Meh...

Ok so today's workout was... less than stellar.  I went to the walking track at a middle school close to the seminary.  I just wasn't feeling it today... Total I ran probably 10 minutes, but it wasn't all at once, plus I only went about 25 or 30 minutes instead of the usual 45 or so.  Really gonna have to work hard on it next week.

10 minutes

Went running again yesterday and actually did the whole 10 minutes without taking a break this time.  Once again, I don't think I really went a whole mile, but I'm ok with that.  I did Week 2 (90/90) afterwards again, too.

I saw on the Fbc Clinton newsletter email that I still get that the "Hit the Bricks" 5k is in July, so I'm thinking about going home and doing that... we'll see.

I'm planning on doing the 10 minutes for another week or so and then start on the 5k training plan.  Hopefully since I've already been tacking on some extra running at the end, it won't be too bad and maybe I can actually do it in the 8 weeks I'm supposed to instead of taking twice as long as I did with the 1 mile plan.

Done! (sort of)

I decided to go ahead and do Week 4, Day 3 today, which is the last day of the 1 mile training program.  It was a 10 min. run with a 5 min. warm up and cool down as usual.  I did take about a 30 sec. break towards the end of the run, but I tacked an extra 30 sec. on at the end to make up for it.  Now technically, this 10 mins. was supposed to be a mile, but I don't think I'm running that fast.  I'll have to work on speed some more.  Also, I did Week 2 afterwards to add a total of 6 more minutes of running.  Total, I did 16 mins. running and 31 mins. of walking... had to walk further than I had planned b/c part of the trail was blocked off and I had to turn around... oh well.  Got a good workout.  Gonna keep repeating my 10 mins. for a few times until I know I'm running the whole mile... then will probably relish that for a few weeks before starting the 5k running plan.

Week 4, Day 2

Friday before I left for Houston and yesterday when I came back I did Week 4, Day 2, which consists of a 6:15 run, 0:45 walk, and a 3:00 run.  I actually did a lot better than I thought I would both days.  I went on campus and I only did 1 loop, though.  Should have done 2 but I was in a hurry on Friday to leave town and yesterday it started thundering... oh well.  I think I'm gonna do Day 2 one more time and then I'll be on Day 3!  Which is theoretically a mile, but I don't think I'm running fast enough for it to be a mile yet... we'll see.

Again

Did Week 4, Day 1 again today, and actually did pretty well.  It was cloudy and windy, and I was afraid it was going to rain, but thankfully it didn't.  I made it through both 4:30 runs without slowing down too much or stopping early.  I also did a day from week 2 (90/90).  So total I ran 15 mins. and walked 30.  Good workout today.  Myfitnesspal says I burned about 349 calories.

Week 4

Ok so I skipped Saturday... but I started Week 4 today and did ok.  Every day on Week 4 is different, but today was supposed to be 4:30 running, 1:00 walking, 4:30 running.  I actually did a lot better on the first run than I thought I would.  I did end the second one early though. But then on my second mile I did a day from Week 1 just to get in a little bit more running (forgot how little... 3 mins. total!)... I've definitely come a long way.  Those 0:45 runs were like nothing... and that was after I had already been over a mile!  Good to have a reminder that even though I may not be as far along as I had hoped, I'm still making a lot of progress and I'm doing a lot better now than when I started.

This week

Did day 3 another couple of times this week- Tuesday and today... Tuesday I cheated a little bit and stopped early on one of my runs, I just really wasn't feeling it.  Today was pretty good though.  Nice breeze.  Survived all 4 2:15 runs.  I think I'm going to bump up to week 4, day 1 this weekend, which consists of 4:30 running and 1:00 walking repeated 2x.  Week 4 changes times every day, so I'll probably do each day at least twice.

Also, I almost got run over by a bike today... totally my fault though.  With the headphones on, can't really hear people coming up behind me, and I was crossing the sidewalk to get back to the parking lot and didn't look over my shoulder first... oops!

I feel gross...

Just got back from my run today and I feel super gross... Summer's coming fast, and it's already hot and muggy!  There was the occasional nice breeze, though, so that part was nice.  I did pretty well running today... there were a lot of people at Trinity Park today, so maybe I was trying to impress haha.  Apparently Sunday afternoon is a popular time to go.  My running wasn't as slow as the other day I don't think, but not very fast either.  Also, I didn't go any extra beyond the 2 miles today.

On a non-exercise-related note, I took some time after I got done today and just sat in the grass by the river and listened to praise and worship music... it was really nice.  I may find a bunch of bug bites later and regret it, but it was good to just sit and relax outside for a while.

*edit*- No bug bites, but I have my first sunburn of the season... Not an awful one, but it's there nonetheless.

Huh?

So I think there's something wrong with me.  Something strange is happening.  I found myself actually looking forward to my run today.  Wait, what?!  Yeah.  I was going to do my Yoga dvd yesterday and did a few minutes and stopped and then last night I actually started thinking about how I was looking forward to running today.  Strange feeling.  I like it.

Did Week 3, Day 2 today and actually made it through all 4 running times (for a total of 9 minutes running).  I also walked further than I normally do when I got done (like I passed my car and kept walking for a few minutes and then turned around).  All in all, today was a very good walk/running day.  Beautiful weather, too, which makes it even better.  My running/jogging was still super slow, but it was more than walking, so I say it counts.

Week 3 For Real

Today I did Week 3, Day 1 (remember those other ones I labeled as week 3 were actually week 2... yeah that system confused me too... so anyway).  That consisted of 2 minutes, 15 seconds of running with 45 seconds of walking in between.  I did pretty well, but I did skip the 3rd run.  On the ones I did, though, I did a lot better than I thought I would.  Still running/jogging very slowly, but hey, progress is progress and I'm happy with it.

Progress

Ran again Wednesday and Friday of this week and I have to say, I think I like running when it's a little cooler outside.  Maybe it was the weather and maybe it was just me getting better, but this past week actually went really well!  Made it through all 90 seconds all 4 times all 3 days, plus got faster throughout the week.  Think I'm gonna do it ("it" being Week 2, intervals of 90 seconds) one more time tomorrow and then bump up to Week 3.  On that note, I'm not sure what to title these posts since I'm all off track with the weeks... Oh well, whatever.  Anyway, still making progress, slowly but surely, and I'm fine with that.