You think I would have learned from my mistakes on Sunday but NOOOOO. Laura had to go and eat 3 chocolate chip cookies last night (they were home-made, a new recipe, and AMAZING...can you blame me???) Buuut wow did my stomach hurt this morning. I felt awful coming into the city for the gym. I did 5 miles...it was alright. It's pouring out today so I was back on the treadmill, which I kind of loathe now, running outside in beautiful spring weather is so much more fun! But it's supposed to be sunny and 60 tomorrow and gorgeous the rest of the week so I'm excited to get back out and running in central park!! My quads still really hurt from Sunday's run. BUT I do have to say that my stomach feels much better now that the run is over. I think I would have felt fat and bloated all day if I didn't work out this morning. Sooo I
MUST limit my cookie intake tonight. This is a lesson to me!

Miles Run today: 5
Total Miles Run for 2010: 198.25


Sunday, March 27, 2010:
3 words: Worst.Run.Ever. and I was so mad because it was my first time running with my half-marathon partner-in-crime Mal! I had been reading on running message boards that if you run for longer than an hour, you should eat something before the run to help sustain you throughout the entire thing. Well...it didn't work out so well for me last week when I ran..I had a cramp for the first half and it ESPECIALLY didn't work out for me this week. I had a piece of toast with peanut butter on it as soon as I woke up on Sunday, which was 45 minutes before I actually started running. I got a stomach cramp almost immediately after I started running and burped up peanut butter for 6 of the 10 miles. My body can't digest its food while running at the same time...it's just not that smart. It's like patting your head while rubbing your stomach...some people can do it..some can't. My body clearly can't do two things at one time. Finally by mile 2, I just told Mal to go ahead and I was gonna try and walk it off. The next 8 miles I did on my own (with Mal not even a speck in front of me, she eventually got a mile ahead of me!). From mile 2-5.5 I jogged at a pretty easy pace, just keeping my side sticker at bay and pacing myself. When I got to 5.5 I took a short1 to 2 minute break...I had to stretch out my right knee, which always starts killing me halfway through a run, and I drank half a bottle of Gatorade (I had forgotten my gu!). Then, with 5 miles left, I put on my 5 miles running podcast that I've pretty much been listening to for every run I do because it starts at a great 6mph pace and works up to a 7mph pace. The second half of my run was MUCH better for me. I think I "breaked" a total of 3 or 4 times during the 10 miles for various reasons: knee hurting, stomach cramp, various other pains. But every time I broke..I walked in a circle around the same spot I stopped...because I wanted to actually run a full 10 miles...not run/walk it. I got to the end..but holy cow that was a rough one. My legs are still killing me today and it's 2 days later! I met up with Mal at the end, who had a nice long time to rest due to my slow tempo, but it was still nice to begin with her and drive home with her....I forget how solitary running can be sometimes. We'll prob. run together 1 or 2 more times before the big day!

Things I learned due to this run:
1. I CANNOT share a plate of nachos and drink a glass of beer at 10:00 at night the night before a big run. I think this was a HUGE factor in my overall performance. aaaa duh!
2. I was really excited to run with Mal, but I've never had to talk while running before, and I wasn't very good at it. I think I kind of need to stay quiet and get in my zone while running. BUT I should get better at talking while running so I can at least run with friends SOMETIMES.
3. I can't eat anything before a run. period. I may try eating some electrolyte jelly beans before my run this weekend. I did eat those last year before the half marathon and didn't have a problem with that. But peanut butter/orange juice (Gives me heartburn)/ hard boiled egg/toast are OUT.

Miles Run today: 10
Total Miles Run for 2010: 193.25

Wow...I've never run that much before work before. I wanted to see if I could run the entire 6 mile loop in central park this morning. Let me tell you, running 5 miles in the am is one thing...running 6 miles in the am..is entirely another. I was really shaky and weak this morning. I felt better after lunch..but I had severe heartburn, my quads hurt and I was exhausted. But I did half of the half marathon!! And if it wasn't for my quads and knee hurting so much..I could have kept going. BUT I def. have a long way to go in training before April 25th.

Miles Run today: 6
Total Miles Run for 2010: 183.25

I did some speed runs...7 .25 runs at about 7.8 or 8 mph. with a cool down jog in between each one. I slept in today and didn't get to the gym until after 8:00 so I had to really do an abbreviated run...I hope I can run outside again tomorrow!!

Miles Run today: 3.25
Total Miles Run for 2010: 177.25

Yesterday I span for 12 miles or 40 minutes. It was cold out and I didn't feel like running on the treadmill. 

