I just updated and posted Week 3's blog, now that I am half way into Week 4. I am feeling overwhelmed and under motivated to keep this up. Thank goodness for this blog holding me accountable. I'm using mapmyrun.com to daily log my workouts. I'm going to use my log to quickly catch up this blog and get it caught up from Monday and Tuesday, so there will not be much explanation on what happend or how the workout felt.
Day One: Monday 5.16.11
Ran morning loop (0.9 mi) in 6min and 21 sec.
@ 3:30 Ran high school loop (2.28 mi 19 min, Avg. 8.19 min/mi)
**First time I ran in the rain. LOVED IT!
Day Two: Tuesday 5.17.11
Ran high school loop in the morning (2.28 mi 19m 7s, Avg. 8.23 min/mi)
**Afternoon run rained out, heavy rainfall
Day Three: Wednesday
@ 5am
Ran 1.05 mi loop behind Woodside Cemetery
***Extremely hard to get out of bed this morning. The rainy weather is really not increasing my motivation. I have to push through it. Once I was up, this run was SUPER easy! If the weather doesn't help me kick some tar, then I'll be hitting the gym this week, I can't slack off.
Day Four: Thursday 5.19.11
@ 2pm
Ran from Sippican Elementary (Marion) to East Fairhaven Elem (Fairhaven) 7.58 miles in 1h 18min
***2.5 miles into this run, it began to thunder and lightning. Approx 4 miles in, it began to pour down rain. The run felt great after the 3rd mile. I was soaked, but LOVED it! This run helped me maintain a breathing pattern. It would be highly benficial for me to get an Ipod or MP3 player (not that I could use it on rainly days like today).
Day Five: Friday 5.20.11
@ 5am
Short run around the park and behind the cemetery. 1.05mi in 7m 45s
***Nice way to get my day started. Knees a little sore.
Weekend of softball, friends, and no training. GREAT week!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Week 3! My lucky number! (Total for the week 18.38 miles)
Day One: (Monday 5.9.11)
@5:00a
Ran 0.9mi loop in 6min 31sec
Felt GREAT!
@ 3:30p
Route: From our apartment, thru Acushnet, right on Wing St, Hathaway St to Mattapoisett Rd to New Boston to Charps (7.27mi in 1hr11min Avg. 9 min 54 sec per mile)
***This run felt AWESOME!!! Legs felt great. Able to push hard at the end. Began to rain, which felt wonderful. Running this same route tomorrow. LOVED IT!
FOCUS on getting to bed by 10pm REGULARLY.
Day Two: (Tuesday 5.10.11)
@ 5am
Ran morning 0.9mi loop. Very windy, but felt awesome!
@ 3:30pm
Ran 3.59 miles to Charpentier Compound Averaging a 9min 44sec mile.
***The run felt good, and my body felt good, but I have to quicken my pace.
Day Three: (5.11.11)
5:00am
Ran the 2.28 mile loop around the high school.
**My body is feeling GREAT, but mentally I am starting to fade. Found myself today wishing I hadn't started a blog announcing that I was training for a marathon so it would be easy to back out of it.
FOCUS on finding a way to re-ignite my motivation!
Day Four: (Thursday 5.12.11)
OFF DAY
Day Five: (Friday 5.13.11)
@ 5am
0.9 mile morning loop
@ 4pm
2.54 miles run with Paco down to the Fort. Great day, really nice weather! Great run to get in before a softball!
Weekend= Unmotivated. Gotta get back on track. Looking ahead to week four to get me back in the groove.
@5:00a
Ran 0.9mi loop in 6min 31sec
Felt GREAT!
@ 3:30p
Route: From our apartment, thru Acushnet, right on Wing St, Hathaway St to Mattapoisett Rd to New Boston to Charps (7.27mi in 1hr11min Avg. 9 min 54 sec per mile)
***This run felt AWESOME!!! Legs felt great. Able to push hard at the end. Began to rain, which felt wonderful. Running this same route tomorrow. LOVED IT!
FOCUS on getting to bed by 10pm REGULARLY.
