Day to Day

did a quick 4 mile outside run. wanted to do more, but my new shoes were making my toes go numb. so I'm going to re string them, then go for a 6.75 mile bike ride, then when my daughter is napping, I'll do a longer indoor run.

My goals for this winter....: stay in shape! Run outside in the AM four days a week, bike 4 days a week, run indoors 6 days a week. My next race is going to be a very important one. It will be the one year anniversary of my racing schedule. The first race I had ever done! And although I know I can, I want to beat my first time. My first time was 24m 59s. I know I can smash that, but I am still excited and nervous. DH is going to run that one with me too!  Excited!

did a quick run. still sore from last week. how long should someone take it easy after a half? I don't know...just letting my body tell me what to do!

Did the first 'real' run of my first 'real' workout since my toe injury and the half marathon. felt good. my toe is achy, but as long as I keep it taped up, it doesn't bother me too much.

My boys did the Big House Big Heart 5k race yesterday. They did great! 12,000 runners, one of the biggest charity races in this area. They were awesome!

We may be moving!  We found a wonderful house in a great neighborhood.  Has everything we want, and in a much better area. DH and I were talking about this neighborhood yesterday, and then suddenly we found a house in that exact neighborhood, in our price range, and has room for our RV, truck and kids and dogs.  We are looking at it tonight and tomorrow. I google earth'd it, and it is PERFECT. Short of the inside being a dump, we are gonna take it!  Excited! Great schools, great neighborhood, and in the heart of Ann Arbor, close to the U of M stadium! Can't wait!

did a second run. Need to work back up to 13-15 miles a day. But an hour and a half of running every day isn't too bad!  gonna get my mojo back....I know I will!

did a quick 46 min on the tready. I lost track of time, watching tv and listening to music.  Loved every step. I think my mojo is back!

Did my second workout...felt good! I have extended my second run time from 45 to 50 min. Feels good to get my legs going and heart pumping!

took the day off. my legs were so sore!

took yesterday off. I added lunges and squats to my weight routine, and i'm sore....*tee-hee* But starting next week, I'm making Friday's my recovery day, and Saturday and Sunday Dh and I are going to start biking for an  hour in the mornings. Right now we get up at 4 and walk for an hour before he has to get ready to work. We got a jogging stroller so we can take our daughter on races with us.  But Friday's are my daughter's day off from school, so it would be nice for us just to hang out and not have to worry about taking the time to run.

Time for me to get my butt back in gear. Took my two weeks of playing around, now time to get serious. There are holiday parties coming up that I have to look good for!  Time to shed a few extra pounds and firm my booty up!  *tee-hee* I'm baaaaaack!

Did my second run. Felt good!

did  my 50 min, but added a 5 min cool down. I have been skipping a cool down, but now I enjoy it.  woo hoo!

did my 45 min and 5 min cool down. It feels good to do a cool down. Glad I am doing it. 105 min of running! feels good!

did a nice run...I enjoy it so much!

only did over half my work out..my butt is sore!

did a good workout. I feel better going farther on a faster setting on the tready....vs time or distance intervals. but isn't training NOT about what feels good, but what will do the most good??!!??

did a short workout. my daughter is sleeping...took advantage of the time. felt good!

Did a long work out, wasn't paying attention and went over my 50 min + 5 cool down!  But it felt good, but I need to push harder to make it more difficult. maybe i will try something this afternoon.

we walk 4 miles every morning, then I have my two private workouts...and now dh wants to have his own  running blog....I am proud of him and his progress. he is working so hard!

did my second workout...felt good!

I feel blah...yucky!  I have 6 weeks from Satuday before my race....the one year anniversary of racing AND keeping the weight off. I have been naughty when it comes to eating, so I am on a mission...I WILL lose 10-12 pounds by December 5th. I am going back to watching what I eat and exercising harder. I can lose two pounds a week that way. Every Tuesday I will weigh myself, pre work out. And only on Tuesdays. Not any other time....same time of day every Tuesday.

So my current weight is 140.2. My goal for next Tuesday is 138.2. That is two pounds. I CAN do it. I know I can!

i feel sick...had to stop my second run at 1.67 miles. had to throw up. not good!

Feel so much better today. did a great run along with a half hour of weights and 10 sets of stairs (from our third floor, through the living room, then down to the basement) with 1.5 pound weights on each foot. Feels good!  Now I have to incorperate abs...I hate ab work, but if I want to look better I have to put the effort in!

Time + Efforts = results!

did just over half my second run...my daughter is sick and woke up from her nap early. poor thing!

I really pushed it this morning. I added ab work to my weights, and decided to do the 10 sets of stairs 3 days a week...legs are sore from yesterday!  *tee-hee*

Looking forward to my first weigh in....i'm working hard and I am sure it will pay off!

really pushed myself today. felt good...did speed intervals and incline intervals. Nice to have a goal!

Everthing was conspiring to keep me from working out today. The weather, my Dh, my kids. Eck..I was a half mile into my run when the school called, my son is sick. so I had to wake up my daughter from her nap, load her up into the stroller  (raining and windy too!) to walk over a mile to the school and back. lucky me! Oh and that is on top of my normal 4 mile morning walk, and a quick mile walk to the pharmacy this morning. with weights on my legs!  so much for a down day!

skipping tomorrows workout, going to visit family for the day. going to squeeze in an hour walk first thing in the morning, then off for a 150 mile drive!  Fun fun!

Had a rough weekend. visited some family, and ate at a pizza buffet. bad thing for a carb-aholic!  but i let myself be bad for a day. not too bad!

Did my morning run. I feel much better running between a 8:30 and an 8 min mile. feels good to get my legs going and pounding!

did a quick 45 min run. feeling better today. yesterday I was coming down from a carb high! 

oh got a job offer from RF.  The job that I have wanted. But since my daughter is in half day pre school, I have to be here for her when she gets home at 12. I told them that, and RF said that my time will come, and I will eventually get to work there! I can't wait!

Yet another day of running and just trying to stay sane. my 7 year old figured out that if he tells the teacher he is sick he gets to come home. second time in two weeks...no fever, no outward symptoms, and he is just fine when he gets home.  So, he will be home for the rest of the week, in bed, and no halloween. If he is sick, he shouldn't be outside in the night air, or watching tv. he needs his rest.

got my morning run done, and now i am gearing up for another run. I need to vent my frustrations. oh yeah, and my daughter decided she didn't like her fruit punch, and poured it all over the carpet. lucky me!

did my second run..5.29 miles. felt good. my bum hurts, due in part to the weights I wear on my ankles all day!  Adds more resistance and makes my butt work harder!

Did my weigh in...136.2.  Down 4 pounds. Not bad. If I keep up this hard work, I will make my goal of 128 by December 5th!  I hope!

Good morning run!

Did a nice run this morning. skipped yesterday's afternoon run. I will do my best to make up the miles today and tomorrow, but if I don't no biggie. I'm a week ahead of schedule on weight loss, so I'm not gonna stress over it!

did my second run, but somehow turned the tready off at 4.1 miles...I wanted to do more, so I jumped on for another 15 min...felt good cause I was pissed! *tee-hee*