Today our program was Run 3 min, Walk 2, repeat 6X and then run 2 min. Well since we are overachievers.....We ran 3 min, walked 2, ran 5 min, walked 2. Repeated 3 times. So we ran for a total of 24 minutes! And we went further on the trail and also cut our time down a little. Progress! Every time we run we are seeing progress and I love that!
Amber & I were talking about how we can tell the difference in our run.....depending on what we ate, drank and how much sleep we got. If you want good running results.....you really need to live a healthy lifestyle (most of the time anyways!). We're really learning a lot about ourselves! We're especially learning that we can push ourselves a lot further than we thought we could.
Tomorrow is a cross training or walking day.
Have a great week! Happy Running!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
It's the weekend....
Friday is a rest day.....a much needed rest day this week too!
Today Rob & I got up and went to the bike trails and walked 3.75 miles. I did run for 5 minutes but other than that......we walked. Todays program is an easy walk for 30 minutes. Tomorrow is Run 3 min, walk 2 min.....repeat 6X. And maybe we'll throw in an extra 5 or 10 minute run.
ASR is doing a 10K training program for sure. I'm going to sign up for that. This really is PERFECT timing for me.
I never thought I'd say this.....but I'm really enjoying running. I think I might be a runner when I grow up!
Enjoy your weekend! Happy Running!
Oh and Roger........Amber was having a hard time posting with her Gmail account. I think she said she was able to post by just putting in her name. Google is weird sometimes......so give that a try!
Today Rob & I got up and went to the bike trails and walked 3.75 miles. I did run for 5 minutes but other than that......we walked. Todays program is an easy walk for 30 minutes. Tomorrow is Run 3 min, walk 2 min.....repeat 6X. And maybe we'll throw in an extra 5 or 10 minute run.
ASR is doing a 10K training program for sure. I'm going to sign up for that. This really is PERFECT timing for me.
I never thought I'd say this.....but I'm really enjoying running. I think I might be a runner when I grow up!
Enjoy your weekend! Happy Running!
Oh and Roger........Amber was having a hard time posting with her Gmail account. I think she said she was able to post by just putting in her name. Google is weird sometimes......so give that a try!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
2 Runs to report.....
Wednesday nights class was HOT! I'd say only half of the people showed up for class. It was 93 degrees and humid....and I thought to myself.......this is going to be tough! It was. But we made it through our 3 minute run, 2 min walk.....repeat 5 times. Amber & I did stop one time and take a break during one of our runs.....BUT then we made up for it and ran an extra 2 minutes. We were wiped out after that run!!
Today we got up and ran at 5:15 am. Today's program was run 3 minutes, 2 minutes walk.....repeat 4X. We did that and then.......we ran 10 minutes straight!!! I was pretty proud of us! My legs are a little sore.....and I'm sure tomorrow I'll be stiff. But Friday is a rest day so I'm looking forward to that!
Happy Running!!!
Today we got up and ran at 5:15 am. Today's program was run 3 minutes, 2 minutes walk.....repeat 4X. We did that and then.......we ran 10 minutes straight!!! I was pretty proud of us! My legs are a little sore.....and I'm sure tomorrow I'll be stiff. But Friday is a rest day so I'm looking forward to that!
Happy Running!!!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Up Bright and Early
Amber & I ran at 5:15am this morning to avoid the heat.......High today of 98! yuck! So we met at the trails and did our program. Today was Run 2 min, walk 2 min....repeat 3X. We did it 4X. It wasn't easy with the humidity.......but we made it.
Tomorrow night is our class. Really hot again tomorrow AND our program tomorrow night is run 3 min, walk 2 min....repeat 5X. Now that is going to be tough!! But we'll do it!!
Do you still run outside when it is this hot? Do you find you don't have as much energy? Does it just take some getting used to?
Have a great day! Happy Running!
Tomorrow night is our class. Really hot again tomorrow AND our program tomorrow night is run 3 min, walk 2 min....repeat 5X. Now that is going to be tough!! But we'll do it!!
Do you still run outside when it is this hot? Do you find you don't have as much energy? Does it just take some getting used to?
Have a great day! Happy Running!
Monday, June 6, 2011
All By Myself
Sunday was my first run all by myself. How boring. The program was to run 2 min, walk 2 min...repeat 5X. I did it and then ran an extra minute. I do much better running with Amber. We both run at the same pace and we encourage and push each other along.
Saturday night I had to get my walk in......so Rob & I went to the bike trails. I ran a few minutes here and there. He even ran with me.....well ahead of me. His pace is much faster than mine so I didn't really like running with him. But I got my walk in and steps in....so I was happy.