Day Two: (Tuesday 5.10.11)
@ 5am
Ran morning 0.9mi loop. Very windy, but felt awesome!
@ 3:30pm
Ran 3.59 miles to Charpentier Compound Averaging a 9min 44sec mile.
***The run felt good, and my body felt good, but I have to quicken my pace.
Day Three: (5.11.11)
5:00am
Ran the 2.28 mile loop around the high school.
**My body is feeling GREAT, but mentally I am starting to fade. Found myself today wishing I hadn't started a blog announcing that I was training for a marathon so it would be easy to back out of it.
FOCUS on finding a way to re-ignite my motivation!
Day Four: (Thursday 5.12.11)
OFF DAY
Day Five: (Friday 5.13.11)
@ 5am
0.9 mile morning loop
@ 4pm
2.54 miles run with Paco down to the Fort. Great day, really nice weather! Great run to get in before a softball!
Weekend= Unmotivated. Gotta get back on track. Looking ahead to week four to get me back in the groove.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Week TWO! Starting to get the hang of it. (12mi week)
Day One (Monday 5/2/11):
Route: Adams to Main Street. Main into Acushnet. Pass the fire station and cemetery. Right on Wing St. Wing to Hathaway Rd, Hathaway to Mattapoisett Rd. End at Matt and New Boston Rd. (5.35 miles, 50 min 41 sec, average 9:28 min per mile)
***The run was great! But there were some complications. I dropped my phone, stopping the stopwatch. Had to restart it, and add the times together. Made sure I rounded up, so I don't think I'm making false progess. Upset stomach, stopped at Dunkin Donuts in Acushnet. Blister on both feet. Soaking them tonight. Sounds rough, but the weather was AMAZING and my legs feel FANTASTIC! Excited about tomorrow's run!
FOCUS on lengthening my stride.
Day Two (Tuesday 5/3/11):
Off day. Long stroll with Pac, dinner with Aunt Naomi, coffee, Law and Order. Mental relaxation.
Day Three (Wednesday 5/4/11 at 3:30p):
Route: Adams to Long to Alden to Howland (untimed 1.5 miles)
***Planned to run 2.4 loop Alden to Main and back up to Adams, but started having an intense sour stomach. Did not get enough water today, only half a glass at breakfast, coffe the rest of the day. CAN'T GO WITHOUT AGAIN. Got home to a delicious baked fish dinner. Started raining so...
Run 2: at 7:00p Went to the gym to get in a timed run. Ran 2 miles in 15m 20 s (average 7:40 per mile)
***THIS RUN FELT AWESOME!!!! Legs are beginning to feel loose and comfortable. Trying to get to 6.3 mile runs 3 times a week by June 1st.
FOCUS on WATER INTAKE. THIS IS A MUST.
Day Four (Thursday 5.5.11 at 6:30am)
Route: Ran from Antil's down Main to Seafood Hut up Alden to Howland (2.2 miles)
FELT GREAT! Legs are loose, warm, and feeling awesomely! We're getting there!
Day Five (Friday 5.6.11 at 6:15p)
Route: Ran from Antils to Cumberland's on Rt 6 before Bridge Street (1.2 miles, 8min 45 sec), and then walked back, and went to the softball game.
Day Six and Day Seven (Saturday and Sunday)
Lazy running and lousy eating weekend. Saturday T and I went to a roller skating rink with Kim and Nate, and I loved it! It did make me break a little sweat (and I WILL be going back), but it wasn't the LONG, KICK BUTT run I had planned on busting out. Today (Sunday), I completely splurged. We ate Mother's Day breakfast at Cracker Barrel, grilled out cheeseburgers, drank mudslides, ate chocolate chip cookies and reese's peanutbutter cups (deadly!).
Tomorrow will be the start of week three, and I'm going to add more structure to my training to help keep me on track. Every morning I'll have a set 1 hour start-the-day-right warm-up. It will consist of a fast mile run, push-ups, ab lounge, MAJOR STRETCHING, and a 30 min Paco walk. Then each afternoon will have a different run workout, which I need to get figured out. Week 3 is the "step it up" week. Our next race is the Rukus race (3 mile obstacle course) on June 4th. Gotta get it in gear! :)
FOCUS on sticking to the plan!
