Back at it - Dec 12

So i've taken a huge hiatus from blogging my workouts, not sure why.
anyway hoping to get back in it.

Dec 12
9am
ran 50 mins. Kildaire Farm Rd and back with Jack.
felt good, hot today suppose to be 80.

Sun Oct 7

730am
Long Run
95 mins. approx 9 miles
Pierce Olive-Arthur Pierce-Kildaire-10/10-WestLake-Optimist Farm-neighborhood up back loop
felt good, humid but not too hot
feet did ok, knee hurt a little

Sat Oct 6

half of BodyPump (bi's on)
BodyFlow

Thurs Oct 4

Ran 3 miles on treadmill at Gold's
lifted chest and tri (free weights)

Fri Oct 5

7am
Ran 55 mins. Wescott course plus extra around neighborhood. 98% humidity, hard and hot.

Tues Oct 2

7am
Ran SO course plus up back with Jackson
stomach still bothering me not feeling well. humid today

Sunday Sept 30

7pm
Ran SO plus up back course with Jackson
cool outside great running weather
had side cramps though, not use to running so late in the day. Legs felt good though
28:30

Sat Sept 29

10:5am BodyPump
11:20 BodyFlow

Friday Sept 28

10am
Long run
Umstead park with John
7.5 mile super hilly course
68:59 ran well but felt like i was going to die

Thurs Sept 27

7am
ran SO course without up back pushing Logann and running with Jackson. About 25 mins. hard pushing her! dropped them off and ran down Pierce Olive until the flag and back. Total time was about 50 mins. felt good, not a great course during that time of day though

Wed Sept 26

attempted to run at the gym but had a really bad stomach ache so only made it 2 mins. was suppose to do tempo run today.
lifted on the machines a little, boring.

Tues Sept 25

6:30am
Ran 3.75 mile course with Steph
felt good thought we were running fast but our time was slow 37:01 strange?
liked running with her need to do it more often
it was nice getting out this early really cool out this morning

Mon Sep 24

have had a bladder infection for the last few days. Ran this morning at the gym for 30mins pretty slow. it hurt! going to the dr. this afternoon.
10:35 BodyPump

Wed Sept 19

Speedworkout
6pm
West Lake school track

(200,200,400,800,2min rest,1200,400,200,200)
49,47,97,328,2 min rest, 528,143,46,44)

a little windy, cloudy and cool.
legs didn't want to move, tough workout, felt like i was going to get sick during some intervals.
times were much faster than Spring though. decent workout

Sunday Sept 16

10am
60 degrees!!
Long Run
82 mins.
up back loop to Pierce Olive to Arthur Pierce to Kildaire turned in Cotswold down Ambrose Lane back out Arthur Pierce to Pierce Olive to Optimist Farm to neighborhood entrance (models)
beginning is always tough legs don't want to move. feet started burning at 45. felt 2nd wind though about same time. ran extra ten mins. felt so good. wore heartrate monitor avg 156 john says it was too high, have to slow down on next run

Thurs Sept 13

Venice,FL
9am
Tempo Run
ran same course as Tuesday a little bit further down though
9 min.jog
20 min. tempo run
10 min. jog
just over 4 miles, 38 mins.
hot but ran good.

Wed Sept 12

legs are sore day off

Tues Sept 11

Venice,FL
10:30am
ran out of the development, left on Jacaranda Blvd. left onto Englewood Drive, down to Tulane and back.
35 mins total.
ran too late in the morning, really hot. hard run hate this heat here

Monday Sept 10

Venice,FL
9am
ran 16 mins to a nearby park with John and kids
played
ran 20 mins. back home
hot and humid not a great run

Sat Sept 8

7am
Long run
74 mins.
Pierce Olive to Arthur Pierce through Cotswold and back
hard first 25 mins.
last 30 mins. felt great thought i could have run a half marathon today
feet still hurting and blistering. right knee aching after 45mins. getting old!

Wed Sept 5

WestLake Elem. track
7pm
Speedworkout

5X400
(1:44,1:41,1:34,1:33,1:33)

goal was under 2:00 ran faster than I thought i could

Tues Sept 4

6:15am
S.O. plus up back loop
3.5 miles, 34 min.
slow but not feeling well
feet hurt, side stitches

Mon Sept 3

Golds Gym
10:35 Bodypump
a little heavier than usual but sore from long run

Sun Sept 2

9am
Regency Park
Long Run with John,Jack and girls
6 or so miles typical course
58 mins.
felt great, lots of energy, raced last mile.
feet still blistered and hurting afterward
not loving my new shoes

Sat Sept 1

ran 3 miles

Friday Aug 31

Golds Gym
10am
3.5 miles 31 mins. treadmill
10:35 BodyFlow
left foot still suffering even with new shoes and socks. blisters healing but not 100%
back to Foot store next week i think!

