So, I haven't blogged much lately. I swore that blogging would make me more accountable.
Anyways, I went to the Y to run with Melissa today. It was pretty uneventful. Ran 2 miles & did a little bit of weight training. My knee started acting up again, but it wasn't too bad. I ran the 1st mile straight & the 2nd mile I did sprint sets. I think that I like the sprints better. Is that weird???
So, now it is 630am & Josh just left for his run & my house is very peaceful. The kids are still sleeping & the cat has not started meowing yet.
Oh yeah, I have a big 2 weeks ahead. I just signed Josh & I up for the Oktoberfest 5k in Dunedin. I am sooo excited about this. I have run a few races, but josh has never officially ran one, & we get to run it together. I'm pretty sure he's gonna smoke my ass, but that's ok. Then, the next week is Race 4 the Cure. I AM VERY EXCITED FOR THIS RACE FOR A FEW REASONS. (Sorry must've hit caps lock). My friends Kelly & Melissa are running this race & it's their 1st race. I know they are gonna do great! This is such an empowering & emotional race. I makes you proud to be a woman!!!!!!!
Anyways, I hope to get atleast 1 more run in this week, probably Wednesday. (Only because of the knee.) I am gonna have to baby this knee for the next 2 weeks.
So the rest of the week goes like this:
Monday: teach bodyflex a.m. & step p.m.
Tuesday: teach step am & pm
Wedmesday: teach step am
Thursday: teach bodyflex am & step pm.
love ya
Monday, September 21, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
I did it!!!!!
What a great way to start of a Monday morning!! I had 2 awesome girls to run with who pushed me to the limit. Christy, Teresa, & I ran with the Suncoast Striders today & I thought I would go 4 maybe 5miles, but i went a little over 6. What an accomplishment for me.
We started out in the very cute quaint community of Longleaf & ran up the starkey trail & back to Longleaf. It was a very pretty, nice, & quiet. For the first 2 miles I was ok, after that I just kept asking myself where was the water stop? SOOOOOO grateful for the water stop. I am not even gonna fake it, but the 3 miles back were hell. Not because I was tired, but because my knee was hurting. But I was determined, no matter how often I had to run/walk, I was finishing this 6 miles. WAIT A MINUTE, let me back it up.......I had my 1st running meltdown today. Thank god Teresa & Christy were a little ahead if me;o) On the way back, I'm gonna say maybe mile 3.5 or so we had come off the little bridge & I had to walk for a minute. All kinds of thoughts were going through my head at this moment & I felt like I was gonna cry. I know I'm a big ole baby. I thought to myself I wonder if they can just come back & pick me up in the car, & then something made me snap out of it & I was over myself & picked it back up again as if nothing ever happened. It's moments like this that make me wonder how I can find it so easy to motivate other people, but I have a hard time motivating myself. I dunno! Whatever!
Finally Christy double backed her way back to me & said,"Jen, we're almost there, you've got 5.5 miles in." I was like, "WOOHOO!!!!!! I am so finishing this!" So, I did it in 1 hour 8 minutes & 11 seconds. Not the best time but not the worst either. Not to bad for my 1st 6 mile run. Now, hopefully my knee feels better & I can get through my classes this week. Ice & elevate baby!
ALL I CAN SAY IS, "IF YOU CAN'T BRING IT, GO HOME!"
We started out in the very cute quaint community of Longleaf & ran up the starkey trail & back to Longleaf. It was a very pretty, nice, & quiet. For the first 2 miles I was ok, after that I just kept asking myself where was the water stop? SOOOOOO grateful for the water stop. I am not even gonna fake it, but the 3 miles back were hell. Not because I was tired, but because my knee was hurting. But I was determined, no matter how often I had to run/walk, I was finishing this 6 miles. WAIT A MINUTE, let me back it up.......I had my 1st running meltdown today. Thank god Teresa & Christy were a little ahead if me;o) On the way back, I'm gonna say maybe mile 3.5 or so we had come off the little bridge & I had to walk for a minute. All kinds of thoughts were going through my head at this moment & I felt like I was gonna cry. I know I'm a big ole baby. I thought to myself I wonder if they can just come back & pick me up in the car, & then something made me snap out of it & I was over myself & picked it back up again as if nothing ever happened. It's moments like this that make me wonder how I can find it so easy to motivate other people, but I have a hard time motivating myself. I dunno! Whatever!
Finally Christy double backed her way back to me & said,"Jen, we're almost there, you've got 5.5 miles in." I was like, "WOOHOO!!!!!! I am so finishing this!" So, I did it in 1 hour 8 minutes & 11 seconds. Not the best time but not the worst either. Not to bad for my 1st 6 mile run. Now, hopefully my knee feels better & I can get through my classes this week. Ice & elevate baby!