Phew!! the first half of this was ROUGH!! I had a side sticker..and it was a little rough. The second half was easier for some reason. Maybe it was my gu packet? Not sure..but I did 10 miles!
Miles Run today: 10
Total Miles Run for 2010: 174

Saturday, March 27th
Ran around the neighborhood to the 5 miles Motion Trax Podcast!
Miles Run today: 5
Total Miles Run for 2010: 164

Ran in the park again today. Did some speed intervals to a interval podcast I have downloaded. It was glorrrrious! I'm only speculating that I did 5 miles because I ran for 50 minutes and it was about the same trail that I ran yesterday. I also had a lot of walking cool downs..so I didn't run this entire thing.


Miles Run today: 5
Total Miles Run for 2010: 159

I ran in Central Park this morning for the first time this year and it was glorious!!! I truly didn't want it to end.I think this is the beginning of a beauuutiful morning tradition from now until it gets cold again in November! I'm going to need some more podcasts to run to!


Miles Run today: 5.5
Total Miles Run for 2010: 154

awful awful getting back into it run today.

I wanted to do 6 miles..but I was sluggish and at mile 4 I was getting such bad stomach cramps it hurt so bad I couldn't go anymore.

So...4 miles for today.
Miles Run today: 4
Total Miles Run for 2010: 148.5

haven't run since Thursday...ugggh so mad at myself. The time change threw me off today and I couldn't get up....


I fail!

Did some speed training today. I did 8 .25 runs at a speed of either 7.8 or 8.0 on the treadmill. I'm so bummed it's supposed to rain this weekend!!! I was just getting back into the swing of things with running outside!! the thought of running a long distance on the treadmill doesn't necessarily interest me anymore. Oh well.. ce la vie.


Miles Run today: 4
Total Miles Run for 2010: 144.5

Miles Run today: 4.5
Total Miles Run for 2010: 140.5

Legs are still toooo sore from Sunday...Only cranked out a mile today. Then did 35 miles on the spin machine and span (?) 10.8 miles!

Miles Run today: 1
Total Miles Run for 2010: 136

Sunday, March 7th:
Had a great run!! The first 6 miles were a breeeze, and I was very happy about that, but then I started to get a side sticker and it started to slowly go downhill from there. I ran the first 8.5 miles to a running podcast which was soo great! It really kept me on pace, and kept my speed up. I highly recommend it and can't wait to try running to some more next weekend. I ran an advanced running one, which I was nervous about being able to keep up. But, it actually was perfectly fine ...at least for the first 8.5 miles...then I had to turn it off and keep my own pace at the end..which was pretty much a slow cool down.

Miles Run today: 10
Total Miles Run for 2010: 135

I had a fantastic run today! I don't know, it just went well and this means I have a day off tomorrow which is very exciting!!

Sunday calls for 8 or 9 miles and it's supposed to be 52 so I am def. running outside!! I'm really excited to run outside again!

Miles Run today: 4.5
Total Miles Run for 2010: 125

I really wanted to do 5 miles today and had every intention of doing so..but I realllly had to pee this morning for some reason and decided to do 10 minutes on the stairmaster instead of running the last 10 minutes. I like that it's a little something different than my body is used to doing and also helping build leg muscle which I need. Pretty easy gym day.



Miles Run today: 4
Total Miles Run for 2010: 120.5

Did a good speed run today. I warmed up for 5 minutes at 6.0mph, then went into an interval training of 7 400 meter runs at 7.8 or 8.0 mph each. with a .15 or .25 walk at 4.3 mph in-between each speed drill. By the end...I had run 3.5 miles. Could have done another half mile to round it out to 4 but I wanted time to lift some weights. My legs are reallllly feeling it this week. I can tell I'm majorly working my muscles, and I can feel them getting more tone. (not tone yet..just MORE tone..sheesh)

Miles Run today: 3.5
Total Miles Run for 2010: 116.5

I wasn't feeling running today...
I'm starting to grow weary of the treadmill...it's starting to look and feel like Spring and I'm very eager to run outside again!

I did 3 miles on the treadmill and then did 15 minutes on the stairmaster just to switch things up a bit and to work my leg muscles. OMG was I sweating!!

Miles Run today: 3
Total Miles Run for 2010: 113

Miles Run today: 4
Total Miles Run for 2010: 110

Cottage Cheese:140

Chocolate Graham Crackers: 65

sugar: 14 grams 
          4.5


Weighed myself this morning and lost 2 pounds!