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!