Friday Jan. 29th- 3 miles

Miles Run today: 3
Total Miles Run for 2010: 43

wahoo!!! 5 miles!!!This run was surprisingly easy...I ran 6.5 mph for most of it and did a couple 7.2mph 1 minute sprints here and there when I was feeling up to it.

Miles Run today: 5
Total Miles Run for 2010: 40

got to the gym late today!! not sure why....but only had 10 minutes to warm up before my total body conditioning class. Ran a 9 minute mile.


I MUST run 4.5 or 5 miles tomorrow.

Miles Run today: 1
Total Miles Run for 2010: 35

I got a side sticker near the end of my run today. Typical difficult Monday Morning Run :( I'm going to have to run 4.5 on Wednesday to make up for the deficit (I wanted to run 4 miles today.)

I ran half of my run to my ipod today, which I rarely do because I love morning television a bit too much. I found these podcasts last night that I'm realllly excited about:
http://www.motiontraxx.com/archives.php

Today I tried episode 14, "Piano Power"

“Piano Power” 165 BPM - Here are the keys. Luscious piano-flavor tracks hold the key to a great run.

165 BPM was about 6.5 mph for me on the treadmill. This was a great run....but I couldn't maintain it for as long as I hoped. I took one minute walking breaks every 5 minutes, so I got some good interval training in.

Unfortunately, I didn't run this weekend...I had every intention of running yesterday...but by mid afternoon, I decided to embrace the fact that I just had a day to myself with nothing to do. Starting next weekend I HAVE to clock miles on the weekend if I'm going to stick to my training schedule, so it was nice not to have the "pressure" this weekend.

Miles Run today: 3.5
Total Miles Run for 2010: 34

I ran an 8 minute mile today!!! I only had 20 minutes before my Total Body Conditioning class so I warmed up for 5 minutes (1/2 a mile) and then decided to push myself for the last mile before class and see how quickly I could run a mile. I did it in 8 minutes exactly! Eat that Mr. Miller!! (elementary school teacher who made us run the mile....in which I typically clocked between 11 and 13 minutes...swell!)

Tomorrow I'm going to take a yoga class in the morning and then I'll run either Saturday or Sunday this weekend.    

Miles Run today: 1.5
Total Miles Run for 2010: 30.5


Wednesday January 20th:
Miles Run today: 4.25
Total Miles Run for 2010: 29

I did a good solid, steady 4 miles today..but it was kinda rough. I've noticed that Monday runs are the worst...and it's prob. 99% due to the fact that I eat like crap all weekend. I'm aware that food is strictly "the fuel our body needs" and really shouldn't be anything else. But it's hard to remember that on the weekends. Especially when I am at the mercy of other people's refrigerators. I'm going to try and make a conscious effort to eat much better this weekend. That is my number one goal! I think that if I can start eating like a runner...I'll start feeling more like a runner and it will undoubtedly improve my performance ten fold in training for this half marathon. I would be so proud if I could beat 2 hours this time around.

Miles Run today: 4
Total Miles Run for 2010: 24.75

I did an interval run that was in my fitness magazine this morning. I decided to do it on a whim..but it was great!! I ran for real fast spurts between 7.2 and 7.7 miles per hour for 30 seconds. Followed by a fast walk at 4.3 mph for 1 minute. I didn't run that far but I sure got my metabolism up!

Miles Run today: 2.75
Total Miles Run for 2010: 20.75


That means i've done 20 miles in 20 weeks! A good start to my 2010, I'd say!

Thursday Jan 14th:
Did a quick 2 miles to warm up for my Total Body Conditioning Class

Miles Run today: 2
Total Miles Run for 2010: 18