ALL I CAN SAY IS, "IF YOU CAN'T BRING IT, GO HOME!"
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
not much
Not much to even write about. I have been teaching so much lately that I haven't had much time to run. So i ran a whole whopping mile yesterday before I had to teach inline step. That's right 1 stinking mile. But I did improve, hauled but and ran that mile in 10:02. Very excited.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
crazy
Not sure what I was thinking today! I started the day off by running on the mill before going to Kelly's crazy ass cardio sculpt class, where she did awesome legs. I felt great!!!!! Tons of energy & just all around AWESOME! I'm guessing I only got about a 1.75 miles in bc I had to get off to go help some1 with something. THEN, I was off to cardio sculpt. Left feeling great & I even had the thought to maybe stay for kickboxing, but then remembered that I had the baby with me, so I did not want to push my luck. Went home & was starving so I ate 2 chicken tacos for lunch & then headed back to the gym to RUN with Kelly!
My legs were now sore from working so hard in the a.m. & my belly was blech from eating so fast. However, I did manage to get in 2 miles in 20 minutes. I know it was a short run, but that was all I could manage. My belly just was not happy with me. I did a couple of 1-2 minute sprints & then we went off to go a little bit weights.
Hoping to get a run in tomorrow sometime. It's eitehr gonna have to be EARLY, like before church or in the evening. We'll see....
Schedule for the week
Monday~ teach step @ 630
Tuesday~teach step from 10-1030 & 715-815
Wednesday~teach step 10-11
Thursday~ teach bodyflex 10-11
Friday~hopefully sports conditioning.
Trying to figue out where my runs are fitting in here. Hopefully I will be able to fit in 1 or 2 early morning runs w/Melissa & maybe an evening one.
My legs were now sore from working so hard in the a.m. & my belly was blech from eating so fast. However, I did manage to get in 2 miles in 20 minutes. I know it was a short run, but that was all I could manage. My belly just was not happy with me. I did a couple of 1-2 minute sprints & then we went off to go a little bit weights.
Hoping to get a run in tomorrow sometime. It's eitehr gonna have to be EARLY, like before church or in the evening. We'll see....
Schedule for the week
Monday~ teach step @ 630
Tuesday~teach step from 10-1030 & 715-815
Wednesday~teach step 10-11
Thursday~ teach bodyflex 10-11
Friday~hopefully sports conditioning.
Trying to figue out where my runs are fitting in here. Hopefully I will be able to fit in 1 or 2 early morning runs w/Melissa & maybe an evening one.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Fallen behind
I have definently fallen behind in the running blog thang:) Don't know why really, it was supposed to be here to help hold me accountable. Don't know what happened, but I am gonna try to be better about this.
I'll just start with this week, bc who really wants to back track????
I went to the gym Monday after I deposited everyone to their destination for the 1st day of school. Got on the mill and after a mile in I thought I was gonna hurl. Not from running, but I was sooooo nervous for my babies on their 1st day. Especially Noah since it was his 1st day of pre-school EVER. I did like 2.3 miles in pretty decent time. I was at a 10 minute pace & happy with that. But bailed after my 2.3. Then asked myself WTH!!!!
However, the week before I was VERY EXCITED! I hit a good spot in my running. Went to go run on the mill & did my 5k in 32 minutes & that was with a 4 minute warm up. WHOOP WHOOP! I was so excited. As soon as I was done , like a dork I texted Josh & then once I got in the car HAD 2 call Christy. Very good day for me.
Hoping to get a friday & saturday run in this weekend. I WILL fit 2 days in somewhere.
Miss training with Christy & the girls greatly. Miss the friendship & encouragement, but every1's lives are so hectic & it's only fair that we have our own training schedules:)
I'll just start with this week, bc who really wants to back track????
I went to the gym Monday after I deposited everyone to their destination for the 1st day of school. Got on the mill and after a mile in I thought I was gonna hurl. Not from running, but I was sooooo nervous for my babies on their 1st day. Especially Noah since it was his 1st day of pre-school EVER. I did like 2.3 miles in pretty decent time. I was at a 10 minute pace & happy with that. But bailed after my 2.3. Then asked myself WTH!!!!
However, the week before I was VERY EXCITED! I hit a good spot in my running. Went to go run on the mill & did my 5k in 32 minutes & that was with a 4 minute warm up. WHOOP WHOOP! I was so excited. As soon as I was done , like a dork I texted Josh & then once I got in the car HAD 2 call Christy. Very good day for me.
Hoping to get a friday & saturday run in this weekend. I WILL fit 2 days in somewhere.