Today is a cardio/do anything day besides running. Tonight I'm going to ride my exercise bike. My "good" knee (the one that I didn't have surgery on) has been hurting a little bit. So a bike ride will probably be a good idea tonight before I tackle the next 3 days of running in a row.
Have a great week! Happy Running! And stay cool......sounds like the next few days are going to be cookers here. Yuck!!!
Saturday night I had to get my walk in......so Rob & I went to the bike trails. I ran a few minutes here and there. He even ran with me.....well ahead of me. His pace is much faster than mine so I didn't really like running with him. But I got my walk in and steps in....so I was happy.
Today is a cardio/do anything day besides running. Tonight I'm going to ride my exercise bike. My "good" knee (the one that I didn't have surgery on) has been hurting a little bit. So a bike ride will probably be a good idea tonight before I tackle the next 3 days of running in a row.
Have a great week! Happy Running! And stay cool......sounds like the next few days are going to be cookers here. Yuck!!!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
We ran 5 minutes straight today!
This morning had to be an early run......my 4 yr old niece is coming over for the day. So Amber & I met at 6am. Our "program" for the day was run 2 min, walk 2 min.....repeat 3x. We did that and then we ran 5 minutes straight! We were pretty proud of ourselves. We were both pretty tired since we ran last night and then were up early to do it again today.....but we did it!!!
Tomorrow is a rest day....and Saturday an easy 30 minute walk. Sunday will be my first by myself run.......Amber will be out of town. So it will be a good test to see how much I push myself!
Have a great day! Happy Running!!!
Tomorrow is a rest day....and Saturday an easy 30 minute walk. Sunday will be my first by myself run.......Amber will be out of town. So it will be a good test to see how much I push myself!
Have a great day! Happy Running!!!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Uphill twice?
Tonight was our 2nd run together as a Beginner's Group. A lot of people didn't show up......not all 64 people were there tonight. We'll see what next week brings.
Our run tonight was run 2 minutes, walk 2 minutes....repeat 4 times. Then finish off with a 3 minute run. Well our first run was uphill.......WOW. I said to Amber as we were running....I don't know about this one. She said, don't you dare stop. So I didn't.....we kept going. And I convinced another lady to keep going too. So we made it through our 4 runs...and then the final 3 minute run came.....uphill AGAIN. Our coach Brenda was at the top of the hill coaching us.....keep looking at me, don't look down, use your arms, keep going. And then I made it up....Amber too. WOW. That was a tough one. Then it was cool down time. But we had a surprise 2 more minute run during our cool down. So tonight we went 2.92 miles in 45 minutes. Not bad considering we walk the first 10 minutes. It is REALLY great to run with a group. We all really push ourselves harder and encourage each other more than we would if we were just running by ourselves.
Tonight they mentioned going into a 10K training after our 5K training is done. It will depend on how many people they get. I sure hope they get enough! It would be for the race in Janesville on 9/24. I'll be out of town and won't be able to be in the race......BUT I really hope we get enough people for the training program. That would be perfect for leading into the half!
I'm exhausted. I'm meeting Amber at 6 am tomorrow for our Thursday run. I think I'm going to be sore......but no pain, no gain. Have a great night!!! Happy Running!
Our run tonight was run 2 minutes, walk 2 minutes....repeat 4 times. Then finish off with a 3 minute run. Well our first run was uphill.......WOW. I said to Amber as we were running....I don't know about this one. She said, don't you dare stop. So I didn't.....we kept going. And I convinced another lady to keep going too. So we made it through our 4 runs...and then the final 3 minute run came.....uphill AGAIN. Our coach Brenda was at the top of the hill coaching us.....keep looking at me, don't look down, use your arms, keep going. And then I made it up....Amber too. WOW. That was a tough one. Then it was cool down time. But we had a surprise 2 more minute run during our cool down. So tonight we went 2.92 miles in 45 minutes. Not bad considering we walk the first 10 minutes. It is REALLY great to run with a group. We all really push ourselves harder and encourage each other more than we would if we were just running by ourselves.
Tonight they mentioned going into a 10K training after our 5K training is done. It will depend on how many people they get. I sure hope they get enough! It would be for the race in Janesville on 9/24. I'll be out of town and won't be able to be in the race......BUT I really hope we get enough people for the training program. That would be perfect for leading into the half!
I'm exhausted. I'm meeting Amber at 6 am tomorrow for our Thursday run. I think I'm going to be sore......but no pain, no gain. Have a great night!!! Happy Running!
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