Tuesday, March 9, 2010

A long time comin'

I can't believe I haven't written here in over a year. Here's a short synopsis of what I've been up to- if anyone still reads this.

1) I ran Midnight Madness on 12/31/08. Did okay.
2) I finally had foot surgery on 4/1/09 to take care of my neuroma and metatarsal problem. I was in a walking cast for 6 weeks.
3) I started working out- walking and running again on 6/2/09.
4) I started watching what I eat using fitday.com on 8/2/09. Since the original injury in 2006 I gained a considerable amount of weight.
4) I threw my back out in September and had to take a hiatus for about 3 weeks.
5) I added weights, cardio other than running, and more yoga into my routine in Ocotber.
6) I ran the Anthem Turkey Trot in November, Midnight Madness on 12/31/09, and Year of the Tiger 5k on 2/13/10. I ran my best time in a long time at this race: 36:23.
7) As of today I have lost 23 lbs.
8) My next race is a 5k on 3/21, then Pat's Run on 4/17.
9) I'd like to lose about 13 more lbs. and then I'll think about a half marathon.

Okay, that brings me up to date!

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Turkey Trot!

Oh, boy. This has been quite a bad month, running wise. I have been sick sick sick. The morning of the Phoenix 10k, I couldn't even walk up the stairs without getting winded. So I stayed home. And then I relapsed!

So I finally ran today after 3 weeks off.

I did the Anthem Turkey Trot this morning, a 5k. I walked the first mile and ran the last 2. I felt pretty good, but I would say that I've still got some residual sickness going on.

Well, that is all. I'm going to try to get back to 3-4 times a week this week, and go back to yoga as well. I've basically done nothing for 21 days. Time to get back on the horse!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

workouts

Monday 11/3: 2 mile run (bridle path), 1 hour yoga
Tuesday 11/4: election party, no workout
Wednesday 11/5: worked late, no workout
Thursday 11/6: 3 mile run, bridle path

Running this evening was absolutely refreshing. The temp was a perfect 70 degrees. I had a nice 3 mile run and then went and got a pedicure right after. That was fantastic!

Looking forward to the Phoenix 10k this weekend! I'll swing by Runner's Den tomorrow to pick up my packet.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

yay!

I can't believe that I hit my goal of 5 workouts in 7 days last week. They weren't strenuous workouts by any means but I really have been struggling to do more than 4 per week for a couple of months now.

October mileage totals are very low, thanks to my little 12 day hiatus and a laziness hiccup earlier in the month. However, here's to a much more productive November!

Thursday 10/30: no workout
Friday 10/31: 3 mile treadmill

October total: 30.3 miles

Saturday 11/1: 3 mile treadmill

Weekly total: 14 miles

Sunday 11/2: 5 mile bridle path

Phoenix 10k is one week from today.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

back

So I hit a minor detour in my training. I was slated to do the Bisbee Stair Climb on 10/17. The night before the Stair Climb, I became violently ill and could not keep anything down for 36 hours. I spent the weekend in my hotel room barfing my guts out. I guess I got food poisoning, but I don't know for sure.

The incident knocked me out for 12 days. The week after I got sick I was pretty weak so I didn't run. However, I'm back on track and have done 3 workouts in 4 days. So I can still do the Phoenix 10k but I'll just be very slow!

Sun 10/26: 3 mile jog (bridle path)
Monday 10/27: 2 mile jog (bridle path) and 1 hour yoga
Tuesday 10/28: no workout
Wednesday 10/29: 3 mile jog (treadmill)

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

progress

I've done something active every day this week! Eating is okay, but having a Starbucks in the library where I work is something I need to avoid. The pumpkin spice latte is back for the fall! And it is so delicious! Especially with a chocolate chip cookie. Gotta stop that. I only did it once, I swear!

monday 10/13: 1 hour yoga (learned new poses that really help my IT bands and hips)
tuesday 10/14: 3 mile run, treadmill

Sunday, October 12, 2008

oy vey

So no workouts Wednesday-Saturday. Eating was a little bit better, but not much. I really need a kick in the pants. Today I did 5.3 miles. About 1 mile of it was running and the rest was walking because I ran into a friend of mine on the bridle path. She was out walking so I joined her and we had a nice chat while enjoying the fall weather.

Wed. 10/8: off
Thurs. 10/9:off
Fri. 10/10: off
Sat. 10/11: off

Mileage for the week: 8

Sun. 10/12: 5.3 miles, walk/run combo.