Wed Aug 29

6:45am
Tempo Run
10 min. warmup
20 min. tempo run
10 min. cooldown
Ran around Sunset Oaks and Woods neighborhood.
Was able to hold tempo under 9min/mile pace. Struggled aroun 26 mins. Finished strong though.
Distance - 4.3
Avg Speed 6.5
Avg Pace 9:05

Tues Aug 28(New Shoes)

Golds Gym
9:30 BodyPump
Ran 3 miles on treadmill in my taped, band-aided, blistered feet.
Didn't feel very good!

Sunday Aug 26

6:15AM

1st long run of training plan - 5.1 miles approx 50 mins. screwed up gps watch

ran pierce olive to optimist, through sunset oaks, up hill to westcott loop

hot and muggy as always

blistered bad in 22, dying as i write this.

need to buy new shoes and have these orthotics looked at tomorrow.

Sat Aug 25

Still sick another day off, resting for long run

Friday Aug 24

Sick today cold, sore throat, sinus, chest stuff. Taking day off

Thurs Aug 23

Golds Gym
10:45am
Ran 3 miles on treadmill. a few hill/speed pickups
Felt good

Wed Aug 22

Golds Gym
10am
BodyPump (Kim's class)
lightened weight since I haven't been in awhile.
10 squat, 10 chest, 10 back, 7.5 tri, 7.5 bi, 7.5 lunge, 10 shoulders, situps
Speed workout on treadmill
5 min warmup, 5X400 at 7.5 for 2 min. 6.o 1 min. recovery in between

Tues Aug 21

S.O. Course plus 2 back loops
4.175 miles ( Wore GPS for first time to clock mileage)
somewhere around 40 mins. stopped a lot for Jackson to do his thing
ran faster up hills approx 9min/miles versus downhills - how do you explain that. hope this half in raleigh is hilly.
muggy today high 103! felt good though. other than my new injury, pain in the arch of my lefgt foot. don't know why. really need to get my orthotics looked at and get new shoes.

Sun Aug 19

6am
30:02
Ran S.O. course w/ back loop. Took Jack just for the loop. REally muggy out today, whats new?
Cool enough though to run but had to stop back home for a water bottle. I never seem to remember how dehydrated I am in the morning.
Had a pretty good run, tried to race the hills. or most of them. Avg. pace. Sprinted the end felt good, no aches or pains today to report. Finally!

Sat Aug 18

Golds Gym
10:45am
Biked 20 mins random interval to warm up - hated every min. of it
My mp3 player is dead. Got really wet the other day when my bottle of water dumped in the bag it was in! Maybe i can finally get my iPod.
BodyFlow 11:20 - got through hips. quit to go run for more cardio but got on the treadmill and stopped after 4 mins. Wasn't into it today. Need music to get me moving i think.

Bummed about my crappy week but John tells me its a sign i need to cut back, he's probably right

Thurs Aug 16

12PM
Ran 45 mins on the treadmill at home. Started off really slow and worked my way up to 6.7 for awhile. Need to start logging more time not fast time I think

Wed Aug 15

Golds Gym
5pm
Elliptical w/arms 25 mins. didn't get there early enough to do more cardio
BodyPump - made it through chest before getting called out to go change Logann's diaper. Didn't have any left so we went home.
Didn't accomplish much today, oh well

Tues Aug 14

Golds Gym
9:30am RPM Spin
10:30 Body Flow
RPM was tough, haven't ridden in months.Definitely gets your heart rate up, my legs were burning too! I hate the bike.

Mon Aug 13

Sunset Oaks course plus up back loop
9am w/ John
30:01
not a bad run, raced the hills. kept up with John til the last 50 meters or so. too hot though, need to get out earlier.
blisters again, damn orthotics!

Sat Aug 11

Golds Gym w/ mom
10:15am BodyPump
11:25am BodyFlow

2 weeks off of lifting is a killer. lightened up on the weights but still felt the pain. nice to be back into it though.

Friday Aug 10

Vegas Strip Run with John
6:30am
Ran 4 miles up and down the Vegas Strip.
38mins
lots to see to take my mind off the task. too many stairs though. my butt is paining for it. kinda hot and sunny. but the dry heat is nice, limits all the typical sweating. way out was harder than the return. picked it up at the end.

Wed Aug 8

NYNY gym Las Vegas
7:30am
30 minutes on elliptical w/arms, interval hills and resistance. HARD!
30 minutes on treadmill. easy run with a couple pickups 5.8-6.8 HARD!

running in vegas is tough after a night out. not hungover but the alcohol made it tough to move. lesson learned

Sun Aug 5

Hyatt hotel Nashville
too early in the a.m.
30 min. interval speed workout on treadmill (6.0-6.5)
ab workout, lifted arms and chest
watched 2 highschool girls race on the treadmill for 30 mins. man am i slow! at least i felt better when their coach came in to get them. i forget sometimes that i am only an amateur lucky to be breathing while running these days. this was never a sport i excelled at as many of you know. but its good to go out of your comfort zone once and awhile.

