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Thursday, May 31, 2007

10K: Week 4, Day 4

No workout for me this AM. I just couldn't bring myself to get out of bed. I got in pretty late last night (due to a work event) and it just wasn't happening. I will get back on track this weekend. I've got to!

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

10K: Week 4, Day 3

Well, I'm halfway into training for the 10K. I'm still not sure if I really want to do this. I have yet to run over 3 miles in one sitting. We'll see...

This morning I did my 35 minute cross training workout on the treadmill. I did the aerobic workout and I worked up a good sweat.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

10K: still training

I'm still here and training, somewhat. Due to travel over the past few days, I've been unable to post. I did, however, adhere to my schedule partially. I did a 60 minute walk on Saturday, Week 3, day 6. It was a good walk along a winding path early in the morning.

I was unable to get the 4 mile run in on Sunday, Week 3, Day 7. I had a late night Saturday and didn't get up in time. Since I was in a really hot and humid place there was no way I was going to get the run in that day.

I was still away on Monday morning, Week 4, Day 1 so I didn't get the weight training in either. I did stretch though, so all wasn't lost. :)

I got in really late last night so no workout this AM, Week 4, Day 2. I'll be back in the gym tomorrow morning though!

Friday, May 25, 2007

10K: Week 3, Day 5

A day of rest is always needed. I definitely needed it this AM.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

10K: Week 3, Day 4

I had some minor pain during my run this morning. I'm not sure why, but my right knee was screaming at me to not run! I didn't quite listen all of the way. I walked up any hill I came upon, ran the flat portions, and jogged down the hills. I wonder if I need a brace for my knee. It wasn't happy at all.

When I returned to the gym I lifted weights. I didn't do the lunges or the squats though. I don't have to run again until Sunday. I'm hoping the combination of a rest day and cross-train day on Saturday will allow my knee to rest-up and feel better by Sunday.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

10K: Week 3, Day 3

This morning I did a 35 minute aerobic workout on the treadmill. It was a good pace, got my heart rate going, and I broke out a sweat. Lovely. Again, it was hard for me to get out of the bed this morning. That was probably due to a late night on the phone.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

2 great links

I posted a link to this site in my post earlier today, but I don't think I gave it an explanation. On the USA Track & Field website there is a great resource that allows you to map out a route to see its distance. There is also a database of routes that folks have entered in the past. Check it out:

http://www.usatf.org/routes/

Another great link is Her Active Life. Her Active Life is an informative fitness website geared toward women. The posting are pretty frequent and cover a variety of topics for women.

http://www.heractivelife.com/

I have them both over there ------> in my blogroll.

10K: Week 3, Day 2

Training today called for 2.5 miles. I'll admit, I did not want to get up this morning. Though I was awake prior to my alarm clock going off, I still didn't want to leave my nice, comfy bed. I did though and made my way to campus for the 2.5 miles. I mapped out a route last night which was right at 2.5 miles. I decided to drive it this AM before running it to make sure it was sufficiently lit. It wasn't. Well, it wasn't enough to make me want to run it at 6 am this morning. So I altered a bit. Unfortunately, my altered route wasn't quite 2.5 miles. It was about 2.2 miles. Oh well.

Monday, May 21, 2007

10K: Week 3, Day 1

Mondays offer a fairly easy workout. It is strength & stretch. I easily get through this in about an hour. Lovely.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

10K: Week 2, Day 7

The schedule for today was 3.5 miles. I didn't quite make. It wasn't for lack of energy, but for I thought I was done. eek! I took a slightly different route today which I thought would add the additional 1/2 mile to my regular route. Unfortunately, I didn't quite make it. Oh well, its okay. I did a full 3 miles today with another .2 as a warm-up and cool-down.