Route: Adams to Main Street. Main into Acushnet. Pass the fire station and cemetery. Right on Wing St. Wing to Hathaway Rd, Hathaway to Mattapoisett Rd. End at Matt and New Boston Rd. (5.35 miles, 50 min 41 sec, average 9:28 min per mile)
***The run was great! But there were some complications. I dropped my phone, stopping the stopwatch. Had to restart it, and add the times together. Made sure I rounded up, so I don't think I'm making false progess. Upset stomach, stopped at Dunkin Donuts in Acushnet. Blister on both feet. Soaking them tonight. Sounds rough, but the weather was AMAZING and my legs feel FANTASTIC! Excited about tomorrow's run!
FOCUS on lengthening my stride.
Day Two (Tuesday 5/3/11):
Off day. Long stroll with Pac, dinner with Aunt Naomi, coffee, Law and Order. Mental relaxation.
Day Three (Wednesday 5/4/11 at 3:30p):
Route: Adams to Long to Alden to Howland (untimed 1.5 miles)
***Planned to run 2.4 loop Alden to Main and back up to Adams, but started having an intense sour stomach. Did not get enough water today, only half a glass at breakfast, coffe the rest of the day. CAN'T GO WITHOUT AGAIN. Got home to a delicious baked fish dinner. Started raining so...
Run 2: at 7:00p Went to the gym to get in a timed run. Ran 2 miles in 15m 20 s (average 7:40 per mile)
***THIS RUN FELT AWESOME!!!! Legs are beginning to feel loose and comfortable. Trying to get to 6.3 mile runs 3 times a week by June 1st.
FOCUS on WATER INTAKE. THIS IS A MUST.
Day Four (Thursday 5.5.11 at 6:30am)
Route: Ran from Antil's down Main to Seafood Hut up Alden to Howland (2.2 miles)
FELT GREAT! Legs are loose, warm, and feeling awesomely! We're getting there!
Day Five (Friday 5.6.11 at 6:15p)
Route: Ran from Antils to Cumberland's on Rt 6 before Bridge Street (1.2 miles, 8min 45 sec), and then walked back, and went to the softball game.
Day Six and Day Seven (Saturday and Sunday)
Lazy running and lousy eating weekend. Saturday T and I went to a roller skating rink with Kim and Nate, and I loved it! It did make me break a little sweat (and I WILL be going back), but it wasn't the LONG, KICK BUTT run I had planned on busting out. Today (Sunday), I completely splurged. We ate Mother's Day breakfast at Cracker Barrel, grilled out cheeseburgers, drank mudslides, ate chocolate chip cookies and reese's peanutbutter cups (deadly!).
Tomorrow will be the start of week three, and I'm going to add more structure to my training to help keep me on track. Every morning I'll have a set 1 hour start-the-day-right warm-up. It will consist of a fast mile run, push-ups, ab lounge, MAJOR STRETCHING, and a 30 min Paco walk. Then each afternoon will have a different run workout, which I need to get figured out. Week 3 is the "step it up" week. Our next race is the Rukus race (3 mile obstacle course) on June 4th. Gotta get it in gear! :)
FOCUS on sticking to the plan!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Week One Training (14mi week)
Day One:
3.3 miles in 28:45.04. Avgerage approx: 8.42 per mile
Route: Ran from Adams street (our apt.), down Long street, followed Alden Rd to Bridge Street, took that to Route 6, and finished back up Adams Street. (2:30pm on Monday 4/25/11)
***This was a difficult run mentally. Ran in my champion kicks and felt that they were too heavy for anything longer than a couple of miles. It was a warmer, overcast day. I needed to sweat a lot more than I was able.
FOCUS on increasing water intake to help promote sweating.
Day Two:
2.05 miles untimed
Route: Adams Street toward Acushnet to Main Street, Main Street toward Fairhaven to Howland Road, Howland back to Adams. (3:45pm on Tuesday 4/26/11)
***Today was an "off day". Not running for a time. Ran with Tom (he's training for the Providence 1/2 marathon we're both running August 7th). Weather was perfect. Approx. 60 degrees, overcast and breezy. This route was a bit more hilly. We held a quick pace. The route ends with an intense incline. I tried to power up it, had to gear down toward the upper half of the hill. Felt great when we finished. Easy recovery.
