all day.

8/25/08

4 miles!!! Slow and easy. Felt good.

I ran the path down and back. I timed my miles and the times don't make sense. They are 2 minutes off, so I think the mile markers are off. It was encouraging to see my times were better the further I went. I believe it was the music choices that caused that.

Mile splits
11:42
9:55
9:16
11:12

8/23/07

15 minute jog

felt good

Goal-4 miles on Saturday

Ok, I now have a jogging partner. One of the girls in interested in running every day to get ready for track in the spring. This should help with motivation in the morning. However, she only wants to do about a mile every day. I think I can work it out where I start with her, wake up the Marian girls, and then add some more. We'll try it next week. (tomorrow is weights or yoga)

8/22/09

lifted a few weights.

Not as intense as it should be, but better than nothing

8/22/07

Run/walk 20 minutes

felt good

finally got the alarms fixed and motivated. Just need to get on the move earlier and go longer.

Goal: 4 miles Saturday!

8/12

1/2 mile (don't laugh)

I"m thinking I'll be back in the swing on Wednesday. Just not motivated. Maybe it's the vacation stuff, or maybe I've not been saying my montra enough...I'm a lean, mean, running machine.

Nothin', absolutely nothin'

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What a horrible work out week

Whoah have I been enjoying this week of sort of vacation/work. I've been up until midnight and not getting up early. The few times I've set my alarm, I did it wrong. I need to start taking things seriously since Harvest Days is not far off as well as a 5K trail run at the end of September that I want to do.

GET GOING!!!!

8/6

speed work, ran 4 400s and walked 4 200s.

Quit early because it was too hot and I didn't bring water.

You can do better!

Planned workouts

I plan on running 3 days/week.
--one day "sprint" work. (working on 10mph miles)
--one day easy, but not too long
--one day slow and long run, minimum 3 miles, up to 6 miles

I plan on doing a Cathe video 2 days/week
--right now the one saved on directv is good
--later my favorite if I find it, and buy it if I can't
--full body, but skip the dumb stuff

I plan on doing yoga 1 day/week
--the dvd we have
--this is hard because I don't like it that much
--but I do appreciate the stretching and relaxing
--I feel yoga in places that other exercises don't get
--I need to not expect to feel comfortable with it for a few weeks or months

I plan on 1 rest day/week
--on this day a walk or leisure activity with the family is preferred

8/5

Worked cleaning cottage all day. No exercise. (But Ken just went to the track.)

slipping up

Last week some time started concentrated on jogging with 10mph 400 and walking 200 for 2 miles. I made every 400 in under 2:30 (the first was 2:15, the last was 2:31, close enough)


8/1--Cathe with the girls
8/2--cubs game, no exercise
8/3--my alarm was unplugged (would I have really gone, even if it hadn't been?)

Aug. 4th

Ran 2.75 miles at a very consistent12:02 mph pace.

It felt great! I would have finished 3 like I had planned, but had to go to the bathroom bad.

I used the ipod.

Had a bottle of water.

Juli Runs

I have noticed that each after each child, getting in shape becomes harder and harder. (i know duh right?) Anyway, I ran a marathon just 9 months after Grace was born, the got pregnant again, a year after Luci was born I was just starting to step into the world of non-women's sizes and shopping at "regular" stores, feeling great and able to run long distances when low and behold I was pregnant again. (Is is a coincidence that I become pregnant after getting in shape? I think not.)

So now it's a year after Daniel was born. I have climbed the Sear's Tower and completed a triathlon. You would think I would be a skinny mini, but alas, it is takin even longer to get into shape after my final pregnancy. But here i go.

I have changed my diet and have really been trying to add in exercise, including weight lifting which I know is the way I always take off the pounds. I did it with the first 2 pregnancies and in college 2 times when I saw a dietician and when I was married for 6 months and realized I needed to lose weight (which caused the first pregnancy!)

So this blog is just for me really to keep track of my progress. But if anyone finds it interesting, feel free.