Today it is HOT. 104F. Now guess what I did. You are right: I went out for a walk/run at noon. I just overslept. Or slept in:)
It was hot and challenging but I managed to do something:
Distance: 3.66 miles
Pace: 16:05/mi
Calories burned: 419
Duration: 1:00:11
Not bad.
It has been almost a year since my last post – and almost a year since my last run. Not good. Time for change.
This year my plans are above and beyond ambitious: I am doing a half marathon! I know I am crazy: to run 13.1 miles after all this no-running time but I can do it!
How did this crazy idea come to my mind? Well, it all comes down to me not liking wasting anything. I had some about to expire Flying Blue miles (I got it from flying KLM) and I didn’t want them to go unused. I was not going to book a flight with KLM or AirFrance anytime soon and I didn’t have enough for an award ticket. The merchandise I had enough miles for was nothing I actually wanted or needed… but wait a minute, what is this? A race? Hm, sounds interesting. I had just enough miles to redeem for a single entry to a half-marathon in Paris, Amsterdam or Malibu. For obvious reason I picked Malibu. I happily redeemed my miles (and saved $69.00) for a Malibu International Half Marathon entry. It was back in January and I didn’t really think much about it. The race is November 16, 2014.
Now we are in May – and I know I want to do it. Time to start training. I don’t care about time and pace, all I want is get to the finish line – and in one piece:)
Today was the first day in a very long time when I put on my running shoes and got out of the door. My brand new iPhone is my new companion now, and of course, I downloaded RunKeeper. It is an app that track your progress, set goals and work towards them. Still new to it, but it seems cool.
Today I just wanted to run/walk for 3 miles. I knew I would not be able to run non-stop for 3 miles (last time I did it was in December 2012, ouch) so I opted for run/walk. Walking took up most of that but it helped me mentally to get back (I hope) to this running mind frame.
This is what I did today:
Distance: 2.88 miles
Average pace: 16:05/mi
Duration: 46:20
Calories burned: 293
RunKeeper allows you to set a goal and suggests a training plan to achieve it.
I picked a free one, Beginner Half Marathon to Finish. It consists of 64 sessions and starts June 10. The only problem with it is that I am not in shape to run 3 miles non-stop (this is what the plan tells you to do your first training day). Back in 2012 – no problem but now…
I turned to Google, and this is what I found: 14-week Couch to Half Marathon Training Plan.
It starts as a run/walk training, and this is what seems to be ok for me.
Let’s see how it works for me. Half Marathon training… both scary and exciting!
It is almost weekend again, but I never posted anything from the past week. Well, to sum it up: it was walk-run-walk. Not too bad, but nothing to brag about. This week? Not feeling very good and spending my days at my desk. I’ll change it, I promise.
And some motivation:
I’ve never been a morning runner. I am a night owl, and all my runs have been in the late afternoon. Summer is here, and it is getting hotter and hotter (one thing I don’t like about living in California) – time to change this pattern. Two days in a row I went for a run/walk first thing in the morning, and I love it. It gives you so much energy for the entire day. Yes, I didn’t run much – it was 4-5 min run + like 10 min walk but I am slowly getting back into running so it is ok. The main thing is I run and I do start my day on a good healthy note.
OMG it has been such a long long time since I posted on this blog, and actually did exercise. What happened? Just life – holidays, family, work, travel… And laziness. Yes, this is the real reason. I stopped running not because I was too busy or too tired, or anything: I just could not make this most important first step and get out of the door.
Over the last few months I worked out just a couple of times. I gained weight. I am not happy.
Running seemed to have lost this special allure for me, and the very idea of it was extremely unappealing. Horrible changes.
Now, when summer is here, and I feel that my body is not the way I want it, I am back. Enough is enough. Time to stop being lazy and take care of myself.
December last year I put down my 2013 goals. 10K race was one of them. It is still on the list but not progress so far. Now I really want to do it. I declare that by the end of this year I run 10K.
Time to start training. This summer should be all about 10K training and also weight lifting since I hear more and more success stories of people who lost weight due to strength workout, not cardio.
I don’t have a training plan yet but I am going to find one suitable for me.
Last Monday I went and did some weight lifting, 1 set of 15. Something to begin with.
Tuesday was a no-workout day. Lazy me!
But this morning I woke up, put on my running shoe and went for a walk. And then I started running. Slowly, in short 6-7 min intervals, but I was running and I was enjoying it! The feeling I thought I would never get again.
I was happy, and then I got online to learn that today is National Running Day! Yes! I think it is a sign.
Lazy Lizard Workout 