FOCUS on stretching every morning and night.
Day Three:
1.5 miles Timer malfunction, approx. 12:30, average 8:10/mile
Route: Adams to Rt. 6, Bridge Street to Walmart (3:00pm on Wednesday 4/27/11)
***Today I ran with Tom. We ran to Walmart and walked back. The run felt great. Had a feel good pace that felt maintainable. Strides were comfortable. Ran in the Nike Crosstrainers, much better than the Champions. When attempting to stop the stopwatch, the wrong button was pressed and the watch cleared.
FOCUS lengthening the time of stretching pre and post running. GET WARM, GET LOOSE.
Day Four:
Thursday, 4/28/11 Rainy off day (which included a chocolate ice cream sundae)
Day Five:
3.3 miles in 27:47.77. Avgerage approx: 8:25 per mile
Route: (same as Monday) Ran from Adams street (our apt.), down Long street, followed Alden Rd to Bridge Street, took that to Route 6, and finished back up Adams Street. (5:10am on Friday 4/29/11)
***Today I ran solo before work. The temperature was PERFECT for running and my body felt good. It was extremely foggy, which caused me to cross the road and avoid the road in different places. Half way through I hit the wall, but pushed passed it. Once I finished it felt great. Increased my pace from Monday by about 22 sec per mi. I did realize this morning that running back to our apartment is uphill from EVERY direction. AWESOME!
FOCUS continued on stride length and stretching both BEFORE and AFTER my run.
Day Six:
Saturday 4/30/11, Off day. Co-ed softball game and bowling :)
Day Seven:
3.23 miles in 28:50 average: 8:54 min/mile
Route: Adams to Howland, Alden to Bridge Street. End at the top of Bridge and New Boston. (9:10am Sunday, 5/1/11)
***This morning Tom and I ran this route together. The weather was AWESOME! Very sunny with a nice breeze. Physically this run felt good, but I realize that mentally I am slowing myself down. When I hit the 2 1/2 mile mark and I start to breath heavy, I get stuck on the thought of "If I'm feeling like this now, there's no way I'll ever be able to finish the marathon." I have to remember this is only week one of a 2 YEAR training process. Just a little over a month ago I finish a 1/2 marathon with no problem. I have to stop thinking so far down the road while I'm training and this about the short term goals. First goal, comfortably run 10k (a little over 6 miles) by June 1st. We have two races in June, Ruckus (3 mile obstacle race) and the Father's Day 10k. That is what I'm training for right now, that is my focus. Get my body to be able to comfortable run 6.5 miles about 3 times a week by the 1st of next month.
FOCUS on staying positive and on track mentally.
WEEK ONE COMPLETE!
3.3 miles in 28:45.04. Avgerage approx: 8.42 per mile
Route: Ran from Adams street (our apt.), down Long street, followed Alden Rd to Bridge Street, took that to Route 6, and finished back up Adams Street. (2:30pm on Monday 4/25/11)
***This was a difficult run mentally. Ran in my champion kicks and felt that they were too heavy for anything longer than a couple of miles. It was a warmer, overcast day. I needed to sweat a lot more than I was able.
FOCUS on increasing water intake to help promote sweating.
Day Two:
2.05 miles untimed
Route: Adams Street toward Acushnet to Main Street, Main Street toward Fairhaven to Howland Road, Howland back to Adams. (3:45pm on Tuesday 4/26/11)
***Today was an "off day". Not running for a time. Ran with Tom (he's training for the Providence 1/2 marathon we're both running August 7th). Weather was perfect. Approx. 60 degrees, overcast and breezy. This route was a bit more hilly. We held a quick pace. The route ends with an intense incline. I tried to power up it, had to gear down toward the upper half of the hill. Felt great when we finished. Easy recovery.
FOCUS on stretching every morning and night.