Miss training with Christy & the girls greatly. Miss the friendship & encouragement, but every1's lives are so hectic & it's only fair that we have our own training schedules:)
8/2/09
It's all good
So, I totally forgot to blog about the last run so I'll briefly catch you up. I ran w/Christy, Teresa, Ryan , & Jill. We did a 5k & it was not great...not terrible, but not great. My mind was playing games w/me. It's all good.So, tonight I am thankful for friends who tell me to get my butt out there even when I DO NOT want to. Thank you Kelly & Melissa!!!!!!! I think I had already had it in my mind that I wasn't running b/c Christy sadi she was gonna take Sunday off, but thank god that these girls know how to get my butt off the couch! Anywho, we ran 3.9 & it was all good. It was a medium pace for us. Poor Melissa hadn't run in a month & just wanted to go. Had to remind her to slow down a little bit. I think she's gonna smoke us all;0) So, not much to gab about tonight. we got through it w/ a lot of complaining, but nonetheless good friendship....Next training run probably won't be til Thursday, I have a busy week this week.I teach basic step Monday night.Tuesday a.m. I teach spin & @ night I teach in-line step.Wednesday a/m/ I teach Step 1.Thursday morning I teach bodyflex.Sooooo.......like I sadi busy week, & that doesn't even include other obligations or having a life. ~~*~~~If you can't bring it go home!!!!!!!!
So, I totally forgot to blog about the last run so I'll briefly catch you up. I ran w/Christy, Teresa, Ryan , & Jill. We did a 5k & it was not great...not terrible, but not great. My mind was playing games w/me. It's all good.So, tonight I am thankful for friends who tell me to get my butt out there even when I DO NOT want to. Thank you Kelly & Melissa!!!!!!! I think I had already had it in my mind that I wasn't running b/c Christy sadi she was gonna take Sunday off, but thank god that these girls know how to get my butt off the couch! Anywho, we ran 3.9 & it was all good. It was a medium pace for us. Poor Melissa hadn't run in a month & just wanted to go. Had to remind her to slow down a little bit. I think she's gonna smoke us all;0) So, not much to gab about tonight. we got through it w/ a lot of complaining, but nonetheless good friendship....Next training run probably won't be til Thursday, I have a busy week this week.I teach basic step Monday night.Tuesday a.m. I teach spin & @ night I teach in-line step.Wednesday a/m/ I teach Step 1.Thursday morning I teach bodyflex.Sooooo.......like I sadi busy week, & that doesn't even include other obligations or having a life. ~~*~~~If you can't bring it go home!!!!!!!!
7/22/09
Trying to find where I stand
Today was a good day....I am right around the corner from OFFICIALLY training for the Race & I'm just trying to find out where I stand. I am ever so thankful for the good friends that I have in this b/c in the long run, they are what gets me through it.It was just Christy, Kelly, & I tonight. We did really well. I mean Christy could so blow us out if the water, but she sticks through it & she is sucha good trainer & great motivator. The three of us did the first 2.7 at a slow-moderate pace walking every few minutes. At this pace I could have definently run the full 5K non-stop. Then we waved bye to Kelly & Christy wanted me to pick up the pace a little bit. So, I started to set the pace, which was a mistake. I have a tendancy to set the pace way faster than it needs to be & then exhaust myself. I think I am going to invest in a nice watch that will help me w/this. At any rate, I couldn't run the last 1.35 or whatever it is fully. I really need to push myself. & I will. What did I say in my first blog??? If you can't bring it go home!!!!!!!! I need to stick to that. I know I can do this & I will!!!! So, all in all I had a good night. My training this week was a little wishy washy, but that's ok. I'm still getting it in.
Jen
Today was a good day....I am right around the corner from OFFICIALLY training for the Race & I'm just trying to find out where I stand. I am ever so thankful for the good friends that I have in this b/c in the long run, they are what gets me through it.It was just Christy, Kelly, & I tonight. We did really well. I mean Christy could so blow us out if the water, but she sticks through it & she is sucha good trainer & great motivator. The three of us did the first 2.7 at a slow-moderate pace walking every few minutes. At this pace I could have definently run the full 5K non-stop. Then we waved bye to Kelly & Christy wanted me to pick up the pace a little bit. So, I started to set the pace, which was a mistake. I have a tendancy to set the pace way faster than it needs to be & then exhaust myself. I think I am going to invest in a nice watch that will help me w/this. At any rate, I couldn't run the last 1.35 or whatever it is fully. I really need to push myself. & I will. What did I say in my first blog??? If you can't bring it go home!!!!!!!! I need to stick to that. I know I can do this & I will!!!! So, all in all I had a good night. My training this week was a little wishy washy, but that's ok. I'm still getting it in.
Jen
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