Sat Aug 4

Hyatt hotel Nashville
8:30am
40 min elliptical runner
random program
good workout, challenging, lots of sweat!
left knee hurt the entire time though, don't like the machine as much as the ones in golds

Fri Aug 3

Gold Gym 7am
45 mins elliptical runner
6/30 warmup
7/60-8/100 intervals, 2 min hard, 1 min recover at 6,7,8/30
hardest workout in awhile

Wed Aug 1

9:30am Gold's Gym
Ran 45 min treadmill
warmup, hill and speed pickups for 25 mins. (max 9.0 incline, 8.5 speed for 60secs), cooldown
crazy workout, tough but felt great. think the time off helped my legs recover
10:35 BodyPump, old version, challenging felt weak after run

Mon July 30

9:30am Gold's
40min random bike
10:35 BodyPump

Sun July 29

9am run S.O. and up back course
slow, hard and way too hot.
i was dying. is this marathon a crazy feat or what?
32 mins. of hell

Friday July 27

9:30am Golds Gym
Bike 45 mins. random interval, level 8
not the greatest workout, bike straps kept coming undone so had to keep resetting the program
10:35 BodyFlow

Wed July 25

9:30am Golds Gym
Treadmill 20 min. (6.5 speed, 2.0 incline) with a few hill pickups to 8.0 incline
Bike 20 min Random interval level 12
10:35 BodyPump
felt good today

Monday July 23

10am Gold's Gym
Hill Workout on Treadmill
10 min. warmup (6.0)
5 X 60 sec. hill repeats (8.0 incline, 7.1 speed)
60 sec. recovery jog at (1.0 incline, 5.8 speed)
cooldown
total time 40 mins.

not a great workout, was suppose to do 6 repeats but was dying after 5. screwed up recovery jog, was suppose to be 2 mins not 60 secs. maybe thats why the workout felt so hard
it was really hot in the gym today which didn't help either.
next time i may try same incline with slower speed and longer recovery

Sat July 21

10:15 BodyPump - new release
20 warmup, 30 squat, 25 chest, 15 tri, 15 bi, 15 lunge, 10 shoulders, situps
11:20 BodyFlow - new release
felt good, lots of energy today

Fri July 20

Wescott/Sunset Ridge course
7am
way too hot and humid! hate running in NC, prefer the snow to this heat
hills, hills, and more hills,
37:58
4 mins slower than the Spring : (
cramps early on, need to drink more water instead of beer at night!
feet felt ok suprisingly

Wed July 18

Tempo Workout
Treadmill at home 2pm
10 min. warmup
5 X 3min at tempo (6.5)
60 second jog between (4.7)
12 min cooldown
Total time 40 mins.

Tempo was tough to hold for 3 mins. Liked the w/o though. Peanut butter sandwich for lunch seemed to help get me through!
Still need to get the treadmill fixed, the speeds are way off. Next week I'll do tempo at gym to test speed.

Tues July 17

10:15 BodyPump - 30 squat, 25 chest, 30 back, 20 tri, 15 bi, 15 lunges, 10 shoulders, sit-ups.
11:20 BodyFlow - newest release, hard upper body and core work.
Exhausted!

Mon July 15

7am - ran S.O. course plus back loop with Jackson. Hot and humid. Side cramps early on, maybe dehydrated? Not a great run overall.

Sat July 14

6am run. S.O. course plus up back. approx. 30 mins. Felt great except left foot starting to blister! Perfect cool weather. Love morning runs.
10:15 BodyPump Class - light legs, heavy upper body. Felt weak. Intense w/o though
11:20 Yoga/Pilates Class - new version, awesome. Lots of planks, and core work. Felt great to stretch after all the running this week too

Thurs July 11

11am workout at Gold's. 30 mins on elliptical runner, and 30 mins of random interval biking level 10. Biking after the running was tough. Starving post-w/o, maybe need to increase calories pre-w/o.

July 9

Tired from the long run. Took Jack and Lo in the stroller for a quick run, maybe 20 mins to stretch my legs. Sooo hot! Thought I killed Jackson.

July 8

Sunday July 8
Gold's Gym
3:45pm
Long Run
Ran 70 mins on treadmill. Easy pace. 5.8
Legs sore from lifting yesterday. First half was tough, second easier. Feet blistering after 30 mins, even with different sneakers and orthotics! Decided afternoon is not the best time for me, need to run early in the morning!

My new log

Alright I'm finally ditching the old pen and paper log for this method. I've been keeping track of my workouts since I joined Gold's Gym in Dec. I was always teasing JOhn about his workout logging but I have to agree that it is nice to see your progress and its a bit motivational too. What can I say I'm hooked. My resolution this year was to go to the gym 100 times. If I haven't achieved it yet I'm pretty darn close.
I'm also still considering running the Phoenix marathon the day after my 30th birthday. We'll have to see how my feet hold up for that though. I'm still having issues even after investing in some custom orthothics. I really think the marathon would be a good way to roll into the 30s though. I'm kinda dreading this birthday!