Day Three:
1.5 miles Timer malfunction, approx. 12:30, average 8:10/mile
Route: Adams to Rt. 6, Bridge Street to Walmart (3:00pm on Wednesday 4/27/11)
***Today I ran with Tom. We ran to Walmart and walked back. The run felt great. Had a feel good pace that felt maintainable. Strides were comfortable. Ran in the Nike Crosstrainers, much better than the Champions. When attempting to stop the stopwatch, the wrong button was pressed and the watch cleared.
FOCUS lengthening the time of stretching pre and post running. GET WARM, GET LOOSE.
Day Four:
Thursday, 4/28/11 Rainy off day (which included a chocolate ice cream sundae)
Day Five:
3.3 miles in 27:47.77. Avgerage approx: 8:25 per mile
Route: (same as Monday) Ran from Adams street (our apt.), down Long street, followed Alden Rd to Bridge Street, took that to Route 6, and finished back up Adams Street. (5:10am on Friday 4/29/11)
***Today I ran solo before work. The temperature was PERFECT for running and my body felt good. It was extremely foggy, which caused me to cross the road and avoid the road in different places. Half way through I hit the wall, but pushed passed it. Once I finished it felt great. Increased my pace from Monday by about 22 sec per mi. I did realize this morning that running back to our apartment is uphill from EVERY direction. AWESOME!
FOCUS continued on stride length and stretching both BEFORE and AFTER my run.
Day Six:
Saturday 4/30/11, Off day. Co-ed softball game and bowling :)
Day Seven:
3.23 miles in 28:50 average: 8:54 min/mile
Route: Adams to Howland, Alden to Bridge Street. End at the top of Bridge and New Boston. (9:10am Sunday, 5/1/11)
***This morning Tom and I ran this route together. The weather was AWESOME! Very sunny with a nice breeze. Physically this run felt good, but I realize that mentally I am slowing myself down. When I hit the 2 1/2 mile mark and I start to breath heavy, I get stuck on the thought of "If I'm feeling like this now, there's no way I'll ever be able to finish the marathon." I have to remember this is only week one of a 2 YEAR training process. Just a little over a month ago I finish a 1/2 marathon with no problem. I have to stop thinking so far down the road while I'm training and this about the short term goals. First goal, comfortably run 10k (a little over 6 miles) by June 1st. We have two races in June, Ruckus (3 mile obstacle race) and the Father's Day 10k. That is what I'm training for right now, that is my focus. Get my body to be able to comfortable run 6.5 miles about 3 times a week by the 1st of next month.
FOCUS on staying positive and on track mentally.
WEEK ONE COMPLETE!
Monday, April 25, 2011
DAY ONE
Today I officially started training for my first marathon that will be on October 16th. For the first week I'm running the same route Mon-Sat, keeping up with my time so I can get a baseline of my average mile. The route I'm running this week is 3.3 miles.
Today was my first go at it. Mentally, it was tough. After getting home from the airport at 1:30am I was a little tired, and I felt like I needed to sweat, but wasn't. I'll increase my water intake to see if this changes. I ran in my Champion kicks today, and they killed my feet. Tomorrow I'm going to sport my Nikes to see if they're more comfortable.
Day One= 3.3 miles in 28:45.04, averaging a 8:24 mile. Better than I expected, but I wasn't keeping a steady pace. The start was moving along much quicker than the last mile.
Knowing and maintaing my pace is crucial for qualifying for the 2013 BM. Before Sept 2012, I'll need to complete a marathon with around a 9:30 min mile to even have a chance to make the cut.
For the rest of my training I am going to keep a weekly draft of my training throughout the week, and on Saturdays I will publish my training blog for the entire week, instead of posting it daily.
If any runners or trainers out there have any words of wisdom or advice or cirtiques of my training regiment please feel free to give it openly and honestly.
Here's to a good night's sleep in preparation for Day 2.
Today was my first go at it. Mentally, it was tough. After getting home from the airport at 1:30am I was a little tired, and I felt like I needed to sweat, but wasn't. I'll increase my water intake to see if this changes. I ran in my Champion kicks today, and they killed my feet. Tomorrow I'm going to sport my Nikes to see if they're more comfortable.
