Latter part of my week and early part of the after-holiday week

So I finished the week out strong. Everything I had set out to do I did on the previous post. However, the order in which I did the run turned out a bit differently. On Saturday, I was nauseous and dizzy at work so I did not think running that day would be smart. I intended on just pushing it back until Sunday morning or so. Well, when dad asked if I wanted to run the 5k, I thought well I know that I will run sometime during the weekend. it turned out that we did run in the race on Monday and I placed 3rd! Shocking! So, here are some pictures.

 

So this week I have had a rough start. The ride home was brutal to my alertness and I have not been able to fully recover. I am hoping to get something done today. Maybe some pushups and I will just miss the Tuesday run and pick up tomorrow.

Not Much

I haven't run much this week. Ran 3 miles this week, Thur, in 26.05. It was a blistering 97 degrees, 102 heat factor! First running in a week.

It's official....training has started!

Starting this week the Jeff Galloway's Training Plan. Here has been my schedule thus far:
Monday: Perfect PushUps (Week 1, Day 1)
Tuesday: Ran 30 minutes
Wednesday: Perfect PushUps (Week 1, Day 2)
Thursday: Ran 37 minutes

Coming up for the weekend:
Friday: Perfect PushUps (Week 1, Day 3)
Saturday: Run 3 miles
Sunday: Perfect PushUps (Week 1, Day 4

Ozark Race for the Cure

Today I had a good race time. I was excited and I had taken some Immodium so I was good to go in that area. So, I started off well and after about the 1.5 mile mark started to walk and run intermixed. I would have done better I feel if I would have either had my watch on with my virtual partner or had a partner to run with me. Oh well! It was a lot of fun and I had just about the right pace time that I was hoping for. I am really excited about training for the Marathon now! I needed this race. I did it in honor of my lovely and loving Mother-In-Law.

To see my actual results, go here.

Run after the rain

Wow it feels like it has been awhile since I ran or done much of anything. Finally, it stopped raining long enough for me to get a run in for a day. I tried to make it worth it. I got home and immediately changed. I was determined to get it finished. So, off I head. I ran downtown and wanted to run 45 minutes (I did and even exceeded). As I was running I was trying to decide my path. I knew if needed I could stop at the Arvest on New Hope and on the way there were plenty of places just in case. So, I ran down the main road and where there was no sidewalk, the grass had a visible trail I could use.

All-in-all a good run. My 5k race time would be about a 34-minute finish. Not too bad. I might could push for a 32-minute time. We shall see. The race has more hills involved. If I do not post before, wish me luck.

Not-so-good run

Running today was difficult. It was not the weather or any external deals, it was internal. I wanted to run 3 miles, but I could only run about 1.5 miles. At least I got out there and made an effort, I suppose. Maybe by Tuesday I will feel ready to run the full 45 minutes. If not, I will run 30 minutes.

I am also going to make this a food journal type of deal. So here it goes.
Breakfast: Bowl of granola (oats and honey) and Milk
Lunch: Turkey sandwich, cheese, whole wheat bread, banana, a Cherry Dr. Pepper
Dinner: Egg salad sandwich, carrots, celery, bite-size corndog, chips, Root Beer
Dessert: Cookie and Butterscotch Dilly Bar

My first run as a blogger

I have been meaning to get up in the mornings and just start going. I think that is what everyone wants. We want the massive amounts of discipline that it takes to go running. Well, I tried to get up on Thursday, but just could not do it. So, I told Russell to make sure I run as soon as I get home. Now this seems like the obvious choice. However,  most of the time when this happens, I seem to be "too worn-out" to do anything physical. I am determined though. I will make this happen. So as soon as I biked home against the blaring wind, I knew what I had to do. I wasted no time, changed, and suited up for a 2 mile run.

As I was running, I wanted to stop several times, but as God lifted my feet, I knew I could finish and strong. I had my best time in a long time running at 2 miles in 20:03 minutes. I am ready to go running again. The forecast was not on my side for a run on Friday, but today it looks decent enough.

Welcome

I am not good at motivating myself, so I need your help. I need you to follow me and keep me motivated. If I've stopped posting, I have stopped working out. Help me hold true to my own promises to you and myself.

In this blog, I will publicly put into words my fitness goals over the next year. I have written them down on paper, but you will see them hopefully become fulfilled.

• Complete a 5k* by mid-may
• Complete a 10k* by August
• Complete another half-marathon* by October
• Complete a full-marathon* in January at Disney World
• Complete a full round of P90X by July
• Get back to doing a full (tumbling) by December

*With proper training