C25K Week 3 Day 3

Okay, so consistency is not my thing. I restarted the C25K this spring and got up to Week 3 Day 2. Then my husband decided we were going to build a house. And by that, I mean WE were going to build a house. So every spare second has been spent becoming a carpenter. Carpentry is not easy. I have discovered muscles that people only read about in anatomy textbooks. Running took a back seat. Until today. I don't know why, but this morning, I was motivated to get back in. Partly because I like how I feel after a run. Partly because we went to Dairy Queen last night. I started Weight Watchers again. I did this for awhile two years ago (consistency!) and it worked wonderfully. This time around I am really struggling to keep within my points*. It was already hot at 6:00 this morning. I think it got down to 75 last night, but the humidity ran around 65%. That is what makes it so miserable. I got a little light headed on the last run and downed two big glasses of water when I got back. I need to be careful of that; my boy has already gotten sick once because of the heat this summer. Weight Watchers Activity Points: Jogging: 9 minutes = 2 points Walking: 19 minutes = 4 points Temperature: 76 Shoes: Nike Fusion ST2 (loving these shoes) *Okay, this whole post reminds me of the dogs in Up!..."Squirrel!!"

C25K Week 6 Day 1

My dog ate my shoes. Sometimes, it is perfectly fine to blame the pets when it happens to be true. So this morning, I was running around trying to find a substitute pair. I didn't have much to choose from, so ended up with a really old pair that squeaked when I walked.

Met with the kids again today. It's still so doggone hot and muggy out.

We ran from our track our water plant here and back, so we put in about 2 miles today. We don't have a lot of choices when we run around town, so we know how far pretty much every landmark is from our school. I ran with my big guy again (mostly I'm afraid he'll give up if he has to run by himself), so we pretty much followed the Couch workout for today. I know we made a full mile :) before we walked the first time. And then we walked about half way back. So I'm going to count it.

My shins really hurt. Probably because of the shoes.


Temperature: 81 still with that damn humidity (82% says the weatherman)
Shoes: Old Nikes
Today: 2 1/2 miles
Total: 31

C25K Somewhere in There

I haven't been running this week. I've been in class all day, every day and I have some kind of lingering stomach bug. And I don't know where you live, but here at home, it's been well over 100 degrees for way too long.

But today, I got a few of my cross country kids to meet at the track. All seven of us headed out for a run. We went 2 1/2 miles and I made it. I can't believe it. Now, granted, I have a very slow fella that I ran with and we walked a few steps a few times, but still, we made it.

I was really worried about running since I hadn't for so long. My plan was to go back and redo the last week of the Couch program. Now that I look at it, I'm pretty much right where I want to be at Week 5 Day 3. Now that is pretty exciting!


Temperature: @*%^! hot with some ungodly high humidity.
Shoes: Brooks Ravenna
Today: 3 miles
Miles Total: 28.5

C25K Week 4 Day 3

Made it through Week 4!!!

I'm so excited about this! If I had been betting on me, I wouldn't have had me getting through Week 3, let along feeling GOOD at the end of Week 4!

I'm not sure what's clicked, but I like it :)

I didn't feel very well when I got up this morning. Just kind of puny. By the very end, I was kind of light headed, but I made it through to the end.

Temperature: 75

Shoes: Brooks Ravenna

Miles Today: 2.5

Total Miles: 25.5

C25K Week 4 Day 2

Haven't run this week.

I have been out of town for a class and I just can't get out of my motel to find a good spot to run. For the last four days I have sat in class for eight hours learning how to teach physics. By the time I get out, I am so exhausted that I can't see straight.

And then I go do my homework :(

Oh, and did I mention is was 111 yesterday afternoon???? Ugh.

I'm home today and wasn't sure if I was going to make it outside. But I felt pretty good this morning when I woke up, so I headed out. for Day 2. After mostly sitting for the last four days, I wasn't positive that my legs would actually remember how to propel me forward.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I made it through with more than a little bit of coaxing, but I had a lot of class stuff going on in my head, so that kept me distracted enough to get me to the end.

Plus, I got so see a deer and the tiniest little fawn I have ever seen run across the shot put ring :)

Temperature: 83 and soooo, so muggy
Shoes: Brooks Ravenna
Miles Today: 2.5
Total Miles: 23

Week 4 Day 1

So I again woke up this morning with an excuse ready to go. A few excuses actually.

Jeff bought a boat yesterday. So, excited as everyone was, we spent the entire day at the lake.  I haven't skied in years. Well, never, to be honest, I have never really gotten the hang of it, but I tried yesterday and didn't do too bad. Between that and the kneeboarding and general exhaustion of spending all day in the sun, I really didn't think I would get up at all this morning, let alone get up and go run. I can't lift my arms, how are they going to help me move?

Second excuse that came to mind was my toe. Somewhere in the last day or so, I ripped my little pinky toenail in half. My goodness that hurts. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to put a shoe on. 

And then I looked at what Week 4 consists of:  Run 400, walk 200, run 800. Repeat. 

My brain immediately laughed at me. There is no way I can run two whole laps. Twice.

But I had laid out my clothes last night. And I figured at least walking down to the track would loosen up my arms (we are after all going back out to the lake today). And to my dismay, my shoe did go back on my foot without hurting any more than without it.

And you know what? I MADE IT!!! I did the whole darn thing. And lived to tell the tale.

On my second 800, I noticed some part of my mind telling me to stop. It seemed to be arguing with my legs, because the more I thought about it, the more I realized that my legs weren't all that tired. Oh sure, I could have convinced myself that, yes, I needed to stop before I started metabolizing muscle fibers, but I know I would have been wrong. So I talked my legs into ignoring any negative waves coming from inside my head and pushed on through. 

And I am so glad I did.

Shoes: Brooks Ravenna

Miles Today: 2.5

Miles Total: 20.5 

Week 3 Day 3

So I didn't want to run today. We drove home from Tennessee yesterday and spent 11 hours in the car. My shoulders hurt and I can't seem to straighten my legs.

So I told myself I was going to take the day off. Another day. I didn't run at all while we were there.

For some reason, I took The Kids down to the track and ran.

I almost stopped.

My shins hurt so bad on the first 200 I thought I would cry.

When I got done, some random thought went through my head that really kept me going.

What would I tell one of my kids? I would tell him to suck it up and walk it off, that's what.

So that's what I did. I got through the workout and you know what? I felt better. Good even.

So I've made it through Week 3. To be honest, when I started, I wasn't sure I would stick with it. But here I am :)


Shoes: Brooks Ravenna
Miles Today: 2
Miles Total: 18