Day One= 3.3 miles in 28:45.04, averaging a 8:24 mile. Better than I expected, but I wasn't keeping a steady pace. The start was moving along much quicker than the last mile.
Knowing and maintaing my pace is crucial for qualifying for the 2013 BM. Before Sept 2012, I'll need to complete a marathon with around a 9:30 min mile to even have a chance to make the cut.
For the rest of my training I am going to keep a weekly draft of my training throughout the week, and on Saturdays I will publish my training blog for the entire week, instead of posting it daily.
If any runners or trainers out there have any words of wisdom or advice or cirtiques of my training regiment please feel free to give it openly and honestly.
Here's to a good night's sleep in preparation for Day 2.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A little ambitious...
Day one of researching the the 2012 Boston Marathon, showed that I haven't allowed myself adequate time to train and qualify for it. So my new long term goal is the 2013 Boston Marathon. The first step in reaching this goal is training to complete my first marathon on October 16, 2011.
I just registered for the Mount Desert Island Marathon! (http://www.mdimarathon.org/)
A month ago I ran the New Bedford Half Marathon with my finace', Tom. I finished the race in 2 hrs and 10 min, averaging about a 10 minute mile. In order to qualify for the BM 2013 I need to complete a certified marathon in under 3 hours and 45 minutes to have the greatest chance to make the cut. I'm going to have to step up strong!
The Mount Desert Island Marathon will be my first attempt, and my goal will be to complete it (no time goal). I'll use this finishing time as a baseline to how much i need to step it up for the BM. I plan on completing the MDI marathon for my birthday this October, register for another one next spring 2012, and the a 3 attempt to qualify at the end of the summer of 2012.
Then in September of 2012 I will register for the 2013 Boston Marathon!
Training start date is still set for this upcoming Monday! Here goes nothing (or everything).
I just registered for the Mount Desert Island Marathon! (http://www.mdimarathon.org/)
A month ago I ran the New Bedford Half Marathon with my finace', Tom. I finished the race in 2 hrs and 10 min, averaging about a 10 minute mile. In order to qualify for the BM 2013 I need to complete a certified marathon in under 3 hours and 45 minutes to have the greatest chance to make the cut. I'm going to have to step up strong!
The Mount Desert Island Marathon will be my first attempt, and my goal will be to complete it (no time goal). I'll use this finishing time as a baseline to how much i need to step it up for the BM. I plan on completing the MDI marathon for my birthday this October, register for another one next spring 2012, and the a 3 attempt to qualify at the end of the summer of 2012.
Then in September of 2012 I will register for the 2013 Boston Marathon!
Training start date is still set for this upcoming Monday! Here goes nothing (or everything).
Inspired.
Last Monday was the 2011 Boston Marathon. Tens of thousands of runners trained day-in and day-out for nearly a year (or more) to be able to take on the extremely intense 26.2 mile race through and around the city of Boston. Tom and I took a trip into the city on Wednesday and the engery radiating from the marathon runners proudly sporting their dark grey and green marathon jackets was incredible.
I am inspired. I will be a 2012 Boston Marathon runner.
This week I am researching and and establishing a training plan. I will have one week short of a complete year to prepare myself mind and body for this undertaking. Starting Monday, April 25th, I will use this blog to track my training, vent my frustrations, voice my concerns, and share my celebrations. My blogs will openly and honestly share the good, the bad, and the ugly in order to hold myself accountable.
Step #1: Reading previous runner's blogs, training logs, and journals to figure out the plan of attack and how to get going.
Monday it begins.
http://www.baa.org/
I am inspired. I will be a 2012 Boston Marathon runner.
This week I am researching and and establishing a training plan. I will have one week short of a complete year to prepare myself mind and body for this undertaking. Starting Monday, April 25th, I will use this blog to track my training, vent my frustrations, voice my concerns, and share my celebrations. My blogs will openly and honestly share the good, the bad, and the ugly in order to hold myself accountable.
Step #1: Reading previous runner's blogs, training logs, and journals to figure out the plan of attack and how to get going.
Monday it begins.
http://www.baa.org/
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